In those years, he was used to her existence and used to treating her as his own harbor. Every time he was covered in blood and dying, he would climb to the hut she built for them with his own hands... Every time he needed warmth, he would come here involuntarily... Every time he was manic and crazy, he would always come here to seek peace. And she always healed the wounds on his body and mind again and again, and caught fish in the stream for him; patted his back, and coaxed him to sleep like a baby... His vigilance was too high, and he would wake up every half a minute of sleep, and only here would he sleep until noon the next day...

She was his only warmth at that time.

However, he was blinded by hatred and regarded revenge as everything in life, but he only regarded it as a habit... Until the day he lost it, he truly realized that this girl had long been more important than his life and hatred.

She kept crying again and again and again to tell him not to take revenge again. That was her only request to him without regrets. He did not obey... Even at the last moment of her life, she still used her last voice to persuade him not to avenge his master, nor to avenge her... It was not because it was her relatives who killed her, but because she wanted him not to continue living in endless hatred...

If he loses it, no matter how painful or regretful it is, he will never come back. If possible, he is willing to exchange everything for his own life and soul.

"Ling'er...Ling'er...Ling'er..."

He hugged Ling'er in his arms, calling again and again, longing for this dream to never wake up. This sense of happiness that was lost and regained was so warm that it could not be described in any language.

"Brother Yun Che..." Ling'er's gentle whisper came from his ears, light and confused like a dream: "Don't think about taking revenge anymore, okay? Your master is in heaven and you must not want to see you like this... As long as you no longer take revenge, no matter what, I can promise you... We two can stay in this bamboo forest, you will accompany me, I will accompany you for a lifetime... for a lifetime... I will be your gentlest wife... and never leave you... OK?"

Her fragrant breath, her voice and words were all so familiar, because it was completely her taste and sound, and it was something she said to him many times... Once upon a time, every time she said these words to him, he felt the throbbing in his heart, but immediately, he would be suppressed by hatred again...

After losing it, he had fantasized many times that if time could be reversed and God gave him another chance, he would never refuse again, absolutely not.

Without any hesitation, he nodded extremely hard, lit up five or six times in a row, and said firmly in a hoarse voice: "Okay! OK! Ling'er, I listen to you, I promise you, I will never take revenge again. From now on, you will be my life. Wherever you are, I will be there, always accompany you and protect you, and never be separated for life!!"

Every word, every word, and every trace of emotion comes from the depths of his soul. How long he wants to be able to shout these words to her back then.

Ling'er cried with joy, and her two white jade-like arms hugged him tightly: "Brother Yun Che, are you saying true? Is it true?"

"It's true, every word is true. If there is a lie, I will be punished by heaven and earth." Yun Che said firmly.

After saying these words, he closed his eyes gently, his expression so quiet and satisfied. He felt a sharp and cold object penetrated deep into his back, blood surged up, and consciousness quickly dissipated in the heaviness...

The picture in front of him dissipated in distortion, and the world returned to darkness. Yun Che opened his eyes, and in front of his sight were the two huge golden pupils.

"I'm defeated." Yun Che smiled self-deprecatingly, but smiled calmly: "I thought that with my state of mind, I could easily pass this third level trial, but I overestimate myself. Haha, it should disappoint you. My pursuit of power is not so firm."

The voice of the Phoenix Spirit came: "Your soul sensing tells me that from the beginning, you knew that it was just an illusion. You clearly saw the dagger beside the bed, and you clearly picked up the dagger and stab the girl to death, and you could break the illusion and pass this trial easily. Why would you rather be addicted to this illusion yourself, and even suggest that everything is real? Is it impossible for you to have a powerful force immediately available in your heart to compare with that temporary illusion?"

"I can't do it." Yun Che shook his head slowly: "This illusion comes from the most precious memory deep in my soul. It is both illusion and the most real beauty deeply imprinted on my soul. You won't understand how important that girl is to me, and you won't know how much I owe her to her. Even if it's just a dream, even if it's at the cost of losing her powerful power, I will never be willing to hurt her."

"Even so, why did you clearly notice that she secretly picked up the dagger and stabbed you, but you didn't push her away, or even dodge it." The voice of the Suzaku Spirit asked in confusion.

Yun Che smiled, smiling very sadly: "I know, that was the illusion formed by your forcibly interfering with my memory... My Ling'er, even if she lets herself die, would never be willing to cause any harm to me. However, I am willing to die in her hands, because what I owe her is more than just a life. Even if I can die under her hands, it is illusory, and it can make me feel less guilty."

The Phoenix Spirit was silent for a long time.

"I long for strength, but there are many things in this world that are far more important to me than strength. I need strength, and I also want to protect those more important things. It seems that I have no fate and qualification to obtain the power from the phoenix after all... However, although the trial failed, I was still very satisfied, because this trial allowed me to see her again, hug her, and even gave her the promise I dreamed of giving her..."

Yun Che smiled, smiling warmly, without a trace of unwillingness or regret.

"It seems that the girl you call Ling'er is really important to you. Your heart also has a great regret because of her. However, you don't need to suppress this regret in the depths of your soul. You have traveled through the cycle of reincarnation with the Xuantian treasure, tampered with the law of cause and effect in this world. Under the butterfly effect, time, dimension, and plane, all change accordingly. Some regrets and debts may not be left without the opportunity to be cleared and compensated."

The sentence "You have traveled through the cycle of reincarnation with the Xuantian treasure" shocked Yun Che. He looked straight at the huge golden pupils in front of him and couldn't speak for a long time.

Xuantian’s treasure... traveled through the cycle of reincarnation... Could it be that it actually saw that it was human beings for two lifetimes? And the reason for being human beings for two lifetimes... is the time traveled through the cycle of reincarnation brought by Xuantian’s treasure?

Xuantian treasure... Jasmine said that the Tianpo Poison Pearl that fused with his body was one of the Xuantian treasures. But the ability of the Tianpo Poison Pearl is concentrated on poison, medicine, smelting, space, and exploration. Where does the ability to travel through reincarnation come from?

As for the words after this sentence, he didn't understand at all. He asked tentatively: "What do you mean by these words?"

"Haha..." The Phoenix Spirit smiled mysteriously: "You can understand half of it, and the other secrets cannot be revealed. As your power grows and your continuous rise in the height of this world, you will have a day that you fully understand."

Yun Che pondered, then nodded: "Phoenix Spirit, although you tampered with my memory illusion and made my Ling'er stab me to death, it made me feel a little unhappy, but thank you, but I was unable to pass this trial after all, and I should have left here too."

"No, it's not time for you to leave. Because you have successfully passed the third trial."

"Congratulations, the human being carrying the power of the evil god, you are the eighth trialist in the past countless years who would rather give up your power than hurt the illusion of the loved one. You are qualified to receive a gift from the Phoenix."

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Chapter completed!