Between You and I (Fangs of fortune)

After Zhuo Yichen had found Zhao Yuanzhou's last shred of soul he extracted with the Yunguang Sword, he went back to the Peach Blossom Villa in Tiandu, ready to live a life of seclusion while helping the ape demon recover. Pei Sijing and Wen Xiao would occasionally come visit them whenever they had free time despite their responsibilities, always bringing one treasure or another that they hope would be helpful for Zhao Yuanzhou's recovery while also making sure that Zhuo Yichen himself was healing too. But mostly, it was just the two of them in this enormous manor, well more like Zhuo Yichen and that wisp of Zhao Yuanzhou's soul who has yet to manifest his human form again. Time flew by just like that. Months and years passed in the blink of an eye as Zhuo Yichen spent his days brewing tea, cultivating and training patiently by himself.

On the evening of one spring day, Zhuo Yichen opened his eyes after a session of meditation, greeted by the sight of that familiar figure dressed in exquisite black robes. Zhao Yuanzhou smiled at him amidst the falling flower petals, looking as if he had never left Zhuo Yichen's side in the first place.

" Xiao Zhuo, I'm back."

It was the 8th year after his "death".