Hearing these two voices, Ya Yin was startled and looked at them warily.

"Teacher, let me do it..." the short-haired woman said to the long-haired woman. After speaking, she took a step forward and raised her left hand, revealing a bracelet-like object on her wrist. Then, the bracelet flashed with blue light, and the woman transformed, wearing armor similar in style to Ya Yin's armor, but with different colors and weapons. She wore blue armor and held a crescent-shaped weapon.

"WitchBlade, let's have a match!" After transforming, the short-haired woman pointed her weapon at Ya Yin and said arrogantly.

"You really annoy me!" Ya Yin's weapon, which she had previously retracted, sprang out again. She licked her lips and looked at the short-haired woman with a displeased expression.

After saying that, the two of them shot at each other simultaneously.

"clang...."

A crisp clang of metal clashing rang out, creating a unique symphony in the otherwise silent surroundings. The two figures clashed fiercely, their weapons flashing dazzling sparks in the dark night. In their first exchange, the short-haired woman overpowered Ya Yin, gaining the absolute upper hand.

"This won't do. After all, we've only just started using it and haven't fully mastered its power yet. If this continues, defeat is only a matter of time!" Seeing that the short-haired woman had gained the upper hand, Lu Yi knew that Ya Yin was no match for her at all.

As the two continued to clash, Ya Yin's disadvantage became increasingly obvious, until finally she was completely overwhelmed by the short-haired woman. At this point, Lu Yi couldn't stand it anymore. What a joke! His woman was being abused, and if he, as her man, remained indifferent, he might as well just find a block of tofu and smash his head against it. So Lu Yi took action.

"Oh dear, has she reached her limit? You boring guy, I thought we could fight a little longer!" The short-haired woman said, looking at Ya Yin lying on the ground with some boredom.

"Not at all, it hasn't even started yet!" Ya Yin stood up from the ground and said to the short-haired woman.

"If I don't take it seriously, my passion will be hard to ignite!" With that, he charged towards Ya Yin again.

"Whoosh!" "Boom!!!"

Just as the short-haired woman hadn't even reached halfway, a whooshing sound came from behind, causing her to stop abruptly. Then, a loud bang exploded between Ya Yin and the short-haired woman, sending dust flying and obscuring their vision.

Not long after the smoke cleared and the dust settled, what appeared before everyone was a Chinese-style longsword.

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Chapter Nine: I'll Play with You

"Since you can't release your passion, how about I help you relieve it?" A voice rang out as the longsword appeared, startling everyone present. Then, in a flash, a figure suddenly appeared before them, standing atop the hilt of the sword, arms crossed, looking down at the short-haired woman facing him with a mocking smile. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Lu Yi.

"Who are you?" After witnessing Lu Yi's bizarre entrance, the short-haired woman looked at him with wary eyes, holding the crescent-shaped weapon in front of her chest as she spoke.

"It's you!!!" Only the long-haired woman on the other side pointed at Lu Yi in shock after seeing his face clearly, her tone revealing disbelief. Only Ya Yin behind Lu Yi looked at him with a puzzled expression. Oh, right, since Lu Yi appeared with his back to Ya Yin, Ya Yin had not yet seen Lu Yi's true face. Although she felt that Lu Yi's back was very familiar, she did not think of him as her boyfriend, Lu Yi.

"Oh??? You finally remembered?" Lu Yi looked at the long-haired woman and laughed. As he spoke, Lu Yi slowly stepped down from the sword, walking step by step as if something was supporting his feet. However, it was obvious to anyone with eyes that there was nothing under Lu Yi's feet. He just slowly walked down from the void. This bizarre scene left everyone present dumbfounded.

"Ya Yin." After his feet landed, Lu Yi turned around and looked at Ya Yin, who was also staring at him in disbelief. He walked to her side and said with a smile.

"Yi! It's...it's you, you...how did you get here?" When Ya Yin regained consciousness, she looked at Lu Yi, who was so close to her, and said in a bewildered tone, her eyes darting around.

"Ya Yin, undo your transformation. I don't like you like this!" Lu Yi didn't answer Ya Yin's question, but just frowned and said.

"Oh!" Upon hearing Lu Yi's words, Ya Yin obediently deactivated her transformation. A flash of red light appeared on Ya Yin's body, and she returned to her original form. The battle had already exhausted Ya Yin's strength, and now that she had deactivated her transformation, she was even more exhausted. Her body swayed and she collapsed into Lu Yi's arms.

