"Shen Yichen."

Xie Changji spoke calmly. The Jade Blood God was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "So the Lord knows."

"Know."

"The Lord is really generous," the Jade Blood God said nonchalantly, "Ah Wan has put so much effort into this other person, and the Lord doesn't care?"

"She felt guilty towards him, and it was hard for her to let go because she couldn't fulfill her wish."

"Just feeling guilty?"

There was a hint of mockery in the Bixue Divine Lord's tone. Xie Changji raised his eyes to look at him. Bixue Divine Lord said slowly, "Speaking of which, seeing Shen Yichen and Ah Wan, I couldn't help but think of the mermaid on the Goddess Mountain. Have you seen it?"

As the Jade Blood God said this, he poured wine for Xie Changji. Xie Changji stared at him, but the Jade Blood God didn't seem to notice his expression and spoke slowly, "If I remember correctly, the mermaid seemed to be called Yusheng, and he and the goddess of the Goddess Mountain were childhood sweethearts. But the goddess fell in love with another man. At that time, I divided the blood order into five parts and gave one to him. When I asked him what he wanted, he said he wanted to give the goddess a child. It's really funny."

"What is his relationship with Shen Yichen?"

"Don't you think they look alike?" The Jade Blood God raised his eyes and looked at Xie Changji. "After all, there aren't many mermaids who have split their tails and come ashore over the years."

It was all for a woman, they met when their gender was unknown, and they both split the fish's tail and came ashore.

And that woman also fell in love with another person and was willing to risk her life for that person.

Jiang Rong falls in love with Yang Su.

Hua Xiangwan falls in love with Xie Changji.

But in the end, Jiang Rong said that Yang Su was not Yu Sheng.

The goddess of Shennv Mountain, from the beginning to the end, liked the mermaid who didn't even have a gender.

"Yang Su is just a stand-in for Yu Sheng. Jiang Rong likes Yu Sheng, but Yu Sheng is a mermaid, a mermaid without a gender."

The Blood God poured himself a drink: "If they love each other, Yusheng must have his tail cut open and come ashore. This is an extremely cruel torture for the mermaids. Their legs walking on the shore will endure great pain every moment. Moreover, Yusheng doesn't even have a gender. Jiang Rong can't even be sure whether she loves him or has other feelings. So when she met Yang Su, who was similar to Yusheng, she was like a moth to a flame and transferred her feelings to Yang Su, because she didn't dare to love Yusheng, but she could love Yang Su wantonly because she didn't care about hurting Yang Su."

"Shen Yichen has been in the Western Territory since the beginning."

Xie Changji emphasized: "They are different."

If Hua Xiangwan liked Shen Yichen from the beginning, there would be no Xie Changji later.

Jiang Rong was afraid that Yu Sheng would suffer for her when she got ashore, but Hua Xiangwan didn't have this concern.

However, when the Jade Blood God heard this, he found it a little funny: "Who told you that Shen Yichen was in the Western Territory from the beginning?"

Xie Changji paused, and the Jade Blood God lowered his head, playing with the wine glass in his hand: "He was injured and then rescued and brought ashore. He was bought by A Wan at the auction house. At that time, A Wan was still a child. He was rescued and placed in the river of Hehuan Palace to raise him, just like Yu Sheng."

"I heard that Shen Yichen was injured at that time, and Ah Wan took care of him for several years. At first, he used his transformed body to take care of Ah Wan, but after taking care of him for a long time, he was unwilling to leave. But Ah Wan felt that Shen Yichen was a mermaid royal family after all, and it was impossible for him to be raised in the river for his whole life, so she sent Shen Yichen back to Dingli Sea. On the day she sent Shen Yichen back, Ah Wan stood by the sea all night and left at dawn. But when she turned around, she heard Shen Yichen calling her."

"When Ah Wan was sixteen, Shen Yichen finally cut open the fish's tail and followed her ashore."

That morning, the waves beat against the beach, the morning light shone on the vast sea surface, and the young man walked out of the sea step by step, trembling his body.

The girl stared blankly at the young man who was walking towards her, and was so shocked that she couldn't utter a word.

“They’re not together.”

