âThank you,â Yun Ruo Xi graces them with a genuine smile, âYou are all true patriots of the Celestial Realm. When I ascend onto the supreme throne, I will certainly not forget you all.â
Now thatâs what theyâre all waiting for. Immediately, a round of pleased smiles were shown across these Monarchs faces.
âWonderful, I hope Miss Ruo Xi wouldnât forget todayâs promise. We will return after we finish off those from the Demon Realm.â The middle-aged man cusps his hand as a show of respect before rushing off towards the darkness.
Quickly, the rest of the group were also gone from view, each heading off in the general direction of where the Demon City was in their own separate fashion. Theyâre all lords and masters of their own territory. Even if theyâre working together to take down a common enemy, they arenât going to rely on one another to watch their own backs.
Pleased with herself, Yun Ruo Xi was also ready to take her own leave now since thereâs nothing more for herself to do. However, right as sheâs about to take a step back to leave this room, her eyes suddenly caught wind of a familiar figure up in the air. The man had a proud and divine air to him, beautiful yet lonely like the world couldnât taint his very existence.
âYouâ¦â The initial shock soon changed to joy as emotions ran wild int hose eyes, âYouâre back?â
Heâs finally back!
Excitement filled the womanâs heart as a flush of red covered those cheeks like some young maiden whoâs never tried love in her life. Sheâs shy and timid, the perfect picture of that when facing the man she loves.
âYou go back to the Celestial Palace.â
Sadly, the first words coming out of Chu Yi Godâs mouth shattered the illusion instantly, leaving her heart frozen and broken.
âWhyâ she stutters this out with dryness in the throat, âWhy should I go back? The Demon Realm is already attacking us in the Celestial Realm, why should I?â
âGo back, this time the voice sounded commanding and not a request.
Whatever fire she felt died in that second. Clenching her fist in frustration, Yun Ruo Xi closes her eyes in acceptance as the gradual memories of their first encounter resurfaces again.
It was a fine day like any other in the past. At the time, he was spoiling another girl by carefully removing the peach blossoms from her hair and the smile he made was oh so gentle like nothing else. Perhaps Chu Yi God would never know this, but since then Yun Ruo Xi had fallen for him due to that smile. Itâs like a drug to her to the point she could no long extricate herself from him.
But why, why does his eyes only have her in his view and not me? Even if that woman is already dead, he still canât forget herâ¦.
âYi God,â slowly striding forward with pain in those eyes, she didnât want to make this difficult but had to for her own sake. âIs she⦠not dead yet?â
The man didnât answer her, only floating in the sky silently with a face that couldnât be read.
âItâs because sheâs alive that you wonât let me go make trouble for the demons, isnât it?â A borderline mad laugh escapes the woman now tear stricken face, causing that beautiful contour to turn ugly and unsightly.
âWhy do you treat me like so? I loved you for so many years and waited a millennium for you, why are you so insistent on her? Is it because you knew her first?â
The outburst finally earned her a glance from Chu Yi God; however, those eyes werenât of comfort or warmth, itâs a chilling gaze that made the woman freeze all over.
Closing her eyes again, Yun Ruo Xi knew this was how itâs going to be, but still, to be so inferior to the dead only made it that much worse.
âI understand then⦠I wonât go making trouble for the Demon Realm anymore, but you should know the Keepers wonât stand down just because Iâm stopping.â