Chapter 503: Past Aspirations

Dark clouds gathered, and drizzle fell.

Trees fell in the mountains, and the pits all over the mountains were filled with smoke. The scene after the war was everywhere within a radius of 100 miles.

At this moment, three women were confronting each other, namely Zhen Qin, Jiang Qiong, and Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, all of whom were injured.

Epiphyllum Ghost Mother stood in the ruins with her hair disheveled. Her face was covered with blood. She looked around, and eight large flags formed a formation to trap her.

Outside the formation, Jiang Qiong was suspended in the air. Her injuries were not as serious as Epiphyllum Ghost Mother's, but judging from her constantly rising and falling chest, she was also exhausted.

Zhen Qin stood on the cliff, holding a sword in her hand, and her body was surrounded by flying knives flashing with golden light.

She looked down at Epiphyllum Ghost Mother with such cold eyes.

The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother looked at Jiang Qiong and gritted her teeth and said, "Master, I have supported you for so many years. Do you really want to help outsiders kill me?"

Jiang Qiong sneered, "How do you know that she is an outsider and you are not?"

The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother took a deep breath and said, "Aren't you afraid that Fudao Sword Master will return?"

"Then don't you know that she is Fudao Sword Master's apprentice?"

Faced with Jiang Qiong's ridicule, the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother remained silent.

Zhen Qin raised the sword in her hand and said, "Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, today I will avenge my senior brother Su Han!"

Hearing the word Su Han, the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother's face did not change. She lowered her head, as if ready to meet her fate.

Jiang Qiong immediately cast a spell, and the eight large flags fluttered violently. The ruins rolled up a strong wind, forming a series of green chains, entangled the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, and the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother did not resist at all.

Zhen Qin rushed into the formation, swung the sword and slashed it, and the cold light flashed and shattered the mountains and forests.

A sword slashed, blood flashed, and the head of the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother flew up.

Zhen Qin stopped behind the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother. She slowly stood up and turned her head to look. The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother's neck was not only spurting blood, but also burning with golden flames.

The soul of the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother appeared and could not escape from her neck.

Zhen Qin looked at this scene, and there was no pleasure in her heart, only a feeling of relief, followed by endless fatigue.

After many years, she no longer hated the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother, but revenge for Su Han became her obsession.

Jiang Qiong fell from the sky and looked at the golden flame on the neck of the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother. She said in amazement: "Are you going to make her soul fly away? Where did you practice evil skills?"

Zhen Qin said expressionlessly: "To deal with evil demons, you must use evil skills."

The soul of the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother struggled in pain, without roaring, but looking at her twisting body, it was so terrifying.

A breeze blew past, dispersing the golden flame on her neck, which made Zhen Qin and Jiang Qiong's faces change drastically. They turned their heads subconsciously.

"Let's stop here. The grudges in this life have been settled."

A voice sounded, and Zhen Qin was hesitant to speak when she heard it.

This voice was Gu An's voice.

Jiang Qiong was surprised and looked up, trying to find Gu An's figure.

The soul of the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother flew out of the corpse. Zhen Qin's sword was not an ordinary sword. That slash cut off all her life. At this moment, she either took over the body or waited for reincarnation.

Her soul knelt beside the corpse, as if paying homage to Gu An.

"I give you two choices, one is reincarnation, giving up the cause and effect of this life and becoming a new person in the next life, and the other is atonement, losing freedom, and continuing to live."

Gu An's voice sounded again, with an indifferent tone, as if the God of Heaven was speaking.

The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother came from the Epiphyllum Sect. Although she was not of the same kind as the Epiphyllum Sect that had previously wreaked havoc on the Taicang Continent, she had harmed many people in this life, and Su Han was just one of them. Even when she founded the Juhua Sect later, she had done a lot of evil things.

The reason why Gu An gave her the choice was because she really thought from the bottom of her heart that she was acting for Fudao Jianzun and was Fudao Jianzun's man.

