I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

"You cry so easily, it doesn't seem like you at all?"

It was a joke, but it carried a hint of concern.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked up again, but there was still no one in front of her. She frowned, leaned against the window, and looked to the left and right, but still no one was there.

"Hallucinations?" she murmured.

Snapped!

But just then, a large hand suddenly appeared behind her and patted her left shoulder. A similar voice also slowly sounded behind her.

Are you looking for me?

"...Brother Huang Quan??" Her mind was suddenly startled.

But she was right; the voice was indeed Huang Quan's. However, at that moment, she did not choose to turn around and look at her Huang Quan brother.

She's scared!

She was terrified!

She was truly afraid that turning back this time would only lead to another fantasy, another mistake. She was even more afraid that if she turned around, the people behind her would disappear again, including that voice.

Even though she knew that this person's appearance was a luxury for her, she was still afraid.

"Hmm! It's me? I'm right behind you. What's wrong with you? Why don't you turn around and look at me?" Huang Quan noticed something was off about the woman in front of him and asked with great confusion.

“Me? I can’t turn back, I can’t turn back anymore… Ever since I left you that time, I’ve known I can’t turn back.”

Hearing Liu Xiyao's slightly tearful words, Huang Quan felt a stirring deep within him. This feeling was incredibly real.

"No turning back, hehe! No way!" With that, Huang Quan grabbed Liu Xiyao's left hand. Given Liu Xiyao's current condition, she wouldn't have the strength to resist. In this way, Huang Quan pulled her to the front.

But Huang Quan was a little annoyed, because when he saw Liu Xiyao's face, her eyes were still tightly closed, and there was a trace of tears in those closed eyes.

It was obvious that Liu Xiyao had just cried again. Girls are indeed made of water.

"Open your eyes!" Upon seeing this, Huang Quan felt a mix of emotions.

"Don't open your eyes! What if you disappear again if you open them?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Quan rubbed the bridge of his nose, and a thought involuntarily popped into his mind: What does "What if I'm gone again?" mean? When have I ever been gone? This thought really made Huang Quan feel a bit distressed.

However, Huang Quan naturally wouldn't utter these thoughts aloud. After thinking for a moment, he spoke again: "Sigh! Don't worry, don't worry! I won't disappear. You'll see when you see me."

"No, don't open your eyes. You've disappeared from my sight so many times already."

What? Disappeared many times?

When Huang Quan heard these words, he was startled. He then looked closely at Liu Xiyao's face and saw a longing in it, a strong longing for someone else. Seeing Liu Xiyao like this, Huang Quan felt a pang of sadness.

He remained silent for a moment, and suddenly the atmosphere became strange.

"sorry!"

These three words were slowly uttered by Huang Quan.

"I don't want you to feel guilty! No, I don't want to see you looking guilty!"

Although Liu Xiyao still didn't open her eyes, she could sense Huang Quan's feelings from his tone.

"No, okay, open your eyes!"

Upon hearing Liu Xiyao's words, Huang Quan revealed a faint smile.

"No, no, no, I won't open my eyes. No matter what, I'd rather just listen to your voice and talk to you like this than have you disappear the moment I open my eyes."

"but I……"

"Wait! Let me finish..."

"Um?!"

"I have so much to say to you, so much to say. I don't know why, maybe it was from the moment you saved me, maybe it was from the moment you appeared in front of me, that I lost control of myself..."

"I miss you so much, I really miss you, I...I..."

Liu Xiyao seemed to express all her thoughts and emotions this time, but the more she spoke, the more afraid she became. She was truly terrified.

What if he disappears again this time?

Everyone has someone in their heart who restricts everything about you and influences everything about you. You may not be aware of it, but it truly exists.

Therefore, from one perspective, everything about Liu Xiyao is restricted by the Yellow Springs. In Liu Xiyao's eyes, the Yellow Springs is everything.

Is it love?

Is it liking?

Or something else?

What exactly is this? Huang Quan himself found it strange. What's wrong with this girl? Why is she reacting so strongly to him?

"Could it be... that she has already been affected by me?" At this moment, Huang Quan's brows twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but think to himself, "This is... my karma..."

Huang Quan glanced at Liu Xiyao, who was expressing her feelings, and a sudden pang of guilt rose in his eyes. Perhaps it was because of this, he felt that this time he really had to stop this marriage.

"What's wrong with you?" Suddenly, a strange feeling flashed through Liu Xiyao's mind, which made him subconsciously ask Huang Quan.

"Nothing? Open your eyes! You should have sensed in your heart that I won't disappear, right?" Huang Quan said softly.

"Hmm? In my...heart."

At that moment, a strong feeling flashed through her mind, telling her that this person was real and would not disappear easily. Following this feeling, she hesitated for a moment, and finally opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was the face of Huang Quan, whom she had longed for so much. She also revealed a beautiful smile, like a flower just beginning to bloom. At that moment, even Huang Quan was a little stunned.

But before Liu Xiyao could even get excited...

"There seems to be movement in there, quick!" In that instant, the patrolman's voice suddenly rang in Huang Quan and Liu Xiyao's ears.

"Hmm? I have to go now. Here, take this. Use this to contact me when you have time!" After saying that, Huang Quan moved and threw out a round object before heading to the window.

That's the Myriad Sound Token, a very ordinary communication device. Compared to the Sound Transmission Stone, it has its own advantages and disadvantages. The main advantage is that the fluctuations are small, making it difficult to be detected.

Everything has two sides, and the transmission distance is also greatly reduced.

