The final result of the battle in the sky was naturally Shao Bai's side's complete victory. All of the villains' bugs were captured and locked in the underground prison.
From that day onwards, time seemed to have passed especially quickly. Shao Bai brought her to every corner of the world with the excuse of sending her a wedding invitation, and he even visited the Dragon and Qilin races. She also saw many old friends, and everyone she knew ever since she transmigrated. Even though they clearly lived in different worlds, it was as though they were gathered here in an instant. Furthermore, the Three Realms coexisted peacefully, and other than the occasional disturbance from the Devil race, it was rather peaceful.
Everything in the world had become perfect, as though there were no more bugs that could not be fixed, and she no longer had to live and die. Her master, little radish, the entire Ancient Hill, Little Six, Little Eighth, all of the Phoenixes, and even little tyrant, Ye Qingcang, Dandelion, Little Qian, and Mushroom had all appeared in her life with their best appearances. And she did not have to worry about anything, as long as she calmly waited to marry the person she loved.
Everything was perfect, so perfect that it was as though the past had never happened. But … it was just too perfect.
"Let's go, little sister." Shao Bai reached out his hand towards her. "The dual practitioner ceremony is about to begin. His Honor is waiting for you. Second brother will bring you to the wedding hall."
His smile was exceptionally brilliant, and it was as though his entire body was filled with sunlight, causing people to feel warm upon seeing him. It was as though she could hold the entire world in her hands as long as she reached out her hand. Zhu Yao, however, was stunned as she stared at his slender fingers.
"What's wrong, are you afraid?" Shao Bai took a step forward and immediately held onto her hand. "Don't be afraid. If he dares to bully you, feel free to tell second brother. Second brother will always stand by your side and protect you. "
His words were sincere. Though it carried a hint of teasing, every single word he said was serious. It was as though she could see the scene of second brother who came to fetch her back then outside the Great Peng's nest, laughing and crying as he said. "Little sister, I will bring you home."
Shao Bai pulled her, and just as he was about to walk out, Zhu Yao did not move at all.
"Little sister?"
She raised her head and stared intently at Shao Bai's familiar face. A hint of undetectable panic flashed past his eyes. Only then did she slowly retract her hand.
"Little sister, what's wrong?" Shao Bai turned around and looked at her with a smile, but his eyes were slightly flustered.
Zhu Yao took a deep breath. "Shao Bai. Thank you! You will always be my second brother. "
He froze. However, he immediately returned to normal. "What nonsense are you talking about? Of course I'm your second brother. Today is your wedding day, and if we don't go now, we'll miss the auspicious hour. "Saying this, he stretched out his hand again to take her hand. However, Zhu Yao once again dodged it.
"Second Brother." Zhu Yao raised her head and looked into his eyes. "Actually, I've always … always had something I wanted to tell you." She paused for a moment, and then said with emphasis on every single word. "Second brother, I'm sorry!"
"…"
"I'm sorry … I'm not a good sister. I'm sorry … I wasn't able to save you. I'm sorry … I wasn't able to find a better way for the God Race. I'm sorry … I was the one who turned you into a demon. Back then, when I opened the Heaven Crossing Gate, I had only wanted to save all of you. However, the result of crossing worlds … didn't seem to be so good. "
"You …"
"I saw Little Eight! He … was not doing well. The others … don't seem to be doing well either! "
"Little sister …" His smile completely froze on his face. He finally held onto her hand, but it was faintly trembling. "You … What nonsense are you spouting?"
"I don't know if forcefully sending all of you into the Three Thousand Worlds back then was the right or wrong thing to do." Zhu Yao took a deep breath, suppressing the fatigue in the depths of her heart. "But … back then, I already had no other choice. If all of you had continued to stay in that collapsing world, most likely, you wouldn't even have the chance to reincarnate. This was simply too unfair to all of you who had been suppressing the Devil Race! So … even if I was wrong, I don't regret it! "
"…"
"But … the only person I feel guilty towards is you." A hint of pain surfaced in the depths of his heart. "Sometimes, I will think, if I had the time back then to explain everything clearly to you, would things have been different? That way, he wouldn't have turned into a demon. This way, he won't become a demon. Maybe … he'll be like Little Eight, and I'll see him again in another world. "
"… He won't." He solemnly replied.
Zhu Yao sighed. "That's right, he won't! With his personality, most likely, he won't just watch as I send myself to my death! "
"Little sister …" He took a step forward and tightly held onto her hand. His face was filled with panic. "Aren't we doing well right now? Isn't this good? Isn't it good to continue like this? "
"Alright!" She nodded heavily. She looked at him for a moment, and only after a long while, did she say. "But it's too good. It's so good …" It felt so unreal.
His face instantly paled.
Zhu Yao had initially thought that this place was merely an illusion. However, even though she had used Barrier Breaking Arts many times, they were completely ineffective. Later on, she thought that this was some sort of illusory art. However, clearly, every single person here, no matter if it was their personality or their actions, were exactly the same as in reality. In the end, she thought that this was her own heart demon. However, the so-called heart demon would only display all the beautiful things in her heart, and then deliver a fatal blow. However, she had been here for so long, yet, she did not sense even the slightest bit of ill intent. Instead, it was so beautiful that it made one sink into it, as though there were countless ways to make her stay here. More importantly, she understood very well what her heart demon was. It was far more than what she could see right now. Not to mention the heart demon barrier that Realmspirit had given her back then.
