Chen Xi remained silent while he felt complicated emotions in his heart.

In the end, he nodded, and he didn’t say anything before he stood up and walked out of Heaven Origin Pavilion.

He wanted to be alone for a while.

…

Phoenix Perch City was extremely vast. Its streets branched out in all directions, and every single tile, brick, plant, tree…. It was entirely suffused with an ancient aura.

Chen Xi placed his hands behind his back as he walked aimlessly through the bustling crowd by himself.

Perhaps because he’d experienced too many bumps and storms since a young age, Chen Xi had always been restrained and even passive when it came to emotions.

However, it didn’t mean that he was numb and oblivious to it. He was clearly aware of Zhen Liuqing’s feelings towards him since the time when they were still at the Darchu Dynasty.

Perhaps anyone could fall for another after a long time, and Chen Xi could understand this. But he was unable to accept such an outcome. They were clearly so close in the past, yet she refused to acknowledge him now, and they seemed like people that didn’t know each other. Moreover, it was a fate that was even more painful than being someone unfamiliar to her!

Because at the very least, there was no relationship between two people that didn’t know each other, so it would naturally not be painful.

Why? Chen...