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The night deepened around them, the sky quiet as if holding its breath. Lian Yue stood frozen, her pulse unsteady, her hand still caught in Li Yun's. His warmth traveled through her skin like a forbidden sunrise.
"I shouldn't be here…" she murmured, her voice trembling like a dream about to break.
Li Yun stepped closer, his golden aura softening.
"But you are here, Yue. And that means something." 🌙
She pulled her hand away quickly, as if burned.
"You don't understand. If the Heavenly Council senses this—if anyone senses this—everything will collapse."
He smiled with the kind of courage that felt reckless and beautiful.
"Then let it collapse."
Her breath caught.
"Li Yun… you can't keep saying things like that."
"And you can't keep pretending you don't feel anything." ☀️
Lian Yue looked away, gripping the edge of her sleeve.
The truth pressed against her chest like a secret begging to be freed.
Suddenly, the ground beneath the garden trembled—a pulse of dark energy rippling from the Forbidden Valley.
Li Yun stiffened. "That's not normal."
Before she could answer, a streak of shadow shot across the sky, crashing into the forest beyond the garden. The air rippled with spiritual disorder.
Lian Yue gasped. "A Fallen Star…? But those haven't appeared in centuries!" ⭐💫
Li Yun summoned a flare of sunlight in his palm.
"I'm going to check it out."
"No." She stepped in front of him, blocking his way.
"I felt something inside that darkness… something familiar."
He frowned.
"Familiar how?"
Her voice dropped to a whisper.
"It felt like… someone calling my name."
Before he could respond, a second tremor shook the heavens—this one sharper, almost like a warning scream. ⚡
Li Yun grabbed her wrist.
"Stay behind me."
But she shook her head, her moonlight flaring around her like silver fire.
"No. If someone is calling for me… I must answer."
The forest erupted in a burst of shadow flames.
From within the smoke, a figure slowly rose—
eyes glowing faintly blue, face hidden by cracked celestial armor.
Lian Yue froze.
Her heart squeezed painfully.
Because the aura…
the broken energy…
the familiar echo…
—belonged to someone she thought was gone forever.
Li Yun sensed her fear.
"Yue… who is that?"
Her voice trembled.
"That… that might be my twin brother." 🌙🔥
If you want, I can continue with Chapter 8, where the mysterious figure reveals shocking truths, and Li Yun grows more protective of Lian Yue.
The night deepened around them, the sky quiet as if holding its breath. Lian Yue stood frozen, her pulse unsteady, her hand still caught in Li Yun's. His warmth traveled through her skin like a forbidden sunrise.
"I shouldn't be here…" she murmured, her voice trembling like a dream about to break.
Li Yun stepped closer, his golden aura softening.
"But you are here, Yue. And that means something." 🌙
She pulled her hand away quickly, as if burned.
"You don't understand. If the Heavenly Council senses this—if anyone senses this—everything will collapse."
He smiled with the kind of courage that felt reckless and beautiful.
"Then let it collapse."
Her breath caught.
"Li Yun… you can't keep saying things like that."
"And you can't keep pretending you don't feel anything." ☀️
Lian Yue looked away, gripping the edge of her sleeve.
The truth pressed against her chest like a secret begging to be freed.
Suddenly, the ground beneath the garden trembled—a pulse of dark energy rippling from the Forbidden Valley.
Li Yun stiffened. "That's not normal."
Before she could answer, a streak of shadow shot across the sky, crashing into the forest beyond the garden. The air rippled with spiritual disorder.
Lian Yue gasped. "A Fallen Star…? But those haven't appeared in centuries!" ⭐💫
Li Yun summoned a flare of sunlight in his palm.
"I'm going to check it out."
"No." She stepped in front of him, blocking his way.
"I felt something inside that darkness… something familiar."
He frowned.
"Familiar how?"
Her voice dropped to a whisper.
"It felt like… someone calling my name."
Before he could respond, a second tremor shook the heavens—this one sharper, almost like a warning scream. ⚡
Li Yun grabbed her wrist.
"Stay behind me."
But she shook her head, her moonlight flaring around her like silver fire.
"No. If someone is calling for me… I must answer."
The forest erupted in a burst of shadow flames.
From within the smoke, a figure slowly rose—
eyes glowing faintly blue, face hidden by cracked celestial armor.
Lian Yue froze.
Her heart squeezed painfully.
Because the aura…
the broken energy…
the familiar echo…
—belonged to someone she thought was gone forever.
Li Yun sensed her fear.
"Yue… who is that?"
Her voice trembled.
"That… that might be my twin brother." 🌙🔥
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