Yi Qing panicked, pushing and shoving Hua Xiaoxin: “Benefactor, wake up!” She eventually cried hard.
“What? Xiaoxin!/Cat!/Ling’er!” Hearing her cries, three men rushed over. Upon entering, they saw the stiff body on the bed and the blood trails, instantly becoming wild with grief.
Yi Qing, red-eyed and devastated, pulled the knife from her chest and plunged it into her own heart, collapsing beside Hua Xiaoxin. “I… I’ll accompany you… I’m sorry…”
Xiao Zizi reacted first, pushing Wu Chen: “Stop staring! Hurry and treat Cat!”
Ouyang Wuchen, amid panic and fear, approached uncertainly, unsure whether to check her pulse or examine her wounds. His hands trembled over her cooling body.
Feng Qingyin stepped forward, licking her trembling lips: “Wuchen, it’s okay, you can definitely heal her!”
Encouraged by her words, Wuchen took a deep breath and began checking her pulse.
After a long time, Wuchen opened his mouth but couldn’t speak.
“What?” The other two became anxious, placing hands on Wuchen’s shoulders.
“She’s—useless.” Wuchen’s words instantly froze the air.
In the room, only three heartbeats could be heard.
Ouyang Wuchen’s face was pale, his lips devoid of color. Weakly, he said, “Good… go up… is Tianshan…”
After several days of continuous travel, Ouyang Zichen and Feng Qingyin were exhausted, but Wuchen’s words filled them with energy. They quickly suppressed their excitement, wiped away tears, and leaped up. Tianshan; they had finally arrived!
“So cold…” Once they found a mountain cave, Wuchen, placed down by Xiaozi, chattered his teeth. Without martial arts skills, he couldn’t ward off the cold. His life was gradually draining away, and his body temperature was dropping. Each day, he doubted if he would see the sunrise again. But he couldn’t die; he hadn’t yet seen the snow lotus or Xin’s rebirth.
“This is the shaded side. Zichen and I will go look; it should be quick…” Feng Qingyin’s panic had pushed her psychological endurance to its limit.
Xiaozi was anxious, pulling Feng Qingyin as they rushed out of the cave. The two figures disappeared into the wind and snow.
“Remember… be careful of the silver snake…”
Wuchen’s voice gradually lowered, his eyes slowly closing as he took a brief nap.
After some time, two figures reappeared at the cave entrance. Wuchen’s eyelashes trembled, and he awakened, surprisingly alert: “You… you’re back?”
“Yes! Look! Snow lotus!” Feng Qingyin exclaimed, pulling Xiaozi forward with the snow lotus in hand.
“Take… it directly.” Wuchen’s pupils dilated, and a smile appeared on his ash-gray face—his first in days, but also his last. Slowly, he closed his eyes, tears slipping down his cheeks as his weak breath faded.
Ouyang Zichen’s eyes widened in shock as he dropped the snow lotus and embraced Wuchen’s cold body: “Wuchen!”
Memories flooded his mind—planting herbs together, practicing stances, and sharing secrets. Wuchen always smiled and took the blame for him, insisting on punishment together. Those moments felt distant now.
Wuchen would come with a smile to bring medicine when he was injured, offer comfort when scolded, and secretly descended the mountain to treat him when he was crippled.
Feng Qingyin watched with tears blurring his vision, mouth opening but saying nothing. He quickly picked up the snow lotus, tearing off petals and stuffing them into Zero’s mouth, hoping for a breath—a chance for revival.
After a long time, nothing happened. Feng Qingyin’s heart went cold. He touched the now dried blood rose; it had no warmth, no heartbeat.
Panicking, he realized he was alone and needed someone to guide him. His gaze fell on Ouyang Zichen, still holding Wuchen. Crawling to his side, he discovered Zichen was completely stiff and ice-cold, like a sculpture. A frozen tear at the corner of his eye sparkled strangely.
