The appearance of the second letter made an already complicated situation even more shrouded in mist.
All he could do was hold steady against the shifting tides.
In the days that followed, Chen Lin ignored outside affairs and cultivated in seclusion within his fiefdom.
Occasionally, he also practiced dual cultivation with Princess Qinghua to deepen their bond. After so many years apart, he worried that her state of mind might have changed and given rise to an inner demon.
The loneliness of being trapped in a dangerous place for over two thousand years was not something an ordinary person could endure.
But there were benefits, too.
Having had no contact with the outside world for two thousand years, her feelings for him had not weakened in the slightest. Instead, they had grown so intense that even he struggled to withstand them.
Affection needed to be nurtured.
No matter how close two companions were, after more than two thousand years without contact, not even knowing whether the other was alive, it would be difficult to rekindle their old bond.
People were not grass and trees.
Nor was he the only man in the world.
Had she lived normally until now, who knew how many twists and hardships she would have experienced? It was entirely possible that she would have found someone else she loved.
Sometimes, then, meeting again was worse than never meeting at all.
But he still had to find Yang Zishi.
That had nothing to do with their relationship as companions. He needed to discover whom her Purification Ability originated from and what made it special.
"Master, True Lord Jiuhuan has returned from the Netherworld!"
One day.
Leng Yue entered the fiefdom to report on the situation and mentioned True Lord Jiuhuan.
"Did he find the Undying True Lord?"