So, the illogic of all of this, could only be …
"This place is indeed very good." Zhu Yao pulled onto the person in front of her. "Unfortunately, all of this isn't real. I'm no longer the Little Seventh of the Phoenix Clan back then, and you … are no longer my second elder brother Shao Bai either. The past is already in the past, and it can't be returned no matter what. Don't you think so … Yue Ying? "
He was dumbfounded. The light in his eyes instantly extinguished, turning into a blur. Something was slowly collapsing, and tears flowed out just like that, landing on her hand, causing her heart to burn with pain. "Big sis … Yao."
Everything that happened here was not her heart demon, but Yue Ying's.
The surrounding scenery instantly began to distort and change, and Ancient Hill Sect disappeared. The parasol trees began to collapse, as though they had returned to the day when the world of the God race was destroyed. The world was in a state of chaos, and the sorrowful cries of the three God races could be heard everywhere. One after another, gigantic bodies fell from the sky.
Not even a moment later, the ground turned into a barren wasteland. Corpses were piled up into mountains, and she once again saw those red bones. Only then did she realize that those were the corpses of the Phoenix Clan.
"Yue Ying. You're Yue Ying. "Zhu Yao looked at the person in front of her who had already turned back into Yue Ying's appearance. "You're not Shao Bai, and I'm not Little Seventh either. Don't be trapped by the memories of your past life."
Yue Ying raised his head, his face was still overflowing with tears. Yet, he suddenly laughed out. It was filled with a desolate feeling. "Yue Ying? If I'm Yue Ying … Will big sis Yao forgive me? Even if I already know my wrongs, and will no longer anger big sis, will you … still believe me? "
"…"
"Then I don't want to be Yue Ying." He strongly shook his head, as though he had fallen into some sort of madness. "I don't want to be abandoned! I'm Shao Bai … I'll just be big sis Yao's second brother, isn't that good? "
"…" Zhu Yao was stunned. So this was his heart demon. Because of her … he even wanted to erase his own existence?
"Big sis Yao." He anxiously tugged onto her sleeves. "Look at me, I'm not Yue Ying anymore. I'm Shao Bai … Yue Ying angered you, and Yue Ying did many bad things. But … Shao Bai won't. In the future, he will never anger you again. Don't ignore me, alright? "
"Yue Ying …"
"I'm really changing now." His hands were trembling, as though he was holding onto his last bit of hope. "I didn't kill Wang Xuzhi. I'm beginning to learn to treat the people around you well, and I'm even protecting Sesame when crossing worlds. In the future … In the future, I'll learn to be a good person. I won't do anything that big sis Yao doesn't want me to do … I … I won't even be Yue Ying anymore, alright? In the future, I'll just be Shao Bai, alright? "
Zhu Yao's heart ached, and she let out a long sigh. She had no choice but to break his heart demon.
"But … In the end, you're Yue Ying, not Shao Bai!"
"…"
The ray of light at the bottom of his eyes, finally, completely extinguished.
When she once again opened her eyes, she saw a familiar white figure, carrying an anxious expression. "Yu … Yao."
"Master?" Zhu Yao was a little dumbfounded. "What happened to me?"
"The light of ascension contains a heart demon tribulation. It has already been a month since you fell into the heart demon." Yu Yan explained.
"A month!" Zhu Yao was startled. Recalling the matter regarding the heart demon, she fiercely turned her head. "Where's Yue Ying?"
Yu Yan looked towards a place not far away from her right. As expected, he saw Yue Ying who had already opened his eyes. However, he was not moving at all, and was looking upwards with lifeless eyes, as though he was a shell that had lost its soul.
Zhu Yao frowned. After hesitating for a moment, she could not help but walk over and sit down next to him. Although she did not know why she fell into his heart demon, there were some things that she shouldn't drag on any longer.
"Yue Ying."
He did not react, and still maintained the same posture.
"I can't lie to myself, and I can't lie to you. I … really can't forgive you. "Zhu Yao sighed heavily." I'm really, really angry about the things you've done. I wish I could give you two slaps, and never see you again. "
"…" The hands by his side slowly clenched.
"But … Now that I've calmly thought about it, how can I not feel the slightest bit of responsibility for the things you've done?" She looked at his face seriously. "I treat you like a younger brother, and I've tried my best to teach you everything, but you can't learn it. Moreover, the more I walk, the more I go astray. While I feel despair for you, I'm also disappointed in myself. If a child can't be taught well, it's not only because the child is born stupid, but also because there's a problem with the teaching method. "
| Yue Yin was stunned. Finally, he reacted and slowly turned his head around.
Zhu Yao took the opportunity to stroke his head, and continued. "But Yue Ying … A mistake is a mistake. Admit that I didn't teach well? But what you did is indeed unforgivable. Even now, I still can't forgive you. Big Sister is also a human, and Big Sister's heart is made of flesh. I can't take your blows again and again. When I went from disappointment to despair … I no longer had the courage to continue teaching you. "
"…"
"So, Yue Ying … Why don't you do it for me instead?" Zhu Yao retracted her hand, and said with a stern look. "You said that you already know your wrongs? Have you repented? You don't want to be the old Yue Ying anymore? I don't have the courage to believe you now, so why don't you show me? Let me see just how good you've become? From today onwards, I will no longer hide from you, and I will no longer ignore your existence. But … You're no longer my little brother either. Let's start from the very beginning, as strangers. Let me see just how good you've become. The courage to trust, you give it to me. "
"Big … sis … Yao." His eyes began to lose focus, and mist began to gather.
Zhu Yao took a deep breath, and reached out her hand. "Hello, it's our first time meeting. I'm Zhu Yao."
His tears instantly gushed out like a tidal wave. He suddenly sat up, and pounced into her embrace, bawling his eyes out, as though he was venting out all the grievances, joy, uneasiness, and guilt in his heart. He cried until he couldn't even catch his breath, yet, his mouth was repeatedly repeating a single word.
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