Chapter 340 – A Strand of Green Silk Still in Sight

In an instant, Sophia suddenly turned around, staring blankly at a certain someone before smiling and saying, “Long time no see, are you well?”

Unexpectedly, Ye Kuang spoke in unison: “Time flies, yet your appearance remains unchanged.”

“Pfft…”

“Hehe…”

One could say that as they gazed at each other, their silly grins made them scatter affection like dog food as if no one else was around.

“Ooh…”

“Tch.”

It must be said that Ye Kuang and Sophia smiled as usual, but this beautiful scene alone was somewhat hard to accept.

Even Pang Hu, who had always disliked ambiguous interactions between men and women, couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the inappropriate moment: “I say, are you two for real? Making us eat dog food in public—isn’t that a bit unfair?”

Upon hearing this, how could Gao Qing miss the chance to tease the fatty? He immediately chimed in: “Exactly, exactly! Don’t you know our big fatty is still a single dog? Knowing that, you still play up the romance in public—are you two deliberately looking down on him for not being able to find a partner?”

In an instant, Ye Kuang and Sophia felt slightly embarrassed upon hearing this, clearly at a loss for what to do.

At that moment, Zheng Xiucai also found himself in a dilemma. He abruptly dragged away the two glaring lightbulbs and headed into the hall.

Seeing this, although Ling Yun still had countless questions, he knew this wasn’t the right time. As he walked away, he said, “Let’s go, let’s go. Everyone should mind their own business and not disturb them from discussing important matters.”

In the blink of an eye, the entire courtyard was left with only the two quietly gazing at each other.

A gentle breeze softly caressed the hair at their temples, as if whispering softly about the affection they had long missed.

Before they knew it, strands of bright moonlight suddenly cast into the courtyard.

Ye Kuang: “You…”

Sophia: “You…”

Thus, the familiar frozen scene played out once again, as both were clearly unsure where to begin.

Sophia: “You go first.”

Ye Kuang: “You go first.”

This scene was strikingly similar to the first time they had opened their hearts to each other.

“Haha… well, um…”

“Oh my, you’ve really grown! It’s only been over four years, but you’ve become quite amusing now.”

At this, Sophia clearly recalled the naive and innocent memories from their parting that day.

Upon hearing this, how could Ye Kuang not say, “People always change”?

Thinking of this, he could only reminisce about those bittersweet days of the past, but he didn’t elaborate further.

For, as fate would have it, their reunion from afar was enough to express all the tender feelings between them.

Seeing this, Sophia didn’t know what to say either, clearly feeling a mix of anticipation and annoyance toward a certain blockhead.

Little did she know, after four years of separation, Ye Kuang was already a far cry from his former self.

Suddenly, he pulled out a strand of hair he had kept in his pocket until now and said calmly, “Since we parted that day, it felt like three autumns had passed in a single day. I often wondered why I had this extra item on me. At the time, I thought there must be a reason, so I kept it until now. Who would have thought I’d meet its rightful owner today…””Oh ho…” Sophia nearly flew into a rage upon hearing this, then couldn’t hide her nervousness as she demanded: “You little brat, don’t tell me you’ve long forgotten about me? You’re absolutely despicable, you!”

Ye Kuang murmured: “Though I don’t want to admit it, unfortunately that’s exactly the case.”

Hearing this, Sophia couldn’t help but quickly step forward.

She appeared inexplicably tense, clearly developing complex feelings toward the man before her – the kind where “you can’t bear to hate him, yet can’t bring yourself to love him either.”

Unexpectedly, when Ye Kuang faced that peerless beauty from the past, he suddenly felt his heartbeat inexplicably quicken and couldn’t help explaining: “You can’t entirely blame me for this. If those old fellows hadn’t meddled with me, I wouldn’t have forgotten everything so completely.”

As he spoke, his eyes drifted somewhat evasively, clearly still holding something back.

Instead, Sophia took a strand of black hair, fondly rubbing it between her fingers, before asking the question that had been weighing on her mind.

“By the way, what exactly happened to you back then? According to Fatty, it seems like your memory had some issues, isn’t that right?”

As these words fell, a gentle breeze quietly swept through the entire courtyard, and the two inevitably fell into silence.

Unbeknownst to them, a bright moon emerged from behind the clouds again, shining like a glazed lantern upon their corner.

Ye Kuang raised his head to gaze at the moonlight, overwhelmed by melancholy, and spoke as if to himself: “After you left, I went to your hometown too, but encountered some troubles along the way. The search for you had to be postponed, and then I mistakenly entered Kunlun… As for my memories from earlier years, they were all sealed away…”

“Now, only when I met you did I begin to feel like my true self again. These various sensations – if I hadn’t experienced them personally, it would be hard to imagine. The secrets of this world are far more fascinating than I ever thought.”

As his lingering voice faded, the scene remained quiet except for the continuing wind and these fragmented memories.

Though Sophia hadn’t witnessed those events with her own eyes, her vivid imagination allowed her to picture them clearly.

One could say it was only at this moment that she discovered how mysterious this realm truly was, sparking within her a strong desire for exploration.

Regarding this, Ye Kuang spoke freely: “Never mind whether those old opponents still exist, thinking back now, it all seems like a dream in the clouds. Recalling these fragments, I suddenly feel the urge to laugh… haha…”

But who would have thought that instead of calming her trembling Blood Core, Sophia grew anxious and scolded him: “You’re still laughing! You didn’t die not because you’re lucky, but because those old fellows back then probably just wanted to use you. This makes it conceivable that your reputation had already reached their ears back then.”

As she continued speaking, Sophia’s fox-sharp mind had already deciphered eighty to ninety percent of Ye Kuang’s past.

Hearing this, Ye Kuang couldn’t help but feel secretly shocked.

One could say he hadn’t carefully considered this before, but now hearing this analysis from an outsider’s perspective, he realized this possibility indeed existed.

Thinking of this, his expression unavoidably darkened somewhat, but then he couldn’t help sighing to himself: “Ah, forget it. Someone like me never finds peace anywhere, coming through wind and going through rain. The world’s impermanence is all like passing clouds and changing dogs.”

Hearing this, Sophia couldn’t help feeling secretly surprised as well.Ye Kuang immediately realized he had said something inappropriate. With a light laugh, he took a strand of dark hair and gently sniffed it, remarking, “Ah, the scent hasn’t faded yet. Perhaps it was this very lock of hair by my side that kept me safe.”

“Well now, your tongue has grown sweeter,” Sophia said, her cheeks flushing slightly with evident embarrassment. “Listening to you, one would think I saved your life.”

Ye Kuang: “You’ve already become a big shot. Honestly, what virtue or ability do I possess…”

Before he could finish, his eyes held a subtle, unspoken meaning.

Sophia: “Wanting to know the reason isn’t impossible, but I’m just not telling you.”

Ye Kuang: “…”