"I'm late." Yun Che's voice was tinged with self-blame. He didn't turn around to meet Xia Qingyue's gaze. In an instant, the power of the Great Desolate and the profound energy of light formed a warm curtain of light, pouring down on Qianye Ying'er and Xia Qingyue.

Fortunately, their injuries were not serious. Under Yun Che's powerful healing power, after just a few moments, the two of them had recovered as before, as if the thrilling incident had never happened.

“You probably still have a lot to say. I’m not far away. This time, I promise that no more stink bugs will be able to disturb you.” After Yun Che finished speaking, his figure flashed and disappeared without even stopping for a moment.

A complex expression emerged on Xia Qingyue's face. Her eyes were fixed on the direction where Yun Che was walking away, lost in thought, as if she were quietly having a conversation with herself, and seemed filled with a slight reluctance to see Yun Che leave.

Qianye Ying'er slowly stood up, her golden eyes fixed on Xia Qingyue, a deeper conflict stirring within her soul. Originally, she had already made up her mind: no matter how Xia Qingyue treated her, she wouldn't resist in the slightest. However, now, after everything that had just happened, the feeling of guilt within her heart only grew heavier, like a heavy mountain, weighing her down, making her breathless, as if this debt could never be repaid.

"You don't actually hate me that much anymore, right?" Qianye Ying'er was the first to break the slightly quiet atmosphere. From everything that had just happened, she keenly sensed that Xia Qingyue didn't truly want to kill her.

Xia Qingyue's eyes were as sharp as torches as she stared straight at Qianye Ying'er. Complex emotions were intertwined in her eyes: scrutiny, emotion, and a hint of determination that was hard to let go.

She paused for a moment, then slowly spoke, "You've completely changed now. You're completely different from the Brahma Emperor Goddess who used to do whatever it took to achieve her goals and treated human life like worthless grass. I finally understand why Yun Che has developed true feelings for you."

Xia Qingyue gently shook her head, a complex expression emerging on her face. "But even so, your change won't waver my feelings in the slightest. Because the filth you once stained is like a mark deeply imprinted in time, forever etched in that moment, and no matter how time passes, it can never be erased."

"If I were to look at this purely from my own perspective, then there's no way I would forgive you." Xia Qingyue sighed softly. The look in her eyes as she looked at Qianye Ying'er was no longer filled with hatred as it had been at first, but rather a hint of relief. "But I actually understand that the real cause of all this isn't entirely your fault. I... don't have the right to hate you."

“???”

Qianye Ying'er's face was filled with confusion, her eyes filled with bewilderment. She simply couldn't grasp the deeper meaning behind Xia Qingyue's words. Clearly, she had orchestrated and instigated the tragedy of Yue Wugou and Yue Wuya, yet how could Xia Qingyue's words make her seem like an insignificant outsider? This left her completely bewildered, as if she were lost in a fog.

"Why do you say that?" Qianye Ying'er pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. In the end, she couldn't help but ask the question in her heart.

"Because without your meticulous planning, I wouldn't have existed. My birth was an accident, and within this accident, you played a significant role." Xia Qingyue slowly closed her eyes. The painful memories she didn't want to recall kept flooding through her mind, each scene carrying the pain and helplessness of years. "So, I have no right to hate you. After all... I shouldn't have existed in this world."

“???”

The more Qianye Ying'er listened, the more bizarre it seemed to her. Xia Qingyue's words were like a tangled fog, completely incomprehensible to her. However, she did faintly understand that, at least at this moment, Xia Qingyue truly wasn't holding the same deep hatred for her as before.

"You don't need to know the real reason. Just understand that I no longer have the right to hate you. That's enough." Xia Qingyue turned her head slightly, her eyes deliberately avoiding Qianye Ying'er. Her tone was filled with an unquestionable determination. "However, between you and me, we can never be friends."

Qianye Ying'er was slightly startled, her face full of astonishment. Everything changed so suddenly that she hadn't adapted to it yet.

"So, you don't want to kill me, but you don't hate me anymore?" There was a hint of doubt and disbelief in her voice.

"You have already paid with your life just now. The grudge between us is now evened." Xia Qingyue said this, slowly turning around and preparing to leave. Her back revealed a sense of relief after experiencing vicissitudes of life.

"Wait!" Qianye Ying'er shouted hurriedly, her eyes gleaming with determination and a unique pride. "I owe you more than just my life. Your parents' deaths are inextricably linked to me. I was the one who caused you to fall into the abyss. I don't want to bear this debt."

Xia Qingyue paused and slowly turned back, her expression as calm as water. "You've already repaid everything you owe Yun Che, so how can you say you owe me anything? Back then, you planted the Brahma Soul Death-Wishing Seal in Yun Che, causing him to suffer a torment worse than death, yet he chose to forgive you. Why should I dwell on it?"

"As for me falling into the abyss in red, that was my own choice. Even without you, Yun Che would have done the same. All cause and effect are destined. In fact, it has nothing to do with you." Xia Qingyue said slowly. At this moment, her heart no longer had the stinging feeling of the past. It was as if the heavy past had gradually disappeared with these words. She felt like she had broken free from the cage of the past and gained a new life.

"Everything from the past has vanished like a passing cloud. The Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace no longer exists, my biological parents have passed away, and the Moon God Realm I once ruled has likewise been reduced to ashes. This was my predetermined fate. Now, all of this is over, so let this past be completely forgotten." Xia Qingyue took another step forward, her gesture as if she had truly untied the "dead knot" in her heart, and calmly strode towards a brand new future.

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