Li Mingke was captivated by the beautiful scenery before her when she noticed that Immortal Venerable Jinyun was acting very strangely. Everyone else remained still, but he moved, with an expression she couldn't describe—a mixture of crying and laughing.

"Master?" She gripped Jinyun Immortal Venerable's sleeve tightly. She even felt that if she didn't hold him, he would immediately fly onto the stage.

That's so strange!

However, Immortal Venerable Jinyun ignored her and kept staring at He Banjian on the stage, his eyes even filled with tears.

Fifteen minutes later, explosions came from all directions, and countless fireworks rose into the sky. He Banjian opened his arms and completed the blessing ceremony under the dazzling lights behind him.

A great many candies were thrown down from the stage. It is said that whoever receives a candy will be blessed by the Yao women. Therefore, people flocked to the stage, hoping to receive even just one candy.

"Master, we also..." Li Mingke wanted to pull Jinyun Immortal Venerable to grab some candy, but his sleeve was ruthlessly pulled from her hand. He was moving through the crowd at an extremely fast speed, heading towards He Banjian who was coming off the stage.

"Master?"

He didn't turn around.

"Master—" she even shouted, but the person in front of her abandoned her without hesitation and left.

So, Li Mingke watched helplessly as the person who had just been smiling and talking to her abandoned her without hesitation and ran towards another woman with an extremely ardent and eager look in his eyes.

"Master!" She desperately pushed through the crowd, trying to follow her master, but he abandoned her without hesitation, growing farther and farther away...

"Strange, why are you crying?"

As Li Mingke ran, he felt his face getting wet. When he touched it, he realized that his face was covered in tears.

"Really, why are you crying?"

She wiped her face haphazardly with her sleeve. Looking back at the stage, it was empty, and there were two figures below that seemed very close, but they were too far apart for her to see clearly.

Everyone around her was excitedly screaming because they had received the blessing of the Yao woman, but she was the only one who felt out of place. She stood there like a puppet, tears streaming down her face for no reason.

"What is there to cry about? What is there to cry about?" But the more she wiped, the more there was.

Perhaps Master saw someone he knew and left without even saying a word? Li Mingke, you're not a child anymore, why are you still acting like a chick that hasn't left the nest? Master is only leaving temporarily, it's not like we'll never see each other again.

She defended Jinyun Immortal in her heart and condemned her own childish behavior, but the more she thought about it, the sadder she felt.

"Forget it, let's go back!" She should go find her cousin and the others; she shouldn't have gone this far in the first place.

Everyone was rushing to the front of the stage, but she walked against the crowd towards the outer edge.

It was as if the whole world was against her. The more she walked, the more people blocked her way. She wanted to find a way out, but found that there was no gap left.

A young man who was excitedly running towards the stage accidentally bumped into her, and she shattered like a piece of porcelain.

She remembered what she had said before.

"Stampedes can really easily happen!"

Countless feet stepped over her, leaving countless footprints, but the physical pain was nothing compared to the pain in her heart. She felt as if her heart had shattered along with her body.

The Fifth Princess Wu Xidi was watching all this with satisfaction, and sitting next to her was none other than the Demon Lord Luan Hua.

"Is the master satisfied now?"

"You did a good job."

The ceremony was over, and Demon Lord Luan Hua got up and left.

"So you're leaving in such a hurry? Won't you stay a little longer?"

Demon Lord Luan Hua gave her a warning look, but she just smiled indifferently.

Luan Hua, a demon, walked with heavy steps.

He should go pick her up. From now on, she will stay by his side, just like before.

No one will deceive her, and no one will abandon her. She will become the fearsome Demon Lord's wife, and everything in the world will grovel at her feet.

It should have been an eager and exciting event, but he didn't feel much of the joy he had imagined. Instead, he felt an inexplicable resistance.

He walked toward Mingxin Square, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He heard a cry that was very similar to one in his memory, a kind of pain that was desperately suppressed but still overflowed from the throat, mixed with the mud of the heavy rain, and made a mournful cry of abandonment.

Everything around suddenly fell silent. The bustling noise vanished in an instant, and the scene before my eyes began to change. There were no running crowds or bright lanterns; only torrential rain and a woman lying on the ground, almost lifeless.

It wasn't just the people on the ground who were getting soaked; he felt completely drenched. The heavy rain seeped into his body through his bones, leaving his heart drenched and miserable.

"Halfway through..."

He saw another version of himself burst out of his body and, as if his life depended on it, embrace the woman on the ground in his arms.

"Heh..."

Seeing all this, his whole body began to ache, and a painful sound escaped his throat.

He stretched out his right hand, but the moment he took the first step forward, the entire scene changed instantly, and he returned to reality.

The crying gradually faded away.

He shook his head, believing that he had been overthinking things lately, which was why he was having such hallucinations.

Let's go, Banjian is still waiting for him!

He started walking toward his destination, only to find He Banjian talking to another man when he got close. And from behind, the man looked very familiar to him.

"Jinyun!" He practically spat out the two words through gritted teeth.

He said he had a bad feeling, and sure enough, this was waiting for him!

"Let her go!"

A golden light flew between He Banjian and Jinyun Immortal Venerable, and the two quickly distanced themselves.

He pulled He Banjian behind him and said, "Do you really enjoy seducing other people's women? Wouldn't anyone object to someone like that becoming the head of a sect?"

Jinyun Immortal Venerable was having a pleasant conversation with He Banjian when he was suddenly interrupted, which made him very unhappy. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was Demon Venerable Luan Hua, and his displeasure instantly reached its peak.

"Your woman?" Jinyun Immortal Venerable laughed. "When did she become your woman?" Looking at the two people standing side by side, Jinyun Immortal Venerable felt deeply stung.

"Of course they're mine! They were mine in the past life, and they're mine in this life too!" Demon Lord Luan Hua declared his ownership directly.

"Oh? But I'm afraid this Miss He doesn't think so, don't you think so, Miss He?" Jinyun Immortal Venerable threw the question to He Banjian.

He Banjian: Can you two please not drag me into your bickering? You're putting me in a difficult position!

"Alright, then let Miss He tell us who she's willing to go with?"

The Demon Lord Luan Hua and the Immortal Lord Jinyun exchanged glances, sparks flying everywhere.