71: The male and female protagonists break up

Su Lianxue gazed fixedly at Jun Lingxiao's location from upstairs, but suddenly sensed an unfamiliar aura stopping at the downstairs entrance.

A sharp shout made the person outside the door freeze.

"It's me."

The person outside had intended to sneak in through the window, but he didn't expect to be discovered before even getting close. So, he simply announced his identity.

...Han Feng?

Su Lianxue frowned at the voice, and after two seconds of thought, she seemed to suddenly recall the owner of the voice.

At the same time, she couldn't help but sigh. Although it had only been a day since they last met, to Su Lianxue, it felt like a very long time had passed.

This was because too many things had happened in between, so much so that they were extremely perilous, causing her to temporarily forget her childhood friend.

She went downstairs and opened the door, and sure enough, it was Han Feng.

Han Feng was neatly dressed, with a cloth bundle on his back, and a hint of impatience in his brows.

"Lianxue, I'm leaving. Come with me."

"I will take good care of you."

Han Feng saw the door open and took a step forward, trying to grab Su Lianxue's hand, but she instinctively stepped back and evaded him.

'I will take good care of you...'

How familiar these words were. Su Lianxue listened, her expression gradually becoming dazed, as if she had returned to her childhood.

At that time, she was still young and naturally couldn't accept her mother's sudden departure. She would cry three times a day.

It was also at that time that she was not yet the Saintess, not favored by so many people, and often bullied because of her delicate features. Han Feng appeared at this time, and he said the same thing to her then.

And from then on, a seed was planted in Su Lianxue's heart, and a young man named Han Feng became a part of her life.

But unfortunately, everything changed afterward.

Han Feng suddenly became a cripple, and he himself was very decadent, seeming to firmly believe that his cultivation would recover and just waited idly.

All the gossip, all the hardships, the harassment from the powerful, and even the frustration of her unsuccessful search for her mother—she endured it all alone.

If it were before, Su Lianxue might really have gone with Han Feng, but now... "Han Feng, you go by yourself."

...Why?

Han Feng's face gradually showed a hint of disappointment, but he still tried his best to persuade Su Lianxue: "Lianxue, listen to me. That adult, he's named Jun, and he's from the Upper Realm, even from the Upper Realm's Upper Realm. We can't afford to provoke him."

"The only thing we can do now is to leave quickly, otherwise..."

He realized that his small cauldron inside him would be in trouble.

Han Feng spoke anxiously, but when it came to his biggest secret, he still chose to conceal it, not revealing everything.

He thought he could persuade Su Lianxue, but Han Feng only saw Su Lianxue take a step back, hiding her face in the darkness, preventing him from seeing her expression.

"Han Feng, I told you, I'm not leaving. You go by yourself."

Without saying more, Su Lianxue just shook her head and continued.

After speaking, she even made to close the door.

"Lianxue! I'm really not joking with you. That Jun isn't a good person, and he's from the Upper Realm. You two have no future!" Han Feng quickly held the door panel, staring wide-eyed at Su Lianxue, as if he had just met her, but finally said earnestly.

In his opinion, Su Lianxue might have fallen for that Jun, otherwise, given their relationship, there would be no need to say anything more.

But the key is that it's impossible. An Upper Realm adult and a Lower Realm Saintess, they don't look like a couple no matter how you see it.

"We have no future?"

It was better not to mention it. As soon as it was said, Su Lianxue let out a sneer. She stepped forward and stood in front of Han Feng, confronting him.

Now Han Feng saw clearly: Su Lianxue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her brows were tightly furrowed.

"Han Feng, whether we have a future or not is not for an outsider like you to say. I will consider it myself."

"As for your talk of running, it's even more ridiculous. You don't care, since you're not from Guan Xue Holy Land anyway. But have you never considered me?"

"It's fine if I run, but what about my clansmen? There are many people from my Su family in the Holy Land, including several Elders, and even my father."

"If I leave, what about them? What if Your Highness gets angry and implicates them?"

"Han Feng, you are an adult. Think more about yourself, and I beg you to also consider me!"

It was the first time Han Feng had seen Su Lianxue angry. She had always been cold in demeanor, with a lofty attitude, and as a child, she mostly followed him silently.

He thought Su Lianxue would always be that way, always his shadow.

But seeing her today... that childhood friend had changed, leaving him speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say.

"I just... want you to be well. As for the others..."

At this point, Han Feng stopped speaking. He was still a cripple yesterday, so how could he have the extra thought to consider others?

Looking at him like this, Su Lianxue sighed again helplessly, and inexplicably thought of Jun Lingxiao.

Both are people, but why is the difference so great?

Although Jun Lingxiao was somewhat indiscriminately murderous, it was only once, and it was to kill Fan Zuo for her.

Capricious, lofty, lazy, and noble, but it must be said, Jun Lingxiao was different from everyone she had ever met. He had a unique kind of magic, always attracting her tightly.

Before, she didn't want to admit this, but at this moment, after Han Feng said it, Su Lianxue suddenly realized... 'Yes, I understand. I do have feelings for him, but... flowing water is heartless, and he and I are ultimately impossible.'

Sometimes gentle, sometimes domineering, sometimes making her look up to him, sometimes standing shoulder to shoulder with him. Especially that confident and knowledgeable demeanor, she had only seen it on Han Feng before. In the days she was disappointed by Han Feng's decadence, such a person appearing was simply her ideal in life.

All of this made her indulge in it, unable and unwilling to extricate herself.

"Han Feng, you go by yourself. As long as you can survive, that's enough. We part today, and we will not meet again in the future."

Su Lianxue said, her expression returning to calm, once again becoming the lofty, unblemished Saintess.

"No, Lianxue, come with me! I swear I will take good care of you in the future. If something happens later... I will avenge you! Leave everything to me!"

"Is that Jun clinging to you, forcing you?"

Han Feng leaned forward, trying to see Su Lianxue's face.

But Su Lianxue looked at him like this and just laughed.

That smile was like a blooming flower, extremely beautiful, but at the same time, it contained helplessness and mockery, and her eyes also grew cold.

"Stop talking big. Do you know what kind of person Your Highness is? Revenge? That's simply preposterous."

"Han Feng, I told you, you have your choice, and I have mine. I cannot leave."

"As for you saying Your Highness is clinging to me, that's even more ridiculous. Your Highness is not like shallow men like you. He..."

Su Lianxue said with a sneer, as if mocking herself.

"I have nothing to give Your Highness, and nothing Your Highness would value. In his eyes, I am just a tiny ant."

"Your Highness has no demands of me, this ant."

"From childhood to adulthood, even you, Han Feng, were amazed by my face. Everyone looked at me with lust in their eyes. I often wondered if I would still be me without this face. But Your Highness is not like that. In his eyes, I am no different from an ordinary person. I am me, regardless of anything else. This is where he differs from you."

"Han Feng, for the sake of our childhood friendship, I don't want to see you die. It's good as long as you survive, after all, your family is..."

"Family? What about my family?"

Han Feng shouted as if his inverse scale had been touched when he heard the word 'family', but the next moment he was speechless.

Only a slightly fawning voice was heard from afar.

"Your Highness, this way. My daughter's residence is here."

It was the Holy Lord!!

And the Your Highness he spoke of... was naturally Jun Lingxiao.