Chapter 387: Growing Up
At Mishui Pass, lanterns and festoons were hung everywhere. Feng Xiuyun handled matters efficiently, and soon Si Yunxiang was dressed up beautifully by a group of female soldiers, adorned with a phoenix coronet and a cape. Qin Mu also wore a large red flower and was forced to bow and complete the wedding ceremony with Si Yunxiang.
"That little girl Feng is quite good too. She handles things quickly, so I don't need to trouble myself."
Blind chuckled, unable to close his mouth, and thought to himself, "I wonder if she's married..."
At the wedding feast, the little girl transformed from Hu Ling'er wept like pear blossoms in the rain, unable to straighten her waist as she leaned against the wine jar, repeatedly saying that Grandpa Blind's words were unreliable and that he was an old liar.
The many officers and soldiers who came to congratulate at Mishui Pass looked at each other in confusion, not understanding why this six or seven-year-old little girl was crying so sadly.
After a round of merrymaking, the newlyweds entered the bridal chamber. Si Yunxiang secretly hid a dagger on her person, waiting only for Qin Mu to come and lift her cape so she could stab him, fulfilling her duty as the Saintess—to assassinate the debauched and tyrannical Sect Leader.
She waited for a long time, but Qin Mu never came over. Her heart felt quite bitter: "Am I not as good as that chubby girl Ling Yuxiu? Grandpa Blind's eyes are blind but his heart isn't, but some people have blind eyes and a blind heart too, and they still prefer those with bigger chests?"
She waited a while longer, but Qin Mu still didn't sit beside her or lift her cape.
She secretly lifted her cape and saw Qin Mu sitting at the table, engrossed in reading a book. Si Yunxiang felt both annoyed and amused. On their wedding night, a beautiful bride was sitting by the bed, but the fool was reading—what a waste of the spring night!
Si Yunxiang removed her cape, tossed it aside, walked over, and said with a smile, "Sect Leader, what book are you reading so intently?"
"The Mystic Woman's Mathematical Classic."
Qin Mu looked up and invited her to sit down. He said sincerely, "Grandpa Blind always makes trouble, dragging you all into marrying me. I know he's worried about my safety and wants me to marry and have children, using a wife and kids to tie me down, hoping to stop me from returning to Yankang and facing future dangers. Sister Xiang, I apologize for making you suffer along this journey." He stood up and bowed.
Si Yunxiang quickly returned the bow and said seriously, "You've treated me and the princess with respect all along, never taking advantage of our vulnerable positions. I've seen it all and naturally know what kind of person the Sect Leader is. You are the Sect Leader, half a generation above me, so there's no need for such formalities."
She was even younger than Qin Mu, just a little girl over fourteen, with bright eyes and white teeth. Originally, Si Yunxiang always carried a somewhat cynical attitude in her dealings, but now that she was serious, she displayed a dignified and elegant demeanor.
The Saintess of the Mo family was a backup candidate for the Demon Lord of the Heavenly Demon Sect. If the Demon Lord unfortunately died, the Saintess would succeed him, so she naturally possessed an extraordinary bearing.
"Sect Leader, you still haven't said why you're reading the Mystic Woman's Mathematical Classic," she said with a smile.
Qin Mu continued studying the Mystic Woman's Mathematical Classic and said, "To escape from Grandpa Blind's grasp, running away on foot definitely won't work. Poisoning him isn't great either, since he's my grandfather. So I want to use teleportation divine abilities."
Si Yunxiang was astonished: "Sect Leader, has your mastery of mathematics reached this level already?"
Teleportation divine abilities are extremely difficult to cultivate. In the Heavenly Demon Sect, very few can master them. The hall masters all use teleportation flags or teleportation robes. To master teleportation divine abilities, one must have astonishing mathematical skills!
The difficulty of this divine ability is no less than the Dao Sect's Dao Sword. To use teleportation divine abilities, spatial mathematics must be cultivated to the extreme. Otherwise, miscalculating the space and teleporting oneself to a dangerous place is the least of worries. The terrifying thing is teleporting oneself into a rock, merging flesh with stone.
