This was Yun Che's third time stepping into the Zhetian Divine Kingdom. The first time, he had only stayed for a few days; the second time, he had only stayed for a few hours. However, everything here had long been deeply imprinted in his mind. He even remembered the location of the Painted Colored Glaze Sword Pavilion vividly. But now, every step in that direction seemed incredibly difficult.
"Ah, Yun... Young Master Yun!?"
A woman's exclamation interrupted Yun Che's thoughts.
Hua Lianzhi covered her mouth and looked at Yun Che in disbelief. In her memory, Yun Che had clearly... clearly died in the sea of fog...
“Lianzhi, long time no see.” Yun Che had a smile on his face, and he was not surprised by Hua Lianzhi’s reaction.
"You...I...this..." Hua Lianzhi was at a loss for a moment and even began to stutter.
Yun Che smiled helplessly: "Is Caili in there? I'll go find her myself."
Unlike other places, this time Yun Che did not conceal his figure from the moment he stepped out of the teleportation array, as if he wanted the surrounding noise to soothe his troubled heart.
"Eldest sister, she's inside... I'll go and inform her!" Hua Lianzhi woke up in shock and hurriedly turned around and rushed towards Hua Caili's sword pavilion.
Before Hua Lianzhi could get close, a soft voice was heard.
"Lianzhi, let him in. Go and do other things."
"Yes, elder sister." Hua Lianzhi passed by Yun Che and did not forget to take another look at him, as if to confirm that this scene was not an illusion.
Yun Che took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, letting go of all the burdens and worries on his shoulders. He hoped that Hua Caili would be the same as before. This was perhaps what he dreamed of most at this moment.
"I never thought it would take you this long to come to me." Hua Caili's voice was filled with an unconcealable resentment. Clearly, she was displeased with Yun Che's late arrival. "The Pure Land Divine Guards once said that you would be free in about half a month. I was looking forward to your arrival, but in the end, I felt a little disappointed."
Hua Caili's face was covered with a veil of smoke, and her eyes still revealed a lake of stars that touched people's hearts as before. The clothes she wore today, the headdress she wore, and even the hairstyle she had done after was similar to the way she looked when she first met Yun Che.
“Sorry, I’m too late.” Yun Che didn’t feel disappointed when he heard that. Instead, a long-lost sense of security quietly emerged in his heart.
Hua Caili's reaction and words were quite normal, and she didn't seem to blame herself for deceiving him.
"Brother Yun, do you remember the clothes I was wearing when we first met? At that time, you resolutely confronted Meng Jianzhou to protect me. You were obviously just a God Lord, but you actually offended the Emperor of the Kingdom of God for me. Although you didn't know Meng Jianzhou's identity, you could tell from his appearance and clothes that he was extraordinary. You are really brave." Hua Caili stood up and turned around with a sweet smile on her face.
Since returning from the Pure Land, she has recalled the scene of their first meeting countless times in these days.
"At that time, I thought this person was so strange. He was clearly a 'hero saving the beauty', but he was unwilling to say a word to me. It seemed that all this was just the justice instinct from his heart." Hua Caili chuckled. The beautiful scenes of the past were always warm and emotional.
"I thought I would never see you again in this life, but not long after, we met again in the Sea of Fog. You left a 'strange' impression in my heart and soul in the same way, making me curious about you."
"My life is short, and I've never met a man as free and easy as you. Whether it's your handsome face or your strength that's clearly inconsistent with your realm, it has left a deep impression on me. It seems that our meeting is truly a beautiful arrangement by heaven."
Although Hua Caili's face still had a smile as bright as the sun, that smile seemed to be able to dispel all the haze in the world, however, a strange feeling, like a faint cold wind, spread quietly and silently between the two of them.
This feeling was so subtle, yet so real, that it caused a trace of unease to arise in Yun Che's heart.
He had a vague premonition that beneath this seemingly beautiful appearance, there seemed to be a kind of calmness hidden, like the last ray of light before collapse, as if a storm was about to come, and they were in the calmness on the eve of the storm. This kind of calmness, on the contrary, made people feel fear.
"Because you've saved me time and time again, when I saw you in danger, I stood before you without hesitation. You exude a captivating charm, and possess the power of six elements, including the profound power of light. My wariness and rejection of you instantly faded."
The smile on Hua Caili's face gradually faded, and she dropped the veil that had just covered her face. In that instant, her unique beauty blossomed, seeming to dim the brilliance of all the colors in the world. Her dreamlike, ethereal face was revealed before Yun Che's eyes without reservation. It seemed to embody all the grace and beauty of heaven and earth, making one sigh, "This scene is only found in heaven, how often can we see it on earth?"
"In the sea of fog, you made me see the ugliness of human nature and gave birth to the sword heart in my swordsmanship. You accompanied me to watch the meteors streak across the night sky, and watched the snowflakes fall with me, allowing me to truly appreciate the colorful world. At that time, you were like a beam of light that illuminated my nascent life, but -"
"Just when I was developing a faint affection for you, you suddenly left me, so decisively, so cruelly, leaving me devastated and heartbroken, crying silently."
"Meeting is already the best fortune, why should we spend the rest of our lives in longing? Today we are already drenched in the snow together, and we will grow old together in this life."
"These were the last words you left me. They broke my heart and tore my liver." Hua Caili spoke slowly, her voice still filled with the pain of the past.
However, at this moment, there was not a trace of nostalgia or reluctance on her face. Her eyes gradually became colder, as if a layer of frost had quietly covered her.
When she looked at Yun Che, her eyes no longer contained the crazy attachment of the past, but were replaced by endless indifference.
“…”
Yun Che remained silent, but deep in his soul he seemed to have heard the sound of his own heart breaking. Although it was just a simple recollection, the details in the memory were reproduced clearly without any error.
All of Yun Che's actions seemed to have spread out an invisible net, waiting for Hua Caili to enter.
Ignoring Yun Che's silence, Hua Caili continued to recall their past.
"Just when I had made up my mind to part ways with you once and for all, the Mist Emperor suddenly appeared without warning, abruptly disrupting my planned life!" Hua Caili's voice grew increasingly cold, as if every word carried the biting chill of winter wind. "At first, I naively thought it was just an accident, but now that I think about it, oh, this was all a deliberate scheme on your part."
"Yun Che, you've caused me so much pain!"
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