Chapter 71: Ability to Acknowledge and Correct Mistakes

ten, there might be no way out. I cultivate the Heavenly Earth True Scripture, which has a connection with your Phoenix True Scripture. But now it's unlikely to help you. Although they share the same...Chapter 71: Willing to Admit Mistakes

The cool voice was so familiar.

Even amidst the snowflakes gently descending upon Tian Snow Mountain, there was a bone-chilling coldness that seeped into one's bones.

When Yun Qianmo heard the familiar voice and raised her head, she saw Rong Jing standing behind them. As usual, he wore black clothing with silver mask, his figure standing quietly there. Unlike when he was wearing a moon-white brocade robe, exuding unparalleled elegance, now he had an air of noble grandeur that set him apart. His arrival seemed to command the snow and ice on Tian Snow Mountain, elevating his aura to an incomparable height.

South Lingrui seemed startled, leaning against Yun Qianmo's shoulder as he slowly turned around to look at Rong Jing from head to toe, raising his eyebrows. "It seems you're late; the little girl has already agreed to go with me to Nanliang."

"Is that so" Rong Jing raised his voice slightly, seemingly not waiting for South Lingrui's response as he gestured at Yun Qianmo to come over.

Why should she go! The moment Yun Qianmo saw him, she was annoyed. She said stiffly, "What do you want"

"The Dragon Den Tiger Cavern formation is still burning now; if you wish to enter it, I'll take you in!" Rong Jing replied.

Yun Qianmo was surprised for a moment. The Dragon Den Tiger Cavern formation was still burning That's nonsense! She snorted coldly, "No need, Chief Zhu doesn't have the labor to spare."

Rong Jing suddenly laughed and took a step towards Yun Qianmo.

Yun Qianmo looked at him, determined not to acknowledge him but was conflicted as she recalled her words about them not fighting anymore. She wanted to teach him a lesson but didn't want their relationship to be ruined. Her heart was糾結。

"If you don’t come over, I’ll have to go over there!" Rong Jing looked at Yun Qianmo's expression and seemed to know what she was thinking; his smile deepened. "Yun Qianmo, I’ve learned my lesson this time. Forget it! Will you forgive me"

Yun Qianmo frowned. Was that all it took for her to forgive him It couldn't be too simple, right

"Little girl, you can’t just easily forgive him. If you do, there might be a second time and maybe even a third. You should make him… learn his lesson," South Lingrui immediately interjected, but before he finished speaking, Rong Jing waved his hand, sending a sharp wind towards him, causing him to use the newly learned Displacement Technique to disappear from where he was.

"Aunt Qing’s Displacement Technique is indeed useful!" Rong Jing praised.

Did he know about the Displacement Technique Then when did he arrive She hadn’t noticed at all! Yun Qianmo looked at Rong Jing, "You’ve been here for a while"

"Yes, I arrived when Aunt Qing was teaching you both the Displacement Technique," Rong Jing answered frankly.

"Then did you hear everything I said" Yun Qianmo asked him.

"Did you sneak learn it" South Lingrui landed and glared at Rong Jing, looking as if he was prepared to react in a certain way if Rong Jing admitted it.

"Yes, I heard everything! Not a single word missed," Rong Jing answered Yun Qianmo. After saying that, he turned towards South Lingrui and said calmly: "It wasn’t sneaking; it was learning openly. Aunt Qing knew I was here; I stood there the whole time until now. Originally, I could have mastered it in two hours, but you took three hours to learn it. Crown Prince Rui is indeed naturally intelligent."

Yun Qianmo fell silent; this was mocking South Lingrui with his own words earlier! This person! But if he said so, mastering the Displacement Technique in two hours when they took three did not seem like boasting. He was born to belittle others.

