Chapter 177: The Arrival of the Canglan Imperial Family
Luo Chuxue walked to the edge of the cliff on the back mountain, her back to the snow mountain behind her.
Her plain clothes seemed to blend in with the snow mountain behind her.
“Will you leave after I finish this dance?”
“Mhm, okay!”
Su Lingxi stood aside and made way for Luo Chuxue.
Luo Chuxue took a deep breath. She suddenly turned around, and silvery-white snowflakes poured out from her sleeves, condensing into thousands of ice crystal butterflies in mid-air.
She leaped up, her toes touching the protruding ice ridges on the cliff wall, soaring into the air as if stepping on clouds, her soft waist hanging down.
Luo Chuxue’s figure then began to dance. Her figure was as light as the flying snow on the mountain peak, and also like a nimble fairy descending to the mortal world.
Every turn, every raising of her hand, left a beautiful figure in Su Lingxi’s heart.
Her lips parted slightly, and an ethereal voice came from her throat. “Ink splashed on the green cliff, a thousand layers of poetic meaning are told, endless is the deep emotion between heaven and earth.”
The dance, accompanied by the singing, carried an indescribable elegance and freedom.
Her arms were as soft as willows, drawing beautiful arcs in the air. Her fingertips seemed to carry magic, causing the surrounding snowflakes to swirl around her.
“Peaks compete for beauty, water reflects the rosy clouds, the longing in my heart surges at this moment.”
The lyrics Luo Chuxue sang carried a deep reluctance, and Su Lingxi felt a tingling in her nose.
The mountain wind behind the snow mountain began to intensify, lifting a few strands of hair on Luo Chuxue’s forehead.
Her footsteps changed, as light as a dragonfly skimming the water. Every step carried a steady strength.
On this rugged road at the edge of the back mountain cliff, she walked as if on flat ground.
Her skirt danced wildly with the wind, intertwining with the sky full of snowflakes.
“Throw away the worldly noise, the heart is also calm, let thoughts drift in this picture scroll.”
As the song ended, Luo Chuxue used her dance to tell of her longing.
Before Su Lingxi could applaud, she quickly stepped forward and pressed tightly against Su Lingxi’s chest. She stretched out her arms and hugged Su Lingxi’s soft waist, unwilling to let go for even a second.
Luo Chuxue listened to Su Lingxi’s heartbeat and felt her body temperature.
After this departure, she didn’t know when they would meet again.
After a moment, Su Lingxi gently patted Luo Chuxue’s back.
“Wife Chuxue, your dance was really beautiful.”
“But… time is up. I should go.”
Luo Chuxue shook her head. “No… let me hug you for a while longer.”
Su Lingxi sighed and finally forced herself to separate from Luo Chuxue.
She looked into Luo Chuxue’s eyes and said very seriously, “Wait for me, okay?”
“When I come back, we will be together forever.”
“At that time, we won’t have to cling to this little bit of time anymore.”
Luo Chuxue nodded and silently let go of Su Lingxi. “Just three years. You must remember!”
“Alright!”
Su Lingxi kissed Luo Chuxue lightly on the corner of her lips, turned around, and went to the ice eagle beast.
“Take care!”
Su Lingxi stepped onto the ice eagle beast and pulled the reins. The ice eagle beast flapped its wings and disappeared into the sky with Su Lingxi.
Luo Chuxue hurriedly chased to the edge of the cliff and shouted loudly, “You must take care!”
Su Lingxi was gone, and Luo Chuxue finally couldn’t control her emotions and cried bitterly.
She was still young and the darling of the Canglan imperial family.
She had not yet experienced separation from her lover.
Perhaps this time was a tempering of her state of mind.
On the snow mountain, Jiang Xianyue watched Su Lingxi and Luo Chuxue part, and an indescribable feeling arose in her heart.
In the end, she still hadn’t given Su Lingxi a chance to see her.
Jiang Xianyue watched Su Lingxi leave, her face unchanged, but only she knew in her heart.
Her heart had long been rippled.
