Chapter 682 557: Don't Let Me Be Wronged Again (The Grand Finale)

"Liyuan, I was too selfish when I pushed you away all those years ago..."

"Maybe you were more afraid of leaving me than of death itself. It's been hard on you all these years..."

HUMMM—

The Linyuan Sword hovered before Pei Yuhang.

Ye Liyuan stared at him coldly.

"Do you think a few sweet words and playing the victim will make me just let all of this go?"

"Liyuan, how can I ever make it up to you?"

"Leave this place. Leave everyone. Come with me... We can go somewhere no one will ever find us and start over."

Pei Yuhang refused without hesitation.

"I'm sorry, Liyuan. I can't accept your offer..."

"Then what do you want?"

Ye Liyuan's knuckles turned white as she gripped the hilt of her sword.

"Come back to the Cold Palace Sword Mansion. This is our home. We can fall in love all over again here, start fresh..."

"You want me to come back and share your bed with all those other women?! In your dreams! You scum! You heartless bastard!"

Seething, Ye Liyuan drew her sword and lunged.

Pei Yuhang didn't move, allowing the blade to slice into his skin. But Ye Liyuan couldn't bring herself to truly hurt him.

Her hand trembled, and the sword clattered to the ground.

She began to cry like a helpless child.

"Why... Why!"

"You're my Dao Companion! We were so happy together. Why should I have to share you with other people!

Why can't I even get rid of the villains who hurt you?! WAAAH... You just take advantage of my soft heart!"

Pei Yuhang looked at his tear-streaked Dao Companion, then bent down and pulled her into his arms.

...

「The next morning.」

Pei Yuhang opened his eyes to find his arms empty, with only the faintest trace of a cool fragrance lingering in the air.

He sat up and saw a neatly folded note tucked into his collar.

"I suppose your dream of sharing a bed with everyone came true, but I still feel wronged. You can't placate me."

"I'm leaving... You can wait for the day I'm not angry anymore. Or maybe that day will never come. The bond between us is broken. We'll never see each other again."

"Then you can marry whichever woman you want as your Dao Companion, or marry all of them. It's up to you. —Ye Liyuan."

He sat in silence for a long time, his eyes downcast. Finally, he rose and returned to the room he once shared with Liyuan. He took a Jade Box from a sandalwood case, carefully smoothed out the note, and placed it inside with great care.

When he stepped outside, he noticed the snow had stopped.

Bathed in the morning sun, Pei Yuhang went to the gates of the Cold Palace Sword Mansion and sat down.

"Many years ago, after I escaped from the Demon Cave, battered and broken, I thought I would never be able to love anyone again.

But then, I met her. Her every glance, every smile, her vibrant youth—they healed my old wounds. She was the light in my dark life.

We fell in love... And though our path has been rocky, and I may never be able to make up for how much I've wronged you, I still want to try. For all of time."

Pei Yuhang murmured to himself, sitting there quietly as he reminisced.

He let the sun rise and fall. The sunset's glow dyed his white robes in warm hues, which then faded back to a cool shade in the twilight.

The sun sank completely behind the mountains, and a sudden chill swept in. Fine snowflakes began to fall again, silently blanketing his shoulders and hair until he almost looked like a snowman.

Pei Yuhang wiggled his slightly numb fingers. 'She still hasn't cooled down today, it seems.'

'Then again, we only just fought yesterday. How could she get over it so quickly?'

Pei Yuhang decided he would come back to wait again tomorrow.

Just as he was about to push himself up, he suddenly realized the snow had stopped falling on him.

An oil-paper umbrella, painted with faint cloud patterns, was silently shielding him from the swirling blizzard.

Pei Yuhang froze and whipped his head around.

Ye Liyuan was standing behind him.

"Let's go home. I'm not angry anymore."

"But I might get angry again... so don't you dare wrong me again."