Ye Xiwen glanced at Gao Chengye. How could he fail to see that this old fellow was the one pulling the strings? Gao Chengye appeared upright and impartial, but in truth, he was a smooth old fox. Otherwise, he could never have established the Pilgrimage Palace's foundation on Earth.
His uprightness and impartiality only applied when it came to matters of principle. In dealing with everyday affairs, he was still exceedingly tactful.
Ye Xiwen casually set down a barrier. He had no desire to become a monkey in a zoo for others to gawk at.
Li Chenxi wrapped her arms around Ye Xiwen's waist and buried her head against his chest.
"I thought I would never see you again!" Li Chenxi murmured softly.
Ye Xiwen gently put an arm around Li Chenxi in return. If there were three women in his heart whose standing was utterly different from all the others, then aside from Hua Menghan and Ye Qianqian, Li Chenxi was the third.
If Hua Menghan and Ye Qianqian represented his present life, then Li Chenxi represented his previous life. They were entirely different.
Hua Menghan and Ye Qianqian would never possess Li Chenxi's passionate, uninhibited nature, loving whenever she wished to love.
It felt as though he had returned to his previous life!
"When did you ascend?" Ye Xiwen asked.
"More than a thousand years ago. Not that long ago!" Li Chenxi raised her head and looked at Ye Xiwen.
Ye Xiwen calculated the time. Back then, he should have still been in Blood Prison, not yet out of seclusion.
Toward Li Chenxi, Ye Xiwen felt more tenderness and affection. From the time his avatar had still been a nobody, she had followed him without regard for anything else. She was utterly different from Hua Menghan and Ye