But the most terrifying is when the teleportation divine ability goes wrong, completely disintegrating oneself within space!
The hardest part is that teleportation divine abilities require calculating countless teleportation nodes in an instant, with not a single node allowed to go wrong, and continuous calculations during the teleportation process. The sheer volume and accuracy of the calculations make it almost impossible!
In the history of the Heavenly Demon Sect, there are not a few experts who were crippled, killed, or lost while cultivating teleportation divine abilities. The number of experts who were disintegrated is also numerous!
What's even more frightening is that these experts all had astonishing mathematical skills!
Qin Mu studied the mathematical classic while continuously performing calculations, trying to compute individual spatial teleportation nodes. He said, "Dao Master Lin Xuan gave me the Mystic Woman's Mathematical Classic a few months ago. I've been studying it ever since, and I've almost fully mastered the Supreme Mystery Mathematical Classic. The Dao Sect's mathematical skills can be said to be the best in the world. Combining the two mathematical classics can unlock the secrets of teleportation divine abilities. Don't worry, tonight I'll thoroughly study the Mystic Woman's Mathematical Classic. Tomorrow morning, when the darkness of the Great Ruins recedes, I can use this divine ability to leave. When Grandpa Blind sees I've gone, he naturally won't trouble you all."
Si Yunxiang's expression was complicated, and she said softly, "Why do you have to push yourself so hard? Grandpa Blind forcibly brought us here and forced us to marry you. You only think about us, but have you ever asked if we're willing to marry you?"
Qin Mu stopped his calculations and looked up in surprise. Under the lamplight, the Saintess Xiang appeared both shy and hesitant.
"Sister Xiang, are you willing to marry me?" Qin Mu asked, wide-eyed.
Si Yunxiang lowered her eyes, blushing shyly. The beads on her phoenix coronet swayed slightly, reflecting the alluring colors of jewels in the candlelight.
"I don't believe you."
Qin Mu lowered his head to continue reading, studying hard, and said, "You had a dagger hidden in your sleeve just now, waiting for me to come close so you could stab me. I don't believe you."
Si Yunxiang's fists clenched with a cracking sound, and her teeth ground together. Suddenly, she pulled out the small dagger and lunged at Qin Mu.
Qin Mu laughed, leaped up, dodged the dagger, and flicked his finger against it. Si Yunxiang spun around, her new bride's red robe and large skirt turning like a red lotus, the cold gleam in her hand attacking Qin Mu wildly.
The bridal chamber erupted with a series of crackling sounds as various pieces of furniture were shattered.
"So lively."
Blind put down his wine glass, his ears twitching. He looked composed and asked Feng Xiuyun, who was accompanying him in drinking, with a smile, "General Feng, are you married?"
After Qin Mu and Si Yunxiang fought for a while, he finally gained the upper hand, took the dagger, flipped the Saintess onto the bed, and slapped her buttocks a few times, avenging the plundering of his small treasury. Then he continued to bury himself in his studies.
Si Yunxiang huffed and burrowed under the covers, turning her back to him.
Unnoticed, the sky gradually turned pale, while the world of the Great Ruins remained in thick darkness. Qin Mu had been reading all night but was still full of energy.
Si Yunxiang woke up and realized she had turned to face Qin Mu at some point. She snorted.
Qin Mu turned back and said with a smile, "You snore when you sleep, not loud, like a cat. It should be some throat issue, probably a lingering effect from a qi deviation during training. I've refined a pill for you. Take it morning and evening, and it will regulate your condition."
Si Yunxiang got up from the bed, stretched, and took the elixir.
Qin Mu exhaled a breath of turbid air, his eyes gleaming, and said, "This time, I'll definitely succeed in escaping. But Grandpa Blind only unlocked my Spirit Embryo Divine Treasury. My mana isn't enough to teleport very far, so I need to use the Dragon Taming Technique from the Dragon Rearing Classic, letting the flood dragons coil around me to lend me their mana!"
Si Yunxiang was startled: "You're still leaving?"
