Yun Che’s figure slowly sank down, and just when his footsteps had just touched the land of the Glazed Light Realm, a familiar aura was already approaching him quickly.
“Brother Yun Che!”
With a cry of infinite joy, Shui Meiyin fell from the sky like a dancing black butterfly: "It's really you! Why did you come back here suddenly? Did you miss me too much?"
Just as she was about to pounce on Yun Che, she sensed Yun Che’s extremely abnormal aura and expression. She put away her smile and asked worriedly, “Brother Yun Che, what’s wrong with you? Did something happen?”
Her consciousness scanned the surroundings: "Where did Wuxin go?"
“Meiyin,” he looked directly into Shui Meiyin’s dark eyes: “Is your Qiankun Thorn given to you by Xia Qingyue?”
This sudden and overwhelming remark stunned Shui Meiyin for a moment.
However, in Yun Che’s tightly focused gaze, what he saw in Shui Meiyin’s eyes was not sudden panic, but natural surprise and confusion.
“Eh?” She tilted her head slightly and looked at Yun Che’s face with suspicion: “The Qiankun Thorn… Xia Qingyue? The Qiankun Thorn was of course given to me by the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, how could it be Xia Qingyue. Why would Brother Yun Che ask such a strange question?”
It was an unguarded question, but neither her eyes nor her expression showed any trace of doubt or flaw.
If it were someone else, Yun Che’s doubts might have been dispelled.
But, she is Shui Meiyin, who possesses a pure soul.
Without continuing to look into Shui Meiyin's eyes, he looked ahead and said calmly, "Back then, before sending Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor away, she told me that something had happened to Shen Xi and warned me not to enter the Dragon God Realm without permission... Afterwards, a drastic change occurred, and before she killed me, she told me that she had personally gone to the Forbidden Land of Samsara to confirm that Shen Xi was dead."
Shui Meiyin: “…”
"After killing Long Bai, I went to the Reincarnation Forbidden Land in the Dragon God Realm and found that the barrier there was attached to Long Bai's dragon soul... and the Reincarnation Forbidden Land's 'barren land' and 'only a pool of blood' were exactly the same as her description at the time."
“Then, what method did Xia Qingyue use to enter the Reincarnation Forbidden Land without triggering the dragon soul’s perception?”
Just as Shui Meiyin was about to speak, Yun Che continued to speak: "If she had the Qiankun Tattoo on her body at that time, she could have done it easily."
"It was precisely because of the Qiankun Thorn that she didn't need to concentrate her mind to detect or forcefully break the barrier to create complications. So it's very likely that she didn't even know that the barrier was attached to Long Bai's soul... and thus left this flaw."
Even though this was a flaw, it was not one that people would take too seriously… Yun Che was only briefly confused at that time, and Qianye Ying’er did not take it to heart.
Shui Meiyin frowned, her face half puzzled and half worried: "Long Bai's soul-attaching barrier is certainly powerful. But the Qiankun Thorn is not the only thing in the world that can travel directly without leaving a trace. For example... the Huanxu Cauldron of the Eternal Heaven Realm may be able to do it. For example... any star realm with a certain background will have its hidden secrets. Especially the powerful space mystical instruments, which can be used to save lives in times of crisis, so they are all hidden."
“For a kingdom realm like the Moon God Realm, it’s not surprising that there are so many strange and powerful things hidden there. And Xia Qingyue is the Moon God Emperor. Not only does she know everything, she can also use it at will.”
"This is not something that is worth worrying about at all. Why would Brother Yun Che say such strange things because of this?"
What Shui Meiyin said was exactly the same as what Qianye Ying'er said at that time.
"There is one more thing." Without responding to Shui Meiyin's question, he continued, "When you told me the truth, you said that only your Immaculate Soul could forcefully activate the spatial power of the Qiankun Thorn to move the stars and change the moon. This is also the reason why the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor gave the Qiankun Thorn to you."
"Yeah." Shui Meiyin nodded slightly.
“However, in an ancient book of the Dragon God Realm, the record about Qiankun Thorn clearly states that if the owner of Qiankun Thorn possesses the power derived from Primordial Meng, he can force the divine power of space, not just the Immaculate Divine Soul.”
That ancient book was left by the ancient dragon god clan, and every word of it was beyond doubt.
“Except for the deceased Yue Wugou, the two people who possessed the ‘power derived from primordial origin’ at that time were you who possessed the Wugou soul, and Xia Qingyue who possessed the Glazed Heart.”
"..." Shui Meiyin shook her head slightly, with a deeper puzzlement on her face: "I am willing to believe that the ancient records are true. But, so what? The Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor saw that I had an Immaculate Soul, so he only told me that the Immaculate Soul could force the spatial divine power of the Qiankun Thorn when necessary, and did not mention anything else. This is also not a strange thing."
