# Chapter 1372: Reunion
In the bedchamber below, a woman slowly walked out. She wore golden robes and a jade crown, and with each simple step, an aura of authority and nobility came forth. She raised her head slightly, looked upward, and smiled gently at Yun Che: "Yun Che, you're back."
"Mm, I'm back." Yun Che looked at her, his gaze becoming infinitely soft, unable to look away for a long time.
"All of you, withdraw," she said indifferently. "Dongfang Mansion Master, you as well."
"Yes."
Under her command, everyone withdrew in orderly fashion... but from this moment, the news of Yun Che's return also spread like surging waves in all directions. Before long, it would spread throughout the entire Tian Xuan Continent, and even the Huan Yao Realm.
Feng Xian'er brought Yun Che down from the air and landed before Cang Yue. With no one else around, Cang Yue no longer needed to maintain her imperial dignity. Her lips parted, but before a single word could leave, tears already stained both her cheeks... She rushed forward and heavily threw herself into Yun Che's embrace.
"Husband... you're back... you're finally... back..."
Warm temperature, the soul-haunting figure and scent... She murmured softly, sobbing. This woman who had once shouldered the burden of Cang Feng's three years of national devastation with her slender shoulders, the Cang Feng Empress who was revered by all her citizens, was always so tender and fragile in front of Yun Che... It was like this back then, and it remained so now.
"I'm back." Yun Che spoke softly, holding her gently, yet his arms unconsciously tightened: "These years, I must have made you worry day and night again..."
Cang Yue shook her head, choked with sobs: "As long as husband is safe and sound... nothing else matters..."
Her shoulders trembled violently, and the tears she had been trying to suppress lasted a long time before finally easing... Then she suddenly remembered there were others present, so she quickly rose from Yun Che's chest, but her hands still firmly grasped his arm, as if afraid he might suddenly leave again.
"Xian'er, thank you for accompanying him back." She wiped away her tears and smiled. In her bedchamber just now, she had heard Yun Che's voice and also the latter part of his conversation with Dongfang Xiu... But she didn't mention it, nor did she ask.
Feng Xian'er smiled and shook her head: "Sister Empress, you absolutely must not be so polite with me."
As she spoke, she unconsciously shifted her gaze to Chu Yuechan and her daughter on the side.
With her gaze shifting, Cang Yue finally noticed Chu Yuechan's figure. Her beautiful eyes and tears both froze at the same time, as if in a dream for an instant. Words escaped from her lips: "Bingchan Fairy..."
Descending from the air, Chu Yuechan held her daughter's hand and slightly nodded: "Twelve years apart, the former Cang Yue Princess is now an Empress, her grace far surpassing the past. Yun Che is truly blessed."
"Ah hehe," Yun Che laughed.
"Mother, why... is she hugging Father?" Behind Chu Yuechan, Yun Wuxin asked in a small voice, occasionally stealing glances at Cang Yue. Although she was still young and had only a shallow concept of her father, she vaguely understood... that father should belong to mother alone?
Looking at Chu Yuechan, and the flawless girl beside her, indescribable warmth and excitement filled Cang Yue's heart completely. She spoke softly, as if in a trance: "She is your daughter, right?"
"Mm," Yun Che nodded. "Her name is Yun Wuxin. She is mine and... Yuechan's daughter."
"..." Cang Yue closed her eyes, as if in a dream.
Back then, the incident at Tian Jian Villa—she had experienced it together with Chu Yuechan. She knew very well how, as the foremost of the Ice Cloud Seven Immortals, Chu Yuechan had made such a world-shaking move for the "dead" Yun Che. She also knew how heavy the pain and guilt Yun Che had always carried toward Chu Yuechan...
Today, he had returned, bringing Chu Yuechan and their child from back then...
Everything was as perfect as a dream.
"Sister Yuechan, I..." She called out softly, then found it hard to speak further.
Though she was a woman, though she was Yun Che's principal wife, she could not feel even a trace of jealousy toward Chu Yuechan... No woman who knew what Chu Yuechan had done for Yun Che could feel that—only endless gratitude.
"..." Chu Yuechan's eyes rippled, her lips moved slightly as if to say something, but similarly could not get the words out.
Cang Yue used to address her as "Senior," but now called her "Sister." As Yun Che's principal wife, it was naturally an acknowledgment and acceptance of her... With her decades of ice-cold heart, she should have been completely indifferent to worldly formalities, yet under that soft address, she could not control the waves stirring within.