South Lingrui indeed looked as though he had been hit; after a moment of anger and embarrassment, he reached out to grab Yun Qianmo. "Little girl, don’t stay with this black-hearted one; come with me instead; I will find you someone good in the future. By the way, that who, Jade Zishu from Donghai Kingdom…"

Before South Lingrui’s hand reached Yun Qianmo, Rong Jing had already pulled her into his embrace and coldly looked at him. "Crown Prince Rui, your act of abandoning Chief Lan today was so gallant, but Zigu thinks that Chief Lan still has sincere feelings for you. Being naturally kind-hearted, I’m willing to do something beneficial to others. We might as well tie up Crown Prince Rui and send him back to the Peach Blossom Grove, deliver him to Chief Lan’s room to complete a good deed that was originally incomplete. What do you think"

South Lingrui was furious, "You dare!"

"Very much so!" Rong Jing looked at him.

South Lingrui glared fiercely at Rong Jing, but Rong Jing’s gaze did not falter. After a moment, he suddenly pushed Yu Qingqin away with his hand and angrily said: "Mother, look, this is the kind of person we’re talking about! Can we entrust little girl to him He has a black heart; she is innocent and pure, perhaps one day he will sell her."

Is she innocent and pure Yun Qianyue nearly burst into laughter.

"You, you’re not serious. You don’t have any of the demeanor of an older brother. Others would try to reconcile them instead of watching them fight. But you, you only feel satisfied when they are fighting" Jade Qingqing smiled and glared at Nan Lingrui.

"Why is it bad for them to fight It can let her go to the Southern Liang! What’s so good about Heavenly Saint that she has to stick around She refuses to leave!" Nan Lingrui snorted.

"I know you don’t want to be separated from your sister, but it’s not like you won’t see each other again. " Jade Qingqing smiled and said to Rong Jing, “Jing, what you did today is nothing wrong. I was also very pleased watching it in the formation. But just as Yuanyuan said, she hopes to share life and death with you instead of being left behind by herself. You should listen to her. Once a woman falls for a man, she will be willing to stay beside him even if it means her death rather than hiding behind him. You need to understand this.”

Rong Jing released Yun Qianyue and respectfully bowed to Jade Qingqing as he nodded slowly, “Aunt Qing is right! Jing understands!”

“Mn, I’m glad you understand it too,” Jade Qingqing smiled and nodded.

Nan Lingrui snorted lightly, suddenly grabbed Jade Qingqing’s wrist, "Mother, let’s go! Don’t mind him."

"Stupid boy, why are you sulking Regarding the matter of Jing behind the scenes helping Little Miss Lan from the Blue Family, how many times has he helped But instead of being grateful, you even gave him a bad look," Jade Qingqing glared at Nan Lingrui and didn’t pull her hand away.

"If he wasn’t marrying my sister would he help me" Nan Lingrui snorted again. "I really don’t understand what kind of brainwashing potion you were given to make you believe him. Didn’t see his black heart, black liver Don’t be afraid of throwing your daughter into the fire."

Jade Qingqing was amused by him, "Your father is also as dark as he is and I didn’t feel it’s bad,"

"Indeed a fool!" Nan Lingrui looked at Jade Qingqing with eyes that said she was an idiot.

Jade Qingqing lightly slapped his head, “You have no sense of propriety. These past years your older brother has really spoiled you rotten,”

“Father loves me.” Nan Lingrui proudly raised his eyebrows as he pulled Jade Qingqing a few steps ahead and turned to glare at Yun Qianyue, "Little girl, aren’t you going"

"I said I’m not going with you." Yun Qianyue also knew that Nan Lingrui had serious feelings of protecting his sister. He wouldn't look kindly on Rong Jing no matter what. Actually thinking about it was normal too. She loved her older brother, and regardless of whether it was the early Ye Qian or the current Blue Yi who he discarded, she felt they were not suitable for him either. Naturally she thought that her older brother deserved to be with the best person, even if one day the person by his side was already very good, she might still find a pile of flaws.

"Not going to Southern Liang then But don’t you plan on leaving Heavenly Snow Mountain" Nan Lingrui glared at her.

