Fire Captain

Bai Ziyang rushed to the snowy mountains, while Hua Qiangu and Bai Zihua were already trapped in an illusion.

As soon as Hua Qiangu arrived at the snow mountain, she saw Bai Zihua not far away and quickly told him about the news. Bai Zihua was also very puzzled when he saw Hua Qiangu. According to Hua Qiangu, was this incident just a plan targeting the two of them? What exactly did the Seven Killing Palace want to do?

In fact, normal people sometimes really cannot understand the thoughts of a psychopath. Yixiu Pavilion wanted to pair Hua Qiangu and Bai Zihua together, and Dan Chunqiu simply wanted to take advantage of Sha Qianmo's current retreat to kill Hua Qiangu so that their Saint King would not be influenced by her... Maybe sometimes Bai Zihua really thinks too much.

Since Hua Qiangu is here, Bai Zihua has to protect her for Bai Ziyang's sake, so he said, "Since they did everything they could to get you here, it's probably too late to leave now. Now that you're here, just follow them."

Hua Qiangu said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The snow-capped mountains were covered with snow for hundreds of miles, and everything was white. Bai Zihua and Hua Qiangu seemed to have walked for a long time but still didn't see the Yellow Spring Cave. He knew that they might have been trapped in an illusion. Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw Hua Qiangu falling to the ground with her eyes closed, shouting: "Fire... Fire..."

Bai Zihua hurried over to wake Hua Qiangu: "Qiangu, Qiangu!"

Hua Qiangu opened her eyes and asked doubtfully: "Your Majesty? Where's the cave? ... Where's the fire?"

Bai Zihua said: "Listen to me first. Shan Chunqiu and his men are good at creating illusions, so everything you see is a false image. You must get rid of all distracting thoughts. Remember!"

Hua Qiangu nodded and said, "I understand, Your Majesty."

Bai Zihua saw the Yellow Spring Cave appearing not far away, and thought that this seemed to be the next program prepared for them.

Bai Zihua took Hua Qiangu and slowly walked into the Yellow Springs Cave. When they saw a figure, they chased after it.

Hua Qiangu slowly walked into the cave and seemed to see Bai Ziyang. She couldn't help but ask, "Master? Is that you?"

Bai Ziyang smiled but said nothing.

Hua Qiangu took a step forward, raised her hand and gently stroked the side of Bai Ziyang's face. The tangible warmth made Hua Qiangu smile.

Bai Ziyang pulled Hua Qiangu's hand down, held it in his hand and said, "Xiaogu, I missed you so much after not seeing you for a few days."

Hua Qiangu took Bai Ziyang's arm and said with a smile: "Master, I miss you too."

Bai Ziyang suddenly frowned and asked, "Why did Xiaogu leave Master?"

Hua Qiangu suddenly remembered something and stepped back in a trance, saying: "Master!... No... I am Master's life and death tribulation... No!"

Bai Ziyang pulled Hua Qiangu into his arms and said, "It's okay... Xiaogu, don't you love me?"

"Love?" Hua Qiangu suddenly said doubtfully: "No... Master!"

Bai Ziyang looked at Hua Qiangu lovingly and said, "Why not? Xiaogu, I know you love me. The water in the Heartless Pond can prove your feelings for me."

"The water from the heartless pool?" Hua Qiangu remembered the pain she felt when she was burned by the water from the heartless pool.

Suddenly, the scene around her changed. Red lanterns were hung high, and there were dragon and phoenix candles. Everything she saw was full of joy. Hua Qiangu saw herself wearing a wedding dress and a scarf on her head. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she saw Bai Ziyang lifting his veil. He was wearing a bright red wedding dress, which made him look even more handsome. He was looking at her tenderly. Hua Qiangu lowered her head shyly.

Bai Ziyang picked up two wine glasses and said, "Xiao Gu, today is our wedding night. Let's drink this cup of wine..."

Hua Qiangu took the wine glass without hesitation as if she was bewitched. She crossed her arms and looked at Bai Ziyang's face getting closer and closer. She slowly closed her eyes unconsciously.

