Chapter 242

As the information obtained increases, the overlap rate of information also continually increases, making many things easier to infer and improving accuracy.

Tang Xun

Tang Xun's soul is also incomplete; she can exist peacefully in this world because the spirit butterflies of Lingdie Valley sacrifice themselves to help fill her soul.

Her true love has always been helping her.

And she can use the spirit butterflies to help me replenish my soul.

Saying there is no relationship between us at all, I simply don't believe it.

So, assuming Tang Xun's past life also came from the Feng Clan… the Feng Clan's souls are incomplete; besides my mother, only my aunt remains.

My aunt, at the time of my mother's death, was backlashed by the natal curse, her remnant soul shattered into pieces, and should have vanished completely.

But what if… what if she didn't vanish completely?

Then wouldn't Tang Xun be my… aunt?

If true, she could have sacrificed her own beloved aunt to protect my mother and help her give birth to me!

At this moment, my heart pounded wildly.

If I knew where she is now, I would rush to find her, grab her, and ask for clarification.

That night, I fell asleep holding the Cangwu Dark Seal.

In my dream, everything was Tang Xun's figure.

I dreamed of her first appearing in my sight, like divine troops descending from heaven.

I dreamed of her holding a crossbow, firmly protecting us.

I dreamed of us later cooperating repeatedly…

In the dark, everything seemed predestined.

I sank into the dream, unwilling to wake for a long time.

Until my whole body was lifted into a familiar embrace, a faint sandalwood scent mixed with pleasant shower gel fragrance drifted into my nose, and I slowly opened my eyes.

The bedside lamp was on, its weak light shrouding Liu Junyan's somewhat fatigued face; he lowered his head to look at me, his thumb gently wiping away the tear at the corner of my eye, and asked softly, "Did you have a nightmare? Why are you crying?"

I choked back a sob, buried my face in his chest, clung tightly to him, and my emotions could not calm.

Liu Junyan held me like that, his big hand lightly patting my back, silently comforting me.

I suddenly recalled my current festering right cheek, immediately turned away again; although I had applied gauze before sleep, I must look terrible now.

Liu Junyan grabbed my shoulder to turn me back, saying, "We're an old married couple; what are you hiding from?"

I glared at him, "Who's an old married couple with you?"

We've only been together for about half a year, okay!

Seeing my emotions ease a bit, he asked again, "What did you just dream about? Tell your husband, huh?"

I sat up, tidying my head full of white hair.

Under the lamp light, I clearly saw Liu Junyan staring at my head of white hair, his eyes filled with heartache.

"During these days you weren't here, many things happened at the pawnshop."

I emphasized Xue Feng's betrayal of me, her later coming to find me, and my speculation about Tang Xun's identity, telling Liu Junyan all of it.

After speaking, I asked him, "I heard they said you met Tang Auntie in Huicheng?"

"I met Tang Xun when I came out of Hu Shan." Liu Junyan said, "After failing to borrow a path, I planned to return first, but then I saw Tang Xun stumbling toward Hu Shan; her condition was terrible, terrible, with a feeling of her soul not being attached to her body."

I blamed myself and felt moved: "It must be that she used spirit butterflies to help me replenish my soul, overusing them, causing her soul to become unstable and unable to hold up."

Her going to Hu Shan also shows she remembered something.

The person at Hu Shan is truly the one who can help and save her.

"Xiao Jiu, don't overly worry about Tang Xun; the person at Hu Shan will take good care of her." Liu Junyan said.

I asked, "Has the identity of the person at Hu Shan been confirmed? Is it the Tai Shan King?"

Liu Junyan shook his head: "They didn't see me, just had a subordinate pass along a message; the guards on Hu Shan are strict, but Tang Xun entered without hindrance, so they certainly wouldn't ignore it—you can set that aside for now and first worry about yourself."

I nodded and asked again, "You said, having the yin officials hand over the Cangwu Dark Seal to me—could that be the person at Hu Shan?"

Liu Junyan gave a noncommittal reply: "There are too many ghosts and gods in the Nether Realm; no one can be certain, but the Cangwu Dark Seal is definitely important to you, at least indicating that the other party is on your side, a friend not an enemy."

Yes.

Having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy.

Moreover, being able to guard the existence of the Cangwu Dark Seal is certainly not to be underestimated.

I thought for a moment and said, "Now trying to borrow a path from the Nether Realm is impossible; my situation probably can't last much longer, I think I should perhaps go head‑on…"

"Xiao Jiu, don't act rashly, there is still a way." Liu Junyan said, as if he had made some decision, "Make all preparations; in three days I will send you back to Cangwu Mountain."

I frowned, somewhat disbelieving: "Āyàn, what are you planning to do?"

Liu Junyan laughed, hooked a finger and flicked my nose, saying, "Don't ask; you'll know when the time comes, be good, go to sleep."

He turned off the bedside lamp, held me, and lay down.

In the darkness, his breathing quickly became light and steady, as if he had fallen asleep.

But I just couldn't fall asleep.

Although Liu Junyan said he had a way, I always had a bad feeling.

I even felt a little afraid, afraid he would take risks for me.

In the latter half of the night, I was dazed, not knowing when I fell asleep.

When I woke again, Liu Junyan was no longer beside me.

I hurriedly got up, ran out and searched around, but saw no trace of Liu Junyan.

Li Qingying came in from outside carrying vegetables, saying, "Xiao Jiu, you're awake? Breakfast is warming in the pot; have you eaten?"

I grabbed her and asked, "Sister Qingying, where is Liu Junyan? Did you see him this morning?"

I saw him, he left after breakfast. Li Qingying said, "He said he had something to discuss with Master Xie, and they'll have dinner together when he returns tonight."

Turns out he went to find Master Xie.

Liu Junyan went to see Master Xie—was it to get dragon bone blood, or to discuss sending me back to Cangwu Mountain?

I was preoccupied all day.

Only when evening came and Liu Junyan returned did I feel somewhat relieved.

I inevitably questioned him again, but Liu Junyan kept his lips sealed and never told me the truth.

The next morning he left early again.

My mindset had already calmed; no matter what, if I could really return to Cangwu Mountain, I needed to make all preparations.

I began packing, taking everything I might need and could carry.

On the third evening, Liu Junyan instructed Li Qingying and Hui Moqiong to watch the house, then he drove me away.

We drove along the Pearl Plate River, and the car finally stopped at the entrance to the Linghai Dragon Clan's forbidden zone.

There, Master Xie was already waiting.

Master Xie opened the rear car door, bent low, and sat directly in the back seat, a blade of grass between his lips.

As soon as he got in the car, he asked, "Lao Qi, have you really made up your mind?"

Liu Junyan unfastened his seat belt, turned and gave him a glance, then smiled: "I cause the trouble, you take the blame—what do I have to fear? But you, can you bear it?"

Master Xie laughed even more unrestrainedly: "I dare pluck the whiskers of the Linghai Dragon King—do you think I can't handle it?"