Chapter Thirty-Two: Do You Like It?

  There was a time when there was such a person, from the orphanage to the military academy to the special forces to the national security bureau, he was inseparable from her. For twenty-five years. They were relatives, classmates, friends, comrades-in-arms, and closest partners, but not lovers.

  There was a time when there was someone, in his world there was her, and in her world there was him. They had common ideals, common beliefs, common interests and hobbies, and common topics of conversation. However, between them was a thin layer of window paper. He knew she liked him, and she also knew he liked her, but neither of them dared to make the first move.

  At some point in the past, there was a person who, during an international anti-terrorism operation, needed a seasoned and versatile executive to carry out a task. In all aspects, he was the most suitable candidate. The operation was fully entrusted to her, and she spent a day and two nights on the rooftop of the National Security Bureau. After coming down from the rooftop, she wrote his name on the list submitted to her superiors. He didn't say a word, left, and never came back.

  Later on, she went mountain climbing alone, picked new tea leaves alone, and drank two people's worth of tea by herself...

  Looking back on past events, so many things that have been experienced are like a movie replaying one by one, and things that were originally buried in the heart suddenly emerge.

  Yun Qian Yue looked at this face, and her eyes gradually became blurry.

  How could it be...

  How did I end up running into... him... here?

  At this moment, she seemed to have been drained of her soul, countless days and nights, two spaces, she thought that by throwing away the past, she would also bury that person deep in her heart, until her spirit was scattered, and she would never remember again.

  "Finally met you!" Ye Tianyi suddenly let out a sigh, and a smile slowly spread across his face, "It's really not easy!"

  "Little... seven?" Yun Qianyue murmured, her eyes shrouded in a layer of white mist.

  "Hmm! I'm back!" Ye Tianyi smiled and nodded, reaching out to touch Yun Qianyue's head, his movements intimate. "I sent you a message saying 'will return to the capital soon', but you knew I was back yet avoided me. Are you blaming me for being late?"

  "Are you really Little Qi?" Yun Shallow Moon wiped her eyes with her hand, using a lot of force. She wanted to see the person in front of her clearly, but after wiping them, it was still a foggy mist. She opened her mouth carefully, as if afraid of scaring away the person in front of her.

  "It's all my fault!" Ye Tianyi nodded, looking at Yun Qianyue with a hint of regret in his eyes. "If only I had returned earlier, you wouldn't have had to go through so much hardship. When I heard that you were in trouble at Lingtai Temple and were stabbed by the hundred assassins who had been placed under a curse, I immediately regretted not answering Father Emperor's summons to return to the capital sooner."

  "How is it possible... that you..." Yun Qian Yue shook her head. She remembered the helicopter exploding in the sky above Vienna, the international anti-terrorism organization being completely destroyed during his operation, and he himself disappearing into thin air, she had seen it clearly on the internet. Not even ashes were left behind.

  "It's me! Yueli, what's wrong?" Ye Tianyi looked at Yun Qianyue and saw that she kept shaking her head, so he asked softly.

  "Yue Er? Xiao Qi has never called him Yue Er before. Yun Qian Yue rubbed her eyes again, this time clearing the mist in front of her. She looked at Ye Tian Yi carefully, not missing a single detail."

  The face in front of me is extremely young, with a handsome and elegant appearance. At first glance, it looks exactly like Xiao Qi's, but upon closer inspection, it only bears a seven-out-of-ten resemblance. Xiao Qi's eyebrows are thicker, while this person's eyebrows are neither thick nor thin, just right. Xiao Qi's eyes are black, while his eyes are an unusual amber color. Xiao Qi's nose bridge is slightly flat, while his nose bridge is slightly raised. Xiao Qi's lips are thicker, while his lips are thinner. When taken together, the features resemble Xiao Qi seven out of ten, but when examined separately, not a single feature looks alike.

  She suddenly closed her eyes, feeling that she had been too optimistic, how could she possibly see Xiao Qi...

  After a person turns to dust and smoke, will his soul be reborn? Or will his soul also turn to dust and smoke?

