In fact, most of the time, Lu Chen and White Lotus were not people who were easy to get along with.
White Lotus's temperament had been nurtured since she was a child. When she was a child, she must have suffered a lot from the side of the family. But later on, when she was discovered to have a rare innate talent of five pillars, she immediately rose to the sky in a single step and became a treasure loved by everyone. When she was accepted as a disciple by Hakushin Jinkun of the Kunlun Party, she reached the peak of her life. Everyone was optimistic about her, and everyone thought that this girl would have a bright future in the future. Yuanying Zhenren was not a problem, and even the position of Deity Zhenren could be expected.
At that time, on one hand, White Lotus had the full support of the Bai Clan, on the other hand, she had the biggest backer in the Kunlun Party, and on the other hand, she had the Eldest Senior Brother, who was the Zhenren of the Kunlun Party. Everyone in the Kunlun Party, from top to bottom, treated her like a fairy. In addition, she was born beautiful and moving. At a young age, she already had the temperament of a fairy from the Ninth Heaven. She was the perfect person in the legends.
If those things did not happen later, if there was no person called Zhenren Tianlan in this world, presumably, White Lotus would really live a fairy-like life.
But now, almost all the dazzling halos on her body had faded. Her Master was dead, her Senior Brother had inexplicably gone into death seclusion, and there was another Senior Brother who was even worse, directly defecting to the enemy. Even the Bai Clan, who originally regarded her as the future hope of the family's resurgence and had placed unlimited hope on her, suddenly seemed to have become deaf and blind overnight. They completely forgot about her, and almost no longer mentioned her to outsiders.
The situation in this world was so cruel, and the gap was so big. It was already very good that White Lotus had not gone crazy and was still struggling to survive.
But now, her temper was really like a thorn. Except for bowing her head to the ground in front of the high and mighty Zhenren and disregarding her dignity to survive, she was very cold and harsh to others. Even Lu Chen was the same. From time to time, he would mock and make sarcastic remarks.
In comparison, Lu Chen seemed to be in a better state. After so many years of suffering and suffering, he had long become tactful. Many times, he would smile when he should laugh, and he would lower his head when he should lower his head. But for some reason, he still gave off a cold sense of distance.
He was always far away from people, making it hard for people to see his intentions or thoughts. Or perhaps, he let you see his intentions, but then you would wonder if what you saw was his sincerity.
Almost everyone was like that when they were with him. No one could get close to his heart. White Lotus was like that, Su Qingjun was like that, Supreme Tianlan was like that, and even Old Ma, who had spent more than ten years with him, was like that.
Perhaps it was because of this that Perfected Lord Tianlan could not completely trust him?
When these two people walked together, it would of course be strange if they could get along with each other in harmony and intimacy.
After traveling together for a few days, Lu Chen and White Lotus, who were both smart people, quickly understood this point. But for some reason, White Lotus forcibly suppressed her temper and often took the initiative to talk to Lu Chen every day, but the atmosphere of the conversation was often very awkward.
Lu Chen's reaction to this was very straightforward. He had already been in this situation, and the girl opposite him was not someone who could suppress him or directly decide his fate. So, Lu Chen had no interest in dealing with her, even if White Lotus was indeed a rare beauty in the world.
Lu Chen slipped away. In the dead of night, he ran faster than anyone else with the Black Dog. He was so unpredictable that even White Lotus could not catch up with him. She could only curse angrily in the dark night.
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After returning to traveling alone, Lu Chen took Atsu and traveled over mountains and rivers. After several years, he finally returned to the Western Continent and saw the familiar majestic Kunlun mountain range.
The vicissitudes and changes of the world didn't seem to change the appearance of the majestic mountains at all. Perhaps in the eyes of the heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers, this bit of time was only a blink of an eye.
But for some people, that fleeting glimmer was their whole life.
Lu Chen did not hurry to climb the Kunlun mountain. Instead, he entered Kunwu City.
