Location: Ice Crystal Sect – Forbidden Ice Hall
Leng Xueyin was meditating. The whole world knew her as the "Ice Queen"—a woman whose emotions had long since turned to ice.
But deep inside... there was a crack.
> "I had that dream again…" she said softly, her eyes still closed.
A name, a smile, a voice—everything was blurry. But her heart... it beat a little faster.
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Flashback – 1,000 Years Ago, Divine Realm
Golden palaces, floating islands, divine beasts soaring like clouds.
And a garden where a young man rested beneath a tree.
Xiao Li.
"What are you doing here?" A soft, angry voice called out.
He sat up. "I came here to ask you, Princess Leng. I plan to steal your heart and run away."
> "Shut up!" she retorted angrily, though a blush lingered in her eyes.
Leng Xueyin—daughter of the Heaven Emperor. A divine ice cultivator. In the purest of realms, her connection was only with one person.
Xiao Li.
But this relationship... the world could not accept it.
It was forbidden.
And when the Heaven Emperor found out...
Blood.
Chains.
Exile.
> "Xiao Li… don't go…!" Her scream still echoed deep within Leng Xueyin's subconscious.
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Back to Present
Ice crystals had formed around her, as if her emotions were finally about to erupt.
> "Is it really… him, returning?" she asked herself.
She didn't know yet…
That the same young man would soon be joining the Cloud Mist Sect under the name of a "trash orphan."
But her heart... had already given its warning.
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End of Chapter 2.