Fall: Rebirth

The next day, the breeze brushed my cheeks, and I reflected on the quietness of the cliff.

Ye You's figure quietly appeared on the cliff of reflection.

She was wearing a black long dress, the hem of which fluttered gently in the wind, like an elf in the night.

Her beauty is breathtaking, yet she exudes an aura of indifference and mystery.

Ye You stood there quietly, staring into the distance, as if thinking about something.

Suddenly, she gently waved her hand, a faint light flashed, and five bottles of precious wine flew out of her hand and landed steadily in the barrier where Jiawu was.

The whole process was smooth and elegant.

After serving the wine, Ye You turned around and prepared to leave.

Her steps were light, without any hesitation or lingering feelings.

At this moment, Jia Wu's voice suddenly rang out: "Are you leaving now?

There was an indescribable indifference and loneliness in her voice.

Ye You's footsteps paused slightly, she slowly turned around and looked at Jia Wu expressionlessly.

"What else?" Ye You's voice was cold, with a hint of sarcasm.

Jia Wu smiled slightly, shook his head gently, then picked up the wine jug and drank it all in one gulp.

Her movements were graceful and natural, as if she was already accustomed to this lifestyle.

Ye You watched Jia Wu drink quietly, with no expression on her face. Her eyes were cold and deep, as if hiding endless stories.

"Have a drink with me." Jia Wu said softly, with a barely perceptible invitation in her tone.

Ye You frowned slightly, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he teased: "Do you really think you are here to enjoy yourself at the Cliff of Reflection?"

However, although he said this, Ye You's actions did not pause at all.

She walked lightly towards Jia Wu and sat down gracefully. Then, she gently waved her right hand and took out a bottle of fine wine through the solid barrier.

The whole movement was done in one go, as natural and smooth as flowing water, as if she had practiced it thousands of times.

The moment Ye You took out the wine, the barrier trembled slightly, but soon returned to calm.

"Only this time." Ye You said softly, his tone as calm as a tranquil lake, without a single ripple.

As soon as she finished speaking, she raised her head and drank the fragrant wine in the glass.

Jia Wu looked at Ye You quietly, with a complicated look in her eyes. She was silent for a moment, then she also raised her glass and drank the wine in it.

Neither of them spoke, they just drank quietly, as if the world around them had nothing to do with them.

Ye You raised his head from time to time and looked towards the distant sky, with a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

And Jiawu kept gazing at Yeyou silently, his eyes filled with an indescribable emotion.

Time passed quietly, and Ye You gradually felt an inexplicable sense of relief. The distance between her and Jia Wu seemed to have shortened. Although they remained silent, the tacit understanding between them made her feel extremely comfortable.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye You stood up and said calmly, "It's time for me to go." Her voice was calm and firm.

Jia Wu did not try to persuade him to stay, but just nodded gently and said calmly, "Okay."

Ye You turned around, and his figure turned into a ball of smoke, gradually disappearing from Jia Wu's sight.

Looking at Ye You's departing back, Jia Wu's eyes became a little complicated, but finally returned to calm.

She thought of the time she had spent with Ye You, and those memories flooded into her heart like a tide.

"Still so busy." Jia Wu sighed softly, with a hint of helplessness and fatigue in his voice.

She sat there quietly, her eyes scanning everything around her, and a feeling of emotion welled up in her heart.

Then, Jia Wu glanced at the bottles of wine on the ground, shook his head, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, closed her eyes again, and entered a state of cultivation. A faint glow gradually appeared around her body, blending in with the surrounding environment.

On the other side, Ye You brought Ling Han and Chu Heng to a mountain in the lower world.

Ye You waved her sleeves and set up a barrier around her. Her eyes revealed a hint of mystery and majesty, which made people feel awe.

"Master...where is this place?" Ling Han looked around and asked cautiously.

There was a hint of awe in his voice, as if he was afraid of angering Ye You.

Ye You looked at Ling Han and said seriously: "This is a quiet place specially selected by your master. It is suitable for you to practice in seclusion." There was a hint of indifference in her voice, which made people feel a chill.

"Yes, Master."

"Yes. God."

Ling Han and Chu Heng both bowed in response, their voices filled with awe and obedience.

