Chapter 61 When Spring Comes and Flowers Bloom (2/2)

To be honest, he was jealous of Ye Liuyun. At least there was a woman who would sacrifice her life for him.

Ye Liuyun had always been careful and rational. When it comes to decision-making, he was always very decisive.

He would never regret his decisions, yet he was lost.

Xiao Zhu saw Ye Liuyun's hesitation and smiled brightly. ”At this moment, I finally believe that you actually like me and that it was never about us being engaged to each other. I'm so silly,” Xiao Zhu spoke.

She hated how she had to marry a crippled man like Ye Liuyun himself due to their engagement, while all she hoped for was that Ye Liuyun had loved her, and there was more than the engagement between them.

Ye Liuyun did not disappoint her. To be fair, she knew what kind of person Ye Liuyun was after all these years.

Shen Lian did not want to intrude on the lovers' talk. He walked away and stood next to Kuhui.

He did not stay to ask Ye Liuyun about the admission details in relation to Qing Xuan Celestial School. He wanted to see if there was anything that he could help out with, just to lessen his guilt despite not being in the wrong.

That was the curious trait of humanity; sometimes a clear line could not be drawn to distinguish right from wrong and black from white.

This was what Shen Lian would never give up. He refused to be a piece of cold hard rock, not even for the path of eternity.

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After a night of the eastern wind, when spring came and flowers were in bloom, Xiao Zhu succumbed to her injuries.

She was buried amidst the pear blossom trees, and her soul was accompanied by a white sea of pear blossoms.

Not even the best medication at Mingjian Peak could help her live another day.

Ye Liuyun did not speak with anyone, and he did not express any desire to seek revenge from Shen Lian.

He built a hut next to Xiao Zhu's grave and stayed there.

Shen Lian met with the Old Lord of Mingjian Peak, Ye Liuyun's father.

He was special. His sideburns were greyish white and he looked healthy.

His eyes were what was special about him. Those eyes seemed to have seen through the mortal world and realized that everything was merely a dream.

Old Lord Ye was casually dressed. His eyes aside, if one were to see him on the streets, he would probably be mistaken as an old learned scholar.

His name was Ye Qiufeng, which meant the fallen autumn leaves.

”Old Lord Ye, how is Brother Liuyun now?”

”He is fine, you don't have to beat yourself up for it. Master Kuhui told me about what happened that day.”

Shen Lian kept quiet. He did not know what to say.

Could it be that he was not blaming himself anymore? But he knew if it were to happen all over again, the ending would still be the same.

”Liuyun told me to pass you something, and this was why I came to see you,” Ye Qiufeng spoke after noticing Shen Lian's dilemma.

Ye Liuyun gave a letter to Shen Lian. The letter detailed the process of admission of Qing Xuan and even mentioned the tiniest elements.

He was a man of great intellect. Through his observation, he guessed Shen Lian's true intention.

After reading the content of the letter, Shen Lian felt a strange emotion welling up in him.

He won the battle, yet he lost.

It proved that Ye Liuyun was not beaten by devastation, and was still the Young Master of Mingjian Peak.

Shen Lian did not look for Ye Liuyun before he left Mingjian Peak.

He believed that they would meet someday in the future. Who knows, they might be enemies, or they might have put behind past betrayal and vengeance with a smile.