Chapter 679: Farewell, Shenyou Diji

A faint smile appeared on the face!

That smile was gentle and familiar.

Just as it was centuries ago.

It was—

Ye Wuque!

……

Shenyou Diji suddenly burst into tears!

She trembled violently all over!

Her lips were quivering!

She reached out, wanting to touch that Dark Shadow, yet fearing it was an illusion that would shatter on contact.

She whispered hoarsely, her voice full of disbelief and ecstasy:

"Ye... Young Master Ye..."

Ye Wuque descended onto the ground.

At a spot roughly a hundred meters in front of Shenyou Diji.

He smiled gently as he looked at her.

He said with a faint smile:

"... Long time no see..."

Those few short words thundered like a shock, reverberating in Shenyou Diji's heart!

It was him!

It really was him!

He has returned!

At the moment of my greatest despair and danger—

He has returned!

Shenyou Diji could no longer control herself!

She ran over—

She clutched Ye Wuque tightly!

Using all her strength!

As if to pour centuries of longing into this embrace!

Tears dampened Ye Wuque's collar.

"Young Master Ye... Young Master Ye... Young Master Ye..."

She called out repeatedly, sobbing:

"So good... so good..."

"I thought I was still in a dream..."

Ye Wuque gently patted her back, his eyes full of tenderness and emotion.

"Not a dream."

He said softly:

"I have returned."

……

After a good while.

Shenyou Diji finally, reluctantly, let go.

She still wore a face full of joy, disbelief, excitement, and elation.

On that exquisite face, the tear tracks were still wet, yet her smile was radiant.

Like a flower after rain, she was especially captivating.

Behind her, the civil officials, military generals, Ri Momo, and all the great generals wore expressions of gratitude for having survived the calamity.

In the gaze toward Ye Wuque, they seemed to see a celestial being.

……

Just then—

Above the Nine Heavens in the distance, another valiant, towering, majestic young man's Dark Shadow suddenly descended!

Along with it, a frantic and urgent shout rang out:

"Sister—!!!"

The voice was full of worry and urgency!

Shenyou Diji was startled and turned her head.

That Dark Shadow moved at lightning speed, instantly landing beside Shenyou Diji!

Then—

He grabbed her in a hug!

"Sister! Are you okay?"

"Did you miss me?!"

The voice was filled with lingering fear and relief:

"You scared me to death! I thought I was late!"

Shenyou Diji was held so tightly she could barely breathe.

She pushed the person aside and examined him closely—

He was a handsome, upright, tall and towering young man.

His eyebrows were sword‑shaped, his eyes star‑bright, his bearing lofty; he radiated a strongman aura of exposed edge and unrestrained vigor!

At a glance one could tell he was an extraordinary peerless master!

But—

Who is this man?

Why does he call her "big sister"?

Shenyou Diji stared at him blankly, and after a while—

She suddenly widened her eyes!

"You… you are…"

"Chu Gongqiu?!"

The chubby little fellow who had followed her since childhood, round and plump?!

Is this tall, mighty man before her him?!

Chu Gongqiu grinned, showing his snow‑white teeth:

"Hehe, big sister, it's me!"

"I'm back!"

Shenyou Diji looked at him in disbelief—

He really has changed!

Changed so much!

From his originally plump shape to this now upright, handsome, tall and towering strongman form!

"You… how did you…"

Shenyou Diji stammered, unable to speak.

Chu Gongqiu scratched his head and said with a smile:

"Hehe, after returning to the Tianling clan and being personally taught by the Ancestor, I became like this."

"The Ancestor said my constitution is special, requiring a rebirth of bone and flesh, reshaping my flesh."

"And then…"

He spread his hands, wearing an expression of "I'm also helpless."

Shenyou Diji couldn't help but let out a "pfft" laugh!

Although his body changed drastically, the tone of his speech and his expression—

—are still that little chubby one!

—still her silly little brother!

……

At that moment—

Chu Gongqiu seemed only now to notice Ye Wuque's presence.

He turned his head sharply, looking at Ye Wuque—

And then—

He let out a strange shout:

"Big brother!"

The voice was full of surprise and excitement!

He lunged forward and hugged Ye Wuque tightly!

