# Chapter 1911: The Flaw (Part 2)
[First, a major announcement]
[There was an extremely serious BUG in the previous chapter update! When Shui Meiyin was explaining why that purple light would exist... her explanation didn't hold up! Because when she transferred Lan Ji Star, she hadn't been captured by Xia Qingyue yet, so there was no Purple Que barrier!]
[She must have been dumb in the head... oh no wait, it was my brain that was dumb ε=(´ο｀*)))]
[It was quickly fixed after the update (with a brand new reason, though the fix isn't particularly good-looking). My updates are all published on Zongheng's main site, and other sites sync the updates, but! Most of the subsequent corrections to the text won't be synced.]
[So, if you're reading on another site or app and find something off in the previous chapter... don't doubt it! It's not your imagination! There was indeed a timeline error!]
The above is not nonsense. The main text follows:
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When there is no reason left to explain anything, continuing to sink into delusion is nothing but foolish self-deception... and harm to others.
Yun Che let out a long breath: "Meiyin, you're right. On the way here, I thought about this point over and over, and every time I couldn't find a single reason that made sense. So, as you said, my subconscious always knew it was nothing but illusion, but I kept..."
"It's alright, really." Shui Meiyin smiled comfortingly. "Maybe this will actually help you untie that knot in your heart faster."
"Mm." This time, Yun Che nodded heavily, and his gaze seemed less distant.
"Let me guess... Wuxin is in Yin Xue Realm, isn't she?" Shui Meiyin's soft words shifted Yun Che's attention. "If you suddenly ran over here, she must be worried sick."
Yun Che thought for a moment, then said, "Xuanyin is watching over her. No need to worry. I'll go see my father-in-law first."
"Huh?" Shui Meiyin looked surprised.
Yun Che smiled. "Timing-wise, it should be time for my father-in-law's final treatment. So this trip isn't a wasted one at all."
"Alright!" Shui Meiyin beamed.
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Shui Qianheng sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed, his face flushed.
Before him, Yun Che's hands were wrapped in Light Profound Force. The power of Life Miracle flowed like a warm stream, circulating from his fingertips through Shui Qianheng's entire body.
The injuries once thought to be irreversible were slowly healing under Yun Che's Life Miracle power.
After today, even his strength would recover to its former peak within a short time.
Although he had already passed the title of Liuguang Realm King to Shui Yingyue, he was now the leader of the Eastern Domain's order enforcers.
Far more prestigious than a mere Realm King!
Over the past two years, facing his large brood of sons, he often sighed that sometimes raising a bunch of sons couldn't compare to finding a good son-in-law... Sure enough, daughters weren't raised for nothing!
Two hours later, this final treatment was nearing its end. Sensing the power within his meridians stirring as if about to awaken, Shui Qianheng couldn't maintain complete calm. His face twitched slightly.
Shui Meiyin had been keeping watch at the side, her gaze fixed on Yun Che's face for most of the time, completely entranced.
Just then, a rather loud feminine voice came from outside the door:
"Little Yinyin! Come out quickly and go somewhere with your mother!"
Being able to shout so freely in the core of the Liuguang Realm—no doubt it was the one who stubbornly refused to become the principal wife, the mother of Shui Yingyue and Shui Meiyin:
Cheng Wanxiao!
"Ah!" Shui Meiyin quickly got up. Afraid of disturbing Yun Che and her father, she moved all the way outside before whispering back, "Mom, where do you want me to go with you? Brother Yun Che is still here."
Cheng Wanxiao leaned close to her daughter's ear and whispered slyly, "Your sister is about to come back. Isn't this the perfect chance to make room for her?"
Shui Meiyin instantly understood. Taking her mother's arm, her face lit up with excitement: "Then let's go quickly! Don't let sister bump into us."
"Oh wait, let me first send a sound transmission to your sister."
Soon, Cheng Wanxiao finished the transmission. The mother and daughter exchanged a knowing smile, and without saying a word to anyone, they walked off together.
In the silence, Yun Che opened his eyes, and the Light Profound Force in his hands quietly dissipated at that moment.
"Finally done." He smiled, speaking to Shui Qianheng with absolute certainty and conviction: "Father-in-law, your meridians are now completely healed. In as little as three months, at most half a year, your profound strength will gradually awaken to its former peak."
Shui Qianheng could clearly perceive his own meridian condition. Suppressing his excitement, he threw his head back and laughed: "Hahaha! With a son-in-law like you, a Divine Emperor of the God Realm, whether my strength recovers or not doesn't make much difference."
