“ hǎo le ， xiān zi yǒu shén me huà ， bù fáng míng shuō ， lín mǒu kě yǐ bǎo zhèng ， chū dé nǐ kǒu ， rù dé wǒ ěr ， jué bú huì ràng dì sān rén zhī xiǎo de 。”
“好了，仙子有什么话，不妨明说，林某可以保证，出得你口，入得我耳，绝不会让第三人知晓的。”
"Alright, Fairy, feel free to speak your mind. I can assure you that whatever comes out of your mouth will enter my ears and won't be known by a third party."
lín xuān shēng yīn píng jìng de kāi kǒu le ， rán ér yǔ qì zhī zhōng ， què nán yǎn rè qiè zhī sè 。
林轩声音平静的开口了，然而语气之中，却难掩热切之色。
Lin Xuan's voice was calm as he spoke, but his tone betrayed a hint of eagerness.
tā yě zhe shí méi yǒu xiǎng dào ， huì yǒu zhè yàng de qiǎo hé ， cái gāng gāng dào tiān yīn jiè ， jiù dé dào le yǔ qín xīn yǒu guān de xiàn suǒ 。
他也着实没有想到，会有这样的巧合，才刚刚到天音界，就得到了与琴心有关的线索。
He hadn't expected such a coincidence; just arriving in the Heavenly Sound Realm, he had already obtained clues related to Qinxin.
wéi yī ràng rén jiū xīn de shì ， qín xīn de chǔ jìng ， sì hū yǒu xiē bù miào 。
唯一让人揪心的是，琴心的处境，似乎有些不妙。
The only worrying part was that Qinxin seemed to be in some trouble.
bù guò zì jǐ jì rán lái le ， bù lùn tā yù jiàn shén me wēi xiǎn qū zhé ， zì jǐ zǒng shì yǒu bàn fǎ ràng qí huà xiǎn wéi yí de 。
不过自己既然来了，不论她遇见什么危险曲折，自己总是有办法让其化险为夷的。
But since he was here, no matter what dangers or twists she encountered, he would always find a way to ensure her safety.
zhè diǎn zì xìn hái shì yǒu 。
这点自信还是有。
He felt confident about this point. After all, his current self was far from ordinary; he had already reached the Tribulation Transcending Stage.
bì jìng rú jīn de zì jǐ jīn fēi xī bǐ ， yǐ shì dù jié qī 。
毕竟如今的自己今非昔比，已是渡劫期。
Though he didn't dare say that he could go anywhere in the world, there weren't many things that could leave him helpless.
suī bù gǎn shuō tiān xià jǐn kě qù dé ， dàn néng gòu ràng zì jǐ wú kě nài hé de shì qíng yě bù duō 。
虽不敢说天下尽可去得，但能够让自己无可奈何的事情也不多。
"Um..."
“ zhè ……”
“这……”
The young lady in the palace attire showed a hint of difficulty on her face.
nà gōng zhuāng shào nǚ de liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī nán sè 。
那宫装少女的脸上露出一丝难色。
"How so? Fairy, do you have any concerns?"
“ zěn me ， xiān zi mò fēi hái yǒu shén me gù lǜ me ？”
“怎么，仙子莫非还有什么顾虑么？”
"I..." The girl bit her teeth and finally revealed a determined expression: "Alright, I'll say it. This all started a thousand years ago..."
“ wǒ ……” shào nǚ yǎo le yǎo bèi chǐ ， liǎn shàng zhōng yú lù chū le yī sī jué rán zhī sè ：“ hǎo ba ， wǒ shuō ， shì qíng yào cóng qiān nián yǐ qián shuō qǐ le ……”
“我……”少女咬了咬贝齿，脸上终于露出了一丝决然之色：“好吧，我说，事情要从千年以前说起了……”
"A thousand years ago?" Lin Xuan's face showed a thoughtful expression.
“ qiān nián yǐ qián ？” lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū ruò yǒu suǒ sī zhī sè 。
“千年以前？”林轩脸上露出若有所思之色。
"Indeed, at that time, I was just an ordinary Separation Stage cultivator. Originally, I came from a cultivation family."
