Ye Ling's life took a remarkable turn after she met Yan Ruyu.
It was as if her life had been turbo - charged. She constantly practiced and leveled up. Her master would even create illusory realms specifically for her to train her abilities. Every time he threw the little girl into the illusory realm, Yan Ruyu's heart was filled with unease.
But Ye Ling never let him down. Every time she emerged from the illusory realm, her abilities soared.
What delighted Yan Ruyu even more was that apart from her spiritual power, the little girl's mental power also began to stir. Just like Ling'er five hundred years ago, she had both spiritual and mental powers that could be cultivated.
What happened next is well - known to everyone. Ye Ling became the new empress of the Eastern Ze Wilderness.
The millennium - old imperial teacher, Yan Ruyu, also had his own mission. He went to the Qingyun Kingdom to help the king, Su Mu, solve the drought problem.
Later on, the four great families rebelled. Coupled with the betrayal of her confidant, Xia Wanning, Ye Ling died a tragic death on the high platform.
After that, Ye Ling became Zhao Shuning. Her soul traveled and possessed the body of the youngest daughter of the Zhao family, and she returned to the world.
Now, time has passed.
Nearly thirty years have elapsed since Zhao Shuning's disappearance.
During these years, many things have happened.
The Ghost Domain broke through the protective shield again and spread across every corner of the Nine - Continent. Mo Bai, because of a chance encounter in his youth, was deeply obsessed with Zhao Shuning.
During the thirty years of her disappearance, he never gave up searching for her for a single day.
Let's talk about Luo Qiu.
Since she saw the red lotus between the woman's eyebrows in the cave thirty years ago, she had received no more news related to her elder sister. As the war raged across the Nine - Continent, she constantly shuttled through it, but found no clues.
Among them, the most affected was probably the Zhao family. Zhao Zheng and Lin Min'er only had Zhao Shuning as their daughter. They had lost Zhao Huai earlier.
For thirty years, they had no news of Zhao Shuning. They knew that their daughter was probably in great danger and had little chance of survival.
There was also Yan Ruyu.
Repeated blows, although he remained silent on the surface, his body had undergone obvious changes.
The red lotus karma fire in his body was gone. Every winter was a living hell for him.
Moreover, after Zhao Shuning disappeared out of the blue again, he recalled that Ling'er had also died in front of him five hundred years ago.
A moment of grief, sadness, and guilt made his black hair turn completely white in an instant.
Feng Zhan and Feng Lingtong felt deeply heart - broken seeing this.
They knew their younger brother well. If one was not familiar with him, they would think he was like a millennium - old ice block, unreachable. But if someone truly entered his heart, he would cherish her like his life and engrave her in his bones.
For five hundred years, his heart had only held her.
In the Qingyun Kingdom, there was a soft knock on the door of Yan Ruyu's room.
He said softly, "Who is it?"
"Bu Ran, it's me." It was Feng Zhan.
Yan Ruyu's cold voice came out, "Brother, do you have something important?"
Feng Zhan looked at the chicken soup in his hand. It was just cooked by his elder sister and was still warm. It was just right to give it to Bu Ran to warm his body.
Without waiting for Yan Ruyu's permission to enter the room, he nudged the door open with his elbow.
Yan Ruyu looked at his elder brother who had entered the room and said helplessly, "Brother, you're here to deliver soup again."
"It was prepared by elder sister. I didn't want to come either."
Although he said so, Feng Zhan didn't really think so. He skillfully poured the chicken soup for Yan Ruyu and handed it to him.
Seeing that his younger brother didn't move, Feng Zhan had no choice but to say, "Don't force me to feed you. It would be quite improper."
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Zhan picked up the chicken soup and tried to feed it to Yan Ruyu. Where was there any sign of "impropriety"?
Yan Ruyu took it and drank it slowly. Looking at the white snow outside the window, his expression was dejected.
Feng Zhan knew that Bu Ran must be missing that girl again.
"Bu Ran, that girl has been missing for so long. Maybe it's just fate. Don't be too sad."
Bu Ran didn't say a word. The pain of losing his beloved one again and again was so intense that it had engraved itself into his bones. He really couldn't forget her.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
Someone knocked on the door again. Yan Ruyu and Feng Zhan looked up at the door.
Feng Zhan asked, "Who is it?"
The figure outside hesitated for a moment.
Feng Zhan asked again, "Why don't you say anything?"
"It's me." It was the voice of the little aunt.
Feng Zhan's face immediately changed from nonchalant to extremely cautious. He looked around. Because of Bu Ran's special physical condition, the room he lived in during winter was almost sealed except for the main door, with only a small opening for watching the snow.
Seeing Feng Zhan's anxious look, Yan Ruyu said, "Brother, when did you provoke the little aunt?"
"I - I don't know."
"Little aunt, come in. Big brother is also here with me."
Shi Jiu hesitated for a moment.
After she entered the room, she just put down the porridge. Then she looked at Yan Ruyu and said, "Bu Ran, your health is not good. This is the porridge I cooked for you. Have some. I won't bother you. I'll come to collect the bowl after you've eaten."
Since Shi Jiu entered the room, her eyes had never once landed on Feng Zhan. After saying this, she walked straight out of the door.
After she left, she even closed the door.
Yan Ruyu looked at the embarrassed Feng Zhan and said, "Brother, did you provoke the little aunt?"
"Of course not!"
"But the little aunt seems really angry."
Feng Zhan plopped back into his original seat and warmed his hands by the stove. He complained, "Bu Ran, I don't know what's wrong with the little aunt. Do you know? Some time ago, Miss Jun from the Jun family, Miss Kong from the Eastern Ze Wilderness, and Miss Se Se whom I knew before came to the Qingyun Kingdom. As the host, I naturally had to show them around. By the way, Miss Jun is from the Qingyun Kingdom herself. I couldn't stop her from following me.
"We just walked around for about half a month. During that time, I even asked the little aunt if she wanted to come with us, but she refused. It's not my fault. But after they left, the little aunt has been angry. She ignores me completely. What's more, several times when elder sister mentioned me in front of her, she deliberately changed the topic, and I was right there."
Yan Ruyu was stunned. Then he said, "The little aunt is an elder. You shouldn't make her angry."
"She might as well be my great - great - aunt. Would I dare to make her angry? Now in front of her, one more word would be a mistake."