"Because I am repaying your kindness!"
Chu Qingxue was startled: "What? Repaying my kindness?"
Repaying her kindness, wasn’t that to say...
Chu Qingxue’s lips trembled: "You... you mean we knew each other before?"
"Sort of! Although we never met at the time."
"What exactly happened?" Chu Qingxue was eager to know the whole story.
Ye Chenfeng’s smile deepened: "Do you remember when you once gave someone a blood transfusion?"
In an instant, these words struck Chu Qingxue like a thunderbolt, leaving her stunned.
"It... it was you..."
After a long period of shock, Chu Qingxue stared directly at Ye Chenfeng, stuttering two words.
Ye Chenfeng nodded: "That’s right, that person was me."
"No wonder you know so much about me. It was your master who saved me. Then I remember taking off the Ice Sword Jade Pendant, and in a dream, I saw someone cut their wrist to feed me blood, it was you!" Chu Qingxue said in astonishment.
"You’re right, at that time, the cold had already frozen most of your blood. But compared to you, I was in worse shape. What I didn’t expect was that you would be willing to risk your life for a stranger. I always believed that human nature was greedy, selfish, and callous. But your actions completely changed my view. I couldn’t understand why you did that at the time. What were you thinking back then?"
Chu Qingxue’s lips curled into a smile: "Back then? I wasn’t thinking about anything. When I saw a message on an international forum, I came rushing. I knew our blood type was rare and possibly only the two of us in Divine Land had it. I didn’t think much and just came."
"When you were giving the transfusion, the doctor must have told you the volume and consequences, right? Why did you insist on it, knowing that the consequence could be death?" Ye Chenfeng’s last sentence was filled with a roar.
"To be honest, I didn’t think that much at the time, but if I didn’t give the blood, you would have died. I couldn’t just watch a life fade away in front of me, especially with our rare blood type. Haha, but luckily, I survived." Chu Qingxue managed a faint bitter smile.
"You feel lucky, but you paid a high price, do you know that? You used to be cheerful and lively, bringing warmth wherever you went. After the transfusion, you completely changed, becoming cold as ice, not like a normal person!" Ye Chenfeng seemed very furious.
Chu Qingxue smiled: "Actually, I quite like who I am now! You have your facade, don’t you think I didn’t have one before? Always showing a sunny, warm appearance, but in reality?"
Ye Chenfeng remained silent, his eyes showing a trace of deep thought.
"You don’t need to feel guilty. If given the same choice now, I would still choose to save a life, though I don’t know why, maybe because I have a clear conscience!"
"You’re really foolish, there isn’t a more foolish woman than you." Ye Chenfeng sighed helplessly.
Chu Qingxue laughed: "It seems like you’re even more foolish than me, guarding me for almost four years out of gratitude without revealing your identity. You really didn’t need to bother with me."
"That’s because I made a promise to protect you. That should count as having a clear conscience as you said, right?" Ye Chenfeng replied.
"It seems we are quite alike in this regard."
Ye Chenfeng sighed deeply: "Actually, you didn’t have to save me back then. Perhaps we wouldn’t have so many troubles now."
"I heard the Dragon Knight Forbidden Army was wiped out. What happened?" Chu Qingxue’s curiosity was piqued.
"This story goes back to the past..." Ye Chenfeng briefly explained the destruction of the Dragon Knight Forbidden Army, though he left out many confidential details.
Chu Qingxue listened in shock, then continued to ask: "Miss Catherine mentioned that the girl you love deeply is also from the Dragon Knight Forbidden Army?"
Ye Chenfeng didn’t hide it: "That’s right, you could say the two of us created the Dragon Knight Forbidden Army."
"Was what happened last night related to her?" Chu Qingxue asked.
"Yes, last night I confirmed the news of her absence!" Ye Chenfeng’s frown deepened.
Chu Qingxue bit her lips: "I’m sorry to hear that."
"It’s nothing, you don’t need to apologize. Once someone’s gone, they’re gone." Ye Chenfeng seemed indifferent.
"I envy that girl. For her, you chose seclusion. Your body is special, the doctor described it as a first-class perpetual motion machine."
Ye Chenfeng smiled: "A first-class perpetual motion machine? Quite an apt description."
"Ye Chenfeng, I think people can’t live in the past, nor just for the present hardship, there are also poems and distant places. I really hope you can let go of past grudges." After a long pause, Chu Qingxue finally spoke.
"Let go? It’s simple, just eleven strokes, but truly letting go is easier said than done." Ye Chenfeng sighed: "I tried to let go before, but from the moment I set foot on this path, I knew it was a road of no return. As long as you don’t fall, you just have to keep moving forward."
"Haha, let go? Forbidden God King, as long as you live, you can never let go!"
Suddenly, a mocking voice sounded.
The unexpected voice startled Chu Qingxue, making her look toward the sea.
On the dark sea, shadows appeared one by one. Chu Qingxue rubbed her eyes and saw they were large frogs, but human-like figures.
"Frogmen unit?" Ye Chenfeng frowned, only saying one line.
The frogmen emerged from the sea, more than thirty in number. Not only that, behind them, figures also appeared, their faces looked eerie under the moonlight.
But Ye Chenfeng didn’t pay any heed, supporting Chu Qingxue as they were about to leave.
"Forbidden God King, do you think you can leave tonight?" The leading frogman sneered.
Ye Chenfeng turned, flicking a cigarette butt, smiled: "Good luck, guys, hope you meet God soon!"
Just as they were about to act, a few blocking Ye Chenfeng’s way were suddenly sent flying, automatically clearing a path.
The next moment, a terrifying aura like that from Nine Serenities Hell, pressed down, making it hard to breathe.
"Heaven destroyer, world calamity, executioner of all, I am Asura!"
In a flash, a domineering figure appeared.
"What? Dragon Knight Forbidden Army’s Asura Heavenly Envoy?"