“ bù cuò ， wǎn bèi nà shí hòu hái zhǐ shì yī míng xiǎo xiǎo de lí hé qī xiū xiān zhě ， wǒ yuán běn chū shēng yú yī xiū xiān jiā zú 。”
“不错，晚辈那时候还只是一名小小的离合期修仙者，我原本出生于一修仙家族。”
"My family may not have been large, but we had a close connection with the Heavenly Sound Palace."
“ wǎn bèi de jiā zú suī rán bù dà ， rán ér què yǔ tiān yīn gōng yǒu zhe qiān sī wàn lǚ de qiān chě 。”
“晚辈的家族虽然不大，然而却与天音宫有着千丝万缕的牵扯。”
"Oh?"
“ ó ？”
“哦？”
Lin Xuan's eyebrows twitched as he revealed a look of understanding on his face. The connection she mentioned likely referred to how her family was founded by disciples of the Heavenly Sound Palace.
lín xuān méi shāo yī dòng ， liǎn shàng dào yě lù chū jǐ fēn liǎo rán zhī sè ， cǐ nǚ suǒ shuō de qiān chě ， duō bàn shì zhǐ gāi jiā zú shì yóu tiān yīn gōng dì zǐ kāi chuàng de 。
林轩眉梢一动，脸上倒也露出几分了然之色，此女所说的牵扯，多半是指该家族是由天音宫弟子开创的。
This was quite common in the cultivation world. Some disciples with limited potential, after failing to advance further, would return to the secular world and start their own cultivation families while getting married and having children.
zhè zài xiū xiān jiè zài zhèng cháng bù guò 。
这在修仙界再正常不过。
The disciples from these cultivation families could easily join back into the original sect if they had sufficient talent.
yī xiē zī zhì yǒu xiàn de dì zǐ zài jìn jiē wú wàng zhī hòu ， jiù huí dào shì sú ， qǔ qī shēng zi ， kāi zhī sàn yè de chuàng lì xiū xiān jiā zú 。
一些资质有限的弟子在进阶无望之后，就回到世俗，娶妻生子，开枝散叶的创立修仙家族。
Her situation probably followed this pattern.
ér zhè xiē xiū xiān jiā zú de dì zǐ ， ruò shì zī zhì shàng kě ， zài xiǎng yào jiā rù yuán běn de mén pài yě yào róng yì xǔ duō 。
而这些修仙家族的弟子，若是资质尚可，再想要加入原本的门派也要容易许多。
"Your guess is correct."
cǐ nǚ de qíng kuàng xiǎng bì jiù shì rú cǐ le 。
此女的情况想必就是如此了。
"Since advancing to Separation Stage, I wanted to join the Heavenly Sound Palace. The sect's recruitment was very strict, but due to my ancestors' connections, I managed to join smoothly."
“ qián bèi suǒ cāi méi cuò 。”
“前辈所猜没错。”
"And it was around that time when I met Sister Qinxin."
qīng xiān zi diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“ wǎn bèi jìn jiē lí hé yǐ hòu ， jiù xiǎng yào jiā rù tiān yīn gōng 。”
清仙子点了点头：“晚辈进阶离合以后，就想要加入天音宫。”
"Go on and tell me more..."
“ gāi pài shōu tú shí fēn yán gé ， hǎo zài yīn wèi xiān zǔ de yuán gù ， qiè shēn dǎo shì shùn lì jiā rù 。”
“该派收徒十分严格，好在因为先祖的缘故，妾身倒是顺利加入。”
Lin Xuan also showed a focused expression. After listening for so long, how could he not be interested in any clues related to Qinxin?
“ ér wǎn bèi yě jiù shì zài nà shí hòu ， rèn shí qín xīn jiě jiě de 。”
“而晚辈也就是在那时候，认识琴心姐姐的。”
"So you're saying that Qinxin also joined the Heavenly Sound Palace?"
“ nǐ xiáng xì wǎng xià shuō ……”
“你详细往下说……”
"Yes, Sister Qinxin's talent was much better than mine. Although she had no connection with the palace, she was still chosen smoothly."
lín xuān liǎn shàng yě lù chū jù jīng huì shén de biǎo qíng lái le 。 tīng le zhè me jiǔ 。 zhōng yú tīng dào yǔ qín xīn yǒu guān de xiàn suǒ ， tā zěn me kě néng bù shàng xīn ne ？
林轩脸上也露出聚精会神的表情来了。听了这么久。终于听到与琴心有关的线索，他怎么可能不上心呢？
The girl's eyes seemed lost in thought as if recalling a memory: "At first, our lives were very peaceful. It took about a hundred years before an opportunity presented itself. One day, Sister Qinxin caught the attention of one of the palace's senior elders and became his disciple."
