My gorgeous wife-Chapter 1709 - 1680: A Heavy Burden

Li Chen couldn’t even bring himself to look into Yin Qingyan’s eyes.

Because only he knew what he had done.

Back when he left Remnant Cloud Forest, he had entrusted Bai Tianyi directly to Yin Qingyan, and then he was chased all the way to Guangzhao Prefecture before battling Daai Yan outside a spatial rift, which directly sent him to Tian Shang Star Continent.

This has taken several years in a flash.

Although for a Martial Artist, a few years amount to nothing.

Still, back then, he and Yin Qingyan at least left each other contact information, but he never once reached out over all these years, which is part of why he feels uneasy facing Yin Qingyan.

In fact, while in Tian Shang Star Continent, he occasionally thought about contacting Yin Qingyan.

But... he really didn’t have the time.

From the moment he entered Tian Shang Star Continent and met Li Youxue, Li Chen’s days have mostly passed amidst pursuit and slaughter.

In such an environment, where would he find the time to think about contacting the Earth Prison Star Continent?

Not to mention Yin Qingyan, he didn’t even have time to greet the Big Leader.

Another reason was that he almost never used a Message Jade Slip!

"Li Chen." Yin Qingyan looked at Li Chen, her eyes filled with an indescribable complexity.

She vaguely remembered that when she first met Li Chen, he was merely a little Earth-Level Warrior, not even at the Mid-Heaven Realm.

Then, they met again in Remnant Cloud Forest, and he was already at the Mid-Heaven Realm.

She didn’t expect that after several years, they would meet again under such circumstances.

Yin Qingyan really wanted to push Bai Tianyi, who was by her side, straight to Li Chen, toss off a statement that she wouldn’t care anymore, and then turn around to leave.

But she found herself unable to do that.

Not to mention her current predicament, just her sister-like relationship with Bai Tianyi over the years made it impossible for her to do so.

However, what happened next left Yin Qingyan somewhat stunned.

Because she heard Bai Tianyi beside her actually speak up at this moment.

"Big brother."

Looking at Li Chen, Bai Tianyi smiled, a smile so pure, without a trace of impurity, as if it were a clear spring flowing down from a mountain.

"Tianyi... do you, do you remember him?" Yin Qingyan asked with a face full of astonishment.

"I remember!" Bai Tianyi said with a cheerful smile. "He’s big brother."

Li Chen was completely confused, not understanding what was happening, and could only look at the two of them with a bewildered expression.

"Tianyi, stay here for a while; your big brother and I have something to talk about." Yin Qingyan looked at Bai Tianyi and said hurriedly.

"Okay!" Bai Tianyi nodded obediently.

Immediately, Yin Qingyan dragged Li Chen to the other side.

"Did you... find your way here from outside?" Yin Qingyan asked straight away.

"More or less." Li Chen nodded.

"Do you know what’s happening in Nanxiang Prefecture now?" Yin Qingyan asked anxiously.

Li Chen was stunned; wasn’t the Prefecture Master of Nanxiang Prefecture Yin Qingyan’s father? Why would she ask him instead?

He quickly shook his head, explaining, "I don’t know; I haven’t been to Nanxiang Prefecture since I returned."

Yin Qingyan didn’t catch on to the ’returned’ in Li Chen’s words, she just asked again, "Do you know Tianyi’s condition?"

"What condition?" Li Chen asked in surprise.

"You..." Yin Qingyan bit her lip, "How exactly did you meet Tianyi?"

Li Chen hesitated for a moment; in truth, he hadn’t spent much time with Bai Tianyi, and compared to that, Yin Qingyan and Bai Tianyi had been together for several years, their bond should be stronger, maybe those matters had long been revealed, in the end, he recounted how he and Bai Tianyi met.

"No wonder someone would readily entrust his sister to someone else’s care; you must have already been planning to shrug off the burden," Yin Qingyan coldly laughed and looked at Li Chen with a gritted-teeth expression.

Li Chen frowned, "I definitely didn’t mean that, and by the way, what’s up with what you said about Tianyi?"

Yin Qingyan was suddenly taken aback.

She remembered that Li Chen had known Bai Tianyi for maybe less than a year, which might be why Li Chen hadn’t noticed Bai Tianyi’s condition.

After a moment of hesitation, Yin Qingyan explained Bai Tianyi’s situation.

"She loses her memory once every year? How is that even possible?" Li Chen opened his mouth, unable to speak for a long moment.

Upon hearing Yin Qingyan’s account, he finally realized what a huge burden he had placed on someone.

If Bai Tianyi indeed loses her memory every year, that means Yin Qingyan has to spend time getting to know her again and becoming familiar all over every year. How troublesome is that?

A year is indeed too short, especially for a Martial Artist, one closed-door cultivation session could last who knows how many years.

But for Bai Tianyi...

"Didn’t you notice anything unusual when you first met Tianyi?" Yin Qingyan bit her lip and asked Li Chen.

"Unusual..." Li Chen thought for a moment; indeed, when he first met Bai Tianyi, she was in a state of amnesia, but for some reason, he never considered why Bai Tianyi was forgetful.

And, subtly, Li Chen also felt something was off.

Logically, even if he hadn’t noticed these abnormalities at first, he should have given them some thought later, but at that time, he never thought about these things.

No, it wasn’t that he didn’t think about it; it was because someone guided him, urging him to focus on cultivation and not waste his mind spirit on these trivial matters!

Cang Ku!

Li Chen thought of someone and squinted his eyes slightly.

Since he entered the Heaven Realm, he had generally gotten along quite well with Cang Ku.

But after realizing something was wrong, recalling past events, the more Li Chen thought about it, the more he felt something was off about Cang Ku.

He couldn’t quite put his finger on what exactly was wrong.

"Could it be that old man knew all along?"

"What are you thinking about?" Yin Qingyan looked at Li Chen, her eyes complex as she spoke.

"It’s nothing." Li Chen shook his head. "Can you tell me why you all ended up here? And what exactly happened in the years I’ve been gone?"

Yin Qingyan looked at Li Chen, her eyes also turning peculiar.

She hadn’t considered this before, but now that she realized it, she also noticed something wasn’t right.

The actions of Star Lord Yue Gouchen should theoretically be known by everyone in the Star Continent, and some years ago, for some unknown reason, the Star Lord was secretly investigating Li Chen.

But Li Chen seemed to have vanished from the world, and when he reappeared, his cultivation level was so advanced that she couldn’t even comprehend it.

"Where exactly have you been all these years?" Yin Qingyan couldn’t help but ask.

Li Chen opened his mouth; his facial expression appeared to be a bitter smile.

"Tian Shang Star Continent."