Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 273 - 78: Parting with Qiu Zhihe for Now

"Mo Xiaolan, where’s my wife?"

When Mo Xiaolan returned to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring, Qin Gengyun, who had been craning his neck in anticipation, immediately stepped forward, but did not see Qiu Zhihe, and quickly asked.

Seeing his anxious expression, Mo Xiaolan sighed softly in her heart and said gently:

"Taoist Friend Qiu is waiting for you at No Regrets Cliff."

Qin Gengyun quickly headed towards No Regrets Cliff, taking a few steps before turning back to Mo Xiaolan and saying:

"Mo Xiaolan, thank you so much for today. I’ll express my gratitude again with my wife when we return later."

Mo Xiaolan was momentarily stunned, not knowing how to respond.

Watching Qin Gengyun’s quickly retreating figure, Mo Xiaolan sighed again involuntarily.

Fang Xue came forward and took her arm: "Sister Mo, weren’t you going to Thunder Sword City? Why did you suddenly come to the Northern Wilderness?" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Mo Xiaolan smiled: "I suddenly wanted to visit the southernmost part of the Northern Wilderness."

"The southernmost part of the Northern Wilderness?" Yun Zhen came over carrying the Cloud Pattern Star Spear: "We’re headed there too. Sister, you’re amazing, why don’t you come with us?"

Mo Xiaolan nodded, and suddenly Si Minglan spoke up: "Taoist Friend Mo, what did Qiu Zhihe say to you?"

For a moment, several women looked at her, as Fang Xue and Si Minglan were aware of her entanglement with Qin Gengyun and couldn’t figure out what Qiu Zhihe could have wanted to say to her.

Could it be to share her husband with you?

Mo Xiaolan was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "Qin Gengyun is truly blessed to have married Taoist Friend Qiu."

No Regrets Cliff.

"Miss, is there really no other way?"

Liu Su’s eyes were slightly red. In recent days, she had actually become accustomed to the Saintess appearing as Qiu Zhihe.

Subconsciously, Liu Su had already come to see Qiu Zhihe and Xia Qinglian as two different people.

In reality, Qiu Zhihe and Xia Qinglian could indeed only appear as two separate individuals.

Qiu Zhihe was Qin Gengyun’s wife, able to cherish a loving bond with him openly.

While Xia Qinglian, the Demon Sect Saintess whom everyone sought to destroy, could only remain hidden in the world.

Even if transformed into Red-haired Niantang, as Qin Gengyun’s master, it was necessary to maintain aloofness and distance, revealing not an ounce of her feelings.

Otherwise, if someone discovered the truth and learned that Qin Gengyun had indeed married the Demon Sect Saintess, he too would become a target of the world’s condemnation as a demon sect heretic.

A scene the Saintess did not wish to see, and neither did Liu Su.

Thus, before Qiu Zhihe bid farewell to Qin Gengyun, Liu Su also came to say her farewells to her mistress.

Qiu Zhihe raised her hand and gently embraced Liu Su: "Susu, you must take good care of him. Remember what I instructed you."

Liu Su nodded earnestly: "I have already memorized the location of the Cyan Lotus Sect’s relic. After Master claims Ye Xiyue and Su Hongling’s spirit roots, I will assist the Saintess in killing them, and will also aid the Saintess...in confining herself within the relic."

According to Qiu Zhihe’s plan, lure Ye Xiyue and Su Hongling into the Cyan Lotus Sect’s relic, and within it, help Qin Gengyun seize their spirit roots, and then take their lives.

Finally, she will go into seclusion within the relic to cultivate until her cultivation is restored.

When she emerges, it will be to exact blood retribution from the three sects!

"But, miss, I fear Master won’t be able to part with you."

Liu Su’s voice was slightly choked.

Qiu Zhihe gently brushed a strand of her hair behind her ear: "Liu Su, you must not reveal yourself to me. After I have avenged, I will have him kill me, then you should stay with him, ensuring his peace of mind in his cultivation.

"You two are the only family I have left in this world, so I hope you will never be separated."

Liu Su panicked: "Saintess, I only..."

"He’s here."

Qiu Zhihe looked towards the distance, and Liu Su took a deep breath, casting one last glance at her before reluctantly turning away.

Liu Su had not been gone long when Qin Gengyun arrived.

Qiu Zhihe stood at the edge of No Regrets Cliff, smiling as she looked at him: "Husband, I’ve been waiting for you for so long."

