Chapter 9 — Heart Cave Thien Kiep

My heart was shaking and cold. “Originally, Saint Venerable told me it would be safer to escape from the Sect.” "Who would have thought that you would encounter Tran Tinh Hao's ambush!" “Oh… you scared me to death!” The more the maid spoke, the more she trembled. She leaned closer to my ear and lowered her voice to whisper: "You were in a coma for seven days... Thanh Ton seemed to have gone crazy..." "You locked Tran Tinh Hao into Thien Nhai Gian, tortured day and night, the screams were so terrible that the slave had nightmares every night." I widened my eyes, my mind had not yet recovered, my heart was both panicked and vague and unpredictable. "More! More!" The maid secretly glanced at me, hesitated, and finally said: "Holy Venerable also said... three days later, you and I... will have a big wedding." My heart stopped, my whole body trembled slightly: "It was... a kiss?" "Holy Venerable said... it's for joy!" My chest tightened, my mouth opened, but before I could ask, the maid hastily added the last sentence - "You also said... you... had already personally promised to marry Thanh Ton." Me: "..." My head was empty - the words had not yet been uttered, only the cold scent of incense remained on the blanket and pillow, wrapping itself around me like a chain. I still haven't recovered from what the maid just said, my mind is still filled with chaos: I... when did I promise to marry my master...? Why didn't we know?! Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, steady footsteps slowly rang out from outside the door. Tu Bach. The person pushed the door and walked in, his robe white as snow, extremely cold. Without a word, he gently waved his sleeve: "Go out." The maid quickly bowed, bowed her head and left. In the room, there's only me and you left. I was just about to sit up, but strong arms wrapped around my waist - "A Ly." “The poison still remains in the meridians, don't move around.” His voice was low and gentle, but carried an irresistible pressure. I raised my head, my eyes as bright as a star, looking straight into his bottomless eyes: "Master... Just now... what she said... was it true?" Tu Bach glanced over slightly, did not answer but suddenly asked back: "A Ly... don't want?" The words have not yet escaped, my heart stops. “No… that's not true!” “Disciple… is willing.” The moment I finished speaking, the newcomer's eyes shifted - from the gold chain locked on my wrist, slowly looking up at my face, the light in the bottom of my eyes was like a melting ice stream, revealing a barely visible gentleness. "Good." "Then in the next two days, A Ly obediently rests." "The big wedding... is for the master to arrange." He finished speaking, holding my waist tightly with one hand, making me snuggle deeper into his arms. The distance was so close that our breaths mingled with each other, but people didn't care about the limits of the master. I carefully opened my mouth, my voice trembling slightly as if afraid that a gust of wind would dispel this silence: "But... you are my disciple's master..." The smile at the corner of Tu Bach's lips suddenly disappeared. The person bent down slightly, the shadow of his tall nose almost brushing against my forehead, his voice was heavy, carrying a cold air that made my heart tremble: "So what?" “As long as… A Ly is willing.” “In this entire world… no one dares to object.” His voice was calm, but the murderous intent was hidden deep in each word, like ice thread penetrating his bones: "Unless... he found his own way to die under the Chi Gioi sword." I trembled slightly. Because I understand clearly - what Tu Bach said, you will do. As if guided by a stream of magic power, I raised my face - "Master..." The moment our lips touched each other, the cold scent of incense spread, people tilted their heads slightly, softly responding to the kiss. The eyes were half-closed, the eyelids trembled slightly like butterfly wings, the breath mixed together, the cold taste of snow mixed with the taste of blood left at the corner of the lips. Just when I wanted to take a step forward, his big hand squeezed my wrist, his thumb rubbed the back of my hand, his voice was hoarse, dark, as if he was enduring intense desire: "A Ly..." "Your body... hasn't recovered yet." "Wait until... the big wedding day - the teacher... will personally let you serve him well." I was stunned, my heart was in turmoil, I couldn't even believe that a cold and arrogant person like Tu Bach... could say these words. "So... what about the golden chain..." Before the words finished, the person interrupted immediately, his voice was low, carrying a cold smile like the snow wind blowing through the abyss: "A Ly." “Last time you ran away.” “This time…” He leaned down close to my ear, his breath hitting my red earlobe: “The teacher won't give you another chance.” 11. The Big Wedding & the Long Rainy Night The big wedding day —— the entire cultivation world was shocked. All sects, big and small, sent people to congratulate them. The offerings were piled as high as mountains, and gold, silver, and jewels spread out like a bright galaxy. Some people even say: "Taking the country as a bride price, just in exchange for a beautiful smile." That night, the rain fell without stopping for a moment, the sound of thunder in the distance mixed with the sound of the wedding drums, and steam wrapped around the crimson canopy. The red curtain moved in the wind, the candlelight illuminated his eyes as deep as abyss. We fully experience the ups and downs of the world's joys and sorrows. Outside, heavy rain fell on the lake, each wind made the small boats sway in the water. In the room, the heat and incense were tightly wrapped, the sound of breathing was indistinguishable, mixing with the sound of the thick rain. In the midst of my intoxication, I vaguely asked, my voice trembling slightly: "Master... Since when have you liked me?" Tu Bach bent down, his fingers gently caressing my earlobe, his voice was low but firm, each word engraved deeply into my heart: "It's not like." “It's love.” "I love A Ly, deeply engraved into my bones, for so long that... it has become a habit."