The Guardians: The Swordsman of the Moon

Xiao Ma has given up.

The Qingluo Nuzi woman carrying Mo Xian walked through the hallways and the room in the brothel. Mo Xian saw many things, but this place was completely far from the picture of brothels in general, there was no crowd, no seductive laughter from its inhabitants, no one who could not help it, there was no smell of wine and the smell of cosmetics that were usually so thick with brothels.

"When the peach moon flows in a cold river, Qingluo Nuzi will break free from their routine" said the woman who escorted Mo Xian. "They are not allowed to drink wine, decorate themselves and flirt, for a whole month we Qingluo Nuzi are only allowed to do good and meditate, he said, so don't be surprised if Young Master sees some of us shutting ourselves in the room."

Mo Xian nodded and continued to follow the woman until she was suddenly pulled to the side.

Mo Xian did not understand what was happening, but he felt that he was being hidden so he refrained from asking.

The sound of footsteps slowly sounded followed by the weak voice of a grandmother. "What are you doing here today, isn't it your duty to stand guard in front?"

"I'm sorry Madam Master Clover, I brought some sweets sent by my sister to Nyona Fai Mu Yan."

"Oh, that's good. Give it to him, then get back to your post."

"Okay, Madame Master Semang."

Mo Xian heard the sound of the door opening and was followed by the sound of the door closing. The woman then gestured for Mo Xian to move and quietly followed her accelerating pace, instead, passing through the garden that had a small pond Mo Xian could see there was an old woman watching the pond.

"Greetings Madam Fai Mu Yan."

Mo Xian saw the Qingluo Nuzi woman bowing her regards to the old woman and made Mo Xian immediately find out that the old woman was Fai Mu Yan.

Fai Mu Yan turned his head and smiled as he slowly stood up and walked over.

"Xiao Ai, what are you doing here, and who is this cute girl?"

Mo Xian suddenly felt embarrassed as he was called a sweet girl, but he also could not lie if he was unhappy when he was called that name.

"Mistress Fai Mu Yan, she came from afar just to meet with Madam, she said she had things to talk about."

Fai Mu Yan was seen raising his eyebrows, appearing doubtful and suspicious before walking over the wooden floor.

"Is that important?"

Mo Xian nodded his head.

Fai Mu Yan seemed to think for a moment before inviting Mo Xian into the room and visiting him with a cup of green tea.

"So what does this young lady want to tell me? Ah, what was your name before?"

"My name is Mo Xian, Madam."

Fai Mu Yan smiled gently, that age-eaten woman still looks beautiful with wrinkles on her face, there is tenderness in her dim eyes.

"Miss Fai Mu Yan earlier I apologize for my disrespect, but this is really an urgent matter, so I'll be quick."

Fai Mu Yan was a little surprised as Mo Xian spoke so boldly to him, but he then nodded and did not mind him.

"I'm actually an immortal cultivator."

That answer surprised Fai Mu Yan.

"Then ... Why would an immortal cultivator come looking for me, I have never been out of this place for decades, I thought I would have no business with an immortal cultivator."

Mo Xian nodded, before he explained his purpose, Mo Xian called out his guardian beast and sent a message to Bao Yu.

A while later, the rabbit beast Mo Xian spoke next to Mo Xian's ear.

Fai Mu Yan was unable to hear what they were talking about, so he could only stare in surprise.

Mo Xian nodded his head, looking back at Fai Mu Yan.

"Madam, we've captured your husband's spirit."

Fai Mu Yan's eyes widened, but after that he dropped his gaze.

"Me and him already have no relationship whatsoever, why did Miss Immortal Cultivator say this to me?"

Mo Xian could see a look of sadness on Fai Mu Yan's face, but there was nothing he could use to comfort him.

"Master Xiao Ma has become a third-rate evil spirit, he shackled the villagers and made them into slaves to produce gold coins, master Xiao Ma did this for you Lady Fai Mu Yan."

Fai Mu Yan felt his blood boiling and his heart squeezed, he stared furiously at Mo Xian. "I never told him to do that, I always refused what he brought me, I didn't want to see him again, I didn't want to remember him anymore, I didn't want to remember him, kanapa you suddenly came here and brought his name, said it was all for me, I don't need it! I don't need it!"

Mo Xian saw Fai Mu Yan starting to spiral out of control, the woman started to wriggle and cry so he hugged her.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please listen to me first."

Mo Xian patted the woman on the back, but the woman remained rebellious so he used his spiritual energy to suppress Fai Mu Yan's point for the woman to stop moving and scream to avoid trouble.

Mo Xian felt very guilty about having to use this way on the old lady, but he could not waste time persuading her because the circle of purification formation formed by Bao Yu and his three friends had been completed, the ritual would be executed soon.

Mo Xian then sent his guardian beast in front of Fai Mu Yan, the rabbit began to read out the message Bao Yu had sent.

"The purification formation has been completed, Xiao Ma is now in a semi-conscious state so he can hear what Fai Mu Yan will say."

Mo Xian nodded, he then looked at Fai Mu Yan after drawing a sound transmission spell on top of his guardian beast, the spell serving to transmit one's voice through the two guardian beasts.