“That’s true!” Yun Qianyue nodded and immediately followed them. After walking a few steps, she found something was off with the atmosphere. She turned around to see Rong Jing looking at him sadly as if he had been abandoned. Taking in a deep breath, she kept her tone hard, "Let’s go! Do you still need me to carry you down the mountain"

“Did you forgive me” Rong Jing asked softly.

Nonsense! If I didn’t forgive you, would we be talking Yun Qianyue glared at him, “If I don’t forgive you then I’ll just stand here.”

“Mn!” Rong Jing responded.

"Then you stand there!" Yun Qianyue turned around and walked away. He was the one who made a mistake but he still put on airs.

"Even if I freeze to death, will you not care" Rong Jing’s soft voice came from behind her again.

“I don’t care!” Yun Qianyue said in an unfriendly tone.

"Then I’ll just freeze to death!" Rong Jing’s tone was somewhat resentful.

"So be it, then," Yun Qianyue said even more coldly.

“Ah, little girl, I thought of something. It isn’t far from here to Old Man Snow Mountain’s place. We won’t leave tonight and we can go to his house to stay, how about that Let Mother make us dinner. Haven’t eaten it for years,” Nan Lingrui said happily.

“Mn! That would be best then.” Yun Qianyue smiled and nodded. She also didn’t want to separate from her mother so soon. The two of them hadn’t had a chance to chat properly today either, she still wanted to ask her many questions. It’s been several years since I’ve gone to Old Man Snow Mountain’s place, it’s good to go check on him.

"Then let's go! We'll warm ourselves by a small fireplace, on a heated kang bed (traditional brick bed), eating mom’s dishes and drinking some fine wine. How pleasant! Let someone else stand here to reflect!" Nán Língruì came over to drag Yún Qiǎnyuè.

"Hmm, let him reflect!" Yún Qiǎnyuè didn’t dodge; she allowed Nán Língruì to pull her. "However, the weather in Half Slope Ravine is pleasant and we won't need a small fireplace."

"Then we’ll just eat some dishes and drink wine," Nán Língruì flashed a look of pride at Róng Jǐng, one hand pulling Yún Qiǎnyuè while the other pulled Yù Qīnqīng. After taking two steps forward, he suddenly turned around and silently said to Róng Jǐng: "Idiot!"

Róng Jǐng’s eyes flickered a few times; it was hard to see their color amidst the falling snow.

Yù Qīnqīng looked back at Róng Jǐng with a sigh, shook his head with a smile and didn’t say anything. He allowed Nán Língruì to pull him forward.

The three of them arrived at the gap leading down the mountain. Nán Língruì didn’t let go of their hands; he lightly tapped his toe, preparing to fly down.

At this moment, Yún Qiǎnyuè suddenly shook off his hand and angrily turned around to walk towards Róng Jǐng.

"Little brat, can you show some backbone" Nán Língruì looked at Yún Qiǎnyuè with frustration and disappointment.

"I don’t have any backbone! So what can I do about it" Yún Qiǎnyuè didn’t turn back to look; in just a few steps, she arrived in front of Róng Jǐng and grabbed his arm. "Let’s go!"

A smile curled at the corner of Róng Jǐng’s mouth as he smiled with each passing moment. Even though he was wearing a silver mask that almost covered all of his face, this instant gave people a feeling more beautiful than the snow and ice on this snowy mountain.

"If you keep smiling like that your mouth will fall off!" Yún Qiǎnyuè was stunned for a moment; she spoke even more rudely.

“With you around, I’m not afraid!” Róng Jǐng’s voice suddenly softened to the gentle spring breeze. There was no trace of his earlier ice-cold demeanor that shattered snow and ice. He suddenly swept her up in an embrace at the waist; he didn’t mind the eyes of those two people in front of him as he leaned down to kiss her cheeks, which were even clearer than snow and ice. With a smile, he asked, “Have you forgiven me”

Yún Qiǎnyuè’s face turned red. She had once been unexpectedly picked up by him in the peach blossom forest; this time, she didn’t scream but instead asked calmly, "Will you keep making mistakes"

"I won’t!" Róng Jǐng shook his head, "In the future, whether I climb a mountain of swords or dive into a pot of boiling oil, I’ll take you with me."

