Chapter 330: Chapter 330

But now, she finally understood! It wasn't out of concern for her disciple at all!

She, Su Mei, clearly wanted to see that man once more before he became someone else's husband!

Yes. If at first, she only admired and favored this handsome junior nephew, it was merely the appreciation a senior might have. But after they had merged, after sharing their hearts... she had completely fallen for this tender and considerate junior! He was the caring, warm man who, after each intimate moment, would patiently wipe every inch of her skin, never hesitating to kiss her toes, dress her in those unique flesh-colored stockings, and gently ask if she was in pain.

"Senior Sister, I don't know if you're putting on this worried facade so your disciple, Zhu Wanning, can see how much you care for her, but—"

Xiao Hongling's willow-like brows furrowed as she issued an ultimatum, "Please move aside. Lin Xiao had no relationship with any of the women from Phoenix Caw Peak while he was alive. Now that he has passed on, only I, his Master, can send him off on his final journey!"

With that, she clutched the man in her arms tightly, her form transforming into a streak of light as she streaked away.

Su Mei gazed into the void, feeling a heart-wrenching pain, tears threatening to spill.

Lin Xiao! You little rascal... Didn't you promise your Martial Uncle Su that you would handle everything? That you'd give these women a proper resolution? How could you... How could you just leave without a word? Ah, in my entire life, it's been so rare for your Martial Uncle Su to be truly moved, and yet you...

She had always been a woman who dared to love and hate fiercely. Now, she had finally found a man who stirred her heart, only for him to be... gone, worlds apart. There was no greater sorrow in life than this!

Now that the stunningly beautiful woman with the most powerful aura had departed, only the master and disciple from Phoenix Caw Peak and the three senior sisters from Divine Phoenix Peak remained on the mountaintop's flat ground, gazing at each other in shared, sorrowful dismay.

Zhu Wanning could no longer contain her emotions. She rushed forward and embraced her Master's full figure.

"Master, Senior Brother Lin... is he really..."

"Wanning misses him so much! I have so, so many things I want to tell him! I still want... I still want to call him husband again! Sob, sob, sob..."

This Eldest Senior Sister of Phoenix Caw Peak, typically seen by outsiders as cold and reserved, was now emotionally collapsing, wailing like a little girl.

"Child, as long as he is in your heart, he will always exist—until you completely forget him."

Su Mei gently caressed the cheek of the young woman she had practically raised as her own daughter, offering comfort.

Then, master and disciple clung to each other, weeping bitterly.

Meanwhile, the three beautiful young women of Divine Phoenix Peak stood apart, each quietly shedding tears.

"Junior Sisters, are you alright?" Guo Yourong asked, having composed herself. She walked over and gently took each of her junior sisters' hands, bringing them together.

"Senior Sister, you..." Lu Yingying and Chu Youwei stared with swollen, teary eyes, both somewhat surprised.

They could hardly believe that the senior sister who had just been fiercely contending with them over Eldest Senior Brother would now extend an olive branch.

Guo Yourong wiped the tear stains from her cheeks and said, "Junior Sisters, I've thought it through. I was wrong before. As your senior sister, I should be more magnanimous. Eldest Senior Brother will always be our Eldest Senior Brother! As for my engagement with him..."

She smiled sadly and shook her head, "You two shouldn't be heartbroken. Although I believe in Eldest Senior Brother's sincerity towards me, I also know his heart held other women—and that must mean both of you, Weiwei and Yingying."

"So, what are we fighting for?"

"Eldest Senior Brother is gone now. If we truly loved him, we should fulfill his last wish! From now on, we three sisters must unite and support each other, just like when we were young! If we do, I believe..."

At this, Guo Yourong looked up at the twinkling stars in the night sky. "I believe Eldest Senior Brother will do just as he said! He will become a star, silently watching over us! Do you... believe?"

"Senior Sister! I believe!" Chu Youwei's tears streamed down. Just as she always had, she gave a humble curtsy. "Senior Sister! Please forgive Weiwei for her past thoughtlessness! For Eldest Senior Brother, Weiwei will definitely follow your lead, cultivate diligently, and bring glory to our Divine Phoenix Peak!"

