#440 - Goodbye Yueyao
Yan Qingcheng and Ling Fei chased Jun Wuxie all the way to Xilin.
When they set foot on this land, what they saw was a scene riddled with holes.
This place didn't seem like a place where humans could live at all.
Everywhere were collapsed mountains, fractured lands, and huge, bottomless pits.
The Asura energy remaining between heaven and earth proved that Jun Wuxie had been here.
"Ling Fei, did he… leave this behind?"
Yan Qingcheng's voice trembled slightly.
This was like the end of the world!
Not only had the people of Xilin been wiped out, but the land itself had been destroyed, making it no longer suitable for human survival and development.
Ling Fei stood before the huge rift, quietly watching the scene in front of her.
Tears gradually welled up in her beautiful eyes, and she said softly, "Do you think Young Master is cruel?"
"No!"
Yan Qingcheng's answer was firm and resolute.
"The Xilin race has cruelty and barbarism engraved in their bones. It's better to destroy them, lest they harm the common people in the future. Without them, the world will be a much better place, at least ordinary people can enjoy peace…"
Ling Fei said this.
"Xilin is destroyed, but his world has collapsed…" The image of Yue Yao lifting her skirt and running towards Jun Wuxie with a smile appeared in Yan Qingcheng's mind again, and tears gradually welled up in her eyes.
Ling Fei choked with sobs and said, "Yue Yao came from the God Realm. She is a goddess and would not easily perish. There is very little power in this world that can harm her. She injected all the Divine Source in her body into Young Master's heart, and ultimately her body and spirit were destroyed…"
Yan Qingcheng's heart trembled.
She didn't know what Jun Wuxie's future would be like.
He valued Yue Yao more than his own life.
But now, Yue Yao had died before his eyes…
This was an unbearable pain!
Perhaps, from now on, that little man from before would never return.
That Jun Wuxie had already died. What would the Jun Wuxie of the future be like?
She felt a little uneasy…
"Let's go, we must find Young Master as soon as possible. Asura's power cannot last long. Once the Asura's power subsides, Young Master will become very weak. The people from the Demon Hunting Hall must be watching him in the dark!"
They quickly left, following the Asura aura left behind.
For more than ten days in a row, they searched the entire Xilin, all the areas where Jun Wuxie might appear, but they did not see him.
Just when they were anxious, Yan Qingcheng received a rune message from the sect.
"Home Master, are you in Xilin? I heard that Jun Wuxie has returned to Zongwang Mountain!"
Just a short sentence, but it made Yan Qingcheng and Ling Fei breathe a heavy sigh of relief.
The two women suddenly hugged each other tightly, weeping with joy.
They calmed their emotions and immediately returned the same way.
…
Great Zhou Zongwang Mountain.
Beside the simple small courtyard, in the wine cellar storing peach blossom wine.
Jun Wuxie sat decadently on the ground, leaning against the wall, holding a jar of fine peach blossom wine in his arms.
Strands of white hair hung loosely in front of and behind his head, obscuring half of his face.
His chin and lips were covered with stubble, and his eyes were empty and lifeless.
Su Ji, Ma Ben, Xiong Da, Qing Li, Kong Xu, Xu Daoling, Ji Beilan, and Su Xiaoxiao stood in front of the winery door, looking inside with worry and helplessness.
"Wuwu~ Can you go in and persuade Brother Jun?"
Su Xiaoxiao's eyes were filled with tears, and she cried softly.
On the night of the decisive battle in the capital, she was forcibly taken away by people from the sect.
When she returned here, she learned that Sister Yao'er was gone, and Brother Jun had become like this.
"Xiaoxiao, it's not that we don't want to go, but it's useless to persuade him in his current state…"
Ma Ben and the others were very helpless. They had tried, but they were all blasted out in a fit of rage.
Now, he doesn't want to see anyone, and no one can get close to him.
"But, but we can't just ignore him!"
Su Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears.
Just as she finished speaking, Jun Wuxie walked out of the wine cellar holding a wine jar.
