Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 1242 - 1242 1228 Yuner Goes Missing

Chapter 1242: Chapter 1228: Yun’er Goes Missing Chapter 1242: Chapter 1228: Yun’er Goes Missing Ouyang Yue had been paying close attention to Guo Yuyun, who clearly wasn’t very happy. Ouyang Yue said, “If you keep provoking her, I’m afraid that girl might jump into the river, and by then it’ll be too late for you to cry.”

Ye Chen looked over, full of confidence, and said, “No, Yun’er is like a boy. If she breaks a tooth, she’ll swallow it down. She would never do such a thing; she’s even stronger than me.”

“From the sound of it, you want to keep provoking her. Doesn’t your conscience feel even a little remorse?” Ouyang Yue was obviously indignant.

“You think I’m having an easy time, that I enjoy this? I’m also suffering.”

“How come I feel like you’re actually thrilled, especially when you’re provoking her, as if you can’t wait to rub salt in her wounds?”

“That’s because you don’t understand, you don’t know how much…”

“How much what? How much you love her, right?”

Ye Chen remained silent.

“I think you enjoy tormenting yourself. I really want to ask you, can you sleep at night? Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning on a rainy day!”

She wasn’t wrong. These past few nights, Ye Chen had indeed been unable to sleep, and when he did, he had nightmares. He dreamed of Nangong Yan, dreamed that it was Guo Yuyun who died. Several times he thought of backing out, but these dreams reminded him time and again that he had to be rational. He had no choice but to do this.

“Ah, why put yourself through such suffering, why do it at all!” Ouyang Yue sighed deeply.

“Can’t you understand that I’m also in pain? Really, I’m bleeding inside. Those nonsensical words, I find them infuriating too.”

“Now you realize it. So why do you still do this?”

“Isn’t it all for her own good?”

“I don’t see it that way. If you’re beyond saving, Yun’er would want to stay with you for the rest of her life. As long as you’re careful, it doesn’t necessarily mean that something like what happened to Nangong Yan will happen again. Nangong Yan’s incident was just an accident.”

Ye Chen shook his head and said, “Indeed, Nangong Yan’s incident was an accident, but you only know half the story.”

Ouyang Yue asked in confusion, “What do you mean?”

“Look, if we admit that nothing happened that night, Guo Yuyun wouldn’t be willing to leave. She would definitely cling to me, and nobody can guarantee that such an accident won’t happen again in the future. Even if such an accident doesn’t happen, does that mean I can definitely be saved and return to normal?”

Ye Chen continued, “If I’m destined to have no way out and eventually lose my mind, have you thought about what would happen if I did go mad, leaving Yun’er alone to live in solitude for the rest of her life?”

“Isn’t there still Song Xizhi?”

“You’re mistaken. That’s what I wanted to say. Song Xizhi hasn’t left now because he also misunderstands your relationship with me and thinks he still has a chance. That’s why he’s willing to stay by Yun’er’s side. If Yun’er learns the truth, Song Xizhi will leave. Then, she will no longer have him. A spare tire isn’t meant for a lifetime. Once this chance is gone, there’s no going back. Do you understand?”

Ouyang Yue was stunned, then after a moment, said, “You want to bring them together.”

“If the two of them could get to the point of nearly getting married, it means they have feelings for each other. Why should I interfere and wreck this bond? Besides, I can’t provide any guarantees to Yun’er. I could go insane and kill people at any moment. He’s more suitable than me. I can’t just do as I please. I have to think about them.”

What this guy said was actually quite moving, but Ouyang Yue had indeed not thought that far ahead.

“Do you think Song Xizhi will always wait for Yun’er? Impossible, even if he loves Yun’er, a person has their pride. His family won’t allow him to go on like this.”

“Right, you can also consider things from other people’s perspectives.”

“Of course. Do you really think I naturally enjoy tormenting people? I don’t want to do this either.”

“I’m actually a bit moved.”

“You’re a girl, can’t you speak more politely?”

“I’m truly moved, almost to tears.”

“Ah, I don’t want to struggle either. Really, I don’t. If there were a choice, who would do this? You can’t just think of yourself.”

“Hurry and drink some tea. Then think about how you’re going to continue provoking her, to see if the heavens really will strike you.”

“Let it strike me, since I’m a bad person who deserves no good end anyway.”

Ouyang Yue pursed her lips, truly impressed in that moment. She had to admit, despite not supporting his actions, he was quite a decent man, making her entertain the thought of marrying him. It’s a pity that the truth had been revealed. If it hadn’t, he might have been hers by now. She felt some regret.

The next morning, when it was time for breakfast, Ah Ya went next door to call them over, but Song Xizhi discovered that Guo Yuyun wasn’t in her room.

He came running over, saying that Guo Yuyun was nowhere to be found.

Thinking she might be in the woods, Ye Chen and the others went to search there, but after half a circuit, they still hadn’t found Guo Yuyun. Ye Chen became anxious and asked Song Xizhi, “This morning, when Yun’er left, didn’t she say anything to you?”

