Chapter 73: Su Yu He (1) (1/2)

“If you don’t show your true body, you should be careful because I will cut you.” Li Qiye hugged his ancient zither, and revealed a comfortable smile.

“Hahahaha…” The monster sinisterly laughed. The sound was hard to hear and deafening to the ears, causing others to s.h.i.+ver: “You will never be able to kill me! No one can kill me!”

“Is that so? Wait until I dig up the Yearning Lunar Peak beneath the bones of the dead; can you say no one could kill you then?!”

“Bang… Bang… Bang…” After hearing Li Qiye’s words, the monster was frightened and retreated to the back.

“Show me your true body now; don’t pretend to be G.o.ds and Devils in front of me.” Li Qiye sat in a meditative posture on the floor, staring at the monster. He gently wiped the dust off his ancient zither.

“Zheng… Zheng… Zheng…” The zither started to play again. It was as smooth as the flow of water, it flowed inside the Ghost Pavilion. From the flow of the zither came the harmony of the melodic patterns, soft and smooth.

Inside the zither tunes, it was as if others could see that inside the blue mountain over yonder was a small bridge to cross the river. Through that, there would be a courtyard filled with the chickens’ crows in the morning; a small and tranquil village was appearing in front of their eyes.

This unfathomable monster, hearing this tune, noisily backed away. At this point, the layers of fogs dissipated from its body. In the end, the gigantic monster ultimately disappeared, and a shadowy figure appeared. It was only a slim and graceful figure; it was only a shadow of her back, but it was enough to topple the spirit of all living things. Just the shadow of her back was enough to cause all living things to unconditionally turned their heads for another look. This was a beauty capable of causing the downfall of nations; this was a beauty with incomparable and absolute peerlessness.

Who would have thought that a monster causing other people to be frightened would have such a peerless beauty as its true body?

“Flowing Water Mortal Home!” The blurred shadow unfathomably stared at Li Qiye, and she murmured: “Yo-you… How did you know this melody?!”

“Xiao He, it really is you.” Li Qiye stopped playing, and comfortably laughed while he stared at this peerless beauty’s shadow. [1]

The peerless beauty, having heard Li Qiye’s words, immediately became frightened, and she continuously stepped backward. She frighteningly asked: “Wh-who, who are you!?”

Li Qiye opened with a smile, and he said: “That year, under the wutong tree, digging out the bones for you; besides little brat Min Ren, you tell me who else was there?”

“Yo-you, you are Your Excellency Divine Crow?!” The peerless shadow, astonished, asked with her eyes wide opened.

“With the exception of that little brat Min Ren and I, who else would know what was under the wutong tree and Yearning Lunar Peak? Who else would know about the Flowing Water Mortal Home? This melody, ‘Flowing Water Mortal Home’, I was the one who taught it to that little brat Min Ren.”

“It truly is you! Your Excellency Divine Crow!” This peerless shadow was extremely ecstatic; she quickly stepped forward, and she surprisingly said: “Your Excellency Divine Crow, you are truly still alive.”

Li Qiye smiled and emotionally reminisced: “I am eternal since the ancient past, this is nothing strange.”

The peerless figure drew closer; her shadow was transparent and unclear, but from the shape, one could tell that she was a peerless beauty.

Li Qiye finally looked at her, shook his head, and he said: “You have not dissipated. What sins did you commit to suffer like this? Turning yourself into something that isn’t human nor ghost. You have to remember, that year I told you that you are not Su Yu He; you are not a ghost, but you are also not human. You are only a strand of yearning sentiments, not wanting to dissipate.”

The peerless figure heard Li Qiye words, and she bowed her head in silence.

“I know.” Li Qiye shook his head, and he continued: “You liked that little brat Min Ren, but you could not forget. Even that year, that little brat Min Ren couldn’t recreate you. You are a dead person in the end; plus, your souls and spirits have dissipated along with any hateful sentiments. You are not a ghost, you are not a hateful sentiment, and you are especially not Su Yu He’s soul, wandering in this world. In reality, you and Su Yu He no longer have any relations! You are just a yearning sentiment; a strand of yearning sentiment towards Min Ren, not willing to depart.”

The peerless shadow’s head remained in a bow; she didn’t say another word.

Li Qiye gravely said: “Little brat Min Ren’s biggest flaw was being too gentle. That year, I had told him to use a melody to transcend your soul for it to find peace, but he couldn’t do it!”

The peerless shadow quietly whispered: “Your Excellency, don’t blame Immortal Emperor Min Ren. This was because I, I was not willing to transcend. I, I only wanted to leave behind, behind a strand of yearning sentiment!”

Li Qiye shook his head, and he said: “Little brat Min Ren is no longer here, do you feel like there is any meaning in leaving behind a strand of yearning sentiment? When little brat Min Ren was still in this world, he was too gentle and merciful; often, he came to play a melody for you! However, you know as well, this was not because of you. Little brat Min Ren pa.s.sed away, so why do you still remain in this place?”

Hearing Li Qiye’s words, the shadow called Xiao He became sad, bowed her head really low, and finally she gently said: “After he left, I hoped that one day I could be buried along with him under the peach tree, but it was impossible. I had no choice but to remain within this zither. Later, the zither sank into the ground by itself, and I fell into a deep slumber.”

Seeing this poor woman in front of him, Li Qiye gently sighed; in the end, he had to say: “Fine, after I accomplish everything, I will go to Yearning Lunar Peak and dig out your remains. I will bury you together under the peach tree, to fulfill your last wish.”