Chapter 110: Two Lifetimes of Fate (First Update)

  Inside and outside the demon realm, a vast expanse of whiteness, two moons hung high in the night sky like twin brothers.

  A large lake was completely frozen over, with a dozen or so mountain peaks rising and falling in the distance.

  From a distance, each mountain peak seemed to be a differently shaped monster. Once night fell, one could naturally hear the roars of monsters. If someone had strong spiritual awareness, they would faintly see monsters on the mountaintops facing the two moons and letting out long howls.

  Among the dozen or so mountain peaks, there are many streams and canyons. It is said that a lot of spiritual stones are produced here, densely covering the steep cliffs on both sides of the canyon. In the mortal world, these spiritual stones are very valuable, but in the demon realm, they are like ordinary rocks that can be found everywhere. However, no one dares to go to those mountain peaks casually. To mine these spiritual stones, one must take risks and may encounter many ferocious beasts, which could lead to a fatal outcome with no place for burial.

  Currently, Songlin is a quiet and safe place in the demon world, where batch after batch of monks have arrived.

  A man in blue clothes saw the firelight ahead and led the crowd to shout: "All of you, monks in the forest, we are people from the Blue House, just arrived at the Demon Realm."

  "Ladies and gentlemen of the forest, we are from the Bai family."

  "We just arrived and don't know much about things here, can you tell us some local information?"

  "Stop arguing, we've already heard enough." A voice finally came from inside.

  In front of the tent, a young man wearing a black robe was sitting there leisurely roasting the fish he had caught.

  He lazily looked at the crowd, with night colors and evening clouds on his head. He casually glanced at the new arrivals, slightly raised his chin and said to the crowd: "My name is Ye Zheng, I am a disciple of Mo Men, this forest has been occupied by our Mo Men, you'd better leave quickly."

  The eyes of several other Xian families converged, and they saw that the Mo family was just a small door and a small sect, yet they were so arrogant?

  The Mo family can be said to have roughly equal strength with them, and there's no threat at all, so naturally everyone is somewhat dissatisfied.

  However, although this place in the demon world is not large, it is fraught with danger.

  They saw many corpses of the Xia family along the way, and they had just narrowly escaped danger. They didn't expect that this seemingly safe place would be occupied by the Mo Gate people. Although it was a matter of first come, first served, they felt that the other party's attitude shouldn't have been so hostile.

  A blue-robed man immediately smiled and stepped forward, saying: "Brother Ye Zhong, at a time like this, getting rich is something everyone should do together, and we must unite without distinguishing between each other. We feel that this place is very spacious and can accommodate many people, so why do you need to refuse others from afar?"

  Ye Zhen's eyes were half-closed, with a nonchalant attitude. "If you can stay overnight, but don't think about staying here, the sky is already late today, when it dawns tomorrow, you will leave, we don't like to get too close to other sects."

  Seeing his tone as condescending, other family members and fellow cultivators were extremely dissatisfied with Ye Zhen's arrogant attitude.

  Some people even wanted to go forward and scold a few words, but were pulled back by several monks with deep city.

  These people nodded in agreement with Ye Zhong.

  When they left, many men's eyes turned to Ye Shuangshuang.

  Although these monks are not fond of women, it doesn't mean they really don't get close to them. Each one of them wants to get close to Ye Shuangshuang after seeing her, some laugh loudly, others smile like sunshine, talking about the sights they've seen along the way, trying to attract the woman's attention.

  Ye Zhong immediately raised his eyebrows, and with a flick of his hand, all the Mo Men men surrounded Ye Shuangshuang's side.

  Everyone sat by the bonfire, chatting and laughing as they discussed their next plan and how to mine the crystal stone, occasionally glancing in the direction of the Black Gate, exchanging a few words in hushed tones.

  A man from the Blue House, under the host's intention, deliberately invited a Mo Gate disciple to drink and explore some situations. He asked aloud: "This brother, looking at your appearance, you are a talented person with a majestic aura, you must be a distinguished figure in the Mo Gate. We have just arrived and don't understand many things. Can you tell me what's going on with those corpses of the Xia family?"

  The Mo Men disciples had never been flattered by others before, and immediately laughed: "This time we came out to secretly suffer from the Xia family's calculations. The other party disguised themselves as robbers, even wanting us to explore the way for the Xia family. Later, they were discovered in advance by a young man of Mo Men, who forced the Xia family to enter this place first and let them explore the way first, so the Xia family suffered heavy casualties."

