Chapter 635: Chapter 534: Childhood Sweethearts

As Yi Fan shouted that phrase, "Lie, release."

In his mind, those deeply imprinted fragments of memory began to emerge one by one:

The beginning of the memory was fixed on the face of a pure, young girl.

She had a bit of baby fat, skin fair and smooth, black long straight hair fluttering in the wind, like the first love every boy experiences during his awakening.

With the appearance of this face, more and more ancient memories, like white paper falling into water and spreading stains, gradually became clear.

"Bai Shuang, SS-grade Protective Treasure, trait: Immortal!"

The awakening results announced, causing a commotion on the playground.

SS-grade, that’s SS-grade! How many SS-grade over the years?

Moreover, it’s the flower of Chichuan Academy, Bai Shuang!

Meanwhile, under the gaze of everyone, she walked towards a certain spot under the Awakening Platform.

There... sat a young man.

Eighteen years old, still looking very youthful, vaguely recognizable as the young Yi Fan.

However, at this moment, Yi Fan was dejectedly bowing his head, eyes full of defeat and pain.

He had just completed the Spirit Contract Master awakening, awakening to a D-grade talent, Lie.

This transformed him from a favored student, envied by peers, to a subject of ridicule.

A D-grade talent was already a drag, and the Lying talent made others avoid him.

"Look, Bai Shuang Goddess is walking towards Yi Fan!"

"Is the show about to start?!"

"Heard they might be in love, one with SS-grade talent, the other with D-grade, they shouldn’t belong to the same world from now on!"

"Bai Shuang Goddess, will she draw a line with him? Really looking forward to it!"

At this moment, the surrounding discussions flooded into Yi Fan’s ears, he looked up, eyes meeting Bai Shuang’s who stood before him.

Yi Fan forced out a slightly bitter smile and took the initiative to say, "Congratulations on awakening your SS-grade Contracted Spirit, we..."

"Let’s fulfill the contract." Bai Shuang gave him a big smile.

At these words, the students and teachers waiting to see the spectacle were once again in uproar.

They thought there was something wrong with their ears.

Bai Shuang, an SS-grade Contracted Spirit, chose to sign a contract with a D-grade Spirit Contract Master?

Are they crazy, or is Bai Shuang crazy, or is the world crazy?!

"Bai Shuang, have you thought it through? Maybe you should think again." After a brief shock, Yi Fan calmed down and said.

Although moved and reluctant, he knew that at these times, emotions should not become her burden.

Unexpectedly, Bai Shuang shook her head without hesitation.

Her eyes showed unprecedented resolve.

"Yi Fan." Bai Shuang interrupted the speaking Yi Fan again, "We are childhood friends, we once agreed, as long as we’re past eighteen, we will complete the contract, marry, be together!"

"Do you not want to fulfill this promise?"

Not everyone abandons the one who silently accompanies them when they rise to fame.

This is the way love should be.

Bai Shuang stood against the pressures from the academy, parents, society, and completed the contract with Yi Fan.

And because of this, it caused a sensation and startled Great Xia Leader Li Shutong.

He quietly went to Chichuan Academy, intending to see the two young people at the center of this storm.

Finally, he found Yi Fan who was being threatened with expulsion and subjected to societal backlash and scorn.

Li Shutong didn’t use talent grade to judge Yi Fan with biased eyes like others.

He spotted Yi Fan’s potential and accepted him as his eighth student, using him as the core to establish Great Xia’s Eighth War Zone.

Hearing this news, Bai Shuang was naturally overjoyed.

"I knew my judgment was not wrong!" Bai Shuang sincerely expressed her happiness for Yi Fan.

"But with this, we will face a harsher environment, more dangerous situations, we—"

Bai Shuang gently covered Yi Fan’s mouth with her hand, word by word, "No matter what, I will be by your side, facing it together with you!"

Thus, Bai Shuang and Yi Fan gradually faded from public view.

From now on, Great Xia gained an Eighth War Zone and a mysterious and powerful Combat Spirit Contract Master, "Wu."

...

Memory images shifting like floating glass beads.

The images of Bai Shuang and Yi Fan also matured from the youthful eighteen years.

Battle, training, fighting, growth, their youthful faces faded, their gazes grew resolute.

The scene paused at a mysterious dark and deep place.

As the commander of Great Xia’s Eighth War Zone, Yi Fan’s appearances were always the most mysterious and unexplored areas on Blue Star.

This place was no exception.

From the wounds on their bodies, it was evident they had just experienced a tough battle.

Yi Fan was taking large breaths, clutching a stone slab the size of a regular picture frame.

"All other team members sacrificed." Yi Fan struggled to breathe rhythmically, recovering spent spiritual power, while speaking to Bai Shuang beside him.

"Xiao Shuang, return from the direction we came, contact Great Xia, and request reinforcements."

"In my current state, I should be able to last for an hour, time is tight, you must set out now."

Unexpectedly, after hearing Yi Fan’s words, Bai Shuang shook her head and refused without hesitation.

"Yi Fan, you deceive me again. I said your lies don’t work on me, you can’t deceive me anytime!"

"Your spiritual power has already been exhausted, and cannot be restored in the short term, you want to deceive me into leaving first, sacrifice yourself, to hold off those pursuers."

Exposed directly by Bai Shuang, Yi Fan’s face showed slight embarrassment, he smiled bitterly. "You’re not cute at all now, hard to deceive."

His lies could fool anyone, but never Bai Shuang, because Bai Shuang genuinely loved him, understood him.

At this moment, a soft touch came from his palm, Bai Shuang’s hand, clasped Yi Fan’s hand.

"I also said, no matter what, I will be by your side, facing it together with you!"

...

"Bai Shuang! Why did you deceive me!"

"Remove Immortal from me, I don’t need it! Remove! Remove... okay..."

"Bai Shuang, I beg you, remove Immortal, you need it more than I do, I beg you, don’t die!"

Yi Fan crumbled to his knees, hugging the dying Bai Shuang, sobbing uncontrollably.

On him, the golden light of double Immortal strengthened, keeping him alive despite severe injuries, but Bai Shuang’s breath grew weaker, nearing her end.

"Yi Fan." Bai Shuang in Yi Fan’s arms, showed a weak smile, "You’re the commander of Great Xia’s Eighth War Zone, Great Xia people need you."

"So, you can’t die."

"In this life, I deceive you once, just once..."

The scene abruptly stopped.

This memory, its name is "Childhood Sweetheart."