Swish!
There was a sound of a sword breaking through the air, light but sharp.
A small abyss beast broke into several pieces in mid-air, and with the momentum of its original flight, it fell far away and hit the ground.
The girl put away her sword and walked forward quietly.
She was able to be invisible and breathless half a month ago, but now this sword made a sound of breaking through the air. But she seemed to be unaware of it, and walked forward silently, not knowing the direction or where to go.
Seven days had passed since she and Yun Che separated.
The day Yun Che left, she felt as if a hole had been dug out of her heart. She felt a sense of loss, emptiness, heaviness... a sadness she had never experienced before, and could not even describe.
With her rapidly increasing knowledge and incomplete rationality, she was able to tell Yun Che's resolute departure was rational and the right choice. As the goddess of Zhetian Divine Kingdom, she could never do anything that would hurt Zhetian Divine Kingdom for her own selfish thoughts.
She thought that this uncomfortable feeling of emptiness was due to the unfamiliarity of sudden loss, and as the Goddess of Zhetian, she would surely dispel it quickly.
But one day, two days, three days... five days...
The hollow hole in my heart still exists.
Wherever he looked up, the grey wood he could sit on, the grey dark sky, the sword marks he had made, the abyssal ground he had walked on together… Yun Che’s figure was everywhere.
The cold wind that blew past my ears, the howling in the distance… and even the most desolate silence, Yun Che’s voice was always faintly floating in the air.
Hua Qingying looked at her silently. From beginning to end, she did not show up, nor did she even give her a hint of guidance or comfort.
She was like a pure white scroll, but Yun Che was a paintbrush that was stained with the myriad colors of the world, staining her pure white life with layers of glazed scarlet... Every trace of color was so clear and engraved in the soul.
She was a skylark that left the nest for the first time. Yun Che covered her with colorful feathers, allowing her to deeply feel the beauty of the world for the first time. However, when she wanted to indulge in it, Yun Che cruelly tore it away.
It seemed like he had just recovered, but it actually left him with severe pain and scars that would take who knows how long to recover.
"That's fine." Hua Qingying murmured softly, "After she survives this disaster, her state of mind will surely grow."
Isn't this exactly why she insisted on Hua Caili traveling alone before getting married...
Hua Caili's steps became slower and slower. Finally, she stopped and stared in a daze at a broken piece of black wood in front of her.
She walked over and slowly sat down next to the black wood.
During the rest time, he would protect her, use the warmest light power to heal her wounds, sit in meditation with a peaceful breath, and then secretly look at her, and answer all her questions with a gentle voice. No matter how excessive her questions were, he never had even the slightest impatience...
When the roar of the abyss beast was heard, his first subconscious action was always to protect her within his own aura.
When practicing swordplay, his sight was never on the sword, but on her...
In the fierce battle with the Abyss Beast, his sword was extremely fierce, but he retained the deepest tenderness for her... He never let even a trace of the Abyss Beast's blood touch her body.
…
And now, he was gone, leaving her alone.
She unconsciously stretched out her arms and hugged herself gently.
The color in his eyes was so dim that it was heartbreaking.
Mingming was alone when she entered the sea of fog. Facing the vast sea of fog, she shrank back a little, a little scared, but more of it was anticipation and a little excitement.
I'm just alone again, why do I feel... so sad?
Sand~~
The sound of footsteps hitting the ground came from behind, within a hundred steps.
Hua Caili, who was in a daze, was suddenly awakened and quickly stood up. The Liyun sword behind her suddenly flashed with light.
There were two mysterious practitioners who were traveling together. Facing Hua Caili who suddenly became alert, the leader asked, "Is this fairy injured?"
Hua Caili did not answer. She turned around and left, quickly disappearing from their sight.
The two looked at each other. Although they were both deeply amazed by her half-hidden beauty, they did not catch up with her. After all, in the sea of fog, most people were unwilling to cause trouble.
As the Goddess of Zhetian, she had a pure and kind personality and impeccable manners. In the past, when faced with greetings from others, whether they were well-intentioned or had ulterior motives, her manners would always allow her to respond politely and kindly.
But these days, her soul seemed to be half-wandering, with no intention of responding to anyone else.
At this moment, Hua Qingying's eyebrows suddenly frowned, and her gaze followed that breath into the distance.
He locked onto Yun Che’s figure at a glance.
He was walking towards this side, heading towards the direction where Hua Caili was going.
These days, Hua Caili has been absent-minded, wandering in the sea of fog in a daze, and she herself doesn't even know where she is going. This unexpected encounter with Yun Che could only be an accident.