Yun Che swept his divine sense and found that Shui Meiyin was no longer nearby.
"Speaking of which, weren't you heading north with Little Wuxin? Why did you suddenly turn back?" Shui Qianheng asked.
He didn't believe that Yun Che had come back just to give him treatment.
Yun Che answered directly: "To be honest, it's because I've run into some difficult matters."
"Difficult matters?" Shui Qianheng looked puzzled. "In this world today, there are very few things that could trouble you, Emperor Yun."
"As it happens, there's something I wanted to ask you about, father-in-law." Yun Che's tone and demeanor were exceptionally calm and flat, as if what he wanted to 'ask about' wasn't anything important.
"Oh?" Shui Qianheng's interest was piqued.
Without any preamble, Yun Che said directly: "Seven years ago, on the day the Calamity Demon Emperor left, I was sent to the Liuguang Realm while unconscious... During my coma, did Meiyin stay by my side the whole time?"
"Of course." Shui Qianheng nodded without hesitation. "At that time, news had spread everywhere that you were an extreme demon being hunted by the entire realm. When Meiyin saw you unconscious, she cried her heart out. After that, she stayed by your side the whole time."
"Back then, pulling her away from you..." Shui Qianheng shook his head with a smile, "was simply impossible."
"...Not a single step away, right?" Yun Che's smile remained unchanged, and his tone was still light and calm, as if casually asking about things he hadn't known back then.
"Mm." Shui Qianheng nodded, then suddenly paused, showing a look of realization. "Oh, come to think of it, it wasn't that she never left. At one point, she disappeared for a short while."
Yun Che's brow twitched slightly, but he maintained his composure. "Left? For about how long? Where did she go?"
Shui Qianheng appeared to be recalling. "I was busy setting up multiple layers of isolation barriers at the time, so I don't know the details. But she wasn't gone long—definitely less than half an incense stick's time. As for where she went... I did casually ask, but Meiyin didn't answer. Probably her mind was full of you, and she had no thought for my questions."
"I see." Yun Che nodded.
"Why are you suddenly asking about this?" Shui Qianheng asked in return. "The 'difficult matter' you mentioned earlier—could it be related to this?"
"Just a casual question, father-in-law. Please don't worry about it." Yun Che said with a smile.
Just then, the door was gently pushed open. A slender leg in blue sparkling jade shoes, draped in a Liuguang immortal robe, stepped in. The room's light flickered, revealing Shui Yingyue's tall and graceful figure and her stunningly beautiful face.
"Yingyue, you're back." Shui Qianheng said with a chuckle.
Shui Yingyue nodded to her father, then turned her gaze to Yun Che: "Emperor Yun, you were looking for me. May I ask what for?"
Both Shui Qianheng and Yun Che were startled inwardly.
But Shui Qianheng immediately understood and chose to smile without speaking.
A flash of surprise crossed Yun Che's mind, but deep in his eyes, a strange light appeared.
He stood up and smiled at Shui Yingyue: "I have a few words I'd like to say to you alone. Would you..."
Alone?
Shui Qianheng shot up like an arrow, saying urgently: "Suddenly remembered I forgot to water the rocks in the back mountain. You two talk, you talk! I gotta go quick, or it'll be too late!"
BANG!!
Before he finished speaking, Shui Qianheng had already vanished, the door slammed shut, and he casually set up a soundproof barrier.
Yun Che: "..."
Shui Yingyue: "..."
The surroundings grew quiet, their gazes meeting.
Alone in the same room, eyes nearly touching, and only the two of them... Shui Yingyue's emotions became a little unsettled. She said calmly, "Emperor Yun, if you have any instructions, please speak plainly."
"Uh... no, of course it's not an instruction."
The Emperor Yun, whose might shook the world, seemed to be a little nervous at this moment.
"I just wanted to ask... last time..."
His faltering words and slightly evasive gaze showed an even more obvious nervousness, which in turn made Shui Yingyue's heartbeat suddenly become a little erratic.
"Last time, about what Mother-in-law mentioned... what... do you think?"
After saying this, Yun Che seemed to have finally shaken off his anxiety, his gaze looking directly into Shui Yingyue's beautiful eyes.
His words, and his direct gaze, made Shui Yingyue's heartstrings jump sharply, and her gaze also wavered.
"What Mother-in-law mentioned"—she knew exactly what that was.