Xie Changji reminded him, and the Jade Blood God nodded, as if to give him face, and said with some leeway: "Indeed, they are still somewhat different from Yu Sheng Jiang Rong."

"However, no matter what," the Jade Blood God Lord changed the subject and reminded, "Shen Yichen is the only person in this world who belongs exclusively to Hua Xiangwan. He has no stance, no barriers, from beginning to end, from body to heart, he belongs exclusively to Ah Wan."

Xie Changji raised his eyes and saw that the Jade Blood God Lord lowered his eyes and gently clinked his glasses with Xie Changji: "Different from the Lord."

While Lord Xie Changji of the Green Blood God was speaking, Hua Xiangwan took a piece of mermaid scale and followed the palace maid to the side hall.

"Which adult wants to see me? Why is he being so mysterious?"

Hua Xiangwan saw that the surroundings were becoming more and more desolate. After walking for a long time, she still hadn't reached the end. She couldn't help but ask, "You are hiding like this, are you ashamed to be seen by others?"

"Young Master Hua, please wait a moment," the maid said soothingly, "We are almost there."

As they spoke, the two walked to the side hall and entered the room. The maid said respectfully, "My lord, please wait for the young master here. I will take my leave first."

Without waiting for Hua Xiangwan to say anything, the maid closed the door, turned around and walked out.

The side hall was deserted, with no lights on and spider webs all around. Upon closer inspection, I realized that this should be a temple.

The Yin-Yang God of Harmony was sitting right in front of us. The statue, which had been neglected for many years, looked a little shabby, with spider webs climbing on it. The moonlight filtered through the tiles, making the statue of a man and a woman having sex look particularly strange.

Hua Xiangwan sensed the surrounding magical barriers with a little effort.

Not only did Qin Fenglie personally set up a barrier to block the outside world from noticing, he also had a number of spiritual energy-absorbing magic arrays coiled on the ground. The moment she entered, all the spiritual energy beads in her Qiankun bag were sucked up completely.

It is not easy to absorb other people's cultivation, but if it is an external object such as a spiritual energy bead, it is not difficult.

If she really was a half-broken waste of golden elixir, these two magic arrays alone would be enough for an ordinary cultivator to kill her.

It was obvious that the cultivator sent by Mingluan Palace was not an ordinary cultivator. He hid in the dark. Hua Xiangwan stood there for a while and heard a rustling sound. A small paper man quietly crawled out from the dark. Hua Xiangwan listened to the sound and said nonchalantly, "Come out."

"Aren't you afraid?"

Confused voices came from all directions, Hua Xiangwan chuckled: "What am I afraid of?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a piece of paper suddenly grew larger and turned into a monk in black, who leaped down and slashed at her!

Hua Xiangwan spun around and dodged, and the black-robed monks chased after her. The surrounding pieces of paper turned into human shapes and rushed towards Hua Xiangwan one by one. Hua Xiangwan hid between the steel knives with ease, sensing Minghuo's position.

For a magic practitioner, getting close means death. After all, there are only a few practitioners like Hua Xiangwan who have transformed from sword practitioners to magic practitioners, so when a magic practitioner casts a spell, he basically tries to stay as far away as possible.

But Minghuo couldn't let Xie Changji find him this time, so he must be inside the barrier set up by Qin Fenglie.

Hua Xiangwan sensed the position of Minghuo but did not take action. She just dodged the black-robed monk who was transformed from paper and said with a smile, "Qin Yunyi sent you here. Aren't you afraid of being killed by Xie Changji?"

"It doesn't matter."

Ming Huo said calmly: "As long as the master is happy."

At the moment of speaking, vines suddenly rose from the ground. Ming Huo seemed to be tired of chasing her. The vines and the black-robed monks attacked together. The vines moved very quickly. Hua Xiangwan drew his sword and chopped at the vines. Then he was surrounded by the black-robed monks in the sword formation.

Golden characters flew in from all directions, and together with vines and monks, they attacked her without leaving any hole.

Hua Xiangwan curled her lips slightly, looked in the dark, and murmured, "Found it."

Having said that, he suddenly turned the long sword in his hand, and the sword energy swept across, instantly cutting the black-robed monk in half, cutting a path. Then, without waiting for Minghuo to react, he suddenly slashed down with the sword in the darkness, and hit a monk on the shoulder.

