Chapter 222   Tianci’s Plans

Yun Shimo had wanted to leave, but he stayed behind to hear Madame Yun’s words.

Madame Yun carefully pulled up the blanket on Tianci. It was early autumn and the weather was quite cold, especially so in the cave.

Although Hua Qiyue was not with them, Tianci had been well taken care of. But his heart still suspected Princess Qianyang’s real identity.

“Mo-er, you’ve brought Tianci along here. Qiyue... must be heartbroken? Sigh. Mother don’t know what you want. I haven’t asked you all this while because I trusted you. But it’s been a year. Why hasn’t Qiyue found us?”

Madame Yun could not understand why Yun Shimo had brought them to live here in seclusion.

When she remembered Hua Qiyue pretty, little face, Madame Yun still had a good impression of her.

On the whole, she preferred Hua Qiyue to Princess Qianyang. Although Princess Qianyang had lived outside the palace, she was still very pampered. Neither did she treat Tianci well.

What kind of a person was Madame Yun? Naturally, she could guess Princess Qianyang’s thoughts.

Yun Shimo shook his head quietly. “Hua Qiyue won’t come. Mom, don’t brood on it.”

Madame Yun was most surprised, glancing at Tianci breathing evenly. “In the past, Tianci used to keep to his Mom. Now, you’ve caused them to separate... ”

“Mom, don’t worry about these matters. Hasn’t Tianci forgotten Hua Qiyue?” Yun Shimo said quietly.

Madame Yun gave a light smile. “On the surface, yes. But he’s suspicious, haven’t you realized? Qiyue is such a good girl... And you’ve treated her this way... ”

Madame Yun also felt injustice on Hua Qiyue’s behalf.

After all, after losing her child, a woman would be frantic with worry.

Although he was not her biological son, Madame Yun understood that Hua Qiyue had treated Tianci like her own.

“Mom, the woman I love is Qianyang,” Yun Shimo remarked quietly.

Madame Yun stared at Yun Shimo’s face in a trance and sighed quietly. She seemed to give up saying anything more.

At this moment, from deep inside the cave came a series of steady footsteps.

Yun Xuan was back. He seemed to have cultivated deep inside the cave for nearly the whole day, keeping his aura from dissipating outside and drawing unwanted attention.

“Mo-er has indeed done Qiyue wrong... We owe her a debt. It’s so hard on her.” Yun Xuan gave a quiet sigh.

He also understood that this was an irreversible decision.

Yun Shimo kept silent. He really had nothing more to say.

“Since there is no other way, Mo-er, you have to be careful.”

Yun Xuan whispered. Yun Shimo silently nodded, turning to go outside. Madame Yun stared at Yun Xuan curiously. “Old man, what do you mean? Be careful? You mean Princess Qianyang’s... very dangerous? Is she threatening Mo-er? I don’t think so. She’s a refined girl. Even if she’s brutal, she can’t beat our Mo-er... ”

Yun Xuan glanced at his spouse and shook his head. “That’s their problem. Don’t make wild guesses. Mo-er hasn’t told me anything. But I can guess... ”

Madame Yun heard him and her brows furrowed deeply. “Mo-er must have come here because of some reasons? But Tianci... why have he brought Tianci along here? Qiyue dotes on Tianci. She must be going crazy searching for him!”

“Don’t make wild guesses. Rest now. I’ll take a nap.”

Yun Xuan said quietly.

Madame Yun glanced at the young fellow curled up quietly on the bed and gave a quiet sigh. She could only lie down on another bed.

When all was at rest...

Tianci suddenly opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings. He saw Yun Xuan and Madame Yun opposite him, sleeply quietly.

A gleam of light flitted across Tianci’s eyes. The words of Yun Shimo and his parents had all been overheard by him.

He blinked his eyes and turned himself upright, facing the wall and widening his eyes. The luminous night pearl on the wall glowed with a gentle light.

“My Mom... must be that Hua Qiyue they’ve mentioned? Was she the woman in my dream? Dad has brought me away from my Mom. According to Grandma, Dad has his reasons?”

Tianci was nearly seven. His imaginative powers about such matters had begun to grow.

“Dad is so good to me. He must be my real Dad. But Princess Qianyang... humph, that woman can’t be my Mom. My Mom is Hua Qiyue! But how can I find her here? She must be searching for me too... according to them, Mom loves me very much. But isn’t this nonsense? Mom must have loved me and me Mom... ”

Little Tianci’s thoughts started to run wild. After an hour, he finally decided to first cultivate and next look for his Mom when he had the capability to do so.

Now, his Qi Art was at the lower level of Cultivation Dimension. He was a diabolical genius among kids of his age. Such geniuses would only surface once every 10,000 years.

Had Hua Qiyue known that Tianci’s Qi Art had reached the lower level of Cultivation Dimension, she would be overjoyed.

Because Tianci was even more of a genius and a diabolical talent than her!

After Tianci made up his mind, he finally shut his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

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After Yun Shimo departed from the cave, he did not return to the cave opposite but went up to the summit.

He started executing Mourning Steps. He had learned this footwork from Hua Qiyue. Soon, Yun Shimo arrived at the mountain peak.

The night wind was howling, blowing and flapping his inky hair and robe sleeves.

