Yun Che took a small step back, trembling with fear: “I will not disturb your reunion, I will… wait outside first.”
Before he could finish his words, Yun Che had already dashed away at lightning speed, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Jie Yuan did not seal him. Hong'er blinked and looked at Jie Yuan. Miraculously, she did not run after him.
"Big sister, who are you?" Hong'er asked curiously, "The master seems to be very afraid of you. Also, there seems to be a very strange feeling on your body, as if... as if... um..."
She suddenly turned around and asked You'er in confusion, "You'er, am I right?"
“…” You’er’s lips slightly opened, but her eyes followed the direction where Yun Che fled.
Jie Yuan smiled. There was no trace of the darkness and fierceness from before in her expression and eyes. There was only a gentleness that... maybe even she herself couldn't believe it: "Your name is... Hong'er?"
"Yes!" Hong'er's eyebrows curved: "This is the name my master gave me! By the way, You'er was also named by my master, they are both super cute, right...ah! I'm going to chase my master, let's go!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around with a “whoosh”, her red hair flying, and she was about to catch up… After all, she had never left Yun Che’s side before.
Jie Yuan quickly reached out and grabbed Hong'er's hand: "Hong'er, can you accompany me... and You'er for a while, okay?"
"Hey?" Hong'er looked at her, then looked at You'er, and said hesitantly, "But the master suddenly ran away, and I can't leave the master."
Looking at Hong'er, Jie Yuan's brows moved slightly at this moment, and he whispered: "Star God's... soul and life star shift?"
"Auntie Hunmingxing? What is that? Big sister, what you said is very strange." Hong'er's face showed confusion: "Is this big sister's name?"
"You don't know?" Jie Yuan was slightly surprised.
“Of course! I don’t want to know such an ugly name.” Hong’er said as she turned her head to look at the direction where Yun Che ran away, her face showing more and more unnaturalness.
Although she had only been away from Yun Che for a dozen breaths, she was already very uncomfortable.
"Hong'er, you... like that boy very much?" Jie Yuan asked.
"Big sister, are you asking about the master? Of course I like it!" When asked this question, Hong'er's eyes suddenly brightened a lot.
"But, he used the soul-transfer technique of a certain star god to hijack your life and soul, forcing you to depend on him, live and die with him, and never leave his side. Don't you... hate him at all for this?"
Listening to Jie Yuan's words, Hong'er's eyes widened. She stared at Jie Yuan for a long while before she said in confusion, "Big sister, your words are so strange. Master is the best person in the world to Hong'er... Although he can be annoying sometimes, I will never leave Master for the rest of my life!"
Jie Yuan: “…”
"I've been away from my master for so long, and my heart feels so strange." Hong'er kept looking behind her: "I'm going to catch up with my master. Goodbye, big sister."
After saying this, she turned into a scarlet light and instantly disappeared into the darkness.
This time, Jie Yuan did not stop him. His palm remained suspended in mid-air, his expression showing an indescribable complexity.
In front of her, You'er was also looking at the direction where Yun Che left. Her expression of emotion was obviously very light, but Jie Yuan saw at a glance that it was an emotion of reluctance.
Her hands dropped, and in the darkness, she closed her eyes, feeling her daughter's presence. Deep in her soul, every moment was filled with waves of chaos.
Everyone, loved ones, hated ones, clan members, enemies...all died.
That era has long ended, everything has turned to dust, and even the entire chaos has undergone drastic changes.
Only... our home and our daughter are still in this world.
She placed her hand on her heart, and an unfamiliar warmth was trembling in her eyes... The resentment and hatred that had been accumulated in her chest and soul for millions of years actually disappeared... Completely disappeared, and even she herself could not feel a single bit of it.
I once thought that the hatred was engraved in my bones and I would never forget it until I died, but it turned out to be so humble.
Everything is destroyed, only our planet and our daughter remain...
What else do I have to complain about, what do I have to hate...
…
At the edge of Jueyun Cliff, Yun Che jumped out and stepped on the ground at the edge of the cliff. He took a few breaths and reached out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
What is coming will eventually come!
My own daughter has become someone else's contracted sword... Any parent would go crazy!
What’s more, Hong’er is the daughter of the Sky-Smiting Devil Emperor and the Evil God!
Thinking of Jie Yuan's eyes when he whispered the word "Master", Yun Che shuddered fiercely... He was impulsive! He was still impulsive. He should have done enough buffering and preparation first, or thought of a way to resolve the "contract" first. Now the situation was not good.
The favorability points I just gained might turn into negative numbers!
Yun Che was feeling uneasy when a red light flashed before his eyes. Hong'er had already "whoosh" returned to his body. Her red eyes were wide open, and she was looking at him angrily.
Yun Che was about to sit down when his butt seemed to have sat on a spring and he stood up again. Just as he was about to speak, Hong’er said angrily, “Master! Why did you leave Hong’er and run away just now!”
“Uh…” Yun Che really had a hard time answering this question, and hesitantly said, “That big sister just now… oh no, that auntie, didn’t you feel very close to her? So you can play with her for a while longer.”
