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    I’ve always been there

    “It turns out that you have been trapped in the soul-protecting lamp. I should have sacrificed it earlier.”

    Qiu Yin’an rushed towards Wan Qiongju like a mad dog guarding his food. He put his arms on both sides of Wan Qiongju and covered her tightly with his body. “I know you are reluctant to leave me behind. You are not allowed to disappear again.”

    Wan Qiongju’s soul was haunted by aura, like a giant python that had hibernated for a long time and was about to wake up. His lips moved slightly, his voice was low and hoarse, and he spoke a few words.

    Qiu Yin’an didn’t really hear it. He immediately moved closer, stared at Wan Qiongju’s lips and asked, “What did you say? Say it again.”

    Wan Qiongju: “Help me gather my soul.”

    “Okay.” Qiu Yin’an replied with a trembling voice. He forced himself to calm down quickly so that he could send spiritual power to Wan Qiongju.

    He comforted himself and said: “It’s okay, Qiu Yin’an, Wan Qiongju is back and will never leave you again. Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid -”

    The trembling hands gradually stopped shaking, and the spiritual power gathered in the palm of his hand. Qiu Yin’an put his palm on Wan Qiongju’s chest, transmitting the spiritual power, and held Wan Qiongju’s hand firmly with his other hand. He was still worried that Wan Qiongju would disappear at any time.

    After the spiritual power was transferred, Wan Qiongju’s soul gradually stabilized. He slowly opened his eyes and said, “I’m sorry for keeping you waiting.”

    In an instant, tears burst out of her eyes, and Qiu Yin’an lay on Wan Qiongju’s chest and cried bitterly.

    Wan Qiongju protected Qiu Yin’an’s back. He wanted to comfort her, but his eyelashes instantly became wet and he was also unable to cry.

    Wan Qiongju spent this year in agony. He was trapped in the soul-protecting lamp. He heard Qiu Yin’an crying countless times. He stretched out his hand every time, but couldn’t touch her every time.

    The cry penetrated into his ears and stabbed into his heart like a sharp sword. He endured the pain and said comforting words, “Master, don’t cry. One day I will break out of the lamp and we will meet again.”

    He prayed that Qiu Yin’an could hear his comfort and live a better life, but the soul-protecting lamp did not pity the two of them. The voice inside the lamp could not be heard, and the people outside the lamp could not hear it. They were each eroded by their own pain.

    If Qiu Yin’an hadn’t sacrificed his body today, I don’t know when the two of them would have met again.

    After a heart-wrenching cry, the two looked at each other quietly for a long time, feeling each other’s presence.

    Wan Qiongju said: “I can hear you crying in the soul-protecting lamp, and I can also hear you saying that you miss me. Every time I see you feeling uncomfortable, and I can’t be by your side to comfort you, it makes my heart twist like a knife.”

    Qiu Yin’an felt regretful and squeezed Wan Qiongju’s hand harder, “I’m too stupid. Your skills are so strong. How could the Soul Guard be able to devour you? I should have thought of it earlier. I could have reunited us earlier. How could I be so stupid?”

    “How can I blame you? Even I don’t know what happened to me. Thanks to you, this lamp coveted your power and wanted to use it for my own use. However, it destroyed itself directly.”

    Wan Qiongju kissed Qiu Yin’an’s tears and said, “My Fairy Lord Mu Yang, you allow me to share the altar with you and receive incense offerings, so that I can maintain my soul. You are my great benefactor, our great benefactor, thank you for helping us.”

    Qiu Yin’s eyes felt that everything was like a dream. Wan Qiongju actually returned to him in this way. He wiped away the tears that covered his sight, stared at Wan Qiongju and solemnly confirmed: “Are you really back? Will you suddenly disappear again, catching me off guard like last time?”

    “We will never be separated again, I promise.” Qiu Yin’an’s panic was heart-wrenching. Wan Qiongju rolled up a strand of white hair, put it to his lips and kissed it, “There was no other way at the time. I thought I was calm and found a way out for you, but every time I hear you cry, I think again, was it really the best decision to abandon you so cruelly and leave you alone in the world?”

    Qiu Yin’an immediately objected: “It’s definitely not a good idea. You’ll know if it’s your turn next time.”

    “There will never be another time.” Wan Qiongju looked at Qiu Yin’an’s face, “You are really haggard, even more haggard than when you woke up after three years of sleep.”

    In the past three years, Qiu Yin’an has never thought about dressing up. Most of the time, he is like this now, wearing a plain white robe, with his hair half-down, and an ordinary long white jade hairpin on his head.

    He saw his own face in Wan Qiongju’s dark pupils. It was indeed a bit pale, not like an immortal, but more like a wandering Taoist.

    Qiu Yin’an grabbed back the strand of white hair that Wan Qiongju was playing with, “Haidi should be able to change my hair back. I have ascended and am immortal. It won’t become ugly. I just need to take care of it.”

    “Don’t change your hair back. Your white hair looks very charming.” Wan Qiongju pinched Qiu Yin’an’s chin and forced him to come closer. He asked in a deep voice in Qiu Yin’an’s ear: “Is it just your hair that is white? Where are the other places?”

    The first thing Qiu Yin’an thought of was his eyebrows. He turned his head and let Wan Qiongju look at his face, “My eyebrows are not white.”

    “It’s not there.” Wan Qiongju’s breathing was a little hot, “Forget it, I’ll see for myself.”

    The next second, a hand fell on Qiu Yin’an’s belt.

    “Wan Qiongju.” Qiu Yin’an held his hand, “Do you know how much I miss you, and your mind is full of those things?”

    Wan Qiongju: “I miss you too, but everyone expresses their thoughts in different ways. Like me, I just want to be with you forever.”

    Wan Qiongju like this made people feel a bit obscene, but Qiu Yin’an felt a sense of security in his heart. He was sure that his Taoist companion, who was guaranteed to be a fake, had really returned to him.

    Qiu Yin’an got into Wan Qiongju’s arms, still holding the other person’s hand tightly with one hand, and placing the other on the other person’s waist. His whole heart was very satisfied, “You let me hold you like this, let me hug you enough, and when I am satisfied, I will play with you again.”

    Wan Qiongju rubbed the top of Qiu Yin’an’s hair, feeling full of guilt for the thin body in her arms, “I know how much you miss me. I also suffer the days when I can’t hug you.”

    Wan Qiongju kept tightening his arms and hugged him tighter, “My brother Yin’an, my good master, my good husband, please forgive me for leaving without permission, we will never be separated again.”

    Qiu Yin pressed tightly against Wan Qiongju’s chest, “There will be no separation from now on, only life and death together.”

    Outside the Xishan Hall, at sunset and dusk, there are many people in the house. It is really fun to be disrespectful to the teacher and disrespectful to the disciple.

    That day, the two of them went to the Demon Valley together, but Mu Luo failed to return home together. However, their deep love for each other brought the other the most severe torture. One was trapped inside the lamp, and the other was trapped outside the lamp. They could neither live nor die.

    Now everything is a thing of the past, they love each other and are by each other’s side. All suffering ends here, and happiness goes far beyond that.

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