After following Fudao Jianzun, she also restrained her own methods and tried to be good.

Gu An did not completely protect her, not just because of Su Han, after all, Su Han had long severed ties with him, but because she had indeed done evil, and her past deeds could not disappear just because she stopped doing evil.

People always have to bear the consequences of their choices.

The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother immediately raised her head and shouted loudly: "I am willing to follow you, even if I lose my freedom forever!"

As soon as the voice fell, her soul disappeared out of thin air.

The world then returned to peace.

Jiang Qiong curled her lips, looked at Zhen Qin, and comforted her: "Anyway, she is dead, and she will probably not be at ease in the future."

Zhen Qin took a deep breath and said: "I know, Master said that she will not be free, and she will never be free."

The Great Sage of Blood Prison is the best example. Gu An said that he would be a mount for a thousand years, and he really let him endure a thousand years.

Seeing that she was not obsessed, Jiang Qiong was relieved, so he asked: "What are your plans next?"

Zhen Qin looked into the distance and said: "No plans."

As soon as the voice fell, her body suddenly fell back.

Jiang Qiong widened her eyes and reached out subconsciously.

However, a hand moved faster and caught Zhen Qin's shoulder. Zhen Qin looked up and couldn't help but smile.

"Master..." Zhen Qin said weakly.

Gu An looked at her and sighed slightly.

Zhen Qin has entered the last year of her lifespan, and today's battle has completely exhausted her vitality.

Jiang Qiong was also very happy to see Gu An, but she did not speak, but left time for them to be master and apprentice.

Zhen Qin was no longer able to speak, and soon closed her eyes, and even her hands fell naturally, which made Jiang Qiong frown.

Gu An looked at Jiang Qiong and said, "The Epiphyllum Ghost Mother is dead, and the Juhua Sect must be managed by you personally."

Jiang Qiong nodded and said, "I know. I'll be back soon."

She took a step forward, looked at Gu An, and said, "Everyone said you had left the Tianling world. I didn't expect you were still here. I said, how could you leave without saying goodbye to me."

Gu An faced this woman who had helped him a lot in the early days of his life, and smiled, "If you get into trouble in the future, just call me in your heart."

He could hear Jiang Qiong's voice and knew that Jiang Qiong was not a person who could leave the secular world, so he did not invite her to the dojo.

Jiang Qiong stared at him and asked, "If I miss you, can I call you?"

Gu An rolled his eyes at her and said, "I'm very busy."

Jiang Qiong snorted coldly and said, "Take her away quickly, don't let her die."

She couldn't see the limit of her lifespan, but she could feel that Zhen Qin's vitality was fading quickly, which was not a good sign.

Gu An nodded slightly, and then disappeared with Zhen Qin.

Jiang Qiong did not leave immediately, but walked towards the body of the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother. After all, they had worked together for thousands of years, and she didn't want the body of the Epiphyllum Ghost Mother to be scattered in the wilderness.

...

Zhen Qin had a long dream, dreaming that she returned to her youth, when she lived in Xuan Valley with Su Han and Ye Yan, without worries.

At that time, they were still looking forward to the foundation-building stage.

When Zhen Qin woke up, she opened her eyes and saw the blue sky.

She sat up subconsciously, and then saw Gu An sitting at a stone table not far away, and there was an ice coffin next to her.

Seeing Gu An, her heart was at ease, and she immediately stood up and prepared to go over to pay her respects.

As a result, she just stood up and saw the scene in the ice coffin. She was stunned. She couldn't help blinking, but no matter how many times she blinked, the scene in the coffin did not change.

"How could it be..."

Zhen Qin became excited and her body trembled slightly.

In the ice coffin lay Su Han's body, intact.

She looked at Gu An again, and Gu An was drinking tea and didn't look at her.

At this moment, Zhen Qin's heart was full of emotion and shame, and thousands of words were stuck in her throat and couldn't be said.

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