Chapter 097: Blue Moonlight (Twenty-six)
Snow White City remains prosperous.
Chen Yunli moved out of the place where he lived with Luo Qifang overnight, but in order to comply with historical records of later generations, he could not live too far away from him, so he had to rent a courtyard nearby to live in.
There is a Robinia pseudoacacia tree in front of the new yard. Perhaps the temperature here is just right, so the tree is full of purple flowers even though it is not in bloom.
Every day he would move a small stool and sit under the tree, breaking off a flower spike and plucking petals. He would pluck a petal and curse the system, plucking a petal and cursing the system. He would throw all the cultivation he had accumulated over twenty years into the system's face and then slap it a few more times.
From the day after Chen Yunli left, Luo Qifang and Sui Changsheng began going out together. They seemed to have a plan to deceive the heavens. They would leave the city together in the mornings, either Sui Changsheng accompanying Luo Qifang to exorcise demons, or Luo Qifang helping Sui Changsheng find candidates with excellent aptitude for the Honglu Sect's disciples, returning at dusk.
After returning to the city, they would dine at the most famous teahouses and restaurants in the city, stroll side by side at the night market, and admire the flowers, the moon, and the flowing water, as if they were a pair of immortal lovers, a perfect match that no one in the world could match.
Within a few days, the love story of this perfect couple spread throughout the city. Ten people had five different versions of the story, each one different and wonderful.
What? You're asking Chen Yunli how he knows so much?
Oh, that's because he sat under the Acacia tree for a few days, and Luo Qifang and Sui Changsheng passed by the entrance of the alley where he lived several times. The other residents in the alley loved to gossip, and knowing that he was Luo Qifang's "ex", they would share with him the latest news about the two of them from time to time. I wonder if they were deliberately trying to provoke him.
In fact, Chen Yunli understood that the reason why Luo Qifang passed by the alley every day was just to see him every day. Even though she was sad and reluctant because of a misunderstanding, and she was also heartbroken, she was still unwilling to give up.
It’s not that he doesn’t consider Chen Yunli’s feelings, but this mutual pain will give him a distorted sense of security. He can use it to confirm that he and his beloved are still in love.
After figuring this out, Chen Yunli couldn't help but spit on the system again.
Next time I won’t do this kind of task that involves deceiving other people’s feelings.
I won’t do it even if you pay me more!
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. Autumn winds were blowing through Snow White City, and the Amorpha fruticosa trees had mostly lost their leaves and blossoms. Their bare branches tilted upwards, against the deep blue, high, and vast sky, like an old ink painting.
Chen Yunli sat under the roots of a tree, looking at Luo Qifang, who was standing at the entrance of the alley with his back to him. He must be waiting for the long-lived Luo Qifang. Through his wide clothes, he seemed to see his old friend who had become emaciated many years later.
Those who cultivate their senses are extremely perceptive, so it was impossible for Luo Qifang not to notice his gaze. The longer he stared, the stiffer her back became. The hand hanging by her side trembled slightly, perhaps without her even noticing it.
"You won't scold me today?"
The system suddenly appeared, and the originally cold and rational mechanical voice became lazy, which was irritating to listen to.
Chen Yunli leaned on his elbows and knees, chin in his hand, staring at the figure not far away. He thought coldly in his heart, "You're asking for trouble? Did you use a spinning top as a blueprint for your code?"
"Still so fierce." The system chuckled. "If I were to ask you, your moral constraints are too heavy. If you treat everyone in the mission world as NPCs in the game, you wouldn't feel so uncomfortable."
"If you go to the Paper Man fans and tell them that they don't exist and therefore can be bullied at will, believe it or not, you'll be beaten up by them. And they're super thin and skin-friendly."
After six months of training, Chen Yunli's eloquence has improved significantly. It only took him two seconds to utter a set of taunts without using any swear words, which choked the system and made it laugh dryly.
"Well, I... don't quite understand how you humans think. I always can't keep up with the trends." The system sighed in a very human way, sounding like middle-aged or elderly people complaining at a dinner table that the times are changing too fast and they are being left behind.
The difference between it now and the one in the previous two worlds is huge, and it has no intention of concealing it. It just shows the changes directly in front of Chen Yunli, as if deliberately reminding him of something.
Chen Yunli knew it very well, but he never brought up the topic, nor did he ask why it changed, nor did he respond to its occasional meaningful hints, playing dumb to the extreme.
Actually, why ask?
The system directly connects to the hub for audit task configuration. It can be replaced by higher-level systems or relevant researchers or immediate superiors.
Chen Yunli was not interested in the identity of the guy hiding in the shell, nor did he want to expose it. After all, if he exposed it, if he knew who his boss was, he would not be able to scold him.
It can act however it wants, it won't affect itself anyway.
"Xun Gui, let's go."
Sui Changsheng's voice floated in the wind. He did not walk into Chen Yunli's sight, but just stretched out a hand to Luo Qifang, waiting for him to hold it as usual.
Luo Qifang hesitated for a moment before placing her hand, which had been shaking for a long time, in his palm.
Chen Yunli watched the two of them leave together, gradually walking away in the twilight.
The system reminded him at the right time: "The six months have passed, and you can stop your 'obsessive pursuit'."
Chen Yunli threw down the slender locust branch and stretched lazily.
"Let's check out first, then leave here." He walked deeper into the alley, where the owner of the house he rented lived. "From now on, I have to travel the world on my own."
"Lost?"
"Kind of. He's a very good friend."
