Transcending the Nine Heavens

The appearance of Chu Yang was strange, but it didn't matter as long as he returned to her. Everything else was inconsequential!

Unexpectedly, Chu Yang didn't respond to Mo Qingwu. Instead, he gazed at her with deep affection, an unusual look filled with nostalgia, reluctance, and guilt.

“Chu Yang, what’s wrong? Did something happen? You...” Mo Qingwu instinctively sensed that something was off. Upon closer inspection, she noticed that Chu Yang was covered in blood, with drops of it still falling from his body.

It was Chu Yang's own blood. He was injured?!

“Who hurt you?” Mo Qingwu cried out in agony upon realizing this, feeling more pain than if she herself had been injured. She stepped forward, wanting to embrace Chu Yang.

But Chu Yang shook his head slightly and took a step back, avoiding her embrace.

“Qingwu, I'm sorry, truly sorry.” Chu Yang's voice was filled with deep emotion and remorse.

“No, no, you have nothing to apologize for. Tell me, what's wrong? What happened to you? Please tell me!” Mo Qingwu rushed forward, but Chu Yang remained just out of reach, as if a vast distance separated them despite being so close.

He lingered there, gazing at her with profound affection.

“I’m sorry, I truly am...” Chu Yang said softly, “Qingwu, do you know how much I love you? When you died for me back then, it felt like my heart had shattered. During the battle at the Wind Thunder Platform, as I was dying, I fully realized that the most precious thing in this world was you, and yet I had already lost you.”

“At that moment, I made a vow. If there is a next life, I will dance with you across the world.”

“I swear, if there is a next life, I will love only you, I will like only you, you are my destined wife…”

Chu Yang spoke slowly.

Mo Qingwu felt her heart ache intensely, as if the most beautiful thing in her life was slipping away from her: “No... don’t say that, I understand. I only want you, Chu Yang; nothing else matters, as long as you're okay. I’m already very satisfied, truly, truly satisfied. Qingwu will accompany you for life, without regret…”

“No, I need to say this; let me finish...” Chu Yang fixed his gaze on her face, slowly shaking his head. “Since I returned to this life, I made a resolution: I will protect you, with all my power, I will change our fate, defying the heavens, to be with you for life, never to part.

“I want to marry you, to be together through all lifetimes.”

“But in the end, I did not keep this vow; I repeatedly broke my promises... I’m sorry, Qingwu, I said I wouldn’t make you sad, but I failed.”

“Heavenly Restoration, that day was an accident, I had no idea she was a woman. At that moment, I was drugged, and at the point of death, she saved me, using her purity to rescue me... then, she bore me a son, and I cannot…”

“Qianqian has deep feelings for me, which I have never accepted; just for you, I wanted to give you my entirety, my completeness; yet I never considered that I had already owed so much to others…”

“When the time came, Qianqian died trying to save me, my heart wavered again... Qingwu, I’m sorry, it turns out I am also a sentimental person, or perhaps I just don’t deserve to say ‘sentimental’. It’s merely an excuse I make for myself.” Chu Yang smiled gently, his smile filled with affection, helplessness, but also regret.

“Later, when I learned about Heavenly Restoration, I became even more confused. I also cannot let her down.”

“I must take on the responsibilities of a man, but that means failing you, which is unfair to you. The responsibilities of a husband and a father, but not because of you... I must uphold the vows and promises I made before my death in my past life, but I cannot bear even the most basic responsibilities towards them... that too is unfair…”

“My final decision breached that vow... I can only let you down.”

“I once thought to use my whole life to make up for the regrets and guilt, and I decided... no matter what, I will ensure your happiness... But now, I fear I can no longer do that. I have once again broken my vow. Is my integrity really that poor…”