"Hey, you over there, I haven't had enough yet, why did you deactivate WitchBlade?" The short-haired woman had also woken up by this time, and shouted after seeing Ya Yin deactivate her transformation.

"You should rest here for a bit. Leave the rest to me!" Lu Yi helped Ya Yin to a safe place so she could rest. He then turned back to where he had been, gripped the hilt of the sword stuck in the ground with his right hand, and slowly pulled the sword out. After performing a sword flourish in the air, he pointed at the short-haired woman and said, "Now, I'll play with you!"

"Tch... How arrogant!" The short-haired woman looked at Lu Yi with disdain and said. She regarded everything that happened when Lu Yi appeared as an illusion. In her opinion, how could a human have such ability? Ignorance is bliss, and that's exactly what she was like!

"Oh??? Is that so? Then you can try it!" Lu Yi didn't care about her sarcasm and still said with a smile.

"Hmph..." The short-haired woman stopped talking nonsense, snorted coldly, then bent her legs and rushed towards Lu Yi. In the blink of an eye, she was already in front of Lu Yi, and the weapon in her hand slashed towards Lu Yi's neck.

Seeing the approaching, gleaming blade, Lu Yi's lips curled into a disdainful smile. His right hand, which held the sword, moved with surprising speed to block the blade.

"Clang—!" "Sizzle—"

A clang of metal clashing rang out, followed by a flash of sparks from where the two weapons met.

"Is this the power you're so proud of?" After feeling the power from the sword, Lu Yi shook his head with some disappointment and said, "You really disappoint me!" With that, Lu Yi pushed the sword in his hand hard, and the powerful force pushed the short-haired woman away.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it..." The short-haired goddess, her face contorted with rage, charged at Lu Yi again, her weapon flashing and slashing at him relentlessly. The rapidly flying weapon created afterimages in the air, striking Lu Yi's sword with a series of clanging sounds. Lu Yi, however, was desperately trying to deflect the onslaught of blades. Ya Yin, who was resting nearby, couldn't bear to watch any longer. She struggled to her feet, wanting to help Lu Yi, but as soon as she lifted her foot, she heard Lu Yi's voice: "Rest there properly. Don't come over. I'm fine. I'm just playing with her!"

Hearing Lu Yi's words, Ya Yin initially didn't believe him, but after carefully observing Lu Yi in the midst of the battle, she noticed a smile on his lips and a relaxed expression. Seeing this, Ya Yin finally relaxed and sat back down to watch the thrilling and exciting duel (OMG, what's so exciting about it???)!

Time ticked by, but the short-haired woman continued to swing her weapon. However, her swinging speed had noticeably slowed, and she looked exhausted. After swinging for a while, she suddenly swung her weapon at Lu Yi with much more force than before. Using the recoil from this blow, the short-haired woman flipped backward, creating distance between herself and Lu Yi. She landed a short distance away, panting heavily. Seeing Lu Yi's still relaxed and composed expression, a look of horror flashed in her eyes.

"Hmm? Have you reached your limit?" Lu Yi looked at the short-haired woman who was panting heavily not far away and said with a smile, "I haven't even attacked yet, and you're already exhausted? That's a bit disappointing. However, your body is almost at its limit now. Even if I don't kill you, you won't live much longer. This is the drawback of relying on external power."

The short-haired woman didn't listen to Lu Yi at all. She glared at him fiercely, but she didn't move because she knew she didn't have the strength to fight him anymore. If looks could kill, Lu Yi would have been dead countless times by now. Unfortunately, looks can't kill.

"What? Still want to fight? If so, you two can come at me together, I don't care!" Lu Yi ignored the short-haired woman's murderous glare and instead looked at the long-haired woman who had been standing there watching, and smiled.

"Du Zhukan, let's go!" The long-haired woman glanced at Lu Yi and then said to the short-haired woman. After speaking, she turned and walked towards the red car not far ahead.

"Teacher!!!" The short-haired girl, whom the long-haired girl called Duzhu Kan, looked at Lu Yi, then at the long-haired girl who had already walked away, and finally gave Lu Yi a hateful look before chasing after the long-haired girl.

"Alright, it's settled. Let me take you to get some treatment first. It's best not to let Li Hui see your injury, or she'll worry!" After the two drove away, Lu Yi came to Ya Yin, picked her up, and said.

"Okay!" Ya Yin thought about it and agreed.

As Lu Yi left, he glanced at a spot not far away, then turned and left with Ya Yin in his arms.

