Chapter 625: Chapter 309: Rebirth (Part 2)
In the end, a compromise was still made.
As long as it meant returning the mother to normalcy, everything else... could be disregarded.
Moreover, now that Li Yunxiao has passed away, Tan Qingxue still has her whole life ahead of her. Finding a new partner is common, and she can’t insist on Tan Qingxue remaining a widow for life. Since that’s the case, even if her new partner happens to be Li An, what’s wrong with that? It might actually be better, wouldn’t it?
Her figure had already disappeared into the distance.
Li An was puzzled, but without pondering it further, he approached Tan Qingxue. The power of his Life Seed was already circulating, and the power of his Primordial Spirit was subtly being released, cautiously and attentively observing Tan Qingxue’s every move.
"Li An,"
In the childlike and pure eyes of Tan Qingxue, there was a hint of confusion, but she couldn’t remember anything, only murmuring, "I feel like I should know you, but why can’t I remember anything?..."
Li An sighed softly, wiping the dirt off her face. Her appearance was just as it was back then, especially that dress she’s wearing... so familiar.
The day she decided to leave Li An and return to the Profound Yang Sect at Qingyang Market, she wore this very white dress to bid farewell to Li An.
All these years, she’s been wearing it... Could it be that her emotional knot is really that deep?
"The crane bullied me just now."
Tan Qingxue didn’t try hard to remember who Li An was, but instead complained like a child, "Can you help me catch it?"
Li An replied, "Okay."
So he accompanied her to catch the crane. Although her cultivation hadn’t completely vanished, she had forgotten how to use it, much like a mortal. Li An held her, soaring with the wind; the crane fluttered its wings wanting to fly, but in a blink, the two were on its back.
"We’re flying!!!"
Tan Qingxue yelled like a child, "Ah, fly that way, fly that way. There’s a really red flower on that cliff over there; I want to pick it－－"
Li An used the Beast Taming technique, and the crane carried them across the clouds, in a flash reaching the cliff. Tan Qingxue reached out to pick the flower, then placed it on Li An’s head with a giggle, saying, "Hehe, with a big red flower, you’re a groom now, the groom!"
Li An didn’t refuse, just smiled and looked at her.
"Keep flying, let’s go catch other cranes－－"
Like this, Li An took Tan Qingxue flying among the clouds, soon even flying beyond the Demon Ancestor Peak’s range, Celestial Dao Peak, Evergreen Peak, Heroic Sword Peak, wherever Tan Qingxue wanted to go, Li An indulged her antics.
When the crane reached heavily guarded places, disciples rushed out to block them, but upon seeing Li An, they were all taken aback, hurriedly stepped aside, not daring to say a word.
Li An was certainly aware that frolicking with Tan Qingxue like this would surely lead to some gossip, but such things didn’t matter to him. As a Supreme, who would dare to discuss him openly?
Besides, the Dao Sect was soon to be no more, why care about such rumors at all.
Words are like the wind, brushing past the ear, leaving no trace.
Now the most important thing for him, is to ascertain the state of Tan Qingxue’s Primordial Spirit.
Quickly, Tan Qingxue got tired of flying and clung to Li An, saying she wanted to go home. Li An took her back to the Demon Ancestor Peak, where she pulled radishes, dug up potatoes, and picked corn, saying she wanted to cook a meal for Li An. Li An was slightly stunned, wondering where she had gotten these crops from the mundane world, but he didn’t dwell on it and helped her make a meal.
Her cooking skills were long rusty, so Li An let her peel potatoes and such on the side while he took charge, and surprisingly, Tan Qingxue willingly helped without making a fuss.
Soon, a fragrant mortal dinner was ready, and at the dinner table, she insisted on Li An serving her dishes. Li An obliged her every request. She ate so much her small belly felt rounded, and then she said, "Li An, accompany me to watch the sunset."
The two climbed to the highest point of the Demon Ancestor Peak, where she leaned against Li An, watching the fiery red sun slowly descend.
The afterglow was like fire.
"Hehe, does the sun resting on us look like a wedding dress? The groom, the groom."
She laughed joyfully, but then suddenly said, "It’s so strange, I’m sure I should know you, I should be able to remember you..."
She lifted her head, her beautiful eyes staring at Li An, "Do you want me to remember you?"
An inexplicable tremor passed through Li An’s heart. He had been doing these seemingly trivial things with Tan Qingxue because he sensed that her state was indeed peculiar.
Her Primordial Spirit could awaken at any moment.
To kill her?
Li An looked into her eyes, and countless memories surfaced in his mind...
The innocent girl from the Profound Yang Sect’s Talisman Hall, the wife from Qingyang Market who only wished for a child... Li An ultimately sighed gently and said, "I hope you forget everything and start anew."
"Forget it all, like the sunrise tomorrow, start anew, don’t linger in today’s sunset afterglow."
"Let it vanish."
In Tan Qingxue’s eyes, an unexplainable sorrow flowed out, she said nothing, just leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Okay, I’ll listen to you, tomorrow, when the sun rises, I’ll forget everything."
And so, the night passed by.
The next day, the sun rose again.
She didn’t know when she had fallen asleep with her head on Li An’s lap, and upon waking in the morning, she got up.
"You should leave－－"
Li An had already detected the subtle changes in her Primordial Spirit. Indeed, her Primordial Spirit was renewing, severing many ties... Li An stood up and prepared to leave.
