Xia Qingyue touched her cheek and felt a trace of cold tears.
She stood there in a daze, seemingly unable to believe that she was actually crying.
Tears were too unfamiliar to her. After she cried loudly when she was four years old, she never shed a tear again. The Ice Heart Art of Frozen Cloud Palace allowed her to calm her emotions in any environment, without joy or sadness, grief or anger. Under the Ice Cloud Art, her heart was always cold and empty, and she could hardly find anything that could cause her inner turmoil... except when she faced Yun Che.
…and only when facing Yun Che.
Even she herself doesn't know the reason.
At this moment, touching the tear marks on her cheeks, she finally understood why...
The jade-like hand slowly dropped down and gently placed on Yun Che’s face. Her vision was blurred by tears. In the blur, she no longer saw a completely stiff face, but a face that was sometimes resolute, sometimes indifferent, sometimes frowning, and sometimes grinning...
In her world, Yun Che was a very special existence, not only because of their relationship as husband and wife, but also because he was different from all the other men she had ever met… Those men who faced her were either too scared to look her in the eye, or tried very hard to act like a gentleman, but could not hide the burning light in their eyes that disgusted her. Only Yun Che… was completely exposed and without disguise in front of her, and even when he was at his lowest, he did not feel ashamed in front of her. Sometimes he was extremely mysterious, making her want to know everything about a man for the first time, sometimes he was so calm that she was surprised, sometimes he spoke and acted like a child, and sometimes he was like a scoundrel… And she could actually remember every face of his firmly in her heart, and then think of them again and again…
However, she was destined to be someone who must pursue the pinnacle of the profound way. In order to reach that height, she was willing to give up everything, and naturally rejected this image that had been imprinted in her heart without her realizing it...
However, not everything in this world can be controlled by will.
After the first tear fell, her tears began to flow uncontrollably like a stream that broke through any obstructions, soon wetting her entire cheek.
“Yun Che… you don’t have to wait until the next life… Actually… the moment you defeated me on the sword arena, you had already conquered me…”
"No matter how much I try to calm down... I can't really close off my emotions completely. My indifference all along is just my selfish escape..."
“In order to open all the profound gates for me, you overdrawn your physical strength and almost left yourself with permanent damage. If it weren’t for you, there would be no Xia Qingyue today… You fought so hard on the sword arena, just to prove that you were qualified to be my husband, but you would rather increase your consumption and internal injuries to divert the attack direction than hurt me… Now, in order to protect me, you have used up all your strength and life… You are obviously so smart, but you really think that you did all this for a woman… Is there any woman who would not be conquered by you…”
Xia Qingyue slowly stood up, placed her hands on her chest, closed her eyes, and said softly: “Yun Che, you are the man I, Xia Qingyue, married, how can you die like this... The husband is the leader of the wife, but I have never fulfilled my responsibilities as a wife..."
“At least this time, I want you to know… I, Xia Qingyue… am willing to be your wife…”
A light blue light slowly emerged from Xia Qingyue's body and gradually became stronger, illuminating this cold space with an exceptionally dreamy feeling. This blue light lasted for a long time, and then, under Xia Qingyue's guidance, it all gathered on her hands, causing both of her jade hands to condense an almost blinding icy blue light at the same time.
Xia Qingyue gently leaned down and placed her hands on his chest. With a dazed look in her eyes, she silently watched the blue light on her hands flow to Yun Che’s chest like running water, and then sink into his body bit by bit… Soon, a layer of light blue light circle floated on the surface of his body.
The light dimmed, and the faint soft light illuminated Xia Qingyue's extremely peaceful face. She gently closed her eyes. At this moment, she was extremely beautiful beyond description...
……………………………………
Yun Che had already fallen into the abyss of death. At the moment when his consciousness completely dissipated, he thought he would never wake up again.
But in the abyss of death, he suddenly began to feel the existence of his body. The coldness on the surface of his body became more and more obvious, and it was no longer as cold as before and unbearable...
Have we arrived in the cold hell?
...He killed so many people during his lifetime, so he will go to hell after his death...
The sharp pain that came faintly from his chest also made Yun Che more and more conscious. Slowly, he opened his eyes and vaguely caught a glimpse of a faint blue light.
"Finally you woke up. Humph! You're not dead yet. You're really lucky."
Jasmine's voice came to my ears. Although it sounded angry, it still couldn't hide the joy and relief in her voice.
"I... am not dead?" Yun Che opened his eyes with all his strength and whispered in disbelief. Although his internal organs were in pain, it was not the kind of severe pain that felt like it was shattering. The air was cold, but it was no longer the kind of bone-piercing cold. On the contrary, there was a faint feeling of warmth on the surface of his body. His five senses returned to normal, and his body and limbs also regained consciousness. His originally weak body also had a little sense of strength.