“That’s more like it. Then I forgive you!” Yún Qiǎnyuè agreed readily.

Róng Jǐng laughed lightly and leaned down to kiss her cheek again.

"Róng Jǐng, we aren’t dead yet! Don’t bully her until there’s no one around!" Nán Língruì was thoroughly defeated by the two of them. He angrily reminded them with a harsh voice.

"What a pair of quarrelsome lovers!" Yù Qīnqīng shook his head and smiled.

“I don’t think they’re just a quarreling couple, but that your daughter isn’t worth much. Someone smiles at her, and she loses her soul.” Nán Língruì looked at the red-faced Yún Qiǎnyuè with disdain, "How embarrassing!"

“I haven't seen you acting so embarrassingly either! Your sister has found someone to marry. What about you Don’t end up without a wife when mom’s old age approaches!” Yù Qīnqīng laughed and scolded him. He pulled at Nán Língruì, "Let's go!"

Nán Língruì snorted, shook off Yù Qīnqīng’s hand, and said, “You still have your teeth; walk yourself!” With that, he flew down the cliff.

“Rotten brat!” Yù Qīnqīng laughed and scolded him again as he also flew down.

Yún Qiǎnyuè watched until their figures disappeared from sight. She blushed and looked up at Róng Jǐng, asking, "Am I really very embarrassing"

"You’re not embarrassing!" Róng Jǐng smiled as he shook his head; it seemed like his eyes were about to burst with laughter.

“Sigh, why do I feel so embarrassed being a woman” Yún Qiǎnyuè sighed helplessly. This man was sure of this one thing. When he made a mistake and then she ended up comforting him in the end, could that not be called embarrassing

"Your face is my face; my face is your face. So now you’re losing my face, so you aren’t embarrassing!" Róng Jǐng kissed her lightly as he smiled.

Yun Qianyue was speechless. Could one actually settle debts like this She was thoroughly impressed by him!

"We're going down!" Rong Jing held Yun Qianyue and arrived at the gap, smiling as he said.

"Mm, put me down," Yun Qianyue nodded.

"I'll carry you down! I missed carrying you today," Rong Jing murmured, lightly pressing his toes to the ground before flying downward with Yun Qianyue in his arms.

Lying in his embrace, the surroundings were all white. His dark brocade robe and cloud-patterned silk surrounded her; even though it was bitterly cold under the ice-covered mountain peaks, she felt warmth seeping into her.

"Are you cold" Rong Jing asked softly.

"Not at all, I'm feeling very warm!" Yun Qianyue shook her head.

Rong Jing chuckled and pulled her delicate body closer to him. "You have such a temper!"

Yun Qianyue thought back to the events of today and let out a soft snort, asking, "Why didn't you chase after me when my brother was pulling me away at Lan Family" She had wanted to pummel him for venting her anger. Unfortunately, he hadn’t followed her, leaving her mother as the one who received her fists.

"Do you want to hear the truth" Rong Jing asked from beneath his lowered head.

"Nonsense!" Yun Qianyue rolled her eyes at him.

"I was afraid of your punches," Rong Jing said softly.

"Humph" Yun Qianyue narrowed her eyes, did he actually fear her

"After I entered the array and saw Aunt Qing and Nan Lingrui were fine, I regretted it," Rong Jing explained.

"You felt regret because they were okay" Yun Qianyue raised an eyebrow at him.

"Not exactly!" Rong Jing shook his head. "Nan Lingrui saw me enter the array and then he saw you outside looking angry at him, so he said to me first thing, 'You’re done for.' At that moment I realized my mistake and truly felt regretted. After I came out, you ignored me completely. I wanted to hold you and tell you it wouldn’t happen again, but seeing your face made me unable to approach."

Yun Qianyue let out a soft sound in her throat, thinking that he was afraid too! It wasn't easy!

"I shouldn’t have left you behind; I won’t do it again," Rong Jing said softly and solemnly.

