Chapter 1917: Moon Memories (1)
In a world of boundless gray, a distant, dreamlike sigh drifted:
"Who would have thought that the truth of all this would wound you so deeply."
Yun Che's consciousness kept sinking deeper into the gray world, sinking endlessly, as if with no bottom.
"It's... you."
The distant voice of a woman slowly changed from unfamiliar to familiar.
He had heard this voice more than once before, but every time he left this strange soul world, he would forget it completely, and every time he inexplicably returned to this world, he would remember it anew.
"I should not have appeared forcefully, but your heart has developed too many cracks. If this continues, the name Xia Qingyue will become a knot in your heart for a lifetime, an injury for your entire life."
"This is a result that she (I) cannot accept, and it will also become a wound for her (I) for life."
"Therefore, I have no choice but to intervene."
Qing... Yue...
In this world, he heard that name as well.
In this world, the pain was still so clear.
"Who are you... and what are you talking about?" he asked.
"You will know who I am. Although it is still a bit too early, since things have come to this, perhaps the only way is to let you know everything. But before that, you have another choice."
"Let me completely erase this segment of your memory."
"You will then forever forget Xia Qingyue, along with all the sorrow and regret. In this way, you will no longer have any heart wounds or pain, and from then on, you will be carefree and at ease for the rest of your life."
Forever... forget Xia Qingyue?
No...
No...
No...
"No... No!!"
This roar was so fierce and tragic that it almost shattered all his soul strings.
"I cannot forget her... absolutely not!"
The soul's too violent agitation and struggle caused the gray world to warp slightly: "Everything I have of her... is just these memories. No one can take them away!"
"An unsurprising answer."
The ethereal and distant woman's voice sounded, carrying a soft sigh: "Such is the emotion of living beings. Having witnessed thousands of lives and countless ages, it remains so wondrously unfathomable."
"But then again, what right do I have to sigh at others?"
"Yun Che," she spoke his name, "I will tell you all the causes and effects entangled around Xia Qingyue. I cannot determine whether you will ultimately heal the heart wound she caused you. I only hope that after knowing everything, you will not let it sink into a lasting depression in your heart."
"Otherwise, in the future, she (I) will definitely be unable to forgive herself."
"You... know... everything about Qingyue?" he asked... with a wildly surging hope and longing.
"I can directly imprint all the causes, effects, and truths onto your heart and soul, but I think, for you, you would rather use your own five senses to personally experience those pasts of hers that you do not know."
"On her body, there is also the 'mark' of Nothingness, just far less pure than yours. Therefore, through the aura of Nothingness that has soaked into her relics, it is enough to perform a 'Void Memory Recall'."
"So, if you want to personally see and hear those pasts of hers, go find a relic that has been with her for over three years."
"You will find it."
............
The voice faded away, and the gray world slowly dissipated like dust and smoke.
Yun Che suddenly opened his eyes.
This time, that gray, mysterious space and that dreamlike, ethereal voice were not forgotten at all.
He remembered every single word clearly.
A relic of Qingyue...
A relic of Qingyue!!
Without even time to discern the world around him, Yun Che abruptly stood up. A woman's startled cry came from beside him.
"You..."
Here was the core of Tai Chu Divine Realm, behind him the Abyss of Nothingness, beside him Jun Xilei... and not far away, Jun Wuming looking up.
But without saying a single word, he rushed forward frantically... after a violent stumble, he leaped into the air and flew straight into the distant sky.
............
A relic that had been with her for over three years...
Yun Che's mind was filled with nothing but these words repeating chaotically.
Who was the owner of that voice, and why she knew everything, he had no time to think about.
The Yue Shen Realm no longer existed. The place where it would be easiest to find her relics had been destroyed by his own hand.
And on his person... everything associated with Xia Qingyue had been destroyed by him in hatred when he was in the Northern Divine Region.
Ten thousand regrets were not enough to describe even a fraction of Yun Che's feelings at this moment.
He rushed out of Tai Chu Divine Realm and headed straight for the Southern Divine Region.
A wild storm swept straight toward Diyun City. Before the guards of the imperial city could recover from their shock, he had already teleported through Diyun City's dimensional array to Tian Xuan Continent.
Liuyun City, Xia Mansion.
With a dull thud, Yun Che descended from the sky. He directly grabbed the startled house servant: "Which room was Qingyue's maiden chamber... Speak quickly!"
When he was young, he often came here to play with Xia Yuanba... why couldn't he remember at all the location of Xia Qingyue's maiden chamber?
The servant was terrified out of his wits. He extended a trembling finger toward the room that Chi Wuyue had previously indicated.
His figure flickered, and he stood before the door. His aura hastily steadied itself. With a slightly trembling hand, he gently pushed the door open.
Just like Chi Wuyue, as far as his eyes could see, he found nothing but the simplest of furnishings, not even a trace of Xia Qingyue's presence or aura.
