Chapter 922: What Relationship?

Under the dark red sunset, a girl in a purple dress stood gracefully atop a tree. A gentle smile played on her exceptionally beautiful face, and her clear, bright eyes held an unreadable emotion. The scene was as beautiful as a painting, leaving countless onlookers breathless.

Zhou Yuan was also somewhat breathless.

He stared blankly at the faintly familiar figure. Compared to years past, Su Youwei had undoubtedly matured greatly; even her demeanor had changed.

The Su Youwei of those days had often followed behind Zhou Yuan, possessing the clever docility of a girl next door. While the current Su Youwei still enjoyed smiling gently, radiating peace, the confident brilliance she exuded from her very core was enough to make many excellent men feel ashamed of themselves.

The girl who was once naive and inexperienced was now truly dazzling.

Her radiance even made Zhou Yuan feel a bit dazzled for a moment.

However, when he saw Su Youwei's clear eyes, which had been fixed on him, his heart trembled slightly.

He had imagined the scene of meeting Su Youwei again. He even thought that even if Su Youwei chose to smile at him but kept her distance, he would understand.

This was because their statuses had changed too much.

When a person becomes dazzling, perhaps they don't necessarily like to recall those unremarkable and ordinary times.

Therefore, Zhou Yuan had already considered that if Su Youwei truly didn't want to be associated with past memories, he wouldn't actively approach her; they could be like strangers. Moreover, he didn't feel Su Youwei owed him anything. His act of kicking open the clinic door in the heavy rain back then was merely a momentary act of compassion, and he hadn't paid anything for it.

After that, what Su Youwei had given to Great Zhou was enough to repay it.

So Zhou Yuan wouldn't ask the current Su Youwei to do anything for him.

However, when he now saw the emotions contained in Su Youwei's eyes, he couldn't help but give a bitter smile inwardly, because in that gaze, he saw the exact same feelings as back then.

Not a trace of change; on the contrary, it had grown even stronger, nurtured by time.

This made a sense of shame rise deep within Zhou Yuan, because he had thought the worst of her, while she had still thought the best.

Thus, facing Su Youwei's gaze, he momentarily flinched, his eyes having nowhere to settle, uncharacteristically becoming flustered.

However, Su Youwei's clear eyes remained fixed on Zhou Yuan, persistent and resolute, just like her character.

A moment later, Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and looked up, and their gazes met.

Under the sunset, in the bustling Fallen City, the two looked at each other, and time itself seemed to freeze for a moment.

At this moment, the countless people around also noticed something unusual. Apart from glancing at Xu Ming at first, Su Youwei's gaze had been entirely focused on Zhou Yuan...

Now, the two were gazing at each other. The scene looked suspiciously like an exchange of affectionate glances.

This left countless people heartbroken and incredulous. They had never heard of Su Youwei knowing this Zhou Yuan!

What exactly was going on?

It was in this situation that Xu Ming finally fully recovered his senses. He looked at the white jade fragments scattered on the ground, his eye twitching. Then, suppressing his anger, he said, "Su Youwei, what is the meaning of this?"

"Why did you smash my puppet beast?!"

Su Youwei's long eyelashes fluttered gently. She withdrew her gaze and turned to Xu Ming, seemingly apologetically saying, "I already mentioned earlier that my Origin Qi is a bit out of control today..."

Xu Ming was furious inwardly. *You're lying! Who would believe such an excuse?!*

Xu Ming took a deep breath and said, "Is that so? Well, I have other puppets. I suppose your Origin Qi won't go out of control again, will it?"

Su Youwei smiled slightly and said, "I feel that my Origin Qi might remain out of control for the rest of today."

A vein throbbed on Xu Ming's forehead. He said coldly, "Is the Purple Clouds Region intending to interfere in the conflict between my Demonic Puppet Region and the Heaven Abyss Region?"

Su Youwei replied, "I am representing myself now."

Countless exclamations of shock erupted from the surroundings. Su Youwei's words clearly indicated her intention to help the Heaven Abyss Region, or rather, to help Zhou Yuan...

What exactly was the story between these two?!

Even Yi Qiushui, Lu Xiao, Mu Liu, and others beside Zhou Yuan, looked at Su Youwei with some shock, and then looked at Zhou Yuan beside them.

They were clearly completely unaware of this situation.