Having said this, she suddenly turned around and stood right in front of Yun Che. She held his hands with both of her own, and her pair of black eyes stared directly into his eyes. She said very seriously, “Brother Yun Che, you are really weird today. What happened? If that was all, you wouldn’t have said something so weird.”
"What happened? Can you tell me?"
Yun Che raised his arm and took out the Eternal Shadow Stone.
Release the scene that he had frozen.
"This is?"
Shui Meiyin looked at the scene in front of her carefully. The crimson light was undoubtedly the divine light released by the Qiankun Thorn when it exerted its spatial divine power.
And the purple light on the outer edge seemed to be attached to it...
"......!!" Shui Meiyin's pupils felt as if they were pricked by needles. They shrank for an instant and then returned to normal in an instant.
"Seven years ago, when the Blue Pole Star was moved, Wu Xin happened to use this Hengying Stone to record the strange phenomenon that happened on the Blue Pole Star at that time."
Yun Che spoke slowly: “The red light is the spatial divine light of Qiankun Thorn. And the purple light… is her Zique divine light.”
The calm voice was accompanied by a slightly heavy gasp as it fell: "Lan Jixing was the one who activated the spatial divine power of the Qiankun Thorn to transfer, so why did her power appear at that time... Meiyin, I want to hear your explanation."
Shui Meiyin looked at him with her lips slightly open, her face still showing only surprise and confusion, but no panic.
The two looked at each other in silence. Suddenly, Shui Meiyin covered her lips with her hand and burst out laughing.
Yun Che: “…”
“Brother Yun Che, you are not serious, are you?” She chuckled as she looked at Yun Che’s expression, as if she was looking for any signs or flaws in his forced seriousness.
“Hey.” Yun Che’s expression didn’t change for quite some time. Shui Meiying waved her small hand in front of his eyes. Her crescent-shaped eyebrows also curved a little more at this time, as if she found it even more funny and amusing.
Yun Che reached out and grabbed her wrist, repeating what he had just said: "I want to hear your explanation."
“It’s very simple.” Shui Meiyin’s captured little hand playfully scratched the back of Yun Che’s hand: “Have you forgotten that I was imprisoned in the Moon Prison for a long time by the Moon God Emperor? When you started to attack the Eastern God Territory, I quietly escaped using the Qiankun Thorn.”
“However, although I escaped from the Moon Prison with the power of space, I could not get rid of the blockade imposed on me by the Moon God Emperor. And the power blockade imposed by the Moon God Emperor himself was, of course, the Purple Palace power.”
Yun Che: “…”
“The power of the Moon God Emperor is too strong. After I escaped, I tried my best but couldn’t get rid of it. Then a sudden change happened, and I hurried to transfer to the Blue Pole Star. When I used my Immaculate Soul to forcefully activate the Qiankun Thorn spatial power, the surging spatial power unexpectedly dispelled the Purple Palace Blockade on my body.”
"This purple light should be produced when the purple blockade on my body is removed."
“At that time, I was concentrating all my energy to transfer to the Blue Pole Star. I vaguely felt the disappearance of the Purple Palace blockade, but I didn’t notice the Purple Palace Mysterious Light that appeared with it. I didn’t expect that it would be imprinted by Wuxin and made Brother Yun Che have such a strange reverie.”
Shui Meiyin's explanation was eloquent and her voice was still as ethereal and pure as ever.
However, this explanation could not completely convince or relieve Yun Che.
He took out the four Phantom Heart Glazed Jades.
“These are the four Illusionary Heart Glazed Jades of yours.” Yun Che looked at her and said, “They were engraved by you, so there is no trace of you. But why is it that Xia Qingyue is not present in any of the images?”
"Would there be... such a coincidence?"
“Of course it’s not a coincidence.” Without the slightest hesitation, Shui Meiyin answered directly: “After Brother Yun Che went to the Northern Divine Region, I knew that these four Illusionary Heart Glazed Shadow Jades were not engraved in vain. In the future, at the right time, they can be projected to the Divine Realm and reveal all the truth to the world.”
“However, except for the scene about the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, the other three scenes are engraved very long, which will not be convenient for super-large-scale projection.”
“So, during the time when I was imprisoned in the Moon Prison by the Moon God Emperor, I deleted many unnecessary scenes and only kept the most core scenes and sounds.”
“As for the Moon God Emperor,” Shui Meiyin said with a hint of anger on her face, “Not only did she almost kill Brother Yun Che, she also destroyed Brother Yun Che’s hometown with her own hands, and she also severely injured my father. She also locked me up in the deepest prison in the Moon God Realm… She is the most hateful and vicious woman I have ever seen in my life. At that time, I really hated her to the extreme.”
"So, when I sort out the mysterious images contained in the Huanxin Liuying Jade, I will hatefully erase all the images where she appears, leaving no space for her even for a single moment, humph!"
