Chen Baiqi's face was pale, as if she had lost all her strength after a serious illness. She rolled out of the river and was now soaked from head to toe. Her messy strands of hair were wet and clinging to her cheeks and body.

, her whole body looked pale and eerie, except for her pair of almond-shaped eyes, which were frighteningly red.

She knelt down on a spacious piece of turtle-scale green stone, with white water gurgling around her. The rumble in her ears was like a barrier, and she fell into her world.

She stared at the stopped waterfall without moving, as if her soul had been sucked out of her whole body, leaving only her body in place.

When Si Jiang and Ji Yun, who finally waded through the water and ran over, were soaked to the skin, saw that Chen Baiqi was the only one left, their expressions suddenly changed.

"Ju...is he..." Ji Yun's breath tightened, her head felt like she was about to suffocate due to lack of oxygen, and she went blank for a moment.

Chen Baiqi's eyes that had been slowly closing suddenly opened. She stood up and was about to jump down, but Si Jiang, who had a sharp eye and quick hands, grabbed one of her arms and held her tightly in her arms.

"You're crazy. If you jump like this, you're going to die!" Si Jiang was too impatient and panicked. His whole heart was almost broken to pieces by Chen Baiqi in front of Ju He.

He even forgot to cover up his voice.

His voice was trembling because he was so excited. When he saw Chen Baiqi's empty and bloodless face, an overwhelming grief almost broke his heart.

Chen Baiqi woke up and pushed him away. She swam back to the shallows with one foot in the water, then kicked her feet here and there, making up a chaotic and urgent pace, splashing and running in the water.

Run towards the bottom of the waterfall.

She knew the road because she had climbed up from the bottom of the waterfall before. She only had to follow the road to pick up the rocks and reach the plunge pool at the bottom of the waterfall.

Si Jiang and Ji Yun also realized the direction of her movements, so they followed her without saying a word. Due to the darkness of the night, even if the moon was big enough tonight, once they entered the dense forest where the stream branched, they were surrounded by branches and scattered trees.

The steep cliffs make it difficult to identify the route.

At least it's difficult to get down there smoothly.

But for Chen Baiqi, this was just the difference between going slower and going faster. She didn't have to take detours at all, or even be distracted to find the way.

——

Dawn gradually breaks, the light blue sky is studded with a few remaining stars, and the earth is hazy, like a silver-gray veil.

They groped from the bottom of the waterfall all the way along the spacious green stream with ancient trees half-submerged, diving into the water and searching over and over again, but they never found anyone.

After finally breaking through the water, Chen Baiqi staggered to the shore. Suddenly her legs went weak and she sat on the stone.

She was exhausted, as if her blood had frozen to ice and her heart was clotted.

"Si Jiang, Ju... are you dead?"

Sijiang, who had been soaked in the water for more than an hour, was so tired that his hands and feet were about to cramp. He also followed Chen Baiqi to the shore, intending to take a rest.

He sat down next to her, unable to sit upright, his eyes were blank, his lips turned white, and water droplets dripped down his face.

To be honest, he didn't know either, but based on the previous situation where he was hit by a huge arrow and lost too much blood and fell down... he wasn't very optimistic.

He swallowed a sip of saliva and said in a dry voice: "Not necessarily. I haven't found him yet. He might...maybe have been washed away by the water...He is so powerful, he will definitely not die so easily."

His words were purely used to comfort Chen Baiqi and himself. Because they had no basis or support, they were messed up and full of loopholes.

"But he was hit by an arrow. In order not to harm me, he was so cruel that he even broke his own hand..." Chen Bai closed his eyes suddenly and couldn't speak anymore. He felt like there was a fish bone stuck in his throat, and he was choked.

Living.

Before, she thought there had been a huge change, but the look in his eyes when he fell was like the eternal time, staying on her body forever, so loyal and stubborn.

Si Jiang turned his head and looked at her.

Seeing that she was not crying, but her face was as dark as a sky full of dark clouds in summer, Deng felt like tears would rain down at any time.

Si Jiang's heart trembled violently, like a person being pinched and rubbed in her hands, with bursts of pain. She turned around and hugged her who was cold all over.

He didn't know how to make her feel better, so he could only talk nonsense: "Think on the bright side, didn't you say...as long as there are still doubts, there must be other possibilities, haven't we not yet?"

Did you find his body? Maybe he was rescued, maybe he swam to the shore and left, maybe..."

Si Jiang acted in her ear like an adult whose heart was about to be broken by a child crying. He softened his voice and coaxed her softly, but Chen Baiqi seemed to have no strength to speak anymore.

She is not a weak person, it's just that when someone important to her was lost, her heart felt empty.

Maybe she thought she shouldn't be so sad, but she seemed to have suppressed it for too long and tightened herself too tightly. When a hole was broken in her heart, all the past memories were floating in her heart.

