âBut...â The old cootâs smile disappeared again, his eyes wide with pleading, âCan you come back quickly?â
Considering how cautious his tone was, Bai Yan could already see the miserable picture the other person would make once sheâs gone. Closing her eyes in aching pain over what sheâs trying to do, she eventually came to terms and spoke up: âGrandpapa, Iâll be back very soon, wait here for me, okay?â
The old coot nodded heavily, âI will be good so you canât lie to me. Cross our pinkies?â
âOkay, pinky swear. Once I find Dragony Iâll return right away.â Showing a dazzling smile, Bai Yan went ahead to hook her pinky around the elderâs to seal the deal.
âGreat Grandpapa goodbye,â Bai Xiachen waves his hand in the air as he and his mother departed for good, which only made the old coot even more pitiful in the background.
For a while, only the lonely figure of an old man stood at the palace doors, not moving and not going anywhere until the sun set for the night.
......
The Holy Dragon Mountain was located very far from the Demon City, therefore it took quite some time before Bai Yan and the steambun arrived at the base of this place. Even worse, thereâs someone blocking the road up ahead!
âMother.â Bai Xiachen murmurs, his hand getting uncomfortably tense as he grabbed onto his motherâs sleeve, âItâs this woman who tried to hurt me and Dragony before. Sheâs the one responsible for sending us down into that underground world.â
Bai Yan didnât need to be reminded of this because she already knew who the other side was. Though their encounter was brief back then, itâs more than enough to firmly engrave the vile deceiver into her mind.
âYouâre really alive.â A complex look comes off of Ruo Xiâs face. Thereâs resentment, hatred and hostility....
âYou should be reunited with the demon king now, why are you coming back again? Isnât it enough for you to have one man, why are you coming back to steal the Celestial Lord from me?!â The way this vile woman said it sounded like sheâs very disappointed and that the other side chose the most foolish and disgusting choice possible.
Bai Yan already had a negative view of this woman to begin with, but her words only made her even more irritate. Then thatâs when her gaze landed on the crescent moon amulet around the neck. Immediately, a series of fragmented memories came swarming back to her mind....
Itâs a picture of two girls, two young girls to be precise. They were inside a dense jungle. One had an amulet in hand and was giving it as a gift to the other girl who was called Ruo Xi.
âThis amulet... it looks familiar. Youâre called Yun Ruo Xi, correct?â Showing a dominating smile, Bai Yan asks with force in her voice, âIf my memories serve me right, that amulet should be mine, am I right on that as well?â
One could literally see the horror coming out of the imposterâs face. It couldnât be helped. For Ruo Xi and all that she held right now in her life, itâs all derived from this crescent moon amulet. Without it, sheâs nothing. Sheâs not the supposed savior of the Celestial Realm. Sheâs not the most important woman in this world, sheâs nothing!