Subsequently, under Chen Hao's silent gaze, that familiar figure finally appeared before him.

Instantly, Chen Hao's heart raced like wildfire, almost bursting out of his chest.

Under the golden light of the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword, he saw the face he had longed for day and night. It seemed even thinner and paler than in his memories.

Then, a gust of wind blew down the alley from the street corner, bringing with it that unique scent he knew so well, along with a few ice-cold tears on Ye Yuqiao's face.

"You're finally back," Chen Hao's lips lifted slightly, "I thought you wouldn't come!"

Silence, was the deepest confession after a long separation.

Ye Yuqiao's soft sobbing was masked by the roaring wind outside the alley. Her thin clothes fluttered in the wind, highlighting her frailty and making Chen Hao's heart ache for her.

Chen Hao began to move his heavy feet, meanwhile, taking off the thick, warm wool coat he wore.

"Don't come any closer!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly shouted at Chen Hao, her voice choked with sobs.

Chen Hao immediately stopped in his tracks, daring not to make any rash movements. Because in Ye Yuqiao's voice, he heard anger.

"Your Majesty, I..."

"Bastard!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly interrupted him with a sharp rebuke before he could finish. "I can't believe that in less than a month, you were about to marry another girl!"

Then, Ye Yuqiao's crying finally overpowered the howling wind.

"Ah!" Chen Hao exclaimed in shock, quickly gesturing with his hands and saying, "Your Majesty, you've misunderstood, I..."

"I'll kill you!" Ye Yuqiao screamed, a cold light suddenly flashing in her eyes. Following that, she advanced a couple of steps, her right hand gripping the hovering Evil-Banishing Moon Sword, then gaining speed as she lunged at Chen Hao with the sword.

Ultimately, just when the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword was about to pierce Chen Hao's chest, a hissing sound echoed as smoke emerged from Ye Yuqiao's right hand—the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword was rejecting her.

"Ah!" With a cry of agony, Ye Yuqiao dropped the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword to the ground, then crouched down to cry bitterly.

"How could you hurt Yuqiao!" Chen Hao roared at the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword. After that, he kicked the sword away to a distance of three meters.

Then, Chen Hao crouched in front of Ye Yuqiao, his brows deeply furrowed, his eyes full of compassion, his right hand gently stroking Ye Yuqiao's head as he said with guilt, "Your Majesty, is your hand alright?"

"Woo woo!" The Queen did not respond to Chen Hao, but instead cried even harder.

"Ying ying!" At this moment, the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword that Chen Hao had kicked away drifted back to Ye Yuqiao's side, emitting a unique sword hum as if apologizing to her.

After a heavy sob, Ye Yuqiao looked up at the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword with tearful eyes, suddenly gripped the sword, stood up energetically, activated the Nether King's Power within her, and flung it vigorously, sending the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword flying high into the clouds.

Seeing this, Chen Hao was so frightened that he dared not make a sound, fearing that Ye Yuqiao, in her rage, might throw him out as well.

"It's one thing for my master to bully me," Ye Yuqiao cried tearfully, "but even the sword he gave me is bullying me, it's too much! If I'd known, I wouldn't have asked Zhao Chong to restore it!"

Chen Hao stood up, first draping the wool coat over Ye Yuqiao, then taking hold of her sword-burnt right hand, he asked with concern, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry, it's my fault for not teaching the sword properly."

Feeling the long-lost warmth from Chen Hao's palm, waves of tears flooded Ye Yuqiao's face again, her body beginning to tremble.

Just as Chen Hao was about to embrace Ye Yuqiao, the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword suddenly surged up from the ground between them, piercing Chen Hao's chest with one strike, killing him.

"Ying ying!" The Evil-Banishing Moon Sword drifted in front of Ye Yuqiao again, emitting a pleading sword hum.

Catching Chen Hao's falling body with her open arms, Ye Yuqiao, after thinking for a moment, first broke into tearful laughter, then caressed the blade and said, "Considering you've atoned for your misdeed, I'll forgive you this time. But if you dare to hurt me again, I will destroy you outright, and your master along with you!"

"Ding ding!" The sword hum of the Evil-Banishing Moon Sword changed, sounding cheerful, as if it was expressing the happiness within. After that, it abruptly shrank to the size of a pen and burrowed into Ye Yuqiao's pocket.

Half a minute later, Chen Hao's breath returned. He slowly lifted his hand, moving away from Ye Yuqiao's body, and looking around with half-open eyes, he said, "Where's that damn sword? Come out, I promise I won't kill you!"

"That's my sword!" Ye Yuqiao said with a smile that was not quite a smile, "What gives you the right to discipline it?"

Seeing Ye Yuqiao's deeply adored face so close before his eyes, Chen Hao reached out and stopped Ye Yuqiao by the waist, then kissed Ye Yuqiao.

They separated only after a good while.

Chen Hao, holding Ye Yuqiao tightly, said, "Your Majesty, I wasn't really planning to marry that girl, I am in the process of running away with her now."

"I know!" Ye Yuqiao said.

"Then if you knew, why did you try to stab me with the sword?"

"I was very angry! You've been here for more than twenty days without doing anything, I don't even know what you've been doing every day, probably teasing that young girl every day, right?"

"No!" Chen Hao's tone was cold, "I am also very angry. You took more than twenty days to come to look for me! I don't know what you've been doing every hour, have you forgotten about me?"

Ye Yuqiao lifted her head away from Chen Hao's warm chest, then raised her eyes to Chen Hao, her gaze filled with sadness, "Let's go back! Stop fooling around!"

"Alright!" Chen Hao laughed, "As long as you personally admit that you like me, I will go back with you."

Ye Yuqiao frowned slightly and said softly, "We'll talk about this when we get back."

Chen Hao released Ye Yuqiao and took a step back, his face bitter as he said, "Then you go back by yourself! I really don't understand, really don't, why you've always refused to admit you like me. Is liking me really such a shameful thing to you?"

Ye Yuqiao's eyes suddenly brimmed with tears, and she shook her head vigorously.

Chen Hao scratched his head, his demeanor somewhat crazy, and then he yelled, "You should be very clear about what I was thinking before I came here. If you never intended to, why bother coming to find me at all!"

Ye Yuqiao covered her mouth with her hands and cried into a teary mess.

After a brief silence, Chen Hao walked past Ye Yuqiao and strode towards the intersection.

After walking a few steps,

Finally,

In the sound of the wind,

Chen Hao heard Ye Yuqiao's faint voice— "I admit I like you!"

In an instant, Chen Hao's eyes flooded with tears; the feeling was so dreamlike.

Immediately, he turned around and looked at Ye Yuqiao.

Ye Yuqiao shivered more than the windswept clothes.

After another lengthy silence,

"Idiot!" Ye Yuqiao screamed at Chen Hao with all her might, "Anyone can see that I like you, why won't you believe it! If I didn't like you, why would I jump into the wind hole to find you; if I didn't like you, why would I not be able to stop myself from kissing you time and again; if I didn't like you, why would I want to jump in after you're turned into ashes by the Purgatory Fire; if..."

She didn't finish, choked up with sobs.

Just as she was about to be blown down by the wind, Chen Hao sprinted to her side and steadied her slender shoulders.

"Smack!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly gave Chen Hao a slap, sobbing as she said, "You're hateful, intolerably hateful! Do you know how much your doubts about my affection hurt me? Boo-hoo!"

Having said that, Ye Yuqiao opened her arms and threw herself completely into Chen Hao's embrace.

Content, Chen Hao smiled and kept saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

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