Chapter 4: Memories of Kaidenburg

  On March 20, 751 AD, Li Linfu and his guards arrived at Kaidi Fortress in the Wind Speech Plain.

  Kai De Burg is not a castle, but a small town. The first generation of the Kai De family followed the founding emperor of the empire to conquer the south and north, establishing the Huo Yun Empire and serving as the empire's first marshal.

  The relatives of the Kai family, in order to commemorate this great imperial founding marshal, spontaneously moved to live near the Kai family home. As the surrounding residents gradually increased, a small town was slowly formed.

  Liúyún carefully sized up the "Caitlin Castle" in his heart, only to discover that it was just an old mansion in Caitlin Town, without any hint of nobility. According to Xi Po, every generation of the Caitlin family's head had to return to this old house and live there for a period after coming of age, as a reminder not to forget their ancestors.

  Butler Kaslow had already led the way to the entrance. Since the death of Yunyun's grandmother a year ago, only about ten people were left in this old house, which was managed by Butler Kaslow.

  He carefully looked at the butler, who was in his fifties, kind and gentle, with a pair of bright eyes, but many wrinkles on his face, white hair, and a red nose from long-term drinking.

  "Welcome back, young master," Kaslow said with a smile all over his face.

  "Ah, Uncle Kasulo, you've worked hard." Liuyun smiled and walked forward, bowing to Kasulo.

  Kaslo was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said: "Young master is too polite, the room has been cleaned up, go in and rest."

  As you enter the courtyard, there is a straight path made of bluestone, walking on it gives a cool feeling, refreshing and invigorating. On both sides of the road are two small gardens, filled with all kinds of flowers and grasses. Behind the garden is a row of houses where the servants live. Directly opposite the road is a large martial arts arena, with various weapons displayed on the racks. Behind the martial arts arena is the main hall, passing through the side of the main hall, after the back garden, is where Liú Yún lives.

  After a simple wash, I lay down and rested for a while. The old steward ordered someone to bring up wine and dishes.

  "Young master, please have your meal, if you need anything, just let me know." Kaslow seemed to be a very diligent butler.

  "Ah, Uncle, you sit down and eat with us too." Liuyun felt that this steward was not an ordinary person. Those wise eyes seemed to have experienced many hardships, making him involuntarily feel a sense of respect for the old man.

  Kaslo didn't decline, sat down, poured himself a glass of wine and took a sip.

  "Young master, you've changed."

  It's this problem again, alas, Liú Yún feels he must find a suitable excuse.

  "Hmm, I was born with a kind of evil curse, recently met an unusual person in the Imperial Capital who helped me get rid of it, but my body is still very weak, so I came back to rest for a few days." The Blue Moon Continent is so big, there are strange people everywhere, what I said should be reasonable, thought Flow Cloud.

  A glimmer of something strange flashed in Kaslo's eyes, as if he had remembered something terrifying. "Then congratulations are in order for the young master," he said, pouring himself another cup of wine and downing it in one gulp.

  "There's nothing to be happy about, I've already got a bad reputation. Besides, someone like me who doesn't cultivate magic is useless. I just want to take a break for a while." Liú Yún knew that he couldn't fit in with his current life, and there was an unresolvable knot in his heart.

  "Master, don't think too much, you should rest for a while, the road ahead is still very long." Caslow comforted him, looking at Flow Cloud's despondent expression.

  "Okay. Uncle, from now on you can just call me Xiao Yun."

  "Alright, Master Mei's intention is clear. From now on, I'll call you Xiao Yun." Kasulo agreed readily.

  "It feels much more intimate this way." Liu Yun smiled and accompanied Kasulo in a toast.

  "Xiao Yun, one's life has to go through countless setbacks, don't be too pessimistic. No matter what happened in the past, what's important is that you've come to realize it now. You're still young and have plenty of time and energy."

  After a few cups of wine, Kaslo's words increased, and even Liuyun suspected that he had been managing the old house alone in the past, and no one spoke to him.

  "What's past is gone and can never be caught up with. What's lost will never be possessed again." Flowing Cloud sighed softly.

  "Let me tell you a story, it might be helpful to you. At least you'll know that there are people in the world who have worse fates than yours." Kassulo's expression turned sorrowful.

  "Hmm." Drifting alone in this world, the floating cloud understands better than anyone else the bitter and unspoken pain in one's heart, wisely choosing to be a good listener.

  "For hundreds of years, the Blue Moon Continent has produced many outstanding magical talents, but only a few have become Saint Mages. Among these Saint Mages, most specialize in one system of magic, and only a handful have mastered two systems. Forty years ago, a genius appeared on the Blue Moon Continent, possessing a full-system magical physique, and at the age of seventeen, became an intermediate-level magician in all systems."

  At that time, there were two paths in front of him. One was to cultivate the first system and eventually become a holy demon guide, which was a smooth and bright path. The other was an uncharted path of cultivation that no one had ever taken before, a thorny and rugged small road. At that time, his lover advised him to cultivate the first system, but he stubbornly chose the latter. With great passion, he said to his lover: "One day, when your lover becomes a continental-shocking full-system holy demon guide, you will be proud of me!" This path was very difficult to walk, but he still relied on his own talent and became a high-level magician in the full system at the age of 19.

  But because his energy was scattered among the six systems, he could no longer move forward one step, and the magic master became an insurmountable barrier in front of him. And he, too, was beaten to a pulp in a duel with his love rival, quietly leaving his loved one behind. Because at that time, he had already become a laughing stock for the entire continent, and he no longer had the face to meet his loved one. Until old age, he still did not step into the door of magic master, becoming a laughing stock in the history of Blue Moon Magic."

