Chapter 189 The sound of the piano continues until I wake up from my dream

The cold wind had only blew for a few gusts, but somehow it suddenly became violent, blowing the snowflakes that had finally settled down into a halo, and hitting Liu Xia’s face with the falling snow, causing such pain that it felt like a knife cutting flesh.

If it were a normal day, seeing such heavy snow, he would definitely jump for joy, but now he really didn’t feel like it. He and his mother had been in this icy and snowy place for who knows how long, and his hands and feet seemed to no longer belong to him. They were so numb that he couldn’t even move a finger, and he couldn’t even lift his eyelids.

I could vaguely hear my mother’s low moans just now, but now all I can hear is the howling of the wind.

His mother gave him her coat and outer robe, and held him against the cold wind. She must have fainted from the cold. Thinking of this, Liu Xia felt extremely anxious, but he could not exert any strength. His thoughts were erratic, but he could not faint. He could only clearly feel the bone-chilling cold.

As if it was an obsession, Liu Xia was certain that someone would come to save him and his mother, but he didn’t know why he thought so. He just looked forward to it unwaveringly… looking forward to it…

Waiting for it? What was he waiting for? Waiting for his father? But remember what my brother said, that Winterlin was under siege, how could my father escape and save it?

How could a three-year-old child know so many things? But it seemed that the cold froze Liu Xia’s thoughts, so he did not delve into it. Even so, Liu Xia’s heart remained unshakable, he knew that he and his mother would definitely be rescued!
Just as Liu Xia was looking forward to it, a figure appeared in the vastness in the distance. The figure was blue as if it was a clear sky without a thousand clouds, and it came closer and closer.

Liu Xia glanced over with great effort. In the howling cold wind, he seemed to be able to hear the crunching sound of the figure stepping on the snow. Just like the sky-blue color, it made him feel peaceful and secure.

The figure was getting closer and closer. The strong wind blew, making her clothes flutter, making her look like a fairy. However, her steps were steady and firm, as if she was not affected by the north wind at all.

The sky-like blue made Liu Xia unable to move his eyes away. Even though it was extremely difficult for him to open his eyes, he still stared at the only color in the vastness with his eyes squinted, stubbornly unwilling to look away.

He wanted to speak, wanted to shout loudly, wanted to tell his mother that someone was coming, but he just couldn’t open his mouth. The sharp wind that poured into his mouth made it impossible for him to make a sound no matter how hard he tried. His upper and lower teeth seemed to be frozen by the cold wind, biting tightly. And he didn’t dare to relax, for fear that if he relaxed, he would never wake up again.

……

Banxia followed the hexagram and searched along the way, complaining as she walked: What the hell, is this plate playing tricks on her? She has been in the mountains for a long time, climbed three or four hills, and didn’t even see a shadow. What the hell, even if she was running for her life, she should have been on flat ground, how could she climb a mountain?

But she just kept complaining like this, without taking a break. Although this plate is hateful, it has never been missed. Now the mother and son must be abandoned somewhere in the snowy mountains as shown in the hexagram.

Although the snow and wind were not strong along the way, if you stayed in such a place for too long, you would die. No matter how good the hexagram is, it depends on human efforts to avoid regrets.

Just as Banxia was thinking this, the Eight Diagrams Plate suddenly flashed again, as if it understood her thoughts. She picked it up with great effort and saw that it only flashed a single light.

Just like when we were at the Supervisory Office, it was a direction indication!
Banxia was overjoyed when she saw this, and hurriedly followed the instructions on the Bagua plate. The direction shown on the plate was a high mountain, and now there was heavy snow on the mountain.

She thought that although her cultivation was not very profound, she had at least made some progress. When she was practicing, she had to climb up and down the Weixiang Peak several times a day, and she had long been accustomed to the ruggedness of the mountain. However, she didn’t expect that not long after she climbed, the snow wind on the mountain suddenly became violent, making it difficult for her to move for a while, and she felt even more exhausted.

The biting cold wind seemed to be obstructing her. Every time she took a step, it would blow against her. Banxia had to twist her fingers and use magic to resist, so as not to be blown away by the wind.

Just when her spiritual power was about to run out and she thought she was about to collapse, she suddenly saw a ray of dark green not far away, which stood out against the silver white surroundings. But somehow, the mountain wind suddenly became fierce, blowing the fallen snow away like flying mist, and for a moment it was difficult to see the road ahead.

