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Lan Xi didn’t expect him to fight back, her hand was held within his palm, that warm temperature was both strange and familiar.

For some reason, she felt flustered and shy.

"Bold boy, disrespectful to Your Highness." She pulled back her hand in anger, disguising her embarrassment.

Quan Shaoqing was speechless, "Your Highness Lan Xi, it seems you were the one being impolite first."

"Say that again?" Lan Xi summoned the Goddess Sword, and without thinking, aimed to strike at Quan Shaoqing.

Quan Shaoqing was startled, retreating repeatedly, simultaneously drawing the Heavenly Sword to block.

"Your Highness Lan Xi, have I offended you?"

Lan Xi gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with anger, the offense was already made!

"I’ll give you three chances, if you defeat me, I’ll let you go. If not, you will be my guard for three years." Lan Xi said coldly.

Before finishing her sentence, she didn’t give Quan Shaoqing a chance to breathe and attacked him.

Quan Shaoqing hadn’t unsheathed his Heavenly Sword, he kept dodging, only not wanting to hurt her.

Lan Xi forced him, step by step, today she would properly test whether he was her Ah Qing or not.

Quan Shaoqing, driven to desperation, had no choice but to unsheathe the Heavenly Sword, which trembled lightly as it was drawn.

The blue speed was too fast, forcing Quan Shaoqing to shift quickly in mid-air, shuttling through time and space.

The more Lan Xi tested him, the more she was convinced that this guy was definitely Ah Qing’s reincarnation.

However, after reincarnation, he had an identity, a status, and power, gaining burdens.

From now on, he was no longer her Ah Qing, who could accompany her, be at her beck and call, play the zither for her, make her happy.

Lan Xi felt a chill in her heart, her sword directly aimed at the chest of Quan Shaoqing.

Seeing this, Quan Shaoqing realized she clearly intended to kill him, his sword lifted without hesitation, seemingly wishing for mutual destruction.

However, the Goddess Sword brushed past his chest, a gust of wind at his ear, missing its mark.

Yet the Heavenly Sword pierced through Lan Xi’s shoulder.

Lan Xi looked at Quan Shaoqing, slowly retracting the sword in her hand.

She stared blankly at the Heavenly Sword in her chest, and began to laugh listlessly, "You are not my Ah Qing! He would only use the Heavenly Sword to protect me, never to hurt me."

She suddenly stepped back, pulling the Heavenly Sword out.

Quan Shaoqing stood stunned, watching the breathtakingly beautiful woman before him, momentarily lost.

Only feeling the hand holding the Heavenly Sword go numb, acting purely on instinct moments ago.

He hadn’t expected that Lan Xi wouldn’t dodge, but rather take his strike head-on.

Being the master of the Heavenly Sword, he naturally knew the consequences of such a wound.

Even for a god, a wound by this sword would be impossible to heal.

Lan Xi turned around dazedly, fresh blood flowing from her chest, the droplets hit the floor, covered by falling cherry blossoms.

The wound isn’t where it hurts, it’s the heart that aches.

When she thought he would marry her, he abandoned her instead.

Now that she returned to the Immortal Realm, what meaning was there?

Quan Shaoqing watched Lan Xi’s departing back, finding that shadow extremely familiar, yet couldn’t recall where he’d seen it before.

It wasn’t until Lan Xi disappeared that he looked at the Heavenly Sword, still stained with blood.

Quan Shaoqing’s face was grave, what should he do, Lan Xi was injured, what now?

The Heavenly Sword left no path but death for those it pierced.

Why did she do this? She could have evaded, but didn’t. If she died, it would be hard to explain to the Imperial Power Clan.

Quan Shaoqing immediately chased after her, but Lan Xi had already vanished.

Zhi Yi came out holding a wine jar, gazing curiously at his master’s lost and forlorn expression.

Over the years, Quan Shaoqing had traversed the world with an overwhelming presence, yet had never seen him distraught. Now, it seemed like he was heartbroken and abandoned, why was that?

"Master, what’s wrong?"

Quan Shaoqing returned to his senses, sheathing the Heavenly Sword, and said gravely, "Do you know where the Goddess Palace is? I just injured Her Highness Lan Xi, I should go and see."

"What? On the first meeting, you actually injured Her Highness Lan Xi." Zhi Yi was utterly terrified. The Heavenly Sword, once unsheathed, would taste blood, and regardless of being god or immortal, it would lead to certain death.

Outside of the Southern Heavenly Gate, Bu Qiao saw Lan Xi wounded all over and quickly ordered someone to find Mi Xi.

By the time Mi Xi arrived, Lan Xi had already fallen unconscious, combined with heavy drinking, she had lost a lot of blood, surely to be physically unable to support herself.

"Is this a wound from the Heavenly Sword?" Mi Xi attempted several times to heal Lan Xi but to no avail and discovered this secret.

Fortunately, the Blood Jade Fan contained Panax Notoginseng and Seven-Colored Immortal Soil.

Mi Xi quickly took out the herbs to heal Lan Xi.

Lan Xi opened her eyes in a daze and said to Mi Xi, "Brother, could you take me back to the Demon Realm? I want to see the flowers of the Snow Maple Tree."

Seeing Lan Xi’s wound healing, Mi Xi felt somewhat relieved and sighed, "Okay! If we hurry, we should be able to catch Gu Mo. Entering the Demon Realm with him would be safer."

He had only been gone for a moment, not knowing what happened between Lan Xi and Quan Shaoqing.

What a pair of star-crossed lovers!

If he had known this would happen, he shouldn’t have searched for the Primordial Grass that would allow Lan Xi to return to the Immortal Realm.

Snow Maple Forest.

Lan Xi sat on the stone platform, feeling heavy-hearted. "Brother, will Ah Qing never come back?"

Petals drifted by gently, Mi Xi leaned against a tree, speaking with a cool tone, "If you think he won’t return, then he never will. If you feel he is back, then he’s by your side."

"Ah Qing wouldn’t hurt me..." Lan Xi lowered her head, her eyelashes shielding the scars in her eyes.

Mi Xi descended from the tree, standing before Lan Xi, "Lan Xi. The current Shaoqing is a brand new person, with a new identity and a new beginning. Remember, the soul doesn’t change, he once said he would definitely come back to find you. That means he really will come back for you."

"But he is no longer the Ah Qing of the past!"

"Do you still love him?" Mi Xi asked. If you still love him, you’ll disregard whether he has a new identity.

"Remember, the Demon Realm is not your endpoint.

He sacrificed himself back then just to complete you, hoping that one day, both of you could be together rightfully, live in a place brimming with warmth and blossoms, and have children.

Not to be imprisoned in this cold Demon Realm, living a dark and dreary life. "

Lan Xi lowered her head, her palm tightly clutching the corner of her clothing.

"What should I do now?"

Mi Xi took a deep breath, placing Lan Xi’s wrist over his heart, "Ask your heart, what does it want to do?"

Lan Xi raised her head, she only wished for Ah Qing to be with her for all eternity.

"His past life was lived for you, under your halo. He wanted to marry you, loved you deeply, but at first, didn’t even dare to confess, do you know why?"

Lan Xi blinked in confusion.