HBWnovel Chapter 129 - 129: Xuetian Valley!
Chapter 129 - 129: Xuetian Valley!
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The wind shrieked through Xuetian Valley… like a widow wailing for her husband's impotent Dao.
On either side of the narrow pathway, walls of ice stood, jagged and endless, as if the heavens had split open and frozen over mid-scream. Each gust of wind carried a faint echo… whispers of the countless souls who had perished here.
This was no ordinary canyon.
It was Yue Country's first line of defense against the Frost Dominion.
Generations of war had turned this place into a mass grave. The frost had devoured thousands of cultivators, their blood crystallizing into the very ice that now sealed the valley's fate. The walls weren't just cold—they remembered.
And yet, amidst all this death and solemnity…
A lone bastard stood there, kicking at imaginary pebbles.
Su Xiaobai sighed, his breath turning to mist, his boot casually nudging a half-buried sword.
If any soldier from Yue saw him, they'd spit blood, drag his soul back from reincarnation, and make him apologize to every single corpse.
"Tsk… Tak… What did I even say wrong…"
A rustling sounded behind him.
Zhu Qing followed lazily, wrapped in her cloak, her smile barely hidden. If anyone else saw them, they'd think they were two top assassins on a covert mission.
The truth?
Su Xiaobai was mourning the death of his rizz.
And Zhu Qing? She was just here to inspect his 'goods'.
Two days ago, Su Xiaobai had left Chi Xie Wasteland… only to be struck by a realization as devastating as a Qi deviation.
His old-world rizz was useless.
He had thought—no, believed—that Bai Yujian had fallen into his verbal formation. That his silver tongue had slipped past her defenses like a rogue cultivator sneaking into a sect's forbidden grounds.
He had spoken. She had listened. And then…
"Never mention it again in front of anyone."
And left.
No sword drawn. No cold sneer. Not even a casual threat to cut off his limbs and hang him outside her sect.
Just that single, soul-crushing sentence.
No.
No, no, no.
Had he just been—friend-zoned? Disciple-zoned? Or had Bai Yujian invented a new, even crueler zone just for him?
A great loss.
With ordinary women, he wouldn't care. But Bai Yujian? That woman was a celestial fortress with a single entrance… guarded by a divine beast that slaughtered all who dared approach.
One wrong move… and he'd be crossing reincarnation itself.
Zhu Qing finally spoke, barely holding back her laughter.
"Little villain… don't tell me you're planning to dig a tunnel instead of climbing the mountain…"
Su Xiaobai turned.
Shock.
"How did you know?"
Zhu Qing's eye twitched.
"It's written all over your face…"
If any other man had dared to utter such thoughts, she'd have castrated them on the spot. But this one?
This one wasn't content with admiring the peak from afar.
No…
He wanted to scale the sacred summit… bare-handed.
Understanding slammed into Zhu Qing like a rogue demonic beast in heat.
Su Xiaobai had the ability to absorb Yin Qi. And now, after running into a legendary Sword Fairy, this bastard was seriously considering using her Dao foundation as a dual cultivation shortcut.
Hah. A cheat code.
Did he think the heavens would allow this kind of blasphemy so easily?
Zhu Qing broke. She couldn't hold it anymore.
Laughter burst from her lips, the kind of laugh that only a woman who has seen the abyss of shamelessness could make.
Still… she had her own matters to consider.
Two days ago, something had changed in her. She could now absorb Death Qi—a power different from his, but undeniably connected.
It didn't take long for Su Xiaobai to piece it together.
It was his blood.
That discovery had led to some…experimental re
"Wait—" Zhu Qing suddenly interjected, her voice breaking through the awkward tension. "You said the Blood Warlord knew he was dying?"
Su Xiaobai's brow furrowed.
Right.
That part didn't add up.
Yi Muqing nodded, unbothered by his obvious attempt to change the subject.
"Yes. The old lord used his immortal blood for divination."
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"..."
Zhu Qing and Su Xiaobai exchanged glances.
Something wasn't right.