In the vast sea of fog, they met again so soon after parting, which can only be described as a bad fate.
However, this was not the picture Hua Qingying expected to see.
Just as Hua Qingying was hesitating whether to interfere with Hua Caili's direction, a group of abyss beasts rushed out from where Yun Che was and pounced on Yun Che.
These abyss beasts are all at the level of God Lords. It will be a fierce battle for Hua Caili, but it will undoubtedly not pose a threat to Yun Che.
The huge scarlet sword named "Yunli" appeared, and a series of icy storms erupted as it was swung. In a few breaths, the nearby abyss beasts were dispersed, and then shattered one by one. His method was so brutal and ruthless that he was completely different from when he was with Hua Caili.
Hua Caili, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped and raised her head abruptly. Her beautiful eyes, which had been silent for a long time, began to ripple.
This breath...
"Mr. Yun..."
She whispered softly, and her body rushed towards the lingering breath in her dream ahead of her reason and thoughts.
"..." It was too late for Hua Qingying to intervene and she could only sigh quietly, helplessly watching the scene of the two people about to meet again.
But her "expectations" were soon dashed.
After dealing with the last abyss beast, Yun Che’s movements of putting away his sword suddenly froze, and his gaze turned to the direction where Hua Caili was. He had obviously sensed her presence, and his face was clearly filled with surprise and panic... followed by a hint of painful struggle.
Then he turned suddenly and rushed in the opposite direction at an extremely fast speed.
He ran at full speed, far exceeding Hua Caili. The distance between them quickly widened and he soon disappeared from Hua Caili's perception range.
Hua Qingying: "..."
When Hua Caili chased to where Yun Che was before, she only saw the frozen corpses of abyssal beasts scattered all over the ground.
The unique icy smell proved that the breath was not an illusion. Not long ago, he was standing on this land.
“Mr. Yun!” She kept turning around, searching for Yun Che’s presence in different directions: “Come out… I found you, come out quickly…”
"Even if we have to leave... and never see each other again, we should at least say goodbye properly... Master Yun!"
There was no response.
She did not give up, but followed the sword mark that was hastily plowed on the ground and chased in the direction where Yun Che fled.
She chased for a long, long time, through layer after layer of dust, and had long lost her direction, but she still did not stop... because there was always a voice in her heart that scared her: if she stopped, perhaps she would never see him again in this life.
At this moment, a snow curtain that should never exist suddenly appeared in the eternal gray world. It was so strange that it seemed like an illusion.
Hua Caili's eyes suddenly became dazed, her steps unconsciously slowed down, and she stepped slowly into the snow curtain.
Snow…same scent as that day, same snowflakes.
She left a light snow print behind her. She stretched out her hand and let the snowflakes float into her palm, staining her white clothes and falling on her black hair.
In the snow curtain, on a stone platform covered with light snow, a long black ribbon was floating.
It was stained with Yun Che's aura, and it was obvious that he had only been away from him for a short time.
She stepped forward, slowly reached out, and held the belt in her hand.
On it, there are faint words engraved with the power of light:
"Meeting each other is a blessing, why should we spend the rest of our lives missing each other?"
The jade finger trembled slightly along with her pupils, and the belt turned over, and on the other side, there was the same bright mark:
"Today we are soaked in the snow together, and we will grow old together in this life."
She covered her cheeks with her hands holding the belt, and she squatted down weakly, her shoulders shaking violently.
The snow was still falling, faintly covering up the sobs she was trying hard to suppress.
There was a slight flash of sword in Hua Qingying's eyes... A deep beast that was about to pounce on Hua Caili was silently turned into powder.
It was less than ten feet away from the painted glass, but she was unaware of it.
"Ah." Hua Qingying finally sighed. She knew that she had to show up and guide them. Now, she had basically reached the limit of what her fragile heart could bear.
Her figure sank and landed lightly in front of Hua Caili.
Hua Caili raised her tearful eyes, and the moment she saw her aunt, it was as if a string in her body broke. She threw herself on Hua Qingying's chest, and the tears and cries that she had tried so hard to suppress suddenly burst out. She cried wildly, her heart broken.
Hua Qingying didn't say anything. The jade hand that wielded the strongest sword in the abyss gently stroked the girl's back, allowing her to release and vent to her heart's content.
She cried for a long, long time, almost more than all the tears she had cried before. She cried until the snow curtain fell, interspersed with at least dozens of abyssal beasts’ mournful cries.
