Wuzu bowed her head as she sincerely apologized to Su Nian and Duie for the confrontation that had happened between them that day. She had no idea back then... that the ones she had dared to raise her voice against were none other than Master Duie and Master Su Nian.
Lao Duan too, lowered his head in silence and offered his heartfelt apology.
A little while later…
The air in the room felt as clear and pure as a mountain spring. Laughter echoed like chimes in the wind....Duie and Lao Duan were now sharing lighthearted banter, teasing one another with brotherly warmth. Wuzu and Su Nian, sitting nearby, couldn't help but burst into laughter themselves, the joyous sounds warming their hearts. Hope glimmered in their eyes.....for today was the day. The day they would finally see Yu Sui again.
That was the reason behind the lightness in the room... the reason behind those smiles.
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Meanwhile, far away…
Yu Sui and Wey Xiong were making their way back. The Hei Lin San Sect's gates were slowly coming into view as they neared the final stretch of their journey.
But Yu Sui's heart was restless.
He didn't know where Mo Yan was right now. And now that he was aware certain people were after him, the lack of information about Mo Yan's location was like a blade to his chest.....an unpredictable threat that could strike at any moment. He walked quietly beside Wey Xiong, deep in thought.
And then… a faint shimmer appeared on his wrist.
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Elsewhere, within the Sect.....
Mo Yan, seated in silence, suddenly noticed the same shimmer begin to glow softly on his wrist.
Yu Sui remained unaware, eyes focused on the path ahead. But step by step, as he and Wey Xiong drew closer to the Hei Lin San Sect, the ancient seal began to awaken.
The moment their feet touched the stone threshold of the Sect's grand gate...
The seal fully activated.
A glowing ribbon of light unfurled.....long, radiant, and delicate pink in color.....stretching out like a divine thread, connecting two fates destined by the heavens themselves.
The Su Tao Jue Bonding Seal.
The very seal that had been made eternal by the sacrifice of Queen Guzuie and a revered Grandmaster of an era long past.
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There was no more ignoring it.
Yu Sui's heart, soul, mind....every inch of his being.....was screaming now:
"Is this… is this truly the Su Tao Jue seal?"
Joy burst in his chest like a spring of stars. His eyes shimmered like the night sky under moonlight.
And Mo Yan, still seated, stared at the glowing seal on his wrist in disbelief, his breath caught in his throat.
The entire room seemed to glow with a soft pink hue.
The truth could no longer be denied.
It was the Su Tao Jue...a divine, unbreakable thread, now so powerful and so awake that the mark on their wrists had lit up across vast distances. Everyone who could see it, felt it: a celestial thread, drifting through the air, binding not just hands.....but hearts and souls.
And no force in this world....no blade, no flame, no curse.....could cut it.
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Yu Sui's steps quickened.
He no longer hesitated. His feet didn't stop moving until they brought him right to that familiar door...the room where Mo Yan waited.
And then…
Words would never be enough to describe the moment his eyes fell upon him.
There stood Mo Yan.
His Mo Yan.
His other half.
The one soul he had been connected to across lifetimes.
His heart, mind, body, and soul erupted with a joy so fierce it almost brought him to his knees.
And Mo Yan.....Mo Yan looked upon him as if he were witnessing the divine. He rose from beside the table, eyes locked onto the treasure he had once lost… and now found again.
Tears welled up. But this time, they were not born of sorrow.
They were tears of homecoming.
Yu Sui couldn't believe it. His other half...his love...was standing before him.
Without a word, they stepped forward.
And they embraced.
A deep, soul-bound embrace that no poem, no melody, no ancient tale could ever describe. It was the kind of peace that no scenery, no medicine, no divine energy could grant.
Mo Yan held Yu Sui tightly in his arms, arms trembling from the overwhelming tide of emotion.
And the moment their bodies touched.....
The Su Tao Jue seal awakened into its true form.
A blooming lotus, golden and soft pink, unfurled on their wrists. It shimmered...ethereal and beautiful.....as if it had been plucked from the heavens. As if it was the breath of nature itself.
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They stood there, enveloped in one another's arms, as though it wasn't their bodies embracing....but their very souls.
Yu Sui's arms wrapped around Mo Yan with unshakable love.
Like a flower at dusk, gently closing itself around a dewdrop...holding it with care, without ever letting it fall.
For Mo Yan, this touch… this nearness… this presence… was everything.
No words were spoken.
There was no need.
Their souls spoke in ways words could never reach.
Through eyes. Through heartbeats. Through the electricity of touch.
Between them, language was a burden they no longer needed.
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As for Wey Xiong?
He stood frozen. Absolutely stunned by the divine vision before him. He barely remembered how he walked back to his room, where he had expected peace and quiet.
Instead, he found chaos.
There, in his room, were four people, chatting away...three young men, and among them, a stunningly beautiful girl laughing with them as if they'd all known each other for years.
Already overwhelmed by the ethereal events he had just witnessed, Wey Xiong blinked at the scene.
And then...he fainted.
Dropped right where he stood, unconscious.
The rest of them rushed to his side, concerned… but also slightly amused.
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