kingnovel Chapter 639 Difficulty in Enlightening the Mind
Chapter 639 Difficulty in Enlightening the Mind
Xuan Yue's true form is a divine bird, Chongming, the companion beast of the ancient true god.
Their clan has always been protected by Heaven, following the true god in battles across the land, achieving great feats, and was once worshipped by mortals as a war god. They are revered throughout the world.
Later, the true gods perished in various places, giving back to the Heavenly Way, and their clan also went into seclusion beyond the heavens.
She was the youngest princess of the Chongming Bird clan, with an older brother and sister. Her parents were loving, and her clan members were harmonious.
The Chongming Bird clan has difficulty conceiving, so she received extraordinary care from her clan members from the moment she was born. Almost no one would object to what she wanted, which sometimes led to her being overly spoiled. Once she made up her mind about something, she would definitely do it.
Even if this matter brought annihilation to the clan.
Spring was in full bloom, and the Chongming bird flowers were in full bloom. That year, she turned three hundred years old, which was the age of just reaching adulthood in the Chongming bird clan.
Once, when her older siblings weren't paying attention, she secretly slipped out of the family's secluded area and met a handsome young man in the unfamiliar outside world.
Like her, the boy had also sneaked out of his home.
They, too, had never seen the outside world, nor had they ever seen the people coming and going, the demons coming and going, or a whole host of things whose names they did not know.
We hit it off immediately and decided to conquer the world together.
What a wonderful beginning, what wonderful youthful exuberance.
In the warm, youthful, and vibrant golden sunlight, her flowing skirt and his swaying, darkly patterned hem stood out.
They traveled together to many places, from eerie forbidden caves and ghostly grottoes to dreamlike fairy realms and endless starry rivers... They encountered dangers and made many, many good friends.
At that time, they seemed unaware of fear, fatigue, the impending separation, or the vicissitudes of life.
Their world is black and white, clear and beautiful.
They will fight tooth and nail for what they believe is right, and they will also hate evil and act as a true god-like official who upholds justice.
Actually, it's hard to say whether it was love at first sight or love that grew over time, or who fell for whom first.
That year, under the frosty pear blossoms, the spring breeze blew in gusts. The young man broke off a white pear and gently tucked it into her hair. From then on, their slightly flushed cheeks reflected in each other's eyes. Day and night, as if the Milky Way were reversed, their vows would never fade.
"Here, here you go."
"what is this?"
"Chong Ming Seal."
"Chong Ming Seal?"
“Our clan has a special mark on its body from birth. When choosing a partner and deciding to spend the rest of our lives with them, our clan will engrave this mark into two jade pendants, one for each person, to represent that the two are blessed by heaven and have an unwavering marriage.”
"This piece is mine, and this piece... is for you!"
"Keep it safe. If it breaks, it means we are not blessed by the true God, and we will not be able to be together."
Beneath the pear blossoms fluttering in the air, the boy nodded vigorously, carefully hiding the jade pendant with utmost tenderness.
The girl under the tree laughed heartily, teasing him: "Don't be nervous, this jade is infused with the divine power of our clan. Even if you smash it on the ground, it won't break. I've never seen it break before. I was just trying to scare you!"
The boy shook his head, and with great reverence, opened his arms and embraced the girl.
“Little Yue’er,” he said, “when I get home and tell my father, I will go to your house to propose marriage. We will always be together.”
Yes, they will always be together.
No one can separate them from each other.
But how long is "forever and ever"?
Jiang Liqian, her face covered in cold sweat, slightly raised her head from the lotus platform as her eyes flickered.
"So, you two are engaged?"
A god and a demon?
Xuan Yue saw the disbelief flickering in her eyes, gave a self-deprecating laugh, and tears suddenly slid down her cheeks.
"engagement……
"How could we be engaged?"
She and Ji Yan were clearly incompatible, like fire and water, gods and demons, destined for a bad end.
“He said he was going back, and then he and his father came to my clan to propose marriage to my father and mother. So I parted ways with him and went back to my clan to wait for him to come, also thinking of giving my older brother and sister a surprise.”
Little did they expect that this separation would lead to catastrophe, darkness, and an end to all the joy and happiness they once shared.
Whether it was a deliberate arrangement by fate or not, the innocent and well-protected Xuan Yue had never heard that the gods and demons were enemies. She only thought that she and the boy came from two different races. Because they were so far apart, she had never heard of the other race's name.
Coincidentally, the boy thought so too.
The two parted happily, but when they met again, the boy was covered in blood and lay unconscious at her feet.
"No, Father, Mother, he is the man I love most! He is not a spy! Please don't kill him... Please don't kill him!" she cried out, kowtowing and pleading with her father and mother.
Her older brother and sister loved her dearly and pleaded for her, saying that the boy looked unfamiliar and was probably just an unknown guard from the demon race, insignificant. They said that as long as someone kept a close watch on him, nothing would happen.
Her father and mother doted on her, and out of compassion for their daughter, she protected him.
She treated his wounds, applied medicine to him, and cleaned him... Tears kept falling. There was hardly a clean spot on the boy's body; he was covered in whip marks and on the verge of death. If she hadn't treated him in time, he would have died soon.
Several months passed before he slowly regained consciousness.
The first thing I said to her when I saw her was, "I'm sorry."
"Little Yue'er, I'm sorry, my father can't come to propose marriage. Can I do it myself? Can I come and propose to you myself?" He was filled with guilt and anxiety, looking at her with all his heart and soul, completely oblivious to the fact that he had almost died.
She cried, "Is your injury because of me...?"
The boy remained silent, but upon seeing her tears, he immediately became flustered and tenderly wiped away her tears, saying, "Don't cry, don't cry, it doesn't hurt. I promised you I would come to propose marriage, and I won't break my promise, I will never break my promise!"
At that time, they really couldn't understand what kind of deep hatred could cause the two races to be so hostile to each other, and why their being together was an insurmountable obstacle to heaven and earth, and would be met with all kinds of opposition.
They were just two people who wanted to love each other and stay together forever.
To avoid embarrassing her father and mother in front of their clan, she discussed it with the boy and decided to secretly leave their clan and elope together to wander the world.
They cast aside all their past, identities, and responsibilities; all that remained was themselves.
However, they were just too young back then, far too young.