“ nǐ shuō shì ， qín xīn yě jiā rù tiān yīn gōng le ？”
“你说是，琴心也加入天音宫了？”
"Being taken under someone's wing is usually good, isn't it?"
“ bù cuò ， qín xīn jiě jiě de zī zhì bǐ wǒ hǎo dé duō ， suī yǔ tiān yīn gōng bìng wú yuān yuán qiān chě ， dàn yě shí fēn shùn lì jiù bèi xuǎn zhōng le 。”
“不错，琴心姐姐的资质比我好得多，虽与天音宫并无渊源牵扯，但也十分顺利就被选中了。”
Lin Xuan frowned with a look of surprise on his face. The Heavenly Sound Palace was ranked among the top five in the Spirit Realm, its strength incomprehensible to mere words. Its senior elders were undoubtedly Tribulation Transcending Stage cultivators. To be chosen as an apprentice by such beings was beyond luck.
shào nǚ de yǎn shén yǒu xiē mí lí ， míng xiǎn shì xiàn rù le huí yì ：“ qǐ chū 。 shēng huó shì hěn píng jìng de ， jiù zhè yàng ， dà yuē guò le yì bǎi nián zhī jiǔ ， rán ér yī cì jī yuán qiǎo hé ， qín xīn jiě jiě què bèi tiān yīn gōng de yī wèi tài shàng zhǎng lǎo kàn zhòng ， shōu wèi tú dì le 。”
少女的眼神有些迷离，明显是陷入了回忆：“起初。生活是很平静的，就这样，大约过了一百年之久，然而一次机缘巧合，琴心姐姐却被天音宫的一位太上长老看中，收为徒弟了。”
However, he had just heard that Qinxin's situation was dire. Even with his extensive knowledge, it was hard for him to figure out the hidden secrets behind this.
“ shōu wèi tú dì 。 zhè bú shì hǎo shì me ？”
“收为徒弟。这不是好事么？”
"I got along well with Sister Qinxin from the start and considered her a sister. I was happy for her when she received such an opportunity. However, after she became an apprentice of Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound", our chances of meeting were few. Until a hundred years ago, we met by chance again, but this time, Sister Qinxin looked troubled."
lín xuān méi tou yí zhòu ， liǎn shàng lù chū jǐ fēn yì wài zhī sè ， yào zhī dào ， tiān yīn gōng fàng yǎn líng jiè ， nà yě kě yǐ pái míng qián wǔ ， shí lì zhī qiáng ， nán yǐ yòng yán yǔ shuō dé qīng chǔ ， qí tài shàng zhǎng lǎo 。 háo wú yí wèn 。 shì dù jié qī de ， néng bèi zhè zhǒng cún zài shōu wèi ài tú 。 bù lùn cóng nǎ ge jiǎo dù ， dōu shì kě yù ér bù kě qiú de 。
林轩眉头一皱，脸上露出几分意外之色，要知道，天音宫放眼灵界，那也可以排名前五，实力之强，难以用言语说得清楚，其太上长老。毫无疑问。是渡劫期的，能被这种存在收为爱徒。不论从哪个角度，都是可遇而不可求的。
"I was curious about why Sister Qinxin seemed unhappy despite her advancement to the Spirit Separation Stage. After repeatedly asking her, she finally revealed the details..."
kě duì fāng què shuō guò ， qín xīn de chǔ jìng bù miào yǐ jí ， yī shí jiān ， jí biàn yǐ lín xuān jiàn shí guǎng bó ， yě xiǎng bù qīng chǔ ， zhè zhōng jiān ， jiū jìng bāo hán zhe zěn yàng de yǐn mì le 。
可对方却说过，琴心的处境不妙以极，一时间，即便以林轩见识广博，也想不清楚，这中间，究竟包含着怎样的隐秘了。
"Could there be more twists?"
