In the southern barbarian lands, a middle-aged man with long hair, dressed in a red robe, stood atop a mountain peak gazing at the starry sky. Through the changing stars, he sensed the fluctuations of fate and learned that the followers sent to welcome the princess had died.
But there was no anger at the failed plan on his face; it was as if none of it concerned him. A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes as he looked up at the starry sky and asked, "Does love really exist in this world?"
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Chapter 242: First Meeting with Zhao Ling'er
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It was already past midnight when they dealt with a few Moon Worshipers. After spending some time with the Drunken Sword Immortal, Xu Le slowly flew to Immortal Spirit Island. As the Golden Crow slowly rose, its warm light bathed the earth.
The island is surrounded by a concealment array, making it inaccessible to ordinary people. However, this array has loopholes, which lucky individuals sometimes manage to find and enter, thus giving rise to the legend of the island.
However, this formation was useless to Xu Le. With the Eye of Heaven open, all the nodes of the formation were as clear as ink dots on white paper.
Xu Le flew easily to the island and arrived at a dense forest. Following the faint sound of footsteps, the snake talisman completely concealed itself as Xu Le slowly approached.
A clear lake appeared before us, dotted with lotus flowers, and we could vaguely see a few carp swaying in the clear water.
rustling sounds!
Xu Le understood immediately and walked over calmly. Sure enough, he saw a stunningly beautiful woman in a green dress undressing.
She is as pretty as a peach blossom in spring, as pure and elegant as a chrysanthemum in autumn; her eyebrows and eyes reveal a delicate charm, and her voice and smile exude gentleness.
Like a pure white lily, she is elegant and graceful. She is Zhao Ling'er, the female protagonist of the first Legend of Sword and Fairy series and the most popular character, without exception.
Zhao Ling'er smiled sweetly, folded her clothes, untied her bodice, found a stone and placed it there. Her slender, long legs lightly touched the water's surface, and after feeling the comfortable temperature, she slowly walked into the water. The clear, cool lake water gradually submerged her.
"Little Fish, you're here too!"
Zhao Ling'er smiled slightly, her skin as white as snow. Her slender arms moved in the water, and a golden carp circled around her, occasionally brushing against her.
"It itches! Little fish, get away from me!"
Zhao Ling'er's black hair was wet with water, and she floated on the water, making a clear laugh, splashing water and playing with the fish.
Xu Le sat on the moss-covered stone and looked at her without the slightest embarrassment, his eyes taking in this descendant of Nuwa with interest.
Although they were far apart, they could still feel the strong earth divine power emanating from them. The descendants of Nuwa in this world were very strange. They were a purely matriarchal society. Regardless of who the father was, they would only give birth to girls. Moreover, once a woman became pregnant, the current descendant of Nuwa would have her life essence drained by the next one, and she would slowly age.
Therefore, the birth of each descendant of the Nuwa clan is accompanied by the sacrifice of the previous one. In the Legend of Sword and Fairy 3, Zi Xuan gave birth to a child, but in order to find her husband's reincarnation, she completely froze the child, thus stopping her aging, and she succeeded.
This shows that the aging of the Nuwa clan is not simply due to the draining of their life essence, but more like a causal curse. As long as the next generation grows up, the previous generation will decline, thus maintaining the existence of a descendant of Nuwa.
Does this mean that as long as one doesn't fall in love with a man, one can live forever? But that's impossible. Every descendant of Nuwa will coincidentally meet her true love, so very few of them can live past a hundred years. It seems normal, but upon closer inspection, one can discover that a dark hand is controlling everything.
Not long after, Zhao Ling'er slowly began to wash her hair in the lake. Her black hair slowly cascaded into the lake, and she tilted her head slightly as she carefully washed it with her slender white fingers.
Clap clap clap!
The sudden applause startled Zhao Ling'er awake. She looked around and asked, "Who is that?"
Slowly swimming towards the lake, Zhao Ling'er planned to get ashore and put on her clothes before considering anything else, but she discovered that the clothes she had placed on the rocks had disappeared. Zhao Ling'er panicked and didn't know what to do in the water.
A handsome man dressed as a scholar appeared on the blue stone directly in front of her, a wicked smile playing on his lips. If it were an ordinary woman, she would be captivated by him, but Zhao Ling'er had grown up on the island since childhood. Although she knew the difference between men and women, she didn't know much about it. Being innocent and naive, she wouldn't care about appearances like most women.
The sharp-eyed Zhao Ling'er noticed that her clothes were neatly placed next to the man, and immediately realized that this was a bad person who was spying on her while she was bathing. She made a hand gesture and created a jet of water that crashed towards the man.
Although she was resentful, Zhao Ling'er was ultimately a soft-hearted person and only intended to teach him a lesson.
Xu Le looked at the gentle and kind-hearted Zhao Ling'er, nodded slightly, and casually waved his hand to disperse the water column, a blue light flashing in his eyes.
"What!"
Zhao Ling'er was stunned to see her spell fail. Just as she was about to cast another spell, an invisible force bound her tightly, and her body slowly lifted off the water.
"You lecherous thief!"
With her body bound and limbs unable to come together, Zhao Ling'er was completely exposed before Xu Le's eyes. She blushed with shame, and then a trace of despair flashed in her eyes. She slowly closed her eyes, and tears slid down her cheeks, dripping onto a small, withering blade of grass on the ground. As if time had reversed, the grass was reborn.
"The power of the earth? Why does it feel more like the power of creation!"
Xu Le glanced at Zhao Ling'er approvingly, and the mental energy binding her slowly released her and completely dissipated.
Zhao Ling'er covered her body. Although she had never experienced the outside world, she knew the difference between men and women and the three obediences and four virtues. Her body had been seen by the man in front of her. What should she do next?
Xu Le handed the clothes to Zhao Ling'er, who was lost in thought, squatted down to pull up the grass, and also collected the surrounding soil. He then opened the inner world door and sent the items to the Heavenly Dao for analysis.
The dark door opened, attracting Zhao Ling'er's attention as she was still getting dressed, because she felt a familiar and warm feeling, as if someone was calling her.
"This is!"
Xu Le's gaze flickered, and he exchanged a brief exchange with the recuperating Little Vajra in his mind. A seven-colored divine light shone from the dark cave entrance, and a small rhombus-shaped crystal slowly floated in the air to Zhao Ling'er's front.
"How familiar..."
At this moment, Zhao Ling'er couldn't care less about anything else. All her attention was drawn to the rhombus-shaped crystal. Her blood surged, her tendons and bones cried out in excitement, and her heart beat faster. The earth god power within her surged under this stimulation.
"Mother……"
With an unconscious murmur, Zhao Ling'er opened her arms, and the green dress in her hands slipped to the ground. The rhombus-shaped crystal seemed to have found its home, rushing into Zhao Ling'er's body and flowing through her blood. Finally, it found its home in her heart, and the seven-colored halo slowly spread across her body, gradually transforming it.
"ah!"
With a soft cry, Zhao Ling'er frowned slightly, her body enveloped in a seven-colored light, and her form slowly changed. Her slender legs gradually closed, transforming into a snake's tail...