Divine Seal: I am the Demon God Emperor's beloved granddaughter

Chapter 44 is both a first meeting and a long-awaited reunion.

Even as Bai Xi approached, the blind girl remained silent, simply standing there blankly.

But only she knew that her heart, which had been as calm as a stagnant lake, was beginning to ripple, and with their approach, it was starting to come alive.

Like a spring breeze passing through, snow melts and ice thaws, and all things revive.

"Okay, it seems we mistook you for someone else. Sorry."

Bai Xi stopped abruptly three steps away from the blind girl, and said this with a mix of disappointment and embarrassment.

She recognized the blind girl in front of her as the mute girl from five years ago.

Although she didn't know why the other person suddenly became able to speak, and was blind again, it seemed that the other person no longer recognized them, so there was no need for her to continue the entanglement.

"Let's go, Chenchen."

Bai Xi extended her hand to Long Haochen.

Long Haochen was stunned ever since Bai Xi spoke, pondering the similarities between the blind girl in front of him and the mute girl from five years ago.

He really couldn't understand how Bai Xi connected the two people. Apart from both having purple hair, they didn't seem to have much in common.

Therefore, they did not react in time.

By the time he realized what was happening and tried to take Bai Xi's hand, someone else had already done it.

A very white hand reached out and offered it to Bai Xi.

"Could you please take me home?"

It was that blind girl.

Having just rejected Long Haochen, she actually took the initiative to seek help from Bai Xi.

"of course can."

Bai Xi reached out to grasp the blind girl's hand, but the girl hesitated and withdrew her hand.

Bai Xi wouldn't allow her to back down in front of him. He grabbed the blind girl's wrist and touched it. It was icy cold, as if he were holding a piece of fine jade.

Unlike Bai Xi, the blind girl felt as if her hands were soaking in a hot spring, which dispelled the coldness from her entire body.

"Oh, it's because your hands are cold. No problem, my hands are warm, so we can complement each other."

Bai Xi chuckled and made a joke.

The blind girl suddenly relaxed completely.

"Let me formally introduce myself. I am Bai Xi, and this is my older brother, Long Haochen."

Upon hearing Bai Xi's introduction, Long Haochen, who had been struggling with his decision, suddenly stopped struggling and only had this one sentence in his mind.

“I am Saint Cher.”

After much hesitation, the blind girl finally introduced herself.

When the three looked at each other, it was both their first meeting and a long-awaited reunion.

"Come on, Cai'er. Where is your home? We'll take you home."

Bai Xi held Sheng Cai'er's right hand, while Long Haochen stood on Sheng Cai'er's left. The two siblings protected this old acquaintance who seemed to need protection in the middle.

"Go forward for seventy-six zhang, turn right for thirty-eight zhang, then turn left for twenty-three zhang, and you will arrive."

Saint Cher replied, her voice still cold, but much better than at the beginning.

"What a coincidence, we live very close to each other."

After mentally estimating the distance and taking a walk, Bai Xi discovered that Sheng Cai'er was also staying at a hotel, which was nearby.

Long Xingyu seemed to have mentioned it before, that the hotel was frequented by people from the Assassin's Temple.

Five years ago, the white-clad man with the Thousand-Strike Spirit Furnace, who was also from the Assassin's Temple, tried to recruit her.

That matches up again.

Do you live nearby?

Saint Cai'er spoke softly, having gleaned some information from Bai Xi's words.

Bai Xi and Long Haochen are also here to participate in this Demon Hunter Team selection competition, and they are likely from the Knight Temple, since Long Haochen is a knight.

Saint Cherrie remembers the details of their first meeting very clearly.

"Yes."

Bai Xi didn't speak for quite a while, and her voice even had a slight nasal tone.

Startled, Long Haochen and Sheng Cai'er both looked in her direction, though Sheng Cai'er couldn't see her.

"Xi Xi, what's wrong?" Long Haochen noticed the tears welling up in Bai Xi's eyes and immediately became anxious.

Saint Cai'er was just as anxious.

Although she is blind, her other senses are very sharp.

She is sad.

As Sheng Cai'er thought to herself, she suddenly felt a little sad.

She was somewhat surprised when this feeling arose.

"I'm fine, really fine, don't worry."

Bai Xi had composed herself, but her heart was still churning with turmoil.

Although Bai Xi was holding Sheng Cai'er's wrist and leading her, she was actually secretly taking Sheng Cai'er's pulse.

Bai Xi's medical skills were quite good, and she quickly learned from Sheng Cai'er's pulse what kind of torment her body had endured.

Therefore, I couldn't control my emotions for a moment.

This is compassion, this is empathy.

"We've arrived, we'll be going now."

The place where they met was not far from the hotel, and they arrived there soon.

Bai Xi and Long Haochen first dropped Sheng Cai'er off at her hotel entrance, then prepared to part ways.

"and many more."

As they turned around, Saint Cher suddenly called them back.

"I remember you, I have never forgotten you."

Saint Cherrie seemed to have made up her mind before she said those words.

The reason she suddenly said that was entirely a misunderstanding.

She was unaware that Bai Xi had already examined her pulse, and thought that Bai Xi's sudden sadness was because she had not acknowledged them and denied that they had ever known each other.

So, she finally decided to admit her identity.

"Thank you for that day. Thank you for today as well."

Saint Cher said softly, as if she had unloaded a burden.

Long Haochen was completely stunned.

This is actually a person! What's going on? They can speak now but can't see anymore. What if they can see again but can't speak again?

But the key question is, how did the two of them recognize each other?
How could he not recognize me?!

"you are welcome."

Bai Xi turned around and smiled at Sheng Cai'er, not caring about Sheng Cai'er's concealment.

She now roughly understood why Saint Cher had pretended not to know them.

The past is too heavy, and the reason why one's consciousness is sealed is also heavy. These are not things that can be told to others, especially to people like them.

"Five years ago, you didn't get to take the medicine I prescribed. I wonder if you'll still dare to take it five years from now!"

Bai Xi suddenly said this.

Saint Cai'er was completely taken aback by how quickly her thoughts had jumped around, but she had already nodded subconsciously.

"Okay, see you tomorrow!"

Bai Xi waved to Sheng Cai'er, then took slightly heavier steps, reminding Sheng Cai'er that they had left.

"What did she mean by that?"

Did she figure something out?

"Won't she... think I'm a monster?"

Saint Cher stood at the hotel entrance, murmuring softly, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

For some reason, she always had the feeling that Bai Xi had seen through her.

But strangely enough, she didn't find the feeling annoying.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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