“ wǒ yǔ qín xīn jiě jiě yī jiàn rú gù ， qīn rú jiě mèi ， tā yǒu rú cǐ jī yuán ， wǒ yě tì tā gāo xìng ， bù guò tā jì bài miào yīn xiān zi wèi shī ， wǒ men jiàn miàn de jī huì yě jiù liáo liáo ， zhí dào bǎi nián qián ， wǒ yǔ qín xīn jiě jiě jī yuán qiǎo hé ， zài yí cì xiāng yù ， tā què chóu méi bù zhǎn 。”
“我与琴心姐姐一见如故，亲如姐妹，她有如此机缘，我也替她高兴，不过她既拜妙音仙子为师，我们见面的机会也就寥寥，直到百年前，我与琴心姐姐机缘巧合，再一次相遇，她却愁眉不展。”
Lin Xuan's expression became even more attentive.
“ wǒ xīn zhōng hào qí ， qín xīn jiě jiě yǐ jìn jiē dào le fēn shén qī ， suī shì gāng gāng jìn jí ， dàn qū qū qiān yú nián ， néng yǒu zhè yàng de xiū liàn sù dù ， yǐ shì jīng shì hài sú ， shuō shí huà ， wǎn bèi xīn zhōng shì yòu xiàn yòu dù ， rán ér qín xīn jiě jiě wèi hé fǎn ér bù gāo xìng ne ， wǒ zài sān zhuī wèn zhī xià ， qín xīn jiě jiě cái zhōng yú shuō chū le xiáng qíng ……”
“我心中好奇，琴心姐姐已进阶到了分神期，虽是刚刚晋级，但区区千余年，能有这样的修炼速度，已是惊世骇俗，说实话，晚辈心中是又羡又妒，然而琴心姐姐为何反而不高兴呢，我再三追问之下，琴心姐姐才终于说出了详情……”
"Yes, indeed, there were twists. The reason behind it was that Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound" never intended to take Sister Qinxin as a true disciple but saw her as a valuable asset."
“ mò fēi qí zhōng hái yǒu qū zhé ？”
“莫非其中还有曲折？”
"What? Viewing Qinxin as a valuable asset?" Lin Xuan was stunned and his face darkened with suspicion. No matter what, Ouyang Qinxin was his wife. This Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound" had ulterior motives and intended to harm Qinxin, making her an enemy.
lín xuān de biǎo qíng shì yuè fā guān zhù 。
林轩的表情是越发关注。
Lin Xuan would not spare anyone who dared to hurt his women.
“ bù cuò ， zhè zhōng jiān què shí yǒu qū zhé ， ér qí zhōng de yuán yóu ， qín xīn jiě jiě yě shì ǒu rán fā xiàn de 。”
“不错，这中间确实有曲折，而其中的缘由，琴心姐姐也是偶然发现的。”
But now...
“ yuán lái ， nà wèi miào yīn xiān zi gēn běn jiù bú shì zhēn xīn shí yì shōu qín xīn jiě jiě wèi tú ， ér shì jiāng tā dàng zuò yī jiàn qí huò kě jū de bǎo wù 。”
“原来，那位妙音仙子根本就不是真心实意收琴心姐姐为徒，而是将她当作一件奇货可居的宝物。”
He needed to clarify the details: "Continue. What did the other party intend? Why was Qinxin so special that she caught their attention?"
“ shén me ， jiāng qín xīn dàng zuò qí huò kě jū de bǎo wù ？” lín xuān chēng mù jié shé ， liǎn shàng gèng shì shǎn guò yī sī yīn mái zhī sè ， bù guǎn rú hé ， ōu yáng qín xīn kě shì zì jǐ lǎo pó ， zhè miào yīn xiān zi jū xīn pǒ cè ， yù duì qín xīn bù lì ， yě jiù shì yǔ zì jǐ wèi dí 。
“什么，将琴心当作奇货可居的宝物？”林轩瞠目结舌，脸上更是闪过一丝阴霾之色，不管如何，欧阳琴心可是自己老婆，这妙音仙子居心叵测，欲对琴心不利，也就是与自己为敌。
"This secret was discovered by Sister Qinxin herself. Although she is just an ordinary cultivator with a common spirit root, she actually possesses the Nine-Spirit Zither Body."
duì yú gǎn shāng hài zì jǐ nǚ rén de jiā huo ， lín xuān jué bú huì fàng guò 。
对于敢伤害自己女人的家伙，林轩绝不会放过。
"What is the Nine-Spirit Zither Body?"