"Yun... Ge... Ge..."
From behind came a dreamlike maiden's voice, as beautiful as clouds, and as soft as the wind's whisper.
"Xue'er..." Yun Che murmured, then abruptly turned around. In his line of sight, before the glowing teleportation formation, Feng Xue'er stood in her red robes, her snow-white hands pressing tightly against her lips. That peerlessly beautiful face, enough to make even fallen immortals feel ashamed, was completely drenched by freely flowing tears.
Wherever Feng Xue'er appeared, all light would dim... Chu Yuechan raised her eyes, and at first glance, she confirmed this woman's identity—those phoenix-colored robes, and that beauty like an immortal illusion—only the Phoenix Divine Maiden, and the number one divine maiden of Tian Xuan—Feng Xue'er.
"So... beau... tiful..." Even Yun Wuxin's lips parted in a soft murmur.
With a flash of flame light, red robes dancing, Feng Xue'er had already thrown herself onto Yun Che. Her tear-stained cheek pressed tightly against his shoulder. Closing her eyes, feeling the scent and aura that belonged only to Yun Che, she sobbed: "Brother Yun... you're finally back... you're finally back... sob... sob sob..."
When Feng Xue'er rushed over, a phoenix spiritual pressure originating from her bloodline made Feng Xian'er involuntarily step back, and then she stood there completely stunned...
The engagement between Feng Xue'er and Yun Che was known to everyone on Tian Xuan Continent. But to see the Phoenix Divine Maiden, who had dominated past and present, who was the first to achieve the divine path, and was revered as a deity by all practitioners in the world, crying like a little girl in Yun Che's arms... This was a scene she could never have imagined, and no one could have imagined.
The tear stains spreading across his chest nearly melted Yun Che's entire heart. He held Feng Xue'er tightly, speaking lovingly: "Xue'er, I..."
"Xiao... Che..."
Another voice came from behind, deeply touching Yun Che's heartstrings.
Before the teleportation formation, Xiao Lingxi and Su Ling'er stood side by side. Su Ling'er's jade-like face smiled gently, her gaze misty. But Xiao Lingxi, the moment she saw Yun Che, crystal tears fell like broken jade beads scattering down. Time froze for a brief instant, then she let out a soft cry, and with tears flying, she rushed toward Yun Che, hugging him tightly from behind. The streaming tears quickly soaked a large patch of the back of his clothes.
"Xiao Che... Xiao Che... Xiao Che..." She called out over and over. Compared to Cang Yue and Feng Xue'er, who were holding back, Xiao Lingxi's emotions completely overflowed, and soon she was sobbing uncontrollably.
Two women, one in front and one behind, refused to let go for a long time. Yun Che's chest heaved, and warm currents flowed through every part of his body.
He had once sworn never to make them worry or cry again... but he had broken his promise time and again...
He dared not think, if he hadn't returned this time, how many lifetimes it would take to repay the debts of love he owed...
"Xue'er, Lingxi, don't cry... I've already returned." He said softly.
"Let her cry," Su Ling'er walked over and smiled. "Sister Lingxi, after you left, because she was worried about you, she would often have the same nightmare. Now that you've returned safely, she can finally let go of her worries."
"..." Infinite guilt filled his heart. He reached out and gently patted Xiao Lingxi's soft, delicate back: "Lingxi, dreams are all false. Look, not only did I return, but I didn't lose a single hair. If you don't believe me, you can check thoroughly later."
"Hmph! So you still know to come back!"
In the midst of this reunion atmosphere that stirred every heart, a bitingly cold voice rang out, very inappropriately. Still before that teleportation formation, a girl who appeared only fifteen or sixteen stood gracefully. She wore a magnificent, stunningly gorgeous crimson-gold long dress, the hem trailing on the ground, her waist cinched tight, outlining a slender willow waist. Her face was jade-white and flawless, lips like pink rouge, and her starry eyes were icy and indifferent, yet faintly seemed to hold a watery gleam.
Chu Yuechan turned her gaze to her... From this girl, she felt an authority that surpassed anything she had known in her lifetime. This authority was not deliberately released but ingrained into the bone marrow. Cold... proud... bloody aura... imperial aura... Following Yun Che's descriptions, the identity of this girl surfaced in her heart.
Xiao Yaohou!
