Ling'er turned sideways and rested her head on Yun Che's arm. She looked dimly at the moonlight shining through the gaps in the green bamboo above. After a long while, she said softly, "If I could sleep in the bamboo forest and under the moon, it would definitely be a very beautiful thing."

Yun Che looked up, smiled lightly, and pushed his palm. With a "bang", a large enough hole appeared on the bamboo roof above, and a full moon appeared completely in Ling'er's sight. A large amount of moonlight also took the opportunity to pour down, illuminating every corner of the bamboo house.

"Wow!" Su Ling'er cried out softly. She looked at the full moon in the sky and felt the scent of the man beside her. For the first time, she experienced a feeling that made her heart intoxicated.

"Brother Yun Che, can I really become your wife like my beautiful sister and be with you forever?" Ling'er asked infatuatedly. At present, she still didn't quite understand what love between men and women was, but she was very simple and strong, and she liked and longed to be with him.

Yun Che held her little hand and said softly, “Of course! Your father has betrothed you to me in front of so many people. When I come back one day and Ling’er grows up, we can get married and be together forever…”

Su Ling'er smiled lightly at first, then realized something and grabbed Yun Che's arm: "Wait for you... to come back? Brother Yun Che, you... you want to leave?"

This was an illusion created by the soul of the evil god. Yun Che was not unfamiliar with illusions. During the Phoenix Trial and the Dragon God Trial, the places he visited were all illusions. People who appeared in the illusion would not know that they were just an illusion. However, an illusion was an illusion after all. He could only stay here for twelve hours. After he left, everything here would also disappear.

Sensing the panic in Su Ling'er's voice, his heart choked and he said, "Ling'er, I don't belong here. My home is very far away. Although I don't want to leave, I have to go back. And I have to leave tomorrow... But don't worry, Ling'er, when you grow up, I will definitely come back... Come back to marry you, and then take you away and stay with you forever... Okay?"

These were all lies that could not be fulfilled, because after the twelve hours were over, everything would disappear, and neither the former Su Ling'er nor the current Su Ling'er would be able to appear in his world again. But his promise came from his soul, without any falsehood. If Su Ling'er was still in this world, then, even if it cost him a huge price, he would definitely fulfill it and would never let her wait for him in agony again.

The night suddenly became very quiet, the moonlight was no longer dazzling, and even the intoxicating night breeze seemed to disappear. When the message that Yun Che would leave tomorrow, and that he would be gone for a long time, entered Su Ling'er's heart, she found that everything she was enjoying quietly turned into reluctance and sadness... She and her father had come to this bamboo forest many times, and every time, she would be happy, but never as happy as tonight. What she liked most was not the bamboo forest, but the person who was accompanying her to see the bamboo forest now...

Su Ling’er fell on Yun Che’s body. She did not cry, but closed her eyes tightly. She spoke softly as if she were dreaming, “Brother Yun Che… you will definitely come back. I will be good and grow up obediently, waiting for you to come back and marry me. No matter how long it takes, I will wait… until you come back and marry me…”

These words of infatuated love from a ten-year-old girl, although naive and innocent, are more touching than the emotional words of an adult woman, because the words of a young girl will not contain a trace of falsehood, affectation or deliberateness, but only the purest and most innocent emotions, voices and desires.

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The next day, when Yun Che returned to Tai Su Clan with Su Ling'er on his back, it was already noon. In terms of time, there was only less than half an hour left before the twelve hours mentioned by the Heretic God's Spirit.

They fell asleep in each other's arms last night. In the early morning, before dawn, Yun Che carried her on his back and climbed up Mount Taisu to watch the sunrise together. They ate game from Mount Taisu together. They left many sounds and footprints on Mount Taisu... Unknowingly, time was almost up.

"Che'er, are you really not going to consider staying a few more days? Ling'er doesn't want to leave you at all."

Looking at Su Ling'er who was lying on Yun Che's back and refused to get off, Su Hengshan smiled helplessly. He was naturally grateful to Yun Che and Xia Qingyue, but before he could entertain them, they came to say goodbye.

"I also want to stay, but I really have to leave for a reason. Please forgive me, father-in-law..." He turned his head to look at the girl on his back and said in the calmest voice possible: "I can't bear to leave Ling'er either."

Su Hengshan nodded. He had already determined that Yun Che and Xia Qingyue must be disciples from a holy land-level sect. Even though he had the title of "father-in-law", he did not dare to interfere with their actions and decisions. He glanced at his daughter who was quietly lying on Yun Che's back, hugging his neck with both hands, and sighed, "Are we leaving now?"

"yes……"

"Let Ling'er take my place and see you off."

Su Ling'er was the only one who saw Yun Che and Xia Qingyue off, because Su Hengshan knew that Yun Che only cared about Ling'er, so even if he saw them off in person, it would be redundant.

After leaving the Tai Su Sect, Su Ling'er accompanied Yun Che and walked very far, until they could no longer see the outline of the Tai Su Sect. Twelve hours had passed, and the final countdown had finally arrived.

Su Ling'er held Yun Che's hand tightly, smiling and talking sweetly along the way, not showing any sadness at all. When they arrived here, Yun Che stopped walking and said softly, "Ling'er, I'll just send you here. If it's any further, I'll worry about your safety on the way back."

Su Ling'er did not resist at all. She nodded and said with a smile, "Yes! I will listen to Brother Yun Che. You and pretty sister must be careful on the road... Um, Brother Yun Che, can you give me something... something... that can make me feel that Brother Yun Che is always by my side..."

As she smiled... a tear that she couldn't control slipped out from the corner of her eye, leaving a long tear mark on her tender face.

