Shi Guanyin

The lush green oasis was definitely a unique sight in this desolate desert. He Heng slowly entered, looking at the tents set up around him, and let out a cold laugh.

"Is this where the King of Kuchi fled after being defeated by his traitorous minister? Shi Guanyin is also here, acting as the Princess of Kuchi, plotting to usurp the throne. I hope she doesn't disappoint me..."

He Heng said this and slowly walked into the oasis. He first spent money to buy some food to eat, as he hadn't eaten anything for nearly ten days. He was about to fight someone soon and needed to replenish his energy.

After eating and drinking his fill, He Heng also inquired about the situation here. Indeed, although he had set off for the Great Desert before Chu Liuxiang, he had been slow all the way, delaying a lot of time. Now Chu Liuxiang and the others were being entertained by the King of Kuchi, preparing to recruit Hu Tiehua as their son-in-law.

"Interesting." He Heng smiled, tightly gripping the Longevity Sword in his right hand, his gaze cold as he looked towards the tent in the very center.

The Great Desert at night was extremely cold, but tonight this oasis was filled with laughter and joy.

This was because the King of Kuchi was marrying his daughter to a brave man from the Central Plains today. They were currently holding a banquet, with wine and meat flowing, enjoying themselves.

As night deepened, the aroma of roasted meat and fine wine was enticing, and the laughter of the people was lively, but it couldn't dispel the chilling intent of the desert at night.

Ji Bingyan, wrapped in a blanket, sat under the shade of a tree by the pond, watching the stars gradually become denser and then sparser.

He sat there motionlessly, as if he could sit until the end of the world. He seemed like someone who would never feel lonely or bored.

Suddenly, a wine bottle was thrown, about to hit him on the head. He seemed not to have moved at all, yet the wine bottle was already in his hand.

Chu Liuxiang walked over, looking up at the vast sky, and sighed, "It's really eerily cold here..."

He suddenly noticed ice crystals on Ji Bingyan's hair and frowned, saying, "You're drinking wine but not standing up to move around. Sitting like this, aren't you afraid of freezing to death?" Ji Bingyan smiled faintly and said, "I won't freeze to death."

He finally pulled out the cork, took a sip of wine, and slowly continued, "Only by sitting here motionlessly can I clearly see if any outsiders are coming. If I were to wander around, I wouldn't be able to pay attention to everything."

Chu Liuxiang looked at him and sighed, "In this world, who can see that you would also suffer hunger and cold for a friend?" Ji Bingyan's face darkened, and he said coldly, "I only do what I am willing to do. What others think of me has nothing to do with me!" Chu Liuxiang smiled and said nothing more. He knew that when Ji Bingyan put on a stern face, anything you said to him was bound to be met with a rebuff.

After a while, Ji Bingyan asked again, "Where's Little Hu?"

Chu Liuxiang said, "He's gone into the bridal chamber."

Ji Bingyan asked, "Was he carried in?"

Chu Liuxiang laughed, "He was like a roasted camel, only missing a sheep stuffed in his belly." Ji Bingyan couldn't help but smile and murmured, "Someone who can get drunk and lose consciousness at any time does have some good fortune."

After a moment of silence, Chu Liuxiang suddenly laughed, "You should go and sleep for a while."

Ji Bingyan said, "You..."

Chu Liuxiang said, "You kept watch in the first half of the night, so it's naturally my turn in the second half." The second half of the night was much colder than the first.

Chu Liuxiang also sat for a long time without moving. Ji Bingyan sitting like this was not surprising, but Chu Liuxiang being able to sit still was somewhat unexpected.

It was dim here, and the lamplight in the tents seemed very far away. No one could see him, but he could clearly see everyone.

Now, the voices in the tents had gradually quieted down. People, in twos and threes, helped each other out, some still singing.

The singing finally died down, and the sound of the wind blowing across the desert turned into the most desolate and majestic lament, making one feel dejected and bleak.

In the boundless vast sky, the stars had set. On the boundless Great Desert, it seemed as if only Chu Liuxiang was left.

He gradually began to think of many people and many things.

There were his friends, like Hu Tiehua, Ji Bingyan, and also Su Rongrong, Song Tian'er, Li Hongxiu, and so on. There were also his enemies, the mysterious Shi Guanyin, and that person who seemed forever shrouded in a veil of mystery, whose true purpose was unknown... Bai Yu Jing!

