The Spirit World

Chapter 400: Snow
[I have lived for so long... There is only one thing I can tell you...]

"What?"

【Time waits for no one. To seek revenge! You must be young and vigorous, and go after this arrogance! Go to the other side and kill him! Kill him without leaving a single piece of armor! Kill him ruthlessly!】

"Why can't you let go of your hatred?"

【What?……】

"Hatred is not a good thing...why can't you let it go?"

【What did you say? 】

"Hatred! It will make people lose their rationality and lose the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Why are you unwilling to let it go... Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha right away..."

【…】

"Is it okay? Let it go...let go of the hatred and accept this world..."

[You are so disgusting...]

"..."

{Bai Ling Mountain. Evening}
Tonight, everything in Bailing Mountain is so noisy...

Yes, it is noisy.

The wind is noisy, the water is noisy, and people are noisy.

No one knew what was going on. Although they didn't shout loudly, they were still very excited and looked at the mountain below with their fangs and claws bared. However, the barrier had been broken and they could not see clearly from the high place. There were only small people like stars, who were there to maintain discipline and were shouting to others not to panic.

"Sister Zhao Zhao...what happened?" A girl tightly hugged the hand of the girl next to her. They seemed to have just finished washing, and the wind blew over, making their thin clothes a little difficult to bear. Their wet hair had been dried by the wind, and now it looked... terrible...the hair was very dry...even straight. There was no moisture in the high altitude of this mountain, but it was frighteningly dry.

There are many girls like this here... Of course, next to the other high wall, there are boys piled up together.

There are no houses here, and spiritual power is used to separate the two areas of the open space on the top of the mountain.

"I don't know... I'll go ask..." Tang Zhaozhao looked at the girls who were also confused with his heroic brows and sharp eyes.

There was an adult with a big beard who was organizing discipline here. Many people went to ask what happened, but he just told them not to worry and that he was confirming the situation.

"It's obvious that the barrier of Bailing Mountain has been broken... but the original defense system has not been activated..." A woman next to Tang Zhaozhao rubbed her hair to prevent it from drying out too quickly, or even... dying...

"Junichi Tachibana...you are here too?" Tang Zhaozhao said unhappily.

"Of course I'm here..." The girl named Tachibana Junichi responded. She was not tall, with big eyes and baby fat, and looked petite, but her tone of voice was no less than that of Tang Zhaozhao, who was a head taller than her, and even more aggressive. Her long hair hung down to her waist, her skin was as bright as the moon under the white light of the crystal, and her red lips were obviously rosy. Her big black pearl-like eyes looked at Tang Zhaozhao with some disdain.

Even so, there is no deep hatred after all.
The Bailing Mountain without a barrier began to dry up in the strong wind, making people feel very uncomfortable.

"What's going on now? What happened?" Tang Zhaozhao obviously wanted to continue the topic.

And it can be seen that Jun'ichi Tachibana understands the current situation to some extent, so it is always a good idea to listen first before speaking.

"The marriage barrier that Bailing Mountain has always been proud of has been destroyed. It is obvious that the intruder has ill intentions. If nothing unexpected happens, we will definitely die miserably if we go down the mountain now..." Jun'ichi Tachibana was still rubbing his long hair, and touching the water that slowly flowed out of his hands with spiritual power on his hair to keep his hair soft.

"I want some useful information, not your opinion. You always think about such terrible things... death, death..." Tang Zhaozhao looked at Tachibana Junyi and touched his hair appropriately. It was obvious that there were indeed many differences now, such as the rupture of the barrier, the dry environment, and... the indifferent Bailing Mountain defense team... even when the entire Bailing Mountain barrier was destroyed, the entire defense system was in an embarrassing situation of "uselessness".

This is very strange, even... completely different from the imagined "invincible" Bailing Mountain.

"Someone important is coming... It's that simple... We may be cut in half at any time... Of course, if that person uses a sword, we may be beaten to death by punches, or electrocuted, or killed by fire..."

“Stop, stop, stop…” Tang Zhaozhao stopped his palm in front of Tachibana Junyi: “Okay, stop talking, you pervert.”

"Hmph..." Tachibana Junyi didn't say anything, just snorted and continued: "Tang Zhaozhao, your girlfriend seems a little scared..."

She looked at the girl who was holding Tang Zhaozhao's hand tightly. The girl was also a very small and cute creature. Her hair was also very long, but it was probably lanugo that had remained until now. It was a little sparse, and even a not-so-healthy yellowish color.

