Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One-Chapter 32 - 28 Ziqing Treasure Sword Tests True Heart
Chapter 32: Chapter 28: Ziqing Treasure Sword Tests True Heart
Chapter 32 -28: Ziqing Treasure Sword Tests True Heart
Thinking he had succeeded, Li Ping’an grew bolder and walked up to Zixia, embracing the bewildered girl as he spoke deeply into her ear:
“Zixia, in this life, I, Li Ping’an, will never fail you!”
“…”
Zixia did not respond, and Li Ping’an felt even more delighted, about to kiss her passionately in an attempt to capture her heart all at once.
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“Liar, shut up!”
Zixia pushed away the confused Li Ping’an, pinched her right hand’s sword technique, and spun it around. Two swords instantly sheathed, floating between Zixia and Li Ping’an.
“This sword is called the Ziqing Dual Swords, belonging to Fairy Zixia, who lived five hundred years ago and shared my name. After passing through many hands, it finally ended up in mine!”
Li Ping’an looked at Zixia, not understanding.
“Once the Ziqing Dual Swords recognize a master, they connect with the master’s intentions and can even test whether a frivolous man like you, who is all smooth talk and sweet words, truly loves me!”
“You just said you fell in love with the dream girl, Zixia, which means you have loved me for a long time. Good! If your words are true and you truly love me, you will be able to draw the Ziqing Treasure Sword. If you cannot draw it, I must kill you, you lewd thief!”
Zixia looked at Li Ping’an seriously and spoke earnestly.
“So you were waiting for me here…”
Li Ping’an muttered softly.
Truthfully, he was not scared. He truly liked Zixia, but whether he had truly fallen in love with her was not something that could develop just because he possessed her.
Love… develops over time, and this was only one day…
At the moment, his love for Zixia stemmed largely from his sense of guilt and a desire to take responsibility, not from genuine and heartfelt love.
Therefore, he did not dare to gamble. If he couldn’t draw the sword, it would mean death for one of them!
“What? Are you scared now?”
Seeing Li Ping’an hesitate, Zixia’s gaze sharpened.
“It’s not that I’m scared, I’m just wondering how you would like us to relate to each other after I draw the Ziqing Treasure Sword.”
Li Ping’an could only try to stall, hoping to divert the subject and resolve the situation.
“That’s simple…”
At this point, Zixia’s face turned red, showing a hint of shyness:
“Cultivators from our Taoist sect can marry. If you can draw it out, I will ask the Sect Leader to officiate our marriage, and then we can cultivate together…”
“Alright, then I’ll give it a try…”
Li Ping’an wanted to stall further, but Zixia had already spoken to this extent, giving him a final chance to live. Failing to take this chance would truly be worse than a beast.
Just as Li Ping’an was about to grasp the Ziqing Dual Swords, Zixia suddenly turned her head and said nervously to the outside:
“Who is it?”
“Gang Leader, Master, it’s the Third-in-command, Blind Man, along with a group of brothers!”
The Third-in-command and a dozen underlings, previously awakened by Zixia’s screams, had brought a curious and onlooker attitude. During the standoff between Zixia and Li Ping’an, they quietly approached the door to eavesdrop and peek.
“Hmm?”
Zixia tilted her head toward Li Ping’an, signaling him to hurry and get them to leave.
“Zixia, you’re still bare, hurry and get dressed, or these animals will see everything!”
Li Ping’an pointed at Zixia’s jade body under the blanket, then rushed to Zixia’s front, shielding her willingly. This warmed Zixia’s heart, and she quickly went to get dressed.
“What is it, Third-in-command?”
“Oh, the brothers have prepared breakfast, waiting for the Gang Leader and the Master to eat.”
“Just this little matter? Get lost!”
“No, Gang Leader, Cen Zhen and Cen Changqing that old fart insists on seeing the Gang Leader. He says he must leave today!”
Li Ping’an then turned to look at Zixia for advice.
“Forget it, time is tight. It’s not too late to draw your sword after we deal with the matter of the Six Demons at Five Fingers Peak!”
For some reason, Zixia seemed to have suddenly realized something and voluntarily gave up the opportunity to test Li Ping’an’s sincerity.
“You keep Cen Zhen and Cen Changqing in check. I’ll go down to Wuxing Mountain County myself to investigate this Cen Zhen and Cen Changqing, to see if what your subordinate said before is true or not! If it’s true, then we’ll let them off; if it’s false, then you…”
“Master and I will kill this bunch of animals together!”
Li Ping’an’s high emotional intelligence in continuing the conversation made Zixia very satisfied and seemed to acknowledge their relationship.
“Gang Leader, hurry up! We’re going to come in!”
The Third-in-command led his subordinates in deliberately stirring up trouble.
“Wait!”
After Zixia got dressed and straightened her coronet, and both had finished washing up, they were ready to go out and each attend to their business.
Before leaving, Zixia moved closer to Li Ping’an, stared into his eyes, and threatened in a low voice:
“This matter isn’t over yet, if you dare utter half a word about last night’s events, I’ll castrate you!”
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Zixia pushed the door open as if nothing had happened and walked out first. Upon seeing the crowd of lackeys, she immediately turned around and teased Li Ping’an:
“Apprentice, did you sleep comfortably on the floor last night?”
“Comfortably, extremely comfortably!”
Li Ping’an, with a face of enjoyment, responded from the bottom of his heart.
“Hmph! Remember what I told you, don’t let anyone escape before I return!”
Zixia gave Li Ping’an, who fearlessly wore a shameless expression, a stern look, then turned and left without looking back, only to suddenly appear profoundly sad after walking a dozen steps:
“So the dream I often have is real. I wondered why I could no longer see him in the dream later on… it turns out to be like this…”
“But if it’s true as he said, that he really fell in love with me? But why doesn’t he dare to draw the Ziqing Treasure Sword? Maybe he’s not ready for this relationship yet…”
Li Ping’an didn’t know that the lie he had fabricated was actually based on events that had truly happened. Otherwise, how would Zixia, such a proud and peerless woman, strip off her clothes to test whether he was human or demon upon their first meeting.
It was unlikely for her to voluntarily take him as an apprentice, and even more unlikely to have engaged in certain actions and then ultimately choose to silently forgive and accept him.
It all seemed like a reincarnation, the bond from five hundred years ago continuing five hundred years later, fate bringing them together to resume their previous relationship, but whether it would last long, all was determined by destiny!
“Gang Leader, how did it go with your master last night?”
“Can your body handle it?”
The Third-in-command and a crowd of gang members snickered.
“Oh, my master and I were cultivating the Jade Maiden’s Scripture together to keep the poison of Indecent Immovable from acting up…”
Li Ping’an spoke with a straight face, making things up on the spot.
“Really? The Gang Leader could tame that ice maiden master of yours? I don’t believe it!”
The Third-in-command continued to probe.
“Hahaha!”
To keep the secret safe, Li Ping’an immediately switched his approach, using the tactic he used on roommates on his subordinates:
“I was just kidding you guys. It’s true my master is an ice maiden, but she couldn’t resist my sweet talk and eventually fell for me. She was just pretending just now!”
