Ye Zhenshan looked at the masked figure, somewhat uncertain.
“Qingyi… is that you?”
Ye Qingyi instantly fought for control of her body and said softly, “Father, it’s me. It’s all right.”
‘What the hell? Qingyi just snatched control whenever she wants. If I hadn’t let her, it wouldn’t be that easy!’
‘Doesn’t he need to save face? … Damn! It’s all the system’s fault. Stupid system, just wait.’
The surviving Ye family disciples gathered around, talking all at once.
“The young lady is amazing!”
“She killed those Zhao family members with one punch!”
“Did the young lady break through?”
Ye Qingyi said perfunctorily, “I just… found a way to get stronger.”
“I’ll tell you the details later.”
Ye Zhenshan looked at his daughter, his eyes full of relief.
“Good. You go rest first. Leave the rest to me.”
Ye Qingyi said, “By the way, the Grand Elder ran away.”
Ye Zhenshan’s face darkened.
He sighed softly.
“I know. We’ll settle that score later.”
“For now, let’s deal with the remnants of the Zhao family.”
“Yes, Father.”
Then Ye Qingyi handed control of her body back to Ye Chu.
Ye Chu wanted to say something but didn’t know what to say.
He could only chase after them and completely annihilate the people from the Zhao, Song, and Yue families.
‘Suddenly I feel like my life is bitter. What’s up with that?’
…
After clearing out everyone, Ye Chu, controlling Ye Qingyi’s body, returned to the small courtyard.
There were still a few hours until the mask automatically dissipated.
Ye Qingyi politely asked Ye Chu to return control of her body to her, but Ye Chu refused.
Ye Qingyi was about to say something when she suddenly sensed a familiar aura.
At the entrance of the small courtyard, a girl in a light purple dress stood there.
Ye Qingyi frowned.
“Zhao Qingge? Is she here for revenge?”
Mu Qingge’s eyes looked through Ye Qingyi’s body at Ye Chu inside, a smile on her lips.
“Ye Chu, long time no see.”
Ye Qingyi was shocked.
‘How does she know Ye Chu?’
Ye Chu did not respond immediately.
He suddenly didn’t know what to say.
Ten thousand years had passed.
He thought he had let go, but now that they were truly meeting, his heart was still filled with mixed emotions.
Ye Qingyi sensed the complicated, indescribable something attached to Ye Chu’s silence.
‘Ye Chu… has feelings for this woman?’
Ye Qingyi couldn’t describe what she felt in her heart.
A bit sour, a bit bitter, a bit… uncomfortable.
…
Ye Chu assumed a fighting stance.
“Before I return the greeting of ‘long time no see,’ I want to ask: Are you Mu Qingge, or something else?”
“After all, ten thousand years ago, I confirmed with my own eyes that you were dead.”
Mu Qingge smiled slightly.
“I don’t know why either. When I gained consciousness, I had already been born into the Zhao family.”
“As for revenge and all that… Ye Chu, you know, I don’t have much attachment to things like family… dead is dead…”
Mu Qingge played with her hair, her tone full of grievance.
“I thought we had a tacit understanding, that we would recognize each other’s identity at first sight. But instead, you doubt me.”
“That makes me a little sad and hurt.”
Ye Chu was completely unaffected.
“Since you can confirm that I am really me, then you should know that my doubt is reasonable.”
Mu Qingge chuckled.
“Is it because the more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at lying?”
At this point, Ye Chu was basically sure that the person in front of him was Mu Qingge.
Rather, he had already confirmed her identity the first time he saw Mu Qingge after waking up.
The reason he asked one more question here was indeed because of that saying from Zhang Jiaozhu’s mother: the more beautiful a woman is, the better she is at lying.
Mu Qingge was very beautiful, so she was very good at deceiving.
Moonlight spilled over Mu Qingge, like a layer of silver gauze.
“Ye Chu, do you remember?”
“Ten thousand years ago, we went to the Mystic Sea to watch the whale fall.”
“You said it was the most spectacular sight you had ever seen.”
“But I argued that it should be the saddest sight.”
…
Ye Chu’s memories were stirred.
Of course he remembered.
The whale fall in the Mystic Sea: a massive whale sinking into the deep ocean, becoming nourishment for all things.
At the time, he had laughed at Mu Qingge for being a literary youth of the sea, indulging in sentimentality.
But now that he thought about it, that might have been her metaphor for herself?
And then?
Now Mu Qingge wanted to tell him that she had her reasons.
After saying it, Ye Chu was supposed to forgive her.
And then what?
The two of them rekindle their old flame?
To be honest, that was a bit of a hellish joke.
Mu Qingge continued, “Being with you back then was the happiest time of my life.”
Ye Chu asked, “Then why did you… leave without saying goodbye?”
This was the question he had wanted to ask for ten thousand years.
He thought he would never know the answer in this lifetime.
If she had been willing to explain properly back then, the outcome wouldn’t be what it is now.
Mu Qingge shook her head with a light laugh.
“Because… my family came for me.”
“My family, as you know, is not an ordinary cultivation family.”
“When they found me, I knew I couldn’t escape.”
“If I stayed, they would have killed you.”
Ye Chu’s voice carried a hint of anger.
“So you just left? Without even a single word?”
Mu Qingge’s gaze was intense.
“What message did you want me to leave for you? In what capacity?”
“I was just one of your many admirers.”
“I know you planned to confess to me the next day. I was originally going to accept, but unfortunately, heaven did not grant our wish.”
“If you weren’t so flirtatious, I might have agreed long ago.”
Ye Chu held his forehead and sighed.
“So you’re blaming me now?”
“I’ve told you many times, I have nothing to do with them anymore. They rejected me, and I’ve let go of my feelings for them. I don’t cling to old loves. Why don’t you believe me?”
Mu Qingge said, “What about me? Am I also an old flame? Now that you have a new companion by your side, have you given up on me too?”
‘Fuck me, why did she suddenly drag Qingyi into this? She can even get jealous over this? Women are such a pain!’
Ye Chu pretended not to understand what Mu Qingge was saying.
“New companion? What new companion? Ye Qingyi is just a naive little sister who has some connection to me, got lost in her hometown and doesn’t know how to go back.”
“That we could meet again after ten thousand years is simply fate!”
“But I have some things to take care of with Ye Qingyi right now. After we’re done, I’ll come find you, okay?”
“Then we can drink and chat happily. If you still aren’t satisfied, we can travel the world together again.”
…
Suddenly called out, Ye Qingyi was completely dumbfounded.
“Huh? New companion? Is she talking about me?”
At first, she had been worried that Zhao Qingge—no, now she should be called Mu Qingge, right?
She had started off worrying that Mu Qingge had come for revenge, then discovered that the two of them had known each other ten thousand years ago and seemed to have a past.
Although she felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, that was quickly covered up by the excitement of watching drama.
But now the topic suddenly turned to her?
‘Screaming face.jpg!’
‘Noooo! Am I going to become the third party? I just want to watch the drama quietly, not become the drama itself!’
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