Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2001

Chapter 2001: Yu Rou’s True Feelings

“Brother!”

Unable to contain herself, Yu Rou subconsciously threw herself into his arms, wrapping him in a tight embrace, years of longing and emotion pouring into that single, desperate gesture.

“Y-Yuan?!” Bai Lianhua exclaimed in a shocked tone, her eyes wide with surprise.

Xia Jingyi swallowed nervously, her face slightly red after seeing Yuan’s handsome face.

“I’m sorry it took this long to see you guys again,” Yuan said as he caressed Yu Rou’s back, who was only a head shorter than him now.

“…”

Yu Rou didn’t respond—she simply held him tighter, burying her face into his robes as if afraid he might vanish if she let go.

“You were unable to log off Cultivation Online for several years, right? How is your body right now?” Bai Lianhua asked since it seemed like Yu Rou wasn’t going to speak.

“My body is fine. If I weren’t a cultivator, it would’ve been dangerous.”

“So that is your real body, correct?”

“Correct,” he confirmed.

“Does this mean we won’t be able to see you on Earth again?” Bai Lianhua continued to ask.

“For now, but it’s not like I cannot return to Earth ever again. Unfortunately, I don’t know when that will happen. It could take years if not decades before I get to return safely.”

Yu Rou’s body trembled at such words.

Yuan noticed this and looked down, but he wasn’t sure what to say.

Yu Rou suddenly lifted her face from his chest and looked at him with tears flowing down her face.

“Brother… What if I want to come to the Nine Heavens?” she asked.

“That’s…” Yuan became speechless.

While he was certain the Celestial Emperor would do everything in his power to prevent him from returning to the Nine Heavens if he visited Earth, he wasn’t sure how the Celestial Emperor would respond to others attempting to enter the Nine Heavens.

After a moment of silence, Yuan finally spoke. “That’s not a decision you make on a whim. Choosing this path means giving up the life you’ve known—it’s not something to take lightly.”

“I know that!” she shouted.

“…”

After a brief pause, she continued softly,

“When you first left home with Meixiu, I realized just how much I hated being apart from you. Every day felt like a small ache. But I endured it, because, back then, I could still see you often enough.”

“But after you moved to Dragon Spiral Mountain and I joined the Eternal Lotuses… we’ve barely seen each other at all. Then you couldn’t log out of Cultivation Online… and now it’s been over half a decade since we last saw each other.”

Her voice trembled as she continued, “I can’t do this anymore, Brother. It’s become too much for me to bear. You’re the only family member I have left…”