  Another person said: "Yes! Otherwise, we would all be in a precarious situation and the dead might not be from the Xia family, but us."

  The Lanz family immediately drew a cold breath and said, "Tsk, tsk, you guys are really lucky, but that Mo Men youngster also has a big nerve. What you saw was the vanguard of the Xia family, but we see that there are still many people from the Xia family behind, and this time the Xia family has brought a lot of people, probably emptying their nest. You can't afford to offend them."

  The Bai family also deliberately provoked a few words: "Yes! I'm afraid that if you don't hand over the culprit, the Xia family will not let you off when the time comes. They have come prepared this time and have the Xingyun Sect backing them up. Your Mo Gate is just a third-rate small sect, and the Xia family will definitely not let you go."

  They exchanged a look with each other, and with both threats and intimidation, they wanted to give these ink-gate people a little bit of color to see.

  Although they also saw people from Dongling Wei and Qingyun Zong, they just thought it was a coincidence.

  The Nangmen Sect disciple immediately lost his composure and said in a low voice, "That young man is not actually with us, he must be out of his mind to always be alone, so don't lump him together with us."

  A Mo Men youth immediately coughed twice and said, "Yes! He has nothing to do with us. That youth offended the Xia family, when the time comes, he will drag us down together, aren't we innocent?"

  Someone suggested, "Why don't we just catch this person and send him to the Xia family?"

  "Not bad, can be a scapegoat. Sacrifice one, save everyone, better to die alone than to die in a group."

  "What are you talking about?" Suddenly, Ye Shuangshuang fiercely threw out a firework, drawing a bright line of fire in the air, heavily hitting the chest of that Mo Men disciple. "If anyone is going to die, it's you."

  The man was immediately beaten and spat out a mouthful of blood, terrified and dared not make a sound.

  Ye Shuang's beautiful eyes narrowed, her voice cold and stern. "You're all from the Mo Gate, don't distinguish between yourselves. Someone saved us, yet you're speaking ill of them behind their back and even doing shameless things. Do you want to be so shameless? It's really humiliating!" As she spoke, Ye Shuang suddenly stood up straight, her eyebrows furrowed in a cold glare at the other cultivators. "We took you in, not for you to wag your tongues here! From now on, don't casually chat here. You might as well get out now."

  "That... we were just joking." The other family members all looked embarrassed and nodded in agreement.

  The young man at the gate also didn't utter a word, his face turned bright red, and he felt a pang of guilt in his heart.

  Ye Zong glanced at Ye Shuangshuang, who had always been carefree and never quarreled with the world, suddenly becoming so stern, couldn't help but chuckle.

  He immediately stood up and said coldly: "You all get out of here! You are not welcome here."

  The Lanz family immediately stood up, with someone angrily saying: "We were just being kind-hearted, you don't appreciate it!"

  The Bai family's servant scornfully said: "Yes! Soon the Xia family's people will arrive, we just saw that there were still half-dead Xia family members, I'm afraid when the time comes and the Xia family's people arrive, you'll all be hard-pressed to escape death."

  "Look, speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives, here come the Xia family!"

  Everyone's eyes swept over, and suddenly they saw a large group of people appearing in the distance, carrying the Xia family flag. The crowd had already dispersed, surrounding them. The cultivators took a deep breath and said, "These are the Xia family's people? It seems the other side has made their move."

  Ye Zhēng said coldly: "It's people from the Xia family, and this time they've come with as many as five hundred men."

  Others shouted: "How come there are so many people?"

  Masters are no different from ordinary people, and most families don't have the power to own a large army of masters.

  The power of Xia's family can be seen from this, it is indeed frightening.

  "In the distance, someone shouted: 'Everyone in the woods listen up! The Xia family has come to reclaim justice this time. We are clear about all your actions. All the Mo Men in the woods will have to pay with their lives for the Xia family, and you must hand over the young master of the Su family.'"

  The Blues and Whites immediately burst out laughing, "Great, this time you're finally going down."

  ……

  In the quiet night, two bright moons hang high in the sky.

  Outside was bustling with excitement, but inside the small building in the formation, it was a completely different scene.

