Chapter 476 Two Big Surprises
Chapter 476 Two Big Surprises
Seeing that he was determined to leave, Liu Qiuwu had no choice but to compromise and said, "Then be careful on your journey. Once your maternal grandparents have recovered, I will go with them to Liujia Village to see you and also to see your sister."
When he mentioned Aunt Yun, Xia Mo didn't say anything pointless about the bumpy journey being unsuitable for the elderly, and simply nodded in agreement.
"Wait a moment." Liu Qiuwu said, then turned around and handed Xia Mo a beautiful mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer jewelry box, saying, "This is from your uncle. You should not refuse a gift from an elder."
Xia Mo smiled upon hearing this, accepted it generously, and said lightly, "I won't stand on ceremony with my uncle."
A faint smile appeared on Liu Qiuwu's aloof and handsome face. He looked at Ling Chuan and solemnly instructed, "Take good care of him on the way."
Ling Chuan replied solemnly, "I will."
The two left in a hurry. Li Jingran was too busy with his father's decision to stand on the wrong side despite his advice, so he didn't say goodbye. When Li Jingran returned, exhausted, he learned that the two had already left.
He leaned wearily against Liu Qiuwu, resting his head on his shoulder, without saying a word.
Liu Qiuwu hugged him, patted his back gently, and comforted him, "You still have me. I've already made arrangements so that even in this harsh and cold place, your mother-in-law can live out her old age in peace once she arrives."
"Yes, I know, thank you, Qiu Wu." Li Jingran's muffled voice came from beside his ear.
Liu Qiuwu lowered his head and said, "What are you thanking me for? We are husband and wife, sharing both honor and disgrace. She is your family, and she is also my family."
"Ah."
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After leaving the capital, Xia Mo and Ling Chuan traveled all the way until nightfall before entering the space. Then, they were stunned by the scene before them.
The space was full of life, with mountains and rivers, birds and beasts. The small trees that were originally shrouded in a thin halo of light had become towering trees with lush branches and leaves. Vines hung down, and the flowing fluorescent light revealed an indescribable rhythm, full of divinity, which was awe-inspiring and captivating.
Two vines gently touched the foreheads of the two dazed people, and they suddenly came back to their senses, as if their souls had broken free from some kind of gravity and returned to their bodies.
Immediately afterwards, a faint voice came: "I must go. If you help me, I will grant you a great fortune in return."
Xia Mo felt a little sad. He had long guessed that this day would come, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.
Two soft fluorescent lights flew out from the tree trunk and entered the two people, making them feel warm all over, as if bathed in a spring breeze. They felt very comfortable and unconsciously closed their eyes.
Then, ancient bronze inscriptions and cross-legged figures appeared in their minds. Xia Mo and Ling Chuan both understood them and deeply engraved them in their minds. Their excited and surging emotions dispelled the sorrow of parting in their hearts.
They went from standing to sitting cross-legged, quietly comprehending the teachings. After an unknown amount of time, when the aura around them disappeared, the vines gently stroked Xia Mo again, and the tree shape began to transform into streams of light, completely disappearing into the space.
Xia Mo's eyes twitched beneath his eyelids, but he still didn't open them.
It turned out that the two scripts he had read were not novels, but books of destiny, and this place was not a fictional world.
There are countless realms in the world, and countless paths within each realm. The path governs nature, and the Book of Fate is the arrangement of the normal order of the path. If it is disrupted, the path's fortune will collapse. If no new path is born to take over and govern, the realm will be destroyed and eventually disappear into the void.
Xia Mo didn't dwell on it too much. Whether their world was a novel or reality, they were still themselves, and the future was promising.
Xia Mo slowly opened his eyes, his eyes shining brightly, and said softly, "Thank you."
A gentle breeze brushed against the hair on his forehead.
Xia Mo smiled, her lips curving upwards.
At this moment, Ling Chuan also opened his eyes and immediately turned to look at the young man. He saw a person with a smile on his lips, who seemed to have become even more beautiful after washing away the dirt. His long, narrow black eyes were incredibly deep: "A Mo".
Xia Mo looked over and asked with a smile, "You're awake? How are you feeling?"
Ling Chuan smiled and said, "It feels great, really great. Amo, let's form a Daoist couple contract so we can be together forever."
Xia Mo's smile deepened, and she leaned her head against his arm, gazing at the beautiful scenery in the distance, and said, "Okay."
They savored the tranquility and beauty of the moment, slowly calming their turbulent emotions.
Two hours later, after confirming countless times that they had truly embarked on the path of cultivation, the two returned to their residence, where nothing had changed.
When he had some free time, Xia Mo opened the box that Liu Qiuwu had given him, and then faced his second shock.
The box contained 50,000 taels of silver notes, nearly twenty contracts, a four-courtyard house in the capital, three shops in the capital, an estate in the suburbs of the capital, a five-courtyard house in Qinghe County, five shops in Qinghe County, a villa in Beishan, Anping Village, Qingshui County, and 100 mu of farmland each in Anping Village and Liujia Village...
Suddenly rich, Xia Mo was stunned. He looked at Ling Chuan and murmured, "Uncle didn't empty the family's coffers, did he?"
Ling Chuan smiled and said, "No, the Liu family isn't that poor."
"Give me so much, I could live a fulfilling life without doing anything else." Xia Mo said, her eyes welling up with tears, her heart filled with emotion. The kind of family affection she had longed for had finally arrived here.
He grinned at Ling Chuan and said, "Brother Chuan, it's a good thing we recognized this uncle."
"Yes, keep what your uncle gave you carefully, and repay him when you have the chance."
Ling Chuan knew how much the young man had longed for family affection. Considering how sincerely Liu Qiuwu treated the young man, it was alright for him to call him "uncle" a few times.
Xia Mo nodded emphatically and said, "I know." No matter what kind of relationship it is, it needs to be carefully managed and maintained. Only through give and take can it last.
Ling Chuan smiled and said, "That settles it then. Don't feel unworthy of it. You're wonderful and deserve it."
Xia Mo couldn't help but laugh. "I didn't think that much. I just found it very subtle and magical."
Hearing this, Ling Chuan couldn't help but sigh, "It's quite amazing. If I hadn't met you, I might have only ever seen the Great Abyss and the surrounding countries, and I would never have known how vast and boundless the world beyond this place is."
"Yes, the world is vast," Xia Mo said, his eyes sparkling and his heart filled with boundless pride. "Then let's cultivate diligently from now on and live up to this opportunity."
Ling Chuan was infected by his emotions, and his eyes also lit up. He grasped his hand and said, "Alright, let's not waste this opportunity!"
The two locked eyes, their hearts pounding with passion, and in the end, their heightened excitement resulted in them not sleeping a wink all night.
They found a place to have a real fight, a true contest of swords and spears. Perhaps due to changes in their physiques, both of them improved their skills considerably.
Ling Chuan had been longing to hold a wedding ceremony with Xia Mo, and now that he knew about the Daoist couple contract of sharing life and death, he couldn't wait any longer. He took out the wedding clothes he had bought in the capital and other miscellaneous wedding items, and earnestly asked Xia Mo for her consent.
Xia Mo found it both amusing and helpless, and nodded in agreement.
Ling Chuan was overjoyed and started decorating the house like a fool, with Xia Mo joining in.
Thus, a wedding for just the two of them took place in the space.
The moment they knelt before heaven and earth and made their vows, a seven-colored radiance fell upon them, and an invisible and intangible red thread tightly bound their souls together.
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