The sudden appearance of the red-haired man was like an unexpected pebble shattering the magnificent stained glass windows of the church, turning Yun Wei's peaceful and beautiful life over this period into a dream.
Yun Wei stared in horror at the unfamiliar red-haired knight before him, his face deathly pale.
He couldn't help but recall the Knight of Light who had come to his door two months earlier after the other party had left; he couldn't help but recall the difficult situation of being imprisoned underground in the Holy Mountain, without even a drop of water.
This moment is just like that moment back then.
The man before him was once his inseparable skeleton, who knew his vulnerabilities and understood his secrets. They had been inseparable for five years, and he had given the other more than just his energy.
But now, the contract that once existed has vanished into ashes in the dark underground, along with the shattering of the soul box. He didn't even know the other party's name, yet the other party stood brazenly before him, smiling so sinisterly, and said to him, "Long time no see."
That handsome face that had once caught his eye now seemed ordinary to him, leaving him completely unmoved.
Yun Wei's mind was in complete chaos, so he failed to notice Al's trembling lips and the other's eyes blazing with the joy of reunion and the ecstasy of regaining what was lost.
Yun Wei simply lowered his eyes and calmly asked, "Sir Knight, do we know each other?"
"..." Upon hearing this, Al's breath hitched. The indifferent detachment in his former master's eyes stung him, and he realized that he was no longer the skeleton Ah-Dai he had contracted.
"My name is Al, and I met you briefly near the ancient battlefield," he said, straightening his back. Now that he has been resurrected as a human, does that mean he can rebuild his relationship with Claude?
For the past two months, he has been in a state of torment. On the one hand, he firmly believes that the other person will not die easily, and on the other hand, he longs to meet the other person again.
Sometimes he would even curse himself for thinking he was crazy, that he actually felt incredibly happy during those five years together, and that he dreamed countless times of being the majestic skeleton behind the other person again, becoming the only one the other person could rely on.
Upon hearing his self-introduction, Yun Wei's expression turned cold. Indeed, when the other party left, he vanished without a word, leaving not even his name.
He was about to retort when his view was suddenly blocked by a broad back.
It's Isaac!
In his haste, he even forgot that his jealous boyfriend was standing right next to him!
Yun Wei immediately felt a throbbing pain in his temples.
He heard his follower speak, his voice colder than ever before, "It was just a brief encounter, yet you still remember it so fondly. As expected of a knight of the Temple of Light, your conduct is truly remarkable."
Isaac stared expressionlessly at the Knight of Light clad in silver armor before him, his gaze lingering on the knight's fiery red hair, his eyes growing even darker.
Al then noticed the tall man who had been watching him intently for a long time. With just one glance, he noticed something amiss in the man's pale, frosty face.
The other party was also an undead creature, and the kind with flesh and blood still attached.
How could Claude have formed a contract with a new undead creature so quickly, and even nurtured it into something so powerful? Not only is it tall and muscular, but it also seems to have gained sentience, speaks clearly, and even makes sarcastic remarks.
Until his resurrection, he seemed to be nothing more than an undead knight.
In an instant, countless complex emotions surged forth, filling his mind:
Loss, jealousy, fear, confusion, helplessness, disbelief...
But he quickly rallied.
He stepped forward, approaching the tall, dead man, and said defiantly in a voice only the two of them could hear, “If we’re talking about remembrance, I’m afraid I’m indeed more qualified than you. How long have you been with Claude? Hmm? At most, only two months—while I’ve been with him for a full five years.”
Isaac wasn't stupid. From the other person's tone, he realized that the other person also knew that Yun Wei was a necromancer, which surprised him greatly and made him uneasy.
Five years of companionship... What does that mean? Yun Wei has only been in the Zhuyuan Continent for five years, hasn't he? No, just the thought of someone staying by Yun Wei's side for five years was enough to overwhelm his reason with the jealousy surging within him.
The other party's boastful arrogance seemed to continue, and he heard the other party angrily say to him, "Your body must have been dug out of some mass grave, right? But I'm different."
“I used to be a skeleton, incredibly weak, so weak that I could break my own bones by falling down—it was Claude who gradually tempered me into a lord of the dead. I think you should know about that tempering method, right? In those five years, the time he spent looking at me probably exceeded the time he spent with you combined.”
The other person was still rambling on about their intimate moments, but Isaac was only hearing a cacophony of noise in his ears. He didn't know what this Knight of Light named Al was spouting nonsense; he only remembered a question he had once bitterly asked Yun Wei, and how Yun Wei had answered it…
"Necromancers are required to regularly maintain the skeletons they have contracted."
Yun Wei only 'protected' him twice in total. He would never forget the focused look in Yun Wei's eyes at that time, which melted his heart. His blood was surging, his meridians were throbbing, and he had only one thought in his mind: if Yun Wei asked him to die, he would do it willingly.
But the kid in front of him, who looked like an ugly, clumsy rooster, arrogantly brought this up to show off to him.
He had to admit that his opponent had hit his weak spot perfectly. Even back then, hearing that the 'skull' was using an odd-numbered square had driven him almost insane with jealousy.
Even now, that aching jealousy hasn't subsided at all; instead, it's brewed into a bottle of aged vinegar that corrodes reason, making his joints creak and his jaw chatter.
Then he remembered that Yun Wei had lied to him after that. He had lied to him about that skeleton that had disappeared somewhere.
Oh, look! This dead skeleton has transformed into a lively Knight of Light, and he's even running up to him arrogantly, trying to snatch Yun Wei away from him alive.
His heart, riddled with holes, seemed to be relentlessly emitting sour fumes. Isaac's eyes gradually reddened, and that long-lost bloodthirsty, violent desire began to devour his reason again, making him uncontrollably want to destroy everything.
But at that moment, he heard his master behind him speak, almost sternly, in an unusually cold tone:
"Al, if you insist on getting this close to my boyfriend, I will have a hard time controlling the jealousy that keeps rising in my chest."
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