Should We Get Back Together?

Seeing that Le Ling still ignored him, Qian Daoliu immediately retracted the wings on his back and flashed after her.

"Ling'er, I really acted on impulse just now. I'm sorry."

Le Ling kept walking forward, still ignoring him.

After thinking for a moment, Qian Daoliu stepped forward without hesitation and took her hand.

"You... let go!"

Le Ling stared at him with wide eyes.

"The forest is dangerous. What if another soul beast suddenly jumps out like before? If you're too far away from me, I won't be able to protect you!"

Qian Daoliu spoke as if it were perfectly justified, tightly holding her hand as they walked.

No matter what, he was not letting go today!

"Who needs your protection?!"

Le Ling was so angry she was about to bristle again. She struggled with all her strength and even tried biting him, but he simply would not let go.

When had this man become such a rogue? He was clearly taking advantage of her, yet he made it sound so righteous!!

Ah...

She was going to die of anger!

Qian Daoliu intended to be shameless about it. Since he had gotten hold of her hand, he would not release it. He even interlaced their fingers just as he had in the past.

Le Ling bit her lip. Since she could not break free, she could only glare at him!

Sensing her glare, the man reminded her, "Ling'er, glare all you want, but you should still watch where you're going."

He remembered the past.

After they had confirmed their relationship, he had held her hand like this too. And because she had him beside her, she often failed to watch the road.

Le Ling said unhappily, "Let go of me, and I'll watch where I'm going myself."

"Then I'd better watch the road for you."

Qian Daoliu answered without hesitation and continued leading her forward.

After that, the two of them walked through the forest for an entire day, yet they did not encounter a single soul beast.

Not to mention ten-thousand-year ones—even hundred-year and thousand-year soul beasts were nowhere to be found.

Le Ling had been thinking that if they encountered even one soul beast, she could use the chance to fight it and make this man let go of her hand.

Who knew whether Heaven was helping Qian Daoliu too? They had not even run into a tiny weakling of a soul beast!

Another day of wandering for nothing.

By evening.

Since they had gone quite far, it was impossible to return to the cave from before for the night.

And after searching the area, they found no caves nearby.

They could only find a relatively concealed place out in the open to spend the night.

Qian Daoliu gathered plenty of dry branches to make a fire.

The moment Le Ling was finally free of his grip, she immediately sat far away from him.

"Ling'er, don't sit too far from me. It isn't safe."

Hearing him, Le Ling turned her face away and ignored him.

Qian Daoliu stood and walked toward her.

When Le Ling saw him approaching, she got up, intending to move farther away. But just as she tried to move, she discovered that she could not move her body at all!

She immediately realized that he had suppressed her with Soul Power!

With Qian Daoliu's Soul Power Level of ninety-nine, he only needed to release a slight amount of suppressive Soul Power to restrain a Soul Elder like Le Ling.

It would not hurt her, and it would keep her from getting too far away from him and putting herself in danger!

After all, night had fallen, and they were spending the night in an open clearing. He was naturally more worried about her safety.

Qian Daoliu walked over and sat beside her under her glare.

"It's already night. It's dangerous around here, so don't stray too far from me. Be good~"

After sitting down, he withdrew his Soul Power restraint over her, then took food and water from his Storage Soul Guiding Device and placed them on her lap.

"Eat."

Le Ling shot him an unhappy sidelong glance.

If what he said had not made some sense, she definitely would not have listened to him!

But she truly was hungry.

Though unwilling and still sulking, Le Ling obediently picked up the food and began eating.

Seeing that she was willing to eat, Qian Daoliu's lips curved into a smile.

At that moment, he inadvertently noticed that she was not wearing the jade ring he had once given her as a token of their love on her left hand.

"Ling'er, where is that jade ring?"

"On the day you got married, I smashed it!"

Le Ling's tone carried suppressed anger.

"The day I got married?"

Only then did Qian Daoliu recall Chen Xin asking her about what had happened back then during the day. Understanding dawned on him, and he suddenly looked at her.

"That day... you were in Spirit City?!"

Le Ling did not answer him.

"Since you were in Spirit City then, why didn't you show yourself?!"

Qian Daoliu pressed a hand onto her shoulder, making her face him. "If you had appeared, I definitely would not have continued the wedding!!"

"Show myself?"

Le Ling's eyes reddened. She gave a cold laugh. "You had already reached the point of holding the wedding. How was I supposed to show myself? Openly fight your original wife for you?!"

Qian Daoliu anxiously explained, "But I had no feelings for her. She had someone she loved too. She was also forced by her clan and family into marrying me for an alliance!"

"If you don't believe me, after we return to Spirit Hall, you can ask the Second Worship. He knows about what happened back then too. I really didn't lie to you!"

Le Ling said without hesitation, "Whether you had feelings for her or not, at that moment, she was your wife in name. I, Le Ling, will never interfere in someone else's marriage!!!"

Hearing her words, Qian Daoliu was instantly speechless!

He closed his eyes in pain.

"Ling'er, I'm sorry! Everything back then was my fault, but I have no way to change what has already happened."

"But now, there are no longer any obstacles between us. Give me a chance to make it up to you. Can we get back together?"

Le Ling sniffed and asked coldly, "What about her?"

"She died twenty years ago!"

Qian Daoliu said, "After the man she loved left, she became despondent and passed away not long after. So you don't need to worry about any of that. We can get back together."

Le Ling fell silent without saying anything.

Though she had felt hungry just moments ago, she now could not eat anything at all.

She tossed away the bread in her hand and simply leaned against the nearby tree trunk, closing her eyes to sleep.

Qian Daoliu packed everything away and watched her sleeping face for quite some time, until he heard her steady breathing.

Once he knew she was asleep, he reached out and gently lifted her onto his lap, drawing her into his embrace.

"Ling'er, if that jade ring is broken, then let it be broken. Let it go with the past. This storage ring has been with me for many years, so I'll give it to you for now as a gift to mark our reunion."

"Once we return to Spirit Hall, I'll have someone make another pair of rings as proof that we are together again. You may not want them, but I will surely make up to you for everything I owe you!"

As he spoke, he removed the storage ring from his own hand and placed it onto the ring finger of her right hand once again.

Just then, the deeply sleeping Le Ling began suffering from another nightmare.

Qian Daoliu knew that she would once again fall into a painful, agonizing nightmare. That was why he had immediately drawn her into his arms once he was sure she had fallen asleep.

Without hesitation, he kissed her lips, allowing her to escape the torment of the nightmare sooner.

Soon, Le Ling's emotions gradually calmed.

After leaving her lips, Qian Daoliu continued holding her as his large hand caressed her cheek.

Suddenly, a clear, resounding cry rang out from the surroundings.

Qian Daoliu immediately frowned deeply.

It could have come at any time, yet it chose to come when he had finally soothed Ling'er to sleep.

This soul beast was courting death!!

I received notice yesterday that this book officially entered its first round of PK today. I hope everyone who likes it will vote more.

And please don't stockpile chapters—the read-throughs on the newest chapters are very important. Please, please~

Also, most importantly, I want to thank Sakura Fubuki and Tu Ran for their tips on Q Reading today.

Especially Sakura Fubuki, you really moved me. You've always supported me so much.

Love you (づ￣3￣)づ╭

When the book goes premium, I'll post an extra chapter for you~