Upon hearing Chen Hao's words, Ye Yuqiao was initially overjoyed, but her joy was quickly swallowed by a sudden surge of disappointment.

She furrowed her brows tightly, took a step back, and roared at Chen Hao, "Go, just go! I don't want to see you anymore!"

"Yuqiao!" Chen Hao's expression darkened. He had thought Ye Yuqiao would be happy, never expecting things to turn out this way. "Yuqiao, what do you mean by this? Do you wish I were Ye Heng? Do you wish I would go to Man Qingting?"

Suddenly, Ye Yuqiao turned into a black shadow and disappeared from sight.

"Yuqiao!" Chen Hao shouted to the heavens, "What exactly did I do wrong?"

"You didn't do anything wrong, it's what you said that was wrong!" At that moment, a voice came from behind Chen Hao. He turned around to see Zhao Chong.

"I said something wrong?" Chen Hao was full of confusion. "Where did I go wrong?"

Zhao Chong twisted his mouth bitterly and asked, "You should know that after Ye Heng died and descended to the Netherworld, unable to see Man Qingting's Yin Soul, he would rather endure torture in Hell for hundreds of years than reincarnate, right?"

Chen Hao shook his head blankly and asked, "What does this have to do with me saying something wrong?"

After a sigh, Zhao Chong explained, "Have you ever thought about what will happen to Yuqiao a hundred years from now when you have reincarnated? Your former self was so deeply in love, willing to wait for a woman for a thousand years, yet in this life, you simply discarded those past affections with an easy 'I am not Ye Heng.' How do you expect her to think of your next life? Don't forget, she is the Nether King who can live for tens of thousands of years. How do you expect her to bear this suffering of betrayal and abandonment?"

After Zhao Chong finished explaining, Chen Hao fell silent, realizing that Zhao Chong was right. I may go through thousands of lifetimes and maybe love millions of people. I can only guarantee that in this lifetime, my heart will belong solely to Ye Yuqiao; whereas Ye Yuqiao, who has but one life and such a devoted heart, will definitely be heartbroken if my future self falls for someone else.

"I understand now!" Chen Hao exclaimed, his eyes wide as he looked at Zhao Chong.

"What do you understand?" Zhao Chong squinted his eyes and asked.

Chen Hao smiled but didn't answer Zhao Chong's question. Instead, he asked, "Can you tell me where Yuqiao is now? I need to find her and prove my resolve!"

Zhao Chong let out a sigh, his face filled with disappointment, and said in a low tone, "It seems you still don't understand! If you really did, you wouldn't go looking for her."

"Why not?"

"Because you two are simply not suited for each other," Zhao Chong suddenly intensified his tone. "She is the Nether King, and you are just an ordinary person caught up in the cycle of the mortal world. If you truly understood, you wouldn't go looking for her, you would let her go! Doing so would be for the best for both of you."

"Hmph," Chen Hao sneered disdainfully, "Ever since that car accident, the word 'give up' has ceased to exist in my dictionary. And now that Grandpa is gone, any good thing left in my life, Chen Hao, will only be related to her, Yuqiao! So, instead of advising me to give up, you might as well kill me right now! Otherwise, don't even think that I'll give up on her!"

Zhao Chong lifted his head, glaring furiously at Chen Hao.

Chen Hao's lips curled slightly upward, his face showing no fear.

After a long stare-down, Zhao Chong lowered his head and turned to one side, saying, "I felt her Nether King's Power last in your school."

"Hmm!" Chen Hao nodded. "That's where she and I first met."

Zhao Chong's face turned somber, his mouth twisted bitterly upward. After a pause, he changed the subject, "You've regained your past life's Inner Strength and martial skills, now all that's missing is that sword."

"What sword?" Chen Hao asked in confusion.

"The Ruthless Sword!" Zhao Chong said coldly, "Back then, Ye Heng killed many people with this sword. Now it should return to its original owner. However, that sword harbors too much murderous aura, so I need to reforge it to make it more suitable for you."

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome!"

"Wait!" Seeing Zhao Chong about to leave, Chen Hao immediately stopped him. "You must like Yuqiao just as I do. If that's the case, why would you help me? Why don't you try to win her over?"

Zhao Chong turned his back to Chen Hao, his voice growing colder, "Don't get me wrong. I'm not trying to help you; I'm only helping her. Besides, liking someone doesn't mean you have to possess her. It's enough just to see her well. Listen to me carefully, since you're unwilling to give up, then you'd better cherish her, treat her like a treasure. Otherwise, I will definitely make you regret it!"

Having said that, Zhao Chong disappeared.

A few minutes later, Chen Hao rode the wind to Jingwen Middle School. From a distance, on the rooftop of the academic building, he saw the familiar figure of Ye Yuqiao.

At that moment, the cold wind was biting, and seeing Ye Yuqiao's hair disheveled in the wind, Chen Hao felt a pang of heartache.

Shortly after, he landed behind Ye Yuqiao. To his relief, she did not leave. He slowly walked up to her, and stretching out his hand, he wrapped it around Ye Yuqiao's waist from behind.

"Are you cold, Your Majesty the Queen?" Chen Hao asked softly by Ye Yuqiao's ear.

"Mhm!" Ye Yuqiao nodded her head.

After smiling, Chen Hao held Ye Yuqiao even tighter, then said, "I really like this feeling right now, as if the entire world is left with just the two of us, and we have become the only existence for each other."

Ye Yuqiao turned around to look at Chen Hao, her face somber as she asked, "You didn't come all this way just to feed me some lines meant to deceive a young girl, did you?"

"Who told you to be a young girl!" Chen Hao joked. After laughing, he sighed briefly, then continued, "Zhao Chong has already told me about your concerns. I came to you to make my intentions clear."

"I shouldn't have lost my temper with you earlier," Ye Yuqiao said dejectedly, lowering her head, "You're right, I am me, and Ye Heng is Ye Heng. If you don't like me in the next life, that person won't be you as you are now. I'm content just to accompany you in this life."

"Stop, that's enough!" Chen Hao quickly interrupted Ye Yuqiao, "I am never content. Remember what I told you back in the Demon-Sealing Scroll? After we defeated the Ghost King, we were supposed to live inside the scroll?"

Ye Yuqiao nodded and said with a bitter smile, "Was that not just something you said on the fly to please me at the time?"

"Of course not!" Chen Hao gave Ye Yuqiao a look, "Every word was from the bottom of my heart! I came to find you to promise you, if I become a Yin Soul in the future, I will, just like Ye Heng in a past life, refuse to be reincarnated for the person I love, even if it kills me. Isn't that the real meaning of recovering the memories from my past life?"

"Aren't you afraid of the severe torture and punishment of Hell?" Ye Yuqiao asked with a hoarse voice, her eyes brimming with tears, seemingly moved.

"Haha!" Chen Hao laughed out loud, "My future wife is the Nether King, who would dare torture me?"

Suddenly, Chen Hao stopped laughing, turned Ye Yuqiao to face him, and said earnestly, "This is my resolve, I wonder if you find it acceptable, miss?"

Ye Yuqiao, overcome with joy, nodded vigorously.

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