Southern God Territory, Seven Star Realm.
Willow trees sway in the wind, water gurgles. Jin Yue holds her sister's hand and walks slowly along the green riverbank.
The approaching dark demons were not as scary as expected, and Emperor Yun's ban was enforced extremely fairly and strictly. The existence of the Order Keepers not only imposed constraints, but also brought greater justice and peace than before.
The panic dissipated, and the atmosphere in the Seven Star Realm also underwent tremendous changes in these few short years.
"Sister, Father and Grandpa have already set a date to return to the Eastern Divine Region. Are you...really not going to go with them?"
Wei'er has grown into a smart girl, and her delicate face like her sister has lost too much childishness too early. But what has never changed is that she always likes to stick to her side, holding her hand, looking at her soft smile, and the sadness behind her smile that seems to never disappear.
Jin Yue looked ahead at the seemingly endless space ahead and shook her head gently: "The Seven Star Realm is a very peaceful place. Although it has only been a few short years, I like it very much. It would not be bad to stay here for the rest of my life."
It’s not that she doesn’t want to leave, but she can’t leave and doesn’t dare to leave.
"Listen, you must keep this dark totem well and never try to dispel it. If one day, this demon lord can no longer sense its existence... I will kill your entire clan!"
The eyes that were once so warm that they made people's heart beat faster had become so violent and terrifying. The Master Yun, whom she could once call softly, had become the Demon Lord who destroyed the Moon God Realm... The dark mark that he cruelly planted on her became a curse that she would never be able to escape in her lifetime.
It's better for the family to leave, the farther away from myself who has been planted with the "dark curse", the better.
"Then...can I stay and accompany my sister?"
Wei'er spoke very seriously, as if she had made the decision long ago, and it was not just an impulsive statement.
"No." Jin Yue refused without any hesitation. She turned her beautiful eyes and her gentle gaze was firm and unquestionable: "Wei'er, after all, your great-grandfather's place is an upper star realm. The level is too important for a person's growth, especially for someone your age. You can't be willful about this matter. Not only your sister, but everyone in the family will not agree to it."
Wei'er couldn't hear a trace of leeway in her sister's words, and she lowered her eyes in disappointment. Then she asked softly, "Will sister...get married?"
"..." Jin Yue shook her head and smiled sadly: "No."
"Won't you be lonely if you're alone all the time?"
"You'll get used to it." She replied softly.
Although she was still a minor, Wei'er could already sense the sadness and helplessness hidden in her sister's words. After a while, she asked again, "Sister, are you still missing... the Moon God Emperor?"
"..." Jin Yue's steps paused slightly, and she remained silent for a long time.
Wei Er said, “Now, everyone says that Emperor Yun is actually a very good person. He once saved the God Realm from danger, and when he eventually became Emperor Yun, he chose forgiveness over hatred… Everyone also says that the future of the God Realm will definitely get better and better under the leadership of Emperor Yun.”
"He...is actually a very good person." Jin Yue whispered absentmindedly: "It's just..."
“But,” Wei’er’s voice became a little softer, “They all say that the Moon God Emperor is an evil person. She chose to be ruthless and treacherous when the Cloud Emperor was in danger, and ultimately harmed the Moon God Realm. She was also one of the main reasons for the demonic calamity that was brought down when the Cloud Emperor took revenge. Therefore, she was one of the culprits for those star realms that were destroyed and the people who were killed…”
"Stop talking. Stop talking."
Jin Yue interrupted Wei'er's words. She turned her head and looked forward, not wanting her sister to see her eyes full of pain. "Wei'er, remember, no matter how the world views her or discusses her, she is the person I respect most in my life."
"Although she changed a lot later, and even gradually stopped me from getting close to her, serving her will always be the most precious thing in my life.
A great blessing."
Her eyes gradually became hazy and sad. She stared into the distance and murmured to herself, "In those years, I always felt that...she seemed to be hiding some secrets and difficulties..."
"In the past two years, I have even often wondered if she drove me away... to protect me..."
Boom
A muffled sound was heard from afar, followed by an abnormal airflow carrying a terrifying aura that was approaching rapidly.
Jin Yue's heart trembled, and she was about to push the girl away from her: "Wei'er, run!"
Swish!
The speed was so fast that it could break the space, and in front of Jin Yue, the figure that she was most afraid to see appeared.
Jin Yue's whole body was cold, and she quickly retracted her arm that was about to push out, protecting Wei'er firmly behind her: "Yun...Emperor."
Without any unnecessary words, Yun Che directly extended his hand to her: “Give me the bronze mirror she left behind!”
Jin Yue's heart sank suddenly.
The man in front of her had a dull look in his eyes, and seemed to have a slightly abnormal tremor. His voice was also inexplicably hoarse, but the commanding tone that could not be refused, and the heavy pressure that was naturally released, made her suffocate in fear.
She knew that the bronze mirror that Xia Qingyue had asked her to destroy was left by her mother. She was worried that Xia Qingyue would regret it later, so she quietly disobeyed her orders for the first time and did not destroy it... Unexpectedly, this became the only thing she could remember by.
Xia Qingyue was killed by Yun Che... and now, it was Yun Che again who wanted to take away the last remembrance of her.
But, she couldn't refuse.
She has Wei'er by her side and her family behind her.
Not daring to hesitate for too long, nor to resist, she could only stretch out her hand with difficulty. In her palm was the most important thing to her.
