Published: February 26, 2025
"I owe her an apology. I am not ready to face her calmly. Moreover, I think she wouldn't want to see me either."
"I believe it’s more appropriate for you to find her alone."
"Mm." After Tan Yun nodded, memories surfaced in his mind of when Zhang Sun Xuan Qi had gathered in the last universe, and the moments he kissed her in Hundred Flower Immortal Valley.
"Yuyan, I..." Tan Yun hesitated.
"What’s wrong, husband?" Yuyan asked.
Tan Yun spoke honestly, "To be frank, I don’t know how to handle the relationship between me and Zhang Sun Xuan Qi."
"Husband, I understand your feelings." The clever Yuyan seemed to see through Tan Yun's thoughts and said, "It’s actually very simple."
"If you like Zhang Sun Xuan Qi, I won't stop you. Likewise, I believe Su Bing would agree if she were here."
"After all, in the last universe, you indeed let Zhang Sun Xuan Qi down. Because of you, she has not accepted any man's feelings in either the last universe or this one, which proves how deep her love for you is."
"Also, on the day the three great hearts were shattered, she risked her life to save you and even chose to disguise herself..."
Upon hearing this, a warm current surged in Tan Yun's heart. While feeling touched, he also wondered, "Why did she disguise herself?"
Yuyan said, "Husband, I speculate that her actions were not meant to be mysterious, but rather, in her heart, she just wanted you to live well and didn’t want to disturb your life because of her."
"Husband, Xuan Qi is a good girl. I sincerely hope you can fall in love with her and compensate her well in this lifetime."
Tan Yun sighed, "Feelings cannot be forced. I don't like her right now."
"Yes, you don’t like her now," Yuyan said. "But if you were to recover your memories from the last universe, I think you would definitely feel something for her, even fall in love with her."
"And husband, let me tell you an ancient legend."
Tan Yun furrowed his brows, "What legend?"
Yuyan spoke earnestly, "It is said that in the supreme ancestor realm, there is a divine object nurtured by heaven and earth, called Memory Ancestor Liquid. This liquid can completely restore lost memories."
"If that’s the case, you would remember the events of the last universe and recall everything we experienced together, as well as what you went through with Zhang Sun Xuan Qi."
"Only then will you know what kind of position Zhang Sun Xuan Qi holds in your heart."
Upon hearing this, Tan Yun nodded, "I'll remember that."
"Mm." Yuyan said, "Alright, you should head to the Chaos Divine Sea and thank Xuan Qi in person."
Then, Tan Yun passed through the Divine Realm Gate in the Hall of Time and Space, taking three months to reach Chaos Divine City in the Chaos Divine Realm. After stepping out of the Hall of Time and Space, he transformed into a purple beam of light that shot out of the Chaos Divine City and disappeared into the horizon...
Time flowed like the stars shifting. Two months later, Tan Yun flew above the Chaos Divine Sea, braving the howling sea wind and treading upon the towering waves, heading towards the central sea region...
"Whoosh—"
More than a month later, heavy rain poured down from the sky.
A purple beam of light weaved through the curtain of rain, flying towards the central area of the sea where heaven and earth divine essence swirled above a divine island, becoming the figure of Tan Yun in a purple robe.
Tan Yun released his divine consciousness, enveloping the entire divine island, but he did not find Bai Xi Supreme nor the trace of Zhang Sun Xuan Qi.
Step by step, Tan Yun walked down from the void and appeared outside a beautifully designed pavilion. He saw the plaque hanging on the pavilion inscribed with the three characters "Xuan Qi Pavilion," clearly indicating it was where Zhang Sun Xuan Qi lived.
Next to the Xuan Qi Pavilion was another pavilion called "Bai Xi Pavilion."
"She’s not here, then I’ll wait for her here," Tan Yun thought to himself, standing in the rain waiting for Zhang Sun Xuan Qi.
A day later, Zhang Sun Xuan Qi did not return...