470: Chapter 470 Letting Go of Oneself

Just then, the System sent a notification sound.

[Ding! Detected that the Host has entered a special resonance state!]

[Host has obtained the identity of array eye Resonator!]

[World Harmonization has been activated!]

[When the Host breaks through above Tier 14, they can utilize the power of Harmonization to achieve consecutive Breakthroughs!]

[Hidden permission obtained: The Host can temporarily borrow the power of the array eye to become immune to any Tier 15 attacks for ten seconds!]

"What the hell? What is this thing now?"

Chen Yi was dumbfounded on the spot.

It felt like his brain was about to crash!

Just then, Hua Liuli's words woke him up.

"I am no longer a prisoner of the array eye."

"Now—I am its master, and I am my own master."

"For thousands of years, this is the first time I feel—like I am truly alive!"

Chen Yi came back to his senses and reached out to gently stroke her cheek: "Then, welcome to the real world, Hua Liuli!"

Hua Liuli grasped his hand, pressed it against her face, and closed her eyes to feel that warmth.

"Thank you for coming, thank you for seeing the most real version of me, and for being willing to stay! Chen Yi, I—"

Before she could finish her sentence.

She stood on tiptoe and took the initiative to kiss his lips.

It was not a tentative touch, nor a calculated temptation, but a deep, unreserved kiss.

The loneliness, repression, and pretense of thousands of years melted away completely in this kiss.

Chen Yi did not refuse; he responded to Hua Liuli with equal fervor.

[Ding! Hua Liuli favorability +2!]

[Current favorability: 98!]

After a long while, the two slowly separated.

When the two returned to the Silent Valley through the Space-Time Corridor, sure enough, less than half a minute had passed in the outside world.

The flow of time inside the Sanctuary was indeed different from the outside world.

"How do you feel?"

Chen Yi asked.

"Light! Very light!"

Hua Liuli replied with a smile, "For thousands of years, this is the first time I've felt so light! Let's return to the Luo Family Manor; I have some things I want to tell everyone."

"About the truth of the array eye?"

"About everything! I no longer need to hide! From today on, Hua Liuli is just Hua Liuli. Not some Queen, not some array eye Host, just—your Contracted Spirit Beast and a friend to everyone."

"Mhm, then I'll listen to you!"

—

When they teleported back to the Luo Family Manor, The girls were in the courtyard discussing their Cultivate insights.

Seeing the two return, Lin Mengxue was the first to greet them: "Sister Liuli, Chen Yi, you're back! Huh—Sister Liuli, you seem to be..."

Luo Shiyin, who was on the side, also added uncertainly: "It seems like something is different?"

The other girls also gathered around.

"Sister Liuli's hair color has changed a lot, it's so pretty!"

"Her eyes have changed—they're gentler!"

"Before, I always felt a sense of distance, but now I don't!"

Hearing this, Hua Liuli smiled: "Mhm, because I've let go of some things and also gained some things!"

She sat down on a stone bench in the center of the courtyard, and The girls naturally formed a circle around her.

She began to tell her story, recounting how a girl became an array eye Host, how she spent thousands of years in loneliness, and how she found herself again after being lost.

She omitted the most private emotional parts, but shared the truth about the world, the core of the array eye, and key intelligence regarding the final battle without reservation.

The girls were all stunned.

No one would have thought that Hua Liuli, this lofty Queen, actually had such a past?

Emilia was also quite surprised: "So you were also a human? I thought you were just condensed from magic power..."

Hearing this, Hua Liuli gave a few wry smiles.

If she were to say she was once human and only became a Queen because she inherited the power of the array eye...

That probably wouldn't be a good thing for her future rule!

"Emilia, about that argument—"

"No need to apologize!"

Emilia interrupted her, revealing a rare smile, "Looking at it now, we both took the wrong path! You chose to be conservative, I chose to be radical, but now—we both seem to have found the right direction!"

"Come to think of it, that's true!"

The two looked at each other and immediately laughed out loud.

Yes, now everyone is Chen Yi's person, everyone is Chen Yi's right-hand assistant...

Why argue over such small matters from the past?

That evening, a simple family banquet was held in the manor to celebrate Hua Liuli's rebirth.

At the banquet, she no longer referred to herself as 'This Queen,' but naturally used 'I,' took the initiative to pick food for others, and joked with others, just like a real young girl...

This was unprecedented!

After the banquet ended, Hua Liuli did not return to her own room.

She held Chen Yi's hand and walked towards the master bedroom in full view of everyone.

This scene naturally caused The girls to break into motherly smiles.

Did the former Queen actually have such a bold side?

"Good night, Sister Liuli!"

"Get some good rest."

"What rest? They'll have to work overtime all night!"

—

Hua Liuli nodded and pushed the door open to enter.

Only a warm yellow bedside lamp was on in the bedroom, the light soft and just right.

She closed the door behind her but did not immediately walk to the bedside.

Instead, she leaned her back against the door panel, quietly watching Chen Yi in the room.

"I—I don't really know what to do now."

"What do you mean?"

Hua Liuli gave a few wry smiles: "For thousands of years, all my actions had clear purposes. Who I approached was to use them, who I smiled at was to win them over, what I said was to achieve a certain effect—every step was calculated."

"But now, I have no purpose! I just want to be with you, want to be close to you—"

"But I don't know what to do. Those calculations, those schemes, now seem so superfluous and ridiculous."

Chen Yi smiled and reached out to gently stroke her cheek: "Then don't think about it. If you want to be close, be close; if you want to say something, say it; be the most real version of yourself!"

"The real me—"

Hua Liuli murmured, "I'm actually very afraid that you won't like the real me. That fragile me is too different from the Queen you knew before."

Chen Yi did not answer immediately, but grasped her hand and pressed her palm against his chest.

"Can you feel it?"

"When this heart beats, what it knows is not some Queen!"

"What it has always known is the girl named Hua Liuli!"

Hua Liuli's eyes reddened again, but this time she did not hold back her tears, letting them fall.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then stood on tiptoe.

Her hands wrapped around Chen Yi's neck, her body pressing close—

Thousands of years of loneliness, thousands of years of repression, thousands of years of pretense, all melted into this kiss.

Chen Yi responded to her, one hand wrapping around her waist, the other gently stroking her back, letting Hua Liuli vent to her heart's content—

Don't know how long it had been, the two slowly separated.

Hua Liuli panted slightly, her cheeks flushed, and the mist in her eyes finally dissipated completely.

"Will you think—that I am boring like this?"

"No, because the current you is more real, more complete! And—"

Chen Yi scooped up Hua Liuli, "Being able to let you feel boring in front of me is my honor! It means you can finally relax to the point of feeling bored!"

Hua Liuli was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

This was truly an unexpected answer!

"I want to be 'not boring' for a bit tonight!"

"Hmph, are you looking down on me? How could I only last for a bit?"

"We'll have to try and see!"

Outside the window, the moonlight was perfect; inside the room, the warmth was thick—

Hua Liuli had completely let herself go!