Chapter 120: Fleeting Beauty

  Dark blue ice crystals, shining brightly on the white snow, like a huge gemstone. Surrounding it are thousands of small ice crystals, like blue plum blossoms opening in the wind.

  Ma Lian'er's face turned deathly pale in an instant, and the blood at the corner of her mouth also froze into blue ice crystals. She who was still fighting fiercely just now seemed to have lost all her strength in an instant, her tall body leaning against a snow tree, slowly sitting down.

  The toxicity of the icy water and cold smoke had long invaded her lungs, relying on a daily dose of Qisongfeng's silver needle to forcibly suppress it. For two days, she hadn't suppressed the toxin, and after today's intense battle, she spent a large amount of energy healing herself, causing the cold poison in Malan's body to suddenly lose control and erupt completely.

  Ma Lian'er felt that all the blood in her body was rapidly coagulating, and she gazed at Yun Zhongyan with a miserable smile, her eyes filled with endless longing.

  "Lian'er, what's wrong?" Yun Zhiya and Xiao Yang exclaimed in unison, both jumping to the front of Ma Lian'er. The members of the Falcon Team also quickly gathered around, their faces filled with surprise.

  What's going on with Malan'er who was just passionately fighting a moment ago?

  Yun Zhiya tightly grasped Ma Lian'er's hand, feeling as if she had touched ice and snow. Her face instantly turned extremely gloomy. Xiao Yang also wanted to reach out, but Ma Lian'er glanced at him and slightly shook her head. Xiao Yang smiled helplessly and reluctantly withdrew his hand.

  "Old Cloud, damn it, this time Old Lady is really done for!"

  Ma Lian'er looked up at the horizon and smiled wistfully, "I won't be able to leave this place today. I had originally thought that we could live together until retirement and then return to our hometown to spend our old age in peace, but it seems that's not possible now. Fortunately, there are still over 70 brothers here to keep me company, so I'm not lonely, cough cough!"

  "Don't talk nonsense, Lian'er, nothing will happen to you." Yun Zhiya hastily said, snatching the jade bottle from Ma Lian'er's hand and putting a bitter Qing pill into her mouth.

  After taking the Ku Qing pill, Ma Lian'er's face turned slightly rosier, but her body temperature continued to drop. Ma Lian'er shook her head with difficulty and smiled bitterly: "Don't waste it, Old Yun, it's useless. I know my own body."

  "Lian'er, don't be afraid, it's definitely going to be alright. I'll send someone to fetch the doctor right away!" Xiao Yang said urgently.

  Ma Lian'er shook her head: "It's useless now! After being poisoned by Bishui Hansheng, I can still live until now, it's already a miracle. Now the cold poison has become a part of me, every part of my body has the poison of Bishui Hansheng. After suppressing for so many years, it is finally unbearable!"

  Looking at Yun Zhiya's extremely ugly face, Ma Lian'er smiled miserably and said: "It's good this way. Old Cloud, at least I won't become even uglier than you, right?"

  "Ma Lian'er, you're not ugly, you've never been ugly!" Yun Zhiya's eyes were filled with tears as she held Ma Lian'er's hand, as if holding the most precious treasure. She sobbed uncontrollably, "In my eyes, you'll always be the same Ma Lian'er from back then, forever the most beautiful female knight of the First Squadron!"

  "Heh heh! This cold poison has accompanied me for eight years, and today it's going to die. I don't want to bring this body of cold poison into the grave."

  "I don't want to die in such an ugly way either."

  Ma Lianer forced a smile and slapped her body suddenly!

  Seven silver needles flew out from the gap of heavy armor and fell onto the snowy ground.

  It was precisely because of the seven silver needles of Du Yi's "Ji Song Feng" that Ma Lian'er was able to hold on until today.

  Yin needle detached, Ma Lian'er's face flushed with a wave of crimson, and she suddenly opened her mouth wide, spewing out several mouthfuls of dark blue blood.

  In the midst of fresh blood, it's already full of frost!

  In the midst of fresh blood, there is a surging aura of primordial energy. This contains almost all of Malan's life essence!

  The blue water and cold smoke have already become a part of her life. Now, giving up the blue water and cold smoke would be equivalent to abandoning her own life ahead of time.

  Ma Lian'er's breath became extremely weak, as if she had become an ordinary person without any strength. However, her complexion had improved.

  The originally fat and swollen face, with the poisonous blood spouting out, became white and clean in less than a breath of time. The fine seam-like eyes turned into pure and clear almond-shaped pupils. The tall and sturdy body also transformed into a slender and well-proportioned shape.

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  Her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her eyes are like autumn water, she looks back with feeling, and her spirit is as beautiful as jade.

  Appearing in front of Yun Ziya's eyes was no longer the masculine-looking Ma Lian'er, but a beautiful woman with an otherworldly appearance.

  She stood there, as if she had become the center of this world. Everything else before her had lost its color.

  That unparalleled elegance shocked everyone! The world between heaven and earth seemed to have infinite splendor in an instant!

  The woman's appearance was in no way inferior to that of Chu Xuefang, who had left earlier. The vigorous and heroic spirit between her eyebrows even added a few points to her temperament.

  Looking at that stunningly beautiful woman, Su Ying and Fang Qing Shuang were completely stunned!

  This is what Malan'er originally looks like!

  She turned out to be such a woman!

  "Old Cloud, does Mother look good?" Ma Lian'er looked at Yun Zhiya, her voice still sweet and soft, but appeared extremely weak.

  "Beautiful, beautiful!" Yun Zhiya nodded with tears in her eyes, "You were like this back then, weren't you?"

  "Lao Yun - Cloud Big Brother, it seems like yesterday that we left our hometown in Dongyang County together to take the Xuan Jia Heavy Cavalry test. Time really flies, and in the blink of an eye, nearly twenty years have passed!" Ma Lian'er said with a faint smile, her voice tinged with a hint of sadness.

