Chapter 114 Invitation
Afterwards, she gently placed Dongfang Tianyu in a safe place, ensuring that he was temporarily safe. As she turned around, she looked at Dongfang Tianyu deeply, with both determination and a hint of tenderness that was not easily noticed. Finally, she sighed softly, turned around and walked into the night, her figure gradually disappearing into the darkness.
After returning to her residence, Li Muchen locked herself in a secret room. It was so quiet that she could only hear her own rapid breathing and the sound of her heart beating wildly. She closed her eyes and tried to calm her inner turmoil, but her past with Dongfang Tianyu kept emerging in her mind. Those warm scenes were like sharp blades, cutting her heart again and again.
"what's wrong with me?"
She murmured to herself, clenched her hands into fists, her nails dug deep into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain. She knew that her feelings for Dongfang Tianyu had become the biggest obstacle to her pursuit of power.
"I can't go on like this."
Li Muchen understood that if she wanted to truly embark on the path of becoming a strong person, she must cut off all emotional ties and make her heart as cold and ruthless as ice.
So, she began to practice in seclusion, immersing herself in endless practice, trying to fill her inner anxiety with powerful strength.
Another two years passed quickly. During this long and lonely period, Li Muchen seemed to be isolated from the world, and her world was filled with research and practice. The flickering candlelight in the secret room illuminated her increasingly mature face. The eyes that once sparkled with complex emotions had now become deep and cold.
"Bang bang bang!"
The door of the secret room, which had not been opened for a long time, was suddenly knocked.
"Little sister, are you in there?"
The voice of Li Quzhuo, the second son of the Li family, came from outside the door.
Li Muchen's heart was slightly moved when she heard this, but she immediately regained her composure. She did not respond immediately, but took a deep breath, adjusted herself, and then slowly stood up and walked towards the door of the secret room.
"Second brother, what's the matter?"
She opened the door with a harmless smile on her face, looking no different from before.
Li Quzhuo felt relieved when he saw his sister finally open the door and handed her an invitation.
"This is?"
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Li Muchen looked at the invitation in Li Quzhuo's hand with some confusion. On it were written five big characters: "Written by Li Muchen himself."
"It's Dongfang Tianyu's invitation to his coming-of-age ceremony. He specifically asked me to send you the invitation, hoping that you can attend."
There was a hint of gossip in Li Quzhuo's voice. He knew that his sister had been very close to Dongfang Tianyu before, but he didn't want to point it out easily.
Li Muchen took the invitation and gently stroked the familiar handwriting with her fingers, feeling mixed emotions. She had thought she was cold enough to let go of everything, but at this moment, the emotions buried deep in her heart were like seeds awakened by the spring breeze, taking root and sprouting again.
"Is he... okay?"
She couldn't help but ask the question in the end, her voice was so soft that even she could hardly hear it.
Li Quzhuo was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "He is very good. Not only has his cultivation improved a lot, but he has also become more and more stable. It's just that..." He hesitated for a moment, but decided to say it, "He often mentions you to me and asks about your recent situation." Hearing this, Li Muchen's heart trembled suddenly, as if it was tightly grasped by an invisible force, making it almost impossible for her to breathe. She tried hard to maintain her calmness on the surface and not let any emotions leak out, but her slightly trembling fingers betrayed her inner heart.
"I will think about it."
After she took the invitation, she closed the door of the secret room and sealed herself in this quiet space again.
Li Muchen stared at the invitation in his hand, thinking it over again and again, and finally decided to open it and take a look.
In addition to the formal invitation, the invitation also included a letter. In the letter, Dongfang Tianyu's handwriting was still vigorous and powerful, but between the lines there was an indescribable tenderness and expectation.
"Sister Chen, I'm glad you can see this letter. It's been two years since we last met. During this time, I asked your two brothers about your recent situation. They said you have been locking yourself in your room, practicing every day and night."
"I don't know why you became like this, but if it's because of what happened to the Black Inspector two years ago, then I'm deeply sorry. After all, you are suffering from this misfortune because of me."
"I haven't come to see you in the past two years because of this incident. I'm worried that you will distance yourself from me because of this incident. But I still don't want to lose you as a friend, and I don't want you to close off your own world because of me. Sister Chen, your talent and potential are the only ones I have ever seen in my life. I always believe that you can surpass everything and reach the height in your heart."
"The coming-of-age ceremony in a week will be an important ceremony in my life. It marks my official adulthood and will also be the starting point of my new journey. I sincerely invite you, as one of my important friends, to attend this ceremony."
With best regards from Dongfang Tianyu.
"Is there still a week left?"
Li Muchen's hand holding the letter trembled slightly. Every word on the letter was like a heavy hammer, hitting the deepest part of her heart and stirring up ripples. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to sort out the chaotic emotions one by one.
"Sister Chen, this magic weapon you made is almost impeccable, much better than the one your second brother made. Can you please help me make a sword, a sword that is more powerful than the King's Sword!"
"Brother Tianyu, what are you talking about? The Royal Sword is the first spiritual treasure of the Dao League. I am not very knowledgeable, how can I create a sword that surpasses it?"
"Even if you can't do it now, I firmly believe that you will be able to do it in the future! You are so talented and hardworking, and one day you will become a master of magic weapons unparalleled in the world."
"Brother Tianyu is trying to make Sister Chen happy again."
"No, I'm sure of it."
Li Muchen recalled these words and even the following scene in his mind.
"What kind of sword does Brother Tianyu want?"
"A sword that can slay all the evil in the world. Combined with my Soul-Severing Skill, one sword can slay evil and one sword can calm souls."
With this in mind, Li Muchen silently walked to the forging table, making fire, melting iron, forging... a series of movements were smooth and flowing, as if these skills had long been integrated into her bones, and thousands of times of hammering were nothing more than a reappearance of the past.
With each precise strike of the hammer, hot sparks bloomed in the air like scattered stars. Amid the endless clanging sounds, an ordinary piece of iron gradually transformed under her ingenuity, and the outline of the sword became clearer and clearer, as if it was about to break free and show its edge.
(End of this chapter)