  "Yue'er, what's wrong?" Ye Tianyi looked at Yun Qianyue with tension.

  "What's wrong, little girl?" Nan Lingrui stood beside them for a while before he couldn't help but speak up. Yun Shangyue's facial expression was too rich, so rich that it made him almost suspect that the person in front of him wasn't her.

  "Can you recite the Communist Manifesto?" Yun Qianyue suddenly raised her head, looking at Ye Tianyi. In the depths of her eyes, emotions and intentions that no one could understand were hidden. If it was Xiaoqi, if he really was Xiaoqi...

  "From the first time I saw you ten years ago, I asked you this question, and unexpectedly, it's still the same question after ten years!" Ye Tianyi smiled lightly and shook his head, "Ten years haven't changed, you're indeed still Yue'er. In these days, I've heard many rumors that said you've changed a lot. Now it seems that you're still you, unchanged."

  The faint moonlight in the depths of her eyes was suddenly shattered, and it turned out that he wasn't Xiao Qi. But why did he look so similar? So similar that she thought the person in front of her was Xiao Qi, it was really too alike.

  "Little girl, are you scared by the Second Miss of Rong Wang Fu? What's wrong with you?" Nan Lingrui was somewhat surprised at Ye Tianyi's familiar and intimate tone towards Yun Shangyue. He looked at Yun Shangyue who seemed to be in a daze, not understanding what was going on. Suddenly, he turned his head to look at the Smoke Rain Pavilion behind him, "Jing Shizi, come take a look at this little girl, is she frightened out of her wits?"

  What's wrong? Yun Shallow Moon suddenly raised her head and followed Nan Lingrui's line of sight.

  In the not-too-distant Smoke and Rain Pavilion, a person sat wearing a white jade-like robe with a light belt, his face as smooth as jade, his eyebrows and eyes like a painting. It was Rong Jing. In front of him was set up a chessboard, and at this moment he was slightly lowering his head to look at the board. Behind him were lush green mountains, not far away a waterfall gathered into a small lake. The green mountains and lake water reflected each other, and around him was like a misty aura, his breath thin and distant. Truly like a person in a painting.

  Yun Qian Yue looked at Rong Jing, and her mind suddenly went blank.

  Ye Tianyi heard Nan Lingrui's words and paused as he stroked Yun Shangyue's hand, also turning his head to look at Rong Jing.

  Rong Jing seemed to have not heard Nan Lingrui's words, still lowering his head, his elegant figure motionless, his eyes quietly gazing at the chessboard, his jade-like face expressionless.

  "Originally, Jing Shizi and the Seventh Prince were playing chess here! Indeed quiet, it's a good place to play chess." Nan Lingrui stepped forward towards Rong Jing, "The Crown Prince wants to see what kind of chess game can stump Jing Shizi. Letting Jing Shizi become so absorbed. Could it be that the Seventh Prince's chess skills are even higher than Jing Shizi?"

  "You're no match for Jing Shizi at chess!" As the night wore on and the moon rose high in the sky, Yu Guang caught sight of Yun Shang staring intently at Rong Jing, his eyes flashing with a hint of surprise.

  Nan Lingrui walked up to within three feet of Rong Jing and raised his eyes to look at the chessboard.

  Rong Jing suddenly swept his sleeve, and the chessboard was instantly disrupted. He raised his lowered head, his gaze passing over Nan Lingrui to look at Yun Shuoyue, and he spoke in a warm voice: "Come here!"

  Nan Lingrui was taken aback for a moment. He gave Rong Jing an annoyed glance, but didn't blow up.

  The cloud was shallow and the moon stood still, with nothing in her mind, yet seemingly thinking a lot.

  Ye Tianyi's phoenix eyes suddenly narrowed, but she didn't say a word. Her hand was still on Yun Shangyue's head and hadn't moved away.

  "Come here!" Rong Jing spoke again, his warm voice as usual, without any implication.

  Yun Shallow Moon still stood motionless, the whole person as if frozen in place, a pair of eyes from the initial shock and disappointment to now calm, as if experiencing the mountains and rivers becoming flat land, the vast ocean turning into mulberry fields.

