With a creak, the door of the bamboo house was slowly opened from the inside, and a handsome figure in white came into Yang Aoxue's sight.
Sixteen years have passed, and the ruthless years have left some marks on her face, but her A'long looks only about twenty-five, at least ten years younger than his actual age. He is still the cool and elegant A'long in white clothes.
"Aaron, it's really you!"
But when she saw that the person in front of her was the lover she had been dreaming about for sixteen years, the tears that had been filling her eyes suddenly fell down, and she used her only arm to tightly embrace Long Yitian's waist.
"Aoxue~"
Two lines of clear tears slid down Long Yitian's clear eyes. He caressed Yang Aoxue's face with great heartache and wiped away her wet tears.
"It's been sixteen years, and you finally jumped off the Cliff of Forgetfulness. Why are you so stupid?" Long Yitian looked at the haggard Yang Aoxue, and his heart ached like a knife.
"Along, you really have a cruel heart! You tricked me into taking the antidote to the last love grass, and without saying a word, you only wrote two lines on the cliff wall of Oblivion, saying we'll meet again in sixteen years, and then disappeared without a trace."
"For sixteen years, Aoxue has traveled to the vast ocean in the east, walked through the vast deserts of the western regions, stepped through the deep mountains and dense forests of the southern border, crossed the snow-capped mountains of the northern border, and even searched all the surrounding countries, but she still couldn't find you. Aoxue never dreamed that you, A'long, would be in the deep pool at the bottom of the Forgetful Cliff."
Yang Aoxue looked at Long Yitian dimly, tears rolling down her cheeks like pearls from a broken string. She was expressing her endless longing for Long Yitian over the past sixteen years, as well as the endless loneliness and grievances she had endured alone over the past sixteen years.
"I'm sorry, Aoxue! We were both poisoned by the love grass back then, but there was only one antidote. I already had internal injuries, so what difference would it make whether I took the antidote or not? But, Aoxue, you're different. You're still young and have a long way to go. How could I bear to let you die with me?"
The past seems to be still vivid in my mind, yet time flies, and in the blink of an eye, sixteen years have passed. A pair of loyal lovers, who have been separated for many years, are now hugging each other tightly.
"Along, you're so stupid! If I lose you, what good is it for me to be immortal? I'll just be enduring endless loneliness and sadness for the rest of my life."
Yang Aoxue could naturally feel Long Yitian's love for her good intentions, but if she had to choose between living and dying together and enduring the loneliness of the long years alone, she would rather choose the former.
"By the way, A'long, have your internal injuries and the love grass poison been healed now?" Yang Aoxue didn't want to continue with the heavy issue of life and death, so she changed the subject.
"I don't know either. After I jumped off the Cliff of Oblivion, I was accidentally swept into this secluded valley by the current of the cold pond. Although this place is isolated from the outside world, the environment is quiet and elegant. For someone like me who grew up in an ancient tomb, it wasn't a problem for me to adapt to it."
"Because I saw you take the antidote to the love grass with my own eyes, and I knew you would be fine, I built a bamboo hut and settled down here. A daily diet of fish from the cold pond, wild fruits from the valley, and honey water has helped me get less and less susceptible to the love grass poison. For the past two or three years, I haven't had any attacks at all."
"At the other end of the valley, there's a natural warm pool. I soak there every day to recuperate, and my internal injuries are gradually getting better. Now, not only have I completely recovered, but I seem to be even healthier than before."
Long Yitian told Yang Aoxue about his experience of falling into the cold pond and his subsequent life there. He only hoped that seeing him safe would ease her pain.
"What about you? Aoxue, how have you been spending the past sixteen years?"
"Along, ever since you disappeared, for sixteen years, Aoxue has been carrying a black iron sword, using the pseudonym "Canyue", wandering the world, doing justice while searching for your whereabouts. Today is the day of the sixteen-year promise you made. Fortunately, I came as promised and saw the words you carved on the bee's wings, so I came to find you..."
"Aoxue, I'm really sorry for you. I accidentally discovered that the bees here can fly in and out of the valley freely, so I thought of carving words on the bees' wings, hoping that one day you will see it and know that I am fine. Otherwise, after sixteen years of waiting in vain, I am really afraid that you will do something stupid like die for me."
A pair of star-crossed lovers who had reunited after a long separation were holding hands, looking at each other with tears in their eyes, and telling each other their true feelings, until a pleasant and moving female voice came from the front.
"Sister Yang, congratulations, you finally found Young Master Long!"
After emerging from the cold pond, Hua Qingcheng returned to her space villa. She showered, dried her wet clothes and shoes, and even washed and blow-dried her hair. Dressed in a red and black outfit, with her long hair tied up high, Hua Qingcheng looked incredibly fresh, exuding a dashing aura.
Hua Qingcheng had been standing aside for quite a while, but Yang Aoxue and Long Yitian in front of her only had eyes for each other and didn't notice her presence.
"Aoxue, she is..."
"Brother Feng?"
Long Yitian stared in disbelief at the woman in red and black, walking slowly towards them. As they drew closer, the woman's stunningly beautiful face became increasingly clear to Long Yitian.
"Along, you are so stupid! This is obviously a beautiful sister, how could she become a brother? Besides, her last name is Hua, not Feng." Yang Aoxue looked at Long Yitian with a little doting as he looked shocked and dazed.
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