Tan Songyun recalled every mont of the year she had spent with Tian Kai—the emotions that had consud her, the warmth of his presence, and the touch of his fingers on her body.
Then, she rembered the countless rumors she had heard about Tian Kai over tens of thousands of years, along with the hatred and anger that had festered within her. While the year she had spent with Tian Kai had been filled with joy, she couldn't simply cast aside the anguish and betrayal that had consud her for thousands of years, as if it had never existed.
Even if the rumors were untrue and Tian Kai was innocent, the anguish Tan Songyun had endured was undeniably real and couldn't simply be dismissed.
'Tian Kai was innocent…? Then what have I been doing all these years? What am I doing with my life now?'
After a very long mont of silence, Tan Songyun suddenly smacked herself in the face and shook it off.
"Even after tens of thousands of years of feeling betrayed, it is undeniable that I still love Tian Kai to a certain extent, and if it turns out that all of the rumors I've heard about him are false, I will atone for my cris."
"However, there's no way for to confirm your words as of this mont, and I am no longer foolish enough to believe everything I hear. Therefore, I am going to follow and watch you to confirm it."
"You're going to follow ?" Yuan's eyes widened at her words.
"What's with that look? You don't want to? Are you afraid I might expose the real you?" Tan Songyun frowned.
"No… that's not it. Didn't you hear ? I am currently being hunted by the Celestial Emperor. I also have many enemies. If you stay with , I cannot guarantee your safety."
"So what? Even if I die in the process, I will not have any regrets—except that I won't be able to find out the truth."
Yuan rubbed his eyes and sighed, "I will also be traversing dangerous places."
"This won't be my first ti visiting soplace dangerous."
Seeing how stubborn Tan Songyun was acting, Yuan said, "Fine, you can follow , but the mont I deem you as a burden, I'll imdiately leave you behind."
"Like you did back then?" Tan Songyun sneered.
"..."
"Even if you follow , how will you determine what I said is true or false?" Yuan then asked.
"That's not sothing you need to know," she said.
Yuan removed the formation shortly after and called Xi ili back.
"Well, since you're going to be following us, we might as well do an introduction," said Yuan.
"You may know as Tian Kai, but my na now is Yuan. Are you aware of the existence of players?"
"Players… you an the Outsiders?"
Yuan nodded and said, "I am one of them, as I was reborn in that world."
"You claim to have reincarnated, but why would you still retain Tian Kai's mories? As far as I know, those who reincarnate lose all mories of their past lives," Tan Songyun asked, her tone filled with doubt.
"My case is a little special. Also, not everyone forgets their mories. There are special techniques out there that help people regain their lost mories," Yuan explained.
Xi ili introduced herself next, "My na is Xi ili, and I am a real dragon. My bloodline is also royalty."
Tan Songyun's eyes widened, and she asked, "How are you related to the Xi Family in the upper heavens?"
"I don't know since I ca from the Ancient Dragon City."
"Ancient Dragon City…? Never heard of that place."
"Anyway, I am Tan Songyun, and my relationship with Tian Kai here is—"
Tan Songyun gave Xi ili a brief explanation of the situation, leaving her bewildered by the sheer strangeness of the events that unfolded.
"Um… saying this probably won't an anything at this point, but there is simply no way these rumors about Yuan are true. If you spend even a little ti with him, you'd understand what I an," said Xi ili.
"..."
Tan Songyun narrowed her eyes at Xi ili for a mont before asking, "What is your relationship with Tian Kai, anyway?"
"Once again, Tian Kai is dead. I am now Yuan."
"We're traveling companions," said Xi ili.
"Just traveling companions?"
"For now, yes…"
"For now?" Tan Songyun raised an eyebrow.
"A-anyway, now that we've acquired the second Ancient Seal, what are we going to do next?" Xi ili turned to look at Yuan, clearly trying to change the subject.
Yuan pondered for a mont before summoning Yin and Yang.
"Can you two figure out where the other two seals are?" Yuan asked them.
"We'll try," they responded simultaneously before disappearing into thin air.
Tan Songyun then asked, "Why didn't you ask the Dragon King where the other holders are?"
"Because even the holders themselves are unaware of the identities of the other holders," Yuan explained.
"By the way, how far have you managed to ascend, Zither Goddess?" Yuan then asked her.
"Can you stop calling by that nickna? I don't like it."
"If you stop calling Tian Kai. Ah, I almost forgot. Yuan is my real na. I currently go by Xiao Yang. Also, how should I address you if not Zither Goddess?"
"Anything but Zither Goddess. I no longer qualify for such a title."
"Then how about I continue addressing you as Lady Tan?"
"Do as you please. And I've reached all the way to the Supre Heaven."
"The Ninth Heaven? That's impressive. Well, since we're trying to reach the Seventh Heaven as soon as possible, we might as well ascend to the Sixth Heaven now," said Yuan.
"Already? This will be your quickest back-to-back ascension yet!" Xi ili said, her voice filled with excitent.
He nodded, "I want to regain my body as soon as possible, after all."
"Your body?" Tan Songyun inquired.
"It's a little complicated, but this body is rely constructed from a part of my soul," he explained. "In order to co to the Nine Heavens with my real body, I need to reach the Seventh Heaven."
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