Ye You nodded, her eyes somewhat cold, and said: "However, before that, I want to seal your cultivation." There was a hint of unquestionable majesty in her voice, which made people dare not resist at all.

Ling Han and Chu Heng looked at each other and frowned slightly. There was a hint of doubt and worry in their eyes, wondering why Ye You did this.

"Seal cultivation?" There was a hint of doubt in Chu Heng's tone. He looked at Ye You with questioning eyes, trying to find the answer from her face.

"Don't worry." Ye You saw through their thoughts, raised his eyebrows, and said, "This is to help you break through the current bottleneck faster."

After saying that, Ye You formed seals with his hands and performed a unique sealing technique. Two rays of light shot towards Ling Han and Chu Heng respectively, sealing their cultivation.

“From now on, you will practice well here, but before you officially practice, you have to adapt first. These days, you will have to rely on yourselves for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. If you can’t find food, you will have to starve. I won’t help you.” Ye You said coldly, sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

Chu Heng and Ling Han looked at each other, then looked at the surroundings, and stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do.

"Why are you still standing there? You have no cultivation now. Why don't you go find some food and dry firewood to make a fire? Are you planning to starve?" Ye You closed his eyes and never opened them. His voice was calm but with a hint of majesty.

After hearing Ye You's words, Ling Han and Chu Heng came back to their senses as if awakened from a dream.

The two of them smiled at each other, and then began to walk together, looking for food and dry firewood in the mountains and forests.

The trees in the forest are lush and green. Occasionally, a few rays of sunlight shine through the gaps between the leaves, forming mottled light and shadows on the ground.

Ling Han and Chu Heng moved through it cautiously, fearing that they might alarm some ferocious beasts.

After walking for a while, they came to an open area and found a fruit tree full of fruits.

Chu Heng ran over excitedly and looked up at the tempting fruits on the tree.

He couldn't help waving his arms, wanting to pick a few to taste.

However, when he realized that he no longer had any cultivation, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Ling Han couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw Chu Heng's actions.

"You forgot that we have no cultivation." There was a hint of helplessness in Ling Han's tone.

Chu Heng glanced at Ling Han unhappily, then sighed, retracted his gesture, and without saying a word, lifted up his outer robe, put it into his belt, and was about to climb up the tree.

At the beginning, Chu Heng slipped a little when climbing up, and Ling Han felt a little nervous watching from below.

"Is it okay?" Ling Han looked up at Chu Heng slightly and asked with a somewhat anxious look on his face.

Chu Heng looked down at Ling Han, but didn't say anything. Instead, he continued climbing the tree.

Chu Heng finally climbed up the tree with great effort, then picked a few fruits and threw them to Ling Han who was standing under the tree.

Ling Han held his robe with both hands and accurately took the fruit thrown by Chu Heng. He was a little curious, what kind of fruit was this?

Ling Han looked at the fruit in his hand. The fruit was as red as an apple and exuded an enticing aroma, making people salivate.

After a while, the two sat under the tree and shared the fruit.

"So sour!" The fruit tasted a bit sour. Ling Han couldn't help but frowned, feeling a bit disappointed. The taste of the fruit was not what he had imagined.

"Still picking?" Chu Heng turned his head to look at Ling Han. He was still breathing heavily after he finished speaking. It was obvious that it took a lot of effort to climb up this tree.

Ling Han felt a little embarrassed. He knew that Chu Heng had put in a lot of effort to pick these fruits, and he shouldn't be so picky.

“Looking at you, it’s indeed quite difficult without any cultivation.” Ling Han whispered, and put the fruit into his mouth reluctantly. The sour taste made him frown again.

He felt somewhat helpless. Life without cultivation was so difficult that even eating a fruit was so difficult.

Not long after, Ling Han and Chu Heng began to collect dry firewood. They searched everywhere in the forest, picking up dead branches one by one and bringing them back to where Ye You was.

At this time, Ye You still had his eyes closed, unmoved.

Chu Heng looked at Ye You with his eyes closed, frowned slightly, and did not dare to ask anything, so he slowly put the dry firewood in his hand on the ground.

"Look, there are fish." Suddenly, Chu Heng pointed to the water not far away and said with joy.

