81: The past is gone with the wind

Dugu Litian felt quite uneasy throughout the journey.

Her small hands were sometimes placed in front, and sometimes behind her back.

She wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

She felt she should ask something, but then felt she shouldn't ask anything at all.

The atmosphere among the three of them became quite awkward.

However, Lu Hao was indifferent to this; he was merely an observer.

If it weren't for the matter involving his disciple, he probably wouldn't have bothered with such things.

The most conflicted was Dugu Litian.

Previously, in the Yu Xiao Immortal Sect, he really wanted to bring Ye Qingyin back to the Qingxuan Sect.

If she stayed there, she would surely lose her life.

But after actually bringing her back, he didn't know how to face her.

Fortunately, in a short while, the Qingxuan Sect's Sect entrance came into their view.

Since the person was safe, Lu Hao was no longer willing to meddle.

He simply left with a remark, 'You two have a good chat,' and departed.

He didn't understand anything about love and affection.

He hadn't even had a proper relationship until now!

"Thank you, Master, for your help today; Litian is endlessly grateful!"

"Alright, alright, no need to say such things to me. Breaking through to the Immortal Realm sooner is the greatest reward for your Master."

......

After Lu Hao left, the two looked at each other, neither speaking for a long time.

The scene was truly as awkward as it could be.

After holding it in for a while, Dugu Litian finally squeezed out a few words, saying stiffly:

"How about... I show you... around the Sect?"

Ye Qingyin lowered her head and slowly replied:

"Alright, thank you for the trouble."

So the two walked one after another, Dugu Litian in front and Ye Qingyin behind.

"Uh... this is Qing Xuan Prefecture. That person just now was my Master Lu Hao; he is the Great Master of the Qingxuan Sect."

"My Master is very powerful. Although he is the Great Master, his cultivation is unfathomable, and no one in the Sect is his match!"

As they walked, Dugu Litian spoke, and Ye Qingyin listened.

Dugu Litian suddenly felt as if he had returned to the Yu Xiao Immortal Sect.

At that time, it was also Ye Qingyin who took him around the entire Yu Xiao Immortal Sect.

He just wondered if the person behind him remembered their time together...

"That's the main residence of Qing Xuan Prefecture. My Grandmaster lives there. Don't think my Master's cultivation is unfathomable; he truly respects my Grandmaster from the bottom of his heart. If you dare to say anything negative about Grandmaster in the Qingxuan Sect, you're finished!"

"That's Jin Guang Prefecture. Master once personally killed their Prefect during the Prefecture Trials."

"That's where the Sect Leader stays. Now, with Master's help, they are all diligently cultivating, and the overall strength of the Qingxuan Sect is improving very rapidly."

"That place is called Spirit Flower Stream. There are so many flowers there, and they are especially beautiful. Come on, I'll take you to play there."

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Throughout the journey, Dugu Litian spoke more and more, as if he had completely opened his heart.

Ye Qingyin, who was following behind, also gradually began to smile, moving from her initial seriousness.

Especially after Dugu Litian personally wove her a flower crown at the Spirit Flower Stream.

She finally laughed out loud happily.

Ye Qingyin felt as if she had returned to her carefree days before the Possession.

Time seemed especially short; before Dugu Litian could react, the sun had already set.

At this moment, Dugu Litian and Ye Qingyin were sitting quietly atop that towering mountain peak.

Their feet were slightly suspended in the air, and their gaze was fixed on the setting sun, which burned like a raging fire.

The lingering sun, red as blood, cast its last rays of afterglow upon their bodies.

It was as if they were draped in a red veil.

Two long, dark shadows stretched out behind them, extending far into the distance.

The evening breeze gently caressed Ye Qingyin's long, black hair, which cascaded like a waterfall.

Strands of her beautiful hair danced softly in the wind.

Along with the gentle breeze, a faint, subtle fragrance of her hair wafted and lingered around Dugu Litian.

For Dugu Litian, ever since his Dao foundation was taken, his heart had been filled with endless hatred and resentment.

However, when he understood the whole truth,

When he sat here with Ye Qingyin, appreciating the beautiful afterglow of the setting sun together,

That long-lost sense of peace and satisfaction once again filled his heart.

This was the second time he had felt the beauty of life, after becoming Lu Hao's disciple.

The two sat in silence, and it was Ye Qingyin who finally broke it.

Ye Qingyin turned her face to Dugu Litian and slowly said:

"Dugu Litian, tell me the truth. I don't want to think about it anymore; I'm in so much pain..."

"After the Soul that possessed me disappeared, my memories are becoming clearer and clearer."

"I don't want to face it alone in the dead of night."

"So, Dugu Litian, please tell me everything, okay? I know you won't lie to me..."

......

A long silence.

Until a leaf slowly fell onto Dugu Litian's hand with the wind.

He picked up the leaf and began to play with it.

The leaf was so exquisite! Why hadn't he noticed it before?

After a closer look, he held the stem of the leaf and slowly rotated it.

His voice slowly emerged with the rotation of the leaf.

Ye Qingyin was right; Dugu Litian did not deceive her this time.

At first, he thought she might never know the truth, but that was no longer the case.

The events during the Possession would slowly come back to her.

Instead of letting her suffer alone, it was better for him to bear it with her.

But there was also good news.

Their love was real...

It was a full hour, until the moon and stars were sparse, before Dugu Litian finished telling everything he knew.

Ye Qingyin, beside him, did not cry or make a fuss as he had imagined.

She just stared blankly at the sky, not knowing what she was thinking.

After Dugu Litian finished speaking, he also quietly looked at the sky.

"Does it hurt, here?"

Ye Qingyin's voice sounded as her hand rested on Dugu Litian's Dantian.

Dugu Litian smiled faintly and said to Ye Qingyin:

"It doesn't hurt."

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The next day, Ye Qingyin, with red eyes, asked Dugu Litian to accompany her to an uninhabited mountain peak.

She rummaged through her Storage Pouch and found a robe that once belonged to her father.

This was the only relic of her father she could find at the moment.

She solemnly took it out and folded it neatly.

Then she took out a shovel and dug a pit on the mountain peak.

She placed the neatly folded clothing into it.

Then she personally refilled the dirt and erected a monument.

"Tomb of My Late Father, Ye Xiangyang"

And performed several solemn kowtows.

After doing all this, she slowly stood up and looked at Dugu Litian.

Dugu Litian had not shown any expression throughout the entire process.

He was still resentful towards Ye Xiangyang; was he also Possessed?

He was the accomplice who helped Demon Sound steal his Dao foundation!

Dugu Litian could not so easily let go of this knot in his heart because of Ye Qingyin!

Ye Qingyin naturally understood this point.

"Dugu Litian... my father... he..."

"No need to say anything. The deceased are to be respected. Let's go."

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