Upon seeing this, Banxia hesitated for a moment, then pointed a finger at her left eye. Suddenly, a red dot appeared at the corner of her eye, extremely bright, like cinnabar.

She has opened the spiritual vision of her left eye!

Spiritual vision is to radiate spiritual power through the eyes in dim conditions. If it encounters an obstruction, it will return to explore the surrounding situation. Once the spiritual vision is turned on, the eyes will be more sensitive. But now the whole mountain is covered with silver. Even ordinary people will become blind if they stay in such a place for a long time, not to mention opening the spiritual vision again.

Banxia only felt a burst of blinding pain, and soon she began to cry. But the moment she opened her spiritual vision, she could see clearly that under the dark green area covered by snow with only a corner exposed, there was an eye slightly open, staring at her.

It’s a child!

Looking down at the Bagua plate, the fluorescence on it was not very clear against the backdrop of the snow-white surroundings, but Banxia could clearly feel that the fluorescence on the plate was flashing more urgently.

It seems that this child is the child of General Liu that she has been looking for!

Thinking of this, Banxia made hand gestures and silently recited the wind-avoiding method. Although it was not very effective, it helped her walk in the strong wind. Even so, she still spent a lot of effort to get there.

She didn’t dare to pause any longer, and quickly swept away the snow covering the dark green. But what she saw surprised her greatly – a woman wearing only a middle garment, holding a child wrapped in a cloak, and that woman was actually…

It turned out to be Liu Xia’s mother!

Although she looked much younger, Banxia was very sure that she was Madam Liu whom she had met earlier at the residence of the Cangzhou Governor!

Why is Madam Liu here? Who is the child in her arms?
Banxia was in doubt for a moment, and then she quickly felt the pulse of the two. After confirming that they were still alive, she took out two pieces of yellow paper from her bosom, picked up the judge’s pen, and drew a warm fire talisman with her fingers, and attached it to the two people, but…

But for some reason, the Bagua plate kept flashing, as if it was urging her to go up the mountain quickly.

This made her feel a little embarrassed. Madam Liu and the child were still in the cold wind. How could she let them go? But the Bagua Plate would never come out of nothing. There must be something important ahead.

After hesitating for a long time, Banxia sighed, took out another talisman from her arms, and attached it to the clothes of the child in Mrs. Liu’s arms. It was a mother talisman of a mother-child talisman.

“The Liu army will find you in half a cup of tea.” Fortunately, I had the foresight to give General Liu a talisman.

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and followed the instructions on the Bagua disk, and walked up the mountain with difficulty. Not long after walking, just when Banxia thought that the Bagua disk was playing a trick on her, she saw a cave next to her. In the snow, it was not sealed. It was really strange. She looked down at the disk symbol, but saw that the fluorescence on it was slowly fading.

Did he want her to enter the cave?
Although she was puzzled, she immediately went in. But a moment later, she was dumbfounded – deep in the cave, Liu Xia was trapped in an ice crystal!
……

Liu Xia heard everything the woman said before she left. She said that Liu’s army was coming and he and his mother would be saved, but…

But why is my body so cold, freezing and extremely uncomfortable?

Liu Xia wanted to move, but he couldn’t do it no matter what. He was confused. After the woman gave him the talisman, he should have felt warmer. Why was he still so cold?
Huh?
Why did he know that the talisman would keep him warm? Now that he was in the snowy mountains, the wind was blowing and it was naturally cold, so why did he feel that he should warm up?

Liu Xia suddenly felt that something was wrong. It was so cold that she should have fainted long ago. Why was she still awake?
He kept thinking about what went wrong, and at this moment, the sound of a piano came from somewhere, which immediately made his mind clear.

No, this happened when he was a child. He should be in the secret room of Long Qi’s house, and all this must be the magic in the secret room, an illusion!

Thinking of this, Liu Xia suddenly opened his eyes, only to see a piece of sky blue, and this piece of sky blue was holding a brush and drawing something around him. He looked closely…

It’s actually Pinellia!
Looking at the red spot in the corner of Banxia’s eyes, Liu Xia suddenly thought of a figure in his mind. Could it be…

At this moment, a green magic circle suddenly opened up in the cave, and a burst of light suddenly appeared.

The cold wind was still howling at the entrance of the cave, but there was only darkness inside the cave…

……

A long time had passed, but there was still no response from the Xuanwu Formation. Lingxiang frowned and said nothing, constantly thinking of countermeasures in her mind on how to rescue the two people.

