Chapter 248 A Chaotic Melee
The air seemed to freeze.
An invisible tension, thick with the smell of gunpowder, rapidly escalated between the two.
Unspeakable longing, unfulfilled desire, and insane jealousy—these three undercurrents were about to erupt.
Li Yuan was burning with anger because of Wen Tingyun's words. He glared coldly at Zhan Li in the distance, his voice spitting out through clenched teeth, "Wen Tingyun, put away your hypocritical face. Do you think I can't see through you?"
His long, dark green curly hair was whipped by the wind as Li Yuan turned around abruptly. He pointed at Zhan Li and asked, "See him?"
"The way he looked at the flower... at her... was just like the way you look at her."
"Trying to hide your true colors by remaining calm and collected? Whether it's Ranran or her, you can't be the winner."
The moment those last words were uttered, Wen Tingyun's gentle facade completely crumbled: "The winner?"
"No, Li Yuan, you are wrong."
The handsome young man in the wheelchair shook his head. "That's a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, its wings still glistening with morning dew. Every inch of its color is born for flight."
Wen Tingyun's thoughts slowly drifted to Chenliu City, where she, though still weak, used extraordinary perseverance to repeatedly find a way out of explosions and be reborn from the ashes.
The young man's voice was filled with almost devout admiration: "It's a kind of brilliance that is born in a way that leaves everyone else in the dust."
“Even though this world is not a smooth road for her, she always manages to complete one transformation after another,” Wen Tingyun sighed.
When the two met again in Sunset City, she had gone from running away to having the ability to fight him.
But now.
These butterfly wings have long been forged into stronger and more resilient bones, making them even more powerful, and even more... unattainable.
Li Yuan: "..."
Seeing the complexity in Li Yuan's eyes, Wen Tingyun knew that Li Yuan already knew everything he was talking about, but he just didn't dare to admit it.
"If you can't resist reaching out your hand..." The young man in the wheelchair slowly extended his slender fingers in mid-air, then gently closed them again, "you will clearly realize—"
"She is already an existence that you cannot imagine or control."
Wen Tingyun stared intently at his empty palm. "What you've reached out to grasp is nothing but empty air, or... just a tiny speck of dust left behind in your palm when it flapped its wings."
Li Yuan: "..."
Li Yuan abruptly lowered his head, his eyes almost overflowing with resentment. "We'll only know after we try—"
"A-Yuan, Ting-Yun?"
At that very moment, a cool female voice broke the tense standoff between the two.
Qi Ran had just come out of the home of Mu Feng, the young master of Linfeng County, but she did not expect to see Li Yuan and Wen Tingyun as soon as she arrived at Yunshang Yinyu.
After exchanging greetings, Qi Ran glanced into the distance and immediately spotted Wu Yu standing next to Zhan Li.
Recently, the favorability ratings of these lucky ones have been fluctuating wildly. Thinking of Zhan Li's fifty percent, Qi Ran looked at Wu Yu with a complicated expression.
As Qi Ran approached, Li Yuan and Wen Tingyun both shuddered.
The girl's voice was like a bucket of ice water poured over their heads.
"Whoosh."
The folding fan was closed, and Wen Tingyun, who had quickly composed himself, smiled gently, "Have you finished with Ranran's matters?"
Qi Ran sensed the awkwardness between the two, but didn't say anything. "Yes, now that we're preparing to participate in this Yunshang Yinyu competition, remember to vote for me."
Li Yuan also returned to normal, and frowned upon hearing this, "You're participating too?"
“Yes.” Qi Ran nodded. “There’s still some time before the Starfall event starts, so we might as well take this opportunity to join in the fun.”
Li Yuan pursed his thin lips, “…” He thought of Hua Li turning away, his gaze fixed on Qi Ran, “Ranran, you said you would always be with me, right?”
Qi Ran was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Wen Tingyun.
This is the downside of having all your targets in the same world; you can easily mess things up if you're not careful.
She did agree to Li Yuan's request, but only in private between the two of them.
She absolutely could not admit it in front of Wen Tingyun now, otherwise her favorability would immediately fluctuate.
Qi Ran sighed and said in her heart, "Little Copper, let's exchange for the items."
Xiao Tong: "The item has been redeemed. What the host says now can only be heard by the user. The function lasts for thirty seconds. Countdown begins."
In an instant—
Qi Ran smiled gently, "Of course, I promised you that we would always be together. Once we retrieve the Book of the Goddess of the Luo River, I will accompany you back to the Cangming Sea."
Half of the huge emptiness in Li Yuan's heart was filled, and a smile finally flashed in his obsidian-like pupils. He looked deeply at Qi Ran and slowly nodded, "Okay."
Xiao Tong: "Time's up."
With the risk of a rollover averted, Qi Ran immediately looked at Wen Tingyun, "I heard Wen Jin is here too, so please be careful when you go out."
Wen Tingyun looked at his broken legs, a shadow passing over his eyes.
Qi Ran bent down, her gaze gentle yet firm. "Trust me, I will definitely find a way to heal your leg."
A warm feeling flashed in Wen Tingyun's eyes. "Alright. Ranran has never been one to enjoy crowds, so this is quite unusual. Go ahead, I'll stay here."
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