"Yes! Good Junior Sister! If Eldest Senior Brother could see us reconciled , he would surely be pleased!"

Guo Yourong, smiling through her tears, then turned to Lu Yingying, who seemed to be in a daze. "Yingying, what about you?"

The petite girl with twin ponytails shook her head, a shadow of world-weary despair clouding her lovely, cute face. "It doesn't matter anymore."

"Yingying is too foolish. I can't be like my two Senior Sisters, able to regain your composure and start a new life after Eldest Senior Brother is gone..."

"Eldest Senior Brother was Yingying's everything."

"Without him, this world, in Yingying's eyes, means nothing at all."

Lu Yingying withdrew her small hand from her Senior Sister's grasp. With her slender legs clad in white silk, she walked to the side of the eight-clawed White Hornless Dragon. "Eldest Senior Brother once said that when I revive it, that would be the day the Demon Sect's calamity descends. Now that Eldest Senior Brother is gone, Yingying must help him fulfill his final wish: to fight the villains of the Demon Sect."

"And after that... I'll go to heaven and be with Eldest Senior Brother forever~"

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A heart-wrenching, sorrowful smile touched the young woman's fair, lovely cheeks. Then, she mounted the eight-clawed White Hornless Dragon and soared into the sky.

Eldest Senior Brother, you once prophesied that Yingying would ride this eight-clawed White Hornless Dragon to fight the water demon beast from the Miao territory in the Nanzhao Kingdom. So now, Yingying will go to the Southern Region on her own initiative to slay that demon beast and fulfill your wish! If I should perish in body and soul this time, then it will be perfect, for I will be reunited with you!

"Xiao'er, your Master is truly the world's biggest fool..."

"I knew clearly what was in your heart. I've questioned my own heart countless times, yet I still desperately pushed you away... leading to this situation today!"

"Master... Master is in so much pain, sob, sob, sob..."

"Xiao'er, can you... can you please wake up and look at Master!"

"There are so many things Master has never dared to say, but now... I'll tell you all of them."

"Do you know why Master dressed up so beautifully tonight...? It was for you! Master wanted you to see her at her most beautiful before you became someone else's husband!"

"Master... Master truly, truly likes her Xiao'er! Looking back on her life, Master's happiest moments weren't finding the most exquisite wine in the world, nor celebrating 800 victories, undefeated in the Eastern Region! It was—"

"It was being with my Xiao'er, on the lawns of Fairy Cliff, flying kites, swinging on the swing set, listening to you talk about your hometown..."

"We can never go back, Xiao'er... Wake up, won't you? Xiao'er, take Master with you! Without you... how is Master supposed to live through this long, remaining life? Sob, sob, sob..."

Xiao Hongling cradled her beloved disciple, walking sorrowfully through the wind and snow.

She murmured to herself, her words growing heavier with grief.

Before she knew it, her tears had completely soaked her lapels, and her emotions teetered on the brink of collapse.

Distraught, she stumbled into the Blessed Abode and laid her beloved disciple's body on the bed.

Then, she heedlessly grabbed a nearby flask of strong liquor and drained it in one go!

GLUG, GLUG, GLUG, GLUG, GLUG...

As the liquor burned its way down, her exquisite face, stained with tears, flushed a vivid crimson.

Then, emboldened by the alcohol, she could no longer suppress the impulse surging within her. Her beautiful legs, clad in black silk, parted slightly as she straddled her disciple. For the first time in her life, she initiated a kiss—passionate, ardent, and filled with boundless love—on his lips, which could no longer speak...

As the kiss deepened, her emotions gradually shifted from a kind of physiological agitation to profound tenderness.

Her phoenix eyes hazy, her crimson lips close to her beloved man's ear, she enunciated each word clearly, "Lin Xiao, Master is laying her cards on the table!"

"I, Xiao Hongling, like you!"

Her cheeks were crimson, her phoenix eyes brimming with emotion. She had finally, explosively, confessed the feelings that had swirled in her heart for over a decade!!!

However, in the very next moment, an unexpected voice sounded, "Master, really?"