  "That person is me, Kasulo." After a moment of silence, Kasulo said calmly.

  The pain of separation, the flowing clouds have had a deep experience. After hearing Kaslow's story, his heart surged with a sense of sympathy.

  "Uncle, there were no roads in the world originally, only when many people walked, did roads appear. Although nobody remembers the person who took the first step, brave ones are forever worthy of respect. I toast to you, cheers!" Yunyun raised her wine cup and downed it in one gulp.

  "To the former genius, cheers!" A loud and clear laughter echoed in the house.

  Liu Yun had not yet recovered from the shock of the previous story when Kasulo dropped another bombshell: "Little Cloud, I once almost killed you."

  "What? Why?" Liú Yún was shocked and her mouth hung open in surprise.

  "You won't have forgotten everything you used to do, will you?" Kasulo asked in a low voice.

  "Uncle, after I lifted the curse, my memories are a bit unclear." After Liú Yún took over "his" body, he indeed didn't know much about what "he" did in the past. Thinking carefully, it was because "he" never considered his past misdeeds as important, so there weren't many memories left.

  "Although you can't remember, you must take responsibility for what you've done. When you were in Fengyu Plains, your grandmother spoiled you and allowed you to do many bad things. Once you go out into the streets, you'll know how terrible you used to be."

  Kasulo chewed on his roast meat, sizing up Liuyun from head to toe, the implication clear: at that time, you little brat were rotten from head to toe.

  "Am I that scary?" Yunyun asked with a bitter smile.

  The next day, when Liu Yun walked alone on the street, someone shouted "Look, the evil young master of the Cai family is back", and the bustling street suddenly became chaotic. The apprentices of the shops were busy closing the doors, and the restaurants and hotels also hung up the closed signs. People who were buying vegetables and meat on the street were busy packing their things, and those who set up stalls were rolling up their goods and pushing carts to run far away, even the beggars at the corner of the street quickly disappeared.

  What made Liú Yún most depressed was that a blind old man also looked around in panic, completely forgetting that he had already lost his sight. In the end, he even grabbed his arm and begged: "Good Samaritan, please take me away from that rascal!"

  Liú Yún stood on the street for a full ten minutes, completely disbelieving his eyes. Looking at the deserted streets, he shouted loudly: "Liú Yún, you're so capable, why don't you go be a city administrator?"

  This experience of going out on the street made Liuyun wear a mask every time he went out afterwards.

  The days passed quietly, and the people of Kaidenburg also slowly emerged from their initial fear of the villain's return. Because the villain did not appear again, the streets returned to their usual calm.

  In the following days, Liú Yún calmed down and began to cultivate his qigong from past life. Every morning, he would practice combat skills in the garden. He also borrowed some books about magic, martial arts, and continental history from Kǎi Sī Luò, reading them whenever he had nothing else to do. Old Kǎi thought he wanted to learn magic and volunteered to be his teacher. Liú Yún declined, citing that his body hadn't recovered yet.

  Meanwhile, Liú Yún received a letter from Arleth, telling him that she had started learning the two books and was making good progress. In addition, the Emperor of the Empire appointed his father as Minister of Military Affairs, and despite opposition from many people, he was conferred the title of Viscount, allowing him to have a private guard of 200 men.

  At this point, Liuyun couldn't help but laugh: It seems that the divorce was a wise decision, and His Majesty the Emperor also had deep feelings for the Cai family, not only promoting his father's official position, but also trying his best to compensate him, a useless person.

  Although she couldn't blend in with this world, the thread of concern that flowed through Are's letter still made Liú Yún feel comforted: In this world, he had a precious kinship.

  Having finished writing the reply letter, I walked out of the room, and it was already deep into the night.

  In the night sky, the stars are like a vast expanse of silk, and the bright moon is suspended in the western sky. It's September now, according to my hometown's time, Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, isn't it? The distant clouds gaze at the starry sky, as time slowly flows backwards, memories return to that Mid-Autumn Festival several years ago.

  Under the starry sky, by the riverbank. A young and handsome military officer sat on the grass, a beautiful figure tightly leaned against him, with a happy smile all over his face.

  "Often I want to forget your delicate and beautiful figure,"

  Like fallen leaves drifting away with the wind.

  How I wish I could forget your sweet smile

  Like flowers that have bloomed and withered into mud.

  Many thoughts, one drop at a time

  Forget our encounter.

  However

  Sleepless night

  Unforgettable you

  I was destined not to be able to.

  So I thought a lot

  A fiery heart in military attire

  "To you, my gentle, lifelong promise."

  He whispered a little poem he had written for her in her ear, and she tearfully added a line to his ear: "I wish to be your wife for all eternity."

  Romance doesn't always need a lot of words, sometimes just one sentence can move you for life. He happily hugged her and spun around in circles on the grassy ground.

  The bright moon and stars witness their love, the small river and grassland are filled with their sweetness.

  Now, the bright moon remains, the stars remain, but the people in love are already separated by two lifetimes. A strong pain in my chest finally brings back the drifting clouds to reality.

  "The moonlight is like a sharp blade shining on the solitary path, the autumn wind whispers no words to sympathize with the people of the world. In dreams, I still remember that I am a wanderer, and my distant memories of the beautiful one are melancholy and soul-stirring." Softly humming, the flowing clouds turn around and return to the house.

  "I hope tonight I have a dream, in which you appear, and when I wake up, I won't mind the tears that wet my pillow."