However, now that everything had calmed down, he couldn't let himself forget this day.
"This day of the year has arrived again …" Wang Lin bitterly lowered his head and sat down on the side.
At this moment, Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo calmly stood on the mountain and silently looked at Wang Lin.
After sitting down in the lotus position, Wang Lin took a deep breath and his right hand reached at the void. The Ghostly Sail appeared and surrounded his body.
It was as if he didn't want anyone to see his appearance on this day. He just wanted to silently spend this day by himself.
The sky of the Celestial Realm was blue and clear. Sunlight came from an unknown place and shined down on the earth. This light wasn't hot, but it was warm.
The mountain Wang Lin was on was very quiet. He looked up at the sky inside the Ghostly Sail for a long time … A long time.
"Wan Er … Soon, I'll head to the Immortal Astral Continent … There, I'll definitely find a way to awaken you … Trust me, trust me … As I promised you back then, even if the heavens want you to die, I'll take you back!"
Wang Lin sat there. Due to the silence around him, he felt melancholy and longing.
Wang Lin had a vague feeling that he didn't have much time left in the cave world. Soon, he would leave this place and head to the unfamiliar Immortal Astral Continent.
Wang Lin had been to many strange places in his life. Loneliness had accompanied him his entire life.
However, although he was lonely, with Li Muwan accompanying him, it made his loneliness fade a bit and he could bear it.
"Today is a special day … Wan Er, do you still remember …" Wang Lin couldn't remember his own age or his birthday, but he remembered this day from thousands of years ago!
He would never forget this day. Every year, he would silently spend this day by himself. Sometimes he would let himself forget it while fighting, or bury it in his heart while escaping. Sometimes, he would go into closed door cultivation and count the passage of time by himself.
But most of the time, he would drink wine alone. That spicy wine entered his throat and seemed to burn, but he couldn't feel it. Because in his body and mind, yearning, loneliness, and desolation had replaced everything. Even the strongest wine in the world couldn't wash it away in the slightest!
"Wan Er, I accepted Li Muwan. I'm sorry …"
Wang Lin silently pondered as he took out a jug of wine and drank it.
"That kind of kindness is something I can't repay … Wan Er … I don't want to be involved in any kind of love in my life, because your departure made me realize the price of love … I can't bear it."
On this day more than 2,000 years ago, in the Sea of Devils, a cry for help echoed in Wang Lin's heart, which was filled with revenge. That voice was very soft, very helpless, and would make anyone feel pity … That voice made Wang Lin stop and turn around. He saw a figure he didn't know at the time but would remember for the rest of his life.
That figure was his woman … Wang Lin's heart ached. He drank all the wine in his jug and threw it to the side before picking up another jug.
Not far away, Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo silently sat there, looking at Wang Lin's back. Wang Lin's back was filled with loneliness, and even he was moved.
"Wan Er, wait a bit, wait a bit more for me … It won't be long before I can do it!!"
Wang Lin drank a large gulp of wine and allowed the wine to drip from the corner of his mouth onto his clothes. He waved his sleeve and the Heaven Avoiding Coffin flew out and landed before him.
Looking at Li Muwan, who seemed to be sleeping inside the coffin, Wang Lin's eyes revealed a gentle gaze. However, his heart felt like it was being pierced by a needle.
After looking at Li Muwan for a long time, Wang Lin gently opened the lid of the Heaven-Avoiding Coffin. His left hand trembled as he slowly reached into the coffin and touched Li Muwan's face.
He gently caressed Li Muwan's face. The pain in Wang Lin's heart turned into a wave of sadness that mercilessly drowned him.
"Xuan Er …" Tears flowed down from Wang Lin's eyes. The tears fell on Li Muwan's body and wet her clothes.
"A wisp of your soul is gone … It wasn't in the divine retribution, but no matter where that wisp of soul is, no matter who has it, I, Wang Lin, will take it back, no matter who it is!!!"
Wang Lin murmured as his right hand picked up the wine jug and took another big gulp. The wine mixed with the tears that flowed down his face, and he swallowed the bitterness!
Throwing away the wine jug, Wang Lin raised his right hand and pointed to between his eyebrows. At the same time, his left hand pressed down between Li Muwan's eyebrows and he closed his eyes.
"Ghostly Face Illusion, Dream for 1,000 Years!"
As Wang Lin muttered, the Ghostly Sail around him twisted and the ghostly face let out a silent roar. It flew out from the sail and disappeared between Wang Lin's eyebrows. Wang Lin's body was immediately covered by a dense fog, making it impossible to see what was inside.
Xuan Luo silently pondered and had a complicated expression. He vaguely understood something, and at this moment, he let out a sigh. He pointed at the fog around Wang Lin and sent a sliver of his divine sense into the fog.
