Capítulo 1383: Chapter 1354: Husband and Wife, Friends
To this day, no one knows what the Heavenly Gate Realm truly looks like.
Because, since ancient times, none who have successfully ventured to the Heavenly Gate Realm have ever returned.
Naturally, they couldn’t provide any pointers to later generations.
So, towards the Heavenly Gate Realm, everyone remains in a state of eager anticipation.
It’s akin to the blind reverence ancient Huaxia mortals held for Immortals.
At that time, when a Martial Artist’s cultivation reached a certain level, ordinary people regarded them as Immortals.
After all, to ordinary people, the feats Martial Artists could achieve were indistinguishable from those of Immortals.
Then, in the minds of ordinary people, these unattainable powers were infinitely magnified and reinforced, forming the legends of Immortals.
And the ascension of Immortals in mythology was, in fact, when Martial Artists broke through the Earth Level restriction and entered the world that belonged solely to Heaven-level Experts—the Heavenly Gate Realm.
This legend has been passed down through generations, even to today.
Ordinary people are unaware that outside their circles, there exists such a group of people.
They are Martial Artists, and also Supreme Powerhouses.
When Li Chen came to the Kunlun Mountains, he actually visited the place where the strong gather.
Upon seeing that group of people suspended in the air, he could only smile bitterly.
Perhaps if it were just one or two, with the current strength of the Kunlun Mountains and his breakthrough to the Great Scorching, he might barely have the capital to cope.
But with such a large group, Li Chen could only sigh helplessly.
He roughly counted, and there were unexpectedly over twenty Infinite Level Powerhouses scattered across the sky!
This number was completely beyond his ability to handle.
Although he vaguely noticed that there seemed to be Infinite Level Powerhouses appearing within the ranks of the many experts of the Kunlun Mountains, Li Chen still did not feel any confidence.
“I hope they can leave soon.” Li Chen could only pray this in his heart.
“Husband.” Lin Yi extended her hands, cupping Li Chen’s face, and softly said, “Actually, ever since I entered your world, I always felt that I was somewhat unworthy of you. So, I wanted to strive to catch up with you.”
“However, you kept walking ahead of me, too fast, to the point where I could barely see your shadow.”
Hearing Lin Yi’s words, Li Chen couldn’t help but frown: “What are you saying?”
“I’m speaking the truth.” Lin Yi’s face showed a hint of melancholy: “Honestly, many times, I don’t feel tired at all; I just feel that if I can catch up to your shadow, it’s worth it. We’ve been married for years now, but I feel like I’m getting farther and farther away from you.”
“We have less time together, and although every time you come home you pretend everything is fine, I can see from your cautious companionship that you are truly very tired.”
“So, don’t be so hard on yourself; let me share some of the burden, okay? Only then will I feel a bit closer to you.”
Hearing Lin Yi’s words, Li Chen fell into silence.
“I love you, so I don’t want you to bear too much,” Li Chen said somewhat sluggishly.
“But I also love you, so I don’t want you to bear too much alone,” Lin Yi stubbornly said.
The two fell into a stalemate, as if neither was willing to give an inch.
But in reality, neither knew what to say.
Just at that moment, in the sky in the distance, another deafening boom echoed.
The booming sound cut through the sky, echoing once more above the Kunlun Mountains.
Hearing this sound, Li Chen suddenly smiled at Lin Yi: “Beautiful wife, do you really think so?”
“Mm!”
Lin Yi nodded vigorously upon hearing Li Chen’s nickname for her, as if recalling the time long ago when she first met Li Chen.
“Alright then!”
Li Chen nodded determinedly and then took Lin Yi’s hand: “Come on, let’s go watch the world fall apart together! If the sky falls, I, your husband, will hold it up!”
Hearing Li Chen’s words, Lin Yi couldn’t help but smile.
Back when she first fell for Li Chen, she was attracted to the mixture of heroism and roguishness in him.
Holding Lin Yi’s hand, the two walked together towards the direction the booming sound came from.
On the glacier, a man and a woman, holding hands, walked through the wind and snow together.
…
“We’d better not go,” in a corner of the Kunlun Mountains, two young boys hesitated.
“Go! I can feel dad’s presence, he’s here too!” one of the boys said with firm determination.
“But the people there are too strong; even if we go, we won’t be of any help,” the other boy seemed a bit hesitant.
“You can’t lose confidence just because the enemy is strong; many things need to be tried to know. This is what Dad said,” Youming’s face showed no sign of hesitation.
“Alright, alright!” Gut suddenly stomped his foot: “Let’s go, then; since the master is also there, at worst… at worst, we’ll die together! After all, I’m the first dragon returning home, and dying means I can meet the ancestors with pride!”
Hearing Gut’s words, Youming couldn’t help but laugh.
“Eeya eeya!”
Just as the two boys were about to set off, a soft voice came from behind them.
“Hmm?” Youming turned his head and looked behind, only to see a miniature childlike figure on the table waving at him.
“Little one, how did you get here?”
This miniature child was none other than the Ginseng Doll.
Since becoming friends with the Ginseng Doll, Youming had always called it little one.
“Eeya!”
The Ginseng Doll seemed to understand what Youming was about to do and had a pained expression on its face. It then took out a small bottle from behind.
Seeing what was inside the bottle, Youming’s eyes sharpened: “I can’t accept this!”
“Eeya eeya!!” The Ginseng Doll roared.
Youming and the Ginseng Doll seemed to have a special way of communicating; their exchange was seamless.
Youming could tell that the Ginseng Doll meant, ‘If you don’t accept it, you’re not my friend anymore.’
“Well… alright then!”
Solemnly taking the small bottle, gratitude shone in Youming’s eyes.
“Thank you.”
The Ginseng Doll made a gesture of generosity before jumping onto the ground and disappearing without a trace.
Looking at the small bottle, Youming carefully tucked it into his most intimate pocket.
This was the Ginseng Doll’s gesture, the only thing it could do. Inside was the Ginseng Doll’s blood, something it gave to Youming to use in critical moments to save his life.
Gut looked at the spot where the Ginseng Doll had vanished, his eyes reflecting a bit of wonder.
“Let’s go!” Youming nodded, and the two dashed towards the direction from which the booming sound came.