The white-robed and banished immortal, Yan Junfeng, disappeared, and his lover in the form of a black dragon vanished. Finally, the barrier dissipated. When the people around were allowed to move again, everything that had just happened seemed as if it had never occurred.
“Yan Junfeng” still stood on the opposite side, looking at him with lingering guilt. However, the intense love in his eyes before the barrier incident was now replaced by a simple remorse after the misunderstanding of an elder brother towards his younger brother.
Although the other person appeared normal, Su Jingxuan keenly felt that something was missing from this “Yan Junfeng.”
The only vibrant presence he could feel was Song Mochen. The familiar man was smiling at him, and those black eyes held nothing but his features.
“I’m tired. Can you take me home?”
Looking at Song Mochen in front of him, Su Jingxuan couldn’t help but feel his eyes turning red. He buried his face in the other’s chest.
He felt so uncomfortable now, so tired. Too many questions filled his mind, making it impossible for him to think and leaving him breathless. All he wanted was to find a place to lean on his lover and rest for a while.
It’s okay. One day, he would know everything. For now, he wanted to cherish the time spent with his lover.
The Yan Jewelry Design Competition began with excitement but ended in a farce. Fans and spectators who followed the competition were stimulated as if they had just experienced a roller coaster.
Although the finals were disrupted, the revelation that the mysterious designer “CHEN” from Yan Jewelry was a seventeen-year-old teenager and also the younger brother of Yan’s CEO made the competition worthwhile. Yan Jewelry became the current focus of the jewelry industry.
In the finals, although the other contestants played a supporting role, they still gained a lot. All of them joined Yan’s design team, becoming the new blood.
On the day of the trial, her parents and family did not come. Her father, who was in the hospital, watched the entire live broadcast of the competition and was so enraged that he died from the shock. Her mother and brother were too ashamed to leave the house, dealing with the aftermath.
However, many people showed up at the courthouse that day, mostly to scold and throw things at her. Media reporters also rushed over, making the courthouse crowded.
All the evidence and witnesses were there. Lu Jinwen sat at the defendant’s bench, crying bitterly. No matter how she explained or begged “Yan Junfeng” for mercy, it was in vain. The judge sentenced her to ten years in prison.
Ten years of imprisonment was just the beginning of her punishment. Since the competition was broadcasted live, not only domestically but also internationally, many viewers remembered her face. As long as “Jiang Zicheng” existed in this world, everyone would remember her and despise her.
Ten years later, after enduring the hardships of prison life and appearing much older than her actual age, Lu Jinwen was released carrying her baggage.
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Su Jingxuan didn’t care much about Lu Jinwen’s fate. He could almost guess her outcome, and his mission was completed when the truth was revealed. He didn’t need to waste energy and time on her.
For the remaining time in the world, he stayed by Song Mochen’s side, sticking to him wherever he went. Only by doing so could he feel at ease.
Until the moment when Song Mochen’s life reached its end, Su Jingxuan closed his eyes together with him, returning to the real world, the solemn and majestic hall.
“Sujingxuan, why did you let Jiang Zicheng go!”
Just as he returned to the hall and before he could open his eyes, Su Jingxuan heard a familiar roar. A figure in a black robe rushed towards him, launching a furious attack.
This time, the figure in the black robe seemed even weaker than the last time they met, and the smell of blood on him was stronger.
Grabbing the attacking arm of the figure in the black robe, Su Jingxuan stared calmly at the enraged man. “I didn’t let him go. It was a deal between Jiang He and Yan Junfeng.”
“What deal? Isn’t it because of you!” The figure in the black robe continued to burn with anger, unable to calm down.
The intense hatred was even more pronounced than before. The man in the black robe stared at him as if he wanted to devour him. Su Jingxuan really didn’t understand why this person hated him so much. Did they have some irreconcilable deep-seated feud?
However, the more furious a person was, the more likely they were to reveal their flaws.
“I don’t know either. I only heard them mention something about the ‘Celestial Summit.’ If you want to know, you can ask Jiang He” Su Jingxuan said, closely watching the reaction of the man in the black robe.
The four words “Celestial Summit” triggered a reaction in the man in the black robe that was even more significant than Su Jingxuan had imagined.
Although the man didn’t roar and vent his emotions directly like Jiang Zicheng, his handsome face stiffened. His red eyes stared straight, his voice was off-pitch, as if in extreme disbelief.
Su Jingxuan observed the man’s expression and continued to probe. Perhaps, when he recovered his memories in the future, he would know everything. However, his intuition told him that there might be more to it, and at least the four words “Celestial Summit” didn’t evoke any familiar or reminiscent feelings.
This man in the black robe had always shown a strong aversion and dislike towards him. Su Jingxuan thought he might gain different information from this person.
Sure enough, with Su Jingxuan’s words, the black-robed man’s expression changed again. It seemed like he thought of something, his red eyes turned even redder, echoing the blood-red gaze of Jiang Zicheng when he lost control.
“What else did they say? How would Yan Junfeng know about the Celestial Summit? How could he know? Tell me, tell me what else they said, tell me, tell me what happened…”
The black-robed man’s voice trembled, his breath became rapid, and he became somewhat incoherent.
