Chapter 1551


    The vast heavens stretched infinitely above a devastatednd. Ruins and charred earth were what remained of the tiny town.


    Yet, the mansion that stood before Ye Fan appeared perfectly undamaged.


    Awintry wind with its biting cold swept past him.


    For a very long time, the young man simply stood outside the doors to the mansion.


    He finally pushed the door open, lifted his foot and stepped inside.


    It was an old house, its emerald iid stone tiles scarred with the ravages of time.


    Yet, despite its age, the ce looked surprisingly clean and tidy.


    Everything inside appeared to be ced neatly.


    The steps leading down from the doors were clean and free from dust.This belongs ? N?velDra/ma.Org.


    There was a hint of something refreshing in the air.


    Yet, none of that mattered because the moment that Ye Fan had stepped into the house, his eyes had been drawn towards a


    single spot and had not moved away.


    Where his gaze fell stood a lovely young woman.


    He could only see her back. Nevertheless, she carried herself with an unearthly grace that instinctively drew one towards her


    and inspired a deep longing for her.


    She stood there silently like a solitary plum blossom, proud and fearless as it braved the snow and bloomed in spite of the harsh


    cold.


    "You''vee.” Her voice easing into the brief silence gently, as if she were greeting an old friend.


    As she spoke, she turned around and returned Ye Fan’s gaze. Her fingers plucked at the veil hiding her face.


    Soft silk slid away, revealing her heavenly beauty before Ye Fan''s eyes.


    Her lips were the color of fire and her eyes as dark as night. Her hair spilled down her back like ink staining her dress.


    She might be the gods’ most beautiful work of art.


    The beauty of the moon and the stars seemed dim in her presence.


    The sun itself seemed momentarily dazzled by her beauty.


    Some were simply born into beauty and could mesmerize all by simply standing there.


    No one noticed the flicker of happiness that had surfaced in the young woman''s eyes when they had first fallen on the young


    man before her.


    They stared into each other''s eyes as they stood in the mansion.


    At that moment, they seemed so near yet


    so distant.


    The wind ruffled the hems of their clothes and stirred their hair.


    Along bout of silence descended upon them.


    No one could imagine the emotional upheavals hidden beneath the veneer of silence.


    Even Ye Fan, who was level-headed and hardened by life, had felt waves of emotion swell inside his long-frozen heart when his


    eyes hadnded on the young woman before him.


    His heart had nearly melted when he had heard what she had said. You''vee.


    That was all it took to soften a man’s heart.


    For one moment, Ye Fan was seized by the desire to walk right up to the young woman, smile brightly at her and call her by her


    name. Yu Yun. But the moment passed and Ye Fan was struck by the


    realization that the Yu Yun that he had known was gone.


    Everything beautiful and happy that they had shared was now history.


    The love and friendship that they had shared had been severed by the very de that she had stabbed him with in the rainforest.


    Now, she was just the sect leader of the Chu Sect, Tang Yun!


    "So, it was you, Sect Leader Tang! | knew it! | should have guessed from the magnitude of the explosion and the bloodbath. No


    one except you could have done that." Ye Fan''s voice filled the air. His words were cold and distant like words uttered by a man


    to his mortal enemy.


    Aslight tremor coursed through the young woman when she heard what Ye Fan had said. A hint of despondence appeared on


    her lovely face.


    "What''s wrong? Why isn''t the esteemed Sect Leader Tang saying anything?


    Perhaps you deem me unworthy of your attention! That''s true. The esteemed Sect Leader Tang is the sect leader of the Chu


    Sect. You''re the most powerful martial artist on the Sky Ranking. You enjoy immense power and influence. You could burn down


    acres ofnd and destroy a hundred thousand lives with a snap of your fingers. I''m just a nobody from the countryside. I''m not


    worthy of speaking to the esteemed Sect Leader Tang,” said Ye Fan with a mirthless smile on his face and mockery dripping


    from his every word.


    “It wasn''t me!" Panic shed across Tang Yun''s eyes as she hastily tried to refute Ye Fan''s usations.


    "Was it not?” Ye Fan''s smile widened. The next moment, his eyes had turned red with fury as he hollered at the young woman.


    "Why are you still lying to me, Tang Yun! Do you really think me that naive young man at the old Chu family mansion?”


    Ye Fan had once believed that he could preserve hisposure when he saw Tang Yun again, but he had been mistaken. He


    couldn''t control his emotions at all.


    The rtionship they shared was fraught with a tumultuous history.


    The sight of Tang Yun brought back memories of pain and sorrow. How could he remain calm in her presence?