Explanation

"Yun Xi~~~ You feel so good~~~"

Holding Yun Xi quietly, Xun'er murmured softly.

Yun Xi glanced fondly at the girl in his arms and smiled softly as well. After all, he liked this feeling, one he had never experienced before.

The two... no, one person and one soul, hugged 'comfortably' like this for more than ten minutes. But all good things had to come to an end, and Yun Xi eventually broke the quiet, peaceful atmosphere.

"Alright, Xun'er. I think I should tell you about what happened this morning." Supporting Xun'er's body with both hands, Yun Xi became slightly serious.

"This morning? What happened this morning?" Xun'er looked confused. What had happened that morning? Hadn't there just been a match?

Hearing this, Yun Xi was briefly stunned, but he quickly understood. Clearly, Xun'er did not really know what had happened during the battle.

Yun Xi continued, "Then tell me, during that battle this morning between you, that Gu... Gu Hua, and that Lin Xiu, what did you do?"

"I fought them, then used the Burning Heaven Armor battle skill you taught me, and then... then... Then Father told me I won." As she spoke, Xun'er furrowed her brows slightly and brought up her father.

There seemed to be gaps in her memories of that morning's match. She could not remember anything that happened after using the battle skill, only recalling what Gu Yuan had just told her.

"Look at the table," Yun Xi said after pondering for a moment.

"The table?... Hm? What is this?..." Only after his reminder did Xun'er notice the little object on the table.

It was a palm-sized, crystal-clear blue crystal, hexagonal in shape, with tiny patterns carved across its surface. Looking closely at its center, Xun'er discovered an eye-sized round crystal slowly rotating within it.

The moment she saw the exquisite little crystal before her, Xun'er liked it. She immediately hugged Yun Xi again and said with a sweet smile, "Is this a gift from you? Thank you, Yun Xi. I really like it, thank you."

The moment she saw the delicate little thing, Xun'er subconsciously assumed it was a gift Yun Xi had prepared for her, which filled her with delight. However, Yun Xi's next words nearly made her fly into a rage.

"Uh... well... actually, this thing... was brought by your father... I just probed it with my soul, and it seems to be something like a recording device..." Listening to Xun'er's thanks and seeing her delighted expression, Yun Xi scratched his head awkwardly. Still, he forced himself to say it.

Feeling the girl in his arms suddenly stiffen, Yun Xi instantly had a bad feeling.

A few minutes later, Yun Xi looked at Xun'er, who stood beside the table with her hands on her hips, sulking. He gave a bitter smile, feeling a little miserable...

Just now, Xun'er had twisted the flesh at his waist with lightning speed—pinching a small bit of flesh between two fingers and giving it a turn...

That was the real deal!

Although he was a Soul Body, just like Xun'er's Fire Spirit, he was a Soul Body with physical form. That move had not done much damage, but it had been incredibly humiliating.

After fooling around for a while, the two finally got down to business.

What Gu Yuan had left for Xun'er was a Memory Crystal. Recorded within it was the battle that had caused Xun'er to fall unconscious.

As the projection-like recording played, Xun'er finally gained a clear understanding of her former self. So... she was that strong!

Yun Xi caught the excitement on Xun'er's little face from the side and coughed lightly. "You're focusing on the wrong thing. Look carefully at your eyes and methods back then."

"Okay, okay..."

Watching her own smooth, fluid fighting techniques and decisive, ruthless disposition in the projection, Xun'er's hairs stood on end. Especially when, even after Gu Hua had surrendered, she had still been filled with killing intent. Her heart suddenly clenched.

The projection had paused at the final scene—when Xun'er had ignored all attempts to stop her and tried to forcefully kill Gu Hua. After looking into those eyes just once, Xun'er felt her whole body go numb. Even her soul trembled. That fear that struck deep into her soul left her struggling to breathe.

"Xun'er? Xun'er!" Seeing Xun'er's vacant eyes, Yun Xi immediately realized something was wrong.

"Huff... huff... huff..." Xun'er suddenly snapped awake and began gasping for air, as though that could ease her fear.

Yun Xi quietly waited for her to calm down before softly asking, "Feeling better?"

Hearing Yun Xi's voice, Xun'er quickly turned around and hugged him, burying her little face in his chest. She said softly, "Yun Xi... what... what happened to me back then? Why... why... was my killing intent so strong? And... why... why didn't I seem like myself at all?..."

After watching the projection, Xun'er had far too many questions she wanted to ask. Yet the words she had prepared seemed stuck in her throat. Even when she finally managed to speak, her voice came out haltingly.

Feeling his clothes on his chest suddenly become damp, Yun Xi knew without thinking that Xun'er was responsible. Forcing himself to ignore it, he patiently said, "I found the reason too. You can say that a large part of why you entered that state was because of me..."

"Why do you say that?" Xun'er quietly lifted her head and looked at Yun Xi's delicate profile from close range, asking in confusion.

"Because Burning Heaven Armor is a battle skill that draws out the Heavenly Flames within your body and applies them to the surface of your body."

"Likewise, when you drew out the Heavenly Flames, you inevitably touched the restriction I placed inside your body back then. That caused a trace of killing intent from the ancient halberd to leak out, affecting your mind through the spread of the Heavenly Flames..."

Yet while Yun Xi was explaining at length, Xun'er beside him simply propped up her chin with both hands, her bright, lively eyes fixed without blinking on his profile.

Seemingly noticing Xun'er's unwavering gaze, Yun Xi shook his head and said gently, "Forget it. I know you probably don't understand. Um... let me put it this way. The long weapon sealed within the restriction in your body is called the Heavenly Spirit Ancient Halberd. It was an old friend that fought alongside me for many years. Through prolonged slaughter, nourished by killing and blood, it gradually developed a weapon spirit of its own, but..."

At this point, Yun Xi sighed softly. After a slight pause, he continued, "But precisely because it absorbed too much killing aura, the weapon spirit within it became steeped in slaughter as well. Even when I wielded it at my peak, it would subtly affect my mind. So, long ago, I sealed its weapon spirit in order to keep control of my own mind. I never expected that, after so many years, a trace of its killing intent would be drawn out by you, causing it to control part of your mind... So, a large part of why you entered that state was because of me. I'm sorry, Xun'er..."

After quietly listening to Yun Xi's words, Xun'er buried her little face in his chest again and whispered in an extremely soft voice, "It's alright. How could I blame you?..."