Before the five fingers that were clenched were opened, a burst of profound energy suddenly attacked, and the bronze mirror in the palm of his hand fell into Yun Che's hand.
Jin Yue burst into tears instantly, and it felt as if a piece of her heart had been cut out, leaving her feeling extremely empty and uncomfortable. She gritted her teeth to prevent herself from crying uncontrollably.
A simple and small bronze mirror, made of metal that is very common in the lower world. Yun Che held it carefully in his hand, and after a brief moment of excitement and joy in his heart, he was followed by a deeper depression and sadness.
The whole vast world is now under his feet.
But all that belonged to Xia Qingyue was the small bronze mirror in her hand.
He clenched it slowly and carefully, turned around, and with his profound energy surging, he prepared to leave.
"Mr. Yun!"
Behind her, she heard a woman's cry with obvious sobbing tone. She was so anxious that she subconsciously called out not "Emperor Yun" or "Demon Lord", but the title she used back then.
Perhaps, the Yun Che that she was willing to keep in her heart had always been the “Young Master Yun” of those days.
"I...I know that the master has let you down, but...but that is really the last thing the master has left in the world. Please...please...don't destroy it no matter what!"
Amidst the endless sorrowful pleas, her body softened and she knelt on one knee, letting out endless sad sobs.
Yun Che stopped there for a long while before he slowly turned around.
"She never felt sorry for me...ever."
The voice in my ears was no longer as sinister and ferocious as before, but what entered my heart was a similar feeling of sadness and grief.
She slowly raised her head and met a pair of eyes that were dark... but without the slightest hint of darkness or intimidation.
"Jin Yue," he looked at the woman in front of him and said softly, "Almost everyone in this world hates her, insults her, mocks her choices, and ridicules her ending. Only you have always kept her in your heart and protected the important things she left behind."
"..." Jin Yue stared at him blankly, at a loss.
He slowly raised his hand and touched her shoulder… The shudder of fear lasted only a moment, and a wisp of black smoke rose from her body and dissipated silently.
The dark mark that Yun Che had planted on her back then was completely erased.
Once upon a time, he hated Jin Yue because of her, and when he met Jin Yue here by chance, although he did not kill her, he humiliated her severely.
now……
Facing this woman who had always stood by Xia Qingyue with her heart, he no longer knew how to express his gratitude or how to make up for the guilt in his heart.
“Under Emperor Cloud City, within a hundred years, the former Nanming Divine Realm will become the Emperor Cloud Divine Territory.” Yun Che looked into Jin Yue’s eyes and spoke slowly, promising every word: “You and your clan can all enter the Divine Territory and be protected for a hundred generations.”
"......!!" Jin Yue's beautiful eyes trembled, and her vision was hazy, as if she was in an illusory dream.
“Also,” Yun Che continued, “I have never found those Moon Gods and Moon God Envoys who disappeared. I think Qingyue must have left them a final place to retreat before she left.”
“I will find them, and then…” He took a deep breath, “I don’t know how many years it will take… ten thousand years, a hundred thousand years… even if it takes until the end of my life, I will definitely use all my strength… to make the Moon God Realm reappear in these four divine realms.”
…
Yun Che left, but Jin Yue still couldn't wake up from the dream.
“Sister! Sister!!”
She heard Wei'er calling her again and again. Finally, the haziness in her eyes disappeared, and the starlight reappeared in her eyes. She hugged Wei'er tightly and burst into tears.
On the green riverbank, the girl's crying lasted for a long time. Over the years, she had shed tears in secret countless times, but she had never cried so thoroughly and so wantonly as she did at this moment.
…………
Without leaving the Seven Star Realm, Yun Che came to a deserted corner where even the aura of beasts had been dispelled.
He leaned against the dry stone wall, holding the bronze mirror in both hands, gently placed it on his heart, and then slowly closed his eyes.
This time, just as he sank into the soul world, that ethereal and dreamy voice had already sounded in his soul sea:
"It seems that you have successfully found the medium for the void recollection."
"Her mark of nothingness was originally incomplete, and the aura of nothingness stained by the things she left behind has also become incomplete and weak. The memory of nothingness is destined to not be able to completely cover her entire life."
"I can't predict what I'll see. But I think it should be enough."
Yun Che did not speak, and concentrated his mind with all his strength… Now, he was madly wanting to know everything.
An invisible, breathless, and soundless force connected the bronze mirror in Yun Che's hand to his soul sea.
In the sea of souls, the woman's voice faded away, and the pale gray world suddenly faded, and then quickly dissipated.
Then bright light appeared, the sound of wind came, and an extremely clear world unfolded.
The moment he saw this world clearly, Yun Che’s soul strings were violently tightened, and all of his consciousness was focused on that snow-white figure.
There were bloodstains on her lips and red marks on her arms, but her jade-like face, which was gradually losing its color, still could not conceal her unparalleled beauty that could not be described in words or colors.
The Moon...
A gentle call stirred every corner of Yun Che's soul.
He finally saw her again...even if it was just an illusion.
However, the girl in front of him was not Xia Qingyue, the Moon God Emperor. Her young face, eyes that had not yet been filled with indifference and dominance, were stirring up Yun Che’s distant memories.
That snowy outfit… Yun Che knew at a glance that it was clearly the ice and snow outfit of Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace.
(End of this chapter)
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