Yun Che said she was the emperor of the Huan Yao Realm, and the number one beauty of that realm, peerless in allure—truly so. Being a woman herself, Chu Yuechan had no doubt that if this girl's beautiful eyes could curve just a little, she would undoubtedly enchant countless beings and captivate ages of splendor.
Su Ling'er and Xiao Lingxi—one had a bond spanning two lifetimes, the other had grown up with him since childhood, the closest people in his life. It might be natural for them to be infatuated with him.
But the other three women... Cang Yue was the Cang Feng Empress, Feng Xue'er was the Phoenix Divine Maiden and the foremost figure of Tian Xuan, and Xiao Yaohou was the emperor of Huan Yao, the supreme ruler of an entire continent—
One could say that the most extraordinary women in all the world had all gathered around him. The moment they learned of his return, regardless of status or position, they all arrived without delay... even this Xiao Yaohou, who seemed cold-eyed and oppressive.
He gave his life for all of them, didn't he? Thinking of the time when Yun Che had melted her own heart, Chu Yuechan made a silent thought.
"Caiyi!" Yun Che's gaze flashed like lightning toward Xiao Yaohou.
Meeting his turned gaze, Xiao Yaohou turned her face away, snorted coldly, and said: "Four years... seems you didn't lose any arms or legs. Hmph, at least you kept your promise! If you had dared to come back even one year later, I would have personally gone to that so-called God Realm, broken your legs, and dragged you back!"
Xiao Yaohou's tone was cold and harsh, but at the last sentence, anyone could hear the obvious tremor.
"Uh..." Yun Che took a sneak peek at Yun Wuxin, who had been hiding behind Chu Yuechan, and said in a low voice: "Caiyi, we can talk about that kind of thing slowly back in the room. Um... in front of my daughter, at least leave me some face as a father."
"..." Xiao Yaohou was startled. Her beautiful eyes turned. Feng Xue'er, Xiao Lingxi, and Su Ling'er were also astonished. "You... daughter?"
In amazement, their gazes all fell on Yun Wuxin. Looking at this cute, doll-like girl, an unfamiliar yet indescribable emotion gathered in their hearts. Su Ling'er spoke softly: "Brother Yun Che, the daughter you mentioned... could it be..."
"Mm," Yun Che nodded with a smile. "This is mine and Yuechan's daughter. Her name is Yun Wuxin. She is eleven years old this year."
"Ah!!" A cry of surprise escaped their lips. Then, thinking of something, they looked at Chu Yuechan beside Yun Wuxin: "Could she be... Sister Yuechan?"
Among them, only Cang Yue had met Chu Yuechan before. But being by Yun Che's side, how could they not know the name Chu Yuechan?
Xiao Yaohou descended from the air and lightly landed before Chu Yuechan and Yun Wuxin. The coldness in her eyes turned into a softness that Yun Che rarely saw: "Sister Yuechan, that you are safe and sound is the best news in all these years. You mother and daughter... must have suffered greatly. If you are willing to acknowledge us as sisters, from now on, we will make up for what Yun Che owes you, together with him."
"..." Yun Che smiled, but felt a bit jealous in his heart... because as far as he remembered, Xiao Yaohou had never spoken to him so gently before!
"No need," Chu Yuechan shook her head. "I have not suffered much these years, nor do I have any regrets or complaints."
Xiao Yaohou smiled, filled with endless emotion. She knew—they all knew—that Chu Yuechan had always been a heavy burden in Yun Che's heart that could never be put down. Now, he had returned, and found both the safe Chu Yuechan and their safe daughter.
In this world, there could no longer be a more perfect outcome.
Under so many gazes, Yun Wuxin shrank back even more. Chu Yuechan bent down slightly and said gently: "Xin'er, won't you greet your aunties?"
"..." Yun Wuxin did not step forward. She said timidly: "They... all seem to like Father very much."
"Mm." Chu Yuechan nodded. "Being liked by so many people means Father is very formidable. You should be happy for him."
"..." Yun Che's old face flushed slightly.
"...Mm." Yun Wuxin nodded, seeming to understand a little, yet also vaguely not understanding.
But none of them noticed that in a high altitude far beyond the clouds, a pair of eyes were silently watching them.
"..." Mu Xuanyin's snowy hand pressed against her heart. Her immortal body trembled as if standing in an unbearable cold wind. She was looking at Yun Che, but her gaze was already as hazy as if shrouded in the mist of a dream.
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