Chapter 122 My Master Came to Find Me (End of Main Text)
"jingle--"
The alarm clock was always particularly annoying. Ye Chi didn't want to wake up, tossing and turning in bed several times. However, the phone on the bedside table clearly wasn't going to let him off the hook, ringing incessantly. He couldn't just let the alarm ring like that, especially since Ye Chi was already barely able to sleep. He buried his face in the covers, letting out a muffled groan, and finally, reluctantly, opened his eyes and angrily turned off the phone alarm.
"...Sigh." He rubbed his face a couple of times and got out of bed.
He dreamed of crows again.
This is the third day since he returned. He didn't really want to come back, but under Ya Feiyu's verbal persuasion, he inexplicably crossed the space-time rift, and with a blink of an eye, he returned to this cold reality.
The first two days were spent in a daze. If Deng Mingtian hadn't come over to treat him to several meals out of concern, Ye Chi might have even forgotten to eat. It was obvious to everyone that Ye Chi wasn't in good shape; he clearly hadn't yet snapped out of the world of the book. When he returned on the first day, the first thing Ye Chi did wasn't even to check on his current situation, but rather frantically opened the novel's website, only to find that the novel had been taken down for unknown reasons.
Now, even the last vestige of hope is gone. Ye Chi turned off his phone, feeling an emptiness and a suffocating tightness in his chest, but he couldn't cry. To escape this emotion, he spent most of the day in long sleep. How wonderful his dreams were! He could still see Ya Feiyu, still hear that person's clear voice, and when he leaned closer, he could still smell the familiar fragrance of grass and trees…
Ye Chi splashed some cold tap water on his face and looked up at himself in the mirror. He didn't even need to think; he knew he looked exactly like a pathetic stray dog on the other side of the mirror. Deng Mingtian had asked him out, ostensibly to change his mood, and Ye Chi knew in his heart that continuing to be so颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of listlessness, apathy, and a lack of motivation) wasn't a good solution, so he agreed. With less than an hour left before leaving, Ye Chi stared at his reflection in the mirror, feeling helpless at his own颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of listlessness, apathy, and a lack of motivation) appearance.
Ya Feiyu certainly wouldn't want to see him give up on himself like this...
Ye Chi took out concealer, but even after applying a thick layer, he still couldn't cover the dark circles under his eyes. He simply gave up, fixed his hair, changed into some relatively clean clothes, and stepped out of the room.
So this was the first time he had gone out in the past three days. To him, the sight of towering steel buildings was both familiar and strange, as if it had just happened yesterday, but in reality, he hadn't seen them for a long time.
Following the navigation, he turned a corner at the street. The sun was blazing, and he was drenched in sweat. He couldn't help but think to himself, "The mortal body is truly weak. If I were in the world of that book, I could use my spiritual power to escape the heat..."
The agreed-upon location was a park in the city center. Deng Mingtian had clearly been waiting for a long time, and several young men of similar age stood beside him. Ye Chi glanced at them and felt they looked familiar. Deng Mingtian smiled and said, "These are all old classmates. We specially arranged to get together today. Come on, brothers."
Deng Mingtian was making a lot of noise with his classmates, and Ye Chi should have joined in, but for some reason, he just didn't feel like laughing. He simply stayed at the back of the crowd, scrolling through his phone. What they were saying and laughing about didn't really concern him.
"Hey Ye Chi, why are you so slow?" Deng Mingtian nudged him with his elbow when he didn't say anything.
Ye Chi raised his eyes and said, "I came walking."
One of the old classmates widened his eyes in surprise and asked, "Huh? You walked here?"
"...What's wrong?"
Deng Mingtian looked at him with admiration: "Your home is so far from here, and you didn't even take a taxi? If you don't have money, you can tell your brothers. There's no need to hide it from them..."
Having said that, Ye Chi finally understood the reason for their surprise. He smiled slightly helplessly, turned off his phone, and said, "No, I really did walk here. It's not that I'm short of money. Just think of it as me wanting to get some exercise, okay?"
"Hahaha, no wonder he's a sports student."
Having grown accustomed to the ancient life depicted in the book, where transportation was limited and people relied on walking or sword-riding, Ye Chi had almost grown used to the inconvenience. Returning to the modern world, where he didn't have to do anything himself, he was almost disoriented. He gave a self-deprecating smile. Deng Mingtian, seeing the look in his eyes, knew he hadn't quite shaken off the world of the book, and her own eyes dimmed slightly. She quickly cheered him up: "I remember there are lots of things to see in that shopping mall over there. Let's go check it out; it's too hot here."
The brothers looked at each other, none of them objecting to the suggestion. In order to escape the heat, they ran even faster than the other.
The mall had powerful air conditioning, which made it cool and relieved Ye Chi's frustration.
He glanced up casually, and a black figure flashed past him. Ye Chi froze for a moment, his heart suddenly tightening.