Because every time Yun Che visited, Cheng Wanxiao absolutely wouldn't let three sentences go by without bringing up "that matter."
As if she would persistently nag about it for a lifetime until he took Shui Yingyue.
"Mother has given me many teachings, so I... am not sure what Emperor Yun is referring to." Shui Yingyue's evasive gaze could no longer maintain its naturalness. "Please speak plainly, Emperor Yun."
"..." Yun Che seemed a little disappointed. But then, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and his gaze and words took on a hint of aggression: "Are you really sure you don't know what I'm talking about?"
As he spoke, he stepped forward, his figure growing closer in Shui Yingyue's sight.
They were already quite close, and before Shui Yingyue could make a reasonable reaction, Yun Che was already at a distance she considered extremely dangerous.
She parted her lips... but the masculine aura was now right in front of her, leaving her stunned and speechless.
As one of the Four Divine Sons of the Eastern Domain back then, the current Realm King of Liuguang Realm, and the elder sister of Emperor Yun, Shui Yingyue's life had always been accompanied by dazzling brilliance, her status in the God Realm extremely high.
But in matters of romance between men and women, she was a blank sheet—purer than pure.
She had no idea how to respond or react.
Under Yun Che's approaching figure, aura, and gaze, she was like a helpless, innocent young rabbit.
As her body instinctively retreated, she found herself unconsciously backed into a corner.
"Fine. If you don't want to say it, then I'll say it."
His warm, soft voice seemed to pluck at her heartstrings. Shui Yingyue realized that Yun Che's eyes were now only a few inches from her, and his breath was almost touching her cheek.
"You..."
If it had been anyone else approaching within ten steps, her Yao Xi sword would have already thrust out.
But it was Yun Che...
His aura, his eyes... everything about him was too captivating to the soul.
He said "I'll say it," and amid her inner turmoil, an inexplicable expectation arose. But no further words came from his lips. In her dazed, nervous vision, she felt his face and breath drawing closer and closer to her lips... closer and closer...
Her mind lost the ability to think. Her whole body went so limp that she couldn't muster the strength to resist. She turned her head slightly... but only slightly. Then, amidst her wildly chaotic heartbeat, she almost involuntarily closed her eyes.
But at that moment, Yun Che's previously gentle eyes suddenly blazed with two beams of purple profound light.
A thread of purple light, like a fleeting stream, shot straight into Shui Yingyue's brow.
Arcane Firmament Soul-Seizing!
Shui Yingyue's body instantly stiffened. Her closed eyes slowly opened, but they were now devoid of color.
Without any hesitation or pause, Yun Che asked at the fastest possible speed: "Seven years ago, on the day the Calamity Demon Emperor left, while I was unconscious in the Liuguang Realm, did Meiyin stay by my side the whole time?"
The soul of a Divine Lord was extremely powerful. Even though Yun Che overwhelmingly surpassed Shui Yingyue in both profound strength and soul power, it would have been impossible to successfully use Arcane Firmament Soul-Seizing on her under normal circumstances.
So he used this despicable method.
Shui Yingyue had no defenses against him to begin with. Under his relentless pressure and encroachment, her heart and soul were in utter chaos—perhaps the most chaotic moment of her life. And he seized the opportunity to control her soul.
But even if successful, the duration would inevitably be very short.
Shui Yingyue's lips parted, and she spoke woodenly: "Meiyin... stayed by your side... the whole time."
"Not a single moment away?" Yun Che pressed.
Shui Yingyue's eyes flickered, clearly her soul was already struggling: "Not a single... moment... away."
This answer made Yun Che's expression freeze on the spot.
Under the influence of Arcane Firmament Soul-Seizing, lying was impossible.
"... " Briefly holding his breath, clinging to a last shred of hope, he asked in a somewhat drained voice: "Did Meiyin ever specifically tell all of you that if I asked this question one day, you were to answer... that she had briefly left?"
Shui Yingyue's eyes were nearly deranged under the violent struggle, but her lips still formed a vague syllable: "Yes."
"..." A deafening roar echoed in Yun Che's mind.
"Ugh... ah!!"
Shui Yingyue's body shook violently, and she suddenly awoke.
Leaning against the wall, hand on her forehead, she looked at Yun Che in panic: "You... what did you do to me?"
"..." No answer.
Yun Che's gaze was unfocused, his face pale. He turned around and slowly walked away, his steps weak and stiff.
Like a soulless walking corpse.