  "Yes, it's almost twenty years now, really fast..." Yun Zhiya held Ma Lian'er's smooth and white small hand tightly, saying softly.

  "I really want to go back to my hometown in Dongyang County! Unfortunately, I can never go back again!"

  "Ling'er, you'll be fine. We'll definitely make it back. We're leaving this place right now and going back to Dongyang County!" Yun Zhiya's voice trembled slightly.

  "Hehe, Yun Gege, this armor is too heavy, I can no longer hold on!" Ma Lian'er said with a light cough.

  "Oh!" Yun Zhiya hastily helped Ma Lian'er remove her heavy armor.

  Underneath his armor was a heavy black robe, the usual outer garment of the heavy cavalry. Ma Lian'er gently removed the robe, revealing a long red dress underneath.

  Her red dress was like fire, setting off Ma Lian'er's beauty even more. Standing there, she seemed to be a burning flame in the snowy forest.

  She is after all a woman.

  So on her body, she forever wore this red dress that she liked best.

  She lightly lifted her skirt and spun around, Ma Lian'er smiled brightly towards Yun Zhiya.

  "Lao Yun, aren't you the one who loves listening to me sing? Let me sing for you one last time!"

  "This is a folk song taught by Poison Doctor, it's said to be very popular in his master's hometown. I like this song very much."

  Yun Zhiya felt Malan's breath getting weaker and weaker, with a heart-wrenching pain like a knife cut.

  He took Lin Heng as his goal, striving to be a true knight and wanting to become a real hero, but intentionally or unintentionally neglected the woman who was once his most loved.

  It wasn't until now that he realized how important this woman was to him.

  It's a million times more important than I imagined!

  He really couldn't bear to part with her, couldn't bear her leaving.

  What would the world be like without her? Yun Jia couldn't imagine!

  But everything is already too late!

  Ma Lian'er's red dress fluttered and danced slowly in the snowy forest, as if it were a burning flame.

  However, this flame is about to go out!

  Moist red lips slightly opened, Ma Lian'er softly began to sing.

  "Just for your faint smile/I'd be willing to escape/But there's nowhere to escape to..."

  "Withdraw sword to cut emotional ties, yet emotions linger on fingertips..."

  "All for nothing, just a sentimental entanglement. In vain I call myself a heroic young man. How much of the debt of love from our past life still remains between us..."

  "This life is only for you / Willingly be imprisoned for you..."

  "I'm slowly growing old in prison / Still smiling happily for you to see..."

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  "This life is all for you, willing to be imprisoned for you..."

  "I'm slowly growing old in prison / still telling others about your goodness..."

  The tone is extremely strange, the lyrics are also extremely vulgar, but there is a special flavor. Yun Zhijia listened to it and couldn't help but shed tears.

  The music came to an end, with lingering notes echoing among the snowy mountains.

  In the snowy forest, it is quiet and soundless. In each person's heart, there are different feelings.

  Xiao Yang clenched his fists tightly and looked at Ma Lian'er with a pained expression.

  Before Lin Feng's eyes appeared a beautiful young girl in purple clothes.

  Fang Qingxiang and Su Ying's gazes both fell on Lin Feng's body.

  Su Yan stole a glance at Fang Qingxiang's profile and then hastily looked away.

  The other powerful ones also listened in stunned silence.

  Life is full of all kinds of foolishness.

  Who has never been young and reckless, who has never been infatuated with a bitter love?

  The once infatuated young man, that lightly made promise...

  How many years later, at midnight, memories still linger, and there is always a figure that cannot be shaken off.

  How many people can truly be content and happy in this world?

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  "Lao Yun, is it pleasant to hear?" Ma Lian'er stopped spinning around and smiled at Yun Zhiya.

  "It sounds good, it sounds good..." Yun Zhiya nodded vigorously, looking at Ma Lian'er with a face full of pain and longing.

  We've been together since we were young, so I never thought there would be a day like this.

  I didn't expect this day to come so soon!

  "Yun Gege, hold me!" Ma Lian'er said softly.

  Yun Zhiya quickly walked over and swept up the stunning beauty in red, embracing her around the waist.

  "Being able to die in your arms makes me really happy." Ma Lian'er smiled sorrowfully, "Before I leave, I still have one last wish."

  "Yun Ge, I only want to be your woman in this life. But you said before that when you see my ugly appearance, you can't get hard at all." Ma Lian'er said, a faint blush appearing on her pale cheeks.

  "Lian'er, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Yun Zhiya's body trembled as he muttered.

  "Now that I'm like this, shouldn't Cloud Big Brother be fine? Let me, before I die, really become your woman once, okay?" Ma Lian'er said in a low voice, extremely shy.

  "Sorry... I won't be able to do that..." Yun Zhiya's eyes showed a pained expression.

  "Lao Yun, you bastard! Are you still a man?!" Xiao Yang's eyes were red with rage as he shouted, "Agree to it, quickly agree to it!"

  Yun Zhiya glanced at Xiao Yang, then looked at the woman in his arms and shook his head with a wry smile.

  "Sorry, Lian'er, it really can't be done..."

  "Yun gege, Lian'er really hopes there will be a next life. In the next life, if fate permits, Lian'er still wants to be your woman..."

  With a gaze that was more sorrowful than any other, Ma Lian'er sighed and her last bit of energy dissipated in an instant. Her jade-like hand fell weakly to her side.

  Her body also became thoroughly cold, and there was no longer any vitality.

  The cold wind howled, blowing up the remaining snow on the ground, and together with the snowflakes falling from the sky, fell on Malan's body.

  A serene and quiet atmosphere in the empty mountains.

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