A faint, refreshing fragrance seemed to drift on the wind—a scent that had haunted Ye Chi's dreams for so long. Realizing what was happening, he quickly broke away from the group and chased after the person who had disappeared.
The mall wasn't crowded, and a person wearing a black coat in the summer heat was particularly eye-catching. But in the blink of an eye, the person completely disappeared from Ye Chi's sight. He looked around but couldn't find the other person. Somewhat lost in thought, he stood there, leaning against the railing, panting, his eyes filled with desolation.
...Perhaps it's just a hallucination caused by lovesickness.
He glanced back in the direction he had come from, preparing to return the way he came. Just as he was about to take out his phone to call Deng Mingtian, a glance at his phone made him suddenly stop in his tracks.
The person he's looking for is in the jewelry store.
He slowed his pace and stared intently at the figure inside.
With long, dark hair and a well-defined jawline, the young man was tall and slender, browsing the jewelry store. From Ye Chi's angle, he couldn't see what the man looked like. To see his face clearly, he would either have to wait for him to come out or go directly into the store. But that would undoubtedly seem too suspicious, and what if he wasn't the person he was looking for…
Thinking of this, Ye Chi's lively thoughts suddenly stopped, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.
...How could Ya Feiyu possibly come to the real world to find him? He is the Celestial Snow Immortal Venerable and the patriarch of the Celestial Feather Clan. The responsibilities he bears are so heavy that they could almost crush him. How could he possibly come to the real world to find him?
Even if it looks very similar, it's not him.
Ye Chi was momentarily dazed, like a puppet who had lost its soul, and prepared to leave.
"bite--"
The jewelry store door opened. Ye Chi subconsciously looked up and met a pair of silver eyes.
That serenity was like the deepest, most mysterious ice, that clarity was like a teardrop formed from solidified ice.
Ye Chi stammered, "Master..."
The young man walked over slowly, his scent of herbs growing stronger, almost suffocating. Ye Chi was so nervous that he didn't know where to put his hands for a moment, until the young man naturally took his wrist, placed a small box steadily in his palm, took a deep breath, and looked up to see the smile Ye Chi knew best: "Long time no see, disciple."
Suddenly, all the sorrow of this period of time condensed into tears. Ye Chi couldn't hold back any longer and hugged Ya Feiyu tightly, crying almost uncontrollably.
"Why are you crying?" the voice that only appeared in dreams whispered. "I've come to see you, haven't I?"
"I almost thought I'd never see you again, Master..." Ye Chi buried her face in his neck, sobbing, "I thought Master didn't want me anymore, that I was someone no one Master loved anymore..."
Ya Feiyu's eyes were almost overflowing with tenderness. He didn't respond to that, but gently patted Ye Chi's shoulder to coax him, saying that he had resolved the chaotic world lines in the book and restarted the story to its original state. The Heavenly Dao, without any malicious interference, was a peaceful and prosperous world. After doing all this, he resolutely gave up the opportunity to ascend and tore open the space-time rift without hesitation to come to Ye Chi's side.
He spoke casually, but Ye Chi knew that Ya Feiyu must have put in a lot of effort, and she almost couldn't hold back her tears again. It was only after Ya Feiyu's repeated reassurances that her emotions calmed down.
"What did Master just give me?" Ye Chi blinked and asked him.
"Why don't you open it and take a look?" Ya Feiyu said with a smile.
Ye Chi gripped the small box tightly in his hand, feeling as if the cold object was now burning hot. He could roughly guess what it was. Under Ya Feiyu's gentle gaze, he slowly opened the exquisite box—inside lay a beautifully crafted diamond ring.
Under Ye Chi's surprised gaze, Ya Feiyu waved the same ring on her ring finger at him, the small diamond on it particularly dazzling.
“This time, I won’t leave,” Ya Feiyu said softly. “I won’t leave, I’ll never leave again.”
Ye Chi couldn't help but laugh out loud. He put on the ring, then intertwined his fingers with Ya Feiyu's, their foreheads touching: "Even if Master wants to leave this time, I will absolutely not let you go."
Deng Mingtian and his friends arrived late to witness this scene. Under the astonished gazes of his old classmates, Deng Mingtian displayed a nonchalant "I knew it" expression, turning to his friends whose jaws were practically dropping, and said, "It's nothing, just a couple enjoying a brief separation. Let's go, this guy's seen with a girl and forgotten his friends; he probably won't be in the mood to shop with us. I don't think you guys want to be seen being a couple, do you?"
The brothers glanced at Ye Chi with envy and resentment, then left without saying a word. Ye Chi watched them leave, smiled slightly, and said, "Master, let's go home."
Silver eyes meeting dark eyes, both conveyed the same deep affection.
Ya Feiyu lowered her long eyelashes and softly replied, "Okay."
"This time, we're going home."
[End of text]
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