“…” Yun Che still looked directly into her eyes, and after a while he spoke softly: “Is that so…”
“Of course.” Shui Meiyin nodded, her black eyes trembling slightly at this moment, and her softened voice carried a bit of grievance: “Brother Yun Che, don’t you believe me?”
“It’s not that I don’t believe it.
It’s just…” Yun Che’s eyes were somewhat vague, and his palm was unconsciously placed on his heart. After a long pause, he was unable to express his confused mood, and could only shake his head: “I don’t know… I don’t know either…”
He wanted to believe that all this was just his imagination, and Shui Meiyin also gave him enough answers... but, for some reason, he just couldn't completely convince himself.
He couldn't even tell whether he was afraid that all this was real or that all this was fake.
Following Yun Che’s movements, Shui Meiyin’s small hand was also brought to rest on his chest, and the frighteningly intense heartbeat was transmitted to her heart through her palm.
“Brother Yun Che…” Shui Meiyin placed her other hand on his chest and said softly, “You and the Moon God Emperor were once husband and wife. She appeared when you were at your lowest point in life, and experienced hardships and life and death with you. She also saved you time and time again…”
"I can imagine how deep your feelings and trust were for her back then. That's why her betrayal and hurt were so painful and unacceptable to you."
"I also know, in fact, many people know, that you never want anyone to mention her in front of you, because until now, you have not completely let go of her betrayal and hurt you. You prefer to believe that everything is fake."
"So, when this possibility appears inadvertently, he will involuntarily desire to believe it and try his best to magnify it...even if your reason keeps telling you that this is impossible."
Shui Meiyin's gentle words struck Yun Che's heartstrings. He gritted his teeth slightly: "I..."
“It’s okay,” Shui Meiyin smiled softly, “My beloved brother Yun Che is such a person who cherishes emotions. Even if he is hurt like that, he is willing to keep the most beautiful fantasy for the person he once loved.”
"So, don't force yourself. I will accompany you and slowly release this sudden illusion, and then hide it again, okay?"
Yun Che’s heartbeat calmed down a little. Shui Meiyin’s voice was as soft as the breeze, and every word fell gently and clearly into his heart.
"Is everything you said true..." he whispered, not sure if he was asking Shui Meiyin or himself.
“Yes!” Shui Meiyin nodded heavily: “If Brother Yun Che is still troubled, then I swear to tell you, okay?”
She tilted her face up, a smile on her lips, her eyes rippling like the most beautiful stars in the night sky: “If I deceived Brother Yun Che, then let me… forever…”
“Alright, alright.” Yun Che suddenly spoke up, interrupting Shui Meiyin’s oath that was about to come out: “Swearing is something that only childish children would do. You are already this old and you are still playing with this.”
"..." The ripples in her starry eyes froze briefly, and then reflected brighter starlight. Shui Meiyin gently stuck out her pink tongue and said dissatisfiedly: "I'm not big. In short, you will be my brother Yun Che for the rest of my life."
“Okay, my Meiyin will always be fifteen years old.” Yun Che finally smiled.
Fifteen years old was the age Shui Meiyin was when she first met him.
“Hehe!” Shui Meiyin obviously liked Yun Che’s words very much, and laughed even more happily: “Then… if you don’t swear, I’ll try another way to make you believe it.”
“In fact, as long as Brother Yun Che thinks about one thing, he will let go of these strange thoughts.”
Keeping their eyes in contact, Shui Meiyin said in a very slow voice: “If, the owner of the Qiankun Thorn at that time was the Moon God Emperor, the Blue Pole Star was transferred by her, and the Illusionary Glazed Shadow Jade was engraved by her, her betrayal was fake, her ruthlessness was fake, and the two attempts to kill Brother Yun Che were also fake, and the destruction of the Blue Pole Star was also because she knew that it was not the real Blue Pole Star…”
“I didn’t tell Brother Yun Che everything at that time. It can be explained as letting you grow up without any worries…”
"Then why didn't she confess all this to you when Brother Yun Che returned with great power?"
“As long as she takes out the Qiankun Thorn, she only needs to say very simple words to make Brother Yun Che understand everything… After that, she can also become Brother Yun Che’s helper, making it easier for you to step into the Eastern Divine Region. The Moon God Realm will also be completely preserved, and she herself will not perish in the abyss of nothingness.”
"If that's the case..." Shui Meiyin's voice suddenly became slow and gentle unconsciously: "What a good ending that would be."
“…” Yun Che was speechless for a long time.
Even if there were ten or a hundred times more flaws and inconsistencies, what Shui Meiyin said would be enough to completely reject them.
Yes... If all this was really done by Xia Qingyue, she only needed to tell him when he returned. There was no reason to push everything onto Shui Meiyin and then die with his hatred on her shoulders...
No reason!
No matter how absurd the reason is, there is no explanation.
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