bù guò xiàn zài ne ……
不过现在呢……
Lin Xuan's eyebrows furrowed. There were countless special bodies in the cultivation world, and even with his extensive knowledge, he couldn't have heard about every one of them.
yào xiān jiāng shì qíng de yuán wěi nòng qīng chǔ ：“ nǐ jì xù shuō ， duì fāng jiū jìng yì yù rú hé ， qín xīn jiū jìng yǒu hé yǔ zhòng bù tóng zhī chù ， bèi duì fāng kàn zhòng le ？”
要先将事情的原委弄清楚：“你继续说，对方究竟意欲如何，琴心究竟有何与众不同之处，被对方看中了？”
"I am also unaware of this body type, but for Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound", it has great significance."
“ zhè ge mì mì ， yě shì qín xīn jiě jiě yì wài fā xiàn de ， yuán lái ， qín xīn jiě jiě suī rán zhǐ shì pǔ tōng yì líng gēn de xiū xiān zhě ， dàn běn shēn què jù yǒu jiǔ líng qín tǐ 。”
“这个秘密，也是琴心姐姐意外发现的，原来，琴心姐姐虽然只是普通异灵根的修仙者，但本身却具有九灵琴体。”
"Oh, please elaborate."
“ jiǔ líng qín tǐ ， nà shì shén me ？”
“九灵琴体，那是什么？”
"This Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound" cultivates a secret technique where Sister Qinxin's body can be used to transfer the heavenly tribulation on her behalf."
lín xuān méi tou yí zhòu ， bì jìng xiū xiān jiè gè zhǒng tè shū tǐ zhì shǔ bù shèng shǔ ， jí biàn tā jiàn wén guǎng bó ， yě bù kě néng měi yī zhǒng dōu tīng shuō guò 。
林轩眉头一皱，毕竟修仙界各种特殊体质数不胜数，即便他见闻广博，也不可能每一种都听说过。
"Transfer the heavenly tribulation?"
“ zhè zhǒng tǐ zhì ， wǎn bèi yě bìng bù qīng chǔ ， dàn duì yú nà miào yīn xiān zi lái shuō ， què dà yǒu yòng chǔ 。”
“这种体质，晚辈也并不清楚，但对于那妙音仙子来说，却大有用处。”
Lin Xuan was taken aback. He had initially thought that Qinxin’s role was merely to assist during someone else's tribulation.
“ ó ， hái qǐng xiáng shuō 。”
“哦，还请详说。”
While this was dangerous, it wasn't life-threatening. With good luck, she might even gain some benefits from the tribulationbaptism.
“ zhè wèi miào yīn xiān zi ， xiū liàn yǒu yī zhǒng mì shù ， qín xīn jiě jiě de tǐ zhì ， kě yǐ yòng lái bèi tā shī zhǎn mán tiān guò hǎi zhī shù ， jiāng tiān jié zhuǎn yí de 。”
“这位妙音仙子，修炼有一种秘术，琴心姐姐的体质，可以用来被她施展瞒天过海之术，将天劫转移的。”
As the saying went: "Misfortune may be an actual blessing in disguise."
“ jiāng tiān jié zhuǎn yí ？”
“将天劫转移？”
If only things had been that simple, Lin Xuan wouldn't have been particularly angry. Such incidents did happen occasionally in the cultivation world.
lín xuān yī dāi ， yuán běn tā cāi cè ， qín xīn de zuò yòng ， bù guò shì zài duì fāng dù jié de shí hòu ， cóng páng fǔ zhù 。
林轩一呆，原本他猜测，琴心的作用，不过是在对方渡劫的时候，从旁辅助。
However, Qinxin had received a lot of help from Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound", and the dangers inherent in cultivation were part of it.
rú cǐ yī lái ， suī rán wēi xiǎn ， dàn yuǎn bú dào jiǔ sǐ yì shēng de dì bù ， yùn qì hǎo de huà ， jīng guò tiān jié de xǐ lǐ ， hái néng huò dé yī xiē hǎo chù 。
如此一来，虽然危险，但远不到九死一生的地步，运气好的话，经过天劫的洗礼，还能获得一些好处。
But the real situation was vastly different from his initial guess.
