Chapter 14: Xiaoqing's Vow
Chương 14: Lời thề của Tiểu Thanh
As Xu Mengjiao grew, Xiaoqing realized that she could not stay with him forever. Her presence as a spirit was beginning to draw unwanted attention, and she needed to focus on her own spiritual cultivation if she ever hoped to free her sister.
Sau khi Bạch Tố Trinh bị giam cầm, Tiểu Thanh cảm thấy phẫn nộ và đau buồn sâu sắc. Nàng biết với sức mạnh hiện tại, nàng không thể đánh bại Pháp Hải để cứu tỷ tỷ.
One night, she stood by the boy's bed as he slept. "You are a fine young man, Mengjiao," she whispered, a tear running down her cheek. "Your father would be proud. But I must leave you now. I must go to the mountains and train until my power is great enough to break the seal on the pagoda."
"Ta thề! Ta sẽ quay về núi tu luyện. Ta sẽ luyện thành võ công cái thế. Rồi một ngày, ta sẽ quay lại xử lý lão trọc Pháp Hải, và phá tan cái tháp chết tiệt này để cứu tỷ tỷ!" Tiểu Thanh tuyên bố trước tháp Lôi Phong.
She left a letter for Xu Xian's sister, explaining that she had to depart but would return one day. Then, with a final look at the house that had been her home for so long, she transformed back into a green snake and disappeared into the night.
Tiểu Thanh từ biệt Hứa Tiên và cháu trai. "Hãy bảo trọng. Ta sẽ quay lại khi ta sẵn sàng."
Xiaoqing returned to the deep forests and high peaks where she and Bai Suzhen had first lived. She spent the next twenty years in intense meditation and training. She faced fierce storms, fought powerful demons, and pushed her magical abilities to their absolute limits. Every moment of pain and exhaustion was fueled by the image of her sister trapped in the darkness.
Sau đó, nàng bay về rừng sâu trong núi để khổ luyện. Nàng biến nỗi hận thù thành sức mạnh ý chí, chờ đợi ngày quay lại báo thù và đòi lại công lý cho tỷ tỷ.
"I will not fail," she vowed, her voice echoing through the mountains. "I will return to Hangzhou, and I will tear down that pagoda stone by stone if I have to. Fahai will know the true power of a sister's love."
Hứa Tiên một mình nuôi dạy Hứa Mộng Giao, với hy vọng sâu thẳm rằng một ngày nào đó, gia đình chàng sẽ được đoàn tụ.
While Xiaoqing trained, Mengjiao grew into a brilliant and kind-hearted young man. He was a gifted scholar, and he felt a deep connection to the history and legends of his city. He often visited the West Lake, drawn to the Leifeng Pagoda by a feeling he couldn't explain. He felt as if the stones were calling to him, whispering secrets of a past he had never known. The stage was being set for the final chapter of their story, as the power of the next generation began to rise.