Yun Che’s heart trembled, and then was immediately filled with an indescribable bitterness. He squatted down, gently took off Su Ling’er’s coat, and then took off the Dragon Scale Armor from his body. Under Xia Qingyue’s surprised eyes, he put it on her. The Dragon Scale Armor would adjust itself according to the wearer’s body shape. Even though Su Ling’er’s body was very petite, it still fit her very well: “Ling’er, this piece of clothing is called the Dragon Scale Armor. It can protect you very well. You should wear it often, just like I am by your side protecting you.”

Taking off the extremely precious dragon scale armor and giving it to Su Ling'er in the illusion seemed extremely ridiculous, but Yun Che couldn't control himself at all... because this was the best protection he could give Su Ling'er after leaving her.

He took out a purple space ring, transferred all the food and water stored in the Sky Poison Pearl into it, and took out various pills he usually refined and put them in, and taught her one by one: "These are Xiao Huitian Pills, use them when you are injured... These are Qinglu Pills, eat one if you accidentally get poisoned... These are Huixuan Pills, eat one when you have no strength... In the future, if... I mean, if there is a day when you have to leave home and keep encountering danger, you must remember the things in here, you must use the things in here to protect yourself well, okay..."

Su Ling'er listened to his words and nodded repeatedly...

Yun Che did not put the space ring on Su Ling'er's hand, because it would be too easy for someone to notice it. After all, a purple ring with a huge capacity and longevity was considered a very valuable treasure even in the Tai Su Sect. He used the golden silk to pass through the ring, and then hung it around Su Ling'er's neck, letting the space ring shining with purple light disappear under her inner clothes.

Tears were dripping from Su Ling'er's eyes, and every tear dripped into the deepest part of Yun Che's soul. He held Ling'er in his arms and said softly, "Ling'er, don't be sad. We are not separated forever. When you grow up, I will come back... to marry you! So, you have to grow up happily, so that when I come back, I can see the most beautiful Ling'er... If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you must not be afraid, do not despair, and always remember that there is someone in this world who is always thinking about you and caring about you even when he can't see you..."

“Hmm… Hmm!!” Su Ling’er nodded vigorously, trying desperately to suppress her tears. Her thin teeth had already left a row of deep tooth marks on her small red lips…

Time was drawing to a close. Yun Che let go of Su Ling'er, held her face in his hands, and kissed her forehead gently. Then he turned around, clenched his teeth, and walked forward step by step... He was getting farther and farther away in Su Ling'er's sight...

Su Ling'er did not chase after him. She folded her arms in front of her chest, holding the dragon scale armor from Yun Che that still had his aura. With blurred vision, she stared blankly at his receding figure. Finally, she could no longer hold back her tears, and her screams and cries echoed across the empty land...

“Brother Yun Che! I’ll wait for you… I’ll wait for you to come back and marry me…”

“Brother Yun Che, you have to think about me… you must think about me… you can’t think about me…”

“Brother Yun Che… I will grow up quickly… You must come back… You must… You must… You must come back…”

“Brother Yun Che… I can’t bear to leave you… wuwu… wuwuwu…”

Yun Che's figure was getting farther and farther away, and finally at a certain moment, he completely disappeared from her sight. She slowly squatted on the ground, covered her cheeks, and sobbed loudly... Her brother Yun Che was gone, and even her soul was taken away with him...

Su Ling'er's loud shouts were carried into Yun Che's ears along with the sound of the wind, making every step he took extremely difficult. His expression was painful, but he did not dare to look back, because he was afraid that if he looked back, he would no longer be able to take another step.

“The relationship between you two is very strange.” Xia Qingyue said softly while looking at Yun Che’s expression. She couldn’t understand why an adult man and a ten-year-old girl could develop such strong feelings in just one day.

Yun Che raised his head and looked at the sky: "Qingyue, do you believe... in past lives and present lives?"

Xia Qingyue was slightly startled. She looked at Yun Che silently for a while, then nodded lightly: “I believe it.”

At this moment, ripples of space distortion suddenly appeared around him and Xia Qingyue.

“I’m finally going back.” Yun Che closed his eyes and whispered softly, “Goodbye… my Ling’er…”

Amid the murmurs, he and Xia Qingyue's figures disappeared simultaneously in the twisted space. Then, a feeling of traveling through space came over them, but it disappeared in an instant. In an instant, a cold wind blew in their faces.

When he opened his eyes, he saw snow all around him, a blanket of white... He and Xia Qingyue had returned to the Tianchi Secret Realm, but they were not located above the Tianchi Lake.

“Hu…” Yun Che let out a long sigh of relief. Even though it was just an illusion, and the teenage Su Ling’er was just an illusion constructed with the power of the Heretic God, even so, the separation from Su Ling’er still made his chest feel heavy and almost exploded.

“No matter how beautiful a dream is, there will always be a time to wake up.” Yun Che looked ahead and said with melancholy. Then, he sank back to his senses and said to Jasmine, “Jasmine, why did the Heretic God’s spirit use its last bit of power to send me such an illusion? Could it be that after reading my memory, it was helping me to resolve some regret I had?”

“Illusion?” Jasmine’s voice came: “So, you have always believed that the world you stayed in for a day was just an illusion?”

“…Of course it’s an illusion.” Yun Che said weakly. If it wasn’t an illusion, how could the long-dead Su Ling’er appear, or the Su Ling’er in her teenage years?

“Hey…” Jasmine suddenly laughed strangely, as if she had discovered something interesting. She said slowly, “I see. No wonder your emotions and behaviors were so abnormal. You actually thought that place was an illusion… But, I can tell you responsibly that the world you were in before was definitely… not… an… illusion!!”

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[I finally finished writing this paragraph. I am exhausted... I hate writing this kind of difficult, unpopular, but necessary plot the most!!]