"You should have died, but this woman gave you all her profound strength, sealing your internal injuries and isolating the cold air here, so you are alive again temporarily. However, this is the body of the Tyrant Profound Beast, and there is no way for you to get out. So both of you will die in the end... The only difference is that the order is reversed. She will die before you."
Is it...Qingyue?
Gave me all the mysterious power?
Yun Che was startled. He gritted his teeth and straightened his body. Under the faint blue light, he saw Xia Qingyue lying quietly on top of him. Her snow-white face was extremely calm and peaceful. No emotion could be seen on her face, but there was a hint of incomprehensible satisfaction.
“Qingyue! Qing…”
Yun Che's hand touched Xia Qingyue's hand, and then he withdrew it in a flash, with a look of panic on his face. Because of the practice of Frozen Cloud Art, Xia Qingyue's body was originally cold, but it was not cold at all, but a kind of coolness that made people feel comfortable. But now, Xia Qingyue's body was as cold as profound ice.
“She used all her profound energy to heal your internal injuries, resist the cold, and restore your vitality. Without profound energy to protect herself, she could not resist the cold here at all. If her body had not adapted to the cold all year round, she would have been frozen to death before you woke up. But now, she is just dying... This is an ice-type Tyrannical Beast. The weight of the cold in its body is simply not something you can bear!” Jasmine frowned and said coldly.
“Qing… Yue…” Yun Che straightened up with great difficulty, and slowly touched Xia Qingyue’s cheek… His movements were very gentle, because Xia Qingyue at the moment was like an icy beauty that would shatter at the slightest touch, making people feel heartbroken and suffocated.
Although she had always been indifferent to him, she was willing to quietly follow and protect him when he was seriously injured, and appeared to take him away when he was in danger... Now, in order to save him, she was cooling down her own life.
He couldn't understand her indifference and apathy, but at this moment, he clearly saw the heart as bright as the moon beneath her cold appearance.
“Qingyue! Wake up quickly…Qingyue, wake up quickly!”
Gently shaking Xia Qingyue's upper body, Yun Che shouted hurriedly. Immediately, he thought of something and hurriedly took out a large pile of clothes from the Sky Poison Pearl and covered Xia Qingyue with them. This continued until all his clothes were taken out... In the end, he even took out Jasmine's pink quilt and wrapped Xia Qingyue tightly with it.
However, the temperature here was too terribly low. The cold penetrated into Xia Qingyue’s body like a nightmare, taking away her dwindling vitality.
"No... I have to get out. I can only wait to die here... I have to get out!!" Yun Che gritted his teeth. He tried to get up, but he felt a sharp pain in his chest and back. His stiff limbs did not obey his commands at all, causing him to fall back down. He was about to struggle again when he suddenly realized that in this dark space, there was not only the blue light on his body, but also a hint of green light.
Yun Che quickly raised his left hand and suddenly saw the Sky Poison Pearl flashing a faint green light.
This was the Sky Poison Pearl's detection light, and the flashing green light was very strong, proving that the object it detected was very close to where he was, so close that it might be only a few steps away!
“Is there some treasure hidden in here?” Yun Che asked subconsciously.
Jasmine revealed her true form, glanced at Xia Qingyue, then glanced at the light of the Sky Poison Pearl, and said coldly, “This profound ice beast can swallow half a mountain with its mouth open. It is not surprising at all that it has eaten treasures from heaven and earth.”
Yun Che took a deep breath and suddenly pointed forward: “Jasmine, help me go over there and see what the Sky Poison Pearl has finally discovered… The light of the Sky Poison Pearl is very strange this time. Not only is the light strong, but the frequency of flashing is also very high. Perhaps, it is something unusual.”
"You're almost dead, why are you still concerned about the rare treasure?" Jasmine frowned tightly and said angrily.
“What I care about is not some rare treasure… but all possible hopes!” Yun Che panted and said, “I don’t have anything on me that could possibly take Qingyue and I out of danger… Right now, the only thing that could possibly save Qingyue and me is something that can teleport us… What if… What if that’s a treasure with space attributes!?”
"Naive! Do you really believe that there are such coincidences in this world?" Jasmine muttered, but still walked in the direction Yun Che pointed. The exquisite and slender red figure quickly disappeared into the darkness... After a while, Jasmine's voice suddenly came from the front.
Yun Che’s spirit was instantly shaken. Something that could make Jasmine let out a surprised sound was definitely not an ordinary thing. He asked anxiously, “What did you find? Could it really be a space-related treasure?”
Jasmine’s voice came with a strange emotion: “Your life is so tough that it makes me jealous! Although it is not the space-type treasure you want, it can also keep you alive... No wonder an ice-type Tyrant Mystical Beast appeared here, it turns out that it has swallowed it into its stomach! It has been absorbing its overflowing power for years... Yun Che! Catch it, and swallow it immediately!”
As Jasmine spoke in a half-excited and half-serious voice, a pale blue light flew out from the darkness and landed on the palm of Yun Che’s hand.
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