"Eh? Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace? Why... are you back?"
Looking at the familiar ice and snow region ahead, Xia Yuanba froze there, then glared at Shui Meiyin.
This little girl is so amazing!
Wait a minute! I've been struggling for more than four months! I've only been on the land of the gods for less than three days... How come I was sent back?
After muttering inwardly, Xia Yuanba immediately turned around and shouted to Yun Che, “Brother-in-law, look! This is the Ice and Snow Region. The entire Blue Pole Star is fine. It is much more stable than in previous years. Why would brother-in-law inexplicably say that the Blue Pole Star was… was…”
“…” Yun Che did not react at all. His eyes were blank, as if he had lost his soul.
“Palace Master Murong and Fairy Yuechan should be in the Immortal Palace now. Wuxin also comes here often… Ah! That’s right!” Xia Yuanba quickly pulled Yun Che’s arm and said excitedly, “Quick! Come with me to meet them, so that they don’t have to worry anymore…”
Before he finished speaking, Shui Meiyin's eyes flashed with a soulful light, and Xia Yuanba's voice suddenly stopped. He froze there, unable to move or speak. Only his eyes were wide open and his eyeballs rolled around, proving that he was still conscious.
“Brother Yun Che,” Shui Meiyin approached Yun Che’s side, feeling the turmoil in his soul: “Don’t doubt it, this is the Blue Pole Star, the Blue Pole Star where you were born and where you yearn for. It is definitely not a resemblance or illusion, let alone a dream.”
"Your relatives, your family, your best friends, your beloved, your daughter... they are all here... all of them are here, always here."
“… Click…” Yun Che’s fingers, which were held in Shui Meiyin’s palm, were trembling, and a sound of teeth chattering and colliding could be heard from his mouth.
Shui Meiyin continued, “Because back then, what the Moon God Emperor destroyed was not the Blue Pole Star at all, but a planet called Sky Water Star, which is of similar size and similar blue color…especially when viewed from a distance in the void, it is difficult to distinguish.”
"Back then, Tianshui Star existed in this location."
“And just before that destruction, Blue Pole Star and Sky Water Star swapped positions. Blue Pole Star came to the south of the Southern Divine Region, and Sky Water Star went to the east of the Eastern Divine Region.”
“……???” Xia Yuanba’s eyes almost popped out, as if he had heard something out of the ordinary.
Shui Meiyin raised the Qiankun Thorn in her hand and said softly, "Moving the stars and changing the moon, this sounds like a miraculous power that only the ancient true gods could possess."
“But in this world, there is one thing that can do this… This miracle may never happen again. But it is likely to be the only time that it blooms perfectly for Brother Yun Che.”
The voice beside his ear floated softly in Yun Che's soul space, over and over again.
Yun Che's fingers moved gently. His arm slowly raised up, and his fingers stretched forward, wanting to touch the world in front of him...
This world he thought had disappeared from his life forever.
The trembling movement was not driven by the mind, but came from the throbbing and desire in the soul.
His spiritual consciousness was also released at this time to search for those... people he had lost, and the souls that were lost with them.
Shui Meiyin was startled and was about to speak out to stop him, but Yun Che suddenly trembled all over as if he had been electrocuted. He hastily retracted the spiritual sense that he had just released, and then tightly restrained it, even holding his breath.
“Yun Che…Brother.” Shui Meiyin’s nose felt sore and she hugged him gently.
Yun Che’s body trembled without stopping for even a moment, and his teeth were clenched tightly. From beginning to end, he did not utter a single word, and did not make any sound.
Under Shui Meiyin's soft voice, a teardrop fell silently from his eye, fell into the boundless snow field below, and merged into the flying snow fluttering in the sky.
Ten breaths... twenty breaths...
It was so quiet that only the sound of the wind and snow could be heard, as well as the occasional loss of voice caused by the vibrations in Yun Che’s throat.
“Brother Yun Che.” Shui Meiyin gently pulled his sleeve.
The silence did not continue, and Yun Che slowly turned around.
He closed his eyes, trying his best to control his expression, his emotions, and his breathing... but he could not control the chaotic twitching of every muscle on his face.
"Yuan Ba," he finally spoke, his voice hoarse and erratic, "Go back. Don't tell anyone...you have seen me."
Lost...Regained...
But I can’t appear, I can’t meet you…
His life and soul are like a lone boat floating on the vast ocean.
The soul restraint from Shui Meiyin was released. Xia Yuanba shuddered and regained control of his body and five senses.
He looked at Yun Che’s silhouette, and his heart suddenly felt as if it was being crushed by a huge weight, making it hard for him to breathe.
He had too many questions and too many things he wanted to ask Yun Che. But Xia Yuanba was no longer the innocent and ignorant boy he was back then, and he knew that now was definitely not the right time.
He just asked softly: "When will my brother-in-law come back?"
There was a brief silence.
“Kill… all… those who deserve to die.” Yun Che spoke the most sinister words in a faint but trembling voice.
“Okay.” Xia Yuanba nodded, took a deep breath, and said, “Brother-in-law, you risked your life to save me. Later, you saved Cangfeng, saved the Illusory Demon Realm, saved the Profound Sky Continent, and saved the entire Blue Pole Star…”
"Even though I haven't really seen the wider world, you will always be the greatest hero in my heart. I know that this time, you must be carrying something that I cannot understand, something heavier than any other time. But no matter what, you must come back safely."
"There are so many people waiting for you, so many people are worried about you. You are more important in their lives than you can imagine. So... you must come back safely!"