"Will you come back?" Holding the Myriad Sound Token in her hand, Liu Xiyao looked at Huang Quan, who was about to leave, and quickly asked.

Upon hearing this question, Huang Quan remained silent for a moment before finally leaving behind a single sentence.

"Next time, I'll come directly."

After speaking, Huang Quan's figure moved and disappeared in front of Liu Xiyao, leaving only the echo of his words lingering in Liu Xiyao's ears.

"Then... I'll wait for you."

These were Liu Xiyao's last words.

But who knows if the departed Yellow Springs heard it?

In Dijian Village, the eastern district is considered the most prestigious, the southern district the best, the western district the most ordinary, and the northern district the worst.

As mentioned above, the Imperial Sword Clan members living in the East District are the highest-ranking members, while those living in the South District are some elite members. The West District goes without saying, and finally, the North District is where some prisoners are held.

After leaving Liu Xiyao's Yellow Springs, he hid in a secluded spot in the West District a while later, but he did not act immediately. Instead, he secretly observed the Imperial Sword Village.

He was somewhat surprised to discover that the investigators' target was not him, but someone else.

"It seems the Imperial Sword Clan isn't very stable!" Huang Quan pondered, then slowly frowned. "But in that case, I have to temporarily give up on my duel with that young master. Tsk! What a hassle!"

His reason for giving up was simple: to avoid the Imperial Sword Clan mixing him with another person who had broken into this place. Since they had both arrived on the same day, the coincidence was too great, making it impossible for anyone to easily believe that they were not together.

Imagine if that person were captured for some purpose, and Huang Quan happened to defeat the eldest son. How would the people of the Emperor Sword Clan view Huang Quan upon their arrival? Even the eldest son probably wouldn't believe that Huang Quan genuinely sought him out for a duel.

So after thinking it all through, Huang Quan had the idea of ​​retreating from here. However, just as he was about to act, he suddenly hesitated and looked towards the direction of the North District.

Based on the movements of the Imperial Sword Clan's patrolmen, Huang Quan had already determined that it was the location of another person.

He remained silent for a while, then a strange curiosity suddenly arose in his heart, which also made him feel conflicted.

"I know very little about the affairs of the Emperor Sword Clan... This may be an opportunity." After considering this, Huang Quan finally sighed, as if he had finally made a decision.

After calming himself down, his eyes flashed and he moved decisively. Although he almost encountered patrolmen along the way, he was cautious enough to avoid any serious danger.

After some twists and turns, Huang Quan finally arrived at an open space.

This open space was surrounded by some trees, and Huang Quan quietly hid in one of them, atop a large tree.

At that moment, in that open space, two people appeared to be confronting the patrolmen.

One of the two men was an old man who looked to be over fifty years old. He had a rotten smell all over his body and seemed to have no life at all, but his eyes were unusually bright. It was clear that this old man must have been an extraordinary person when he was young.

However, the old man's hands and feet were bound by layers of very special iron chains, and judging from the marks on the chains, they had been on him for a long time.

The other person, judging from her figure and attire, should be a woman. However, apart from her eyes, which were somewhat similar to the old man's, the rest of her body was covered by white clothing, making it impossible to see her face. She gently supported the old man, looking at the person opposite her with a solemn expression.

On the patrol team's side, the leader was a middle-aged man who appeared to be in his late thirties.

The middle-aged man glanced at the two of them, then his gaze lingered on the old man for a moment before he stepped forward and said in an unfriendly tone, "There are people who dare to come to the northern district of Emperor Sword Village to rescue people, but none are as bold as you... daring to kidnap this person... He's a serious criminal! You'll have to ask me about it before you take him away."

"Hmph! Of course I have guts, but you dogs would never understand. Anyway, whoever he is, I'm going to rescue him today!" The woman spoke without any mercy, as if she completely disregarded the man's words.

"You're quite the smooth talker. Perhaps I've been too gentle? Hehe!" The middle-aged man teased, seemingly unconcerned by the woman's words.

"you……"

The woman's tone tightened, and she was about to speak when the old man's voice reached her ears.

"Ye'er, there's no need to talk to them so much... Let's go outside first and talk."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing the old man's voice, the woman addressed as Ye'er nodded. After a soft murmur of response, she remained silent. In a flash, her left hand swung forward, and a white longsword appeared out of thin air in her hand.

"Hmm? Could this woman also be a member of the Emperor Sword Clan?" Huang Quan murmured to himself, staring at the white sword in the woman's hand.

Huang Quan did not conclude that the woman was a member of the Emperor Sword Clan simply because she had a sword in her hand. After all, many outsiders had come to this place recently because of the wedding ceremony of the eldest son of the Emperor Sword Clan, and there were quite a few sword masters among them. Huang Quan had already determined this when he walked on the street during the day.

For example, a handsome man dressed in blue robes with bamboo patterns exudes a powerful sword aura.

Although Huang Quan didn't know who that person was, he was certain that the person was a sword cultivator.

It was precisely because of this that Huang Quan inadvertently noticed that the aura of the Emperor Sword Clan sword cultivators seemed to be subtly different from that of sword cultivators outside the clan. To be specific, the Emperor Sword Clan sword cultivators gave people the feeling that they themselves were swords, while the sword cultivators outside the clan also had this feeling, but it was not as strong as that of the Emperor Sword Clan.

In conclusion, considering all of the above, Huang Quan was able to deduce that the woman holding the white sword was likely a member of the Emperor Sword Clan, because she gave Huang Quan the same feeling as the other members of the Emperor Sword Clan.

"Internal strife?" Huang Quan thought to himself.