Wang Lin sat inside the wheel formation and looked at the scene outside. Thunderous rumbles echoed in his ears. Miao Yin's group of three hadn't chosen to leave. They believed that with the three of them working together, they should be able to fight against Dao Master Blue Dream.
Li Qianmei was nervous as she watched her father fight the three of them. Her eyes were filled with worry.
The space outside the formation trembled. Dao Master Blue Dream was fighting three people by himself. His expression was calm and there was no change in his expression. His attacks were filled with blue light and powerful spells filled the area.
After watching for a while, Wang Lin closed his eyes and no longer cared about any of this.
The thunderous rumbles were expelled from Wang Lin's ears when he closed his eyes. He entered a state of cultivation, but a sliver of his origin soul remained outside his body. If anything happened, he would immediately know.
During these two years of healing, most of Wang Lin's injuries had recovered. He spent most of his time fusing with the Heaven Ripping spell from the eight drops of blood between his eyebrows.
He had to learn this spell and use it freely. Wang Lin had personally experienced the power of the Heaven Ripping spell, so he knew how powerful it was.
As for fusing with the eight drops of blood to increase his Dao stars, it would take a lot more time. The current environment didn't allow Wang Lin to fully immerse himself in it, so he decided to postpone it.
Three days of time passed in a flash. Wang Lin seemed to notice something and opened his eyes. He saw that the space outside the formation was broken and there were many collapsed black holes. They were caused by the battle between Dao Master Blue Dream and company.
Within the starry sky, there were countless Joss Flame souls floating about, like invisible smoke signals that slowly drifted away.
With just a few glances, Wang Lin could feel how intense the battle had been. He didn't see Miao Yin's group of three, only Dao Master Blue Dream. He walked into the circle and arrived before Wang Lin.
Dao Master Blue Dream looked a bit tired. It was obvious that fighting those three wasn't easy for him.
"Miao Yin is seriously injured and can't recover to his peak in 100 years. He has fallen to Spirit Void. The next time you meet him, you can kill him!"
"Nine Heavens is slightly less injured than Miao Yin, but his Joss Flame Realm was destroyed by me and his mind was injured. If you meet him in the future, he won't be your match!"
"Great Desolation is the most seriously injured and escaped using a secret technique. He won't live for more than ten years!" After Dao Master Blue Dream finished speaking, he sat down and closed his eyes to cultivate.
Shuang Qianmei had a complicated expression. She had witnessed the battle during these three days. She had seen her father fight and face danger time and time again.
Wang Lin silently and after a long time, he slowly spoke.
"I already have a wife in this life … Dao Master Blue Dream suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Wang Lin. His expression became gloomy.
"Even if I help you, I can't change your mind … I'm not asking you to give up on your wife, I'm asking you to make a promise to my daughter!
"This matter shouldn't be difficult for you!
"If it wasn't for my daughter, even if you reached Spirit Void, even if you had the Ancient Order's inheritance and could kill early stage Arcane Void cultivators, you would be nothing in my Blue Dream Realm!
"The Old Man is just a bag of bones. You can shoot him with the Li Guang Bow!
"Even if I die, the Old Man will not bring my Blue Silk Clan to the Inner Realm!
"I, Blue Dream, was born in the Ancient Star System and was one of the five masters of the Ancient Star System. Do you think I would lie to a junior like you?
"What can make the Old Man lie to you? Even if there is, the Old Man has cultivated for countless years and won't give in!
"The Heaven Defying Bead is in your hands. If the Old Man was greedy, he could have taken it back then!
"Back then, you weren't even at the third step. If the Old Man wanted to kill you, he would have already killed you. If not for the matter between you and Qianmei, how could the Old Man have delayed until now?
"The matter between you and the Sovereign, the battle between the Inner and Outer Realms, or the battle between the Seven-Colored Sect and the Old Devil Zhan, if I, Blue Dream, didn't want to participate and protect my Blue Silk Clan, no matter who wins, it won't affect me. I might even win them over with kindness!
"Now I've given up all of this just for you to make a promise to my daughter. Wang Lin, don't push me too far!" Dao Master Blue Dream stared at Wang Lin and anger appeared in his eyes.
Everything he had done, just like he had said, was for his daughter!
Tears flowed down Li Qianmei's face. Only now did she understand what her father had given up and sacrificed for her … Wang Lin's expression was complicated as he stood up and bowed at Dao Master Blue Dream.
"Junior doesn't doubt what Senior has done …" Don't say anymore, you … "When Dao Master Blue Dream saw Li Qianmei's tears, his heart softened. He stared at Wang Lin and swallowed the words he was about to say.
"I can take a step back. I want a promise from you. If your wife comes back to life, then you and my daughter will become brother and sister of different surnames. But if your wife doesn't come back to life in the end, then you and my daughter will become Dao companions!
This is my bottom line. Wang Lin, you have to make a good choice! "Dao Master Blue Dream's expression was cold.
Wang Lin silently pondered as he got up and looked at the stars in the distance. After a long time, his eyes were filled with confusion. His gaze swept past Li Qingmei and saw her tears. He saw her lowered head and their gazes avoided each other.