Shortly after Lu Yi and Ya Yin left, a figure slowly emerged from the darkness in the direction Lu Yi was looking.

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Chapter Ten: Sunrise

It's 1 a.m. now.

Location: The summit of Mount Everest.

"Where is this???" Ya Yin, lying in Lu Yi's arms, murmured with a slightly dazed look as she gazed at the starry night sky.

"This is the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest!" Lu Yi gently placed Ya Yin on the ground, then looked up at the beautiful sky and said.

"How did we get here? Aren't we in Japan?" Ya Yin was startled when she heard Lu Yi say that, and looked at Lu Yi in shock.

"Of course I brought you here," Lu Yi said with a smile, turning to Ya Yin.

"This... how is this possible? We were just in Japan, how did we get here so suddenly?" Ya Yin, who hadn't recovered yet, was once again stunned by Lu Yi.

"Let's not talk about that now, let me heal your injuries first!" Lu Yi said without speaking, as he approached Ya Yin.

Before Ya Yin could speak, he raised his hand and placed it on her forehead. A crystalline white light emanated from Lu Yi's hand, and Ya Yin felt a warm power flow from her forehead into her body. This power flowed slowly through her body, and the comfortable sensation made Ya Yin involuntarily close her eyes, quietly enjoying it. After a short while, Ya Yin was surprised to find that her previously weak and immobile body was slowly recovering. This shocked Ya Yin and made her question Lu Yi's identity.

"Are you feeling better?" After a long while, Lu Yi removed his hand and smiled at Ya Yin, who had recovered.

"Yes, I've fully recovered! It's amazing!" Ya Yin stood up and stretched her body, feeling stronger than before. She looked up at Lu Yi and said excitedly.

"Really? That's wonderful!" Lu Yi said with a smile.

"Yi! Who... exactly are you?" After the initial excitement, Ya Yin finally asked the question that had been bothering her.

"Me? Hehe... I'm just an ordinary person, an ordinary person who will always love you and Rieko."

"An ordinary person...?"

“Yes, for ordinary people, as long as the three of us can stay together forever and live happily, that’s enough, isn’t it?” Lu Yi hugged Ya Yin and said softly.

"Yes, that's right. As long as we're together forever, that's... enough!" Ya Yin rested her head on Lu Yi's shoulder and murmured softly.

The two held each other tightly, quietly savoring the rare tranquility, their unspoken emotions spreading between them.

"Hey, Ya Yin, do you remember the first time we met?" After a moment of silence, Lu Yi broke the silence and spoke first.

"Of course I remember. Back then, Rieko and I, who were just babies, had just arrived in China. We had run out of money and had nowhere to live, so we had to wander the streets..." Ya Yin looked at the starry night sky, a look of reminiscence on her face, and said with a sigh, "If it weren't for you meeting us back then and taking us in, Rieko and I might have starved to death by now... Waaah..."

Before Ya Yin could finish speaking, Lu Yi kissed her soft lips fiercely, causing her to swallow her next words. Startled by Lu Yi's sudden kiss, Ya Yin slowly responded to him. The two kissed passionately for what seemed like an eternity—perhaps a minute, perhaps an hour—until Ya Yin was almost breathless from Lu Yi's kiss. At that moment, Lu Yi released Ya Yin, who collapsed into his arms, panting heavily.

"Hehe... This is your punishment for what you just said. Don't say the word 'death' again. No matter what happens in the future, don't mention that word, because I'll always be there for you." Seeing Ya Yin's expression, Lu Yi said with a smile.

"Mmm!" Ya Yin murmured, lying in Lu Yi's arms.

. . . .

Time: Around 6 a.m.

At this moment, the eastern sky began to lighten with a pale, fish-belly white, so soft and smooth. It expanded continuously, as if to engulf the mountains. Its base was faintly reddish, and the surrounding clouds also turned white... Suddenly, a thin parabola rose from the dark blue clouds, a line that was bright red and shimmering with golden light, like boiling solution splashing upwards, and then shooting upwards like a rocket. This was the instant when the bright daylight burst forth from the night sky.

Lu Yi and Ya Yin sat there, embracing, watching all this unfold. A moment later, the pale red deepened, spreading wider and wider, illuminating even the nearby clouds. Then, the eastern sky turned red, the deepest and most vibrant red at the easternmost edge of the layered mountain peaks, as if a great fire were burning and spreading. In that instant, a corner of the red silk curtain of the sky parted, revealing an arc of the sun, which struggled to rise, becoming a semicircle, like a piece of red-hot iron just pulled from a furnace, radiating intense light that tore the surrounding red silk curtain to shreds.