suǒ wèi fú xī huò suǒ yī ， huò xī fú suǒ fú ， dà dǐ jiù shì rú cǐ le 。
所谓福兮祸所依，祸兮福所伏，大抵就是如此了。
Qinxin's role wasn't merely to assist during someone else’s tribulation. Instead, she was used as a decoy to take the brunt of the heavenly tribulation.
ruò jǐn jǐn zhè yàng de huà ， lín xuān hái bú huì tè bié fèn nù ， zhè yàng de shì qíng zài xiū xiān jiè suī rán bù duō ， dàn shí cháng yě shì yǒu de 。
若仅仅这样的话，林轩还不会特别愤怒，这样的事情在修仙界虽然不多，但时常也是有的。
In other words, when Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound"'s tribulation descended, all its power would be borne by Qinxin alone.
bù guǎn rú hé ， qín xīn cóng miào yīn xiān zi nǎ ér ， hái huò dé le bù shǎo bāng zhù ， ér xiū xiān xiū xiān ， yuán běn jiù nán miǎn yǒu wēi xiǎn 。
不管如何，琴心从妙音仙子哪儿，还获得了不少帮助，而修仙修仙，原本就难免有危险。
Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound" would remain safe, but Qinxin's fate could only be imagined.
rán ér zhēn shí de qíng kuàng ， què yǔ lín xuān de cāi cè ， dà bù xiāng tóng 。
然而真实的情况，却与林轩的猜测，大不相同。
A Tribulation Transcending Stage tribulation was immensely powerful; it could destroy the heavens and earth. Such a tribulation wasn't something even a Spirit Separation cultivator like Qinxin could withstand.
kě yǐ shuō ， yǒu fēi cháng dà de chū rù ， qín xīn de zuò yòng ， gēn běn jiù bú shì zài duì fāng dù jié de shí hòu cóng páng fǔ zhù 。
可以说，有非常大的出入，琴心的作用，根本就不是在对方渡劫的时候从旁辅助。
Qinxin’s death was inevitable, making her nothing more than a sacrificialscapegoat.
ér shì bèi duì fāng yǐ mán tiān guò hǎi zhī shù ， dàng zuò tì shēn le 。
而是被对方以瞒天过海之术，当作替身了。
The entire story revealed that she had become a decoy to bear the tribulation for someone else.
huàn jù huà shuō ， dāng miào yīn xiān zi de tiān jié jiàng luò ， tiān jié suǒ yǒu de wēi néng ， dōu jiāng yóu qín xīn yí gè rén chéng shòu 。
换句话说，当妙音仙子的天劫降落，天劫所有的威能，都将由琴心一个人承受。
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"Alright, Fairy, feel free to speak your mind. I can assure you that whatever comes out of your mouth will enter my ears and won't be known by a third party."
Lin Xuan's voice was calm as he spoke, but his tone betrayed a hint of eagerness.
He hadn't expected such a coincidence; just arriving in the Heavenly Sound Realm, he had already obtained clues related to Qinxin.
The only worrying part was that Qinxin seemed to be in some trouble.
But since he was here, no matter what dangers or twists she encountered, he would always find a way to ensure her safety.
He felt confident about this point. After all, his current self was far from ordinary; he had already reached the Tribulation Transcending Stage.
Though he didn't dare say that he could go anywhere in the world, there weren't many things that could leave him helpless.
"Um..."
The young lady in the palace attire showed a hint of difficulty on her face.
"How so? Fairy, do you have any concerns?"
"I..." The girl bit her teeth and finally revealed a determined expression: "Alright, I'll say it. This all started a thousand years ago..."
"A thousand years ago?" Lin Xuan's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"Indeed, at that time, I was just an ordinary Separation Stage cultivator. Originally, I came from a cultivation family."
"My family may not have been large, but we had a close connection with the Heavenly Sound Palace."
"Oh?"
Lin Xuan's eyebrows twitched as he revealed a look of understanding on his face. The connection she mentioned likely referred to how her family was founded by disciples of the Heavenly Sound Palace.
This was quite common in the cultivation world. Some disciples with limited potential, after failing to advance further, would return to the secular world and start their own cultivation families while getting married and having children.
The disciples from these cultivation families could easily join back into the original sect if they had sufficient talent.