Under the moonlight and the stars, Yun Shimo’s handsome face was noble like jade.

Yun Shimo sat down and directed his Qi, breathing in the anima energy. He slowly started to enter into a cultivation trance.

Then, he suddenly felt a heat from his waist. He opened his eyes curiously and saw the green jade gourd he had stolen from Hua Qiyue emitting a faint light.

Huh?

This green jade gourd was said by the hare to contain a secret. Yun Shimo had taken it away, since Tianpi was most likely to be inside.

But the little hare was not sure. Only that the aura emanated by the green jade gourd had reminded it of Tianpi.

Since it was afraid that Tianpi could hurt Hua Qiyue, it had made Yun Shimo steal the gourd away. He wanted Yun Shimo to throw it away too, but Yun Shimo had not.

Because he felt that it was a jade carried along by Hua Qiyue all the time. Hua Qiyue must like it very much.

So Yun Shimo carried it along with him as well. For nearly a year, nothing special had happened.

But tonight, it finally started to shine.

Yun Shimo hurriedly untied the green jade gourd and placed it on his palm.

The green jade gourd emanated a faint light. Yun Shimo started, remembering Hua Qiyue small, exquisite face, her ravishing brows, her watery eyes, bright as stars.

Her fragrant body odor seemed to linger about his nostrils.

When he recalled everything from the past—that smoldering kiss, her low breathings, Yun Shimo suddenly felt a fiery heat arising in his body!

“Qiyue... Qiyue... ” He muttered Hua Qiyue’s name. He wanted so much to appear before her and give her a deep embrace.

Suddenly, the green jade gourd on his palm gleamed brightly. An aggressive, murderous malice emanated through the air!

Yun Shimo had a great shock. He immediately shielded his body with his anima energy to avoid getting hurt by the murderous aura.

Although the murderous aura was aggressive, it could not quite match Yun Shimo’s powerful anima energy.

The murderous aura gradually dissipated. The bright gleam from the green jade slowly faded, resuming its former state.

Yun Shimo started, pinching the green jade in his hand and muttering, “Is that devil really in the green jade? How did Qiyue get in? Does it function on the principle... like the Space Ring—only its owner can get inside?”

In the world of the green jade gourd—

“Damn! Yun Shimo! I am inside, so what can you do... kill me? If you appear before me, I’ll crush you with one finger! Damn it, you’ve separated me and Hua Qiyue. No more good wine and roast chicken for me!!!”

Tianpi was raving inside again!

He bellowed angrily. Although no one could hear his cries, he could still vent some of the frustrations in his heart.

Tianpi hit out a palm at the towering ancient tree opposite him.

That tree immediately blew up into bits.

Tianpi went crazy and destroyed the herbal field and woods nearby. Then, he slumped down helplessly, watching in a daze the destroyed herbal field.

The herbal field had been planted by Hua Qiyue.

“Damn, if that girl comes in again and sees this, won’t she go mad?” When he thought about this, Tianpi stood up resentfully again. He took out some divine herbal seeds from his Space Ring and re-sowed them on that patch of destroyed field.

After goodness knows how long, Tianpi finally sowed all the seeds. Perspiration rolled down his diabolically handsome face.

He sat under an undestroyed towering ancient tree, gently wiping away the perspiration on his face.

“Lass... looks like in the past year, you’ve improved a lot. I don’t feel any signs of degradation. I can only live well if you progress... that damned curse!”

Tianpi sighed lightly, looking up to the sky in confusion, remembering that girl’s radiant smiles.

He yearned so much to see her again. Only after their separation did he realize her good. With her around, there would always be good wine and roast chickens!

“Yun Shimo... once I get out, I will definitely shred you into a thousand pieces! Humph, how dare you steal Hua Qiyue’s green jade gourd... that shameless Sun Moon Deity!”

Tianpi thought for a while and started to curse.

But everything around him was calm and windless. No more Hua Qiyue’s figure appearing...

He was so lonely, so lonely.

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In the Ten Thousand Spirit Cave.

Hua Qiyue slowly opened her eyes, coming out of her cultivation trance.

A resoluteness could be seen between her brows. Hua Qiyue firmly believed that Tianci was doing well. He had not suffered a bit of hurt and injury. This was why she was practicing like crazy!

Once she reached the Great Completeness of Moon Eclipse, she could roam outside, not fearing anyone!

Of course, it would be much easier to locate Yun Shimo and Tianci then too.

Ji Feng yelled loudly from the outside. “Time for supper! Hurry, everyone!”

Hua Qiyue felt a warmth gushed out from the bottom of her heart. Ji Feng was now completely relegated to a cook. He spent so much time thinking and preparing the best meals. Of course, within the soup of every meal, there would be some spirit medicine or tonic. It was a great combination.

After drinking the soup each time, everybody’s constitution would improve.

Quite unconsciously, another half a year passed. Time flew—the moon rising and the sun setting, flowers bloomed and then wilted.

From time to time, Hua Qiyue would spend time under the Bodhi Tree, cultivating quietly.

In half a year, Hua Qiyue had reached the medium level of Moon Eclipse. Her rate of progress was really quite good.

“Qiyue, City Master Bai asks me to bring you something.” Xuanji suddenly drifted out from behind a tree. His entire body of teal robes made him look even more refreshingly handsome.