As soon as the sword entered the opponent's body, Hua Xiangwan felt something was wrong. She saw the monk turned into a pool of black mud, circling up like a snake along her sword and suddenly attacked her!

Hua Xiangwan suddenly launched a magic circle with his left hand, and a magic light came from behind him. Hua Xiangwan raised the long sword that was still covered with black mud, turned around and chopped it, and collided fiercely with the magic light behind him!

The spiritual energy of the tribulation period was overwhelming, Hua Xiangwan's spiritual power surged, the long sword broke through the magic light, and slashed fiercely towards the source!

The sword slammed into Qin Fenglie's barrier, causing ripples to appear on it. Ming Huo seemed a little shocked: "You still have spiritual power?"

"Do you think," Hua Xiangwan raised her sword and searched for the person in the dark again, "that my golden elixir will be ruined forever?"

There was a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy around again, but this time Hua Xiangwan did not act rashly.

No, she shouldn't have made a wrong judgment. Minghuo must have been standing there just now.

Why didn't she hit him?

Hua Xiangwan thought and stared at her surroundings.

"That doesn't matter," after a brief shock, Minghuo seemed to have regained his usual gloomy expression and said in a cold voice, "We're all going to die anyway!"

In short, the Dharma light came densely from all directions, like a sudden downpour, and not only was the sky high above, but there was also a piece of sky on all sides!

The Dharma Light was too dense, and Hua Xiangwan had no way to avoid it. He could only cut off the Dharma Light with one hand and activate the Dharma Array to block it with the other hand.

However, the opponent seemed to never get tired, and the magic light continued to shine. After a while, Hua Xiangwan realized that he was exhausted.

No, a normal cultivator cannot have such an attack frequency, even if Minghuo is in the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

Hua Xiangwan calmed down quickly and thought of a possibility. She immediately put away the magic circle and only relied on sword power to block the magic light. However, at the same time as putting away the magic circle, she clearly noticed that the magic light attacking her had become significantly smaller.

The power of these lights is related to her, and looking at these glowing tracks...

It's a mirror!

Hua Xiangwan suddenly realized that what she saw around her was not the real temple, but a mirror array! All around her were mirror arrays, and all her spiritual power would be absorbed by the mirror array and backfire on her. Minghuo was not in this space at all, but outside the mirror array.

This formation was so cleverly done that she didn't even notice it for a moment.

But now that we know it is a mirror array, the method to crack it is not difficult. The simplest way to solve the mirror array is to target one side of the mirror array and use spiritual power that exceeds the upper limit of what this mirror can absorb, and directly break it.

The upper limit of the spiritual power that the mirror array can bear is the upper limit of the spiritual power of the person manipulating the array.

Hua Xiangwan didn't think much about it. Her spiritual power surged instantly. She gathered all the spiritual power into the long sword, leaped high in one direction, and chopped down fiercely!

The way she practices is the way to strength. She has no other thoughts in her mind but to be extremely strong and indestructible, and invincible.

The spiritual power poured down like an ocean, shocking Minghuo so much that his face immediately turned cold. He mobilized all the spiritual energy around him and poured it into his body!

"I devoured the cultivation of others to climb up the tribulation," Hua Xiangwan pressed down with her sword intent inch by inch. She felt the spiritual power around her change. Minghuo began to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy. She also began to absorb it without hesitation. "You are worthy of competing with me?!"

Her veins were much wider than those of ordinary people, and the amount of spiritual energy she could contain also exceeded the range of normal cultivators. When her golden elixir began to operate, Minghuo suddenly felt as if a strong wind was passing by, sweeping the surrounding spiritual energy towards her.

So strong.

Minghuo broke out in a cold sweat, clearly sensing that the sword energy of the man in front of him had an overpowering aura.

Xie Changji's sword energy was suppressing the existence of the "魊" in his body, causing him to twitch in pain. Hua Xiangwan's sword energy was pressing in front of him, and he was attacked from both sides. Even though he was a realm higher than Hua Xiangwan, he could vaguely feel the disadvantage.

But he can't lose.