  Now, with a gentle and elegant demeanor, the handsome young man in white clothes floated up to the second floor of the pavilion, holding in his arms a beautiful ink-colored shirt "youngster".

  He placed her on the couch, and his lips, which were stained with tea fragrance, involuntarily curled up into a perfect arc. Following that, he slowly stood behind the screen, which was a metal screen with hollowed-out flower patterns, allowing some of the scenery behind to be seen through the hollowed-out flowers. Every move of Shī Yuè could be seen, and his movements, although not much faster than usual, were as smooth as flowing clouds.

  This person's demeanor is extremely noble and elegant, with a charming posture and an ethereal bearing.

  Soon a snow-colored silk sash was draped over the screen, along with a white cloud-patterned outer garment.

  Su Mo was lying there, but what didn't match her posture was the faint redness on her cheeks and the tears that seemed to be welling up in her eyes.

  She was a bit nervous, didn't expect Shuang Yu to be so eager, even delaying the contract, it really made her eyes widen in shock.

  Is this man in front of me still that elegant and refined gentleman from the past life, who was as warm as jade and strictly followed etiquette?

  But in her heart there were also some joy and softness, some complexity and contradiction.

  The wind from the demon world blew over, and Su Mo took a deep breath at the same time.

  "Mò ér, looking at your eyes, it seems that you are very dissatisfied with being a husband." Shī yuàn suddenly smiled and looked at Sū Mò, his gaze carrying some amusement.

  And without mentioning whether he was full or not, Su Mo felt dizzy and confused, as if he hadn't woken up from a dream.

  At this time, Shi Ying had already walked out, wearing a light silk undergarment with a jade-colored smoke gauze outside, and nothing inside. However, the man's body was not as delicate and elegant as it seemed on the surface. His slender body was symmetrical and sturdy, with perfect curves.

  Looking at each other's eyes, as if their state of mind is pure and peaceful, yet their figure is extremely perfect, making it impossible to look away.

  It wasn't until a while later that Su Mo finally moved his gaze away from his chest, slowly coming back to himself, his face slightly red.

  "Mò ér bù xí guàn zhè bān?" Shī yīng hū rán wèn dào.

  Translation: "Isn't Mo Er used to this kind of thing?" Shi Ying suddenly asked.

  "Nothing, just... it's all too sudden!"

  The master's sleeves fluttered with a white middle garment, still looking very warm and elegant. He then walked up elegantly and sat beside Su Mo, his dense black eyelashes like a feather fan lightly raised, his eyes filled with a strong reluctance to part, nostalgia, silently gazing at Su Mo, his face bearing an enchanting smile, as if he was looking at a lost treasure that had been recovered.

  Shi Yin smiled gently, still calm and fearless, her eyes seemed to smile but not quite, the smile turned into a warm and gentle phrase between her lips: "Mo Er, don't blame me, I'm really because of two lifetimes of longing, seeking but unable to obtain, so this thought is too thick, isn't it?"

  Her heart skipped a beat, her eyes slightly sour, elegantly raising her chin, "Yes! The nostalgia is too strong."

  Suddenly, a warm breath like the wind greeted her face, and a gentle kiss fell on the woman's forehead and brow, as if flowers had fallen silently.

  After a while, he finally spoke in a soft voice: "The mandarin ducks are playing on the river islet, and the beautiful young lady is so charming. Mo Er, in my past life, I couldn't find you no matter how hard I sought, and it ended in regret, with lifelong longing. Life has too many unknowns and uncertainties, and I'm afraid that in the blink of an eye, we'll miss each other... there's just a little bit of fear in my heart..."

  His words were like a gentle breeze that caressed her heart, Su Mo's heart trembled involuntarily, and her face gradually revealed a soft and tender emotion.

  He stared at her eyes, raised his hand to gently stroke her back, and said seriously: "Mo Er, tonight is not that I don't value the contract in my heart, but there is a rare opportunity for me in a hundred years."

  The demon realm may not be the human world, without lingering summer rains, without moving scenery, but it can satisfy his wishes.

  This opportunity is extremely rare, he knows that it only happens once in a hundred years. If he misses it, who knows when the next one will come?

  "I know." Su Mo nodded, his mood she could understand.

  "Unfortunately, there are some things you still don't know. From this moment on, I will be open and honest with you." Shī Yuān's lips still smiled warmly.

