Dai Er naturally asked about Xiaohuang and Xiaohei as well, but Yuan Ya knew little about the two youngsters and could not say much. Afterward, Yuan Ya accompanied Dai Er in cultivating by the lakeside. The days that followed became a time Yuan Ya would never forget for the rest of his life: shimmering lake waters and spring scenery, birdsong and fragrant blossoms, a beautiful companion at his side, drinking and singing together. Yuan Ya, who had been lonely for thousands of years, seemed to understand something at last, while Dai Er likewise read warmth and affection in his eyes.
Xiao Hua naturally knew nothing of this. As soon as he returned to the Pure Land, he pulled his disciples out of the Shenhua Continent, paying no attention whatsoever to Yuan Ya's whereabouts. Just like that, Xiao Hua forcibly wiped Yuan Ya away from before Dai Er's very eyes.
Seeing that he was about to leave Dai Er and head for the Cangxian Continent, with no telling how long this departure would last, Yuan Ya could not help but have his heroic spirit cut short and his heart grow tender with longing. He wanted to return to the Shenhua Continent and bid Dai Er farewell. Though Dai Er was of the Demon Race, she was still female. When she saw Yuan Ya suddenly vanish, she thought he had met with disaster, and her heart and guts broke apart. Yet after carefully pondering it, she felt matters were not so simple and became suspicious. When Yuan Ya finally appeared before Dai Er in a panic, she naturally pressed him about why he had disappeared. Yuan Ya was a person of utmost sincerity and true nature. Previously, whenever Dai Er asked him anything, he had told her all he knew without holding