This person was the most terrifying opponent he had ever encountered. Because no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't guess what this person's purpose was. For example, why did he rob him last time? And why did he kill Wu Hua, and then let him go... All of this was a mystery.

Although this person appeared very eccentric and quirky, with a smile always on his face, Chu Liuxiang understood that beneath all this outward appearance, he hid a heart that was the most ruthless and indifferent, like a high and mighty deity, forever watching the endless sentient beings, regarding them as mere ants. This... could no longer be considered human.

Chu Liuxiang's intuition had always been accurate. Even though He Heng hid himself well, he could still see through his essence.

He had a human appearance, but a heart that did not belong to this world. Such a person would either become a god or a demon.

Whether god or demon, their existence was not a good thing for the people of this world.

"Alas..." Suddenly, Chu Liuxiang sighed, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and gave a bitter smile.

At this moment, he suddenly turned his head and vaguely saw a figure flash by. When he focused his attention again, he saw nothing.

"What's going on? Did I see wrongly..." Just as Chu Liuxiang was about to go and investigate, he suddenly saw someone walking towards him, wrapped in a thick, large goose-down quilt, looking like a moving tent.

Chu Liuxiang asked, "Who?"

The person did not speak but chuckled.

This person was actually Princess Pipa. The "bride" had actually slipped out of the bridal chamber.

It turned out that the princess Hu Tiehua was marrying was this princess's older sister, not her.

Chu Liuxiang looked at her and slowly said, "You are truly a mischievous and sly little rascal." As he spoke, he stood up and extended his hand.

Princess Pipa giggled and said, "You... what do you want?"

Chu Liuxiang stared at her and said, "Guess."

Princess Pipa laughed, "I'm not afraid of you, I'm not afraid of you, I'm not..." She seemed to want to retreat but didn't. Suddenly, with a soft cry, her hand was grabbed by Chu Liuxiang, and her body fell into his arms.

The bright red goose-down quilt seemed to slide down, revealing her smooth, satin-like skin.

The quilt slid down further, revealing her tender, soft chest.

Her body was actually bare.

The quilt continued to slide down...

Chu Liuxiang froze again, not daring to move his hands.

Princess Pipa trembled, "You idiot, do you want me to freeze to death?"

She parted the quilt with her hands.

Chu Liuxiang only saw a perfect torso, perfect chest, perfect waist, perfect legs, and then nothing else.

He was enveloped in the goose-down quilt.

They both fell down onto the blanket where he had been sitting. The bright red goose-down quilt became a small tent, the smallest tent in the world.

The tent moved, then became still.

Princess Pipa's giggles echoed out again, "I'm not afraid of you, are you afraid of me?" Chu Liuxiang seemed to sigh, "You're such a little rascal." Princess Pipa said, "Have you ever seen a beautiful little rascal like me in the world?" Chu Liuxiang sighed again, "No."

Princess Pipa chuckled, "I haven't seen a cuter idiot than you in the world either... idiot... idiot... idiot..." Her voice grew softer and softer until it finally disappeared.

After a while, an empty wine bottle was tossed out from the quilt.

Then, another bottle was tossed out, still half full of wine.

After another while, a slender and exquisite foot, as if carved from white jade, trembled out from the quilt, only to quickly retract.

Are they very cold? Why are they shivering?

He Heng hid to the side, quietly watching all this, feeling no awkwardness at all. He simply watched with a calm gaze, his expression unmoving.

After a long time, he let out a sigh and said, "A gentle haven is a hero's grave! We must not follow his example..."

Chu Liuxiang's spiritual sense was astonishing. He had just detected a trace of He Heng's aura. If he had investigated carefully, He Heng might have been in a bit of trouble. After all, this was the territory of the King of Kuchi. Although the king had fled, he still had thousands of soldiers. If He Heng were surrounded by so many people, it wouldn't be easy for him to escape.

But now?

He Heng let out a cold smile and looked towards a tent. That was where the main event of the night was happening – Hu Tiehua and the Princess of Kuchi's wedding chamber. However, they didn't know that the Princess of Kuchi was already dead. The woman inside now was Shi Guanyin.

He Heng found it somewhat disgusting that an old woman, whose son was as old as Chu Liuxiang, would be involved with Hu Tiehua. So, he decided to finish her off tonight.

The night was dark. He Heng slowly walked towards the tent, merging into the darkness, cold and solitary.