Qin Gengyun quickly stepped forward to take her hand: "Wife, you’re so badly wounded, hurry back, Su Su and I will continue to heal you!"

Qiu Zhihe gently leaned against his chest, speaking softly: "Husband, I just want to be with you for a while."

"Wife, what is troubling you?"

Qin Gengyun held his wife’s slender waist, inhaling the fragrant scent of her hair, and asked with concern.

"Husband, do you know the legend of No Regrets Cliff?"

After a moment, Qiu Zhihe spoke softly.

Qin Gengyun replied: "Sheng Tanglian once said to Zhenyang at this place that she had no regrets, and thus it has been called No Regrets Cliff."

Qiu Zhihe said: "Husband, today, I too tell you here that meeting you, I have no regrets in this life."

Qin Gengyun chuckled: "Wife, I’m not some ungrateful scoundrel like Zhenyang."

Qiu Zhihe also laughed: "Indeed, I underestimated you; husband, you are naturally the best husband in the world."

"Wife." Qin Gengyun looked down at her, and Qiu Zhihe raised her pretty face, gazing deeply at him.

Qin Gengyun knew she had many secrets and held some suspicions, but as she didn’t speak of them, he had never asked.

Or rather, he knew that once he learned of his wife’s origins, she might have to leave.

There had always been an unspoken agreement between them, that I won’t ask, and you won’t tell.

Even at this moment, Qin Gengyun still remained silent.

Qiu Zhihe said: "Husband, why don’t you ask me?"

Qin Gengyun smiled: "When you feel like telling, you naturally will."

Qiu Zhihe lowered her head, speaking quietly: "What if I am someone who will let you down?"

Qin Gengyun held her tighter: "No matter what, you are my wife. Whatever you do, the burdens you bear, I will share with you."

Qiu Zhihe gazed at him blankly, her red lips slightly parted, but in the end, she said nothing, only closing her eyes and offering her lips to him.

At the edge of No Regrets Cliff, two figures held each other tightly, gradually becoming one.

After a long while, Qiu Zhihe left Qin Gengyun’s embrace, taking a step back beyond the cliff’s edge.

A circular array appeared around her body, encircling her and allowing her to float in the air.

Beneath her was a bottomless abyss shrouded in mist.

"Wife?"

Qin Gengyun was stunned, standing at the cliff’s edge and reaching out to grab her, but Qiu Zhihe’s body was already drifting away from him.

"Husband, the Mist Spirit Bathing Technique is no longer effective for my wounds. The spiritual energy below No Regrets Cliff is more concentrated than in the Bone Marrow Cleansing Spring. I will go into seclusion at the bottom to heal my wounds. Susu will take you to find the Immortal’s Relic. You focus on seeking a cure, eliminate the Pill Poison, and when I have recovered, I will come for you."

Qin Gengyun shouted: "Wife, I will go with you!"

He wanted to jump off the cliff to catch Qiu Zhihe, but a tender voice echoed through the air:

"Husband, will you not listen to me?"

Qin Gengyun stood still, only to see Qiu Zhihe’s figure slowly descending, gradually obscured by the mist, while her clear and gentle voice floated over:

"Husband, eliminate the Pill Poison, I will heal my wounds here. Though separated by a thousand miles, our hearts remain one. Do not worry for me, I... will surely come for you."

The ethereal voice faded, the graceful silhouette sank into the clouds and mist, gradually disappearing from sight.

Qin Gengyun stood dazedly at the edge of the cliff, as if in a dream.

A moment later, he suddenly stepped forward, half his body already beyond the cliff’s edge.

Though his wife had said she would come for him, his heart felt blocked and anxious, fearing that this might be a final farewell.

He could not let his wife leave.

"Master!"

Suddenly, a warm, soft body pressed against his back, and a pair of small hands wrapped around his waist.

"Master, Miss said that she will heal her wounds below; you should come with me to find the Immortal’s Relic, cure the Pill Poison, and then we can find Miss again!"

"But I can’t be at ease!"

"Master!" Liu Su held him tightly:

"Don’t you understand? Everything Miss has done is for you. She hopes for your smooth journey and peace, hoping for your attainment and ascension. She has arranged everything for you. You must not let her efforts be in vain!"

The sky began to rain, yet it could not penetrate the mist below the cliff. Only the mountain winds howled more mournfully.

At the cliff’s edge, after a long silence, Qin Gengyun slowly said:

"My wife has thought everything through for me, arranged everything for me, but has she considered what I truly want?"