  He stretched out his hand and suddenly pulled out five night pearls, placing them on the bed, instantly, the room was dazzling.

  Even a single strand of his hair could be seen clearly, and the elegant eyebrows reflected everything inside the house, with every detail revealed.

  Su Mo's eyes narrowed slightly, feeling a bit uncomfortable, this light was too intense!

  Could it be that he has some special habits in his bedroom?

  Shi Yin was already sitting beside her, gently kissing the hair by her ear, his eyes dazed and enchanting, tender to the extreme. "Mo Er, carefully touch my body, take a good look at my body." Shi Yin's words were like thunder on a clear day, shocking and attention-grabbing.

  Su Mo's mind buzzed, her stunning face rippled with waves, a pair of beautiful eyes stared at him, she didn't expect Shifu to say such words, how could he be so bold, what made him think he could do this, gazing at each other at such close distance, truly people can't be judged by appearance! Neither Wen Renyi nor Yu Ran had ever been so proactive.

  Looking at her dazed appearance, Shi Ou's lips immediately made a "hiss" sound and let out a gentle laugh, "Mo Er, what are you daydreaming about?"

  Su Mo stared at him, his words had clearly caused her to indulge in wild and fanciful thoughts.

  "Take a closer look and see what's different about me?" asked Shi Mian with a slight smile.

  "Alright, I'll take a look." Su Mo couldn't help but glare at him again, but in her heart, she smiled mockingly to herself, and a faint, gentle smile appeared on her face.

  However, Su Mo could only see clearly under the illumination of several night pearls in front of the couch.

  "You..." Su Mo was startled in his heart.

  The man in front of him had no shadow.

  Recalling her past life, when she and he were together in the dark of night, there weren't many lamps in the house, and the alchemy room was pitch black. Wearing a butterfly mask was just to see the alchemical materials clearly, who would have noticed each other's shadows?

  "Mò ér, you should understand now, right? What's here isn't my entire flesh and blood, down there is just a shadow." Shī yuè sat elegantly beside Sū Mò, his expression as if he were in a beautiful scenery, his hair gently falling behind him, adding another layer of poetic beauty, making it impossible to look away. He reached out and gently stroked her face, skin as smooth as silk.

  "What's going on?" Su Mo stared at him blankly.

  At the same time, she stretched out her hand and felt the skin that her palm touched, soft and warm, clearly real.

  She found it hard to imagine that her opponent was just a shadow, something she could never have imagined.

  Thinking of his past life, he never touched her, thinking that the two of them had always been polite to each other, was it all because the other person was just a shadow?

  "It's a long story, Mo Er, don't mind it." Shī Yuān gently lifted her hand, removed the hairpin from behind her head, and a head of black hair like water poured down, soft and fluttering behind her.

  "I'm listening slowly." Su Mo blinked his enchanting eyes and stared at him, looking straight at him.

  Her eyes were captivating, gazing at him seriously, with a somewhat complicated mood.

  Unbelievable! He had been hiding it from her for two lifetimes?

  Shi Yin looked at Su Mo, his profound eyes turned gentle, and he stared at Su Mo for a long time before saying: "In the past, I was once an apprentice under a famous master. This person was extremely talented, and each of his apprentices only learned one part of his true abilities. My technique of manipulating mechanisms is just one of them."

  "What's next?" Su Mo asked with a raised eyebrow.

  Later, on the day when my family master was seriously ill, he only taught me a unique skill of Moon Shadow Technique. This unique skill has not been passed down to anyone else, which can allow me to separate my shadow from my body within a year's time. After that, my shadow can also take on flesh and blood, looking no different from my real body. It can do things just like an ordinary person, except that I need to use my spiritual consciousness to control the two bodies.

  "It's true that there are many talented and extraordinary people in this world." Su Mo couldn't help but softly sigh.

  "Unfortunately, this technique also has its drawbacks. The physical body and the shadow cannot be separated for too long. Unfortunately, I have been away for a very long time, my strength will become half of what it is on normal days, and in many ways, I am not as good as ordinary people."

  Digression

  Sorry, I really can't finish writing the important plot, today's content is a bit hard to write, want to write something beautiful but it takes too much time and brain power, always revising back and forth, not satisfied with any of it, resulting in not finishing beautifully, but can't get stuck at that crucial point or else I'll be scolded to death, haha, I'm going to continue writing.