Ming Huo clenched his teeth, thinking of Qin Yunyi and the dead Wen Rong.

He even killed Wen Rong, how could he lose to Hua Xiangwan? !

He has to win, he has to win.

No matter what the cost, no matter what the means, he must win!

Obsession lingered around him, and black air emerged from his body. After a moment, an evil aura rose into the sky. The magic circle in Minghuo's hand suddenly lit up, and the magic light was bright. The whole temple suddenly became like daylight and swallowed up Hua Xiangwan!

Hua Xiangwan's eyes dimmed. Facing such a strong obsession, she knew she could not resist it and no longer insisted. She flipped the seal in her hand, and the ghost spirit in the sea of ​​consciousness that was tightly sealed by the Soul-Locking Lamp was summoned and screamed!

In an instant, the black air on Hua Xiangwan's body was thicker than Minghuo's. Like a giant beast, it pounced towards Minghuo and wrapped Minghuo in the black air!

"you!"

Minghuo opened his eyes wide, but before he could finish his words, he was swallowed by the black air.

Then Hua Xiangwan broke the mirror formation with a sword and slashed straight towards him!

The clear light swiftly cut off his shoulder, and blood splashed onto Hua Xiangwan's face. Minghuo stared blankly at the woman holding the sword in front of him. Then he saw the woman slightly raise her head, and her amber eyes were filled with an understanding of fate and the calmness of reaching the end.

"Everything has a price," Hua Xiangwan said calmly, and the long sword in his hand slashed towards his neck, "including power."

As soon as the sound stopped, the head fell to the ground.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside. Hua Xiangwan closed her eyes slightly, feeling the agitation in her blood. She suppressed herself and closed her eyes: "Come back."

The ghost in the Sea of ​​Consciousness tried hard to break through the seal of the Soul-Locking Lamp and the Heart-Questioning Sword. It didn't want to listen to Hua Xiangwan at all.

It finally got the chance and tried desperately to break free, but the Soul-Locking Lamp only gave it a tiny space, allowing part of its body to escape.

It struggled and pushed desperately, and the black air that had already rushed out flowed wildly along the cracks in the windows and doors and climbed out.

Hua Xiangwan sensed its restlessness, suddenly opened his eyes, and shouted angrily: "Come back!"

The Sword of Questioning the Heart suddenly pierced towards the ghost in the sea of ​​consciousness. At the same time, powerful spiritual energy exploded from her body and rushed towards the black air, instantly enveloping the black air. The black air outside disappeared into smoke, and the ghost in her sea of ​​consciousness finally calmed down after a corner of it was cut off by the Sword of Questioning the Heart.

The Soul-Locking Lamp turned on again, and the Sword of Heart-Searching always circled around the ghost.

Hua Xiangwan listened to the voices outside and vaguely heard thunder in the sky. She lowered her eyes to look at the body lying at her feet, bent down, picked up the head, turned around and walked out.

The moment the black gas rose into the sky, everyone in the hall looked up in surprise.

Qin Yunyi sat at a high place and couldn't help but tighten the hem of her skirt.

Only Xie Changji and the Bixue Shenjun behind the clouds remained calm.

"There is no difference between me and Shen Yichen."

Xie Changji looked at the Jade Blood God with a calm expression.

The Jade Blood God smiled slightly: "If there is no difference, then - why did you remove the dwarf from Minghuo's body? The dwarf is a part of the dwarf spirit's body. The function of the dwarf is to nourish the dwarf spirit. The stronger the dwarf's parasite is, the stronger the power feedback the dwarf spirit will get in the end."

Xie Changji said nothing. The Blood God Lord raised his index finger, his eyes full of understanding: "So, among all the reasons, there must be one reason——"

"You don't allow the ghosts to grow."

"So what?"

"Based on this alone," Jade Blood God said with a determined look, "you are different from Shen Yichen."

As he was talking, there was a commotion outside. Xie Changji looked at him and said calmly, "It was you that night."

On the night when Ming Huo was planted with the poison by Hua Xiangwan, the young man who fought with him had the exact same body structure as the man in front of him.

The Jade Blood God did not deny it. He smiled slightly and said, "It's me."

"The other half of the ghost is here with you."

