Marry the Demon Sect Girl with No Bride Price-Chapter 292 - 97: This Is Mo Xiaolan

"Hey, hey, why are we sitting with this woman?"

The night has fallen, and the sky is full of stars.

The night on Cloud Bamboo Mountain is even more beautiful and resplendent than outside because the cloud bamboos, which look like white clouds during the day, glow brilliantly like stars at night.

They resemble countless Everlasting Lamps floating in the night sky, densely packed, sparkling, not only dazzling but also allowing one to see the shapes of the cloud bamboos through the light.

It is like the Lantern Festival in West Imperial City each year.

The difference is that the lantern festival is man-made, while these starry bamboos are a masterpiece of nature.

Amid such magnificent scenery, everyone was naturally mesmerized, but there was a Ye Xiyue sitting at a table beside them, giving them an uncomfortable feeling like a thorn in the side while they enjoyed the view.

Liu Su couldn’t help but mutter while making a funny face at Ye Xiyue when she noticed her looking over.

On the other side, Qin Gengyun and Niantang were whispering in a secret conversation.

"Master, does the Mountain Master Yun really wish to entrust the children to us?"

"Mountain Master Yun, like Yun Li, just wants to leave a bit of lineage for his branch."

"Master, though the lady never said, I know she feels guilty for not being able to save Xiaoque’Er, so I wish to save these children with Yun Xing."

Niantang remained silent for a moment and then chuckled. "You indeed have a profound connection with your lady."

Qin Gengyun glanced at her concealed face under the veil, her elegant brows like a painting, her eyes like ice, and he smiled:

"Actually, Master, sometimes you are just like my lady, cold and unfeeling on the surface but very soft-hearted inside. You’ve already agreed to Mountain Master Yun, haven’t you?"

Niantang glared at him sideways, "How dare you compare me to your lady?!"

"I wouldn’t dare, Master, please calm your anger."

While Qin Gengyun was coaxing this child-like master, a transmission voice came from Mo Xiaolan:

"Qin Gengyun, where is Xiaowu? What does Mountain Master Yun plan for her? How come I haven’t seen her since the Cloud Bamboo Dance Festival began?"

During the day, Niantang had already told everyone about Yun Chen entrusting them to take away the children, but she had omitted the part about her transaction with Ye Xiyue.

Mo Xiaolan was supportive, naturally, and she felt a connection with Xiaowu. If Spirit Corpse Mountain really attacked, she was worried about Xiaowu.

Yun Chen seemed to have decided to perish with Cloud Bamboo Mountain, but what about Xiaowu?

She’s so young. Must she also die here?

Qin Gengyun responded through a transmission, "Mountain Master Yun never mentioned Xiaowu; perhaps he’s already made some arrangements."

Mo Xiaolan fell silent for a moment and then said, "Actually, Mountain Master Yun could have taken all his people and avoided this in advance. Why stay here waiting for Spirit Corpse Mountain to come?"

This was something Qin Gengyun had also pondered. He thought the people of Cloud Bamboo Mountain were unaware of the threat from Spirit Corpse Mountain and thus remained at peace.

During the day, he had hinted to Yun Xing’s parents that Spirit Corpse Mountain could arrive at any moment, encouraging them to leave, but unexpectedly, Yun Xing’s parents calmly said they were willing to live and die with Cloud Bamboo Mountain.

Obviously, Yun Chen had informed everyone at Cloud Bamboo Mountain, yet they all chose to stay.

Initially, Qin Gengyun couldn’t understand, but seeing the people of Cloud Bamboo Mountain dancing joyously around the bonfire at this moment, he seemed to have an epiphany.

They have lived their lives isolated on Cloud Bamboo Mountain; leaving their homeland, leaving the Northern Wilderness for the outside world would be a challenge for survival.

It would be better to stay on Cloud Bamboo Mountain, even if it meant death, than to be buried in a foreign land.

Qin Gengyun sighed and said to Mo Xiaolan through a transmission, "Because their roots are here."

Mo Xiaolan also fell silent, and after a long while, she sighed.

Niantang coldly watched the two secretly whispering and snorted.

Then, a group of enthusiastic Cloud Bamboo people came and pulled everyone to the giant bonfire to dance together.

Only the cold and stern Niantang and the serene Ye Xiyue were not approached, and they happily sat at ease, enjoying the tranquility.

However, Niantang soon couldn’t sit still.

After a group dance in the center, the scene shifted to coupled dancing.

Qin Gengyun and Mo Xiaolan were evidently assumed to be a pair by the Cloud Bamboo people and were surrounded, their hands forcibly joined, while a few Cloud Bamboo women taught them how to dance.

"You misunderstand, we’re not..."

Mo Xiaolan and Qin Gengyun tried to explain but were already surrounded by enthusiastic people, their hands joined together.

Mo Xiaolan’s face instantly turned red.

She had known Qin Gengyun for so long, and they had never had any physical contact; holding hands was the first time.

Mo Xiaolan suddenly felt her hand fall into a wide, warm palm, and she was dumbfounded.

Qin Gengyun was just as embarrassed. He had always regarded Mo Xiaolan as a friend and confidant, and the sudden, intimate physical touch took him by surprise.

He quickly released his hand while Mo Xiaolan simultaneously withdrew hers.

They exchanged a look with tacit understanding, noticing that the other’s face seemed a bit red in the firelight.

"Mo Xiaolan, well, I, um, just now..."

Qin Gengyun was about to explain when Mo Xiaolan smiled warmly:

"Qin Gengyun, do you remember the first snow when you got drunk and insisted on dancing in the snow?"

Qin Gengyun was taken aback and then nodded.

Mo Xiaolan was referring to when they had just met, and Qin Gengyun was at his most despondent.

It was the first snow of the year, and they were drinking at the entrance of Narrow Rain Lane when Qin Gengyun, drunk, remembered a dance he had seen in his past life and began dancing in the snow.

Later, Mo Xiaolan told him that he wasn’t dancing but rather flopping around like a loach.

Thinking back now, it was quite an amusing memory.

Mo Xiaolan watched as the surrounding men and women paired off to dance, and she, too, started swaying. She didn’t know how to dance, but her tall and graceful stature gave her movements a heroic and vigorous look.

The Cloud Bamboo people around them cheered and clapped. Qin Gengyun also saw the unrestrained and lively Mo Xiaolan for the first time, and he couldn’t help but smile.

After dancing for a while, Mo Xiaolan’s face flushed, and she suddenly said to Qin Gengyun:

"Qin Gengyun, after I help rid you of the pill poison, I want to stay and help them! Yun Xing, Yun Yan, and Yun Yu will be entrusted to you!"

Qin Gengyun understood Mo Xiaolan’s meaning. She would accompany him to search for the Immortal’s Relic, help him find the Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill, and then stay at Cloud Bamboo Mountain to help the Cloud Bamboo people resist the invasion of Spirit Corpse Mountain.

A moment ago, Mo Xiaolan couldn’t understand why the Cloud Bamboo people wouldn’t flee but instead chose to stay and guard the mountain.

The next moment, she decided to stay and hold the fort with these people.

That’s Mo Xiaolan.

She’s diligent and tough, yet optimistic and positive.

She understands the world yet often exudes a charming clumsiness.

"Qin Gengyun, let’s dance together."

Mo Xiaolan smiled brilliantly, pulling Qin Gengyun’s sleeve to dance with her.

Qin Gengyun also smiled, "Mo Xiaolan, I also..."

"In public, men and women should maintain boundaries, what are you doing?"

A cold and stern voice suddenly came from behind them.