The evening breeze beside Sea God Lake blew gently, lifting Gu Yue's silver hair. She stood a head taller than Tang Wulin and lowered her gaze slightly, his somewhat stunned face reflected in her deep purple eyes, which held a trace of fond, teasing condescension.
"Oh, right, Linlin."
Gu Yue extended a slender finger and gently lifted Tang Wulin's chin, a playful smile curling her lips. "You remember me telling you I was reborn, don't you?"
Tang Wulin blinked, his blue-gold eyes filled with clear, innocent confusion. He nodded obediently, like a well-behaved schoolboy. "Of course I remember. What about it, Gu Yue?"
Seeing this man so utterly unguarded before her, the amusement in Gu Yue's eyes deepened. She bent slightly and leaned close to his ear, her breath fragrant as orchids, her voice carrying a shiver-inducing hint of madness and devotion:
"Then do you know why I was certain you were the Tang Wulin of this era?"
Tang Wulin froze for a moment, then instinctively shook his head. "No... was there some special way to tell?"
Gu Yue straightened and gazed into the empty night sky in the distance, as though looking through ten thousand years.
"Actually, I wasn't completely certain either."
She chuckled, yet her tone was as casual as if she were discussing the weather. "But back then, I thought that if this were the era twenty thousand years ago, I might simply capture Tang San and Xiao Wu."
Tang Wulin: "...?"
Gu Yue turned to look at the dumbfounded Tang Wulin, a rational madness gleaming in her eyes. "I would force them to have you right away. To meet you a little sooner, even if I had to resort to something like that."
"If it were ten thousand years ago..."
She paused, her fingers gently stroking