Qin Mu smiled and said, "Of course. Grandpa Blind always thinks I'll definitely die in Yankang, so I'll prove to him that I can escape from his grasp. In the future, I can also escape from the great calamity! There's no one in the world who can kill me!"
He was full of confidence as he pushed open the door. Si Yunxiang walked out with him, only to see Blind standing outside the arched garden gate, looking at them with a half-smile.
Si Yunxiang quickly looked at Qin Mu, who also had a smile on his face.
Blind raised an eyebrow, somehow produced another bamboo staff, tapped it lightly, and said, "Mu'er, granddaughter-in-law, time to eat."
Qin Mu smiled and said, "Just about to eat."
Si Yunxiang felt as if there were sparks of electricity crackling between the two men. Blind clearly had no eyes, yet it gave her the impression that their gazes were locked in a silent contest.
At the dining table, Ling Yuxiu, as the "former wife," also appeared. Little girl Hu Ling'er kept her head down, eating in silence, her displeasure written all over her face. Her cheeks were stuffed full, as if she were sulking at someone.
"Long Fatty, if you're picky about food, I'll beat you to death!"
The little girl suddenly lashed out at the Dragon Qilin, startling him so much he nearly knocked over his food bowl. A group of small flood dragons were amused, calling out "Maha Maha."
The Dragon Qilin smiled apologetically and said, "Sister Ling, I'm not being picky. Look, I've even lost half a tael of weight."
After breakfast, Blind revealed his smiling expression again, raised an eyebrow, and said leisurely, "Mu'er, ahead is the Great Ruins. If there's anything you want to do, go ahead."
Qin Mu's eyes flickered, and he said, "Grandpa Blind sealed my Five Radiance and Six Harmony Divine Treasuries. How dare I do anything?"
Blind chuckled, reached out and tapped his finger on Qin Mu's forehead, and said, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance."
Two loud bangs sounded from within Qin Mu's body as the Five Radiance Divine Treasury and Six Harmony Divine Treasury burst open. Mana surged in, and he immediately felt power filling his entire body.
"Grandpa Blind is quite confident," Qin Mu said, squinting his eyes, his battle intent burning fiercely.
Blind leaned on his bamboo staff and said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad."
Suddenly, Qin Mu stomped heavily, and his entire body was enveloped in extremely splendid teleportation array patterns. The array patterns lit up, and his figure vanished with a whoosh!
Teleportation divine ability!
Just as his figure disappeared, Blind suddenly raised his staff and tapped. Qin Mu immediately fell from mid-air. While falling, another set of splendid array patterns spun rapidly around him, and his figure vanished again.
Blind tossed his bamboo staff into the air. The staff, green as jade, transformed and moved through the air like a green dragon, tapping repeatedly in the space, intercepting and breaking Qin Mu's teleportation divine abilities one after another, forcing him to reveal his traces continuously.
Qin Mu's figure flickered unpredictably, but he was forced to approach the courtyard. Finally, the bamboo staff forced him back into the courtyard.
Before his feet touched the ground, the sound of a flute rang out. Several flood dragons swiftly pounced on Blind, wrapping around him tightly in an instant!
Blind paid no attention. The bamboo staff flew over and lightly tapped under the necks of two flood dragons. The two flood dragons immediately went limp like dead snakes.
At the same time, two more flood dragons flew over and landed under Qin Mu's feet. Qin Mu immediately felt a surge of powerful mana. He continuously chopped downward with his hands!
Swish, swish, swish! Countless teleportation array patterns surged out wildly, appearing between him and Blind. The space between them expanded rapidly, making their distance grow farther and farther. In the center between them, array symbols of various colors shone brightly!
Blind's expression changed slightly. He pursued with his bamboo staff, tapping repeatedly to break through the array symbols. Suddenly, the surrounding array patterns rolled toward Blind in the center.
Blind stopped, allowing the array patterns to engulf him. A gratified smile appeared on his face: "Mu'er, you've won..."
Swish.
A flash of light passed, and he was sent away by the teleportation divine ability.
Outside Mishui Pass, Blind stepped out from a beam of light, looked at Mishui Pass, was silent for a moment, then smiled: "You've grown up."
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