Blindingly bright—that was Lu Yi and Ya Yin's thought at that moment. Lu Yi was unaffected, but Ya Yin was different. Just an ordinary person, she instinctively closed her eyes, but quickly opened them again, staring directly at the blinding sunlight, as if afraid it would escape. The semi-circle continued to rise, becoming rounder and rounder, like a fireball leaping across the horizon, finally breaking free from the ground. Then, a radiant glow spread, and in the blink of an eye, the full sun leaped out. First a corner, then a semi-circle, then a complete circle—instantly, countless golden rays poured onto the earth. The mountains and forests lit up, the valleys lit up, the streams lit up, the fields were lush and green, and the sun shone brightly on the earth—it was a brand new day!

In an instant, the sky transformed into a magnificent, colorful world. The fluffy clouds shimmered with golden-red light, resembling a colossal, golden-scaled carp lying across the horizon. Then, golden light burst forth, and the crowd cheered. A fireball rose slowly, and in an instant, countless golden rays dispelled the clouds and mist, filling the sky with vibrant colors and rainbows. The radiance was so dazzling that one dared not look directly at it. The red sun rose higher and higher, illuminating the sea of ​​clouds, its light spreading in a kaleidoscope of colors, as brilliant as brocade.

"So beautiful..." Ya Yin murmured, mesmerized by the sight.

"Yes, it's so beautiful!" Lu Yi echoed.

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Chapter 11: Takayama Mio

Japan is a small island surrounded by the seemingly endless sea.

On the azure sea near this small island, a huge and magnificent yacht drifted aimlessly along the edge of the island. Inside the yacht were all the wealthy people in Japan, holding a party that only the rich could attend. It was only around 7:30 in the morning that the party gradually dispersed, with only a few scattered people still reveling there.

"what..."

A gasp suddenly rang out, drawing the attention of the revelers to the person who had exclaimed. A rather pretty young woman was staring wide-eyed, covering her mouth with her hands, her face filled with astonishment. Everyone followed her gaze and froze, staring in disbelief at what she saw.

Then a man and a woman appeared before their eyes; these two were none other than our protagonist Lu Yi and the female lead Ya Yin.

They dressed up specially for today. Lu Yi wore a well-fitting suit, which made his already handsome face even more striking. His slightly upturned lips and deep eyes made it impossible to look away. His every move exuded an elegant, aristocratic air.

While Ya Yin, dressed up by Lu Yi, wasn't as dazzling and elegant as him, her beauty was still on full display. Her snow-white dress revealed her delicate figure. The two of them standing together looked like a perfect couple. Seeing everyone's eyes on her and Lu Yi, Ya Yin's face showed a slight nervousness, and her hands holding Lu Yi's arm tightened involuntarily.

Feeling the tension emanating from the hands that were clinging to his arm, Lu Yi knew that Ya Yin was facing so many eyes, and these people were all wealthy and powerful figures in Japan. Any ordinary person would be nervous in this situation. Lu Yi wasn't surprised by Ya Yin's nervousness. He simply patted the hand that was clinging to his arm and gave her an encouraging look, indicating that she didn't need to be nervous and that he was there for her.

As if understanding the meaning in Lu Yi's eyes, Ya Yin's body, which had been tense due to nervousness, gradually relaxed. After feeling Ya Yin relax, Lu Yi smiled slightly at Ya Yin, and then looked ahead. There, a woman with long orange hair was frowning at Lu Yi and Ya Yin. Lu Yi didn't care about her expression and led Ya Yin with elegant steps to the woman.

"May I ask who you are, sir? What brings you here?" The woman ignored Lu Yi's appearance and asked in her cold voice.

"Who I am is not important. What's important is that I'm here today to find someone," Lu Yi said with a smile, seemingly unconcerned by her cold tone.

"Then who is the gentleman looking for?" The woman's expression remained unchanged when she heard Lu Yi's words, and she still spoke in her cold voice.

"The person I'm looking for is named Takayama Mioshi. I wonder if he's here?"

"I wonder what business you have with him, sir?" Upon hearing Lu Yi mention Takayama Mioshi, his previously indifferent expression finally showed a hint of surprise, and he asked with a slightly doubtful tone.

"That's not something you should be asking, is it? Just tell me if he's here or not. If he is, please tell him someone is looking for him!" Lu Yi said, looking at the woman.

"he...."

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