amaotonovel Chapter 495 No need, Sect Leader
Chapter 495 No need, Sect Leader
Chongdao nervously took her hand and carefully checked it several times to make sure she wasn't burned. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and sit down at the dining table.
He stirred the dumplings in the jade bowl with the spoon in his hand and said softly, "From now on... don't go into the kitchen anymore, and don't go to dangerous places either. You're always clumsy and careless, and you'll hurt yourself if you're not careful. Even a small injury will hurt a lot, you know?"
"Don't make me worry..."
Qiu Niangzi didn't speak, her eyes fixed on the dumplings in his bowl, watching them dwindle one by one until she finally finished them all, including the soup.
Suddenly, a tear fell into the jade bowl, its sound crisp and clear.
"Are you leaving again?" Her voice choked with sobs.
Chongdao tightened his grip on the spoon in his hand and nodded.
Will you come back again?
silence.
Still silent.
The mist rising from the jade bowl gradually dissipated over time, until finally nothing remained.
Qiu Niangzi bit her lower lip hard, her eyes red, and mustered all her courage to look up. She used her gaze to carefully trace his young, sharp yet gentle eyebrows, features, expression, and the love he showed when he looked at her.
"Will you come back again?" she persisted.
It seems that this gives her a glimmer of hope.
Chongdao opened his mouth, then lowered his head in shame, barely able to utter a sound: "Xiaoqiu, I..."
"Don't go!" As if knowing what he was about to say, Qiu Niangzi interrupted him abruptly, gripping his large, warm hand tightly. After so many years as an elder, she seemed to have become that willful young girl again, saying urgently and quickly, "Don't go, if you don't go, I'll forgive you, I'll never be angry with you again... Let's be together... okay?"
Chongdao almost couldn't contain his sadness. The jade bowl shattered on the ground. He stepped over the wooden table, traversed many years, and once again, after a long time, tightly embraced her.
Hold the person he loves most in his arms.
You can't do this!
"I won't allow you to do that!"
Qiu Niangzi broke down in tears, desperately pounding his back, her whole body trembling.
Five hundred years ago, she lost him once. Five hundred years later, he wants her to watch him leave again. This parting will be forever.
How could he do that?
How could he be so cruel to her time and time again...?
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Chongdao tightened his arms, wanting to melt her into his bones and blood, wanting to be with her forever, no longer caring about the noise and disturbances of others. He so wanted her to be happy, to ascend, and then to become an immortal.
But it seems that all he brought her was harm.
If only he could go back to the moment they first met, he would just watch from afar as she broke off a plum branch, then laugh and skip away, while his love remained buried deep in his heart, eventually fading away with the wind.
No one will know.
No one will remember.
Chongdao closed his eyes, his voice trembling slightly: "I regret it, Xiaoqiu."
Qiu Niangzi hugged his waist tightly.
"Back then, we made a promise to stand together through thick and thin, even if we were to die in the clutches of the demons, we would die together. But when my master sent me a message to go to the Outer Heavens to annihilate the demons, my first thought was that I couldn't let you know about this. It was a journey with a slim chance of survival. When the time came to make the choice, I realized that more than dying together, I only wanted you to live. Isn't that why I risked my life to kill the demons?"
"After surviving the outer realms, I wanted to find you, I wanted to apologize to you, and ask you to forgive me for breaking our promise. I know what kind of pain you were enduring... But I can't. For the sake of the people, in less than three hundred years, I have to, I must, choose death once again."
"I selfishly thought that as long as you despise me and hate me, you wouldn't be sad if I died. But when it came to the very last moment, I couldn't help but come to see you one last time. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
Qiu Niangzi's tears fell, one after another, soaking Zhongdao's clothes.
The two embraced tightly in the light and shadow.
All the resentment, all the ice, melted away with each "I'm sorry," turning into tears that burned deep within.
"Stay with me a little longer, Chongdao, stay with me a little longer..." Qiu Niangzi pleaded in a hoarse voice.
Chongdao's heart suddenly ached. Just as he was about to nod vigorously and follow his heart, the jade pendant he wore at his waist suddenly flashed with a dazzling light.
It was the most urgent communication signal from the Tianqian Sect.
Chongdao hurriedly sent a wisp of his divine sense into the jade pendant.
[Uncle-Master, urgent message from the Sect Leader! The Golden Scale Key has been stolen! Return immediately!]
His entire body froze.
After a long pause, he murmured, "Xiao Qiu..."
Qiu Niangzi buried her head deeply in his chest. The next moment, she released him and slowly took a step back.
She turned her back to the plum blossoms falling outside the window and said calmly, "You can go now."
Chongdao felt the warmth in his arms suddenly disappear. He wanted to hold on to something, but in the end, he could only turn around resolutely and leave this place step by step, leaving his lover.
"Remember this!" Qiu Niangzi suddenly shouted, tears streaming down her face. "You're such a fool! I won't blame you at all, do you understand?"
If she were strange, how could Qingya have so easily entered her Listening to the Qin Pavilion?
"In the next life, and the life after that, we'll still be together. Don't even think about getting rid of me, do you hear me?!"
Chongdao gripped his sleeve tightly, his eyes reddening. He had lied to her once again.
He said, "Okay."
The old friend is gone, and wisps of smoke rise from the air.
Qiu Niangzi could no longer resist and rushed to the window, wanting to see that handsome and upright figure a little longer.
Plum blossoms fall, tree shadows sway, and the man's silhouette is scattered among the plum trees, so tall and majestic, just as she had always loved.
Shang Chengjun walked in, stood behind her, and hesitated to speak.
"Junior sister, if you want him to stay, I can help you."
Qiu Niangzi wiped away her tears, suppressed all her vulnerability, and shook her head with a smile: "No need, Senior Brother Sect Leader. He has his path, and I have mine. Our Sacrificial God Sect, as the second largest sect in the world, will be the strongest fortress for all living beings. If the demons really make a comeback, I will fight to the last moment."
Shang Chengjun opened his mouth, as if to say something, but a violent cough came out of his throat first. Qiu Niangzi was stunned, and hurriedly ran over, fed him the specially made elixir, and then transferred spiritual energy to him to help him regulate his breathing.
"It's alright, don't worry, I can manage. I'll hand over the Sacrificial God Sect to Cheng Xue properly, and then... cough cough cough..."
Qiu Niangzi's expression turned serious and anxious: "Cheng Xue has already gone to Bei Du to find medicine. Senior brother, don't talk nonsense. You will get better. It's just the demonic energy left by the Demon Lord. I don't believe it can't be removed!"