"You … Forget it, the Old Man doesn't need you to answer immediately. After you think about it, come to the Blue Silk Clan to find me!"
Dao Master Blue Dream stood up. He wasn't going to stay here to heal. When he saw his daughter's sad expression, his heart ached. He came with hope and thought he could get Wang Lin to agree, but in the end, this was not the case.
"Dad, let's go …" Li Qianmei wiped away her tears and gently stood up. She arrived beside Dao Master Blue Dream.
"Dad, Meng Er didn't understand before, but now I understand. Let's go home … We'll stay at home and never come out again …" Li Qianmei held Dao Master Blue Dream's hand and felt her father's warmth. She turned around and looked at Wang Lin with a smile.
"Wang Lin, can you return the painting of the mountains and lakes you gave me back to me …" Wang Lin's expression became serious.
That painting was about forgetting each other in the world. Back then, she had returned it to Wang Lin and didn't want it. However, today, she wanted it back.
Wang Lin trembled. He looked at Li Qianmei with pain and struggle in his eyes. His wife was Li Muwan, the woman who had accompanied him for only a few years, but after she died, she had accompanied his soul for more than 2,000 years.
However, Li Qianmei and Mu Bingmei were different from Xi Zifeng. She had sacrificed a lot for Wang Lin.
How could Wang Lin forget those 10 years of blood? How could he forget this woman's persistence, her love, and her bright smile and gaze? Wang Lin's heart wasn't made of stone, so how could he be indifferent?
"Give it back to me, okay …" Li Qianmei bit her lip. Her face was pale, but she still forced herself to maintain a smile. She could only smile because she didn't want to shed endless tears before Wang Lin.
"Give that painting back to me … Wang Lin, once Li Muwan awakens, you have to bring her to see me …" Wang Lin stared at Li Qianmei in a daze. His right hand trembled as he waved it. A crack to his storage space opened and a painting flew out.
There were mountains, rivers, and lakes inside the painting. It was a painting of forgetting each other.
This painting was held by Wang Lin. He was no longer as carefree as he was when he first gave it to her.
He couldn't calmly give it to this woman like he did in the past.
When Dao Master Blue Dream saw this, the anger in his eyes turned into sadness. He looked at Li Qingmei and knew that his daughter had given up.
She had given up.
Mu Bingmei was also watching this. Her mood was complicated and she couldn't bear it. She wasn't qualified to persuade him, even though she was Wang Ping's mother.
Seeing the father of her child say goodbye to another woman made Mu Bingmei's heart feel a stabbing pain.
"Give it back to me …" Li Qianmei smiled and walked next to Wang Lin. She looked profoundly at Wang Lin's face and raised her jade-like hand to tidy up his clothes and hair. The tears hidden under her smile could no longer be held back and flowed down.
She gently hugged Wang Lin and her tears fell on Wang Lin's clothes, soaking his white clothes.
"If you don't like me, why did you save me in the Cloud Sea … Wouldn't it be better to let me die with hope in your memory … Wang Lin, it's not love …" Li Qianmei murmured in Wang Lin's ear. She left Wang Lin's embrace and grabbed the painting in Wang Lin's hand. She was about to pull it out and leave.
However, her hand that was holding the painting suddenly stopped because the painting was being held tightly by Wang Lin!
Wang Lin closed his eyes. The painting in his hand didn't loosen under Li Qianmei's pull. Li Qianmei's face became even more pale. She looked back at Wang Lin and saw Wang Lin open his eyes.
"You don't need this painting anymore."
Wang Lin's right hand squeezed and the painting of forgetting each other in the world collapsed. It turned into dust and disappeared from his hand and her hand.
"From now on, you are my, Wang Lin's, woman!"
Wang Lin lowered his head and looked at Li Qianmei. His words were firm and he spoke softly.
"Wan Er is my wife. When she wakes up, we will marry her …"
Li Qianmei stood there in a daze. After a long time, her tears flowed again and she started crying in Wang Lin's embrace.
Wang Lin hugged Li Qianmei. Since he had made his decision, he would not regret it. This was the first woman he had accepted besides Li Muwan in all these years. Her name was Li Qingmei!
"Brother, I have three questions to ask you. Can you answer them …"
"When I leave, will you send me off … If I die one day, will you still remember me …?"
"Wang Lin, I can't hold on much longer. My blood is about to dry up. Will you wake up … I won't regret it.
"Wang Lin, you have to wait for me. Wait for me to get the medicine. You will definitely wake up … Memories are like water in the palm. Although it flows through the fingers, the warmth of the water will be remembered by the palm. One day, when you hold the water again, the palm will remember it, and the water will remember the warmth from the palm.
"When I wrote this chapter, I hesitated for a long time about whether I should change the outline. In the end, I decided not to change it. If I wrote according to the outline, there would be people who would like it, but there would also be people who wouldn't like it. However, I don't have a heart of stone. I can't bear to see such a woman leave with the painting after giving up.
"This is the third chapter, and there is still the fourth chapter. I'm asking for monthly votes. Let me know if you want to accept it or not.
"If there aren't many monthly votes, it means that most people don't like it. In that case, there will be more changes in this plot.