“…” Yun Che did not respond, nor did he turn around. Only the knuckles of his clenched hands turned white.
Finally withdrawing his gaze from Yun Che, Xia Yuanba took a deep breath and was about to descend towards the snowy region below… Suddenly, his eyes fixed and he said in a lost voice, “Wuxin!?”
Yun Che’s body suddenly stopped trembling, and he froze there.
One breath... Two breaths...
His shaky sanity was shattered by the overly intense desire, and he turned around abruptly... Shui Meiyin grabbed his hand and did not stop him.
In sight, a female figure was walking slowly towards him on ice and snow.
The vast snow-covered area, like flying snowflakes, is the most beautiful scenery on earth, but at this moment it suddenly becomes an embellishment in the painting. The whole world, all the bright light, is concentrated on the woman.
When Yun Che left, Yun Wuxin was less than fifteen years old.
Now, I am approaching my twenties.
This is the best age for a girl. Every year of growth is a beautiful transformation that only happens once in life.
Yun Wuxin today has lost her childishness and the innocence that she always loved to release in front of him, and has grown into a fairy-like beauty who is as otherworldly and pure as her mother.
Her footsteps were light and slow, leaving no trace on the falling snow, as if she did not want to disturb this silent world forever covered in ice and snow.
Her hair had grown to her hips, fluttering in the snow under her snow-white skirt. Her eyes were like the misty stars in the sky...but the mist was woven with a heart-breaking sadness.
Even as she walked on ice and snow, her body seemed to be covered with a layer of holy light that could not be desecrated. She was ethereal and yet so pure and clean, as if she was the most flawless masterpiece bestowed upon the world by God, enough to make anyone who saw her in a trance.
This is her daughter.
His heart was beating wildly in the warmth, and the blood in his body was coagulating in the burning heat... Yun Che tightly grasped Shui Meiyin's hand, afraid that he would suddenly lose control and rush forward to hug her tightly.
She has grown up... her daughter has grown up...
But every day, every year, every bit of miraculous growth, he missed...
And it is an eternal miss.
"Brother Yun Che, it's time for us to leave."
In the dream, Shui Meiyin's gentle call was heard.
“…”
With almost cruel willpower, he turned his gaze away from Yun Wuxin, then closed his eyes and never opened them again.
"Yuan Ba," he said softly, "I promise you, I will come back safe and sound... not only safe and sound, but also very soon... very soon!"
Xia Yuanba was stunned for a long while.
Seeing Yun Wuxin with his own eyes, he did not dare to move forward. He could no longer imagine how heavy the burden Yun Che was carrying at this moment.
Facing Yun Che’s promise, he nodded heavily, pounded his chest hard, and said, “Okay, brother-in-law, I’ll wait! Before you come back, unless I die, no one can touch our Blue Pole Star!”
After saying this, Xia Yuanba did not stop and slowly fell down.
“Wait.” Yun Che stopped him again: “Please ask Wu Xin… a question for me.”
Xia Yuanba turned around and listened carefully.
"Does she... hate me?" While saying these words, he kept his eyes closed, not daring to open them for even a moment.
“Uh…” Xia Yuanba looked embarrassed, but in this situation, he couldn’t say anything to reject Yun Che, so he could only nod: “Okay.”
“Actually, I have something I want to ask my brother-in-law right now.” Xia Yuanba also took this opportunity to ask, “Is my sister… okay now?”
Shui Meiyin: “…”
“…” There was no big reaction, Yun Che still spoke in a low and slow tone: “After I come back, I will tell you everything in detail.”
Although he did not get an accurate answer, Xia Yuanba did not ask any more questions. He nodded again: "Okay! Brother-in-law, don't forget your promise... When you come back, not a single hair can be missing!"
"And my sister too! You must bring my sister back safe and sound. I'm really looking forward to you having a baby, hehe!"
With a bright smile, Xia Yuanba restrained his breath, and his body sank down, falling towards the snowy area far below.
Yun Che was as still as a petrified being. Shui Meiyin accompanied him silently, without saying a word or urging him. Just like how he treated her, she let him be willful this time.
After falling to a sufficient distance, Xia Yuanba released his profound energy, his speed increased dramatically, and he landed directly in front of Yun Wuxin.
Yun Wuxin stopped and looked at Xia Yuanba. She was stunned for a moment: "Uncle Xia, you... are back?"
“Uh…” Xia Yuanba scratched his head, looking guilty. “When I was approaching the God Realm, I encountered several spatial turbulences, so I had to return empty-handed. But don’t worry, I will reorganize for a while, and I will definitely succeed next time.”
There was no sign of disappointment on her jade-like face, which was whiter than snow. Her beautiful lips curled up into a light smile: "Thank you, Uncle Xia. It must be difficult to go to that world. Uncle Xia, take a good rest for a while."
After she finished speaking, she nodded slightly, passed by Xia Yuanba, and continued walking on the snow towards the Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace not far away.
Her temperament also became as cold and aloof as her mother's.
“Wuxin,” Xia Yuanba quickly stopped her and said, “Um… I have a question I want to ask you.”
Yun Wuxin stopped and glanced sideways: "Uncle Xia, please tell me."
Xia Yuanba’s heartbeat inexplicably quickened. He knew that Yun Che must still be watching them from far above.
"Do you... do you hate your father a little bit?"
Xia Yuanba asked. Although he tried very hard to control his voice, it was still a little difficult.
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