Chapter 61

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Chapter 61: Twinkling Stars

Cancan fainted, she didn’t know what happened to her, as if she remembered something, yet at the same time remembered nothing. When she woke up, she only remembered she had just come down the mountain with Hua Qing, but this time, for some reason, the idea of eating chicken had disappeared. Just thinking of the word "chicken" made her nauseous, a feeling she couldn’t shake off. By Le-Wen.

"Hua Qing, where should we go to find Snowflake Glass?" Cancan asked eagerly.

Hua Qing thought for a moment and said, "We should go to the Demon Realm."

Cancan widened her eyes in disbelief, "Go to the Demon Realm? But the Demon Realm has the Demon King Mo Yuan!" Mentioning Mo Yuan, Cancan seemed to remember something, but quickly, that feeling vanished, like a fleeting shadow slipping away.

She lifted her little face and said seriously, "I know you’re very strong, but the people in the Demon Realm are not easy to deal with, right? We shouldn’t go rashly, let’s go back to Shu Mountain. Let’s go back to Shu Mountain to find people, find Martial Uncle and Hua Yun, we’ll go together, so our chances of success are much greater. Uh, if you don’t mind, you can also bring Brother Big Green, Brother Big Green is quite powerful too!"

Hua Qing smirked mockingly and said, "No need, I don’t need any of them."

Without saying anything else, he took Cancan’s hand, stood on the Icebreaker Sword together, and flew on the sword. Cancan was a bit scared of heights, she held onto Hua Qing with one hand and covered her eyes with the other, shouting, "It’s so scary."

Even though she pretended to be scared, with Hua Qing by her side, Cancan unexpectedly felt a bit relieved. She whispered, "Hua Qing, you are so handsome. You are the most handsome guy I have ever seen."

Hua Qing’s smile faded instantly, and he asked coldly, "Guy?"

Cancan earnestly replied, "Yes, guy. Although I haven’t met many, you are the most handsome!"

Hua Qing smirked and asked menacingly, "So, how many other… guys have you met?"

Cancan wanted to count on her fingers, but in the current situation, it wasn’t appropriate. She said, "You, Martial Uncle Mu Bai, Hua Yun, Brother Big Green, no one else! Well, there are some people at Shu Mountain too, I just can’t seem to remember their faces."

Hua Qing chuckled coldly, "So I’m the tallest among the dwarfs?" It seemed like she would let go if she answered "yes," making her feel like a floating fox in the sky.

Cancan, being clever and sensitive, sensed that Hua Qing probably felt there were too few comparisons. But, she really hadn’t seen any other guys! Oh no! She immediately said, "Oh, there’s also the big yellow dog at Zhou Ba Pi’s house in the small town under Shu Mountain. And the little turtle and the old turtle, and… who else! Think quickly, Hu Cancan, use your smartness and think!"

Hua Qing saw the Demon Realm right before his eyes, and Cancan was truly acting a bit foolish, so he sighed, "Forget it, no need to explain. The more you explain, the worse it gets."

Cancan awkwardly scratched her face, avoiding eye contact, but she sensibly didn’t continue the conversation.

Hua Qing slowly landed in the Demon Realm, and Cancan grabbed his hand tightly, looking like she wanted to escape. Hua Qing stayed still and asked, "Are you afraid?"

Cancan scratched her head and said, "I don’t know why, but I feel like I’ve been to this place before, and it brings back some bad memories. I feel like running away! Maybe I dreamed of coming here, how else could I be here! I’m a clever fox, I’m scared of danger, I wouldn’t come to such a dangerous place. It’s scary just thinking about it!"

Just as Cancan finished speaking, a figure suddenly flashed in her mind. She was covered in blood, looking disheveled, and dragging a badly injured man. She couldn’t see his face clearly, but they looked like they were escaping in a desperate situation…

Cancan shook her head, and the vision disappeared instantly, as if it was all her imagination. Cancan paused for a moment, trying to remember again, but couldn’t recall anything. She shook her head again, decided not to dwell on it, and bit her lip, "Shouldn’t we hide?"

Hua Qing sneered coldly, in that moment, he didn’t seem like an immortal from Shu Mountain, but more like a fierce warrior from the Demon Realm. He looked icy and said, "It’s others who need to hide from me."

Cancan’s eyes twinkled instantly, feeling Hua Qing’s strong presence. She quickly caught up with him and said, "Hua Qing, you’re really awesome. You promised me before that once you resolved the issues with Xian Yue and Snowflake Glass, you would take me as your apprentice; and then you promised me again, saying that once you found Snowflake Glass, you would marry me." She stood still, feeling a bit confused. "Then then then… should I call you master or husband?"

