"Liuli, don't cry..."

The childish voice comforted the weeping Liuli. At that time, she was surrounded by a chaotic and illusory space. In this vast space, she held Bailing tightly in her arms, pressed her forehead against his, and cried uncontrollably.

Bai Ling's childish voice was unclear as she repeatedly said, "Liuli, be good, don't cry..."

Liuli was extremely sad. Bailing's innocent words of comfort reached her ears, making her feel even more distressed. She couldn't stop crying and sobbing, venting all the sadness that had accumulated in her heart over the years.

Until the voice in her arms grew from childish to clear, just like a child gradually growing up, the last word "Don't cry" sounded just like the voice of a Buddhist monk.

She stopped crying for a moment, looked up in confusion, and suddenly felt that her arms were empty.

"Bailing!" The feeling of emptiness in her arms brought a sense of loss and unease that made Liuli blurt out a cry of surprise.

Her pale face showed confusion. When she looked around, all she could see was a gray, chaotic space. There was no sign of Bai Ling anywhere.

A moment later, she took a long stride and ran forward. The feeling of panic in her heart made her eager to find Bai Ling. Only after seeing him could she feel at ease.

Liuli ran forward at breakneck speed, but there was nothing around her except for the chaotic mist. She couldn't find the end of this space, nor could she find Bailing anywhere.

Finally, Liuli had no more strength to run. She stopped, bent over, rested her hands on her knees, and gasped for breath. Her head was bowed so low that strands of hair slipped down, obscuring her profile.

At that moment, a look of bewilderment slowly crept onto her bewildered face, because she suddenly remembered that morning many years ago when she couldn't find Bai Ling in the cave on the low mountain, so she rushed out and ran all over the dense forest trying to find him. At that time, she seemed to have felt the same way.

This was the first time since Liuli's rebirth that she remembered what her emotions were when a certain event occurred. Before, no matter how she recalled it or how vivid the memories were, she never knew what her emotions were when those events happened.

After a long while, Liuli felt the fatigue in her body slowly dissipate. She straightened up, and the chaotic mist around her suddenly dissipated, revealing a different scene before her: a simple wooden house.

Liuli stood as an observer in a corner of the wooden house. Inside, a young monk was holding a child in his arms, while an old monk was shaving the child's head with a razor. The child was now bald.

The child, nestled in the young monk's arms, looked up at the old monk, mouth slightly agape, eyes filled with confusion.

The old monk looked down at the child with a smile and said gently, "From today onwards, your Dharma name will be Shi Chan."

Upon hearing this, the child suddenly became anxious. He frowned and mumbled indistinctly, "Lark, Lark... Lark..."

The old monk was extremely puzzled. He turned his gaze to the young monk, and the two shook their heads at each other.

"My Bailing..." Upon seeing this, Liuli suddenly realized that this must have happened after her Bailing was taken away by Zen Master Daming. Her expression was extremely anxious, and she hurriedly took a step to go over and snatch her Bailing back, but in the instant she moved, the scene around her suddenly changed.