Disheveled gray hair, a face full of stubble, empty eyes…
No color could be seen in those eyes, not even a trace of life.
"Brother Jun!"
Su Xiaoxiao ran forward, wanting to hug him, but her arms stopped in mid-air, timid and afraid to act.
Jun Wuxie didn't seem to hear or see the people in front of him. Like a walking corpse, he walked into the peach forest on the mountain holding the wine jar.
Su Xiaoxiao wanted to follow, but Su Ji stopped her.
"Xiaoxiao, it's useless. His world has collapsed. Do you know that feeling?" Su Ji sighed heavily and said, "He is very strong. Maybe he can recover, but he needs to walk out of the sadness himself. Any other words are useless…"
"Brother-in-law, I'm sorry…"
Ji Beilan clenched his fists tightly as he watched his disappearing back.
If it weren't for Great Zhou, brother-in-law wouldn't be like this. He was so outstanding, his talent was unmatched throughout the ages!
He hated that he wasn't strong enough to fight alongside his brother-in-law and elder sister.
He hated his selfishness…
But all of this could not be changed…
"Let's not disturb him. Believe that one day he will cheer up…"
Su Ji sighed and instructed.
…
The peach forest was beautiful. Pink peach blossoms fluttered in the wind, falling to the ground and embellishing a touch of pink.
The faint fragrance was like the purity in this wine.
Jun Wuxie leaned against a peach tree, picked up the wine jar, and took a big gulp.
Feeling the mellowness of the wine, looking at the peach forest on the mountain.
He suddenly cried and laughed again.
Day after day, he didn't even move.
A figure in white suddenly appeared in front of him.
Looking at him so decadent.
Ye Qingxue's eyes trembled slightly: "How long are you going to be decadent for?"
Jun Wuxie slowly raised his head to look at her, his eyes empty.
"Jun Wuxie, cheer me up!"
Ye Qingxue's voice increased slightly, and she reached out to pull him.
"Get out of here!"
He suddenly甩开Ye Qingxue's hand, staring at him fiercely.
At this moment.
His empty pupils burst out with fierce and cold light!
"You…"
Ye Qingxue was so angry that she wanted to hit him, but the hand she raised stopped in the air, and she hesitated to drop it.
"You're driving me crazy! You idiot, I originally wanted you to come out by yourself, but looking at you like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to come out in this lifetime if you rely on yourself!"
She gritted her teeth in anger, and a ray of white light shot into the heart-shaped bracelet worn on Jun Wuxie's wrist.
The next moment, her figure also disappeared.
Jun Wuxie's eyes returned to emptiness, staring blankly at the wine jar in his hand.
At this time, the bracelet on his hand made a slight noise.
Ding Ding Ding…
Crisp like the sound of wind chimes.
Strands of light mist overflowed from the bracelet, gradually gathering into a figure in front of him.
"Brother Wuxie…"
The gentle voice was full of heartache, with a hint of choking.
Jun Wuxie's body shook violently, and his empty eyes instantly burst out with a bright light.
"Yao… Yao'er?"
Tears poured out of his eyes.
Looking at the phantom in front of him, he trembled all over, both excited and uneasy.
He wanted to reach out and touch it, but he was afraid it was just a dream bubble.
"Yao'er, is that you? Yao'er, where have you been? Brother misses you so much, misses you so much…"
He choked, tears streaming down his face.
"Brother, you promised Yao'er not to be sad and to live well. You make Yao'er feel so distressed…"
She reached out her hand and slowly touched Jun Wuxie's pale and haggard face.
Jun Wuxie's body shook violently.
He felt it, a trace of coldness!
This wasn't an illusion!
"Yao'er, you're really back, back to be with brother?"
He hugged her suddenly, but he hugged nothing.
"Yao'er!"
He looked at her light and shadow in horror, trembling all over.
"Brother don't cry, Yao'er has no physical body now, only a soul light, and it's very weak, so I can't often be by your side, but Yao'er will always be with you in the Eternal Heart Lock."
She smiled through her tears, but she smiled very happily.
