Shu Yun withdrew her gaze from the new Demon Lord of the Demon Realm, who appeared so gentle and humble that he didn't seem like a demon at all. She softened her coldness, lowered her gaze, and said to Xie Fu, "I may be leaving for a while."
Clearly something had happened to her, but she showed no intention of telling him. Xie Fu disliked the feeling of being unable to participate in her world.
He was kept in the dark, knew nothing, and could only quietly wait for her to come back.
That was true for those three years, and it was also true when she fell into a coma in front of him.
During the days Xie Fu spent with her, fear and anxiety were boundless.
He was always afraid that if he wasn't careful, another three years would pass.
She is not an ordinary person; the world she lives in is beyond his reach. Will she encounter danger during her time away? Will she meet the man named Jiang Yan? Will she come back to find him?
Xie Fu looked at her with his beautiful black eyes, his voice hoarse, "Where to?"
Before Shu Yun could answer, he added softly, "Can I not go?"
The emotions in his eyes were so intense that Shu Yun knew he was afraid of disappearing for several years again, so she promised him, "I will be back soon."
Xie Fu persisted, "How fast is 'soon'? A year, or two?"
He leaned back, resting his head on the back of the chair, and tilted his head to look at her. "Still three years?"
“Shu Yun,” he paused, “take me with you.”
"No." She refused decisively.
She knew perfectly well why this new Demon Lord had come; the Echo Conch must contain information about the Crimson Thorn.
Shu Yun leaned over and kissed the corner of his eye. Xie Fu didn't dodge, nor did he react.
The Demon Lord stood aside, watching with curiosity as the High God gently coaxed the mortal man.
Penglai Shuyun has always been a legend in the Three Realms.
Her father was an ancient god of Kunlun under Nuwa's tutelage, her mother was the previous ruler of Penglai, and she herself was a thousand-year-old immortal and a ten-thousand-year-old god, a unique and unparalleled genius of cultivation in the Three Realms.
He had heard of her name long ago, until a hundred years ago when she suddenly descended upon the Demon Realm with Tai'a.
She wore a crimson dress, with a blooming camellia at the corner of her eye. Clouds bowed at her feet, and the golden light of her Tai'a sword shone brightly, making her appear like a goddess.
That scene was so stunning that he remembered it for many years.
I never imagined that such a supreme god could also shed his indifference and coax people with gentle eyes and brows.
While coaxing Jiang Yan, the Penglai deity, who had been under constant surveillance, also cast a warning glance at him.
The Demon Lord silently withdrew his scrutinizing gaze, lowered his eyes, and left the room, waiting for the High God to come out after coaxing the person.
The scene just now convinced him of Jiang Yan's position in her heart, and she would definitely not let Zhu Ji, who had schemed against Jiang Yan, get away with it.
Xie Fu gave in. He looked at Shu Yun, whose lips were pursed and whose brows were furrowed, as if she were trapped in some intractable predicament.
He said, "Let's talk when you get back. You can't always keep me out of your world and not let me know anything."
"OK."
She responded quickly.
Shu Yun had long wanted to have a proper talk with Xie Fu. Although Xie Fu treated her as well as ever, he had something on his mind but didn't say it.
She doesn't like any secrets between the two of them; it's best to talk about any problems as soon as possible and resolve them.
Including this time, after she resolves the matter of Jiang Yan being schemed against in her previous life, she will come back and tell Xie Fu everything in detail, including where she went and what she did.
She doesn't even plan to bring the immortals of Penglai with her on this trip to the Nine Heavens.
If the Jade Emperor chooses to protect that immortal named Zhu Ji, she will forcefully intervene. With the clash of magic and the surge of divine power, not to mention Xie Fu, even the lesser immortals of Penglai with weaker immortal power would find it difficult to withstand.
"What's going on now? Why are there so many people gathered outside?"
Feng Ziyi was already used to running errands, and carrying two medicine gourds, he assumed that Shu Yun had once again made herself look like she was covered in injuries.
Shu Yun reached out and left a spell on Xie Fu, hurriedly saying "Protect him" before disappearing from the spot.
Who should we protect?
Only Feng Ziyi and Xie Fu remained in the room. It was self-evident who the "he" Shu Yun was referring to was.
Feng Ziyi walked over dejectedly with her gourd, pulled out a chair and sat down. Wasn't she determined to stay with Jiang Yan? Why did she leave him like this now, without saying a word?
There was clearly no one in the room, but the chair moved, as if someone had pulled it to the back.
An ordinary person would be extremely surprised to see this scene, thinking they have encountered a ghost.
Feng Ziyi sat lazily in his chair like an old man, glanced at Xie Fu, and found that he didn't show any surprise at all, staring blankly at the place where Shu Yun had disappeared.
When Fengzi translated it, there was a circle of gods surrounding the area, and if you looked closely, you could also see demons.
The atmosphere between the two sides was subtle. They were quite far apart, yet they were scattered around this central point, and surprisingly, they didn't start fighting.
God knows what's going on; it's utterly baffling.
Shu Yun ran too fast, otherwise he would have pulled her aside and questioned her properly.
Having finally seen Shu Yun leave, the group of curious gods and demons were just about to get closer to see what kind of mortal this God Shu Yun liked looked like, that the god would protect him like this.
The early arrivals of the gods and demonic cultivators, having returned home, boasted about the story to those who were unaware of it. The tale was so captivating that everyone wanted to come and see the protagonists of this extraordinary romance.
When the Demon Lord saw Shu Yun come out, he stepped forward and handed her the scroll and the Echo Conch. Then, in front of all the immortals and demons in the sky, he talked with Shu Yun.
The Echo Conch is a celestial artifact from the East Sea, and only the East Sea can produce Echo Conches. This conch is activated by celestial power and can collect sounds from all around.
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