"Wang Lin, it's not that the Old Man wants to disturb you, but I want to understand everything about you. Because the person I've chosen is my only disciple, the most important person to guard my reincarnation and my Ancient Dao!!" Xuan Luo murmured as he closed his eyes.
The moment he closed his eyes, his mind entered the dream world that Wang Lin was in. He felt the sadness of this world!
The sky was dim, and in the distance, monstrous flames could be seen illuminating the sky.
Faint rumbles could be heard from the battle and the collision of the cultivators' Dharma spells.
Wang Lin stood in the sky and the confusion in his eyes disappeared. He turned around and looked at the Sea of Devils in the distance as he slowly waited.
After a long time, two rays of light flew by in Wang Lin's vision. One was a man and the other was a woman. The woman in front was panicking, her face was pale, and her body was on the verge of collapsing.
This woman's eyebrows were like smoke and she was like a lotus fairy. She was gentle and elegant. It was Li Muwan.
The man behind her had oily hair and an evil expression on his face. He casually chased after the woman and said, "Little girl, I have already killed all of your Shi San's people. Where else can you run to?"
As he spoke, he waved his right hand. A large portion of Li Muwan's clothes were torn open, revealing her skin.
As Li Muwan exclaimed, the man sniffed his right hand and the silver light in his eyes became even stronger.
Just at this moment, Li Muwan saw Wang Lin. Her heart was haggard and she was facing humiliation and crisis. When she saw Wang Lin, she immediately recognized that he looked familiar. "It's you!
Senior Brother, save me!! "
As she spoke, she immediately changed directions and arrived next to Wang Lin. Her face was filled with anxiety and pleading. She clenched her teeth and quickly said, "This person is an elder of the Dual Cultivation Sect in Xuan Wu. I don't know how he found out that I have a Distant Heaven Pill, but he didn't hesitate to sacrifice himself …" She was a smart person, so when she spoke about the Distant Heaven Pill, she wanted Wang Lin to save her.
However, before she could finish speaking, she was startled because Wang Lin was looking at her with a gentle smile. His gaze was like he was looking at a lover of thousands of years. That gaze caused Li Muwan's heart to tremble for some reason.
"You …" Just as Li Muwan was about to speak, the young man in the distance revealed a cold smile. He naturally saw Wang Lin, but he didn't care about him at all. At this moment, he raised his right hand and pointed forward. Eight flying swords appeared around him and charged at Wang Lin like a whirlwind.
Wang Lin looked at Li Muwan and raised his right hand to naturally hug her. At the instant Li Muwan's eyes widened in anger and embarrassment, Wang Lin raised his head to look at the eight flying swords and the young man in silver standing behind them.
With that one look, the eight flying swords immediately twisted and collapsed. As for the young man, the moment he met Wang Lin's gaze, his mind trembled and he coughed up blood. Just as fear rose in his eyes, his body was suddenly swept away by an invisible force and ripped apart in front of Wang Lin.
Everything fell silent in an instant. Li Muwan stared at everything in a daze. She even forgot to struggle as she was held in Wang Lin's arms and looked at by Wang Lin's longing gaze.
"Se … Senior brother … you …" After a long time, Li Muwan finally reacted. Her face immediately turned pale, and her gaze toward Wang Lin was filled with fear and timidity.
When he saw the gaze in Li Muwan's eyes, Wang Lin felt a stabbing pain in his heart and he gently let go.
"My name is Wang Lin."
As Wang Lin muttered this, Li Muwan immediately retreated. It wasn't until she was thousands of feet away that she stopped. She looked back at Wang Lin with a timid gaze and bowed at Wang Lin before quickly leaving.
Looking at Li Muwan's frightened figure, Wang Lin slowly revealed a happy smile. However, the bitterness and longing under that smile could not be seen by others.
In the distance, Grand Empyrean Xuan Luo silently watched all of this. His heart also felt pain at this moment. He looked at Wang Lin and the smile on Wang Lin's face and silently pondered.
"What kind of longing and sorrow is this to make one seek happiness in a dream." Xuan Luo let out a sigh.
Wang Lin stood there with a smile until Li Muwan's figure disappeared. Then he slowly closed his eyes and everything around him silently collapsed. When he opened his eyes again, he was in the Celestial Realm, on top of a mountain, looking at the sleeping Li Muwan inside the coffin.
The sky was no longer blue. Instead, it had turned into night. In the night, there was a dream-like full moon. She hung there, and there seemed to be two figures slowly walking together in the moon.
The figures were a man and a woman.
I wish everyone a happy Chinese Valentine's Day. My body has recovered a lot, and it looks like I'll have to train more...
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