JinShen POV*

The first time when I see her, this is what I thought:

Ah, so she was my fiancée, Yun Yueyin, huh?

She has silver hair that was like snow in the winter days, and that winter was the day my mother died. I really hate winter because since that day, people looked at me differently.

But her sky-blue eyes were beautiful. Gramps told me that the day I was born, the sky was clear, everyone celebrated my birth, even my cold father. So, I really love the blue sky. It was the only thing that I think. I can be happy about.

Ever since I was a child, I could see the malice in people's eyes. Everyone around me had malice in them, except for two people: Gramps and Chao Yao. Their eyes were honest, and I really liked that about them. But the girl in front of me, her eyes contained no malice but fear.

What is she so afraid of, I wonder?

When I thought of that, there was a pressure crushing my body.

I can't stand it. What's going on?

I hear her saying, "Papa, can you please forgive them this time?"

At that moment, the pressure weighing me disappeared.

I see her sigh in relief.

Is she afraid her father will kill people? If that's it, she may be a good person.

Yun Family Patriarch, I heard from my Gramps that he is a very restless person. When he was young, he even dared to challenge 100 people to defeat him, and he won. From that incident, he is known as The Undefeatable Warrior. Gramps said when the Yun Patriarch was in trouble because of offending someone from a big sect, my Gramps was there saving his life. So, he always remembers my Gramps' favor, and right now, I'm engaged to her because of it.

"Shen, accompany the young lady to the garden. Don't be rude to her," my Gramps says, wanting me to escort her.

"Alright, Grandpa." So, I reach my hand to her, wanting her to grab it. "Come, I will show you to our ponds." And she grabs my hand. Her face was smiling, but again, I see her eyes still contain the same fear.

Really, what is she afraid of, me?

So, the moment we sat on a bench, I said to her, "Let's not pretend anymore."

"What do you mean?" Her eyes are flickering, so I test her.

"I know you don't like me. I don't like you either, so drop the act."

"How did you know?"

"I know by the way you look at me. Even though your face is smiling, your eyes are not. My family is like that too; the one who's honest with me is my Gramps and little Yao." I decided to be honest with her.

"Okay then, I will be honest with you. I don't want to marry you. Let's break our engagement."

"I don't want this engagement either, but I can't decide this matter. Gramps has planned this marriage since I was 1 year old, so I kept quiet about it. I don't want Gramps to worry about me. I don't want to increase his burden." This is also my honest thought, this thing just so sudden.

"It seems we can't do anything about it. I tried to beg my father about it too, but he declined."

She then looked at me and sighed.

At that time, the fear contained in her eyes disappeared, her blue-sky eyes became clear like a sunny day. I feel mesmerized looking at her eyes.

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"Hey, let's just be friends. I can never like you, so friends are fine, right?"

Never like me, huh?

"How can we be friends? I don't know anything about you," I said jokingly, then said, "How about this? You tell me about yourself; I will tell you about mine. Then we can be friends. I don't know about this, but I feel like I can tell anything to you."

So she began to talk about herself. She talked about her everyday life, her childhood, about a sport called wrestling, cultivation experience, and about her mother nagging at her daily. Her way of saying it energetically was so cute. It was something I never experienced in my childhood, but I like the way she talks about it. So, I unknowingly smile at her.

After this, it's my turn. So, I tell her about my childhood friend, about how those hypocrites looked at me, about my family's circumstances, about my brother who occasionally bullied me when I was a child, and other things about myself.

I can see the pity in her eyes, but I don't want her to pity me. As if knowing that, she tried to change the topic. She talks about brighter things now, so I decided to enjoy it. We have talked about so many things, that's the thing I like about her. She always finds a topic about anything. Her smile also comforting right now because I can see in her eyes was honesty.

Over the years, I began to like that aspect about her, so I often go to Yun Family main house just to talk with her, She live in a very secluded household, No wonder she talked so much, She must be feeling lonely.

Chao Yao often wants to go with me too, but it seems she did not like Yueyin very much. I wonder why? Even though I can see Yueyin wants to be close with her.

In this past few years though, we talk with Yueyin about many things. When suddenly Yueyin asks me,

"Hey, Jinshen, my good friend, I really want to ask you about this. Did you hide things from me?" I see the same fear years ago contained in her eyes.

"What are you talking about? I never hid anything from you. Did you forget that I always brag about my achievements in front of you?" I am really confused.

What did she mean? Why did you fear me again?

"Really? Like a ring maybe, bracelet, or a necklace?"

"Nope."

Really, what's with that fear?

"Gourd, jade, cauldron, or anything?"

"Nope, I never hid anything from you. What about it anyway?" I said questionally.

Her expression became dark.

My heart hurt. What is this?

She then looked at me and said,

"Jinshen, can we end the talk now? It seems I've been getting sick lately."

"Really? Did you have been cursed?" I asked worriedly.

"No, it's not that. It's just..." Suddenly, she immediately ran away from me.

What is this feeling?

I sighed and tried to think positively.

"Maybe she is really sick. It's better if I leave her alone for now."

That was the last time I see her.

For me to think about her when I am about to die.

Did I really regret not being able to see her anymore?

Did I really love her?

I want to confirm this feeling. This was the thought that made me last this long.

I've been attacked when I've been trying to cultivate. My room has been infiltrated by black-robed men. He was so fast, and I was so helpless, This is the helpless feeling I know too well. Ever since, I can't cultivate anymore. My brother often beat me up. I've been helpless ever since that day. It's because of this ring. This blue sky sapphire ring. I've always looked at this ring. Every time I see this ring, its jewel reminded me of her eyes, so I can't help but keep looking at it. The ring that I hate so much.

The black-robed man holds my neck and pulls out my bone out of my body. In my despair, I see Gramps with a contorted face in front of the room, immediately using a talisman to call someone. The black-robed man, having successfully obtained his purpose, immediately leaves.As I see my Gramps chasing after him.

That where iam now, I've been at the death door. I see Saintess Ziyin come in to heal me, but to no avail.

It must be because of this ring.

As i thought that suddenly yun family patriatch come in and took out some pill from his storage ring and force me to consume it. After that, My vision turn black.

The moment i woke up, I see Yun Family Patriarch in front of me.

" you woke up."

"I am sure I am about to die back then. What happened?"

"Tell me what happened first."

I recounted my event with the man in the black robe who snatched my bone and my Gramps who was chasing him.

"That's what happened. But my Gramps, is he gonna be alright?"

"Don't worry. Your Gramps is a Mahayana cultivator; there are very few things that can kill him. As for your condition, you live because of me. I have given you my precious pill, and I need you to do one thing to repay me."

I shudder in fear.

"What do you need?" I ask cautiously.

Surely, he will not trouble his daughter's fiancée, right?

"I want your engagement with my daughter to be broken."

Ah, that's the thing I fear the most.

As if knowing what I am going to say, Yun Bao said,

"Now that you don't have supreme bone, your potential cultivation will be mediocre at best, or maybe you can't cultivate anymore. You can't be my daughter's partner as of you right now."

I know that I can't be her partner as I am right now, but I can't help but hate it. At least I want to confirm this feeling with her.

"I am willing to break the engagement, but can you do me a favor? I want to see Yueyin for the last time."

Yun Bao, feeling helpless, replied,

"I will allow it."