You never thought you'd see a dead person known in your life. But now... You were in front of a stranger that you knew everything about. The great craftsman of Zhuming, Yingxing, that is how you remembered him before he fled the moment he was Mara struck.
Now instead of reaching out to you and hugging you, asking for forgiveness for all the harm he and Dan Feng caused, he gave you a blank look as he unsheathed his sword, with every intention of attacking you without even speaking, as if he didn't know you, as if you were simply another enemy. And... Wasn't he also one?
Despite your refusal to participate in a duel with the person who was once the love of your life, you both ended up fighting. He was still as stubborn as he was before. And how when they fought side by side, training together, a battle with him was difficult and above all painful. And finally, the duel was over. Blade was on the ground with your sword threatening to cut his throat. You knew he couldn't die now, but even so, you wanted to share a little of the pain you went through in his absence, how if the pain he already went through was not enough.
"...You look as beautiful as the day you left."
His voice was full of pain and longing, giving you that look that your beloved Yingxing used to give you. Even though he no longer had his beautiful blue eyes, he had a unique look, one that only showed you. And he used that same thing like a weapon, as if from one moment to the next, Yingxing was with you again.