"Big brother! It's really you!"

"Great! You've come too!"

Ye Wuque gave a slight smile and patted his shoulder.

"Hehe, little chubby."

He surveyed Chu Gongqiu from head to toe, his eyes filled with satisfaction and admiration:

"During this period, your changes have truly been huge."

"I almost didn't recognize you."

"How's it been? Growing up beside Tianling Laozu, you've matured a lot, right?"

Chu Gongqiu's face instantly turned sour like a bitter‑melon.

He wailed:

"Big brother, please don't bring it up!"

"At the Ancestor's place, it was literally hellish grinding!"

"For hundreds of years they never let me out even once!"

"I was about to suffocate to death!"

Seeing his expression, Shenyou Diji couldn't help but laugh as well.

This little chubby one, though his body changed, his personality remained the same.

In front of her and Ye Wuque, he was still the same as before.

That made her very happy.

Back then—

The time when Ye Wuque and Chu Gongqiu trained in the Shenhuang Dynasty was her happiest period.

She will never forget.

…

Then—

Shenyou Diji invited Ye Wuque and Chu Gongqiu into the imperial palace grounds.

She set a banquet, and the three gathered briefly.

A rare reunion.

This also meant that Ye Wuque and Chu Gongqiu, after such a long separation, returned once more to the Shenhuang lands.

…

During the banquet.

Chu Gongqiu looked at Ye Wuque, then, with a hint of fear, said:

"Big brother, it's good you arrived in time."

"Otherwise, I really feared I would have been late…"

He, after emerging from the sect, happened to witness this terrifying world‑ending cataclysm that swept the entire Zhutian Wanjie, instantly guessed that Shenhuang might be in danger, and thus rushed here without stopping.

Fearing he would be a step too late.

Ye Wuque gave a slight nod:

"Indeed, timely."

"If it were even a moment later, that massive hand would have struck."

Shenyou Diji gave a faint smile, her expression full of gratitude and happiness:

"Hehe, Young Master Ye's arrival could be called perfectly timed."

"It just managed to block the most terrifying strike…"

She paused, looked at Ye Wuque, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity and concern:

"By the way, Young Master Ye, little chubby one—"

"Outside, what exactly happened?"

"Why did this situation arise?"

Although she is a once‑in‑a‑generation Empress, her perspective is still limited, and her knowledge of the Zhutian Wanjie situation is shallow.

Ye Wuque simply briefed the current Zhutian situation to Shenyou Diji.

Ominous calamity.

Zhutian Wanjie.

No Return Path.

Ultimate Darkness.

…

Shenyou Diji, hearing this, was even more shocked!

The current situation of the Zhutian Wanjie—

Has it already become this terrifyingly severe?

Even those lofty Supremes are fighting in a blood‑soaked battle?

Even those Supreme Dark Beings might fall?

She looked at Ye Wuque, her beautiful eyes full of worry and concern.

Ye Wuque, however, gave a slight smile, reassuring her:

"We have not yet fully fallen into a period of utter despair."

"Moreover—"

"If the chance arises, I will pay more attention to this place later."

Shenyou Diji, hearing this, felt a little at ease.

She knew that since Ye Wuque said it, he would certainly do it.

…

Not long after.

Under Shenyou Diji's lingering, reluctant gaze—

Ye Wuque and Chu Gongqiu still departed.

After all—

The current situation is tense, and they also have other more important matters to attend to.

They cannot stay here for long.

However—

Before leaving, Ye Wuque and Chu Gongqiu each gave Shenyou Diji many resources and life‑saving trump cards.

Unless they encounter a true Supreme Dark Being, it should be sufficient to preserve their lives.

Shenyou Diji tightly grasped those treasures, watching the backs of the two as they left, her beautiful eyes full of reluctance.

But she also knew—

They have their own road to walk.

She cannot burden them.

"Young Master Ye… little chubby one…"

She whispered softly, her voice full of blessings and hope:

"Be sure to… return safely…"

……

Then—

Chu Gongqiu hurriedly bid farewell.

He said he needed to return to the Tianling Clan's Ancestral Land at once; there was an urgent matter.

Ye Wuque nodded and went his separate way from him.

……