Feng Qingyin noticed two black scars on Zichen’s hand, recalling earlier events—no wonder Zichen had frowned while picking the snow lotus and had been weak on the return journey. The snake hadn’t fled; it had bitten Zichen.
A creature in this freezing place was extremely cold; all the water in his body had turned to ice.
Covering her mouth, Feng Qingyin’s tears fell continuously. She was alone, abandoned.
After an indeterminate time, as the first ray of sunlight entered the cave and the snow stopped outside, Hua Xiaoxin’s eyelashes trembled. She opened her eyes and instinctively searched for her lovers: “Wuchen? Xiaozi? Qingyin?” She was relieved to see three men nearby.
Walking forward, she pushed Feng Qingyin: “Qingyin~ The sun is already high, wake up!” But horror struck as Feng Qingyin toppled over with her push. Rushing forward, she shook him: “Qingyin, Qingyin? Don’t scare me!” Her voice filled with unease, gradually turning tearful.
Feng Qingyin remained unresponsive. Trembling, Xiaoxin reached out her hand, but felt nothing—no breath! Tears burst forth as she quickly stood up, pleading, “Xiaozi, Zichen, you’re just playing a joke on me, right?”
She hesitated to check, afraid of the answer growing in her heart. It shouldn’t be like this! How could this happen!!
Hua Xiaoxin shook her head, backing away as her vision blurred. She couldn’t believe it!
Suddenly, a hand patted her shoulder.
She screamed, turned, and backed away several steps before recognizing Taibai. Like a drowning person finding driftwood, she grabbed his arm: “Save them! Please!”
Taibai sighed and shook his head: “No need.”
“Why?!” she cried, tears falling again. Even Taibai wouldn’t help her?
“Because—today is April Fool’s Day!” Taibai laughed, showing his white teeth.
Chang Ge, wearing a grass skirt, jumped in: “It’s not April Fools’ Day this year! If I’m going to fool someone, I’ll fool the literary droplets!”
“Now do you know why someone wants to use the third person?” Wa ka ka, it’s definitely not a literary story!
Tomorrow’s Chapter 049 follows Chapter 047. Today has been so scary! Wa ka ka
Happy April Fools’ Day! Hahaha
(Someone laughs mysteriously and flies away)
[049] Yi Qing Beauty
“Ah—death to Tai Bai!” I suddenly screamed, sitting up. Seeing my familiar surroundings, I sighed in relief, then felt scared again: This beauty cannot stay! Send him away, quickly!
“What’s wrong, what’s wrong?” Wu Chen hurried over.
Behind him were two people holding weapons, having clearly been in a fight early that morning.
“Nothing… waking up to see you all is great!” I smiled brightly. Warmth surged between us.
“Then we’ll stay by your side every night from now on, so you’ll see us every time you wake up,” Wu Chen smiled softly. “No—I’ll wet the bed.”
Lifting my head, I rushed out to drive away that little beauty. If you woke up in the middle of the night and found three floating things by your bed, could you stay calm? You’d be scared to wet your pants!
Banging open the door, I rushed to the bed, lifting the blanket: “You! You can leave now! Huh, where is he?”
“Are you looking for me?” A soft, timid voice came, and I turned to find the child, having finished washing, smiling gently at me.
Being looked at by such a delicate and beautiful person, anyone would blush! Fortunately, I, Hua Xiao Xin, have battled through hundreds of beauties, so I quickly snapped back to reality: “You can go now, quickly go!”
“Huh? Does the benefactor want to drive Yi Qing away? Why? Did Yi Qing do something wrong?” The beautiful girl opened her watery eyes, rushed forward, and hugged my waist. “No, don’t! Yi Qing’s life was saved by the benefactor, and Yi Qing is willing to repay you in any way, just begging you not to drive Yi Qing away!”
She ended up crying with tears streaming down her face.
I was stunned for a moment. My inner Ye Uncle and Sa Uncle began to battle:
