Chapter 32
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Chapter 32: Sadness
On the wide steps in front of them, many disciples of Qilian Mountain lay there, covered in blood, clearly having experienced a great disaster. Yu Xiu’s face changed immediately. She pushed Cancan aside and rushed forward. Cancan hurried to catch up. Yu Xiu, already weak, stumbled and staggered as she reached the scene, shaking one of the bodies continuously, saying, "Brother, brother…" Cancan stood by her side, supporting her without saying a word.
"Let go of this person," Yu Xiu crawled forward, crying even harder. "Dad, dad, wake up! What happened? Dad…" Yu Xiu hugged the bloodstained head of the Qilian Sect Leader, unable to bear it any longer, and then passed out.
Cancan quickly supported Yu Xiu, looking back at Hua Qing anxiously. "Hua Qing, what should we do?"
Big Green went over and lifted Yu Xiu horizontally. Hua Qing snapped his fingers, a halo entering Yu Xiu’s body, and then said, "It’s alright, let her rest for a while, it’s just extreme sadness."
Hua Qing set Hua Yun down to treat his injuries. Not long after, he began to gradually fade away, coughing up blood.
Cancan’s expression changed as she rushed over to help Hua Qing up, her face full of worry. "How are you feeling?"
Hua Qing, with a pale face, looked at Hua Yun and after a moment’s thought said, "Go check Hua Yun’s body for anything unusual."
Cancan walked over with confusion and felt something strange on Hua Yun. She took out a shiny green crystal and was shocked, "How could this be on him?"
Hua Qing seemed a bit weak as he smiled faintly and threw the bell out. The colorful crystal seemed to be sucked in instantly. Seeing Cancan standing foolishly on the side, Hua Qing reached out. Cancan quickly went to help him, "What’s wrong?"
Hua Qing shook his head, "I am fine. I was just surprised to find the colorful crystal on Hua Yun. It’s not a big deal."
Hearing this, Bell became more worried. She looked sorrowfully at Hua Qing and asked, "But… why would the colorful crystal be on Hua Yun?"
It was impossible for Hua Yun to have a colorful crystal on him. If there was one, Hua Qing’s bell would have rung. But the colorful crystal was there, and the bell did not ring. Cancan felt that even with her clever mind, she couldn’t understand it.
Cancan was puzzled, but Hua Qing seemed to understand internally. He calmly explained, "The Guide Bell, also known as the Demon-sealing Bell, reacts to demons and those with evil intentions. Hua Yun is a celestial being, so even if he had the colorful crystal, the Demon-sealing Bell would not ring. It’s surprising that the colorful crystal was on Hua Yun."
Though Hua Qing appeared calm, he was very puzzled inside. Whether the colorful crystal was placed by Hua Yun himself or someone else remained a question. Hua Qing leaned towards the latter, as he had followed the sound of the bell, indicating the colorful crystal was not initially on Hua Yun. Yet, one should not be too hasty in conclusions.
"It must be the Great Demon Lord who put the colorful crystal on Hua Yun. He must have done it because he couldn’t defeat you," Cancan said with a look of "I see through everything."
Despite the situation, Hua Qing smirked, "You think you know everything. Don’t you dislike Hua Yun? Why don’t you consider the possibility that Hua Yun secretly hid this colorful crystal?"
Cancan patted his head, "Yes, there’s a possibility." Hua Qing suddenly realized that he had been expecting too much from Cancan, and that the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
She puffed up her cheeks, thinking for a while, and said, "I don’t think it’s very likely that Hua Yun is the one hiding it. Even though I don’t like him much, he has become an immortal, so he wouldn’t do something sneaky like this, right? Don’t you agree?"
For a moment, Hua Qing was speechless, but he quickly stood up and said, "Let’s help the person into the house for now, and then you can accompany me to have a look around."
Cancan nodded, and with the help of Big Green, they brought all the people into the main hall. It was strange because everyone was dead outside, but there wasn’t a single body in the main hall, it was all clean.
Hua Qing reached out and looked around, realizing that besides him and a few others, there were no living people left in the Qilian Mountains. He sighed softly and then said, "Big Green, please take care of Hua Yun and Yu Xiu. I will go check around."
Cancan hurried to catch up, and Hua Qing, seeing how serious she was, stopped in his tracks and said slowly, "I originally planned for you to stay in the Qilian Mountains for a while, but now it seems that it’s not possible."
Cancan looked serious, "The sect leader is a good person, and Yu Xiu is also a good person. We have to help her find the murderer."
Hua Qing asked, "You haven’t even met the sect leader, how do you know he’s a good person?"
Cancan thought for a moment, sat down on the steps with a somewhat sad expression, and said, "I have met the sect leader before, don’t you remember? When I told you that Yu Xiu saved me, the sect leader was there too. He was so kind and didn’t look down on me just because I’m a little fox. He encouraged Yu Xiu to save me, saying that even a little fox should be helped if possible. How could such a good person die? That’s why I feel a bit sad."
Hua Qing thought for a moment, tidied up Cancan’s hair, and said seriously, "Don’t be sad. I have told you before that death is not the end."
Hearing this, Cancan suddenly felt better and nodded, saying, "Right! You’re correct. I will stay strong and not be sad."
Hua Qing smiled. Although he usually doesn’t worry much about life and death, today’s events touched his heart. If Snowflake Glass is not found soon, it will cause more trouble and harm more people. For the sake of everyone, he must find Snowflake Glass.
"Hua Yun is severely injured. I plan to send him back to Shu Mountain. Yu Xiu has no place to go. I cannot leave her alone, especially since she is injured. If we all go back to Shu Mountain together, we can take care of her there." Hua Qing told Cancan, and added, "You can also stay."
Cancan quickly shook her head and held onto Hua Qing, saying, "I want to stay with you. You trust me, and I have been learning well. I have been studying the spells you taught me."
To show her skills, Cancan stood up and demonstrated a few moves. Hua Qing watched her and said calmly, "Since you want to stay with me, then you can. There’s no need to show me your not-so-great spells."
Cancan, "Can we talk nicely again? Boo hoo~"
Hua Qing and Cancan looked around Qilian Mountain. Hua Qing confidently stated, "That colorful crystal on Hua Yun should have been here in Qilian Mountain all along, not related to the disappearance of Shadowless City."
Cancan didn’t understand how Hua Qing reached this conclusion, but she trusted his words. She decided not to dwell on it. Whatever he said, she would just listen.
But Cancan still said, "I always feel that Snowflake Glass is very strange."
Hua Qing raised an eyebrow, waiting for her response.
Cancan thought for a moment, cleared her throat, and spoke seriously, "In theory, Snowflake Glass is a magical creature, right? But if it’s a magical creature, then it should be very bad, but it’s not at all. It shatters into seven colorful crystals. If these colorful crystals fall into the hands of good people, they do no harm and remain good; but if they fall into the hands of bad people, they become evil creatures, making people even worse. Isn’t that strange? The true controller of the colorful crystals is not the crystals themselves, but the people who possess them."
Hua Qing fell silent for a moment and then said slowly, "The colorful crystals themselves are inanimate objects, naturally controlled by those who possess them. But if the seven colorful crystals gather and reform into Snowflake Glass, then Snowflake Glass becomes a creature of the Demon Realm. Forget it, why am I telling you all this. Let’s go."
After waking up, Yu Xiu remained silent. Cancan stayed by her side attentively. Together, they buried the people from Qilian Mountain. Yu Xiu suddenly felt lost, not knowing where she belonged.
Since waking up, she hadn’t shed a single tear, as if she had turned to stone. Cancan was worried and tried to comfort her.
"Don’t be too sad, Hua Qing said that when people die, they enter the cycle of rebirth. They will be born again maybe when you least expect it, as newborns."
"If you’re sad, just cry it out. Holding in your sorrow will only… only, oh yes, it’s said that shared joy is double joy and shared sorrow is half the sorrow. It will be like this."
"If you don’t cheer up, how will your wounds heal?"
Even though Cancan tried hard to comfort Yu Xiu with kind words, Yu Xiu remained unmoved. Worriedly, she approached Hua Qing and asked, "Hua Qing, what should we do? We are almost at Shu Mountain, why is Yu Xiu still silent? She has been silent like this, could she have forgotten how to speak? It is pitiful for someone who cannot speak. She has already lost her family, we cannot let her be more pitiful."
Hua Qing sighed and after a long pause, he said, "I understand your concern for Yu Xiu, but sometimes there are things you cannot help with."
Cancan looked over, thought for a moment, and with a sincere expression said, "If people could forget all their unhappiness, things wouldn’t be so sad."
Hua Qing looked down at Cancan and asked slowly, "Forget?"