  "Yesterday I hurt my hand again!" Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue, moved his arm, and a faint bloodstain appeared on the white sleeve of his clothes.

  Yun Shallow Moon suddenly lifted her feet and walked towards him.

  Ye Tianyi's expression changed slightly, he stretched out his hand and slowly withdrew it, clenched into a fist, but did not block.

  Yun Shallow Moon took a few steps to arrive in front of Rong Jing, stopped her footsteps, looked at his arm, stretched out her hand and rolled up his sleeve. As expected, she saw that his arm was wrapped with gauze, and the gauze had fresh red blood stains seeping out. She immediately reached out and tore open the gauze, revealing his arm. Indeed, his originally injured arm now had a new fracture, without any medicine applied, and it was swollen and painful to look at. Her expression changed, and she asked, "How did you do this?"

  She didn't realize her voice was hoarse until she spoke up.

  "Accidentally touched it yesterday!" Rong Jing Man said casually.

  "Didn't you accidentally bump into me? Why didn't you accidentally bump your head?" Yun Shangyue suddenly became angry.

  "My head also bumped a bit, but it didn't break." Rong Jing said to Yun Shangyue, but his eyes were fixed on the Seventh Prince. His face was still pale and calm, unable to tell what he was thinking.

  The seventh prince's face was calm at this time, and it couldn't be seen what he was thinking.

  Two people's eyes met, each silent.

  "You tell me, what's the carelessness method, I'll listen!" Yun Shangyue suppressed the anger in her heart. She didn't know why she was angry, but at this moment, she really felt a strong sense of anger. It had only been two days since they last met, and his injuries, which had almost recovered, had worsened again due to carelessness. Wouldn't it be better if his arm were broken instead?

  "Yesterday, I remembered that day when I didn't accompany you to finish watching the stars and fell asleep drunk. So I went to the rooftop to watch the stars again. But accidentally fell asleep once more and tumbled down from the rooftop." Rong Jing still looked at the Seventh Prince with a light tone.

  "Have you been drinking again?" Yun Shangyue didn't expect it was this reason.

  "Hmm! The Seventh Prince sent me two jars of Sacred Spirit Spring water. After the heavy rain, yesterday was a clear and breezy day, so I drank it." said Rong Jing.

  Yun Qian's eyes turned to look at Ye Tianyi, and her heart suddenly tightened when she saw that familiar face. She averted her gaze, and her originally angry tone was somewhat stiff. "Where is Xuan Ge? Where is Qing Shang? Where is Qing Quan? Where is Yao Lao? How could no one be watching you, letting you fall from the roof?"

  "I ordered them not to disturb me!" Rong Jing said.

  "Why didn't you die!" Yun Qianyue spat out a sentence in hatred.

  "Almost fell to death." Rong Jing's tone remained calm and composed.

  Yun Shallow Moon's voice caught in her throat, and she didn't open her mouth again. She pursed her lips and looked at his arm. After a moment, she suddenly reached out to touch his chest. Rong Jing remained still, allowing Yun Shallow Moon to touch his chest. His eyes were still fixed on Ye Tian Yi.

  Ye Tianyi also looked at Rong Jing and Yun Shangyue, his expression unchanged.

  Nan Lingrui looked at Ye Tianyi, then at Rong Jing, and finally fixed his gaze on Yun Shuoyue, suddenly hooking up the corner of his mouth in a silent smile.

  Yun Shangyue rummaged through Rong Jing's clothes for half a day but couldn't find any medicine bottles or the like. His chest was empty. She furrowed her brow, withdrew her hand and looked at Rong Jing, "Where's the medicine? Where did it all go? You always carry medicine on you, don't you?"

  "Throw it away!" Rong Jing said.

  "Thrown away?" Yun Shallow Moon raised an eyebrow.

  "Hmm! Anyway, this arm is useless, it doesn't matter! You don't care either." Rong Jing said indifferently.

