Chapter 5: Fairness

Sword Dynasty

Volume 1: Great Rebel

Chapter 5: Fairness

Zhangsun Qianxue woke up.

She woke up and did not wake up in an ordinary way. Her consciousness woke up in her energy sea.

She saw herself standing in her energy sea.

The five-colored energies in the sea surface underneath her had completely frozen. Even the vital energies falling from her celestial aperture had frozen like a waterfall.

She began to realize that she had previously lost control of her body and vital energy. She had been walking on the edge of life and death. However, she did not rejoice because she knew the threat of death had not passed.

She saw a faint red light at the top of the vital energy waterfall where the celestial aperture was.

That was Ding Ning’s energy.

While she did not know what Ding Ning had used to awaken her consciousness, she knew she could only rely on herself to survive.

Her emotions once again sank into absolute calm. She tried her best to immerse her consciousness in the jade palace beneath the frozen energy sea.

The jade palace trembled.

With a tremors, countless cracks appeared on the frozen surface.

The frozen waterfall also formed countless cracks, and vital energy began to flow.

Like a land coming back to life, small streams of water melted the ice, then became larger streams, converging into a sea.

The five-colored energies began to flow.

All of the blue cold energies were pushed down by the vital energy into the deepest part of the jade palace.

The seawater underneath her feet became clear, a faint, indescribable blue.

As the energy sea cleared, a thread of an unusual color appeared in her jade palace.

It was a blue-black sword!

She had a blue-black sword nestled in the center of her jade palace!

The blue-black sword, so dark it seemed to almost swallow one's soul. Just a glance was enough to make one feel a sinister presence.

 

Zhangsun Qianxue’s body was no longer cold. The blue ice particles containing terrifying cold energy stopped coming out as she breathed.

She opened her eyes. She had finally awakened and returned from the brink of life and death to the mortal realm.

Then she saw Ding Ning, who was hugging her tightly.

Her eyes were filled with shock, anger, and murderous intent. Her hand lifted slightly, about to land on Ding Ning's head, who was cradled in her arms.

The blow seemed gentle, but it contained profound power and exuded an indescribable aura of destruction.

Ding Ning was sleeping soundly..

He was extremely weak and exhausted. When he sensed Zhangsun Qianxue's vital energy beginning to circulate through her body, he felt calm and sank into the deepest sleep.

He did not sense death approaching him at all.

Zhangsun Qianxue's expression grew colder. But looking at Ding Ning's extremely pale face and calm expression, her hand slowed.

Finally, she took a deep breath. Before her hand landed on Ding Ning's head, the aura of destruction transformed into a gentle, warm flow of energy.

The moisture produced by the melting frost was flicked off the blanket, and even smaller droplets were flicked off the blanket.

She pushed Ding Ning's hand aside, stood up, and walked to the window.

The sky was already bright. The storm had ended, and the day would soon come.

 

Ding Ning woke up to the crowing of the chickens and the barking of the dogs.

The bedroom window overlooking the taro field was open. Even through the walls covered with gourd vines, Ding Ning could feel the freshness emanating from the taro field.

The sounds of pots and bowls in the hallway, the moving carriages and horses, the shouts of merchants, and the quarrels of husband and wife filled his ears.

After the storm, Changling seemed to have instantly recovered and become more refreshed.

Zhangsun Qianxue stood in front of this window.

She did not turn around, but she immediately knew when Ding Ning woke up. She said coldly, “You offended me last night. Iff there is a next time, I won't hesitate to kill you.”

Ding Ning looked at her beautiful figure. His expression remained unchanged. He said in a low voice, “You should know that my cultivation is far below yours. To save you, I only had that one method. Besides, based on the situation last night, the power of the Nine Hell Sword far surpasses my imagination. You should be more patient in your cultivation.”

Zhangsun Qianxue turned and calmly looked at Ding Ning, who had just gotten up. "Don't you find it laughable to say this.”

Ding Ning frowned slightly. “What’s laughable?”

Zhangsun Qianxue said, “If you don’t feel these things are more important than life and death, why did you find me? Why do you plot to rebel against your emperor?”

Ding Ning shook his head and said serious, “It’s not the same.”

“There’s no difference,” Zhangsun Qianxue said back coldly. “For you, avenging your teacher’s death is more important than life and death. For me, this matter is also more important than my own life and death.”

Hearing this, Ding Ning fell silent for a moment. Then he said seriously in a low voice, "I told you before that I'm not his disciple. Besides, if you encounter an accident like this in the future, I will still choose to save you.”

Zhangsun Qianxue's eyebrows raised slightly. A hint of obvious anger appeared in the corners of her eyes.

“Don't speak useless words to me. If you weren't that person's disciple, you wouldn't know what cultivation method I use. If you weren't that person's disciple, you wouldn't have learned the deadly Nine Death Silkworm Divine Skill, or possess your cultivation and knowledge at this age.”

Her eyes once again filled with cold murderousness. “I just want to remind you once again that the fact that you are that person's disciple is enough for me to kill you. I didn't kill you because your existence would speed up my cultivation.”

Ding Ning was silent for a long time. He raised his head and looked at her. He asked seriously, "Do you hate him that much?”

“Is there anyone in this world who doesn't hate him? Even your oun Qin People hate him,” Zhangsun Qianxue said expressionlessly “The people who don't hate him are almost all dead.”

Ding Ning stared into those peerless eyes and asked more seriously, "If that's the case, why did you come to Changling?”

Zhangsun Qianxue glanced at him, her anger disappearing, her face returning to cold and calm. "Do you think I'm in Changling because of my past with him? I just feel it's unfair… I just feel that he did so many things and ended up like that, I feel it's unfair. Because it's unfair, I want to kill your emperor.”

Ding Ning calmed down. He did not argue futher, simply saying, “I'm going to the Fish Market today. I'll be back after killing someone.”

Zhangsun Qianxue frowned slightly. “You’ve just attracted the attention of the Bureau of Divinity again. Are you sure this is the right time?”

Ding Ning nodded. “Zhao Zhan has just died. The more powerful people from the Bureau of Astrology and Bureau of Divinity will have more important things to do.”

Zhangsun Qianxue glanced at him and asked, “Who are you going to kill?”

Ding Ning rubbed his face and said softly, “Song Shenshu.”

Zhangsun Qianxue thought carefully. Her memory was not very good. However, fortunately, there were few cultivators in Changling, and this name was connected to the Qin Dynasty history library, so she quickly found this person in her memories.

She looked at Ding Ning as if she were looking at an idiot. “A cultivator who just reached realm two third class says he wants to kill a cultivator at realm three first class?”

Ding Ning replied softly, “Anyone below realm four is the same.”

“Anyone below realm four is the same?”

Zhangsun Qianxue’s eyes became sharp as she stared at Ding Ning coldly. “You still say you're not that person's disciple? Only he would dare say such a thing. But if others truly think so, they're simply risking their lives.”

Ding Ning was silent for a moment and then he said, “I'll try my best to be careful. If I don't return before midnight, think of a way to leave Changling on your own.”

Zhangsun Qianxue turned her head away from him and said coldly, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to stay and accompany you to death.”

She said this emotionlessly, but Ding Ning looked at her side profile and smiled slightly.

He knew better than most people in the world that some people appear compassionate but were actually cruel, while others appear emotionless but were compassionate.

Notes:

This novel is not my work... I just translated it from a Chinese web novel written by Wu Zui

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