Suddenly there was a violent shaking. Hua Qiangu opened her eyes and found that all the beautiful scenery had disappeared. In the gloomy and dark cave, there was only Bai Zihua's expressionless face with a slightly frown on his brows.

"Your Majesty?" Hua Qiangu felt that the feeling just now was very real, and she could hardly distinguish between reality and illusion.

Bai Zihua saw that she had woken up, and helped Hua Qiangu up with a little effort and said, "Let's go!"

After the two of them left the Yellow Spring Cave, Bai Zihua said, "This Yellow Spring Cave should be the place where Sect Leader Wen Fengyu was imprisoned."

Hua Qiangu asked: "Has Sect Leader Wen been killed?"

Bai Zihua said: "It's too dangerous for you here. You can be easily affected by the illusion. You go back here first and I will investigate it by myself." After saying that, he hurriedly flew away on his sword.

Bai Zihua indeed found Sect Leader Wen Fengyu in the snow, but Wen Fengyu was controlled and fought with Bai Zihua. After Bai Zihua removed the restriction, Wen Fengyu regained consciousness and looked at Bai Zihua and said, "I'm ashamed. I didn't expect you to come all the way to save me at your own risk."

Bai Zihua said: "I would not stand by and watch an ordinary person die, let alone Sect Leader Wen."

Wen Fengyu said: "I now know that the reason why I am inferior to you is not in status or magic power, but in my mind!"

"You only know this now?" Bai Ziyang suddenly appeared behind Bai Zihua and said to Wen Fengyu.

Wen Fengyu looked ashamed and said nothing.

Bai Zihua said, "Master Wen, don't mind. Leave this to me. You can go back to Yuzhuo Peak to heal your wounds."

Wen Fengyu nodded, bowed to the two of them and said, "Then you should be more careful."

Bai Zihua turned around and looked at Bai Ziyang and said, "Why are you here?"

Bai Ziyang looked around before asking, "Where's Xiaogu?"

Bai Zihua said: "She is too easily affected by illusions, so I asked her to go back first."

Bai Ziyang said anxiously: "It's so dangerous here, how could you let Xiaogu leave alone?"

Bai Zihua said: "We just separated not long ago, I will take you there."

Bai Ziyang said: "What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Bai Zihua: "…………"

After Hua Qiangu separated from Bai Zihua, since she knew her master was not here, there was no need to stay any longer. As the sky gradually darkened, the wind and rain became stronger, and her vision was obstructed. She could not see the road clearly and could only walk cautiously out of the snowy mountain. She vaguely saw a figure and asked carefully: "Master... is it you?"

'Bai Ziyang' raised his sword, looked at Hua Qiangu gloomily and said: "Xiaogu, you are my life and death calamity, this is wrong... I will kill you!" Then he raised his sword and walked towards Hua Qiangu.

Hua Qiangu stepped back, shook her head and said, "No... Master... Don't..."

Bai Ziyang turned a blind eye and kept repeating: "Life and death... I will kill you... kill you..."

Hua Qiangu had dreamt of this scene more than once, and cried out sadly time and time again: "Master, look at me... I am Xiaogu!"

Bai Ziyang thrust his sword fiercely, piercing Hua Qiangu's chest. Hua Qiangu hugged Bai Ziyang's arm and spat out a mouthful of blood.

When Bai Zihua and Bai Ziyang arrived, they saw Hua Qiangu spitting blood and slowly falling to the ground. When Bai Ziyang saw someone coming, he turned into a puff of green smoke and disappeared.

"Xiao Gu!" Bai Ziyang rushed over and picked up Hua Qiangu, wanting to stop her bleeding and heal her wounds immediately.

"Master..." Hua Qiangu held onto Bai Ziyang's hand, coughing up blood and speaking incoherently, "Master... is that you?"

Bai Ziyang said hurriedly, "It's me, Master Xiaogu is late. Don't be afraid, Xiaogu, I will heal you right away. Master will not let anything happen to you."