It seemed like he was suppressing his own emotions. The redness in his eyes revealed a strong hatred, an animosity that couldn’t be expressed in words. Intense killing intent emanated from him, as if he would lose control and kill immediately once he got the answers.
“I don’t know what was recorded in that jade stone…”
Su Jingxuan shook his head, watching the black-robed man who was about to lose control. It seemed that the man in the black robe didn’t know much either.
What exactly happened on the Celestial Summit that could cause the black-robed man to lose control in a manner similar to Jiang He…
No one answered this question, and the black-robed man wouldn’t provide an answer either. Perhaps, the information was too shocking. The black-robed man spat out a mouthful of blood directly, worsening his already weakened condition.
“No need for you to care!”
The black-robed man was extremely agitated. As he pushed Su Jingxuan away, he spat out another mouthful of blood. His injuries, which were not light to begin with, became even more severe.
In the midst of his emotional turmoil, he stumbled and fell to the ground. It seemed like he had fallen into a kind of mental demon, wildly shouting Jiang He’s name, desperately wanting to know what was recorded in that jade stone. His agitated emotions made him succumb to the mental demon.
Su Jingxuan could feel that the man’s soul was becoming unstable. The severe injuries emitted a strong aura of death. At this moment, feeling the deathly aura, an unusual concern and discomfort welled up in Su Jingxuan’s heart. Deep within, a feeling told him that he couldn’t let this man die.
He always trusted his instincts. Squatting down, Su Jingxuan grabbed the man’s wrist and, without hesitation, directly transferred his own healing power to treat the man. He didn’t want the black-robed man to die like this.
However, faced with his touch, the black-robed man was extremely repulsed. His already excited emotions became even more turbulent, resisting vehemently and shouting, “Let go! Don’t touch me! I don’t need your salvation! Get away from me!”
“I will save you, what can you do about it? You need to have the strength to make me leave.”
Su Jingxuan ignored the hysterical roars of the irrational man. He forcefully treated him, allowing no resistance. With his powerful soul now, and considering the black-robed man’s severe injuries, resistance was impossible.
This man was now like a wild lion that had lost its reason. Reasoning with him softly was useless; only by using force could he be subdued.
“Su jingxuan, I won’t thank you.”
The hatred in the man’s eyes was so intense that it was frightening. For some reason, seeing this black-robed figure, Su Jingxuan felt an indescribable discomfort, especially the intense hatred directed at him…
“I don’t need your gratitude. Take me into the world to find Jiang He. If we have any grievances, we can settle them slowly in the future.”
Hiding the inexplicable emotions within, Su Jingxuan calmly ended the treatment and withdrew his hand. No matter how many questions there were, there would be a day when they would be answered. Right now, he just needed to follow his heart.
However, this indifferent attitude only made the black-robed man more unable to control his emotions. He was like a catalyst, able to catalyze the emotions of the black-robed man effortlessly, no matter what he said or did.
Staring at his seemingly indifferent appearance, the black-robed man had a deep sense of unwillingness and unfairness.
“Sujingxuan, aren’t you afraid of regret? Don’t you see that I want to kill you? Do you know that I’m only using you to find Jiang He? Do you know… Jiang Zicheng only loves your face.”
“You are just a substitute in Jiang He’s heart, just a sacrificial pawn pushed out by those people. You will regret it. When your sealed memories are opened, you will regret it…”
The black-robed man stared at Su Jingxuan, with a malicious yet triumphant smile. How could this person not know anything? Even if his memories were sealed, how could he live so easily?
“Let’s talk about it later. I’m sorry, but I really don’t understand what you’re saying now.”
Su Jingxuan looked at the emotionally unstable black-robed man with a calm gaze.
Even if there were regrets, they would be in the future. He knew nothing now, and the words of these people were ambiguous. Whom should he listen to? Whom should he believe? Who could he trust?
Since he was uncertain and didn’t know whom to believe, he just needed to do what he thought was right for now. Even if he was wrong, so what? At least he chose to do what he wanted.
“You are so stubborn and unreasonable!”
The black-robed man was choked with anger.
“Then, aren’t you stubborn too? Let’s talk about future matters in the future. Take me into the world; I really want to see him.”
The black-robed man was taken aback by this familiar smile. After a while, he returned to his senses and looked at Su Jingxuan with a complex gaze. He raised his hand to send him away.
However, just as Su Jingxuan entered the mirror, the spacious hall suddenly distorted. Countless lethal and powerful attacks simultaneously fell through the distorted space towards the mirror, carrying a murderous intent.
The black-robed man had no time to stop it. When he reached out to shatter the mirror to rescue Su Jingxuan from the black hole that formed, all he could grab was the dragon-carved jade stone that Jiang He had left behind in Su Jingxuan’s soul for protection.
“No—
Staring at the jade stone in his hand that had lost its luster, the black-robed man’s eyes turned blood-red again. A desperate and angry howl echoed through the entire hall, causing it to tremble.
At the same time, in a secret meeting room, a dozen people with either normal appearances like hermits, demonic faces like monsters, or peculiar looks exchanged glances. Relief painted smiles on their faces…