If anyone else makes the girl cry, Hua Qingying will definitely kill him.
But Yun Che… let alone killing him, she couldn’t even bring herself to blame him.
The sobbing of the girl in his arms finally began to subside. The sword immortal lowered his eyes slightly and said, "When I punished you the most severely, you were stubborn and only shed two tears. Today, I have returned all the tears you held back."
Hua Caili raised her head from her aunt's chest, her slightly red eyes filled with a heart-breaking light: "Aunt, I...I...I am really sad..."
As soon as I said this, the tears that I had finally stopped for so long started flowing again.
"I know." Hua Qingying said softly, "Don't feel ashamed, and don't deny or doubt yourself because of it. Although it hurts, it's also a wonderful experience, right?"
The girl looked at her with tearful eyes: "Aunt... have you experienced this too?"
Hua Qingying shook her head: "No. But I can't forget your mother's past..."
The word "mother" stunned the girl.
Her breath became a little disordered. Hua Qingying closed her eyes briefly and said, "Cai Li, do you remember the question I asked you before this training?"
The girl opened her lips and said with tears in her eyes: "Is that the sentence... How far can my determination go?"
Hua Qingying shook her head, but she was not surprised by Hua Caili's answer, because she knew that she would never take the question she asked to heart.
"Let me ask you, do you really like Dian Jiuzhi?"
“……”Hua Caili’s tears stopped trembling.
Hua Qingying spoke for her, "You said you liked him. I asked you why you liked him, and you said he had a great appearance and talent, and was very good to you. In particular, he was someone that even Father God approved of."
Hua Caili now vaguely recalled that her aunt had indeed asked this question and she had indeed answered this question in the same way.
"I asked you again: 'Did you have deep thoughts about him before you met him?' Do you remember your answer?"
The girl followed her memory and said softly, "He is the Son of God of Senluo Divine Kingdom, so naturally everything is fine. Why should I miss him?"
“Yeah.” This was exactly what Hua Caili answered at that time, and it was this answer that made her determined to let Hua Caili enter the world alone: “But, when you and Yun Che hadn’t met, you would think about him day and night, right?”
Hearing the word "Yun Che" from her aunt, Hua Caili's beautiful eyes instantly turned red. She sniffed her nose hard before she managed to hold back her tears: "Aunt, I...I..."
"Okay, no need to say more." She knew that Hua Caili already understood.
She spoke in the gentlest tone possible, "Your body has now fully recovered and you no longer need to go to the Pure Land to [sleep]. The Senluo Divine Kingdom already knew about this when you left the Pure Land for the last time."
"Senluo God's Son Dian Jiuzhi has been waiting for you for so many years. Now that he knows this, he will be eager to mention your marriage the next time he meets Emperor Yuan. By then, the wedding date will be approaching."
"But your feelings for Dian Jiuzhi are clearly not romantic. I just...can't bear to watch you end your life in such ignorance."
"Is... because of mother?" the girl said softly.
"Yes." Hua Qingying raised her eyes. This ruthless swordsman who rarely showed emotions had a trace of deep sadness in his eyes at this moment: "Your mother's temperament is as gentle as water, but her emotions are as fiery as fire. Although her life was short, she loved and hated without regrets. Even if she died..."
Her voice gradually stopped, and she couldn't say any more. After a brief calm, she continued: "You are her... Qu Wanxin's daughter. Perhaps, your hidden soul is also like hers."
"So, I hope that before you get married, you can use your own eyes to see the various aspects of the world and understand what true love between men and women is, instead of just being confused."
She knew clearly that Hua Fuchen had always hoped that Hua Caili would not get involved in love between men and women, and that Dian Jiuzhi was the most suitable partner for her in this world... He never wanted his daughter to follow in his and her mother's footsteps.
She herself didn't know whether this was right or wrong. She only knew that her obsession was ultimately a result of her unwillingness to accept what happened back then...
"But I didn't expect that you would be robbed."
"But it's okay this way." Hua Qingying wiped away the tears on the girl's face with her fingers: "Although it hurts, when you get through this, your emotions and soul will become more complete. When you marry Dian Jiuzhi in the future, you may have some regrets and sorrows, but at least you won't be left with remorse and emptiness."
"Survive this catastrophe..." The girl murmured softly, then shook her head: "But I..."
"Yes." She comforted him gently, "The first time will always be unforgettable. And time will heal everything. You will eventually forget, let go, and learn to be rational, choose, and weigh. This is also what he said... growing up on thorns."
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