Ye Luoli: The tides rise and fall, the moon whispers softly.

【Mutian Pavilion】

High up on the steps, Yue Yuanming sat languidly on the throne with his eyes slightly closed.

This is the scene that Shui Qingli saw when she returned to Mutian Pavilion.

"Yuanming, chaos has broken out outside. The Little Heavenly Dao has taken control of all the fairies." Shui Qingli said as she walked up the steps to her seat, "What should we do now?"

However, Yue Yuanming did not respond, but suddenly opened his lightly closed eyes.

"!" Shui Qingli suddenly met a pair of eerie, pure white eyes and instinctively felt a sense of crisis.

However, before he could react, Yue Yuanming slapped him in the chest.

This palm strike didn't use much immortal power, but it still caused the unsuspecting Shui Qingli to fall like a kite with a broken string onto the small square below the steps.

“Yuanming?” Shui Qingli struggled to get up, looking at the fairy in front of her who was so familiar yet so unfamiliar, and realized that something was wrong.

It seems that Yue Yuanming has also been controlled!

Could it be... back then?

(Refer to Chapter 315)

[This ability to control fairies is somewhat similar to Wei Hua's. Awakening them with external force is useless; it can only harm the person in front of you.] Qianqian said helplessly, [Besides, you're no match for the World King at all; the difference in strength is too great. You'll probably be injured before you even awaken him…]

"So what should we do now?" Shui Qingli knew all too well that this approach wouldn't be very effective, but were there any other options? They couldn't just stand by and let themselves be slaughtered, could they?

In her mind, Qianqian screamed with advice: "Water Prince, you must believe in the feelings between you two!"

"Do you believe in emotions...?" Shui Qingli looked at Yue Yuanming walking towards her step by step, and a scene from her memories suddenly appeared in her mind.

(Refer to Chapter 270)

If... this is the only way...

Yue Yuanming walked over step by step, holding a long sword with a thin blade made of condensed immortal power in his hand, and then decisively thrust it forward.

Shui Qingli did not dodge, letting the knife pierce through her chest.

"Uh……"

Shui Qingli let out a muffled groan as bright red blood gushed from her wound, soaking a large section of her clothes on her chest.

However, Shui Qingli was blessed with good fortune, and although the wound looked terrible, he was not actually fatally injured.

For a fairy, such an injury would only require a few days of rest to heal.

The intense color was deeply imprinted in his eyes, awakening Yue Yuanming's consciousness. His pupils contracted sharply, and he mechanically released the knife from his hand.

Without the support of immortal power, the sword turned into specks of light and disappeared, while more blood gushed from Shui Qingli's chest.

"Qingli!" Seeing that Shui Qingli was about to collapse, Yue Yuanming didn't have time to think and quickly hugged him in his arms, frantically channeling his immortal power into Shui Qingli's wound.

The white light in his eyes faded, revealing a mixture of surprise and fear: "Qingli, are you alright?"

"That's great, Yuanming, you've regained consciousness." Shui Qingli's voice sounded somewhat weak, as she had been injured.

He struggled to his feet, a pale smile appearing on his face, which looked more like the joy of surviving a disaster.

"...I'm sorry..." Looking at Shui Qingli like this, Yue Yuanming's heart suddenly ached: "It's my fault for not protecting you well."

“It’s not your fault.” Shui Qingli shook her head. “It should be said that I failed to protect you and once again let Xiao Tiandao take advantage of the situation.”

"Besides... such an injury is nothing, it will heal quickly."

"Qingli..." Yue Yuanming didn't want to say anything at this moment, nor could he hear any words of comfort.

The scene of Shui Qingli being injured was deeply imprinted in his mind and lingered there, gradually giving rise to a sense of lingering fear.

He held Shui Qingli in his arms and carefully placed her on the throne.

However, just as the atmosphere was delicate, a series of figures suddenly rushed into the Mutian Pavilion. The first to be attacked were the eight Dharma Images of the Mutian Pavilion, excluding the two of them.

Following them was another group of familiar faces—Bing Lixue, Bai Guangying, Li Hui, Yan Jue, Luo Li, Jin Litong…

Without exception, all of these fairies had a pair of eyes that shone with an eerie white light and were devoid of any spirit.

Shui Qingli and Yue Yuanming exchanged a glance, then stood up simultaneously, back to back, warily watching the fairies before them.

"I haven't congratulated you yet, but it's finally a happy ending."

At the very front of all the fairies was a human girl dressed in pink with a distinctive heart-shaped braid in her hair.

"Wang Mo!"

After all the twists and turns, at this moment, Shui Qingli seemed to hear the echo of fate...

【to be continued…】

[TO BE CONTINUED…]