Chapter 5: Life and Death Forever Entwined

  "Cloud Thunder?!"

  "What do you two want to do to my brother!" He clutched at his chest, glaring furiously at Zeran and Zhixian, with a dark aura emanating from his body, his eyes were a deep crimson color, looking quite intimidating, completely unlike the elegant and refined man that Yun Jing remembered.

  "It's what we want to do, and what can you do about it now? A small ghost, how can you contend with the power of God!" Ze Ran looked at him coldly, his eyes no longer having the warmth and gentleness of the past.

  "I know you're not ordinary people, but no matter who it is, no one can hurt him."

  "I share your thoughts, no one can ever hurt Yanyu again, not even a little bit."

  Zhi Yan looked at Yun Tian, and suddenly felt a few more points of sympathy and pity in her heart. "In all these years, you haven't gone to reincarnate, is it because you've been guarding Cloud Jing's side?"

  Yun Tian turned his head, looking at Yun Jing with a faint smile. The ominous aura around him instantly vanished without a trace. "That's right, all these years I've been following him, silently protecting him in the darkness. Even if I couldn't reincarnate, even if I was entangled by heart demons and became a malevolent spirit, I still hoped to protect him until his life ended in this lifetime. So, no matter what you want to do to him, I won't agree."

  "He made a deal with me, trading his memory of you for a chance to meet you once."

  "Xiao Jing..." Yun Tian looked at him in shock, a hint of warmth and tenderness flashing in his eyes, "You're really a foolish child..."

  "Yun Tian, he killed you, don't you hate him? Why are you still by his side and protecting him?"

  "Resentment? How could I resent him, he's the first person in this world to make me feel warmth...". He stretched out his hand in front of Zhi Yan's face, with a warm smile at the corner of his mouth, "Look, that's my memory."

  Everyone thinks that being born into a wealthy and influential family like the Yun's is a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes, but this only applies to children born to the legitimate wife. For illegitimate children like Yun Tian, no one understands the hardships and difficulties of being born into such a family.

  The Yun family had been producing generals for generations, and they highly valued martial arts. In the household, the strong were respected by all, while the weak were looked down upon by everyone. Yun Tian was the eldest son of the Yun family's master, but he was born to a concubine, and in such a large aristocratic family, the status of a bastard child was sometimes not even as good as that of a servant. What's more unfortunate was that Yun Tian was premature at birth, and from the moment he was born, he had been plagued by illnesses and had a weak body. As a result, since childhood, he had suffered many humiliations and ridicule. Even in his own mother's eyes, he saw looks of disgust, disdain, and dislike.

  That early spring, he was only six years old and was playing alone by the pond in the garden when he felt a force coming from behind him. Without any defense, he fell into the water. The early spring water was icy cold, and he couldn't swim, but he gave up struggling in the lake. Because his heart felt even colder than the lake water, because he saw that the person who pushed him into the water and wanted to kill him was actually his own mother.

  As I got here, my heart and mouth transmitted the same intense pain as before, and my head was about to burst open in agony, even more violently than the last time. Zhi Yan crouched down, painfully hugging her own head. Slowly, the scar on her collarbone also started to throb with intense pain, a familiar yet strange feeling.

  "Let me go, I didn't do anything wrong! Let me go!" Zi Yan suddenly shouted out in pain. At the same time, Ze Ye's face turned pale instantly, his eyes tense and flustered. He hugged Zi Yan tightly, but his hands were shaking uncontrollably.

  "Yan'er, have you thought of something..."

  "It hurts...... it really hurts......"

  "Don't be afraid, it's all over, it's all over."

  He held her in his arms and continuously transmitted his true energy to Zhi Yan. After a long time, she finally calmed down in his peacefulness.

  "Yan'er..."

  "I'm fine... I just saw some things from the past, I'm fine." She closed her eyes and continued to delve into Yunfeng's memories.

  This time, Yun Tian had already been rescued from the water by someone, and little Yun Jing was also rescued to the shore. He was wet all over, his lips were frozen purple. When people came to check on Yun Jing's condition in a panic, he drove them all away and told them to send Yun Tian back to the room first.

