Yun Che raised his hand and waved it in the darkness: “The aura here has changed a lot, you must have felt it. In fact, it’s not just here, the outside world has also undergone some kind of change, and it’s getting stronger and stronger.”
"..." The girl with heterochromia listened quietly. She had no body, and even her soul was incomplete. She had no ability to speak, nor the ability to express emotions.
“The last time you came, you were in this Netherworld flower sea, and this time you came you were still here. It seems that not only can you not leave this dark world, you should also rarely leave this Netherworld flower sea.” Yun Che smiled. He didn’t know whether she liked these Netherworld Udumbara flowers, or whether her form couldn’t stay away from them for too long… probably the latter. After all, after an unimaginably long time, no matter how much you like something, you will always get tired of it.
Of course, the only answer he got was pitch-black silence and the girl's colorful but lifeless eyes.
“Perhaps, you are used to it, and you may even like darkness very much.” Yun Che looked at the girl and spoke in an exceptionally gentle voice, “But loneliness is a terrible thing for any living being, and you can only be here alone, which makes me feel very distressed… The reason why I couldn’t come to see you all these years is because I went to another world, and after I came back, I lost my strength again, and only recovered a few days ago… However, it was at the cost of my daughter’s permanent loss of her talent… Whew.”
“After hearing this, you must think that I am a very bad and failed father.” Yun Che smiled bitterly. These days, he behaved normally in front of Yun Wuxin and others, and became happier every day. However, as a father, he would never be able to let go of this deep guilt in a short time... maybe even in his entire life.
"..." The girl shook her head gently, her enchanting eyes staring at him without blinking, refusing to look away for even a moment from beginning to end.
“I promise you,” Yun Che smiled again, “I will come to see you often in the future.”
The girl’s lips gently opened, and she raised her fair white hand, lightly touching Yun Che’s chest… but it could only pass through.
But Yun Che could clearly feel what she wanted to express... She was happy because of his words.
It was a very subtle feeling... Even though we knew nothing about each other and had only met each other once, there was always an indescribable sense of closeness.
“By the way, you know my name is Yun Che, but I don’t know your name yet.” Yun Che finished speaking, facing the girl’s confused eyes, he thought for a moment, and asked softly, “Do you still remember your name?”
“……” The girl shook her head.
“Uh…” Yun Che nodded his chin: “Then… can I give you a name?”
“……” The girl was stunned for a moment, then nodded obediently.
“Let me think…” Yun Che’s eyes wandered over the girl, and then he smiled and said, “You exist as a ghost, living in darkness, lying in the netherworld. Then I will call you ‘You’er’ from now on, okay?”
“…” The girl’s hand, which was filled with pure light, stretched out towards Yun Che, as if she was trying hard to touch him. The color in her eyes became even brighter.
She nodded, her long silver hair fluttering lightly. Yun Che could sense that she was very happy, and he didn't know whether she liked the name or liked him naming her.
"Okay, You'er... You'er. Well, it feels like it's perfect for you."
Yun Che shouted twice, looking at the girl’s face and eyes… His vision gradually became hazy, and the image of the girl who had the same face as her, but with red pupils, long red hair, and was always full of energy, emerged from the depths of his heart.
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"Red palace dress, red hair, red eyes... and she herself said that she likes red the most... well... let's call her Hong'er!"
"Hong'er... Hong'er... Hong'er... Hong'er... Then I will be called Hong'er from now on... Hehe! I have a name now! Hong'er Hong'er... From now on you can't call me little sister, little girl, or even little beautiful girl. You can only call me Hong'er!"
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He shook his head slightly, trying to get rid of her spirited appearance from his mind, but immediately, the image of her appearing beside him at the end of the Star God Realm, howling loudly, emerged clearly in his mind again… The heaviness in his heart could not be relieved for a long time.
“Do you still remember… that girl who looked very similar to you, with beautiful red eyes and red hair?” He said unconsciously, “Back then, an old man who was just a broken soul like you entrusted her and the Primordial Profound Ark to me. When Jasmine left, she also told me to take good care of her… Over the years, she has been by my side all the time. She is not only a partner who gives me great strength, but also my most important Hong’er… But…”
He shook his head, his eyes becoming more blurred. During this period of time, he had been trying not to think about Hong'er, but looking at You'er who looked exactly like her, the pain he had tried so hard to hide could not help but be touched: "I have always been... a hateful disaster star. I clearly wanted to protect them so much, but I hurt people around me one after another."
You'er: "..."
After regaining his composure, Yun Che forced a smile and said, “I came to visit you, but I didn’t expect to tell you a lot of unhappy things. Let me think… Hmm! Next time I come, I will bring you a gift, but I don’t know if you will like it.”
As he spoke, Yun Che already had a plan in mind. Before he came next time, he would ask the Black Moon Merchant Guild to prepare some engraved Mysterious Shadow Stones for him, so that You'er could see the outside world and dispel her loneliness a little.
