Mingyue nodded slightly and looked up at Yan Song: "You should rest tonight. Tomorrow, I’ll have soone take you..."
Yan Song shook his head resolutely, "Let’s go now."
Mingyue raised an eyebrow, "If that’s the case, let’s go."
With those words, she stood up and walked out.
She walked towards the depths of the palace, placed her hand on a nearby vase, and the wall slowly parted, revealing a passageway. A cold, chilling wind rushed in, instinctively making one feel a deep chill.
Mingyue stepped inside.
Yan Song followed her in.
"You know, sotis I envy you; the young lady loves you so much." Mingyue’s faint voice slowly echoed in the long corridor, with a gentle echo.
Yan Song lowered his eyes, his fists clenched tightly.
"What’s so good about you? In my eyes, you are not worthy of the young lady at all." The straightforward voice held no hint of sarcasm.
"Drip, drip, drip," droplets of water fell down the mountain walls.
"But later I understood: because you are Yan Song, the Yan Song she loves most; there is no other like you in the world."
"You are the one who can make her cry, make her laugh, make her anxious and restless..."
"It can only be you..."
"If not for the young lady, you would have no right to set foot in our family’s Place of Trials, but for her sake, I made an exception."
"She is a girl severely lacking in a sense of security. If you truly love her, you must have the ability to protect her from harm; it’s the only thing I can do for her..."
In front of them, two paths appeared, and without hesitation, Mingyue took the left path. After walking for a while, a black iron door appeared. She turned the wheel beside it, and the door slowly opened with a heavy sound echoing in the cave, as if the ground beneath their feet was trembling.
A hot, humid wind hit them, carrying tongues of fire. Yan Song instinctively squinted his eyes as the scorching sensation pricked his skin.
Stepping through the door felt like stepping into another place, a sheer cliff at their feet, waves of fire surging like countless wild beasts with gaping maws, eagerly jumping forward, wanting to pull one into their embrace.
It seed like the Nine Nether Hell, filled with a terrifying and dreadful aura; despite the heat, it made one feel cold to the bone, hands and feet ice-cold.
Mingyue turned to look at the man beside her, his features more handso in the dark firelight, his brows furrowed with no trace of fear.
Her thin lips slightly curved, "It’s not too late to regret now."
The man’s back was straight, his tone unwavering, "I won’t."
He wouldn’t regret it.
"Rember your words, co out alive, or I’ll choose another fine suitor for the young lady." After saying this, she suddenly waved her hand, and Yan Song was lifted into the air, suspended, as Mingyue transmitted a tenth of her cultivation energy to him, thrusting him fiercely into the abyss.
"I won’t give you that chance."
Yan Song’s final shout was drowned by the roaring fire waves, his body slowly sinking, facing the ceiling of the cave, limbs stretched out, a faint smile curling at the corners of his mouth, as if seeing the girl he loved.
Wait for my return...
As his body was swallowed by the flas, a wrenching pain seed to tear his body apart in a at grinder, twisting his very soul with its agony.
"Boom!" The fire wave surged several ters high, illuminating the whole cave before settling down again.
The cave returned to silence.
Mingyue’s eyes were quiet and impassive as she turned away indifferently.
"Take care of yourself."
"Family Head." Uncle Lau approached, "Without the Helian Family’s bloodline, a re mortal won’t make it past the first trial of the sea of fire, turning to ashes in monts."
Mingyue said calmly, "I transferred a tenth of my cultivation energy to him, protecting his vital arteries; whether he survives depends on his own fate."
Uncle Lau sighed, "The Family Head’s intentions are truly profound; I hope he doesn’t disappoint your efforts."
Mingyue’s lips curved slightly, "My efforts aren’t for him."
Uncle Lau understood, it was for the girl and also for the Master.
"Is everything ready?" Mingyue asked as she walked.
"All prepared, we can set off tonight."
"Good, everything must be perfect for welcoming the Master’s return this ti."
Uncle Lau’s expression was filled with emotion; after waiting so long, the day was finally upon them.
Mingyue returned to her room, preparing to practice and heal. Just as she had half removed her clothes, a snow-white bundle flashed in from outside the window, diving straight into her arms. Mingyue frowned with disdain, lifting it by the leg. This white ferret, snow-white all over with not a single stray hair, gazed with large, bright black eyes, full of spirit, exceptionally beautiful and cute.
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