"She is still young, so naturally she is afraid. However, she is much better than the others here. Her sister is not here now, so I am the only one who can accompany her." Tang Zhaozhao touched the girl's head naturally.

In fact, she was not that scared, she just held Tang Zhaozhao's hand very tightly, even when she was sweating.

The current situation is very unnatural. Anyone would find it strange, but being in Bailing Mountain itself gives people a sense of security, so it is normal not to be so scared.

The mentor left and Tang Zhaozhao watched him leave.

"Oh! By the way, the Prime Minister and the Chief Steward seem to be missing... I didn't see them... The marriage barrier was broken, and the first person to come out to calm people down was our mentor... The boys must be going crazy... Hahahaha... I really want to go and take a look." Tachibana Junyi glanced at the high wall next door, squinted his eyes and said, "We're counting the number of people now. It will be very troublesome if someone is missing... I don't know how they will deal with it..."

"The Prime Minister and the Chief Steward are busy... maybe they are dealing with other urgent matters... this is actually understandable..." Tang Zhaozhao looked at Ju Junyi with some doubts: "Bai Lingshan... no, the Ning family... no... even the entire empire dares to touch the Bai Lingshan marriage barrier like this... there are only a few... who would destroy it so blatantly? You said a big shot... what big shot would do this? Isn't he afraid of becoming an enemy of the entire empire? Has any disciple made an enemy outside? That's not right... Bai Lingshan is only open today... It's impossible that the disciples made enemies outside..." Tang Zhaozhao said her guess. The night sky was dark, but the glowing crystals of Bai Lingshan seemed even more transparent, and shining on her face was also heroic. "What kind of big shot would that be? It seems that he doesn't care... If that's the case... we will indeed be in great danger."

"That's what I thought too... So... How would I know what kind of big shot he is... I can only guess this much..." Jun'ichi Tachibana touched his stomach: "Ah... I'm so hungry... To be honest, it would be worth it if I could have a full meal before dying... Big fish and meat... Wow... I'm drooling just thinking about it..."

"We can only wait and see..."

"But... I saw two different figures on the Thousand-foot Stairs... They seemed to be chatting casually... One was wearing the clothes of a disciple of Bailing Mountain... and the other... I'm not sure... I don't know if they know about it..." Junyi Tachibana said slowly, still touching her stomach. It seemed that she was really hungry... or wanted to die of gluttony.

"Really? Then we should ask... I don't know what the instructor said..." Tang Zhaozhao took the clothes that were distributed to the disciples with one hand and handed the other to the little girl next to him. Tachibana Junyi also put them on quickly, lifting the collar. If a tall person wears the clothes of the Chinese, it will naturally make them look like a fairy. If a person is quite short, like Tachibana Junyi, then naturally the hem of the skirt can be dragged to the ground. Not to mention the fairy-like look, it is the petite figure that makes people want to protect it. Of course, the girl next to Tang Zhaozhao can only wear it as a child's clothes.

The ribbons on the collar flutter, and a sense of fragility and precariousness emerges.

However, the female disciples of Bailing Mountain are not so "fragile". Even stargazing and arithmetic are extremely serious matters. There are many girls in their prime years here, but delicate ones are rare.

"Actually, I wanted to ask too... It's so rare... Since the creation of Bailing Mountain, there has never been such a situation in a thousand years, not to mention that the marriage relationship collapsed in such a short time... It's simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." Ju Junyi's words revealed excitement, and her excitement seemed a little crazy to Tang Zhaozhao. It's not an exaggeration to say that Ju Junyi is a crazy girl. She is bold and fierce, and she is a pervert who likes blood and fighting. What's more hateful is that she is a very cute little girl, even... a cute girl.

"Let's wait for the instructors' notification... Gather us together now... Maybe we really have something to say." Tang Zhaozhao buttoned up the collar, straightened the hem of her fancy dress, then helped the little girl next to her to straighten her collar and put her on.

"Wow... to be honest... I thought the sky was falling when I was taking a shower just now... I was so scared that I quickly ran down the mountain, but someone told me to run up the mountain, so I ran up."