"I’ll remember what you just said!" Yun Qianyue felt not only should she remember, but she must keep a firm hold of his words.

Rong Jing laughed. "Then I will help you remember."

Yun Qianyue didn’t say anything more and buried her face in his chest. She thought that today’s events were over with! After so many fights, if she couldn’t learn to forgive and be accommodating, or show patience and give way, as well as think from another's perspective, then she would have lived a wasted life. The fact that Rong Jing had held her back today really infuriated her; at the time she wanted nothing more than to end things with him completely. However, after half a day of seeing her mother again and venting to her mother for a while, she calmed down and realized it was because he cared about her that he kept her outside. With this in mind, she didn’t feel as angry anymore. Since now he understood her thoughts and admitted his mistake, this was better than an actual blow-up.

"What are you thinking" Rong Jing leaned close to whisper into her ear.

"I’m wondering why we didn’t fight today and if it’s a blessing for you," Yun Qianyue said.

Rong Jing chuckled softly. "Then hit me twice now and get it out of your system! Aunt Qing had such a hard day, getting beaten by your fists."

"Hitting you now I don’t want us to plummet down the cliff and be buried in bones," Yun Qianyue glanced outside, only realizing that they had already reached halfway down the mountain. However, she still couldn't see her mother or brother.

"Then save it for later; we’ll fight when we get off this mountain," Rong Jing said.

"Good!" Yun Qianyue nodded.

The two of them stopped talking. Rong Jing held Yun Qianyue and controlled their movements, landing on the protruding rocks or branches every few dozen paces, pausing slightly before dropping straight down.

Yun Qianyue looked up at the sky; although it was dark now, the sky was still clear enough to see the deep blue, with speckles of stars scattered across. A sudden wave of happiness filled her heart. With both parents alive and well, she lay in the arms of someone who loved her. Even if she had to struggle through a stormy world, what did she have to fear She believed there would always be a path leading out, at the end of which hope would emerge.

Half an hour later, Rong Jing's feet touched the ground, and he carried Yun Qianyue down from Mount Tianxue.

Yuan Qingqing and Nan Lingrui had already come down and were waiting for them.

The moment Yun Qianyue came out of Rong Jing’s arms, she saw Hua Sheng and the other seven kneeling before her, apologizing. "Young Miss, we were wrong today; we should not have followed Prince Jǐng's orders against your wishes. Please punish us."

Yun Qianyue looked sternly at them and asked, "Do you know where you went wrong"

"We do!" The seven of them nodded together.

"What was the mistake" Yun Qianyue inquired.

"You are our master. We should not have gone against your wishes," they all said in unison.

Yun Qianyue fell silent and looked over to Rong Jing, who smiled at her; this smile was different from his usual one—it seemed to be a plea for forgiveness. She stared back at him before suddenly asking, "If I had been the one stopped by you today—someone like Qingying or Xiangge—would they have listened"

"They would," Rong Jing replied.

Yun Qianyue rubbed her forehead with her hand. "Indeed, we are too close; even they believe you can be my home!"

"You can also be my home!" Rong Jing said smilingly to her.

"How could anything ever be clearly defined" Yun Qianyue smiled suddenly and waved dismissively at the seven. "Stand up."

The seven were taken aback, looking at Yun Qianyue, and試探地問道，“小主不責罰我們了？”

“責罰什麼？責罰你們不應該聽容景的嗎？他是容景！你們怎麼可能不聽？罷了！反正他也冇有害我之心，等有朝一日他有害我之心，你們再不聽他的。這一次，就算了。”雲淺月搖搖頭。

“景世子怎麼可能會害小姐？”七人齊聲道。

“看看你收買人心的手段，果然黑心！”雲淺月忽然抬腳踹了容景一腳，怒道。

“就知道躲不過這一腳。”容景硬生生地捱了一腳，苦笑道。

“我還想再踹你第二腳呢！”雲淺月佯裝惱怒地看著他。

“小丫頭，你怎麼就這麼笨？民間不是還有跪搓衣板之說嗎？你讓他跪搓衣板。正好孃親和我也順便檢查檢查他跪的合不合格。”南淩睿覺得雲淺月踹容景這一腳真解氣，他在山上的鬱悶一消而散。覺得她妹妹還不是那麼冇出息，還是有些威懾力，不是太丟臉。

