The feeling didn't leave.
Even the next morning
It stayed.
Heavy.
Unsettling.
Xu Lin walked through the street slowly.
Trying to ignore it.
But failing.
Something was wrong.
Not around him
But with him.
"…You're spacing out again."
His friend nudged him lightly.
"…Am I?"
"…You've been like that since yesterday."
Xu Lin didn't respond.
Because
He didn't know how to explain it.
How do you tell someone
That you feel like you're being watched?
"…Maybe you just need rest."
"…Maybe."
But deep down
He knew
It wasn't that simple.
Later that day
The sky dimmed earlier than usual.
Clouds gathered.
Heavy.
Unnatural.
Xu Lin stopped walking.
"…That's strange…"
The air felt
Different.
Colder.
The noise of the street faded slightly.
As if something was pressing everything down.
"…You feel that?"
His friend frowned.
"…Feel what?"
Silence.
So it was just him.
Again.
That night
Xu Lin couldn't sleep.
He sat near the window.
Watching the darkness outside.
Waiting.
He didn't know for what
But something told him
It would come.
Minutes passed.
Then
The air shifted.
Slightly.
But enough.
Xu Lin froze.
Because
This time
He wasn't imagining it.
"…You're awake."
The voice came from behind him.
Low.
Calm.
Xu Lin's breath stopped.
Slowly
He turned around.
And saw him.
Standing in the shadows
Like he had always been there.
Tall.
Still.
Familiar.
"…Who are you?"
The question came out instinctively.
But his heart
Was already reacting.
Too fast.
Too loud.
The man didn't answer immediately.
Instead
He stepped forward.
Light barely touched his face
But it was enough.
Xu Lin's eyes widened slightly.
Because
For a second
It felt like he had seen him before.
"…You don't remember."
Not a question.
A statement.
Xu Lin frowned.
"…Should I?"
Silence.
Then
A faint smile.
"…No."
Another step closer.
"…Not yet."
Something about those words
Sent a chill down his spine.
Xu Lin instinctively stepped back.
"…You shouldn't be here."
The man paused.
Then
Softly
Almost amused
"…This is exactly where I should be."
The air grew heavier.
Xu Lin's chest tightened.
"…What do you want?"
This time
The answer came immediately.
"…You."
Silence.
Sharp.
Unavoidable.
Xu Lin's fingers clenched slightly.
"…I don't even know you."
A pause.
"…That doesn't matter."
Another step closer.
Too close now.
Xu Lin couldn't move.
Not because he was scared
But because something inside him
Refused to run.
"…What's your name?"
The question slipped out.
Unplanned.
The man looked at him for a long moment.
Then
"…Mo Xuan."
The name settled in the air.
And something inside Xu Lin
Reacted.
Sharp.
Painful.
Like a memory trying to break through
But failing.
Xu Lin flinched slightly.
"…What"
Before he could finish
Mo Xuan reached out.
His fingers brushing lightly against Xu Lin's wrist.
And in that instant
Everything shattered.
Flashes.
Light.
Chains.
A voice
"…Lin Mo"
Xu Lin's vision blurred.
His breath caught.
"…Stop!"
He pulled back instantly.
The connection broke.
Silence fell.
Heavy.
Mo Xuan didn't move.
But his gaze
Darkened.
"…So it's still there."
Xu Lin stared at him
Confused.
Shaken.
"…What did you do to me?"
A pause.
Then
Very softly
"…Nothing."
A step back.
"…Not yet."
The words lingered.
Dangerous.
Xu Lin's heart pounded harder.
Because
For the first time
He realized
This wasn't coincidence.
This wasn't a dream.
And this person
Wasn't someone he could ignore.
Mo Xuan turned slightly.
As if leaving.
But before disappearing into the darkness
He stopped.
Just for a second.
"…Next time"
A pause.
"…don't push me away."
Then
He was gone.
Like he had never been there.
Silence filled the room again.
But Xu Lin didn't move.
Because now
He knew.
Something had already started.
And whatever it was
It wasn't going to end quietly.
Some encounters aren't coincidences…
They're inevitabilities waiting to happen. 🖤🔥
Far above
Lian Yue stood at the edge of the Heavenly realm.
Her gaze lowered slightly.
"…He found him."
Silence followed.
Because this time
Heaven was no longer just watching.