“…” You’er’s lips slightly opened, and then she reached out her hand again, but this time, she didn’t reach out to Yun Che’s chest, but to his left hand.
The crystal-like hand touched Yun Che's palm and passed through it without a doubt. Then, her fingers paused on the back of Yun Che's hand.
“You’er?” Yun Che turned his eyes downwards, without moving his left hand away, but a questioning look appeared on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, a dark black light suddenly flashed on You'er's fingers.
The world was originally ablaze with purple light, but the moment this black light appeared, it suddenly became dark and dim... The light released by the Netherworld Udumbara Flower was not just ordinary light, but a soul-sucking light with extremely strong penetrating power. Moreover, there were not just one or two plants here, but a huge sea of Netherworld flowers...
But in just a moment, all the dark purple light was completely swallowed up!
Yun Che’s expression changed, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly discovered that under the black light of You’er’s fingertips, a sword mark slowly emerged on the back of his left hand.
"......!!" This scene made him lose his voice instantly, and his body trembled violently.
Because the shape of this sword seal... is exactly the same as the sword seal of the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword that Hong'er transformed into!
The sword mark that no longer appeared after he regained his strength and that he thought had been buried forever!
But the difference is that the original sword mark was the same scarlet color as Hong'er's eyes and long hair, but what appeared at this moment was a pitch-black sword mark. Under You'er's slender fingers, the sword mark gradually became solid from blurry, and the light gradually became deeper, until it was as dark as the black light between You'er's fingers.
“What… is this?” Yun Che did not dare to move, but his eyes widened as wide as they could.
The girl remained silent. After a few breaths of the black light on her fingertips, it finally slowly faded away. Her fingers left the back of Yun Che’s hand… and on the back of Yun Che’s hand, there was an incomparably clear mark of a pitch-black sword.
You'er's petite body trembled slightly, and then, her figure became blurry for a moment...and her face became a little paler than before.
His eyes lingered on the dark sword marks on the back of his hand for a long time. He turned his eyes away and was about to ask, but when he saw You'er's condition, he was shocked and asked anxiously, "You'er, are you... okay?"
"..." The girl shook her head gently, and then her colored pupils slowly closed, and then closed again... She tried to struggle, but finally closed completely, and her body slowly softened as her long silver hair flowed.
“You’er!” Yun Che stepped forward, wanting to hug her… but he could only touch an illusion.
She lay quietly on the cold ground, falling into a powerless sleep. Although she was just a remnant soul that had existed for who knows how long, Yun Che could still clearly feel her weakness.
Yun Che was at a loss for a moment. He turned his head to take a look at the sword mark on the back of his hand… It was obvious that she had consumed an extremely large amount of soul power for this sword mark. However, he didn’t know what You’er had done to him, and what this pitch-black sword mark that looked the same as Hong’er’s sword mark meant.
Just as he was at a loss of words, the black light of the sword mark on the back of his hand suddenly began to dissipate silently, fading away little by little... and was replaced by a... scarlet light that became deeper and deeper!
Yun Che’s eyes were fixed, unable to move away.
The black light was dissipating, and the red light was appearing… In the end, it was as if the black shell had been peeled off, revealing the scarlet sword seal that Yun Che was so familiar with, belonging to Hong’er and the Heaven Smiting Devil Slayer Sword!
At this moment, He Ling's extremely excited shouting came from his mind and soul: "Master... Hong'er, it's Hong'er!"
His heart felt as if it was violently hit by an invisible object, shaking continuously. Yun Che quickly focused his mind, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into the Sky Poison Pearl.
The world of the Sky Poison Pearl was pure and green. He Ling stood there charmingly, and in front of her, a girl in red palace clothes was curled up, sleeping peacefully with her long red hair as a pillow. She slept very deeply and sweetly, and He Ling's excited shouting did not wake her up.
“Hong…er…” Yun Che stood there in a daze, mumbling softly, as if in a dream.
It was Hong'er, the living Hong'er. Her sword mark reappeared on his body, and her figure also reappeared on the Sky Poison Pearl, returning to his world.
A huge hole in his soul and heart was repaired, and Yun Che's heart was throbbing beyond words. He took a long, deep breath to confirm that everything was not an illusion, then walked towards Hong'er, gently picked up her delicate body, and placed her on the small bed where she liked to sleep the most.
She was indeed sleeping very soundly. When Yun Che picked her up and put her down, she let out a very soft murmur from her lips, but she did not wake up. There was only a lovely and even snoring sound.
The two most beautiful things in the world are a false alarm and recovery of something lost.
Hong'er is his sword, but she is also his Hong'er. She is in his world all the time. He thought that Hong'er, who is connected to his soul, would never leave him. He has long been accustomed to her existence and has also relied on her existence invisibly.
It was not until he lost her that he realized very clearly that Hong'er had long been an indispensable part of his life.
At this moment, it was lost and regained... His fingers gently touched Hong'er's tender white face. The touch as soft as jade was undoubtedly a kind of dreamlike beauty that could not be described in any words.
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