How tragic.
This was Xiao Yan's first feeling. The piercing pain from the depths of his soul made him hold the sleeping girl in his arms tightly. Their skin touched each other through several layers of clothing, and their warmth was finally transmitted to each other. It was as if only in this way could Xiao Yan give Qian Renxue a little warmth.
The Yao Lao approached with a guilty look in his eyes. His slightly hunched back revealed a pair of somewhat cloudy eyes. The old man said softly, "Teacher was a bit rash."
This will allow Xiao Yan to undergo the trials of the Qiankun Asking Love Valley.
I had initially thought it was just a test.
Now that the two are entangled in a relationship, it seems to have become a shackle. Yao Lao feels as if he has forcibly tied a red thread made of steel bars to Xiao Yan, tightly binding him to Qian Renxue, making the two attracted to each other.
"As I said before, this too is fate. If you are not willing to accept the current outcome, I can use my great supernatural powers to change everything according to your own wishes," Yao Lao said, hoping that Xiao Yan would ultimately make the choice himself.
The Sun Moon Lake was cold. Xiao Yan lifted Qian Renxue from the lake, and the water-draped, misty hem of her skirt was instantly dried by the heat. Xiao Yan stared at Qian Renxue's pale face and gently shook his head.
He said calmly, " Youren can truly change a person's heart. Just as you said, teacher, it's impossible to change a person's love. I believe that all my choices are decisions made from my heart."
He seemed to realize something.
When they first met, in the Crown Prince's palace, the girl removed Xue Qinghe's outer robes, and a divine light as intense as the sun appeared. The girl's face radiated a breathtaking purity, and Xiao Yan was captivated at that moment.
Perhaps this was the first time I felt a flutter in my heart!?
Driven by lust!?
Perhaps.
But after the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, every little detail of those various worlds, every moment of Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue in Qian Renxue's second life, was forever etched into her passionate heart.
Those were genuine feelings.
That's why Xiao Yan Xiao Yan resolutely blocked the bullet aimed at Qian Renxue's chest. Even though he thought he was going to die, he still rushed out without hesitation.
Injured, dead
Everything was left behind.
The only one left.
It's that radiant smile of a sunny, warm-hearted girl!
" Xue'er," Xiao Yan murmured softly, looking at the face that was both unfamiliar and familiar. It was as if they were fighting to the death in the Crown Prince's Palace just a second ago, but the next moment they seemed to have been together through thick and thin, experiencing countless lives, accompanying each other on the path of life.
A stranger.
Those who are familiar with the situation.
Enemy.
Are they lovers!?
Xiao Yan pondered.
A single, crystal-clear tear silently fell, the moist droplet gliding along the corner of her eye, drifting at an unnatural angle in the upside-down space, gently touching Qian Renxue's cheek, staining her pale face with a touch of fiery warmth.
The girl's body, which resembled Sleeping Beauty, trembled slightly.
"Um!?"
The Yao Lao and Xiao Huo widened their eyes, then suddenly looked at the Goddess of Love, their eyes revealing disbelief. They were caught in a trial; everything outside had long since vanished, leaving only their physical bodies—even their souls had ceased to exist.
So how could Qian Renxue possibly make any physical movements at this moment!?
"How is this possible?! Could it be?!" Goddess of Love, realizing an unbelievable possibility, stared at Xiao Yan as if he'd seen a ghost, swallowing hard. "This is unbelievable! I almost thought you two were an old couple who'd been together for life, communicating through tears—what an earth-shattering, tear-jerking love!"
Goddess of Love explained:
Once caught in the trial, unless one awakens on their own, they are almost forever trapped in that illusion, isolated from everything outside, their physical body and spirit becoming two completely unrelated and disconnected branches.
However, the Qiankun Asking Love Valley was born out of love.
In other words, love is all-powerful in this place!
The unbreakable conventions were shattered by that single tear; the seemingly impenetrable barriers became a joke in that moment. Xiao Yan, with one of the purest human emotions, connected with Qian Renxue, who was undergoing a trial.
"The second test generally leaves two people who love each other unharmed, and both will return safely. The situation where one returns alone while the other remains in the test is more likely to occur when one party has betrayed the other."
Goddess of Love reminded Xiao Yan, "You are not the second type, but you are not purely the first type either. Now that you have returned alone, Qian Renxue has embarked on a different path and has developed an obsession. It is almost impossible for her to return on her own. She needs your guidance, just like that tear from before, to light a lamp for her soul and guide her on the path back to her physical body."
Xiao Yan nodded, "Of course, I will do my best to guide her."
After a moment, Xiao Yan seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly asked, "I've only been awake for a year, but I've spent a long time in those illusions. What will it be like when Qian Renxue awakens!?"
Goddess of Love hesitated slightly, but still said seriously, "After you died at the hands of the Land of the Moon's general, Qian Renxue probably lived alone for another ten years."
Xiao Yan's eyes widened.
If his tall frame hadn't been holding Qian Renxue tightly, it probably would have collapsed to the ground instantly. Xiao Yan's expression was somewhat dazed, but even more so, filled with pain. He couldn't imagine what Qian Renxue had gone through alone ten years later. Just as he had seen before, in a desolate universe, she Destruction everything, taking all the sinners with her, and then she was left all alone.
The boy grieved for Qian Renxue, like a wounded wild beast.
"We should bring her here as soon as possible. Time flows much faster over there, and every second of delay is unbearable for her."
Xiao Yan did as he was told, holding Qian Renxue's slender, jade-like hand. Her arm, which had been icy cold, was now warmed by Xiao Yan's touch. An invisible sense of gentleness flowed from Xiao Yan's heart, causing Qian Renxue's body to slowly turn crimson.
In that other world,
Qian Renxue, whose eyes had been vacant, suddenly raised them.
A wisp of fiery light seemed to burn through the dimensional wall, illuminating the space like a bright lighthouse. Qian Renxue reached out her hand, feeling the warmth, and exclaimed in disbelief, "This is!?"
She sensed the source of that warmth.
Tears streamed down her face. The girl recognized the familiar aura almost instantly and asked, "Is it you, Xiao Yan!? You're still alive!"
In the Qiankun Asking Love Valley, Xiao Yan wiped away his tears, forced a bright smile, and said, "Hello, Qian Renxue!"
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