She originally thought that her body and spirit would be destroyed, but she didn't expect that the Eternal Heart Lock would lock a trace of her true soul and keep it from perishing, allowing her to see her beloved again…
"Really? Yao'er isn't dead, you're really not dead!"
Jun Wuxie completely woke up, and a light of hope that had never been seen before ignited in his eyes, so bright and fiery!
"That's right, Yao'er, wait a minute, brother will use 【Holy Marrow Liquid】 to repair your soul now!"
He frantically took out the 【Holy Marrow Liquid】 and was about to use it on Yue Yao.
"It's useless." Yue Yao stopped him and said with a gentle smile, "Seeing brother have fighting spirit makes Yao'er so happy. But 【Holy Marrow Liquid】 won't have any effect on Yao'er unless brother finds 【Divine Marrow Liquid】 or other divine-level soul repair resources in the future."
"Divine Marrow Liquid… Divine Marrow Liquid…"
Jun Wuxie murmured, Divine Marrow Liquid must be available in the Upper Realm at the very least!
No matter how difficult it is! It's good to have hope!
Yao'er isn't dead, she has retained her true soul!
At this moment, he felt like he possessed the whole world!
Never before had he felt so lucky and so full of expectations for the future!
"Yao'er's soul power is very weak and can't stay with brother anymore. Brother, you must cheer up, never give up on yourself again, don't make Yao'er feel distressed, okay?"
Her soul shadow gradually became faint.
"Okay! Brother promises you that he will cheer up, find 【Divine Marrow Liquid】, find peerless treasures, and reshape your body!"
Jun Wuxie was full of fighting spirit, and his words were sonorous and firm.
Yue Yao smiled knowingly.
Her body gradually turned into light rain and disappeared into the Eternal Heart Lock.
Jun Wuxie sat under the peach tree, excited for a long time.
Immediately afterward, his expression changed drastically.
He submerged his divine sense into the Eternal Life Heart Lock, tentatively calling out twice.
Only after receiving Yue Yao's weak response did the gloom in his heart completely dissipate, and sunshine returned to his face.
He was truly afraid that Ye Qingxue had used some trick.
Now it seemed that Yao'er had indeed retained a wisp of her true soul!
"Are you happy now?"
Ye Qingxue quietly appeared before him.
Jun Wuxie looked at her and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
She shook her head and said, "I thought you were strong enough, but you disappointed me..."
"My strength is because of Yao'er. Without her, my strength is meaningless!"
Jun Wuxie said.
"Is that so?" Ye Qingxue's eyes flickered slightly, and she softly said, "What about your Nan Nan? Haven't you thought about returning to the God Ancient World to find her in the future? She's so small, so weak. What if she gets bullied?"
"Nan Nan?"
Jun Wuxie's heart trembled.
The image of that little girl wearing ragged clothes, with holes in her small shoes, shivering from the cold, clearly starving, but giving him the meat filling of her steamed bun, while she savored the bun's skin, flashed in his mind.
"I will definitely find Nan Nan. Anyone who dares to bully her, I will make them wish they were dead!"
Jun Wuxie's voice was cold, and his nose couldn't help but tingle at the thought of Little Nan Nan.
"Why did you suddenly mention Nan Nan?"
He came back to his senses, looking at Ye Qingxue with confusion.
"Just a casual mention."
Ye Qingxue disappeared.
...
"Who is Nan Nan?"
Inside the Zhenyu Tower, Ye Qingxue stood in the infinite void, muttering to herself.
"It seems I really am missing a piece of memory..."
She looked at the bronze mask in her hand, slightly lost in thought.
"Why is the mask he gave to Nan Nan in my hands? And why, the moment I saw this mask, did my heart have a kind of obsession that it was more important to me than life itself? What is my relationship with Nan Nan after all...?"
She slowly closed her beautiful eyes.
She didn't know why she was missing a piece of memory.
For someone of her realm, missing a memory was almost impossible.
Because at this level, at their peak, they could see through the past, present, and future with a single glance.
How could she not have noticed that her memory was missing back then?
"What exactly is going on?"
Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of confusion and pain appeared on her face.
