Chapter 1502: Chapter 1600: Don’t Interrupt

“My father couldn’t possibly have had anything real with the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl, could he?” Fang Lin wondered to himself. In his memory, his father Fang Qingye was not one to frivolously pursue romance.

But looking at the situation at hand, it seemed that his father and this Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl must have had quite a deep relationship, otherwise, she would not have had such a strong reaction.

Thinking of this, Fang Lin’s thoughts flew to his mother Bai Qingxue, especially her appearance when angry. He couldn’t help shuddering. Fang Lin rarely saw his mother in a rage, but once she was provoked, it was truly a disaster.

Even his own father was somewhat fearful of his mother Bai Qingxue.

Suddenly, Fang Lin realized something. The Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl was defeated and fallen at the hands of his mother Bai Qingxue years ago; could it be that his mother knew of some ambiguous relationship between his father and this demon girl?

Entangled in thoughts about his parents, Fang Lin began to speculate wildly, his gaze towards Fang Qingye becoming even more bizarre.

The Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl stared blankly at Fang Qingye. For her, it seemed that just one more glance at Fang Qingye’s face was a blissful joy.

“Are you still alive?” The Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl suddenly asked, her tone carrying delight.

Fang Qingye nodded.

With a miserable smile, the beauty of the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl was evident, but no matter how beautiful, she was only a dead person. The figure here was nothing more than a lingering incarnation. Had she not clung to Dugu Nian, she would have likely dissipated long ago.

“That’s right, you are a Martial Lord with a long and boundless life span. How could you possibly die?” the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl said with a bitter smile, her current emotions unfathomable.

Fang Qingye looked at the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl tenderly and said, “Are you still unwilling to leave?”

The Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl burst into maniacal laughter, “Leave? Those were your words back then, and they remain the same today? Do I disgust you that much?”

Boundless anger, accompanied by overwhelming sorrow, as countless zither strings emerged behind the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl, sprawling like a spider’s web.

Fang Lin didn’t dare to breathe heavily, silently resenting his father. The woman’s already dead; couldn’t you say something nice? Couldn’t you coax this ancestral demon lady into a good mood and then let her go? Now look, she’s enraged. You’re just an incarnation and you fear nothing, but I, your son, am still here. What if she takes her anger out on me?

Just as Fang Lin was about to speak, he heard Fang Qingye say, “I do not despise you, but I cannot bear to see you continue like this.”

“Fang Qingye! What exactly do I mean to you?” the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl roared in fury, her red hair wild, and her furious aura making Fang Lin feel as if he were about to explode.

Fang Qingye waved his sleeve lightly, easily dissolving the pressure bearing down on Fang Lin, his gaze calmly fixed on the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl.

“You were my first friend.” Upon hearing these words, all of the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl’s anger and sorrow turned into desolation.

Countless strings of zither faded away, and the terrifying aura dispersed, leaving only the laughter of the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl.

“Yes, I was just your friend. Back then, you were just a brash young kid starting out, who climbed up the mountain to listen to me play the zither. I found you annoying and knocked you down the mountain, yet you kept climbing back up. After several times, I no longer paid you any attention, and you just sat quietly aside and listened. That was how we met,” the Ten Thousand Strings Demon Girl said with a smile, seemingly lost in the memories of the past, but her figure unwittingly became a little hazy.

Fang Qingye noticed the silhouette of the Ten thousand strings Demon Girl, but said nothing, his face tinged with sadness.

“Later, you pursued your Martial Arts, and I pursued my Tao of the Zither. When I met you again after a whole five years, you had become a Martial Arts prodigy renowned throughout the land, while I had become a demon girl whom everyone wanted to kill. I remember that time when I was surrounded by many people in a place of no escape, with no way out to heaven or earth. All the zither strings were broken, and I thought I was going to die. Yet you stood out from amongst those people, stood in front of them, and stood in front of me.” The Ten thousand strings Demon Girl spoke softly, recalling every detail of her past with Fang Qingye.

“You stood before me, never stepping back. Whoever came to kill me was knocked down by you. I sat on the ground covered in blood and watched you, as you were pierced by swords, saw your arm get chopped off, and saw you terribly wounded. Yet, you still smiled at me, saying it was no big deal.”

“I survived, but because you protected this demon girl, you were despised and loathed by countless people. When I saw you again, there was another woman at your side, the person I’ve hated the most in my life. No matter who she is, no matter how much she is praised by others, I just can’t stand her! The moment I saw her, I wished I could strangle her to death with the zither strings!”

“Hahaha, how ridiculous. I’ve been concerned about you for more than twenty years, yet you have already been with another woman. In the end, this woman also killed me. This is my life, how laughable, it’s so ridiculous that even when I think about it now, I find it too ludicrous.” The Ten thousand strings Demon Girl laughed, but her laughter was full of heartbreak and despair.

Fang Qingye remained silent, not saying a word.

“Is she still alive?” the Ten thousand strings Demon Girl suddenly asked, looking straight at Fang Qingye.

Fang Lin knew that the “she” the Ten thousand strings Demon Girl was referring to must be his mother, Bai Qingxue.

“She is alive,” Fang Qingye said.

The Ten thousand strings Demon Girl’s smile grew even more wretched upon hearing this, clearly finding it hard to accept that Bai Qingxue was still alive.

“Do you remember who actually killed you?” Fang Qingye asked.

The Ten thousand strings Demon Girl was startled, then looked at Fang Qingye with eyes full of hatred: “Apart from that woman Bai Qingxue, who else could it be?”

Fang Qingye shook his head. “She didn’t kill you. You must have forgotten something.”

“Fang Qingye, I don’t want to listen to this. I just want to ask you one question–did you ever actually like me?” The Ten thousand strings Demon Girl came right up to Fang Qingye and asked hoarsely.

As soon as she spoke, even Fang Lin tensed up, his eyes fixed on Fang Qingye, eager to see how his father would respond.

Fang Qingye looked calmly at the Ten thousand strings Demon Girl, taking a long time before saying, “Do you still remember the zither music you played on the mountain peak all those years ago?”

The Ten thousand strings Demon Girl was stunned.

“Yes, I remember. That is your answer to me.” Contrary to Fang Lin’s expectations, the Ten thousand strings Demon Girl didn’t grow more angry but simply smiled faintly, her figure becoming even blurrier.

“Ahem, what on earth are you talking about?” Fang Lin asked very inopportunely.

Fang Qingye turned around, glanced at Fang Lin, and said, “When adults are talking, children should not interrupt.”

ps: The first update is here; I continue to write, another day with difficulty getting up