"Don't ask anymore." Zeng Baolin pulled his hand away. "Wuchen, it's all in the past."

Her eyes were calm, just like they were back then, but Zeng Baolin's eyes were full of light back then.

Her eyes now look lifeless.

"Tell me, what exactly happened? Is it...?"

"No, it's because I willingly degraded myself! I clung to the powerful and wealthy, which is why I was willing to be his concubine!" Zeng Baolin lowered her eyes. "Your background is too lowly, you can't give me what I want. Only he can make me a woman above all others! You must be laughing at me now, right? I willingly degraded myself but was rejected. Jun Wuchen, reject me, I am not a good woman."

Zeng Baolin resolutely turned her head away; her hair was as disheveled as her eyes, devoid of any luster.

“I don’t believe it. Liu Yuan is dead. He told me everything before he died. It’s not like that.”

“How could Liu Yuan tell you the truth?” Zeng Baolin laughed heartily. “He’d love to make you feel guilty to death. Jun Wuchen, you’re so stupid. You’re so old, yet you’re still the same as you were back then, easily fooled by a few words.”

You are silent and without dust.

"Baolin, I know you don't want to say much right now, but I'll wait for you! Come with me, okay? Let's go back to Tianyan and get married."

"I will not marry you. Forget about it. If you don't leave, I'll have no choice but to die," Zeng Baolin said calmly, his eyes devoid of any emotion.

"Okay, I'll go out first. I'll wait for you outside. Call me whenever you've figured things out." Jun Wuchen took a step back, turned around several times, pushed open the door, and walked out.

The moment the door closed, Zeng Baolin staggered to his feet.

He opened the window and jumped out.

Outside was a bustling street. She limped into the crowd, glanced back at the second floor of the inn, and then left without looking back.

She hadn't gone far when suddenly, a cold hand landed on her shoulder.

Zeng Baolin looked up in surprise, and what came into view was a bright and beautiful face.

Zeng Baolin roughly guessed Jun Liuyue's identity. Years ago, she visited the Jun family, and Jun Liuyue was just a tiny child who barely reached her waist.

She instinctively turned to leave.

"You are free." Liu Yue raised her hand and stuffed a brocade pouch into Zeng Baolin's arms.

Zeng Baolin looked at Jun Liuyue with a face full of doubt.

"Open it and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Baolin opened the brocade pouch, inside which lay a life stone and a storage ring.

Where is Zou Chunsheng?

"Dead."

"You killed him?"

"It counts, but it doesn't count either." Jun Liuyue's eyes curved into a smile. Although she had seriously injured Zou Chunsheng, it was the man in black who ultimately killed Zou Chunsheng.

Zeng Baolin held the brocade pouch, lowered his head in shame, and said, "Thank you."

"Whether you agree to be with my second uncle or not, you are first and foremost yourself."

Jun Liuyue never thought that relying on a man was a wise move.

Although she wasn't familiar with Zeng Baolin, judging from his attitude, if she were forced to stay by her second uncle's side, she would become increasingly miserable over time.

"Thank you, young lady," Zeng Baolin said sincerely.

"Take care of yourself."

"good."

Zeng Baolin nodded heavily, turned back and took a deep look in the direction where Jun Wuchen was, then limped away and disappeared into the crowd.

"Mother, why didn't you keep her here?" Chongming Bird asked curiously, perched on Liuyue's shoulder. She could have received better protection by her second uncle's side.

"Freedom is what she wants."

Liuyue gently patted the little bird's head.

"Freedom?" The Chongming bird asked, its eyes full of doubt. "What is freedom?"

"that is……"

This question left Jun Liuyue stunned. After a long while, she finally answered, "It's just that one day, Xiao Bao might not want to stay by my side anymore and yearn for a wider sky and freedom."

“No,” the Chongming bird shook its head firmly, “Xiao Bao will stay by his mother’s side for the rest of his life, forever and ever!”

The newbie in the space: You damn green tea bird! Get out, get out, get out!

"Ha ha."

Liu Yue raised her hand, and the Chongming Bird stepped onto the back of her hand.

She gently tapped the little guy's head: "Are your wings feeling better?"

"pain."

The Chongming bird raised its head with shimmering eyes, flew to Liuyue's neck, and gently nuzzled her: "Only a mother's kiss will make me feel better."

noob:……

Well, I'll never learn this in my entire life!

After learning that Zeng Baolin had left, Jun Wuchen rushed out and searched everywhere.

They searched the entire Tianyun City but could not find Zeng Baolin.

"Moon, why..." Jun Wuchen's eyes held a hint of resentment, but then he thought, what right did he have to complain?

"Her choice is to leave." Liu Yue gently patted Jun Wuchen's shoulder.

"She'll come back once she's figured things out."

"I understand." Jun Wuchen sighed. He knew her concerns. Just as they had once shared life and death experiences and were now on the same wavelength, he understood her thoughts at this moment.

With the matter of the Alchemy Sect settled, Qi Xia personally prepared the teleportation array.

"Thank you very much, Sect Master Qi, for your help during this time."

"I should thank Miss Jun the most."

"By the way, where is Liuyue?"

When the girl was mentioned, Jun Tianlan suddenly realized that he hadn't seen her last night.

Jun Tianlan suddenly had a bad feeling. This girl—could she have run away again?

"This is what Miss Jun asked me to give to you."

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