Chapter 663 662: Heartbreak

"The power of the Golden Dragon Lock is truly extraordinary. Now, you belong to me."

Yue Lingxi laughed.

It was a cunning laugh.

It left Yang Xiao unsure whether to laugh or cry.

He had never seen her wear such an expression.

However, he still thought Yue Lingxi was just playing around with him.

After all, he didn't know that her memories of him had been erased. Without them, the woman before him now was far from friendly.

So, even after being bound by her Divine Artifact, Yang Xiao only gave a resigned smile.

Just as he was about to speak,

he saw the girl extend her palm toward him and give a sharp tug,

grabbing hold of the golden chains.

Then, she vanished from the gates of the Star God Academy.

In an instant,

they were a million li away.

"Why did you bring me here?"

Yang Xiao frowned.

Clearly, while he still wasn't wary of Yue Lingxi, suspicion had begun to creep in.

"Star God Academy is too close. This place is just right. Even if someone finds us, I can get away quickly. So, now, you should tell me. How do you know me?"

The moment she said that,

Yang Xiao froze.

He stared blankly at Yue Lingxi.

His stare made Yue Lingxi's face turn a little red.

She had originally thought that this man must have used some Secret Skill on her or played some kind of trick, which was why she had so unceremoniously captured him.

But the more she was in contact with him,

the more Yue Lingxi's heart was filled with a growing sense of peace.

This feeling.

She had never experienced it before.

That's why, when she captured Yang Xiao just now, she had subconsciously blurted out those words.

"You belong to me."

Those words.

After calming down, just thinking about them made her feel very shy.

After all,

she was a Saintess.

A woman who could very well become a Hall Lord or even the Palace Lord of the Taiyin Holy Palace in the future. She could maintain a cold and detached attitude toward anyone.

She could dismiss even a Great Emperor's Son.

But why...

...had she revealed such an expression and said such embarrassing things in front of this fellow?

It was as if...

'I'm like a lecherous woman who snatches men… no, like a female bandit.'

Yue Lingxi thought to herself.

And Yang Xiao...

...finally came back to his senses.

"You've forgotten what happened between us?"

Yang Xiao asked tentatively.

Yue Lingxi subconsciously shook her head, but then immediately felt it didn't suit her status. Right now, she was the one who had captured this guy.

How could she let him take the initiative?

Her expression hardened.

She said, "I should be the one asking the questions, not you."

Seeing the girl's cold expression, Yang Xiao was exasperated.

This girl.

She was clearly dying to know what had happened between them, yet she deliberately put on a stern face and said the opposite. She truly didn't mean a word she said.

However,

he was certain now.

This girl before him had truly forgotten him.

But...

If she had really forgotten him, why would she seek him out?

And even bind him like this?

Yang Xiao couldn't figure it out.

'Could it be because she wants to forget our past?'

As this thought arose,

Yang Xiao's eyes couldn't help but dim.

For some reason, he thought of Xue Yi.

The woman who had saved him.

But who refused to come out and see him, no matter what.

Now,

there was another woman who would rather forget her memories of him.

And Chang Xi!

The one who had betrayed him so terribly.

If there was one thing that made Yang Xiao feel utterly defeated, it was without a doubt his romantic relationships.

From Xue Yi's unhesitating departure.

Even though her reason for leaving was that she felt unworthy of him.

But she had left, and that was that.

Although that woman loved him,

it was precisely because of this that Yang Xiao felt even more miserable.

Now,

there was also Yue Lingxi.

Yang Xiao knew very well that her status was noble; she was likely the Saintess of the Taiyin Holy Palace.

A status like that

was more than enough to be matched with a Human Emperor's Son. But he, at least when he was with her, was just an ordinary Martial Artist.

At that time, he hadn't even stepped into the True Intent Stage.

Her wanting to forget him.

Her not wanting to be with him.

It was understandable.

But even if it was understandable,

Yang Xiao's heart still ached.

Not to mention, these two women made him think of Chang Xi—the woman for whom he had given so much, the woman he had loved so deeply. But in the end...

...he had discovered

that she had likely been the one to betray him.

This left Yang Xiao

with a complex storm of emotions: pain, hatred, unwillingness, and an indescribable mental state.

These kinds of feelings, even for Yang Xiao,

were somewhat unbearable.

Because in his first life, he had been a simple, even crudely straightforward person. In fact, any Innate Divine Spirit like him

was the same.

Just like an Artifact Spirit.

They didn't have things like emotions, not like humans or other creatures of flesh and blood.

But once they fell into them,

they would fall deeper than any creature of flesh and blood.

Just like in his first life, when he was willing to do anything for Chang Xi.

And following his next two reincarnations as a human,

Yang Xiao's emotions began to grow richer. In fact, as members of the Human Race—a race that seemed the weakest among the All Heavens and Myriad Races—their emotions had always been the most intense.

It seemed it was precisely because of this that they were able to rise so quickly.

And eventually become the protagonists of heaven and earth.

Yang Xiao also liked this identity as a member of the Human Race.

So now, he had accepted his identity as a human as a given fact, without any resistance.

This point

could be seen from the fact that he was walking the Path of the Human Emperor.

He was already completely and utterly human.

But in matters of emotion,

especially after these repeated failures,

he found it very difficult to accept and adapt.

His mood naturally sank.

And seeing his mood sink,

Yue Lingxi also felt an inexplicable sense of loss.

But very quickly,

she suppressed it.

Because she was even more curious about what exactly had happened between her and this young man.

But Yang Xiao

had already lost all his patience.

"Since you've already decided to forget me, why bother looking for me again?"

He spoke the words faintly.

Yue Lingxi was visibly shaken.

Her heart trembled for no reason.

Immediately after,

she saw Yang Xiao reach out and, with a gentle twist,

actually snap open the Golden Dragon Lock—a lock that could restrain any Divine General, a Divine Sect, or even a Divine Marquis—before turning around.

He left with a desolate look on his face.

Seeing this,

Yue Lingxi's heart ached even more.

She was at a loss for what to do.

But her instincts screamed at her not to let Yang Xiao leave.

"You can't leave! Stay and make things clear," she cried out.

As she spoke, she lunged at Yang Xiao.

Effortlessly,

she caught him.

Because he had no intention of resisting at all.

But the moment they touched,

Yue Lingxi's expression changed.

Yang Xiao's expression changed too.

Because the auras within their bodies

once again instinctively intertwined.

In an instant,

both of them shuddered.

The dual cultivation of Dao companions had begun again.