  "You...” Yun Qian's anger suddenly surged to her eyes as she stared at Rong Jing, his current expression was so dull that it seemed like nothing in the world mattered to him, an expression that made her hate him to death. She gritted her teeth and said: "Why don't you just kill yourself now? Anyway, you don't want to live either. Today your arm is nothing, tomorrow your legs won't matter either, and soon even your life will be nothing. Why bother with slow suicide when it's so much trouble? Wouldn't it be better to die quickly?"

  "If I were to take my own life now, would you burn three sticks of incense for me every year during the annual festival?" Rong Jing looked at Yun Shangyue.

  "It's not just New Year's Day, I'll burn incense for you every day." Yun Qianyue said with a hint of resentment.

  Rong Jing suddenly smiled, withdrawing his gaze from Ye Tianyi's body, and turned to look at Yun Qianyue, "Only my wife or the people of Rong Wangfu have the qualifications to burn incense for me. Are you sure you want to marry me?"

  The clouds are shallow and the moon is alone, speechless in response.

  "Why aren't you speaking? Won't you marry me?" Rong Jing raised an eyebrow, his smile fading as he said lightly, "If you won't marry me, then you're not qualified to burn incense for me."

  Yun Qian Yue suddenly flew into a rage, "I marry you, can you afford it?"

  "As long as you marry, I can afford it." Rong Jing said.

  "What are you going to use to marry? Don't tell me you're using this half-crippled body of yours." Yun Qianyue snorted. She no longer paid attention to Rong Jing, turned her head and asked Nan Lingrui, "Do you have medicine on you?"

  "Bring it!" Nan Lingrui stretched out his hand and immediately pulled out a medicine bottle, fully cooperating.

  "I won't take someone else's medicine!" Rong Jing withdrew his hand.

  Yun Qian's hand paused as she was about to take the medicine bottle and looked at Rong Jing, "Is it a problem?"

  "I've had this habit since I was a kid, you've always known that." Rong Jing said.

  "I know how? Your problem should be changed! I'll change it for you today." Yun Shangyue took the medicine, opened the bottle cap, and poured it onto Rong Jing's arm.

  Rong Jing dodged, and Yun Shang Yue grasped his arm. She poured the medicine onto his swollen arm. Although she was annoyed, her movements were extremely gentle. The medicine that Nan Ling Rui carried on him was naturally of high quality.

  Rong Jing looked at Yun Qian Yue, his expression suddenly changed to a gentle tone: "You're so eager to heal my arm. Is it because you pity me? Are you worried about me? Thinking that if I were to marry you, with my arm crippled, I wouldn't even be able to hold you?"

  Yun Shallow Moon's movements paused for a moment.

  Rong Jing looked at her, and in the depths of his eyes, something was shattering, and something was gathering.

  "You're just asking to be pitied, and now your arm is crippled, serves you right!" Yun Shuoyue suddenly put down her hands, threw away the medicine bottle in her hand, and turned around to leave the Smoky Rain Pavilion. She could always remain calm when facing others, but whenever she faced this person, nine out of ten times he would provoke her into a rage. Was it because this person was particularly skilled at it, or was it just that she easily lost her temper in front of him?

  Rong Jing sat still and didn't move, nor did he go to pull back Yun Qianyue, watching him leave.

  Nan Lingrui blinked his eyes and watched as Yun Qianyue walked past him without saying a word, nor did he stop her.

  Yun Qian Yue walked a few steps to arrive beside Ye Tian Yi, stopped in her tracks, gazed at the familiar face, pursed her lips, turned her head to look at the horse standing side by side with He Nan Ling Rui's horse and softly called out, "Tuo Xue come over!"

  She stepped on the snow and ran quickly towards Yun Shangyue.

  Yun's toes lightly touched the ground as she swiftly mounted her horse, looking at Ye Tian with a hint of curiosity, "How did you get here?"

  "Ride!" Ye Tianyi said.

  "Ride with me now!" Yun Qianyue threw out a sentence, her legs clamping the horse's belly as she rode off into the snowy distance.

