Chapter 1748 - Secret” (1/2)

When the will to protect vanished from the heart, so did the defense line of the Eastern Divine Region. It was already crumbling in the first place, but the temporary stalemate was completely broken after the truth was announced through the Eternal Heaven Projection. Over ninety percent of the “footholds” were taken in just a day.

Once all the “footholds” were occupied, the Eastern Divine Region’s lifeline would fall into the hands of the Northern Divine Region.

Eternal Heaven Realm.

A pitch-black profound ark appeared above the tattered lands of the Eternal Heaven God Realm before descending slowly.

“Big Brother Yun Che!”

A melodious voice resounded through the air before the profound light of the profound ship had even faded. Then, a young girl dropped from the sky and flew straight toward Yun Che like a black butterfly, specks of light glittering around her.

“Impudent!”

A Burning Moon Divine Envoy moved toward the young girl in an attempt to stop her… only to be kicked back to his spot by an angry Fen Daoqi. “Are you blind? That’s the Soul Sky Warship! Do you think that ship fetches ordinary passengers!?”

Yun Che turned around and faced Shui Meiyin. Her beautiful face was covered in tears.

She buried her face deep into Yun Che’s chest, hugged and cried loudly. The dam was broken even before she reached Yun Che, and his shirt was wet with tears in the blink of an eye.

“Hmph!” Qianye Ying’er crossed her arms before her chest before looking away.

The girl in front of him looked the same as ever. Her black eyes, black hair, black dress, even her smile and her tears matched his memory of Shui Meiyin perfectly.

He had turned from the God Child Messiah into the Devil Master. His heart was filled with hate for the three divine regions. His hands were wet with the blood of countless lives of the Eastern Divine Region… and yet she still hugged him like he meant the world to her. Her feelings for him hadn’t changed one bit despite his drastic, devilish change.

Yun Che put his hand on her head and stroked it slightly.

A couple more people descended from the Soul Sky Warship, and the Moon Eater and the Burning Moon Divine Envoys bowed in unison. “Greetings, Devil Queen!”

Chi Wuyao slowly descended to the ground before smiling at the touching scene in front of her. She was followed by two people, but they weren’t her usual attendants, Jie Xin and Jie Ling, this time. The first person was a beautiful woman with eyes that looked like a pair of moons above the sea. The second person was a middle-aged man in blue robes.

It was Shui Yingyue and Shui Qianheng.

Their cultivation level—Shui Yingyue’s in particular because she was a level five Divine Master—and the lack of darkness in their profound auras caused the Burning Moon profound practitioners to frown a little, but no one acted because they had come with Chi Wuyao herself.

When Yun Che looked at them with rare gentleness, his eyes were completely devoid of their usual darkness.

Shui Qianheng’s aura marked him as a middle stage Divine Sovereign. As expected, the rumors that Xia Qingyue had crippled him were true.

Shui Yingyue shot Yun Che a complicated look before starting, “Shui Yingyue from Glazed Light Realm greets the Northern Region Devil Master.”

Shui Qianheng was about to salute him as well, but Yun Che immediately pushed down his hands before replying, “Senior Shui, I’m sorry for involving you in my mess.”

That one line was enough to make Shui Yingyue and Shui Qianheng stare at him blankly.

By now, every man and woman in the Eastern Divine Region had been made to witness Yun Che’s ruthlessness and cruelty. No one who saw the way he ordered the massacre of the Eternal Heaven Realm would doubt that he had transformed into a true devil of hatred and vengeance.

Yet there was also no mistaking the sincere regret behind his apology. They knew immediately that the abyss hadn’t completely devoured his humanity.

Shui Qianheng shook his head as a relieved smile spread across his lips. “What are you talking about? The Glazed Light Realm has simply chosen to stay true to their convictions.”

“Besides, I knew that you would come back one day. It’s just…” His smile grew a bit more complicated. “I wasn’t expecting it to be this quick or drastic. I thought it would be another millennium before I saw you again.”

Meanwhile, Shui Meiyin finally looked up from Yun Che’s chest and stared at his face blankly… she didn’t care where she was or how many people were watching her right now. All the girl wanted to do right now was to stare at him for as long as she could; to lessen the years of longing and worry in her heart until they were gone.

Just like before, Shui Meiyin was demonically beautiful. It was to the point where a person was in danger of being bewitched just by looking her in the eye… after glancing at Chi Wuyao and sneaking a look at Qianye Ying’er, the Burning Moon profound practitioners wisely lowered their gaze to the floor.

“I’m so glad you’re okay, Big Brother Yun Che…” She whispered. “There hasn’t been a day I lived without worrying about you… I thought it would take a very, very long time before I could meet you again… thank goodness…”

Qianye Ying’er couldn’t stand hearing her loving whispers any longer, so she interrupted the conversation by force. “Are these Illusory Glazed Imagery Jades yours?”

“The Illusory Glazed Imagery Jades only exist in our Glazed Light Realm,” Shui Yingyue replied coolly.

Qianye Ying’er: “...”

Yun Che wiped away the tears on Shui Meiyin’s face gently before looking her in the eye. “Meiyin, are you really the one who imprinted the projections?”

Although all signs were pointing toward Shui Meiyin, he still wanted to hear the answer from her own mouth. It was impossible to dismiss the effects, affection and love behind the Illusory Glazed Imagery Jades.

“Mn!” Shui Meiyin smiled brightly with a nod. Her eyes shone like star diamonds in that moment. “Although I know the Illusory Glazed Imagery Jade can record things without a trace, I must admit that I was pretty nervous at the time. Luckily, no one noticed what I was doing from the start until the end.”

Her reply caused a shiver in every dark profound practitioner present at the scene. They immediately looked at her in a completely different light from before.

“...” Yun Che stared at her with a complicated expression before asking, “What drove you to record these scenes anyway?”

“Actually, I recorded the first projection completely on a whim. At the time, everyone was saying that the crimson crack might very well concern the fate of the entire God Realm, so I thought I might as well keep a record of the historical moment. I wasn’t expecting Senior Devil Emperor to return at that exact moment.”