Chapter 629: Husband?

Ye Qingran was startled, slightly turned her face, pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment before replying, "If I don't do this, he won't last long!"

The newcomer was none other than Fu Hanxiu.

His expression was cold, teeth clenched, "Then have you considered yourself? If he can't find a Human Soul, or if the Human Soul is destroyed, you'll be dragged along…"

He couldn't bring himself to finish the sentence.

He won't let that happen!

Never!

Ye Qingran knit her brows, feeling a twinge of guilt. She knew Fu Hanxiu was worried about her. But Lu Yunfeng was her younger brother, her family. How could she just stand by?

"Don't worry, I won't get hurt!" Lu Yunfeng, she must save him.

She also has two children, and a man who loves her so much—how could she betray them?

She will retrieve Yun Feng's Human Soul, recover his lost memories, and also protect herself!

Fu Hanxiu pressed his thin lips, still having no way to help Ye Qingran.

He had long realized that what this woman was set on doing couldn't be pulled back even by ten oxen!

"You just take advantage of my indulgence!" Fu Hanxiu said resentfully.

"Thank you, trust me!"

Ye Qingran's heart was filled with emotion.

Having earned such trust from one person, what more could she ask for?

In this life, that's enough.

"Emperor Sovereign, what's going on?"

Li Daoyun didn't understand.

Fu Hanxiu tilted his face, looked at Li Daoyun, his voice low, "She intends to use her own soul energy to stabilize Lu Yunfeng's Heaven Soul and Earth Soul!"

Heaven Soul, Earth Soul, and Human Soul each exert a pulling force on one another; once that force vanishes, the three souls disperse separately, and the person ceases to exist.

At that time, Lu Yunfeng's Human Soul separated because this soul energy disappeared under external influence.

Ye Qingran transferred the pulling force between her Heaven Soul and Earth Soul to Lu Yunfeng; although it could temporarily save his life, there were two problems.

First: this act of passing soul energy binds the two together, preventing Lu Yunfeng from straying far from Ye Qingran.

Second: the backlash is severe. If Lu Yunfeng's Heaven Soul and Earth Soul separate, Ye Qingran will inevitably be affected.

That is why Fu Hanxiu was so agitated.

Upon hearing Fu Hanxiu's explanation, Li Daoyun, Qin Feixue, and the others were dumbfounded.

Such an act is nothing short of a gamble!

However, not everyone knows how to transfer soul energy. Only someone like Ye Qingran, a Pill Emperor, understands how to pass her soul energy to others.

"Qingran… you child!"

Li Daoyun clapped his hands, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

Originally only Lu Yunfeng was a child to worry about; now he has two!

Nevertheless, though he worried about Ye Qingran, he also knew this was the most effective method so far.

"Instructor Ye!"

Qin Feixue felt a swirl of mixed emotions, a bitter taste.

She hoped Lu Yunfeng would be safe, and also that Instructor Ye would remain unharmed!

A gray force spread from Ye Qingran to Lu Yunfeng, and as time passed, he gradually regained calm.

"Alright, he's fine for now."

Everyone did not feel a weight lifted.

Because Ye Qingran shared her soul energy, the force between her Heaven Soul and Earth Soul would inevitably weaken.

The few looked at her with concerned eyes.

Leaving the Listening Wind Pavilion, Fu Hanxiu walked ahead of Ye Qingran, his back straight.

The more dashing his silhouette, the worse his mood.

Ye Qingran fell behind, hurrying and lagging so as not to be left behind by him.

Seeing the silent man, she shook her head helplessly.

She knew his anger stemmed from worry for her.

But his complete silence made her somewhat uncomfortable.

"Fu Hanxiu, wait for me!"

The man ignored her.

"Fu Hanxiu, why are you leaving so fast?"

Ye Qingran simply stopped, stamped her foot, clenched her teeth, and silently cursed the man for being so ruthless.

She thought of something, a cunning spark flashing in her eyes.

"Aiyo~"

A painful cry came from behind, and Fu Hanxiu's body almost reflexively turned.

However, what he saw was Ye Qingran's playful smile, and Fu Hanxiu's complexion grew even worse.

"Is tricking me fun?"

"I really didn't trick you; I can't move, hold me!"

She stood there, green stone slabs beneath her feet, the bright sun overhead.

She was slender as a reed, ethereally beautiful.

Her coquettish tone was rarely heard, and it starkly contrasted with her usual cool temperament.

Fu Hanxiu's sharp Adam's apple rolled up and down.

He only felt that the pent‑up breath in his heart completely dissipated.

No, I can't indulge her!

He admonished himself this way in his heart.

Otherwise, she would never recognize her own mistake.

"Fu Hanxiu, give me a hug!"

Fu Hanxiu clenched his fists, his whole body taut.

This damned woman actually acted coquettishly—does she not know he can't resist?

Yet, in the end he gritted his teeth and held back.

Ye Qingran pressed on with renewed effort.

"Emperor Sovereign, my dear? Husband?"

Fine, the word "husband" broke Fu Hanxiu's guard.

That single "husband" echoed countless twists, endless charms, turning hardened steel into supple silk; all his anger and discontent vanished in an instant.

He admitted he lacked backbone, unable to get past this barrier she set that no one else could.

Fine, if I can't get past it, so be it; after all, I never intended to get past it in this lifetime.

Fu Hanxiu slightly lifted his head, glanced at the sky above, then finally stepped forward with long strides toward Ye Qingran.

In his mind he muttered: Fu Hanxiu, you really have backbone!

Ye Qingran placed both hands behind her, tilted her head slightly, and her eyes smiled like a waning crescent.

In her mind, a lyric she had heard in a past life rang out:

"Whenever you walk toward me, tell me about the Starry Sea…"

"This world, so vast and boundless, thank you for walking toward me and sharing the story of this Starry Sea."

Fu Hanxiu was only a foot away from Ye Qingran; she suddenly spread her arms and leapt into his embrace.

She clutched his neck tightly, rested her chin on his shoulder, and whispered in his ear.

"Fu Hanxiu, thank you."

"Thank you for everything you've done for me all this time."

Fu Hanxiu hadn't expected Ye Qingran to do that suddenly, and he was momentarily stunned.

Until Ye Qingran said those words, his eyes flickered, and the corner of his mouth slowly curled...

"Say it again."

Ye Qingran knowingly asked, "What?"

"What did you say?"

"I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Is that so? Hmm?"

The man was tall and upright, like a demon god. Cradling a stunningly beautiful woman in a princess‑carry, the two frolicked, bathed in lingering sunset hues, dazzling time itself.

Time passed a few more days, and soon it was April in the mortal world.

These past days, Ye Qingran visited Yun Ling each day, trying to open a portal to see the legendary mother.

But things went contrary to her wishes; no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open that space.

This made her briefly suspect that her cheap father was deliberately messing with her!

Moreover, the person Ye Qingran wanted to see never appeared, while the one she didn't want to see descended upon the Divine Land Academy.