Mo Xian then bowed his body. "I'm really sorry Madam Fai Mu Yan, but this is really urgent and should be resolved soon."

Fai Mu Yan tried to be free, he did not want to listen. However, Mo Xian continued.

"Master Xiao Ma had made the entire Night Flower population experience things they should not have, they were enslaved until they themselves were unaware that they were dead. Now their souls were shackled by master Xiao Ma who was still enslaving them to produce gold coins."

"Miss Fai Mu Yan, mister Xiao Ma did all this for the sake of Madam, he just wanted his apology accepted, mister Xiao Ma has regretted his actions. If Madam Fai Mu Yan does not forgive her, then the fate of the souls of the villagers will accept injustice, mister Xiao Ma would not free them and their souls would forever be unable to enter the reincarnation wheel and slowly disappear with the air."

Mo Xian noticed that Fai Mu Yan no longer resisted, there was sadness in his eyes, he then sighed and continued. "If Madame Fai Mu Yan forgives master Xiao Ma then the soul of master Xiao Ma can be purified and the shackles that ensnare the villagers can be broken, and their souls can be freed."

Mo Xian sighed, he felt like he had said what he had to say. He thought that Fai Mu Yan might have already understood what he wanted to convey, so he asked.

"Is Lady Fai Mu Yan willing to forgive master Xiao Ma so that the souls of the villagers can be freed?"

Mo Xian looked at Fai Mu Yan who was still under his control, he then took back the spiritual energy that was curbing Fai Mu Yan's freedom.

Fai Mu Yan did not say anything after being released, Mo Xian patiently waited, as did Bao Yu and his three friends who were guarding the purification formation.

Everyone was waiting for Fai Mu Yan's reply, they hoped that Fai Mu Yan would forgive Xiao Ma and free his soul from the endless guilt and regret that made Xiao Ma go crazy and become a third-rate evil spirit. However, Fai Mu Yan's reply was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Xiao Ma" said Fai Mu Yan as if calling at the person in front of him. In a distant place, the little boy's ears twitched, tears streaming down from his closed eyes. For the first time after forty years had passed, he heard again the voice of his wife who seemed to be still the same when they first met at the edge of the lily lake, so beautiful and tender as she stroked his ears.

His soft voice was like the breeze of summer, very soothing to the heart. However, now that voice carried pain for him and squeezed his guilt-filled heart.

"Fai Mu Yan my wife."

Bao Yu unsealed the ban on speaking Xiao Ma so that he could speak. Fai Mu Yan heard it. His heart trembled filled with unbearable pain until his chest was tight.

"Let go of the villagers, they don't deserve to suffer with you."

"I'm sorry, Mu Yan. I'm sorry .... Mu Yan, I have collected a lot of gold coins for you, you like them, I have collected more of them every year, it is enough to make a mountain. Mu Yan return to my side."

Mo Xian sighed when he heard it, but upon noticing Fai Mu Yan, the woman simply bowed with wet eyes. Xiao Ma, does he still think that his wife loves his gold coins.

Long enough Fai Mu Yan was silent and made everyone wait before the woman finally said. "Mm, I like them, but I won't go back to your side, even if you manage to make thousands of mountains out of gold coins, bringing the entire gold coin in this world under my feet, even if you were able to pluck the millions of stars in the sky to persuade me, I would never return."

"I'll never forgive you."

"Never will."

That answer left everyone shocked and alert, Bao Yu immediately strengthened his formation seal so that the evil spirit Xiao Ma would not get out of control. However, the unexpected happened, waves of evil aura gathered around the child, the black smoke rolling around as if swallowing the child.

Bao Yu looked panicked as she had no idea what was going on, something like this she had never seen at all. Wu Jiao Xing, Bai Ruo and Zhang Rouruan threw gazes at each other, but they did not dare to move from their positions and maintain their formation, waiting for the cue from his teacher.

Bao Yu guessed that the evil spirit Xiao Ma would no longer have a way out, he was forced to exterminate Xiao Ma and the entire village or Xiao Ma would become even more out of control if he was only sealed inside the bottle.

Bao Yu started to activate the spell, turning the purification formation into an extermination formation. But before that happens, though, the waves of evil aura that were rolling around Xiao Ma suddenly disappeared leaving two small lights that slowly floated into the air along with hundreds of lights that suddenly appeared and flew into the sky.

The sight was extremely beautiful, Zhang Rouruan could not help but open his mouth to admire them.

"They have been set free" Bao Yu said making everyone look at him.

"Is that so, Teacher?" zhang Rouruan asked hard to believe.

"But how can we not perform the ritual of purification and liberation."

Bao Yu stood up from her seat and stroked her beard while staring at the small lights slowly starting to disappear.

"Xiao Ma has let go."

Mo Xian who heard it couldn't help but smile, but he still felt bad for Fai Mu Yan, the woman was now crying in front of him. However, Mo Xian could not comfort him as the sound of footsteps began to approach.

Mo Xian leaped over the window towards the roof, paying no heed to the Shouts of the Master Teacher Clover, Mo Xian jumped over one roof to the other and met Bai Yue.

"Everything's done?"

Mo Xian simply nodded and smiled in response.

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