Of course, he was also very familiar with Kunwu City. Many things had happened here. In addition to the love and hatred of those years, he had actually wandered in this city even earlier when he was still a child. Later on, he was discovered and taken away by Perfected Lord Tianlan, which led to the circumstances of his life later on.
In all of Lu Chen's memories, Kunwu City was actually the starting point of everything. He started his life here.
Walking on the familiar streets and looking at the familiar scenery, Lu Chen always had the illusion that everything here had never changed. Not only the streets, shops, and houses, but even the people walking here gave him the feeling that nothing had changed since a long time ago.
But this feeling was, of course, wrong. Everything had changed.
There were many big mansions in Kunwu City, and the rich and powerful families with a long history all lived here. Along the way, Lu Chen was like an ordinary passerby who saw the lintel of the door and recalled the past.
The Bai Clan's style was still very grand, but the people in front of the door seemed to have become calm and low-key.
The Atsu family was obviously a bit dilapidated. Could it be that the owner didn't have the heart to take care of it? The servants at the door were all listless. Even their gazes when looking outside seemed to be drifting, as if they had lost their vitality.
Later, Lu Chen stopped in front of a slightly smaller house. From a distance, he looked at the words "Yi Manor" hanging on the lintel of the door. He was silent for a long time before he finally sighed softly.
… …
In fact, if he really counted it, it hadn't been a long time since Yi Xin passed away, but in Lu Chen's heart, it seemed like many years had passed.
But as time passed, the smile of that young girl became increasingly clear in his heart. Time didn't wear away her beauty; it just quietly occupied a corner in his heart, looking at him with a smile and quietly accompanying him.
Compared to Yi Xin, many things that happened on that soul-stirring night had faded from Lu Chen's memory. The struggle for power, the cruel fighting, the fine line between life and death, and all kinds of things that changed the fate of the world — everything began to become distant to him.
Before coming to Kunwu City, he had already asked Old Ma about Yi Xin's situation after he left. In the end, Yi Xin's body was taken back by her family. Her father still loved her very much, and it was said that he was extremely sad. After taking care of Yi Xin's funeral, he fell seriously ill. Although he didn't lose his life, his body wasn't as good as it used to be.
Even now, the cause of Yi Xin's death was still unclear. In other words, the real murderer still couldn't be determined.
How ridiculous this may sound, but it is the truth.
Someone once secretly said that it was related to the dead son of the Su family, Sumo, but it was quickly denied by the Su family. Sumo's mother, Madame Bai, denied it with grief and indignation. She would rather die than let her son's name be tarnished after his death.
Her attitude was so resolute that no one else in the Su family said anything.
The Yi family went to the Kunlun Party to investigate, but in the end, the matter was left unresolved.
The Su family was a great aristocratic family, and there were some particularly outstanding people in the Kunlun Party who had connections with several Yuanying Enlightened Masters.
Who told them to be a small family that only knew how to grow tea? Even if they had a Yuanying Enlightened Master in their sect, this wouldn't be the case.
However, the Yi family didn't really make a scene because it wouldn't be beneficial to the entire family. Moreover, in some private occasions, some people who couldn't stand it spoke to them.
Yi Xin didn't die unjustly. There were people who were furious for her, people who disregarded everything for her, and people who took revenge for her.
Revenge was all that mattered.
The dead's wish was fulfilled, the living had to continue living. However, this hatred was buried in the heart and passed on to their descendants. One day, it would grow and sprout.
That day, Lu Chen stood outside the Yi family's door, filled with emotions. He reminisced about the past, but of course, he wouldn't think about the future. He just wanted to see Yi Xin again.
To be precise, he wanted to see the wooden plaque with Yi Xin's name.
For some reason, Lu Chen felt a little lost. He remembered how he felt when he returned to Qingshuitang Village and stood in front of Dingdang's grave.
They were all beautiful women in the world, but they were gone. He didn't catch them when they were alive, so after the separation of life and death, all that was left were memories.
He turned and left the street, but he didn't go far. He found an inn to stay in and waited until the sky turned dark. After settling Atsu in the room, Lu Chen returned to the Yi family's house and climbed over the wall.
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