"Niu Niu, stop."
Niu Ba stopped, and the figure seemed to stop as well.
But the Road of Blazing Light beneath Niu Ba's feet continued extending toward that figure.
"Ah..."
A bleak male voice rang out in the mist.
"Why put yourself through this?"
Suddenly, a woman's voice also sounded ahead.
"Although we never truly became husband and wife, I became yours the moment we exchanged hearts. Before you left, you said you would marry me when you returned. But I waited and waited, and you never came."
The woman's tone turned a little playful as she continued.
"So I thought, since you hadn't come to me, I would come find you instead. See? I found you after all."
The man's voice was filled with conflicting emotions as he replied.
"Yes, you found me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the thick mist dispersed, revealing a bright blue sky. Otherworld Flowers covered the ground beneath their feet, all lush with green leaves.
Niu Ba exclaimed in surprise.
"Yun Yang! Look! Otherworld Flowers with both leaves and petals!"
Cheng Yu's attention, however, was not on the Otherworld Flowers. He was looking at the two people about fifty paces ahead.
The young woman in the vivid red, cloud-patterned dress was Heartwhisper, and the handsome man holding her wore a green robe.
Neither of them had eyes for Niu Ba or Cheng Yu.
The man's gaze remained fixed on the young woman in his arms, while she hugged his waist, her face filled with happiness.
The man continued.
"Have you really decided, Heartwhisper? Do you know what will happen to us next?"
Before he could say anything more, Heartwhisper placed her fingers against his lips and spoke softly.
"You've already left me behind once. Are you going to leave me behind a second