  It wasn't until later that he found out, Yun Jing saw him fall into the water and jumped in without hesitation. However, how could the small him possibly save Yun Tian? Fortunately, a passerby happened to be around and rescued both of them, or else they would have lost their lives.

  At that time, Yun Jing had never seen Yun Tian before and didn't know who he saved by jumping down. After this incident, Yun Jing quickly forgot everything that happened. However, Yun Tian remembered everything clearly in his heart and always remembered the kindness of Yun Jing. He wanted to repay him, stand behind him and protect him for a lifetime. In order to have the qualifications to stand beside him, he worked hard to practice martial arts, read books, and finally let the Yun family see his brilliance, giving himself the capital to stand beside him.

  At this point, Zhi Yan and Ze Ran suddenly returned to reality. Yun Tian had withdrawn his hand, covering his chest in pain, his body emitting a strange glow, becoming more and more transparent bit by bit.

  "Zeran...... he......"

  "He was just injured by my magic spell and is about to lose his soul."

  "What?!"

  Yun Tong smiled carelessly, "I had too much killing karma in my past life, and I will eventually face retribution. The evil consequences I sowed will ultimately be punished. Miss, you just said that Xiao Jing made a deal with you, using his memories to exchange for a meeting with me... I have no opinion on this. I don't want him to remember the despicable me from before. I also have another request... I hope you can reweave a new memory for him, and not let him suspect anything about what happened before."

  "Good." Zhi Yan looked at Yun Tian with a gaze full of regret and silently walked into the room.

  Zeran let out a soft sigh, waved his right hand, and Yunfeng immediately returned to his pre-transformation state. "Your time is running out, hurry up... don't leave any more regrets."

  Zeran closed his eyes and walked into the room with a sigh. Emotions, indeed, are the most wonderful things in this world. Once entangled, they cannot be escaped. Just like Yun Jing, Yun Tian, just like his former self.

  "Big brother......" Yun Jing woke up to see Yun Feng standing in front of him, excitedly hugging him tightly and not letting go for a long time. "They really didn't deceive me, what happened before, I..."

  "Never mind, I understand. This time I came to see you just want to tell you, hoping you put down the past. Previous things, I never blamed you for them. My karma is too heavy, sooner or later there will be a day when I can die at your hands, and I'm glad. Actually, you didn't have to make this deal with them, no matter what please remember, whether in the past or in the future, I've always been by your side..."

  Yun Tian's body gradually became transparent, with golden light radiating outward from his body. Yun Jing saw this scene and looked at Yun Tian in shock, grabbing his hand and refusing to let go, "Big brother! What's wrong with you!"

  "Big brother is leaving, and from now on he can't take care of you like before. You have to take good care of yourself. It's also good that you've made this deal with them, so you won't remember me anymore, or those painful things..."

  Yun Ting's words were left unspoken, as he had already turned into dust drifting away in the wind, disappearing into thin air. Only Yun Jing was left standing there, crying out in anguish.

  ………

  "Zeran, you said Yun Jing doesn't have memories from before, is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

  "It's both good and bad, no more suffering and torment from before, but completely forgot the most important and precious person in his life. However, I'm curious about what kind of memory you rewove for him."

  She smiled lightly, but the smile was tinged with a hint of desolation. In her re-woven memories for Yun Jing, their first meeting and encounter remained unchanged, only that he and Yun Ting had never met, nor had they fallen in love with Qing Yuan. Yun Ting died on the battlefield during an expedition, while Yun Jing's family perished in a plague. This story was cruel, but it paled in comparison to the heart-wrenching reality...

  "Just now when I was reading their memories... you..."

  "Nothing... I just felt a bit uncomfortable, but it's okay now."

  She turned around, her eyes of different colors emitting a strange glow and an inexplicable expression. Suddenly, what was my past like? What was it that you tried so hard to cover up and hide? Why didn't you want me to have a past?

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