She turned and left, leaving only a pile of shallow and deep messy snow marks under her feet.
An hour after Su Lingxi left, the spiritual ark of the Canglan imperial family arrived as scheduled.
Many disciples of the Snowfall Sect came to the foot of the mountain to welcome them.
It was heard that the person sent by the Canglan imperial family to the Snowfall Sect this time was a very important figure, so much so that all five elders came out to welcome him.
The spiritual ark slowly landed, and a middle-aged man in luxurious clothes walked down from it.
As soon as the middle-aged man walked off the spiritual ark, the Canglan royal guards on both sides surrounded him and lined up neatly.
The Great Elder was the first to step forward and smile. “So it is the Grand Preceptor who has come to the Snowfall Sect in person. It is a great honor for my Snowfall Sect.”
The Grand Preceptor waved his folding fan and also smiled. “Great Elder, there is no need for polite words.”
“I think you have all heard about the purpose of my visit this time.”
With that, the Grand Preceptor swept his gaze over the five elders.
“Oh? Why is Sect Master Jiang not here?”
The Grand Preceptor raised an eyebrow and asked, his tone carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.
The Great Elder stepped forward to smooth things over and explained, “Our Sect Master is mysterious and elusive. She probably doesn’t know about the Grand Preceptor’s arrival yet.”
The Grand Preceptor sneered. “Sect Master Jiang didn’t even attend His Majesty’s birthday banquet. Regarding the matter of the Canglan imperial family visiting the Snowfall Sect,”
“Does she really not know, or does she not take my Canglan imperial family seriously?”
The Grand Preceptor’s words instantly cooled the atmosphere of the conversation.
After thinking for a few seconds, the Great Elder replied, “Grand Preceptor, you must be joking. The Sect Master was busy repairing the space of the Snow Realm. Some time ago, she also encountered the collapse of the Snow Realm space and encountered a powerful spiritual beast in the Snow Realm.”
“Our Sect Master was greatly injured and only escaped from the Snow Realm not long ago.”
Grand Preceptor: “Hehe, Sect Master Jiang is one of the few Mahayana realm experts in our Canglan Nation. What in a small Snow Realm can threaten a Mahayana realm expert?”
Faced with the Grand Preceptor’s aggressiveness, a trace of displeasure flashed across the Great Elder’s brow.
“It seems that the Grand Preceptor does not know the dangers in the Snow Realm. Many forces participated in the opening of the Snow Realm this time.”
“The various forces suffered heavy losses. If the Grand Preceptor does not believe it, you can go and inquire about it.”
“How about this? I’ll recommend someone to the Grand Preceptor.”
“The Thirteenth Elder of the Vermilion Bird Divine Sect. I heard that only one person from their group came out alive this time. If the Grand Preceptor does not believe it, you can go and ask.”
The Great Elder answered with a smile, and the Grand Preceptor quickly understood the implications.
Although the Thirteenth Elder of the Vermilion Bird Divine Sect was not among the highest-ranking group in the Vermilion Bird Divine Nation, he was still considered important among the five nations.
For the Great Elder of the Snowfall Sect to ask him to ask the Thirteenth Elder of the Vermilion Bird Divine Sect about this matter, wasn’t that rubbing salt in the wound?
If he really went to ask foolishly, wouldn’t he be deliberately making the Thirteenth Elder hold a grudge against him?
“The Great Elder is exaggerating. I naturally believe what you say.”
The Grand Preceptor snorted coldly and skipped this topic.
“Leaving aside Sect Master Jiang’s matter for now, I have come this time on His Majesty’s orders to arrest Su Lingxi for the crime of deceiving the monarch.”
“Great Elder, you’d better hand over Su Lingxi quickly.”
The Great Elder frowned and began to play dumb. “Deceiving the monarch? Why don’t I know about this matter? Is there some misunderstanding between the Canglan imperial family and Su Lingxi?”
“If there is, it’s better to clear up the misunderstanding early.”
“After all, Su Lingxi is also considered one of the top geniuses in my sect.”
