After Fen Qianji, Dou Nanshan and others entered the Dou family accompanied by Zhu Xiangchen, Mu Hanyan and his party also strode forward. This time, of course, no one dared to stop them.
When passing by the guards, Zirong stretched her neck and looked at the vital parts of others in front and behind with ill intention. The guards felt a chill all over their bodies, and subconsciously clamped their legs together, sweating coldly due to nervousness.
This guy, how could he still be so vulgar, despicable and shameless! Mu Hanyan glared at Zirong with a mixture of amusement and anger.
The latter scratched his forehead and responded with an extremely innocent smile.
No one noticed that just as Mu Hanyan and others stepped into the Zhu family's gate, at the end of the street, a pair of old and deep eyes were staring at their backs, revealing a thoughtful look.
At night, the Zhu family held a banquet to welcome Dou Nanshan and Fen Qianji, and the heads and elders of each family attended the banquet.
This welcoming banquet was originally prepared for the masters from various sects who came to participate in the Dao Discussion Conference. However, since the Divine Punishment Priest and the Divine Language Priest have arrived, the others can only accompany them at the end.
At the banquet, Zhu Xiangchen frequently toasted Dou Nanshan, Fen Qianji, and several elders of the Dou family. Dou Nanshan and Fen Qianji each had their own thoughts, so they just took a sip and stopped drinking. Of course, the others did not dare to make a noise, and the whole banquet ended in a dull manner.
After a few quick bites, Mu Hanyan and the others returned to their respective guest rooms. Even the Zhu family's housekeeper was horrified by the plight of the guards, and had specially arranged two extremely quiet and elegant rooms for them: one for the Ye family members and one for Mu Hanyan and the others.
The night was beautiful, the moonlight shining brightly. Since it was still early, Jiang Qiling and Ye Yanran brought out some snacks and everyone gathered around the stone table, enjoying the moon and chatting. It felt no different from when they were in the Holy Court Continent.
As the night deepened, a slender figure suddenly appeared, cast between the shadows of the trees.
"You're here." Mu Hanyan looked at Fen Qianji's familiar face and smiled.
There were so many people around before that they couldn't say much to Fen Qianji, but everyone knew that Fen Qianji would definitely come.
"I've kept you waiting for a long time." Fen Qianji smiled apologetically.
After not seeing him for a few years, his face looked more calm and resolute.
"Are you okay?" Mu Hanyan asked.
"It's okay. Compared with the injury I suffered last time, it's nothing. Besides, the injury from last time has all healed." Seeing the concern in Mu Hanyan's eyes, Fen Qianji said.
"That's good." Mu Hanyan nodded, completely relieved.
Although they hadn't spent much time together in this life, they had traveled together for years in their past lives, facing life and death together countless times. Mu Hanyan knew Fen Qianji's character best. He was a man of few words, but every word he said was frank and honest, never hiding anything to comfort himself. If he said it was okay, then it was really okay.
"Oh, I remembered something." Fen Qianji looked into Mu Hanyan's eyes and suddenly said with guilt, "I'm sorry, Hanyan."
Mu Hanyan was slightly startled, but quickly realized that he was talking about a past life. He finally remembered the scene that had left a deep impression on her, the sword that had pierced her heart from behind.
"Actually, I should be the one thanking you. If it weren't for you, I don't know how many times I would have died. Besides, if it weren't for that sword, I wouldn't be where I am today, right? If I'm not mistaken, that sword is actually related to this Destiny Star Plate, right?" Mu Hanyan said easily, taking out the Destiny Star Plate that had turned into a jade pendant from her chest.
She had actually let this matter go long ago, and she had long guessed that Fen Qianji's sword strike was for his eighth reincarnation. Although she would have reentered reincarnation regardless of whether he had struck her with the sword, without the Destiny Star Plate and the right opportunity, she would not have been able to retain the memories of her past life, nor would she have achieved the level of cultivation she had today.
Everything Fen Qianji did was actually for her, and he himself suffered too much self-blame and pain for it. How could she hate him?
"That's true, but that sword must have made you very sad." Fen Qianji sighed.
"Aren't you the same?" Mu Hanyan smiled and said, "Since this is the case, we are even. No one should mention the past anymore. Just treat it as a dream, okay?"
Looking at Mu Hanyan's clear and honest eyes, Fen Qianji's brows gradually relaxed, and he felt that the guilt and self-blame that had been suppressed deep in his heart for a long time disappeared bit by bit.
The knot that had troubled him for two lifetimes was also quietly untied.
"Okay." Fen Qianji finally showed a long-lost smile and nodded heavily.
Seeing Fen Qianji's relaxed brow, Hua Yue and others smiled with relief.
This time, when they met again, Mu Hanyan no longer hid anything from them, revealing all her secrets. They knew that Mu Hanyan and Fen Qianji had been entangled in a grudge that spanned two lifetimes. Of course, they also knew that everything Fen Qianji did was for Mu Hanyan, and the self-blame and pain he endured for this was no less than Mu Hanyan's.
"By the way, is this Destiny Star Plate related to Lu Guantian?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously. Actually, these questions were no longer important, but since the answers were already available, why bother to keep the doubts in her heart? So Mu Hanyan asked anyway.
"It was him. He told me that only by taking action when the nine stars align can the stars shift and the universe reverse. Then, he can use the Destiny Star Plate to seal Yiyi from her previous life and bring her into reincarnation. He also prepared that Destiny Star Plate a long time ago.
"I didn't believe him at first, but then he used his divine eye to let me see your past and present lives, and I finally made up my mind and struck with that sword," said Fen Qianji.
Although he downplayed it, everyone could imagine how difficult it was to make such a decision. Putting themselves in their shoes, if they were to kill Mu Hanyan, even knowing it was for her own good, who knows how much inner torment they would have to endure before making that final decision. Witnessing her bewildered death, her unwillingness, and her anger, how much self-blame and pain would they have felt? Even if they died with her, they would be immersed in this pain and self-blame for eternity.
After saying this, Mu Hanyan finally solved all the doubts, and Fen Qianji also completely untied the last knot in his heart.
Afterwards, everyone started talking about their experiences after arriving in the Continent of Gods.
"You mean, there is a remnant of the Qiankun Life and Death Seal hidden in the Zhu family's Soul Forging Tower?!" Fen Qianji said in surprise at the end.
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