Published: November 30, -0001
Thinking back to the first time she encountered Qin Chen in the Supreme Sword Dao, where both of them regarded each other as virtual beings and engaged in a frenzied battle, nearly exposing themselves, Ji Ru Yue felt a warmth in her heart.
She also recalled the scene in the Demon Sword Tower when she was in danger, and Qin Chen rushed in without regard for his safety to save her.
How she wished that nothing else had happened afterward, just the two of them, staying together in that Demon Sword Tower forever; how wonderful that would be.
A smile blossomed on Ji Ru Yue's lips, she laughed.
But while laughing, she suddenly cried!
“Ru Yue!” Ji Hong Chen looked at Ru Yue, at the painful expression on her face, which was mixed with tears and laughter, and felt a pang in his heart.
“I said, if you came to persuade me, then please go back, Aunt, don’t let Ru Yue be disappointed in you. In Ru Yue’s heart, you have always been the one who loves me the most. Ru Yue doesn’t want to quarrel with you.” Ji Ru Yue sobbed.
“Foolish girl, what’s there to cry about? You’re already so grown up, still crying like a child. If you keep crying, your face will be all smudged, and then you won't look good at all.”
A voice filled with concern and teasing echoed in Ji Ru Yue's ears.
This voice was so familiar that it stunned Ji Ru Yue for a moment.
“Chen Shao? No, who is it?”
Ji Ru Yue immediately turned her head, staring fixedly at a cloaked figure behind Ji Hong Chen, her expression shocked and her body trembling as she asked.
“Little girl, can’t even recognize my voice anymore?” Behind Ji Hong Chen, Qin Chen stepped forward, smiling at Ji Ru Yue, but his heart ached.
Is this still the Ru Yue he knew? Bearing such a heavy burden, is she struggling to breathe under it?
“You are…” Ji Ru Yue stared at Qin Chen with intense focus, her eyes filled with excitement, shock, and disbelief... A myriad of emotions erupted within her heart, surging wildly. She wanted to rein them in but couldn’t. Tears flowed uncontrollably down her face.
“Foolish girl, don’t cry; you won’t look good if you cry.”
Qin Chen touched Ru Yue's face, the emotions in his heart seemed ready to burst forth, but he suppressed them tightly, only a glimmer of tears shone in the corners of his eyes.
“Chen… Chen Shao…”
Ru Yue covered her mouth, looking at Qin Chen in disbelief, countless unspeakable emotions in her eyes. She was so excited that she couldn’t say a word, only tears streamed down her face endlessly.
Did she see it wrong, or hear it wrong?
Although the person in front of her had changed in appearance, that aura, that voice, that feeling—clearly it was still Chen Shao.
“I'm sorry, Ru Yue, I came late.” Qin Chen stroked Ru Yue's hair, its fragrance gentle as silk, but all Qin Chen felt was heartache, heartache for the pressure she must have endured and the hardships she must have suffered.
“It really is you!”
Ji Ru Yue trembled all over, throwing herself into Qin Chen’s embrace, sobbing, “You didn’t die, you really didn’t die!”
“It’s me, I didn’t die, I came to save you.”
Qin Chen tightly embraced Ru Yue. At this moment, he had no thoughts in his heart, only wanting to hold this woman tightly.
In the past, Qin Chen always thought that his feelings for Ru Yue were merely those of an elder to a younger one, perhaps with a touch of fondness, but that was more of an appreciation, a feeling developed over time spent together.
But now, he realized he was wrong. The moment he saw Ru Yue, he knew that this woman had already occupied a significant place in his heart.
This was a woman he couldn’t help but cherish and feel heartache for.
The two held each other for a long time, before Ji Ru Yue finally came to her senses, looking at Qin Chen excitedly and asking, “How did you get here?”
Then worry appeared on her face as she asked nervously, “Were you captured by the Grand Elder and the others? What do the Grand Elder and the others want to do to you?”