He turned around. The servant, still not recovered from his fright, was grabbed again. Panting heavily, he asked, "Why is her room so empty? Where are her things? Where were they put!?"
"I... I..." The servant's face was pale as death. His mouth opened and closed more than a dozen times before he stammered: "The... the young lady's room... we... we never touched it..."
His spiritual sense had swept through the entire Xia Mansion more than ten times, but found nothing. He pushed the servant aside with a palm, then tore through the space and vanished directly from the spot.
Riiip!!
Black Moon Merchant Guild. The space in front of Xia Hongyi directly split open, and Yun Che stepped out.
Before he could even speak, Yun Che was already beside him, his eyes and voice so urgent they were suffocating: "Uncle Xia, do you have anything Qingyue left with you! Clothes, jewelry... anything!"
Although Yun Che tried his best to control himself, his state was still too terrifying in Xia Hongyi's eyes. He remained relatively calm and, without needing to think, directly said: "I have nothing Qingyue left behind on my person."
"Not... even one?" Yun Che asked, unwilling to give up.
"No." Xia Hongyi shook his head with certainty. "Che'er, calm down first. What happened?"
Without getting a response, Yun Che had already vanished from before him.
It's okay, it's okay...
There's still Bing Yun Fairy Palace! She was there for so many years; there must be something she left behind!
The space of the Ice Extreme Snow Domain was torn open. The cold air and snowstorm were instantly dispersed by Yun Che's aura.
The abnormal air currents made Chu Yuechan and Chu Yueli look up at the same time. They saw Yun Che's figure plummeting from the sky.
"Why are you back at this time?" Chu Yuechan frowned slightly. "Where is Wuxin?"
Yun Che couldn't even answer her. He rushed forward and urgently grabbed her shoulders: "Yuechan, does the Bing Yun Fairy Palace have any of Qingyue's things... give them all to me, give them all to me!"
Chu Yuechan and Chu Yueli were both stunned...
When Chi Wuyue first came to Bing Yun Fairy Palace, she had also inexplicably asked about Xia Qingyue's ice room and her relics.
Moreover, he, who never allowed anyone to mention the name "Xia Qingyue" in front of him, was now using such an urgent tone, uttering the slightly trembling word "Qingyue."
Without asking what had happened to Yun Che, Chu Yuechan looked into his eyes and said: "Have you forgotten? Back then, the entire Bing Yun Fairy Palace was destroyed in the battle between Xiao Yaohou and Xuanyuan Wentian. Everything Qingyue left in the Bing Yun Fairy Palace naturally turned to dust as well."
"In the new Bing Yun Fairy Palace today, how could there be any relics of hers?"
"..." Yun Che's body stiffened, his pupils rapidly losing color. But then, he suddenly thought of something and whirled toward Chu Yueli: "Yueli! You were once Qingyue's master. You must have something she left behind, or something related to her, right!"
"No." Chu Yueli shook her head. "Over the years, I have often missed Qingyue, and my greatest regret is that I have nothing to remember her by."
"..." His hands slowly fell, and Yun Che let out a soft breath, then collapsed helplessly into the cold snow.
Home... Bing Yun Fairy Palace... Yue Shen Realm...
These were the trajectory of Xia Qingyue's short life, the three places where she had long resided.
Her home was empty;
the Yue Shen Realm was destroyed by him;
even the Bing Yun Fairy Palace...
In this world, besides the memories of her, it seemed there were no more traces of her existence.
No...
It can't be like this... I must have missed something!
Calm down... calm down!
Chu Yueli looked at Yun Che, then at her sister, not daring to speak.
Chu Yuechan slowly bent down in front of Yun Che: "Tell me, what exactly happened? Is it about... Qingyue?"
Yun Che did not answer. His hands were clenched tightly on his scalp as he desperately tried to calm down.
But his chaotic thoughts could not stop. Every cell in his body was frantically searching for where Xia Qingyue's relic might exist.
At that moment, a small, delicate girl hopping with joy ran over, her young voice ringing out: "Great Palace Master, look! The ice mirror I condensed myself!"
This was a poor girl Chu Yueli had picked up three months ago. She had just started practicing the Ice Cloud Art and had condensed profound energy into ice for the first time. To her, this was undoubtedly a moment to remember for life.
The girl's voice carried a natural ethereal quality, spilling into Yun Che's turbulent sea of consciousness.
Ice... mirror... mirror...
Mirror!!
Mirror!!
Like a flash of inspiration piercing his soul, like thunder striking his body, Yun Che's head shot up. The aura surging around him stirred the raging storms of the Ice Extreme Snow Domain, causing the girl to cry out in startled panic.
That bronze mirror!!
Without pausing for even an instant, without time to explain a single word to Chu Yuechan, Yun Che vanished instantly, leaving Chu Yuechan and Chu Yueli staring at each other, their hearts churning with turmoil for a long time.