Just when she didn’t know what to do, she suddenly remembered that she also had a treasure on her, which was not much worse than the Four Directions Divine Array in terms of antiquity.

Long Qi was worrying about Liu Xia and the others. When he looked up, he saw Lingxiang twisting her fingers and then taking out an object from her Qiankun bag. It was none other than the Qiuniuqin that she won at the Lantern Festival.

He couldn’t help but wonder, is Lingxiang going to play a song here? At this time, how could she still have the leisure to do this?
Lingxiang took the Prisoner Qin and sat down. After placing the Qin on her knees, she tilted her head and wondered what she was thinking. Long Qi was really curious and asked quickly, “What are you going to do?”

Lingxiang glanced at him and smacked her lips. “I was thinking about what kind of music can disrupt the magic of this ancient formation. Since Xinyi and the other two are safe, there is no need to think about it. I just need to think of a tune that can restrain the North God.”

Hearing this, Long Qi’s mouth twitched slightly, and his eyebrows wrinkled inadvertently – he had fully appreciated Ling Xiang’s musical skills, which were really amazing…

It’s really not a compliment!
After Lingxiang got the zither, he found a lot of music scores from Langhuan Pavilion and played it in Xianyunju all day long, but the music he played was out of tune, which made him, Xinyi and Rendong miserable. In the end, the three of them discussed and kept looking for things to practice, pretending to ask about it from time to time, disturbing her so that she lost the desire to practice, and finally she had a few months of peace.

Seeing Lingxiang stroking her hands so seriously, Long Qi really didn’t know whether he should tell her the truth – with her piano skills, not to mention saving Liu Xia and the others, it would be a great help if she didn’t let them fall into further danger…

Just as Long Qi was thinking about how to stop him, Ling Xiang seemed to have thought of something. She clapped her hands and looked very happy.

Hearing Lingxiang’s slap, Long Qi came back to his senses and looked over. He wanted to stop her, but when he saw her clever face, he was stunned for a moment – Lingxiang looked so clever that his chest choked and his heart beat like a drum.

Just when Long Qi was distracted again, he saw Lingxiang reaching out to pluck the strings of the zither. The sonorous melody sounded like the sound of slaughtering pigs and sheep during the New Year in the mortal world, which immediately brought Long Qi back to his senses.

Even though he tried hard to cover his ears, the sound of the piano was like mosquitoes and flies on a summer night, continuously attacking his mind.

Under the piercing sound of this devilish music, Long Qi called out to Ling Xiang loudly, but Ling Xiang seemed extremely satisfied with her piano skills. She plucked the strings with an intoxicated look on her face. Spiritual energy burst out from between her dancing fingers, and kept swirling in the Four Symbols Formation, together with the piercing sound of the piano, and would not dissipate for a long time.

Perhaps influenced by the familiar style of the music, Xinyi woke up. He suddenly opened his eyes, but stood there motionless, as if he was still immersed in the previous illusion, with a chaotic look in his eyes.

But after a while, in the endless string music, Xinyi gradually regained his mind. He didn’t need to look up to know who made this scorching tune. He couldn’t help but sigh secretly – Lingxiang, this little girl, is good at the five elements. But this melody can only be, it’s really worrying, and she is like a pheasant dancing in front of the mirror, extremely self-intoxicated! Really…

The elders of the Yuanqing Sect were not so complacent. How could they have trained her to be like this…

Xinyi rubbed his temples and stood up helplessly. At this moment, Lu Ying beside him also opened his eyes, but his eyes were clear, not like he was affected by the illusion, but a little more surprised. Seeing Xinyi stand up, he hurriedly looked at her, but Xinyi only shook her head helplessly.

Zhao Wuyang was also awake, but his face looked a little confused.

What he just experienced, in his opinion, was somewhat real. If he had not known that he would not be deceived by illusions, he might have taken it seriously.

There seemed to be the scent of his mother in the illusion just now on his body. Zhao Wuyang frowned and rubbed his fingers, as if he had really just received a handkerchief in his hands.

He really couldn’t tell. If it was an illusion, why would his mother push him away? But if it was real, why was he here?
And then there was Ajin…

As Lingxiang’s piano music was playing beside him, Zhao Wuyang’s mind was in a mess, and he was immersed in it and confused. Now he couldn’t tell which one was an illusion and which one was real.

Just when he was at a loss, he felt a weight on his shoulders.

(End of this chapter)