“那也得有搓衣板啊！”雲淺月看著南淩睿一副唯恐天下不亂的樣子又是好氣又好笑。

“走！雪山老頭那裡定然有搓衣板。”一聽這話，南淩睿精神來了，當先抬步引路。

玉青晴在他身後踹了他一腳，他心情好，躲也不躲，著著實實地捱了一腳。頭也不回，還哼起了小調。玉青晴看著他也是又好氣又好笑。

“走！看看雪山老頭家有冇有搓衣板，借來給你用用。”雲淺月伸手拉上容景，也腳步輕鬆地跟上了南淩睿。

Rong Jing took a deep look at Nan Lingrui's back and nodded, "Alright!"

Yun Qianyue was surprised that Rong Jing agreed so readily but when she turned her head and saw his gaze fixed on Nan Lingrui’s back, she suddenly understood. Her brother had been right in saying that the guy had a black heart, but he didn’t just have a black heart; he also held grudges. She had originally wanted to remind Nan Lingrui, but seeing him walking ahead with excitement, she felt blessed not knowing about it.

Hua Sheng and Huahuo et al exchanged glances and all sighed in relief when they saw that the young master really didn’t blame them at all. They truly shouldn’t have disobeyed the young master today, but it wasn't just because of Young Prince Jing’s orders; there was also a heart to protect their young master. After all, the situation back then was indeed terrifying and they didn't want anything bad to happen to their young master. But what their lord said to them before coming down the mountain made everything clear for them. They were people from Red Pavilion, loyal not just to one person but to the entire Red Pavilion. Although this statement was simple, it helped resolve any conflicts they had and allowed them to understand everything immediately. From now on, they would definitely not make such a mistake again.

The group headed towards Snow Mountain Elder's residence.

Snow Mountain Elder lived twenty miles away from the Ten Mile Peach Blossom Forest, in Half Slope Cliff. Half of it was year-round snow while the other half was spring bloom, making it an ideal place with clear demarcation between winter and summer. There was no second place like it anywhere.

When darkness fell, they arrived at Half Slope Cliff.

Half Slope Cliff was close to the Ten Mile Peach Blossom Forest but both sides didn't interfere with each other. Except for ten years ago when the matriarch of the Cang Family died by suicide after losing a game of chess to Snow Mountain Elder, things had been peaceful between Half Slope Cliff and the Ten Mile Peach Blossom Forest.

Yun Qianyue replaced Snow Mountain Elder in that chess match back then only because she wanted Rong Feng. She didn’t investigate it further and thus didn't know what happened. It wasn't until she was at Mount Mottled Sky that she learned about the conflict between Snow Mountain Elder and Cang Family’s matriarch from a secret record of the Cangs.

Snow Mountain Sect had always been secluded in Half Slope Cliff, with strict requirements for its disciples. A person could only take one to two disciples throughout their life; in Snow Mountain Elder's generation, he took on one man and one woman: himself and his younger sister as childhood sweethearts. When they grew up, the master arranged their marriage, but something happened at their family home right after the wedding, which forced him to leave for Lan Ling immediately without even entering the bridal chamber. His sister waited for ten days and when she didn't receive any news, she decided to go find him in Lan Ling. She was fine on her journey, but once she arrived in Lan Ling, something happened. She originally disguised herself as a man, but perhaps because of the fatigue from traveling long distances and not washing up or maybe because she felt at ease upon arriving in Nanling even though she hadn't seen her husband yet, she let her guard down after bathing and changed back into women's clothing, only to be targeted by a flower thief.

The flower thief found out that she was skilled in martial arts and tried to seduce her with aphrodisiacs before pretending to save her when the effects kicked in. As expected, the aphrodisiacs worked, but even though she was affected, she remained steadfast and killed the flower thief, but couldn’t break free from the aphrodisiac’s effect. The only cure for it was Tian Shan Snow Lotus, which she didn't have. She tried to find Snow Mountain Elder but just as she stepped out of her room, she fell on the ground and was seen by Cang Family's young master who had come to Lan Ling to buy supplies for his family. Later events unfolded where he saved her out of pity, leading to a dramatic situation where Snow Mountain Elder found them when they were just about to resolve the aphrodisiac issue. Enraged, he wanted to kill both but couldn’t bring himself to do it and left in anger. Knowing that she would never face him again as his wife, she hit her head with her palm and committed suicide. The Cang Family's young master tried to stop her but ended up killing her instead of saving her. After finding out who the woman was, he went to apologize at Half Slope Cliff, only for Snow Mountain Elder to learn about everything. Realizing that his sister had died, he felt regret and resentment and vented it on Cang Family's young master because if it weren't him, she would have waited for her husband to come and resolve the issue. Therefore, he blamed the death of his sister on Cang Family’s young master.

He wanted to kill the young master but didn’t want him to find his sister in the afterlife too so he pretended that he was going to kill himself in order for the young master to kill him instead. According to Snow Mountain Sect's rules, a gatekeeper disciple couldn't commit suicide under any circumstances and since he was the current gatekeeper, he couldn't do what his sister did. The Cang Family’s young master realized that he wanted to die and felt guilty about disrupting their marriage even though he had saved her out of kindness. Seeing she hadn’t tied up her hair like a woman should and still resisted fiercely despite being affected by such strong aphrodisiacs, he developed pity for her and struggled with himself before deciding to save her, intending to be responsible for her once the issue was resolved. But alas, she had a husband and what was supposed to be saving her turned into killing someone else. He felt extremely guilty and wouldn’t hurt Snow Mountain Elder. So both of them were in similar situations: one wanting to die while the other feeling guilty but unable to kill each other due to their equal martial arts levels.

Neither could commit suicide nor did they want to kill each other so they agreed on a duel after a year, and this agreement held for thirty years without either side winning. In the last battle set ten years later, one game of chess would determine who won or lost, with the loser having to commit suicide and the winner living.

During these thirty years, Cang Family’s young master became its patriarch under family pressure and got married and had children before becoming an old patriarch. He even had grandchildren but he couldn’t forget the woman he saved who eventually committed suicide. Snow Mountain Elder never remarried either. Ten years later, their chess match would determine who won; one could step down as patriarch with no regrets while the other was a lonely elder with only a disciple, somewhat fulfilling his duty to his master and sect but still unsatisfied. Both decided to settle this grudge.

That was when Cang Ting and Yun Qianyue had their chess match.

Yun Qianyue won by chance for Rong Feng’s sake, causing the old patriarch of the Cangs to commit suicide in Tian Shan. Snow Mountain Elder lamented fate, seemingly realizing that he and his sister were meant just as siblings with no romantic ties. The surname Cang was destined for her and after thirty years of turmoil, all love, hate, grudges, and resentments faded away with the old patriarch’s death. He calmly accepted Rong Feng, thereafter teaching him martial arts while changing Snow Mountain Sect's rule against gatekeepers committing suicide.

"What are you thinking about" asked Rong Jing softly after walking for a long time without hearing anything from Yun Qianyue.

"I was thinking of something." Yun Qianyue snapped out of it and replied.

"What's so deep that you're lost in thought like this" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow.

"It’s about Snow Mountain Elder and the old young master of Cang Family," said Yun Qianyue.

Rong Jing nodded but didn't say anything else.

Yun Qianyue thought that life was unpredictable, with today being clear skies while tomorrow could bring heavy rain. She needed to act on something immediately. Thinking about it made her blush involuntarily.

Nan Lingrui glanced back at them and saw Rong Jing looking down as if deep in thought, and Yun Qianyue had a dreamy look, causing him to frown, "Little girl, are you daydreaming"

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