"Xiao Ye?"
Looking over at Qianbei Ye, Gu Ruoyun noticed that his brows were knitted together, deep in thought. After a long moment of silence, he shook his head and said, "I do not remember anything. I do not have any memory at all about whatever that has happened in the past."
"Do not remember? Haha! Did you really think that with just this one sentence you could actually forget all of the grave mistakes that you have committed in the past and forget the deaths of all of those people that were caused by you? Qianbei Ye, I thought that you had vanished in the long-running history. Never had I ever thought that you would reappear again in this place. Your power is mighty and powerful, I refuse to believe that there could be a person alive who could actually seal your memories. No other person is capable enough to do that other than yourself!"
No other person who could seal your memories other than yourself?
Shock and dismay flashed instantly in Gu Ruoyun's eyes. What did Zixie mean by this? Did this mean that the person who sealed Qianbei Ye's memory was no other than himself?
Why would he want to do that?
Qianbei Ye turned silent immediately, his brows furrowed in slight pain. Pieces of memories flashed past in front of his eyes and disappeared again in a flash.
In that memory, there was a young girl fully clad in white, her legs standing on the divine dragon high on top of the clouds. However, no matter how hard he tried to recollect it, he still was not able to clearly see the face of that girl. Still, just that light silhouette of hers somehow managed to trigger an intense pain in his heart.
It was an agonizing pain that he had never ever felt before, as though his heart was pierced with thousands and thousands of arrows.
"Xiao Ye?"
Looking into the ghastly pale face of Qianbei Ye that portrayed an immense amount of pain, Gu Ruoyun stopped him from recalling the memory right away. "It does not matter if you could not recall any memory."
"No!" Qianbei Ye lifted his head up to look at Gu Ruoyun. "Xiao Yun, I want to know what kind of person I really was back in the past. I know you can help me out in this. Even if I really had done some grave mistakes that are unforgivable, I would still have to bear and undertake the responsibilities now. Sealing my own memories is nothing more than a cowardice action!"
Gu Ruoyun let out a smile and said, " Alright, I will help you out. Zixie, do you have any idea how?"
Zixie turned his head away from Gu Ruoyun. Asking me to help out this bastard? No way!
"Zixie!"
This was the first time Gu Ruoyun found Zixie to be hard to deal with and she could not help but rubbed her forehead dejectedly. "I really have no clue what sort of conflict that has happened between the two of you but since you hate him so much, don't you think letting him remember his past mistakes will be better? It would be some sort of punishments as well for him."
Having listened to her words, Zixie became quiet at once.
"Young girl, you have a point. Qianbei Ye, I know that I am unable to kill you right now but I will not let you off easily either. I will make you remember all of the things that you have done in the past and let you live in remorse and self-resentment. All because it was entirely your mistake that has caused the death of that person! Did you really think that sealing up your memories could let you avoid all these consequences? I will never let you live in peace!"
It was hard to believe that this man, who was always standing high up on the altar, with a sense of superiority that looked down upon all living creatures, could actually descend and fall into the demonic path. Even though his features and the mystique aura around him had changed, the soul deep in his heart still remained the same...
Letting out a scoff, Zixie turned towards Gu Ruoyun and said, "However, young girl, I have a warning for you. This fellow is not a good person. Do not believe in him too much. Though he used to be a deity, he is now nothing more than a demon!"
The moment he had finished his words, without sparing another second, he vanished in a flash in front of these two people…
A deafening silence could suddenly be felt in the room.
After a long while, a cautious and manly voice could finally be heard.
"Xiao Yun, will you not trust me?"
Astounded and in astonishment, Gu Ruoyun looked up and had her gaze met with a pair of wary eyes. Right now, in his eyes, there was a sense of nervousness and fear, along with the indescribable look of longing as well...
"No, I won't." Shaking her head, she chuckled softly. "I believe in Zixie, but I believe in my feelings and guts more. No matter what kind of person you were in the past, the person that I know of is not of the old you but who you are right now."
The man burst into a laugh.
The laughter was so breathlessly beautiful and captivating, to the extent that even the universe appeared dull in comparison.
"I believe in you too. In this world, you are the only person I believe in. Even if you had discarded me, I would still believe that you must have your own reasons for doing that. Xiao Yun, if there came a day that you give up on me, I would be waiting for you right here, waiting for you to come back and find me eventually...."
Gu Ruoyun felt a clench in her heart. She felt pity and ache towards this man. No matter how big of a mistake that he had committed in the past, she would never ever give up on him....
Walking out the door, she immediately saw Elder Yu rushing towards her. The moment he saw Gu Ruoyun and Qianbei Ye who was about to come out from the room, he rushed forward delightedly.
"Lady Gu, the group of people just came back."
Faintly lifting her brows, Gu Ruoyun smiled. "Now that I think about it, it's about time for Admiral Luo's weapons to arrive as well. Elder Yu, could you please get those weapons for me? It is time for me to reveal my plan."
"Yes, Lady Gu."
…
Just a month ago, there was about a hundred over people in the group that was sent to the Spiritual Beat Mountains by Gu Ruoyun, but right now, only slightly over fifty people had returned. Most of the people had escaped when they could not withstand the dangers that they came across. Some even met with their deaths under the claws of ferocious wild beasts.
Nevertheless, right now, these people had no idea that because of their perseverance and determination, they would become the almighty powerhouses that could make all of the mainlands tremble in fear in the near future!
In the courtyard, Gu Ruoyun swept her glance over every person who had managed to stay behind and finally came to a rest on Xun Feng who was sporting his usual haughty and arrogant look.
"You managed to hold up, I see."
"That is right." Lifting up his face, he said in a cold and arrogant manner, "Do you remember that you gave us your words you would show your true potential if we managed to survive? I hope you will not let our efforts in this one month go to waste."
Gu Ruoyun burst out laughing. "Well, to be honest, I don't have many abilities. Up till now, I am merely at level six in the Qi Collection ranks. When it comes to combat strength, I am not a match at all for all you elites."
Xun Feng's face turned dark immediately. Is this young girl freaking toying with us? If it was true, he would never let her off!
"However!" Gu Ruoyun chuckled, with the glimpse in her eyes shone differently now. "Did all of you really think that this one month was a waste of time and effort? Are you going to tell me that none of you had improved at all during this one month of training? If that was true, I do not even have the need to train you guys anymore."
Having listened to her words, there were some slight changes on the face of each and every one of them.
Gu Ruoyun was right. In this one month of training, not only had they progressed tremendously, their physiques and build strengthened greatly as well. This was not something that they could achieve easily even if they were to cultivate for six months long...
"As I have said before, perhaps my power is not strong enough right now, but in the near future, I will be so strong that none of you guys would be able to be my match even if all of you were united and combined altogether! Even if it was under my meticulous training methods."
The power that Gu Ruoyun possessed right now was nothing out of the ordinary. However, her achievements were still pretty outstanding if they were to compare to her peer group. At the very least, she was no longer the loser that she used to be back then. Still, as her cultivation period was still considerably short, there was nothing much to her success yet.
"As long as all of you follow me, I will never let you regret!" Gu Ruoyun lifted her head high up. Under the bright sun, a faint but confident smile could be seen on her delicate features. "I will train and forge all of you to become the greatest and most powerful troop ever! Even if this troop was comprised of only fifty people, it would triumph in every battle and succeed in every invasion! I believe that the main cause of you guys having persisted to the very last moment is for this very same reason as well."
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