"Quibbling!" Hong'er became even angrier: "Don't leave me and run away suddenly anymore in the future. It feels bad, you know! If you do that again, I will... will..."
After thinking for a while, she couldn't think of any way to threaten him, so she stomped her feet hard and said angrily, "I will ignore you until next time we eat!"
"Hmph! Let's go to bed!"
After she finished speaking, without waiting for Yun Che to respond, she turned into a scarlet sword light and returned to Yun Che, leaving Yun Che standing there in a daze.
What is the situation now?
Just as he came back to his senses, Yun Che’s vision suddenly darkened, and Jie Yuan’s voice appeared.
She stood right in front of Yun Che, staring at her with both eyes, a dark light flickering in her pupils.
“Senior.” Yun Che instinctively shrank back and said with gritted teeth.
Hong'er was not there, and it was obvious that Yun Che had "taken" Yun Che. Jie Yuan's face flashed with deep disappointment, and he said coldly: "You actually used 'Soul Life Star Shift' to kidnap my daughter!"
“Ah?” Yun Che was stunned: “Soul Fate Star Shift? What is that?”
Yun Che’s natural surprise and bewilderment could not be faked. Jie Yuan’s brows twitched: “You don’t know?”
Yun Che shook his head.
“Hmph!” Jie Yuan said coldly: “Soul Star Shift is a life-stealing and soul-stealing technique that uses the power of a star god as its source! Each star god can only use it once in their lifetime. Once it is successfully used, the person being cast will forever become dependent on the other person! Die with them!”
"It is an extremely cruel contract! It can be applied to any living being, and it is extremely overbearing. Even a true god cannot break it!"
“…” Yun Che stood there in a daze.
Back then in the Ancient Profound Ark, when he "received" Hong'er, he followed Jasmine's instructions and completed the master-servant contract with Hong'er. He felt it was very strange at the time, because this kind of contract could only be used for mysterious beasts, and although Hong'er was a very strange "species", she shouldn't be a mysterious beast, right?
Then it succeeded.
Hong'er never cared about this contract, and never thought of leaving him. She felt so comfortable eating and sleeping at his place every day that she thought she couldn't be driven away. It seemed that it made no difference whether there was a contract or not.
Instead, there is a very strange restraint...
That is, as the main party, he couldn’t solve the problem even if he wanted to… Just like when he was in the Star God Realm, before he died, he wanted Hong’er to leave but couldn’t do it, and could only let her die with him.
As a contract, this is a very strange and overbearing place.
Thinking back to the scene back then, Jie Yuan’s words, and the many strange aspects of this “contract”, Yun Che’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Could it be that Jasmine...
Looking at Yun Che’s constantly changing expression, Jie Yuan frowned and said, “Humph, it seems like you seem to have remembered something. Soul-life star shifting is something that only a star god can perform. You must be able to guess which mortal spirit inherited the power of a star god!”
“…” Yun Che would never reveal Jasmine.
“And since it is not just a mortal spirit that inherited the power of a star god, then it is easy to unlock it!”
Jie Yuan said this in an extremely firm tone, but then he said something that surprised Yun Che: “But it seems that this is not necessary.”
Yun Che doubted his hearing for a moment: "Senior, what do you mean?"
Jie Yuan glanced at him with a complicated look: "It can be seen that you are really good to Hong'er, otherwise, she wouldn't stick to you to such an extent."
Yun Che: “…”
"You'er likes you very much, too. When you left, she was reluctant to let you go for a very long time." Jie Yuan sighed softly, "It seems that you often come here to visit her."
Yun Che felt relieved by Jie Yuan’s change in tone, and he said slowly, “Hong’er is my most important companion, so it’s only natural for me to treat her well. You’er… back then, she saved my life, so it’s only natural for me to take care of her.”
Turning his gaze to the dark abyss beneath his feet, Jie Yuan's eyes changed slightly, and suddenly he whispered: "These, I owe you."
Yun Che glared and waved his hands quickly: “Senior, I have received great kindness from the Heretic God. These are…”
“If I say I owe you, then I owe you!” Jie Yuan’s voice suddenly became a little colder, and then he suddenly changed the subject and said, “Yun Che, you say… should I merge their souls again?”
Yun Che shook his head without thinking: “Senior, although Hong’er and You’er were split into two people by your daughter, at the same time as the split, her memories all collapsed and her past all disappeared. But now Hong’er and You’er… Hong’er is already a complete existence. She likes and enjoys everything now. Although You’er is just an incomplete remnant soul, she has her own personality and memories over the years… even if they are bad memories.”
Jie Yuan: “…”
"So, no matter whether it is Hong'er or You'er, no matter what their status is, they have long been two different, independent beings. If they are merged, then while forming a complete 'daughter', it is also equivalent to... erasing Hong'er and You'er, and making them disappear forever."
"So, I don't agree. I think Hong'er and You'er would definitely not agree to it either."
A gust of mountain phoenix blew, blowing Jie Yuan's gray clothes into tatters. She looked into the distance and whispered, "You're right. I'll take it as God's compensation for giving me another daughter."
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