Hua Qiangu held Bai Ziyang's arm to prevent him from moving, and said, "Master... life and death tribulation... it's better this way... I can die in Master's arms..." Hua Qiangu experienced great joy and great sorrow in one day, thinking that since she was Master's life and death tribulation, it was better to die like this than to harm Master in the future.

Bai Ziyang knew that Hua Qiangu wanted to die, but how could he watch her die like this? If Hua Qiangu died, what was the meaning of his existence?

Ignoring Hua Qiangu's objection, Bai Ziyang forced himself to heal Hua Qiangu's wounds. Hua Qiangu was unable to stop him, and coupled with her severe injuries, she fell into a coma.

Seeing that Hua Qiangu's injuries were under control, Bai Zihua said, "Zi Yang, we should not stay here for long. Bring Qiangu back to Changliu and focus on healing her."

Bai Ziyang replied, "Yes." He picked up Hua Qiangu and returned to Changliu with Bai Zihua. When they were leaving, Shan Chunqiu actually wanted to trap them with the Bu Yuan Ding. Bai Ziyang summoned the Zhu Xian Sword and slashed it with all his strength. Bai Ziyang was so ruthless that the sword almost broke the sky and the earth. Even Bai Zihua didn't expect it to be so powerful and was deeply moved.

Bai Ziyang brought Hua Qiangu back to Xiaoyao Palace and treated the wound on her chest, but Hua Qiangu was still unconscious. Bai Ziyang thought it was due to excessive blood loss, but he didn't expect that after two days, Hua Qiangu's complexion became worse and her lips gradually turned purple and black, which was a sign of poisoning.

Bai Zihua came over to take a look and said, "This is Bu Yuanding's poison."

Bai Ziyang didn't expect it at first, but now he reacted and found after careful inspection that it was indeed Bu Yuanding's poison. Bai Ziyang thought to himself, damn, the person who poisoned is really cunning, the poison is hidden too deeply, if it had been discovered at the beginning, it would have been solved. Now the poison is in Hua Qiangu's body, and it is deeply entangled and a bit tricky.

Bai Zihua said: "There is no antidote for the poison made by Bu Yuanding. None of the Seven Killing Immortals can escape it. Even if I am the one who is poisoned, I am afraid it will be useless."

Bai Ziyang forced the poison to Hua Qiangu's dantian. As long as Hua Qiangu did not use her internal energy recklessly, the poison would not take effect temporarily. He knew that doing so would only delay the spread of the poison and would not address the root cause. The most important thing now was to detoxify as soon as possible.

After suppressing the poison, Hua Qiangu finally woke up slowly. She looked at everything around her as if in a dream. Her eyes moved as she looked at Bai Ziyang with a dazed look, as if she wanted to imprint every inch of Bai Ziyang's face in her mind.

Bai Ziyang sat beside Hua Qiangu's bed, looked at her and asked softly, "Are you awake? Are you hungry?"

Hua Qiangu shook her head and continued to stare at Bai Ziyang without saying a word. There was a trace of silence in her eyes, as if a dying person was clinging to life for the last time.

This look made Bai Ziyang feel sad, "What do you want to eat? Master will make it for you!" This is not his Xiaogu. His Xiaogu is simple-minded, strong and stubborn, has indomitable perseverance, and has the kindest heart in the world.

Bai Ziyang gently tucked the hair by Hua Qiangu's ear behind her ear and said, "Xiaogu, I'm sorry that Master didn't protect you well."

Hua Qiangu said: "Master, it's okay. It's a blessing for Xiaogu to see you again."

Bai Ziyang chuckled and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? We can see each other every day in the future. Besides, Master is used to eating the food made by Xiaogu. He can't eat the pig food made by Changliu disciples anymore."

Hua Qiangu chuckled when she heard this.

Bai Ziyang said, "Don't worry, Xiaogu. If you don't want to eat anything, just take a good rest. When you wake up, you can play tricks with Master again."

Hua Qiangu nodded and slowly closed her eyes.