Her situation probably followed this pattern.
"Your guess is correct."
"Since advancing to Separation Stage, I wanted to join the Heavenly Sound Palace. The sect's recruitment was very strict, but due to my ancestors' connections, I managed to join smoothly."
"And it was around that time when I met Sister Qinxin."
"Go on and tell me more..."
Lin Xuan also showed a focused expression. After listening for so long, how could he not be interested in any clues related to Qinxin?
"So you're saying that Qinxin also joined the Heavenly Sound Palace?"
"Yes, Sister Qinxin's talent was much better than mine. Although she had no connection with the palace, she was still chosen smoothly."
The girl's eyes seemed lost in thought as if recalling a memory: "At first, our lives were very peaceful. It took about a hundred years before an opportunity presented itself. One day, Sister Qinxin caught the attention of one of the palace's senior elders and became his disciple."
"Being taken under someone's wing is usually good, isn't it?"
Lin Xuan frowned with a look of surprise on his face. The Heavenly Sound Palace was ranked among the top five in the Spirit Realm, its strength incomprehensible to mere words. Its senior elders were undoubtedly Tribulation Transcending Stage cultivators. To be chosen as an apprentice by such beings was beyond luck.
However, he had just heard that Qinxin's situation was dire. Even with his extensive knowledge, it was hard for him to figure out the hidden secrets behind this.
"I got along well with Sister Qinxin from the start and considered her a sister. I was happy for her when she received such an opportunity. However, after she became an apprentice of Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound", our chances of meeting were few. Until a hundred years ago, we met by chance again, but this time, Sister Qinxin looked troubled."
"I was curious about why Sister Qinxin seemed unhappy despite her advancement to the Spirit Separation Stage. After repeatedly asking her, she finally revealed the details..."
"Could there be more twists?"
Lin Xuan's expression became even more attentive.
"Yes, indeed, there were twists. The reason behind it was that Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound" never intended to take Sister Qinxin as a true disciple but saw her as a valuable asset."
"What? Viewing Qinxin as a valuable asset?" Lin Xuan was stunned and his face darkened with suspicion. No matter what, Ouyang Qinxin was his wife. This Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound" had ulterior motives and intended to harm Qinxin, making her an enemy.
Lin Xuan would not spare anyone who dared to hurt his women.
But now...
He needed to clarify the details: "Continue. What did the other party intend? Why was Qinxin so special that she caught their attention?"
"This secret was discovered by Sister Qinxin herself. Although she is just an ordinary cultivator with a common spirit root, she actually possesses the Nine-Spirit Zither Body."
"What is the Nine-Spirit Zither Body?"
Lin Xuan's eyebrows furrowed. There were countless special bodies in the cultivation world, and even with his extensive knowledge, he couldn't have heard about every one of them.
"I am also unaware of this body type, but for Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound", it has great significance."
"Oh, please elaborate."
"This Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound" cultivates a secret technique where Sister Qinxin's body can be used to transfer the heavenly tribulation on her behalf."
"Transfer the heavenly tribulation?"
Lin Xuan was taken aback. He had initially thought that Qinxin’s role was merely to assist during someone else's tribulation.
While this was dangerous, it wasn't life-threatening. With good luck, she might even gain some benefits from the tribulationbaptism.
As the saying went: "Misfortune may be an actual blessing in disguise."
If only things had been that simple, Lin Xuan wouldn't have been particularly angry. Such incidents did happen occasionally in the cultivation world.
However, Qinxin had received a lot of help from Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound", and the dangers inherent in cultivation were part of it.
But the real situation was vastly different from his initial guess.
Qinxin's role wasn't merely to assist during someone else’s tribulation. Instead, she was used as a decoy to take the brunt of the heavenly tribulation.
In other words, when Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound"'s tribulation descended, all its power would be borne by Qinxin alone.
Fairy妙音 means "wonderful sound" or "marvelous sound" would remain safe, but Qinxin's fate could only be imagined.
A Tribulation Transcending Stage tribulation was immensely powerful; it could destroy the heavens and earth. Such a tribulation wasn't something even a Spirit Separation cultivator like Qinxin could withstand.
Qinxin’s death was inevitable, making her nothing more than a sacrificialscapegoat.
The entire story revealed that she had become a decoy to bear the tribulation for someone else.
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