“Nothing. We woke up to find she wasn’t in the yard. We thought she was upset and had gone out for a walk.” Song Xizhi was also getting worried.

“Damn it, where could this girl go without knowing anyone here?”

Ouyang Yue, who was also there, had been calling out until she was hoarse and said, “Don’t tell me she really couldn’t think straight and went to jump in the river.”

“Don’t curse with that crow’s mouth of yours.” Ye Chen absolutely did not believe that could happen.

Wu Jingge said from behind, “Maybe she went out to buy something to eat.”

“How is that possible? If it’s for breakfast, she wouldn’t need to go, and even if she really wanted to go out, she would have told us. There’s no way she would just leave like that,” Ye Chen said.

“Maybe she was bored and went out shopping,” Ouyang Yue suggested from the side.

“It’s early in the morning, how could you have the time to go shopping, especially when you’re in a strange place?” Ye Chen called out, “Let’s check her room and see if she’s come back.” Yun’er couldn’t possibly be in the mood to go shopping at this time.

Entering Yun’er’s room, there was nothing out of the ordinary, all her clothes were still there.

“This is really strange, I hope she hasn’t thought of doing something foolish,” said Ye Chen, starting to feel anxious and even a bit of regret for saying so many harsh words lately.

“What’s the matter, let’s wait a bit, maybe she will come back. Let’s have breakfast first,” said Ouyang Yue.

Breakfast was had in a very serious atmosphere, with no one in the mood to eat.

Ye Chen couldn’t think of any other places she could have gone.

Breakfast ended quickly.

“Maybe she just felt upset and went out to shop, she’ll be back soon,” said Ouyang Yue.

How could Ye Chen just wait in the courtyard? What if something really did happen?

“Could she have gone out to drink because she was feeling down?” Wu Jingge said offhandedly.

Ye Chen stood up, unable to think of any other place the girl could have gone, especially so early in the morning, and asked, “Are you sure she’s been missing since this morning?”

Song Xizhi shook his head and said, “We all came back together last night. I’m not sure when she went out later, but I don’t think it was in the middle of the night. She couldn’t have left here secretly to return to the Central Plains. If she really wanted to go back, she would have told us. Even the last time she ran away from her wedding, she left me a letter.”

That’s right, Yun’er wouldn’t just leave irresponsibly, but where else could Yun’er go to drink?

“Stop being foolish. Let’s go out to the streets and look for her, it’s better than guessing here,” Ouyang Yue said.

Song Xizhi nodded slightly.

Ouyang Yue continued, “I will call a few more people to help look for her, so don’t worry too much.”

Ye Chen had already taken the lead in going out.

“Where are you going?” Ouyang Yue yelled after Ye Chen.

“Maybe she really did go out to drink.”

“I doubt it, she’s a girl.”

“Hey, send a few more people out,” said Ye Chen as he took the lead and left.

On the streets, they split up, agreeing to return to the courtyard if they found Yun’er.

Ye Chen, weighed down by thoughts, walked into the crowded street. This city was indeed not small; among the many islands, it was one of the largest.

Ye Chen started to worry. That girl wouldn’t really do something foolish, would she? She couldn’t be. She was not so fragile a person. Even if she were to do something reckless, she wouldn’t go back to sleep first, replenishing her energy before going out to do something foolish. That made no sense.

So where had she gone? Before he realized, it was noon, and half the day had already passed.

But where else could she go? She didn’t want to see him and went out to clear her mind. That was the only explanation.

Ah, she better not do anything foolish, or he would be struck by lightning.

He had indeed been too harsh yesterday. How could he be so heartless? After all, they were almost together; if it weren’t for the Bell and Drum City incident, they should have been married by now. And yet he kept provoking the girl, even hoping to intensify the stimuli.

Not just girls, but boys too would be unable to handle such provocation.

He started to feel regret, only to want her to give up hope sooner, without thinking about anything else, continuously provoking her. How could he have done such a thing?

He truly wanted to slap himself. He hoped she would be alright, or his own death would be meaningless.

He searched various inns known for serving alcohol, asking if they had seen a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, with big eyes and two dimples, persistently asking around.

He didn’t know how long he had been walking or how many laps he had turned.

Upon encountering Ouyang Yue running over with two people, he thought they had found her. Ye Chen asked, “Is it Yun’er? Has she come back?”

Ouyang Yue shook her head. Seeing Ye Chen in sweat, she knew he was anxious and suggested, “Let’s have something to eat before we continue searching.”

Without having found Yun’er, Ye Chen was not in the mood to eat, but he was still dragged to a wonton shop by Ouyang Yue.

“You being anxious isn’t going to help. Didn’t you say Yun’er is someone who even if she breaks her teeth, she will swallow them? So she won’t do anything foolish. Let’s eat something first, then we can keep searching.”