"...It's pitiful that he's so infatuated. I feel a little distressed."
"Then as the culprit who caused all this, I suggest you delete the database and commit suicide."
"You are so cruel!"
"Same here."
Separation in this world often comes unexpectedly. In the end, they were unable to say goodbye to each other properly and had to go their separate ways.
…
Chen Yunli left Baixue City on the day winter began.
The snow fell silently, and he walked lightly. A gaze on the city wall stared at his back for a long time, just as he had been doing for the past half year.
Chen Yunli did not look back, his cloak fluttering up and down in the wind and snow, and soon disappeared in the mist.
"Aren't you going to say goodbye to him?" Sui Changsheng asked.
He and Luo Qifang were almost half a meter apart, both standing properly, looking unfamiliar and indifferent.
"No need." Luo Qifang replied with difficulty, "He has finally let go of some of it, why should I bother him?"
"Aren't you afraid you'll never see me again?"
Luo Qifang raised the corner of her mouth.
He had no intention of confiding his feelings to the stranger beside him, nor was there any need to tell him his plans, so he turned and walked down the city wall.
"Pack up, we'll go kill two more big monsters in a few days, and then return to the Central Plains."
Their conversation was left far behind by Chen Yunli, who could not hear it and was not interested in it.
He left the southern border as quickly as possible and stepped into the Central Plains. Looking at the crowds of people around him, he suddenly stopped in confusion, not knowing where to go.
In the past, all the itineraries were decided by Luo Qifang...habits are really terrible things.
At this time, the system popped up again: "Is there any place you particularly want to go, or someone you particularly want to meet?"
"Yes." Chen Yunli blurted out, "I want to see Chen Wenjian, but isn't he sealed under the South China Sea right now? I won't be able to see him even if I go there."
The system chuckled softly: "How do you know that after several years, he is still trapped there?"
Chen Yunli's eyelashes trembled: "What do you mean?"
"All the records about you in later history books can only be regarded as supplements to Luo Qifang's life. Beyond these little scraps, there is infinite blank space. This means that you can do whatever you want after completing the 'main quest'."
The system paused at this point, and the smile in its tone became even stronger: "Don't you think this is full of room for the NPC who has been chasing you for three worlds to play?"
Chen Yunli swallowed his saliva, and the calm lake in his heart suddenly began to ripple.
"You're right, it's full of room for him to play."
He realized from this almost explicit reminder that perhaps Chen Wenjian, whom he considered a "permanent" guest in the quest world, was not the work of a "technician" from the divine realm. Especially in this world, Chen Wenjian was almost completely outside of his main quest. Even the necessary illusion was not his responsibility.
The illusion was created by Luo Qifang, and the timeline is after he fell in love with Chen Yunli. Since there is a chance to see his lover again, why doesn't he leave a trace of his spiritual consciousness in it and personally guide Chen Yunli?
Chen Wenjian is a bug beyond normal logic, but he behaves too naturally. In addition, the main storylines of the first two worlds depend on him, so Chen Yunli never thinks there is anything wrong.
Now that I think about it, his appearance seemed to have taken away half of Luo Qifang's home court, which was really unreasonable.
Chen Yunli took a few deep breaths. "Did he...did he deliberately invade the illusion left by Luo Qifang?"
The year he was still in the South China Sea, Chen Wenjian woke up once. Although he did not see him, he heard Chen Wenjian's voice. It was a little sluggish, but full of energy, which showed that he was not injured and had the power to break the seal.
Now...
The system chuckled softly, "My dear auditor, you've already reached the second level of the Three Tribulations. Don't rely on the system for everything. It's time to learn to be self-reliant. Since you want to know about his condition, why don't you go to the South China Sea yourself?"
Chen Yunli rolled his eyes. Considering that the system had managed to spit out ivory this time, he decided not to give this annoying system a spiritual massage.
"Okay, I'll go back to the South China Sea." After confirming his target, he transformed into light and flew south with full energy. "If he hasn't broken the seal, I'll wait for him at the seaside."
"Before, I only knew that he particularly liked you." The system sighed, "Fortunately, you like him too."
It's not passionate or deep enough, but fortunately it's love.
…
Under the full moon, the sky is high and the earth is far away, and the sound of the tide is deep and wide.
A figure sat on a pile of black rocks in the distant sea. His upper body was human-shaped, with long black curly hair and skin as white as snow. The moonlight outlined the graceful lines of his muscles, enveloped his slightly tilted handsome face, and danced in his deep blue eyes.
Beneath its body was a slender dragon tail, mostly submerged in the gently undulating dark blue waves. Thick scales covered it, glossy and shiny. Although it was pure black, without a trace of other colors, when the moonlight fell on it, it would reflect dazzling colors from different angles.
If Chen Yunli were here at this moment, he would definitely make an accurate evaluation of this - colorful black.
"The dragon's tail... although it's powerful, it doesn't allow for easy movement." Chen Wenjian raised the tip of his tail, "But he likes it."
A few waves rolled up on the sea surface, and a few small fish with silvery white bodies and tails like flower petals carefully came up to his tail and asked crisply, "Sir, who is 'he'?"
A hint of smile appeared in Chen Wenjian's indifferent blue eyes: "Yes..."
Before he could utter the words "my love", his slowly swimming tail suddenly stopped.
The next moment, Chen Wenjian flipped over and dived into the sea. The whole fish... no, the whole person... isn't that right either, in short, he rushed towards the shore like an arrow.
"He came to see me!"
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