  At night, Yi Zhi put his thumb and index finger together at the edge of his lips, whistling a clear whistle. A black horse galloped towards him. He glanced at Rong Jing and Nan Lingrui, mounted the horse with a flip, clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and chased after Yun Shangyue, leaving behind.

  In an instant, the two horses and their riders vanished from sight.

  Nan Lingrui watched the two leave, not looking away until they were out of sight. He then raised an eyebrow at Rong Jing and smiled charmingly, "So even Young Master Jing has times when he's been dumped!"

  "It's not surprising that she threw you away!" Rong Jing withdrew his gaze, glanced at the arm with half of the medicine wiped off, and raised an eyebrow at Nan Lingrui, "The Crown Prince has always wanted to see a good show, today can be considered perfect?"

  "Hmm, this play is quite impressive!" Nan Lingrui smiled and nodded, stroking his chin: "The Crown Prince thought that by taking her to Nanliang, there would only be one enemy... Who would have thought that now there's another one."

  "Nanliang is indeed a beautiful place." Rong Jing's voice was devoid of any emotion, his gaze falling on the unconscious Rong Linglan lying on the ground: "My second sister came here chasing after Crown Prince Rui and now lies unconscious. It would be best if Crown Prince Rui personally sends her back to the Rong Wang Fu."

  Nan Lingrui also looked at Rong Linglan, seeing that she had a big lump on her forehead and was lying quietly there. He suddenly sighed, "What a pity for such a good face! Now it's probably going to be covered with a veil!" As soon as he finished speaking, he raised an eyebrow at Rong Jing, "Now that everyone has left, isn't the young master of the Rong family returning to the manor?"

  "Now that the person is gone, it's finally quiet. Rui Taizi will personally escort the second sister back to the mansion, that's all!" Gong Jing said calmly.

  "Never mind, the crown prince can't bear to see beautiful women suffer. I'll just take the trouble this one time!" Nan Lingrui bent down and picked up Rong Linglan, shouting at his horse: "Moon, come over!"

  The horse immediately ran towards him.

  Rong Jing's eyes narrowed slightly.

  Nan Lingrui turned over and mounted his horse, just about to take Rong Linglan away slowly, when Rong Jing said again: "I just received news that Yan Xiao Wangye and Ye Gongzhu went to the imperial palace to ask the emperor for a marriage decree. They want to complete the good deed on Qixi Festival. If Taizi Rui hurries up, he might still be able to catch a good show."

  Nan Lingrui turned his head to look at Rong Jing, his peach blossom eyes narrowing, "Rong Shizi sits in the mountains and fields, yet can still observe the imperial court. Indeed a great skill! The Crown Prince admires."

  "I'm impressed, no need to say more. Rui Taizi has changed the name of your horse, that's all." said Gong Jing calmly.

  Nan Lingrui turned his head, said nothing, and with a squeeze of his legs on the horse's belly, the horse's four hooves lifted off the ground, heading towards the capital.

  Watching Nan Lingrui's figure leave, Rong Jing withdrew his gaze, and suddenly smiled, with a gentle expression under the sunlight.

  "Your Highness, let me help you bandage your arm!" Xuan Ge floated down and gazed anxiously at Rong Jing's arm.

  "No need!" Yong Jing shook his head.

  "Miss Shallow Moon has abandoned you and the Seventh Prince to return to the city, she definitely won't come looking for you again. Your arm is your own." Xuan Ge said somewhat urgently, no wonder the Young Master didn't want Miss Shallow Moon to see the Seventh Prince, even though Miss Shallow Moon had lost her memory, yet upon seeing the Seventh Prince, such emotions still appeared, and he was shocked just watching from a hidden place, let alone the Young Master.

  "This arm is no longer mine." Rong Jing glanced at Xuan Ge, "You can withdraw!"

  "Prince..." Xiang Ge was anxious. In his heart, he felt that Shallow Moon Miss didn't have a heart, and even if she did, it would only be given to the Prince in such a small amount, her heart had already been given to the Seventh Prince. He just couldn't understand why the Prince insisted on torturing himself like this.