Especially Yi Qiushui, who knew about Zhou Yuan's identity from Cangxuan Heaven and had always been with him since he arrived in Hunyuan Heaven. But now, how could he also know the famous Su Youwei? And judging by her expression, it wasn't just a simple acquaintance!

Xu Ming's expression was uncertain. He hadn't expected Su Youwei to suddenly appear out of nowhere. Facing her, he was genuinely full of apprehension. In the Divine Dwelling Stage of Hunyuan Heaven, if one were to discuss the depth of one's Origin Qi, Su Youwei was probably truly the undisputed number one.

If he were to fight her, no matter how arrogant Xu Ming was, he knew his chances of winning wouldn't be very high.

Of course, even more crucially, Su Youwei also represented the Purple Clouds Region...

Their Demonic Puppet Region could disregard the Heaven Abyss Region, but they couldn't treat the Purple Clouds Region as nothing.

But was he just going to swallow this humiliation today?

Xu Ming's gaze fell upon Zhou Yuan. He suddenly sneered, "Zhou Yuan, do you only know how to hide behind women?"

However, before Zhou Yuan could speak, Su Youwei calmly said, "If you truly want to fight, I can accompany you."

Countless scorching gazes fiercely shot towards Zhou Yuan, wishing they could incinerate him. They didn't understand what virtue or ability he possessed to make the usually elegant and gentle Su Youwei protect him so assertively.

But... this scene was too heartbreaking!

Oh, Su Youwei, you are the holy fairy in countless people's hearts!

How could you protect such a rotten man so devotedly?

Zhou Yuan was also a little helpless, but he ultimately didn't deliberately try to show off any masculine spirit. He didn't want to reject Su Youwei's kindness; after all, he had thought so poorly of her earlier and now felt a little ashamed. So, he would let her handle it.

Xu Ming was secretly furious, his eyes shifting. He ultimately swallowed his anger, because it was impossible for him to truly fight Su Youwei here.

"If you're not going to fight, then please have the Demonic Puppet Region return Building Number Six," Zhou Yuan said with a smile. Since he was being seen as someone relying on a woman, he might as well go all the way.

Xu Ming nearly exploded with rage. This guy was truly shameless, merely relying on Su Youwei's presence to act so presumptuously. He was truly a fox borrowing the tiger's might!

However, Xu Ming was not an ordinary person after all. He took two deep breaths, then gritted his teeth, glaring viciously at Zhou Yuan, and said, "Fine, fine, my Demonic Puppet Region admits defeat this time. Zhou Yuan, don't get too smug. We'll have plenty of opportunities at the Nine Regions Grand Meeting! I refuse to believe you can always rely on women!"

Zhou Yuan calmly replied, "I'll be there till the end."

As these words fell from their mouths, everyone knew that there would be no major battle today, but the animosity between Zhou Yuan and Xu Ming was now firmly established.

But Zhou Yuan didn't care. He withdrew his gaze from Xu Ming, but at that moment, his expression suddenly stiffened, as he felt an extremely dangerous aura. That aura was even more dangerous than Xu Ming's.

He abruptly looked up and gazed into the distance, where, on a tall rooftop, a flash of vibrant red stood proudly.

Wu Yao!

Looking at the dazzling vibrant red dress, Zhou Yuan instantly recognized her, and his eyes immediately grew sharp.

Unexpectedly, she had also come!

With Wu Yao's appearance, the already heightened atmosphere instantly exploded.

The two most dazzling pearls of Hunyuan Heaven had actually all appeared here!

At this moment, Wu Yao stood high above, her red dress fluttering, her pair of phoenix eyes, with an unusual glint, locked onto Zhou Yuan.

However, at this very moment, an extremely terrifying wave of Origin Qi suddenly erupted from within Su Youwei. Her clear eyes, rarely, became cold and sharp. She stared at the now-present Wu Yao, purple energy surging around her body.

"Wu Yao, if you have any intentions, I hope you put them away." There was a hint of hostility in Su Youwei's voice.

Wu Yao tilted her head slightly. She observed Zhou Yuan and Su Youwei. A moment later, her red lips parted slightly. "Su Youwei, no wonder you've been so hostile towards me. So it's because of him..."

However, as her words fell, the atmosphere throughout the Fallen City seemed to explode. Countless people felt a surge of madness, and numerous gazes, like sharp needles, pierced towards Zhou Yuan, wishing they could impale him.

Everyone's hearts roared.

"Can anyone tell me what the relationship between these three is?!"