On the sea beside Three Realms Island, Hua Ci stood quietly.
Taking a closer look, Lu Ye realized that she was not standing on the seawater, but on the back of her Spirit Beast. Her Pixiu-blooded Spirit Beast had transformed into something tabletop size, just enough for Hua Ci to stand upon.
Their eyes met, and Lu Ye hurriedly flew toward her.
Just as he was about to ask what had happened here, Lu Ye froze when he met Hua Ci's gaze. Her eyes gave him an utterly unfamiliar feeling. There was not the slightest joy of reunion after a long separation—only uncertain, startled scrutiny.
She looked as though she did not know him at all.
"What... is wrong with you?" Lu Ye asked uneasily.
Hua Ci looked somewhat lost. Shaking her head, she said, "I don't know. I've forgotten many things. Who are you? Why do I feel that you're so familiar, so important... yet I can't remember who you really are."
Lu Ye's expression stiffened, and his cheek twitched. "Don't joke around."
Hua Ci had no other faults, except that she loved pranks. Lu Ye had suffered greatly because of them. Back when they reunited after a long separation, he had seen her holding a child and had even thought he had somehow gained a descendant. In the end, it had been someone else's child, yet Hua Ci had done everything she could to display her maternal affection at the time.
Hua Ci said nothing. She merely looked at him quietly, her beautiful eyes deep as an abyss.
Lu Ye's heart began to pound wildly. Reaching out, he seized one of her hands, circulated his Magic Power, spread out his divine sense, and examined her carefully.
A moment later, Lu Ye looked at the woman before him with