Xie Changji understood and spoke, and the Jade Blood God raised his eyebrows: "Why do you say that?"

"The underworld summons the spirit of the devil, prays and offers sacrifices to the devil. Only those who carry the spirit of the devil can feel the summons."

Xie Changji explained, and the Jade Blood God thought for a moment and said, "It does make some sense. But you misunderstood. The ghost spirit is definitely not here with me. That night, I just wanted to go see Ah Wan."

"So - the person who took Shen Xiuwen away was also you."

Xie Changji spoke up affirmatively and didn't listen to his excuses. The Jade Blood God showed doubt on his face and just asked, "Shen Xiuwen?"

"You abducted Shen Xiuwen, and on the night that Ah Wan ran away from her marriage, you injected a breath of the Ghost Spirit into her body in front of me to cover up the breath left after she stole the Ghost Spirit, so that I never suspected that the Ghost Spirit was in her."

As Xie Changji analyzed, the Jade Blood God propped his chin up and twirled his wine glass.

"So - what kind of deal did you and Wanwan reach?"

Xie Changji stared at him and asked. The Jade Blood God laughed and said, "Why don't you ask her instead of asking me?"

Xie Changji said nothing. The Jade Blood God Lord approached him and said in a low voice, "Or is it that there is actually no trust between her and you?"

Xie Changji raised his eyes, his gaze extremely cold.

The Blood God laughed and said, "I'm really curious, if she is destined to never give you anything in return and never love you, do you really not mind at all?"

As they were talking, screams were heard from outside, and a head was thrown in from outside the hall and rolled all the way to the ground.

Seeing the head, Qin Yunyi stood up instantly and stared at the door.

"Demon Lord," Hua Xiangwan's voice came, and everyone saw the woman in red holding a blood-stained sword, her face dotted with plum blossoms, and with every step she took, she walked towards the main hall. "Ming Huo tried to assassinate me in the side hall, and I killed him. Is that okay?"

Hearing this, Lord Bixue and Xie Changji turned their heads to look.

The woman was wearing a red skirt and black boots, and she was smiling wildly. The pressure from the Great Perfection of the Spiritual Transformation Stage was spreading throughout the hall without restraint, and there were vague signs of a breakthrough.

There was a muffled sound from the clouds in the sky, and the premonition of an impending calamity weighed on every high-ranking monk present.

Everyone looked at Hua Xiangwan in front of them in shock and amazement. For a moment, they had the illusion that time had gone backwards, as if the proud son of heaven who had attained the state of incarnation at the age of eighteen was standing in front of them again.

"Ming Huo was dissatisfied with my acting as the head of Qingyue Palace, so he set an ambush in a side hall to assassinate me, and even said that he was instructed by Mingluan Palace."

Or, Hua Xiangwan looked up at Qin Fenglie who was standing high above her: "Palace Master Qin, is this true?"

"You..." No one paid any attention to Ming Huo's affairs. Everyone knew who was behind Ming Huo's actions. However, Hua Xiangwan's cultivation level shocked everyone. Ye Zhen, the leader of the Sword Sect, stood up and looked at Hua Xiangwan in shock. "Your golden elixir..."

"Thanks to Lord Qingheng," Hua Xiangwan smiled and looked up at Xie Changji, "my tendons and veins have been repaired, and my golden elixir has also recovered."

As soon as these words came out, everyone understood instantly.

When Hua Xiangwan went to the Heavenly Sword Sect, everyone thought it was a last-ditch effort, but who would have thought that she would actually be saved?!

But if the golden elixir is restored, it means that Xie Changji and she have really formed a bond. Is the marriage between the Tianjian Sect and the Hehuan Palace real? !

Xie Changji cultivated the Heart-Searching Sword, and actually formed a pact with Hua Xiangwan? What was his purpose? What was his reason? Could it be that the great master had encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation, and needed Hua Xiangwan's help to overcome it?