  "Step down!" Rong Jing's voice sank.

  Xiang Ge saw Rong Jing's firm expression and didn't dare say another word, retreating instead.

  Rong Jing's gaze followed the direction of Yun Shang Yue's departure, thinking that to hold on is to let go, and to let go is to hold on. He managed to do it today with great difficulty. If she doesn't come back, then he can't guarantee whether he'll be able to bear watching her leave with someone else tomorrow. And that person is still Ye Tian Yi.

  Dongshan Waterfall flows gurglingly, Smoke and Rain Pavilion is quietly breezy, no human voice anymore.

  Yun Shallow Moon rode a horse in front, this time riding on the horse was different from just competing with Nan Lingrui, but rather letting Tà Xuě (the horse) run freely. Tà Xuě seemed to be extremely intelligent, knowing that Yun Shallow Moon did not plan to return, so it headed south.

  Ye Tianyi followed one step behind Yun Qianyue, his eyes never leaving hers from start to finish.

  The cloud was shallow and the moon had not turned back, nor had it spoken again. The clear wind blew up the green silk, and the purple soft smoke fluttered with the wind. With a white horse and purple clothes, among the green grass and mountain forests, her face sometimes seemed to be shrouded in a layer of light smoke, ethereal and illusory, sometimes calm and quiet, like a peaceful sea.

  After walking for a while, I came to a mountain range in front of me, and there was no other way forward. There were only the continuous ringing of bells and the faint sound of monks chanting scriptures coming from the other side of the mountain.

  Treading snow and stopping in tracks, turning head to gaze at the faint moon amidst clouds.

  Yun Qian Yue looked at the big mountain in front of her, with lush greenery and strange rocks. It turned out that she had arrived at the back mountain of Lingtai Temple. She turned her head to look at Ye Tian Yi.

  Ye Tianyi smiled at her and said softly, "This is Lingtai Temple!"

  Yun Qian Yue looked at his smile, if he didn't smile, he looked exactly like Xiao Qi, but with this one smile, although it was her familiar face, there wasn't even a hint of resemblance to Xiao Qi. Xiao Qi couldn't compare to his elegance. At this moment, he finally understood Cai Lian's words "Jing Shi Zi and Qi Huang Zi are two incomparable people." He and Rong Jing were indeed two incomparable people.

  Rong Jinggui was elegant and refined, like a poem or a painting, high above the clouds. He was detached to the extreme, living at the edge of the white clouds. Even when treating others with warmth, he couldn't shake off the loneliness deep in his bones. It was an innate loneliness that transcended all living things.

  But at night, Tian Yi's appearance was good, but not as poetic and picturesque as Rong Jing's. However, he had a noble and elegant temperament, sitting upright on his horse, wearing a snow-green brocade robe with a jade belt around his waist. The whole person had a low-key luxury in the reflection of the green mountains and lush grass. His temperament had transcended his identity as a prince, even if he fell to the dust, he would not truly be hidden in the dust.

  Yun Shallow Moon retracted her gaze, nodded slightly, and said softly: "It's Lingtai Temple!"

  "I still remember the day I left Beijing, you brought me here. It's been five years now!" Ye Tianyi sighed, "But back then we took the path behind South Mountain, whereas today we're taking the path behind North Mountain."

  The cloud is shallow and the moon is silent. It's said that seven years ago, the seventh prince's mother was accused of a crime and was given poison to drink, her entire clan was implicated and killed, and he was exiled to the northern border. What a bloody storm it was! And what role did she play in the middle? She suppressed the darkness in her heart, threw off the reins, dismounted, and said to him: "Today is the Qixi Festival, I'm sure it's very lively on the mountain, let's go up and take a look!"

  "Good!" Night Sky Yi nodded and also let go of the reins, flipping over and dismounting.

  Yun Qian Yue stepped forward and walked up the mountain. The mountain was steep, with strange rocks jutting out, thorns dense, only a narrow path, but even this narrow path was sealed by thorns crawling out from both sides, looking like every step was difficult to take. But she seemed not to notice, stepping onto that small path.