Hua Qing stopped in his tracks and said slowly, "It doesn’t matter what you call me, as long as we’re together."

Suddenly, Cancan felt bubbles of joy rising in her heart, rising and rising, reaching a point she couldn’t grasp.

She took a few steps forward, grabbed his sleeve, and smiled, "Yes, no matter when, we’ll always be together!"

Perhaps too happy, Cancan ignored the strangeness of this Demon Realm. For some reason, wherever she and Hua Qing passed by, the weird fairies scattered quickly and fled in all directions, as if they had seen evil spirits from hell approaching.

A few foolish demons blocked the way. Hua Qing simply waved his hand slightly, without needing to do more, and the demons immediately turned to ashes, disappearing into the vast darkness.

Cancan was full of joy, the joy of being with Hua Qing forever. She didn’t notice this anomaly at all. She obediently followed by Hua Qing’s side, following him to unknown places.

Cancan continued to follow Hua Qing like this, not knowing how long they had been walking. She saw fewer demons with spirit power ahead, and the darkness in front of them grew deeper. She felt a bit scared, grasped Hua Qing’s hand tightly, and asked, "Hua Qing, where are we going exactly?"

"Are you afraid?" Hua Qing’s voice came in a leisurely manner.

Cancan immediately replied, "No, I’m not afraid." As long as she was with Hua Qing, she wasn’t afraid of going anywhere.

Hua Qing smiled and didn’t say more. He held Cancan’s hand and led her towards the endless ruins. This was a particularly eerie place in the Demon Realm. There was no trace of light, only endless darkness, where the spirit power was depleted. Apart from the eternal fireflies flying around, who were immortal and never died, nobody else would come to this place.

A place that every demon would find terrifyingly oppressive.

The fireflies here were of the same origin as the spirit power fireflies that could lead the way to the Shu Mountain Nine-curved Underground Palace. It’s just that due to their different locations, they ended up with different outcomes.

The fireflies in the Underground Palace of Shu Mountain are nourished by the fairy energy of Shu Mountain, becoming spiritual beings capable of guiding, and watching over the mistakes of the celestial beings. Meanwhile, the fireflies here in the Demon Realm only fly continuously on the edge of a deep abyss, undying and eternal, yet never able to leave.

Hua Qing brought Cancan to the edge of the Demon Realm’s cliffs. Seeing the dark expanse, Cancan swallowed nervously and asked, "Why are we here?"

Hua Qing smiled, saying, "Come."

Holding onto Cancan, they immediately flew up. They landed at the edge of the cliff, sat down with their feet hanging down. Cancan, looking at the surroundings, almost lost her courage. She trembled, saying, "Isn’t it dangerous here? Let’s stay back a bit, please."

Hua Qing smiled and shook his head, pulling Cancan to sit down, saying, "Look ahead, dear."

Cancan looked around and saw fireflies dancing. She reached out with a smile, a firefly landing on her hand briefly before flying away. Cancan joyfully exclaimed, "They are so cute!"

He smiled and gently said, "Close your eyes, then open them. With me here, you have nothing to fear."

Trusting him, Cancan closed her eyes. Suddenly, she felt a strong sensation of weightlessness, as if Hua Qing were holding her as they descended. She held onto Hua Qing tightly.

After a while, just as Cancan was about to scream in fear, she suddenly felt as if she were floating on a feather. In disbelief, she opened her eyes to find herself lying on a dark cloud with Hua Qing beside her.

The two of them lay on a dark cloud, floating in the sky, feeling a bit scary yet a bit romantic.

Hua Qing put his hands under his head and told her softly, "Look at the sky the way I do."

Cancan copied Hua Qing’s actions and looked up at the sky. At that moment, she was amazed by the beautiful sight in front of her.

In the pitch-black sky, there were twinkling stars.

Countless fireflies flew around, changing their positions constantly – up and down, left and right. They twinkled like stars in the endless sky. The dim starlight shone on them, not bright but so beautiful that Cancan felt breathless.

She felt like she could die happily, so incredibly happy being with Hua Qing, feeling boundless happiness.

She turned her face slightly and saw Hua Qing, who was still and quietly gazing at the stars, lost in his thoughts. Cancan looked at his long eyelashes, fair skin, and bit her lip. After a while, she burst into a radiant smile.

Turning back, she gazed at the twinkling stars, closed her eyes slightly, clasped her hands on her chest, and silently made a wish, "I want to be with Hua Qing forever. Even if we both die one day, even in the afterlife, I want to fall in love with him at first sight, love and adore him!"

We will be together for eternity, lifetime after lifetime.