Upon hearing this, Ling Han quickly threw away the dry firewood in his hand, ran forward a few steps quickly, and stretched his head to look left and right.

When he saw several fish swimming in the water, Ling Han was overjoyed and said, "I see, let's grill some fish tonight!"

As he spoke, Ling Han quickly took off his outer robe and shoes, rolled up his sleeves, and tiptoed into the water.

Ling Han slowly approached the water, saw the right moment, and quickly reached out to catch the fish. A big, fat fish was caught by Ling Han, and its tail was still shaking.

A hint of joy flashed across Ling Han's face, and he threw the fish onto the shore with force. The fish kept jumping on the shore.

At this time Chu Heng also walked into the water, using his agility to successfully catch two fish.

"Amazing!" Ling Han exclaimed.

As night fell, Ling Han and Chu Heng piled dry firewood together and tried to start a fire, but after feeling all over their bodies, they found that they had no tinder.

So they tried to make fire by rubbing two sticks together, but they failed after trying for most of the day.

"It's so difficult without any cultivation." Chu Heng's tone carried a hint of pity.

Ling Han couldn't help but sigh, threw down the dry firewood in his hand, and leaned back against Chu Heng, breathing heavily, as if he was very tired.

"There are fish, but no fire." Chu Heng said dissatisfiedly as he looked at the three processed fish.

"It's really too difficult without any cultivation." Ling Han sighed and said.

At this moment, their stomachs couldn't help but growl.

Ye You slowly opened her eyes at this time, glanced around coldly, and found that Chu Heng and Ling Han seemed a little embarrassed. She couldn't help but sigh, shook her head gently, and continued to close her eyes.

After a moment, Ling Han stood up and tried to start a fire again.

After several twists and turns, he finally saw a little spark. He looked at Chu Heng with joy and said, "Got it."

Chu Heng seemed to see hope and stood up quickly. At this moment, the sparks went out and both of them couldn't help but show disappointed expressions.

"I'll do it." Chu Heng said, taking the fire from Ling Han.

After a while, there was finally a little flame. They hurriedly and carefully put the flame into the firewood pile, but unexpectedly, the firewood collapsed and put out the fire.

Chu Heng and Ling Han stared blankly at the endgame in front of them, feeling helpless.

"How about we find something that burns easily?" Ling Han suggested.

At this moment, Ye You opened her eyes coldly, and looking at the messy appearance of Ling Han and Chu Heng, she shook her head again.

Then she gently stretched out two fingers, and a small ball of flame danced at her fingertips. She pointed her fingers at the pile of firewood next to Chu Heng and Ling Han, and in an instant, the pile of dry firewood turned into a blazing fire.

"what……"

"what……"

The sudden fire startled Chu Heng and Ling Han, and they screamed and jumped up.

When Ye You saw this scene, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. This was the first time in tens of thousands of years that she had smiled so brightly.

Ling Han accidentally caught a glimpse of this scene and was stunned. He never expected that such a smile would appear on Ye You's face.

This smile was fleeting, and Ye You returned to his usual indifference. He slowly walked to Ling Han and Chu Heng and said calmly, "This is just the first time. It won't happen again."

Chu Heng then realized that it was Ye You who helped him, so he bowed and said, "Thank you, God."

Ye You nodded slightly and sat down aside.

Seeing this, Ling Han quickly walked over and sat down next to Ye You. He glanced at Ye You, said nothing, picked up a fish and started grilling it.

The fish sizzled on the fire, and the aroma filled the air. Ling Han turned the fish over skillfully, and soon the fish was cooked.

Ling Han handed the grilled fish to Ye You and said, "Master, please try it."

Ye You glanced at Ling Han calmly and said, "Eat it!"

“Master, please try it.” There was a hint of pleading in Ling Han’s eyes.

Chu Heng was also holding a grilled fish. He stared at Ling Han and Ye You seriously without saying a word.

Ye You glanced at Ling Han indifferently, and seeing his innocent look, she still took the fish from his hand.

The three of them enjoyed the satisfaction brought by the delicious food in the quiet night.

After eating the fish, Ling Han and Chu Heng felt extremely sleepy. They found a comfortable spot by the fire and lay down to rest.

Ye You stood alone, with his hands behind his back, looking at the starry sky quietly.