A shadow swiftly swept past the crowd and descended into the courtyard.

Several cultivators fell to the ground with a thud, their magical artifacts slipping from their hands.

After easily defeating them, Xingye took their magical artifacts and tossed them to Shanshan and Xiaojia, who were standing nearby, while he stood protectively in front of Zhao Xixiang.

"Hoshino, what are you doing here?!" Xiao Jia, holding the giant pumpkin hammer, was taken aback.

Hoshino looked up: "With the headmistress here, of course I'm going to follow. Do you bunch of good-for-nothings think you can protect her?"

Shanshan: "Who are you calling a good-for-nothing?!"

Hoshino: "Anyone who pays attention to me is a fool!"

Shanshan: "You are the one, you are the one, you are the one!"

The two big childish devils started arguing on the side.

Zhao Xi tried to help Pu Xin, who was kneeling on the ground, up: "Do you really not know where your benefactor is? Did he really not leave a single word?"

Pu Xin looked closely at Zhao Xi and suddenly understood why her benefactor had saved her. The profile of the fairy before her bore a striking resemblance to her.

She shook her head, then suddenly nodded: "I know a place where there's a stream at the foot of a cliff. After I fell off the cliff, I drifted downstream with the current, and that's where my benefactor found me. Later, the stream froze over. I never went back."

Stream...

Zhao Xi lowered her eyes and asked, "Could you take me there?"

*

"It's around here. I've heard there are poisonous snakes nearby, so I don't come here often. Fairy, you can look for them here yourself."

The peasant woman dared not go any further. She pointed Zhao Xi in a direction and hurriedly returned to her house to continue making fire dumplings.

Snowflakes were falling all over the mountains, covering the trees and grass with a layer of white.

This wild mountain is deserted; once you step into it, you really don't know where the solid ground is or where the pit is.

Zhao Xi was worried that Lin Che was hiding from her, so she didn't dare to fly on her sword or let the children follow. Instead, she slowly used her spirit sword to part the grass along the frozen stream.

jingle--

Ding-dong—

A cold wind blew, and strange music could be heard from ahead.

Zhao Xi felt a surge of emotion, held her breath, and crouched down to get closer to the source of the sound.

A row of icicles, ranging from long to short, hung at the cave entrance, with grass tied to them and firmly attached to the cave ceiling.

The familiar man in black was tapping an ice pick. After getting used to it, he hummed a little tune to himself.

"Awooo~" The little beast echoed his song and cried out along with him.

Zhao Xi tried to push aside the grass and approach the cave.

The singing and music stopped.

The two little foxes lying next to Lin Che flicked their big tails and suddenly disappeared into the grass.

She called softly, "A-Che..."

Lin Che froze, turned his head, and stared at her blankly.

Mortals said he was dressed in black, had purple eyes, and looked like a monster.

How is it similar?

Zhao Xi wanted to take steps in the snow, walking towards him without blinking, as if afraid he would just disappear in front of her.

Fortunately, he didn't.

He stood up in the cave and opened his arms.

Zhao Xi could no longer contain herself, and she lunged forward, shouting, "Lin Che!"

"Father God!" Little Liuli's voice was even louder than hers. Before she could hug Lin Che, she leaped into Lin Che's arms.

Lin Che's smile froze. He looked down at the little girl clinging to his black clothes, then suddenly showed disgust and kicked her away.

"Ahhh—" Liuli turned into a fiery meteor and disappeared into the horizon.

Zhao Xi was speechless and stood there dumbfounded.

"Oh, sorry, after I became possessed by a demon, I couldn't control myself, and I would just do whatever I wanted."

Lin Che remained calm as he walked towards Zhao Xixiang and pulled her into his arms.

Zhao Xixiang fell into a daze: "…………"

It's been so long, how come the Water God has become such a goofball...?

In freezing cold, friction is needed to raise the temperature.

Whispering sweet nothings to each other.

Zhao Xi wanted to inhale the fragrance of the teacher's hair, snuggle into his arms, and press herself tightly against him.

It's so warm that I never want to be apart from it again.

"Why aren't you surprised?"

“I know you won’t awaken. You are Zhao Xixiang. I’ve been waiting for you, wondering when you’ll come to me. You were the one who suggested divorce. Do you expect me to abandon my pride and take the initiative to come to you?” Lin Che rested his head on his pillow, lying on his side next to her, holding a strand of long hair in his hand, and brushed it against her collarbone.

Zhao Xi felt itchy, curled up into a ball, and pounced on him to bite him: "It's just an act. If you took it seriously, why did you wait for me?"

Lin Che hugged her and whispered in her ear, "There's nothing I can do, I just love you..."

They fought for a while longer.

Zhao Xi wanted to ask, "Have you heard of the Moon Shadow Soul Cleansing Array?"

Lin Che's smile vanished: "Let's not bring up topics that spoil the mood."

Zhao Xi wanted to lift her chin and gaze into his purple eyes: "The library in the Hundred Beast Garden was organized by A Feng. It contains information on the Moon Shadow Soul Cleansing Array. If you want to kill Wuse completely, you can only perish together with him."

"This is his scheme; he wants us dead. Do you really want to sacrifice yourself for this immortal realm? Zhao Xi thinks, you are a person from beyond this world; you can leave here and return to your homeland."

home……

If Lin Che hadn't brought it up, Zhao Xi would have almost forgotten where she came from.

Zhao Xi thought wistfully, "When you summoned me here, I was still kneading dough in the kitchen. I remember I was going to fry a fish, and the dough had to be made into fried dough twists first, so I could stand the fish upright."

Lin Che laughed: "Do you really have to pick on fish?"

Zhao Xi wanted to sigh, but instead hugged him and said pitifully, "I can spare that fish. You are the father god of aquatic creatures, won't you persuade me to stay for the sake of your people?"

Lin Che was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I'm not anymore."

"Of course you are."

“I have fallen into demonic possession. Once the demonic energy dissipates, my power will vanish. The laws of heaven and earth will choose a new water god. Xi thinks that whether I perish together with Wuse or not, I will disappear. Gods are derivatives of the laws of heaven and earth. If we lose our divine status, we will only be scattered and there will be no more reincarnation. You are able to survive, so why don't you forget me?”

His voice was soft, and he stated this cruel ending in a very calm tone.

Zhao Xi wanted to throw herself into his arms and cry out loud.

If she could forget, why wouldn't she live happily ever after with Hoshino?

My younger brother likes her so much...

"Douya said she sees Hoshino as a god, a father, and a husband. I don't have such complicated emotions as her. I don't believe in past lives or future lives, I only believe in the present. If there is reincarnation, that would be better, but if not, it doesn't matter. We understand each other perfectly, we can understand each other with just a glance. Do you want me to be alone in the cycle of reincarnation for all eternity?"

Lin Che held her hand, intertwined their fingers, and kissed her: "It's a pity we can't see how this immortal realm will evolve after water and fire are gone, so that new water gods and fire gods can be born." He suddenly looked up at the cave entrance.

Liuli flew back and peeked out from the cave entrance.

He suddenly made a malicious guess: "Do you think the Immortal Realm might turn into a miasma? And that guy would become the ruler of this world."