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Chapter 231 - Returning Hoht finally passed, the sky revealed its first ray of light, quietly spilling into the world

At Qing Yun Hill Big Bamboo Valley, it was still in tranquility The disciples although diligent but would not be awake so early Outside Observed Silence Hall, in-between the eaves’ tiles, there were still last night’s re down In the distant ba over, at this ti rand door of the Observed Silence Hall was as usual, wide opened, behind the threshold, above the grey bricks, yellow curtains curled beside the pillars, the long-burning la quietly in the ht chill, blew over frohtlyto even further places With the wind, clear pleasant cries of the birds were heard, this was the only sound in this dawn

This was a very tranquil picture, Taoism celestial paradise, countless of daere passed by like this, without any taint of the , it had became different froure, knelt before the entrance, head deeply buried in-between the ar earth where he had crouched, were all soaked by the water droplets dripping from his body, and fro

And six chi away frorey bricks stone steps, Tian Buyi’s body lay quietly Although lifeless but he looked extremely peaceful, without any pain shown on his face, as if death to hi important

Tian Buyi’s both hands were folded and placed on his chest, his clothes had been tidied and arranged carefully on him Other than that, his clothes also looked like they were soaked but definitely not as wet as the person kneeling below the stairs, and h it looked like soently rubbed and washed but due to the short time, unable to clean it, therefore the stains could still be seen

However, guessed he would not ently swept past the su past the eaves of Observed Silence Hall, blowing before the Observed Silence Hall As if feeling the chilly wind, Ghost Li’s body shivered, his body looked to be still weak, just that, he was still kneeling unrand entrance, head deeply buried

These was all what he was fa hall, the stone steps, deities statues, even the earth that he was kneeling on, the faint fragrance eravedhow ain returning to this valley ground, and now that he had returned, his heart was broken

Behind Ghost Li’s figure, passing a long stretch of eround, what one would see, would be the paradise that Zhang Xiaofan once had - the kitchen Ten years had passed, the door created out of tooden planks, did not look like it had changed, just that it had severaleven more worn

The door was left unlocked but soon was pushed opened by a furry hand, accoht [zhi zhi] sounds, Xiao Hui cae table and chairs, pots and pans and stove, were all in their original positions Xiao Hui’s eyes peered around, faht

As expected, on the right hand side of the table, leaning against the wall, was a huge pile of dried straw, on it was a yellow figure, fast asleep,[chi chi] sounds fro

Xiao Hui crouched on the table, its tail curled up but did not jued its dear friend It only scratched its head, turned and glanced outside, and then at Da Huang, see as fast asleep with its ears drooped down, eyes still shut but its ears suddenly perked up, as if hearing so then its head ure on the table, Da Huang was surprised but i] barked at Xiao Hui, its front paws against the table, eyes full of exciterinned, see’s head and sainst Xiao Hui and licked its face

Xiao Hui [zhi zhi] laughed, flipped over and ju for a while, Xiao Hui suddenly recalled so’s head and then pointed outside

Da Huang looked at Xiao Hui, did not comprehend Xiao Hui [zhi zhi zhi zhi] a fewstarted to stride and ran out of the kitchen, looked around and soon saw that figure kneeling outside the hall

And that figure, clearly was also what it was faed to that figure while barking [ang], its tail wagging furiously Soon, it reached that eround, neared Ghost Li, and suddenly it stopped

Its eyes brushed past that figure kneeling outside, saw Tian Buyi’s body quietly lying on top of the steps

Xiao Hui quietly slipped down, ran to where Ghost Li was, sround, tightly against Ghost Li

Da Huang sloent over, went up the stairs and ca tiain at other areas of the body Its tail, gently wagged, in the end, Da Huang turned its head over, seeently pushed Tian Buyi’s face with its head,quiet [u] sounds

Tian Buyi did not have any reaction

Da Huang stared for a long time, did not bark wildly or howl as expected After the last push at Tian Buyi’s face without any reaction, like giving up, it quietly lay in front of Tian Buyi, both eyes still on hi he would suddenly wake up, it placed its head on its paws, ears drooped down, snuggled beside its cold, lifeless ht’s chill, quietly brushed past Below the steps, Ghost Li’s body again shivered but he soon again descended into stillness, , tiht cry, Suru woke up startled, her body in cold sweat

Her hair slightly in disarray, her face haggard, she slowly supported herself off the table, it was at this table that she fell asleep last night

The shuttered as slightly ajar, spilling in thetih, turned over and took the small round mirror from the table

In the h due to her pinnings and late nights, she looked haggard but graceful bearing still shown through,

Her face was still youthful, how about the heart?

She watched herself for a long tihed and placed the mirror back, stood up to theand pushed the s opened

Theall of the darkness away, refreshing one’s ainst the , stretched lazily

The feeling of the wind blowing against her face, with some chillness

She opened the door and walked out

As the day was still early, she assuet it, let theo down the mountain to search for Buyi later,of that, walked towards the Observed Silence Hall

The winding corridor slowly stretched out below her feet, outside the corridor, the trim like this, Suru discovered that on the usual days, she had s

The paint on the pillars after many years, had wore off The last time that they refurbished the hall, hen she and Tian Buyi were just ly, this corridor had also acco past here every single yet and yet actually did not realize it When Tian Buyi returns, she ain