Memories of The Past

Although Liang Heyun was sleeping, he didn't completely lose contact with the outside world. A portion of his soul wormed itself back into his body in the apparent realm. He naturally didn't know what he was doing, but his subconscious forced him to do that for live preservation reasons.

If possible, Liang Heyun would like to wake up completely, but the feeling that he would be annihilated the moment he woke up was scary. The force that stopped him from waking up was very strong, he didn't even know who they were. He knew for sure that there were multiple forces sealing him into a deep sleep, using the Soul Fever as some kind of coverage.

He would rather fight them though. ୧( ಠ Д ಠ )୨

However, when he thought of Bai Long and Hei Long, he suddenly didn't have the heart to put himself at risk. In the end, he chose to go back into slumber, that small portion of his soul being the only contact he had with the world outside.

When he was in deep slumber, he saw a beautiful woman, wearing pure white clothes. She was really beautiful, her face was certainly enchanting. Although it didn't reach the beauty standards he remembered from the apparent realm, the woman had something on her that naturally made people attracted. Liang Heyun couldn't put a finger on it. He had a feeling the woman was familiar, that they had a connection.

He wished he knew what it was though.

The woman whispered, "come." As soon as she did, she slowly faded backwards. Liang Heyun followed her and her appearance became solid once more. Her voice was raspy with a hint of wisp. Liang Heyun was confused, but his body complied without hesitation. In the end, he decided to trust the person in front of him. It was easy for him to trust, you might think, but he had a feeling that trusting the woman wasn't the wrong choice.

Slowly, from the black space where he originally slumbered, he could finally see a trace of light.

The other space was beautiful. A beautiful garden with flowers of all kinds. A handsome man and the woman was there, along with a small baby boy who looked as beautiful.

"Yun'er," the handsome man whispered, caressing the baby boy, "I will name him Tai Hu. He is our son...the first one..."

"What a beautiful name Long'ge, but in the future, he will also become a dragon, if not replacing you, he will become the next Jin Long, " the woman said, "my time will come soon, this time, I am not sure if I will be able to come back as I am. "

"Yun'er, what dp you mean?" 'Long'ge' asked, his eyes showing worry and anxiousness, "didn't you always return to my arms in the end...? "

"Of course I will, " the woman smiled, "It's just... will you love me if I'm not me? "

"Hm? "

"The next me... will be different. I might be a boy, a male, you won't be able to recognize me..., " the woman sighed, "or you will, but you won't accept me. "

"The reason why I came back is because you relentlessly pursued me, no matter how I am, even if I am an old hag, but everytime, I am a woman. "

'Long'ge' looked at the woman, conflicted. He wanted to comfort her, but he could never be sure he would hate her the moment she came back to him as someone else. He wanted to tell her that he would accept her as she was, but he... couldn't.

"Just promise me two things, " The woman said, "protect Tai Hu, so in the next time, I will be able to meet him, and do not hate me no matter what I become. "

'Long'ge' looked at the woman sadly, as if he had done something he regretted, "Yes, Yun'er. "

The baby was pushed into 'Long'ge's arms as the woman slowly faded away. This always happened, and it had to be his soulmate. Why should it be her and not someone else?

As the supreme ruler of the Soul Realm, why did the heavens above and the hells below chose his. soulmate to be the protector? Why must she be the Tai Feiyun?

Throughout his long life, he had seen his soulmate have many different identities, chasing every one each time, but this time... he couldn't even tell his soulmate he would accept her no matter who she became. If only at her last moments he hugged her and comforted her, she would've left much more peacefully.

It might take years... just for her to come back.

Yet he let her go with endless regret.

Liang Heyun looked at the scene until his eyes moistened. Suddenly, the woman appeared beside him and the space turned back into the slumber space, black with nothing in it.

"Is this your memory? " Liang Heyun asked.

"Yes, and also yours, " the woman smiled, "my name is Tai Feiyun. I am the protector of the soul realm and came back through you. "

"I lost count how many times I went away and came back, but one day, I will come back forever and will never disappear until a new candidate was chosen. At the same time, our son will become the next supreme ruler, " Tai Feiyun said, "sadly, I can't fully wake up within you. "

"Why are you showing me this? " of course, Liang Heyun was bewildered that Tai Feiyun showed him such a scene.

"Because... "

"He will come after us, and bring us back into his arms."