Chapter 976: Rong Xiu, How Long Have I Made You Wait?

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Shangguan Yue sat opposite that man and chuckled softly with a loving and gentle tone. “Okay.”

Chu Liuyue widened her eyes suddenly! This is a voice I’m familiar with!

She clutched her hands tightly and stared at the scene before her closely.

That woman in the octagonal pavilion held her face with one hand as she smiled and picked up a chess piece from the box.

Pa!

She placed it on the chessboard. Then, she looked up, and her long lashes tingled as her black, gem-like eyes glistened with a hint of playfulness. “Rong Xiu, you lost.”

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Rong Xiu… Rong Xiu! It’s really him!

That bold and ridiculous guess was verified at this moment! It was as though Chu Liuyue was struck by lightning as her mind went blank, and her heart skipped a beat. All the blood in her body seemed to be frozen!

That sentence kept echoing throughout her ears. “Rong Xiu, you lost.”

This was what I told Rong Xiu before… We clearly knew each other long ago! It’s no wonder I felt that this man was very familiar… Chu Liuyue held her breath and watched the scene before her without blinking, terrified that she would miss something.

But the spots of light quickly darkened at this point, and the entire scene disappeared.

Chu Liuyue instantly became anxious as she instinctively reached out, wanting to save that scene. However, her hand landed on empty air.

Other than the s.p.a.ce’s force gradually flowing around, there was nothing at all. It was as if everything that happened previously was just her hallucination.

But… no! Chu Liuyue knew very clearly that it wasn’t an illusion—it was part of her memory!

The surroundings became pitch black again, and it was ever so silent.

Chu Liuyue dazedly stood rooted to the spot, and her mind was in a mess as the previous scene kept replaying before her.

Countless doubts crazily overwhelmed her! I once went to that cliff, and I had played chess with Rong Xiu in that octagonal pavilion. The most important thing is that I was already with Rong Xiu back then! If everything is true, then I can say that I had lost my memory. However, what about Rong Xiu? Does he still remember all of this?

Chu Liuyue suddenly recalled the day she was reborn. She woke up in a forest that people rarely went to and killed the few people who wanted to harm the original owner before walking to a lake.

Then, she met Rong Xiu.

At that time, she didn’t know his ident.i.ty and felt that he was extremely strong and not one to be trifled with. However, the other party treated her very politely.

At that time, she was on guard and didn’t notice these details. But now that she thought about it, he seemed to be overly polite and even… a little intimate.

And the few times when he later appeared to help her in the open and the dark… Rong Xiu was never one that minded other people’s business, but she had always been an exception.

Chu Liuyue had asked more than once: Why her?

There were so many women who fell head over heels for him. Why did he chase her so relentlessly?

She thought that the moment they met in the woods, he fell in love at first sight. However, it turned out that everything happened between them even earlier than she had known!

Chu Liuyue’s body started trembling slightly. This means… This means… Rong Xiu already knew who I was? Also… He was even specifically waiting for me there!

…

Excruciating pain whirred in Chu Liuyue’s head as she grunted in pain and held her head painfully. She then squatted down.

It was as if a very sharp needle kept poking her, and it was very painful!

Chu Liuyue forcefully stopped her thoughts and took deep breaths.

After a while, this terrifying pain then gradually disappeared.

Chu Liuyue’s entire body seemed to be drenched by the cold sweat.

She closed her eyes and swiftly sat on the ground.

Her body was slightly cold, but she didn’t pay much attention to it. This was because, at this time, she was focused on the things that happened previously.

She didn’t forcefully try to recall the past as it would only make her head hurt more, but everything that happened previously was enough for her to ponder for a long time.

She held her head and looked at the endless darkness in front of her dazedly. It turns out… We’ve long known about and loved each other. I had even agreed with Rong Xiu to tell Father about us after we went back. That means… I wanted to have a marriage agreement with him…

Even though I don’t remember that this happened, I know that I must’ve made the decision to spend the rest of my life with Rong Xiu when I said that back then. So… Why do I not remember this? Also, I didn’t even know that I had forgotten such an important thing!

…

Chu Liuyue couldn’t help but laugh in a mocking manner, and tears welled up in her eyes. Rong Xiu… should remember all of this, right? If not, why would he care about an unfamiliar young woman? If not, why would he insist on being with me? If not, why would he be willing to kneel down just to beg for a marriage agreement with me?

Countless scenes intersected and appeared in front of her, causing it to be very messy. However, there was one point that was very clear amidst all of it—

From the start to the present, Rong Xiu treated her just like before. No matter what, everything he did was for her. Or in other words, it was to spend the rest of his life with her.

Chu Liuyue moved her fingers and touched the Cosmic Ring. She suddenly recalled the scene where Rong Xiu stood in front of the Chu family’s door on a rainy night.

He was so lonely and cold. He walked over, hugged her, and held the umbrella for her. He said, “Yue’er, I’ve waited for you for very long.”

Chu Liuyue closed her eyes, and a hot tear silently dropped from the corner of her eyes. Rong Xiu—how long exactly have I made you wait?

…

The surroundings became increasingly cold.

Chu Liuyue instinctively curled up, but she couldn’t fight against the coldness that kept surging into her body from all sides.

She hugged her knees and buried her head in between her arms. The breath that she exhaled seemed to be much colder.

“Girlie… Girlie!” A faint scream seemed to come from far away and landed in her ears.

Chu Liuyue moved slightly and slowly opened her eyes.

The surroundings were still pitch black, but that voice was much clearer. “Girlie! You’re finally awake!”

Chu Liuyue knitted her brows slightly. “…Ancestor?”

“Hu… Luckily, you woke up in time. If you had woken up any later, I’m afraid you would’ve fainted!” Shangguan Jing was very nervous, and his voice still had a hint of lingering fear. “Girlie, what happened to you just now? I called you for a very long time, but you didn’t respond at all!”

Chu Liuyue closed her eyes forcefully and wanted to stand up, but she realized that her body was very stiff and that she couldn’t move. The key was that her bodily force seemed to be exhausted unknowingly.

She was about to move at this point, but her body felt very frail and weak!

“What is going on?” Chu Liuyue recovered her senses and tightly knitted her brows, her entire body tensing up alertly.

“This s.p.a.ce is very weird. It somehow made you sleep earlier, and your bodily force kept spreading outward crazily. I can’t even stop it! If you had woken up any later, I’m afraid…”

Chu Liuyue pressed her lips against each other.. I must get out of here as soon as possible!