As if passing through a blue mist, she thought of her past, her mother, her illness, her time travel, her mission, her tragic death... She seemed to have suddenly fallen into a dark and cold abyss.

She quickly reached out and grabbed Si Jiang's sleeve tightly, burying her face in the crook of his neck.

At this time, a weak and trembling voice like a ghost came from behind them: "...Si Jiang?"

Si Jiang froze, and then he realized that Ji Yun was coming behind them.

His expression was at a loss for a moment, and he didn't know how to reply at all. He subconsciously looked at Chen Baiqi.

Chen Bai raised his eyelashes and slowly moved his head away from Si Jiang's neck.

Si Jiang stared at her closely, not knowing how she would deal with it.

Should he deny it as usual, or find an excuse to push it away...

But he knew that no matter what she decided, he would act according to her will.

What Si Jiang didn't know was that Chen Baiqi had now put aside everything, and being exposed made her feel relieved deep down.

To say that Chen Baiqi is always Chen Baiqi, her rational side will always overpower her rational side. She is a person who will not indulge in her own emotions for too long.

The moment she opened her eyes, she suppressed all her sadness, sorrow, and regret. She was stubborn and rational. She would find a dark place alone to lick her wounds, but she would always smile.

Face others face to face.

She stood up, turned around, and faced Ji Yun.

She looked at him, who was also tortured by such a big thing, like a ghost. His face was pale and his hair was messy. The morning breeze blew through his eyelashes, and his eyes were as deep and intense as the bright moon in the breeze.

At this time, the sky was slightly exposed, and clouds gathered on the horizon like scales at the market. When the sun rose, the white seemed to be soaked in blood, showing a faint red color, and his eyes seemed to be dyed red because of it.

Chen Baiqi endured the turbulent emotions like the clouds at sunrise, and said in a long-lost sigh: "Long time no see, brother-in-law."

All the emotions and feelings on Ji Yun's face were immediately cleared away, leaving only a blank space.

He stared at her blankly, standing dumbly, his heart tumbling up and down, and his internal organs seemed to have moved.

"Is... is it my dear?"

His voice seemed to be torn apart, so broken.

Chen Baiqi seemed to know that he was not at peace in his heart. She curved her mouth, but her eyes dropped uncomfortably: "It's me."

When she saw that he didn't speak, she added: "I am still alive. Chen Jiaoniang was indeed killed, but I...I am now Chen Huanxian."

It was better that she didn't explain, but such an explanation made Ji Yun's head feel like it was exploding, and the unspeakable pain was like countless small insects biting his heart, causing him to burst out at once.

"What are you Chen Huanxian, what are you Chen Jiaoniang, what are you talking about-?! Who are you?"

At this time, Si Jiang hurriedly took off the gauze scarf on his face. He took a few steps forward, looked at Ji Yun and said, "Brother-in-law..."

Ji Yun growled at him: "Shut up——"

He had no grace at the moment, every nerve in him was cramping, every cell was splitting, and there was only anger and sorrow in his bloodshot eyes. He stared at Chen Baiqi fiercely.

Chen Baiqi knew that he didn't believe her and blamed her.

She said: "Si Jiang, let me speak."

Si Jiang glanced at her scary brother-in-law, then at Chen Baiqi who was able to handle the situation calmly, then closed her mouth and backed away.

Ji Yun looked at Chen Baiqi coldly.

"You said you are Chen Jiaoniang, then tell me how you became Chen Huanxian?"

Chen Baiqi's eyes were very calm, but looking at them for a long time made people feel a touch of sadness. She did not explain as he wished, but only called softly.

"Brother-in-law..."

"Don't call me!" Ji Yun shouted sternly: "When did I, Ji Yun, become your brother-in-law?"

When Chen Baiqi heard this, his face remained calm, but the crystal tears in the corners of his eyes rolled down his cheeks like broken pearls.

She said: "Ji Yun, Ju is gone. Do you even want me anymore?"

Ji Yun's originally fierce, almost hostile expression glaring at Chen Baiqi suddenly froze. Looking at her tears, he felt a buzzing in his ears, as if a gong was roaring in his head.

But it is undeniable that in the face of her tears, his pretended cold heart collapsed in an instant, and he could no longer defend himself.

The "Chen Jiao Niang" and "Chen Huan Xian" he knew had never shown weakness to anyone, and being forced to cry was a scene he had never imagined.

His hands and feet were trembling a little, so he staggered forward, pulled her tightly into his arms, and pressed her head into his shoulder with one hand.

His eyes were also moist, and tears blurred his eyes.

He murmured in disbelief: "Are you really a little girl?"

Chen Baiqi nodded vigorously.

"Then you... then why do you keep denying me?"

All the things in his heart turned into these words of resentment, which were asked by Ji Yun like a roar.

Why don't you recognize me?

Do you know how sad and heartbroken I am about the past between you and me?
Chapter completed!