"The next time we meet, I don't know when it will be."
If possible, the girl in the red dress would like to always be with Chen Qingyuan, never leaving his side. However, she can't do that. She can only stay in the Abyss, hoping that her thoughts can slowly drift into Chen Qingyuan's heart with the breeze.
"Your smiles in this life are more than all of your previous lives combined. Removing your mask so that you don't have to live so hard is one of the few things I can do for you. May you not blame me in the future."
Whenever she recalls the smile on Chen Qingyuan's face, the girl in the red dress feels warm inside, and the desolate Abyss Forbidden Area no longer seems so lonely and cold.
Her thoughts drift along with this feeling, making her think of events from over two hundred years ago.
Two hundred years ago, the girl in the red dress looked at the sleeping baby in her arms with tears in her eyes.
She gently stroked the baby boy's cheek and murmured, "In this life, let me make the decisions."
Later, the girl in the red dress sent a voice transmission to Shangguan Rong of Xuanqing Sect, asking him to come to the outer area of the Abyss.
When Shangguan Rong, who had just awakened his inherited memories, suddenly heard a voice in his mind, he was very surprised and curious.
When Shangguan Rong arrived at a certain place in the Abyss, he saw the girl in the red dress walking over with the baby boy. "Who are you?"
"You don't need to know," the girl in the red dress didn't reveal her identity. Instead, she placed the baby boy on the stone beside Shangguan Rong. "Take this child and leave. In the future, he will fulfill the will of Qingzong."
Hearing "Qingzong", Shangguan Rong tensed up. He had just learned about the history of Xuanqing Sect, which was top - secret information, yet it was revealed by the mysterious woman in front of him.
"This child?"
However, Shangguan Rong thought that the Abyss Forbidden Area is a place of great terror, and the mysterious woman in front of him must have an extraordinary origin. So, it wasn't too surprising that she knew about Qingzong.
"Regarding the merits of Qingzong, the heavens have ignored them. When the time is right, he will seek justice for Qingzong."
The girl in the red dress stared at the sleeping baby boy with great reluctance, yet she had to part with him. The Abyss is too dangerous, and the girl in the red dress was afraid that she couldn't take good care of the baby boy and didn't want him to have an unhappy childhood.
She hoped that by going to the human world, the baby boy could live a normal life.
At least, she hoped he wouldn't suffer as much in this life.
"Dare I ask, senior, how should I take care of him?"
Shangguan Rong didn't dare to refuse. Just by looking into the girl in the red dress's eyes, his soul trembled inexplicably. Even with his awakened inherited memories, he didn't have the courage to show any disrespect.
Moreover, Shangguan Rong wanted to seek justice for his sect, but his own strength was too weak. Hearing from the girl in the red dress that this baby could seek justice for Qingzong in the future gave him hope.
"Do as you like," said the girl in the red dress.
"Do you have any other requests?" Shangguan Rong asked again.
"Be good to him."
The girl in the red dress trusted the character of the inheritor of Qingzong.
Handing the child to someone from Qingzong made her feel at ease. This would allow the child to live a carefree life in Qingzong and also bring some good fortune to Qingzong.
"Yes," Shangguan Rong nodded heavily, making a promise.
Then, Shangguan Rong carefully picked up the baby and left.
The girl in the red dress looked into the distance with reluctance, and her eyes became moist.
Could he succeed this time?
The girl in the red dress had very complicated emotions and couldn't take her eyes away for a long time.
She would never forget Chen Qingyuan from his first life, with his back covered in silver armor and holding a silver spear. At that time, Chen Qingyuan had an indifferent personality and rarely smiled in his life.
In order to break the cage of this world and repel the foreign creatures, he never rested.
He lost that battle.
Soon after, the Demon Abyss appeared in the Imperial Region, attempting to devour everything. Fortunately, the ancestors of Qingzong set up a huge formation, sealing the Demon Abyss and preventing the situation from getting out of control.
It was for this reason that the girl in the red dress decided to let Chen Qingyuan go to Xuanqing Sect.
Without Xuanqing Sect's guardianship for over 300,000 years, the disaster of the Demon Abyss would have broken out long ago, and Chen Qingyuan's remnant soul would not have survived until today, and there would be no chance for a new life.
After eight reincarnations, Chen Qingyuan's remnant soul was gradually repaired. The girl in the red dress spent a long time creating a physical body for him, ushering in his ninth life.
This body was too fragile, so the girl in the red dress had to let Chen Qingyuan grow for a period of time.
When the opportunity was right, she would use special methods to call Chen Qingyuan back to the Abyss.
Firstly, the girl in the red dress could finally be alone with Chen Qingyuan, which was the happiest time in her countless years. Secondly, she had to do her best to help Chen Qingyuan reshape his foundation so that he could complete what he had failed to do before.
As for bullying Chen Qingyuan, it was purely personal revenge.
"If I don't bully you now, there will be no chance in the future!"
Every time she bullied Chen Qingyuan, the girl in the red dress was secretly very happy. On the surface, she was like an ice lotus, unapproachable, but behind the scenes, she was laughing happily.
"I don't know if I can leave the Abyss in my lifetime."
In the Abyss, the girl in the red dress slowly closed her eyes, looking forward to the next time she would meet Chen Qingyuan.
In the worlds of the Northern Wilderness, the abnormal phenomena lasted for several days, causing great influence.
Many forces thought that some rare treasures had appeared and sent many experts to investigate, but unfortunately found nothing. Other forces believed that a heaven - favored genius had been born and were searching for any prodigy figures that met the relevant conditions.
In short, the Northern Wilderness was becoming more and more chaotic, and the competitions among the younger generation were increasing.
As the person involved, Chen Qingyuan knew nothing about these things.
Time passed by. Yu Chenran, Chen Qingyuan's master, had been waiting outside Yunxi Residence.
It was not until Chen Qingyuan's fourth year of seclusion that he completely stabilized his Dao body and cultivation base.
Chen Qingyuan knew the importance of the three - pill Saint - grade, so he immediately used a jade bracelet to cover the true appearance of the golden pills, faking it as a Heaven - grade golden pill.
After coming out of seclusion, Chen Qingyuan saw Yu Chenran standing at the door of Yunxi Residence and exclaimed, "Master, why are you here?"
"Let's go inside and talk," Yu Chenran looked at Chen Qingyuan a few times and found the aura of a Heaven - grade golden pill. He secretly thought that this kid had many secrets and could even deceive his own perception.
Seeing Yu Chenran's solemn expression, Chen Qingyuan nodded slowly and welcomed him in.