  The night sky seemed to have disappeared, and he followed her footsteps from behind.

  The two of them walked towards the top of the mountain.

  As they walked halfway up the mountain, there was no path ahead. Clouds and moonlight stopped in their tracks. She turned around to look at Ye Tianyi, who even when walking through thorns, still had an extraordinary demeanor. She suddenly smiled and asked: "What is my favorite dish?"

  "Lotus Flower Roast Fish!"

  "Will you do it?" Yun Qiu Yue asked.

  "Agreed!" Night Sky nodded.

  "What's your favorite melon to eat?" Yun Qian Yue asked again.

  "Grapes!" Yè Tiān Yì replied.

  "What is it that you like doing the most?" Yun Qian Yue asked again.

  "Sleep!" Ye Tianyi said again.

  "What is your favorite musical instrument?" Yun Qiu Yue asked again.

  "Harmonica!" Ye Tianyi said.

  "What is the dish I dislike eating the most?" Yun Qianyue tilted her head and looked at Ye Tianyi, changing her tone to ask again.

  "Clear water and white vegetables!"

  "What is your least favorite fruit?" Yún Qiǎn Yuè asked.

  Watermelon!

  "Who is the person I dislike the most?" Yun Qianyue asked again.

  "Crown Prince, Imperial Brother!"

  "What is it that you hate doing the most?" Yun Qiu Yue asked again.

  "Endorsement!"

  "What is the instrument you dislike the most?" Yun Qianyue asked again.

  "Dizi!"

  "Would you know all my likes and dislikes if I were to ask you the same questions?"

  He nodded slightly, "I know!"

  "Perhaps I knew, but that was the me of the past. If you ask me now, I know nothing." Yun Qian's gaze drifted away from hers, looking up at the sky, her voice as clear as water, pure and untainted by even a hint of impurity. "I've lost my memory!"

  Ye Tianyi's expression changed, and he stared at Yun Shangyue with disbelieving phoenix eyes.

  "You might not believe it, but I really have amnesia!" Yun Qianyue said.

  "When...?" Ye Tianyi's gentle voice suddenly became a little hoarse.

  "It was about two months ago! The second day of the fire at Wang Chun Lou!" Yun Qian Yue withdrew her gaze, looking at Ye Tian Yi, and said calmly: "After waking up by the Swan Pool in the Imperial Palace at that time, I didn't remember anything! Ye Tian Qing wanted to put me in the Ministry of Justice prison, but Rong Jinghe and Ye Qingyan joined forces to save me."

  The night sky shook with a sudden movement of the body.

  Yun Shallow Moon looked at him and stopped talking. She used to be different from him, probably because of Little Seven too! She didn't know if there was really a past life or reincarnation in the world. But she knew one thing clearly in her heart, that Little Seven had a special existence in her heart. No one could replace it.

  "You...how could you..." Ye Tianyi looked at Yun Qianyue, his face somewhat pale.

  "I don't know either!" Yun Qian Yue shook her head.

  Ye Tianyi took a step forward, suddenly reached out and grabbed Yun Qiu Yue's hand, feeling her pulse. Yun Qiu Yue stood still, letting him take her pulse. From the moment he caught Rong Ling Lan when she fell off her horse and started taking her pulse, it was clear that he understood medicine.

  "What exactly happened..." Ye Tianyi slowly opened his hands and asked in a low voice.

  Yun Shallow Moon pulled the corner of her mouth and said, "I also want to know what happened!"

  "No wonder I haven't received your letter for a long time... No wonder... It turns out you've lost your memory..." Ye Tianyi said in a hoarse voice: "I thought it was because... you were avoiding me..."

  "Is it because of Rong Jing?" Yun Shang Yue raised an eyebrow and said in a clear voice: "Indeed, it's because he deliberately avoids you."

  Yitian was startled at night, lifted his lowered head, and stared straight at Yun Qianyue, "You to him..."

  "I like him!" Yun Qian Yue pursed her lips and still decided to tell the truth.