At that time, the ground was shaking, and it was right to think about leaving the mountain at the first moment... But there was a person who led the people who had just run down the mountain to the top of the mountain. It was here that most people did not think too much and were still tentatively watching what was happening down the mountain. It was not until that person said that they realized that something big might have happened. I don’t know what force made everyone listen to that person and run up. Maybe it was his hoarse shouting that was deafening in the wind? Or his pair of clear eyes that made people absolutely believe in him?

It was unknown. All she could say was that the instructor had settled them here, which was the right decision. But that person was a man, and he was not here. If he was here, she would definitely ask him a lot of questions, such as why he knew to run up there? Did he know what was going on? Was there nothing that scared him so much? And so on. However, there was no way to know now. After all, they didn't know each other. In such a hurried environment, no one could really remember his face, even if they only met once.

Tang Zhaozhao listened to other people's description of this special situation, looked at the girl's buttons thoughtfully, and buttoned that button as well.

It’s not that the little girl doesn’t know how to button, it’s just that Tang Zhaozhao insisted on doing so. However, to be honest, even her own sister wouldn’t be so kind to her younger sister. The girl just looked at Tang Zhaozhao seriously and hadn’t said a word since Tang Zhaozhao started talking to Tachibana Junichi.

Until Tang Zhaozhao helped her button her clothes.

"Sister Zhao Zhao... I seemed to see a big brother in black clothes asking us to run up the mountain... and a big sister in red clothes."

The scene was not very chaotic at that time because the Thousand-foot Stairs were long and wide enough for everyone to jump and fly on them.

It’s not surprising that there isn’t a single out-of-character disciple.

"Are they your mentors?" Tang Zhaozhao helped her fix her hair.

"I have seen all kinds of tutors, big and small..." She shook her head, which meant no. But she was also confused, with a slight blush on her face.

The environment here seems to be getting worse and worse. Because it is night, the changes in everything are not so obvious, so the feeling is not so obvious. However, as long as it is a living creature, you can clearly feel the thinness of the air, and even the shortness of breath. Coupled with the dryness, it is as if the water is being absorbed bit by bit by something, which makes people extremely uncomfortable.

But it is still within an acceptable range. If the situation gets worse, we will have to leave the top of the mountain no matter what happens at the foot of the mountain.

"It's snowing..." someone exclaimed...

Tang Zhaozhao was about to say something when he was attracted by it. Ju Junyi next to him also looked up at the sky. There were indeed white snowflakes falling slowly from the sky. That was not drifting, the falling snow was fluttering... That was falling, it was falling straight down, just like the clouds in the sky could not retain these wonderful water droplets.

Such a strong wind... plus this kind of snow? Amazing is not enough to describe it. If you know a little bit, you will know that there is something wrong with this snow.

Come on, there's such a strong wind on the top of the mountain! The snow is falling! It's not affected by the snow at all.

"How strange..." Ju Junyi opened his hand and looked at the ice crystal of the snowflake: "Is it only snowing on the top of the mountain?"

She looked at a place a little further away. Although it was dark, there were still white stars twinkling over there. It was obvious that it was not only this mountain that was snowing, but also Bailing City and Qingfeng City.

"This is not a good sign..." Ju Junyi looked at Tang Zhaozhao who was also shocked: "We might freeze to death... Oh my God... This is simply torture..."

"Let's wait and see..." Tang Zhaozhao only said these four words, but it was obvious that she was unsure.

This kind of thing... is truly incredible.

"It's only June..."

"Snow in June... We died so unjustly..." Tachibana Junichi was obviously excited, but after thinking about it, he laughed happily again: "We are probably the first group to die in the snow in June... um..."

She paused, probably not having thought of a better word.

"Poor guy... If I had known I would have eaten more for dinner..."

Just when Tang Zhaozhao wanted to speak again to tell her not to be so depressed, the falling snowflakes scratched her face with their tiny edges.

There was a very shallow bloodstain there...

She felt a sting, and then a shock.

"Protect yourself!"

Tang Zhaozhao was shouting.

She saw a rather magical scene: an ice-blue flower, crystal clear, sparkling under the light of the crystal.

The seemingly irrelevant conversation at the beginning is not a scam to make you feel that this chapter is different, but because it is someone's "voice", "memories", "history", "fantasy", etc. They are all very important if you understand the plot.

Anyway, I just need to let go and write it and it will be done...

In fact, it is coherent as a whole, but I didn’t always tell the story from Chang Yufeng’s perspective. That would make it less interesting and there would be no emotional drama.

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(End of this chapter)