There were countless mixed thoughts in everyone's mind at once. Hua Xiangwan ignored the crowd and walked forward with a sword in hand. He walked to the platform and looked up at everyone: "Thank you all for taking care of Hehuan Palace over the years. Ah Wan would like to thank you in advance, but there are some things I have to say today--"

"Palace Master Wen has entrusted the Wen clan and Qingle Palace to Ah Wan, and Ah Wan will take on this position. From today on, I, Hua Xiangwan, will be the acting palace master of Qingle Palace. Hehuan Palace and Qingle Palace will be merged into one palace, and we will advance and retreat together. If anyone here has any objections, you can ask me in person," Hua Xiangwan said, raising his eyes and throwing his sword to the ground. The sword sank three inches into the ground, and the sword energy attacked the surroundings. Everyone's face changed slightly, and then they heard Hua Xiangwan warn, "Or my sword."

No one dared to speak. Gong Shang Jiaoyu was the first to react. The two looked at each other, then quickly stepped out from behind the table, knelt respectfully on the ground, and said loudly: "This subordinate has seen the palace master."

Hua Xiangwan nodded slightly to the two of them, turned around and looked at the Jade Blood God on the high ground, and asked, "What do you think, Demon Lord?"

"good."

The Blood God said with a doting tone: "Ah Wan, whatever you do is fine."

"Thank you, Demon Lord."

Hua Xiangwan saluted respectfully, then pulled the sword out of the ground, put it back into the scabbard, and looked up at Xie Changji: "Young Master, my heavenly tribulation is approaching, why don't you leave?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Changji stood up calmly. When passing by the table, he paused slightly and turned to look at the Green Blood God next to him.

"There is one thing I forgot to mention."

"oh?"

"I don't like people commenting on me and Wanwan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Sword of Questioning was unsheathed, and the sword light was as fast as lightning. In just a moment, it had cut into the neck of the Lord of Blood and Jade. The Lord of Blood and Jade did not shed a drop of blood, and his smile remained the same as before.

"Next time, it will be your original form."

After saying this, the sword intent instantly exploded the body of the person in front of him, and pieces of paper scattered like snowflakes. Xie Changji calmly put away the sword, walked out from behind the veil, and stepped down.

Qin Yunyi looked at the head on the ground, trying his best to control himself. Qin Fenglie watched coldly as Xie Changji walked up to Hua Xiangwan. Hua Xiangwan took the initiative to hold his arm, and under the gaze of everyone, she walked out holding his arm.

She had a little bit of pride on her face. As she walked out of the hall, the cold wind blew. She turned her head and looked up at him, quite proudly: "Am I awesome?"

Xie Changji couldn't help but smile as he listened to her question. He responded softly, thought for a moment, and added, "Amazing."

"Tsk, just trying to please me."

Hua Xiangwan was somewhat dissatisfied. Xie Changji looked up at the sky and said, "I will take you back early. The heavenly tribulation is coming soon."

"No, it's too dangerous to leave Lingnan and Lingbei here alone." Hua Xiangwan denied immediately, "I just killed Minghuo. If Qin Yunyi goes crazy and takes out his anger on them, I can't leave first."

As long as she is alive, Hehuan Palace cannot tolerate another death.

Xie Changji nodded and said, "Okay."

The two hurried back to the courtyard where He Huan Gong lived and asked everyone to leave the teleportation array quickly.

After watching the last disciple leave, Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji stepped into the teleportation array together.

After a while, the two returned to Hehuan Palace.

Hu Mian Yu Gu and the others immediately rushed over. Yu Gu looked up at the sky and asked anxiously, "Is this your heavenly tribulation?"

"yes."

Hua Xiangwan nodded, and then quickly instructed: "Senior Sister Humian, you quickly contact Qingle Palace's Palace Master Jiaoyu and bring the Wen clan members back to Hehuan Palace. At the same time, move the Qingle Palace's spiritual vein treasure house secret realm to Hehuan Palace, and let all the disciples hurry up to practice."

"clear."

Everyone already knew what happened in the Demon Palace from Lingbei's telegram reports.

"Aunt Yu, Aunt Meng, and Aunt Yun, be on high alert. The period when I survive the heavenly tribulation is the last chance for Mingluan Palace. They will not give up and will definitely fight with all their might. You fellow disciples, be careful."

"I know, don't say anything," Yu Gu said hurriedly, "Hurry up to Yunfu Tower, or it will be too late."

