silence that screams, a shadow of dread.
Liuguang Sect
They still hadn't uncovered the truth behind Prince Lao Duan's death.
No witnesses.
No body.
As if he had never existed at all.
And now… this.
A chain of events so dark it felt like the entire sky was caving in,
like something ancient and evil had awakened.
To take control of the situation,
Ming Jing Men Sect made a decision
they would send Mo Yan and his twenty disciples
into the heart of the Liuguang Sect.
But with one strict, unbreakable condition:
"If Yu Sui is there…
you must return immediately.
If you choose to help him again…
your spiritual power will be taken away,
and you will live the rest of your life as a mortal."
Mo Yan said nothing.
His face calm
expressionless,
like always.
But inside,
a storm raged quietly.
---
They arrived at the border of Liuguang Sect,
where a mysterious invisible barrier had trapped the entire area.
Mo Yan did not flinch.
Because deep in his soul,
a voice called out to him.
A voice he had known for lifetimes.
He raised his hand,
and invoked his most powerful incantation
one never heard by anyone,
one meant for only one soul.
The barrier cracked.
For a short time,
it opened.
Mo Yan and his disciples stepped inside.
Su Nian, his closest disciple, stepped up and whispered into his ear:
"Young Master...
We've received word....Prince Lao Duan died mysteriously.
No one has seen his body since the incident.
And Lin Chaoyuan has also vanished without a trace.
It's as if someone has swallowed the royal bloodline whole..."
Mo Yan's face didn't change.
Still calm. Still unreadable.
But his hands… they trembled just a little.
Because at that moment
The energy of that barrier,
the very touch of it
reached Yu Sui.
---
Somewhere, deep in the shadows…
Yu Sui's eyes filled with tears.
No word spoken.
No sound made.
But he knew
"He's here…"
The one who had endured eight long years,
chanting his name in silence,
breathing every breath without speaking of him.
The one who had become stone
Now melted,
just from the presence of Yu Sui.
Mo Yan,
whom no spiritual discipline could ever break,
no divine trial could bend
Today, he shattered
just from the feeling of being close to Yu Sui again.
He didn't speak.
But his eyes said everything:
"Just once…
Let me hold him.
Let me embrace him."