Chapter 1954 - 1950: Huan’er’s Heart
Ye Fan felt very tired, as he spent each day continuously doing things, expending great effort to find the whereabouts of the chosen one, yet he still hadn’t discovered who the ultimate chosen one was.
Meanwhile, the matter between him and Li Zhaojun had remained unresolved, with Li Zhaojun now doubting the reality of the situation, causing a certain distance between them, which was a source of frustration for Ye Fan. In Huan’er, he could feel a sense of possessive satisfaction because Huan’er’s appearance closely resembled Li Zhaojun’s, and Ye Fan even felt that she was a counterpart of Li Zhaojun. When he embraced Huan’er, he could sense that their hearts were connected.
Huan’er, like Li Zhaojun, admired him greatly. Moreover, Huan’er’s thoughts were much simpler than Li Zhaojun’s, which made Ye Fan feel that Li Zhaojun’s worries were too complex, feeling that sometimes things should be approached more lightly instead of with the great pressure Li Zhaojun consistently exhibited.
"I’m leaving," said Ye Fan upon waking, standing up, and addressing Huan’er.
Huan’er, sitting there, asked, "Where are you going? If you have something to do, can you take me with you? I believe I can help you, or... you could help me cultivate. I want to gain higher levels of attainment."
"I’m afraid I might find it difficult to help you," Ye Fan replied. "Your cultivation is actually somewhat limited; I’ve already helped patch up the original flaws. It was previously impossible for you to reach the Golden Core Stage, but with my assistance now, you’ll soon attain the Mahayana Realm. With your current skills, if you returned to your clan, perhaps you could become its savior. If you want to go back, just tell me anytime, and I’ll send you off."
"No," said Huan’er firmly, "There’s nothing I could do if I returned. I want to stay and continue cultivating. I want to become someone even more powerful than you; at the very least, I must defeat you before I depart."
The current Huan’er, containing an indomitable spirit, felt very familiar to Ye Fan, reminiscent of the past Li Zhaojun. Although the present Li Zhaojun also held such a spirit, it felt somewhat foreign to Ye Fan. As for how he should explain things to Huan’er, Ye Fan himself didn’t know what to say.
Ye Fan smiled and said, "Do what you please, you can stay here and continue cultivating. I will visit you whenever I can."
As Ye Fan was preparing to leave, Huan’er suddenly chased after him, seemingly very attached to Ye Fan. She unexpectedly hugged him from behind, saying, "Can’t you stay? I... I feel like I want to seek more guidance from you. If you leave like this, who can I ask for advice?"
The warmth behind him made Ye Fan feel a strange sense of emotion. He could perceive his care for a strange girl; his relationship with Huan’er was merely coincidental. Initially, it was only because Huan’er had Li Zhaojun’s aura that he kept her by his side, but in truth, Huan’er hadn’t yet reached his ideal state. From the beginning, Huan’er existed as Li Zhaojun’s substitute.
"Huan’er, be good. I will visit you often, and if you don’t agree, then I’ll send you back to your clan," said Ye Fan.
Huan’er was like an ordinary girl about to be left by her beloved, thinking it was serious, she begrudgingly let go of what she cared about most, but felt very aggrieved.
After watching her for quite some time, Ye Fan finally resolved to leave. Huan’er didn’t struggle much; in the end, she also lost the heart to struggle against Ye Fan, merely watching Ye Fan leave.
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After Ye Fan left, Huan’er felt very lost, and at this moment, a figure appeared before her.
"Who are you?" Huan’er asked, looking at the person, who was a woman with an air of nobility, making Huan’er unsure how to communicate and interact with her.
The newcomer was Nuwa, who had been tracking Ye Fan, always searching for potential chosen ones near him. When she found out there was such a woman beside Ye Fan, she followed directly, wanting to know the relationship between this girl and Ye Fan and whether she might be the chosen one.
After observing Huan’er, Nuwa appeared slightly disappointed and said, "So Ye Fan had hidden one here, I really don’t know what Ye Fan is thinking. With so many women around him, why does he keep inviting trouble from more women?"
"Who exactly are you? Why are you speaking against my master? Whatever my master wishes to do seems to have nothing to do with you!" Huan’er firmly stood by Ye Fan, even if he caused her distress; she remained unwavering in her support for Ye Fan.
Nuwa shook her head, saying, "Still a foolish woman, truly don’t know what all you women are thinking. Perhaps women, indeed, are designed to fail in certain ways, enduring their men having relationships with others; despite being independent thinkers, they cannot escape conventions. Well, the root of all this lies with me; perhaps it’s my lack of foresight in certain matters, leading to the current state of imperfection among you women."
Nuwa’s words were completely unintelligible to Huan’er, frowning, she questioned, "What are you talking about?"
"What I’m saying is not important, what’s important is that now you can’t become my helper, so I must kill you now," Nuwa said.
Huan’er raised her guard and said, "Then try it, I think you will surely die at my hands. My current cultivation is very advanced, all thanks to my master."
Nuwa looked at the very serious-looking girl, shaking her head in frustration, "Are all humans so conceited? Or is it only Ye Fan’s women who are this conceited? Many things can be resolved gradually, yet this way of resolving things is insisted upon. You girls really don’t recognize good from bad... Anyway, understanding your mindset, I will, after a new destruction and rebirth, create more perfect humans. Those in the future will be far more advanced than now, even when creating better civilizations, I will not interfere..."
After speaking, Nuwa had no intention to kill Huan’er. She earlier was merely probing Huan’er’s attitude. At this point, with a stretch of her hand, Huan’er was completely within her control.
"I will first take you back to test, to see if you are the chosen one. Ye Fan did not take you away, but I will take you. If you truly are the chosen one, I believe Ye Fan will surely regret it," Nuwa finished saying, having completely controlled Huan’er, simultaneously both disappearing into Pan Gu’s mystical realm.