Chapter 555 - 276: May I Be as the Stars, and You as the Moon (Part 2)

Chapter 555: Chapter 276: May I Be as the Stars, and You as the Moon (Part 2)

Chu Yun nodded, briefly explaining what had happened before saying, "I didn’t say anything too harsh, but she still left so heartbroken."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan’s first thought was to catch up to Ming Yu, to comfort her, to tell her this wasn’t as exaggerated as she thought—just that there was a daughter now, it’s not like she was being abandoned.

But then he remembered that the two of them hadn’t officially reconciled yet...

Just then, Yin He also clung to his arm with a face full of grievance, "Are you going to leave me again?"

Chu Xuan thought for a moment and patted the back of Yin He’s hand, saying, "It’s okay, I’m not going."

Then he looked at Chu Yun, "Please help me deliver a letter to her."

This time, Yun’er had no objections and agreed readily.

...

Ji Mingyu walked with a heart as desolate as dead ashes, not even hearing what Xiao Xue was saying.

She recalled the words Chu Xuan had said to her during the Celestial Evil Period, filled with dreams:

"I’ve even thought of our child’s name. If it’s a boy, he’ll be called [Chu Mingyun], and if it’s a girl, [Chu Yu]."

"This way, no matter the name, it contains both yours and mine. You’d like that, wouldn’t you?"

Ming Yu just snorted softly at that, "You’re so narcissistic. Who told you that I’d like putting my name in our child’s name? And you only added a surname, didn’t you?"

At that time, Chu Xuan just smiled without saying anything.

But now, Ji Mingyu regretted a little, why did she have to put him down? He surely loved her deeply, only someone who wanted to have a happy life with her would have said that, right?

As Ming Yu was stuck wandering in past memories and negative emotions, suddenly a white jade slip was handed before her.

"It’s from Chu Xuan, do you want it or not?"

Ji Mingyu snapped back to reality, realizing the girl in yellow standing before her was looking quite dissatisfied, possibly having called her several times already.

She suddenly asked, "What’s your name? Chu Leng Yu?"

Chu Yun shook her head puzzled, "Just a single word, Yun. Leng Yu is the name my mother gave me."

Ji Mingyu’s beautiful face suddenly broke into a smile, breathtakingly beautiful, and even as a fellow woman, Chu Yun was a bit mesmerized.

"This is fine, this is fine..." she suddenly became filled with hope again. It was just a child, she and Chu Xuan would have one too in the future.

So Mingyu casually took the jade slip and began to read. The tone of the letter was still addressed to Xiao Xue, but the content was quite special:

Do you remember back then in the Langhuan Grotto Heaven, how I bit by bit "overstepped," and finally succeeded in holding our master’s hand?

The whole day I was so excited beyond words, with no one to confide in, I just kept going on to you about how utterly happy I was.

Though you were speechless, you still patted my hand with your little paw, signaling me to calm down a bit.

But at the time, I truly believed that Master and I were indeed on the path of knowing, understanding, and loving each other.

Even though the remaining journey was quite long, and Master never admitted that we were in love, I still had full confidence, thinking: we will be happy, we will be happy.

I even had our child’s name figured out. If it’s a boy, he’ll be called [Chu Mingyun], and if it’s a girl, [Chu Yu].

So, this way, no matter which name, it includes both my and Master’s name. She should like it.

As Ji Mingyu read, she couldn’t help but cover her mouth, tears streaming down in torrents.

How could she not know the scene of that boy nagging while holding a snow mink from years ago? She had always been secretly observing Chu Xuan, just not knowing the deep emotions in his heart.

Until reading this letter, Mingyu finally deeply understood the profound feelings that boy harbored for her during his most pure and innocent days.

Yet she had been so conceited and had cruelly hurt his heart, trampling his fervent affection onto the ground. No wonder he later hated her so much, was so angry with her, to the point that he vowed never to see her again.

Originally, Chu Yun saw this woman beginning to smile and felt relieved, thinking to herself, surely it wasn’t my fault now, right?

Even Xiao Xue was a bit baffled, thinking, how did asking for a name suddenly improve her mood?

Then something even more bewildering happened: Ji Mingyu, holding the jade slip, closed her eyes while reading and suddenly started crying.

This left Chu Yun a bit incredulous, thinking, Father must have said something comforting, right? How come she’s crying like this?

However, Xiao Xue understood their master better, soon realizing the difference in this weeping from before. She subtly hinted to Chu Yun with her eyes, whispering, "It should be okay now, you can go back and report."

Chu Yun then cautiously withdrew.

Xiao Xue closed her eyes, immersing her Divine Sense into the jade slip in her master’s hand, soon understanding the reason, feeling a touch of sentimentality in her heart. How adorable Chu Xuan had been back then~

If everything could start over, surely their master would make different choices, right?

...

On this side, after hearing his daughter’s somewhat confused recounting, Chu Xuan only chuckled lightly, "Since Xiao Xue said it’s okay, it should be fine then."

"Alright~" he gazed gently at Yin He and Chu Yun, "For the next two days, I’ll be entirely here with you two. Is there anything you want to play, or any place you’d like to go?"

Chu Yun, somewhat nervous, glanced at her mother, "You, you focus on spending time with Mother, I’m fine without."

Yin He shook her head with a smile, "Silly child, I’ve already monopolized your father for two days. It’s good for him to take you out for a stroll."

Chu Xuan then looked at Chu Yun with hopeful eyes, "Could you call me Father just once?"

Chu Yun bashfully lowered her head, but finally, with a flushed face, she softly said, "Father."

And then in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz, she added, "Daddy."

Chu Xuan felt incredibly satisfied, that feeling of being acknowledged by his own blood-tied daughter was as refreshingly delightful as drinking a cold coke under the blazing July sun.

He said spiritedly, "Then I’ll take you two for a walk. They say the scenery at the ’Heaven-Reaching Snow Mountain’ where Luoxue Mountain Manor is located is quite nice, and it’s not too far from here. Let’s go there to ski and watch the sunrise."

Mother and daughter both had no objections, so soon, the Mist Traveling Boat set off again, delving into the void outside the domain at a rapid speed.

...

Over the next two days, the family had a lot of fun, with Chu Xuan making skis and poles from local wood to teach them skiing.

Although the cultivators had excellent balance, without using magical power, the three of them still often ended up tumbling down the mountainside, but everyone was laughing.

They also shaped snow into balls and had snowball fights, each time concluding with Chu Xuan, after being pelted into submission by his wife and daughter, admitting defeat willingly.

They snuggled together on the mountaintop, watching the rosy sunrise from afar in the dim, ambiguous dawn...

Though Chu Yun’s personality was indeed quite different from her mother’s, whenever she got angry and glared with those beautiful eyes, she resembled her mother by eight or nine-tenths, making Chu Xuan marvel at the wonders of creation.

Upon returning to the Mist Traveling Boat, the mother and daughter were still somewhat reluctant to leave, both holding onto Chu Xuan to keep him from going.

Chu Xuan merely smiled and patted both their heads, "When work is done, there will be many more chances for such outings."

Then he looked at his daughter, saying, "Take good care of your mother for me. She has quite a willful temper, just coax her gently."

Chu Yun nodded with a bit of reluctance but sensibly decided to leave ahead, giving her parents some space to talk intimately.

Lady Yin He reached out her hand, gently stroking Chu Xuan’s brow and eyes, murmuring, "May I be like the stars, and you like the moon, shining bright together each night..."

Chu Xuan lowered his head, kissed her lips, and tenderly promised, "Though the moon may briefly wane, the stars remain bright. Awaiting the moon’s return, we’ll be full together again."