  No matter whether it's because he looks too much like Xiao Qi, with whom she had a deep connection before her memory loss, or because of who he is as a person, which has also led to a deep connection between them, in any case, she now likes Rong Jing. Today, she discovered that even if she wanted to take back this liking, it's too late. When she sees Rong Jing getting hurt, her heart aches and she gets angry at his nonchalant face, knowing full well that he is intentionally doing this to make her care about him. Yet, she still can't control her emotions from overflowing and can't help but be concerned about him.

  Ye Tianyi silently gazed at Yun Qianyue.

  Yun Shallow Moon also stopped speaking.

  Silence spread between the two people.

  After a long time, Ye Tianyi suddenly took a step forward, stretched out his hand and wrapped it around Yun Qianyue's waist. His body flew up into the air, treading on thorns as he soared straight up the mountain. Yun Qianyue was taken aback, but did not stop him, allowing Ye Tianyi to take him up Xiangquan Mountain.

  They went up to the mountain top. The night sky was filled with stars and a crescent moon hung low in the sky. Yitian reached out and took her hand, not saying a word as they walked towards the Dahmo Hall.

  Yun Qian Yue followed behind Ye Tian's retreating figure, still not opening her mouth to stop him.

  After walking for a while, the monks saw someone going up the mountain and were about to stop them, but when they saw Ye Tianyi's waist card and Yun Shuoyue's face, they stopped talking and made way after chanting a Buddhist mantra.

  Ye Tianyi pulled Yun Shangyue to arrive at Da Mo Hall.

  The Damo Hall is bustling with incense today, no less than the Buddha's birthday.

  Ye Tianyi skirted around the front hall and walked towards the inner courtyard of the Dharma Hall with a familiar path.

  Yun Shallow Moon was slowly pulled by Ye Tianyi, her mind wandering back and forth, unable to grasp Ye Tianyi's thoughts for a while.

  In a moment, they arrived at a Buddhist hall in the inner courtyard. Compared to the outer courtyard where people were bustling about, the inner courtyard was quiet and serene. The sound of wooden fish drums came from inside, and as soon as one entered, it made one's heart feel calm and clear.

  In front of the hall, a young monk stood quietly, and when he saw Ye Tianyi and Yun Shangyue arrive, he seemed to recognize them. He joined his palms together in a Buddhist greeting and respectfully said: "Benefactors, please! The master is waiting for you two benefactors!"

  "We won't go in! You go and get the letter we left with Master five years ago." Yè Tiān Yì stopped in his tracks, instructing Xiao Shā Mí.

  "Yes!" The little monk replied and walked in.

  The sound of the wooden fish inside stopped for a moment after Xia Shami went in, and then the sound of the wooden fish started again. Xia Shami came out from inside, holding two yellowed envelopes and handed them to Ye Tianyi, saying respectfully: "Master said that these two envelopes have been kept by Master since they were given by the two donors five years ago, and no one has opened them, nor does anyone know what's inside. Now, I return them to their original owners in their original state."

  "Thank you, Master!" Yitian Yi let go of Yun Shangyue's hand and bowed with his hands clasped together.

  "The Seventh Prince is being polite!" came a very old voice from inside.

  Yun Qianyue listened to such a voice that was even older than Master Ling Yin, about over 100 years old. She looked at the envelope in Ye Tianyi's hand with confusion. The envelope had no name or any words on either side. Was this something she and Ye Tianyi kept together?

  "Come on, open it and take a look!" Ye Tianyi handed the envelope over to Yun Qianyue.

  Yun Qian Yue took over the envelope but didn't open it immediately, instead looking at Ye Tian Yi.

  Quietly gazing at the shallow moon in the night sky, his eyes were calm and tranquil, revealing nothing.

  Yun Qian's lips pursed, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly stretched out her hand to tear open the envelope. Two envelopes fell out with a thin gold leaf each. She looked at the two gold leaves, and her body stiffened instantly.

  All I saw was a piece of paper with the words "In five years, will you like me?" written on it.

  Another piece of paper reads, "Good!"

  Digression

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