Hua Xiangwan nodded, but still did not forget to arrange matters of varying sizes. As she spoke, she led everyone up to the Yunfu Tower.

Yunfu Tower is the place where Hehuan Palace has always transcended tribulations. However, since Hua Ranyan's death two hundred years ago, no cultivator has come here since.

Yun Gu asked people to prepare all the instruments needed to overcome the tribulation, and drew a magic circle. After everything was ready, everyone left, and only Xie Changji was left in the tower.

Hua Xiangwan was wearing a robe and standing barefoot in the circle. She turned to look at him and asked, "You're not leaving?"

"I will protect you."

Xie Changji looked calm, and Hua Xiangwan smiled: "I feel relieved knowing you are here."

Xie Changji didn't say anything. Hua Xiangwan thought about it and walked up to him. She reached out and held his hand, lowered her eyes, and said with some embarrassment: "Xie Changji, I...can ask you for a favor."

Xie Changji responded, “Okay.”

"I haven't said that yet."

Hua Xiangwan smiled, and Xie Changji raised his eyes with a clear gaze, obviously meaning whatever she said was "yes".

Hua Xiangwan hesitated and said with some difficulty: "Can you promise me that before I succeed in overcoming the tribulation, no matter what, you will protect Hehuan Palace for me?"

Xie Changji didn't respond immediately. Hua Xiangwan felt a little uneasy. She raised her eyes and asked, "Xie Changji?"

He stared at her, and her anxiety fell into his eyes.

Two hundred years ago she would not have asked such a question, nor would she have been afraid.

Because she has never been chosen, nor has she given up.

Bitterness surged in his heart, and he felt a little uncomfortable: "Don't ask me this kind of question next time."

"I know. I know you can help me." Hua Xiangwan noticed his emotional fluctuations, reached out to hug him, and took the initiative to rub him. "I just want to seek peace of mind."

Xie Changji said nothing. He reached out and hugged Hua Xiangwan, saying softly, "I'm sorry."

Hua Xiangwan paused for a moment, then coughed softly, "Forget it, I won't tell you. I'll go get ready."

Having said that, she let him go, turned around and walked to the center of the magic circle.

He looked at the woman in front of him. She was smiling, acting coquettishly, and trying to please him. She seemed to like him very much, but there was an unusual coldness in her eyes.

She and he seemed to be separated by a layer of glass. She was more beautiful than the clouds, and he could neither grasp her nor see her clearly.

But the more this happens, the more one senses the special beauty of the person in front of him, attracting one to follow and indulge in him.

He stared at her, and the words of the Jade Blood God repeatedly appeared in his mind.

"Yang Su is just a stand-in for Yu Sheng. Jiang Rong likes Yu Sheng, but Yu Sheng is a mermaid, a mermaid without a gender."

"He has no stance, no barriers, from beginning to end, from body to heart, he belongs exclusively to Ah Wan, and is different from Shang Jun."

"If she is destined to never give you anything in return and never love you, do you really not mind at all?"

…

He watched the woman in front of him slowly close her eyes. Feeling uneasy, he couldn't help but slightly retract his fingertips. He couldn't help but say, "Wanwan."

Hua Xiangwan was about to enter a state of meditation. When she heard this, she blinked in confusion: "Huh?"

"Back then," Xie Changji spoke with difficulty, with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes, "you really liked Xie Changji, right?"

Hua Xiangwan didn't expect him to ask this question. She was stunned for a moment. When she realized what he was asking, she smiled.

"Um."

She did not deny it and said in a gentle tone: "Back then, Wanwan liked Xie Changji."

Hearing this, Xie Changji's inner restlessness was calmed down. He looked at the person in front of him calmly and said, "Concentrate on meditation."

Hua Xiangwan didn't ask any more questions. She closed her eyes, adjusted the movement of her golden elixir, and began to absorb spiritual energy from all around.

Xie Changji watched the spiritual energy continuously pouring into Hua Xiangwan's body. He raised his hand and waved it. The Sword of Heart flew out of the Floating Cloud Tower. The sword turned into four swords, forming a sword formation, guarding the top of the tower.

He sat on the ground, facing the woman in front of him.

Back then, Wanwan liked Xie Changji more than anyone else.

That's enough.