There is no such thing as a future. I just want Awu to not feel so guilty.

I fell into Awu's arms, holding her hand, "...After I die, don't burn paper money for me. If you want to burn something, burn the paper I taught you to write my name on. Just burn it under my pillow...I want to go to the underworld and not drink Mengpo soup. Remember this name."

"When you call me in the next life, I'll turn around and it'll be you..."

Shen Qinghuan, a staunch materialist, broke the rules twice. Once, he did not be the first to remove Sheng Wu's red veil, to avoid bad luck and make the bride unhappy. Another time, he made a wish under a meteor shower.

I wish Awu will be healthy and happy in this life.

In fact, there was another time, which was also the last time. That was when she expressed her last wish, she secretly prayed to the gods.

I pray that I can meet Sheng Wu again in my next life.

In the last few seconds, she tapped Sheng Wu's hand a few times. The first two times were meant to comfort her, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

This time it means, I love you.

Unfortunately, my throat was full of blood at that time and I couldn’t speak. I don’t know if Awu could understand me.

In fact, I had vaguely guessed it before, Awu, you have deceived me more than once.

Because the way you pretend to love your father is so deceptive that even I can't tell whether the love you say you love me is real or not.

But it doesn't matter anymore. I made a wish with the gods: in my next life, I will only meet you. Then, you won't be approaching me out of a mission, but out of sincerity.

I thought you were not in my past and you would not be in my future.

But I didn't expect that my best 20 years, which you filled, would end here.

......

And when Sheng Wu said "I will never lie to you again", he deceived Shen Qinghuan again.

It’s also the last time.

When Shen Guiwu collapsed with the world, Sheng Wu did not really burn the papers with names on them for Shen Qinghuan.

After Shen Qinghuan died, she left her body there, letting it fall in the heavy snow.

Cover her in the wilderness.

Her goal had been achieved, so why should she care about the chess pieces?

"Qinghuan, I like you so much."

"Awu, next time, don't lie to me again."

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Shen Qinghuan tapped Sheng Wu's hand, a gesture Shen Guiwu had also performed on her. I wrote about this foreshadowing but didn't emphasize it too much. The beginning of the story actually foreshadowed the ending. Shen Qinghuan was created by Shen Guiwu, and he has his subtle personality and habits. So when Shen Qinghuan did this gesture the first time he saved her, Sheng Wu was suspicious, but she didn't show any reaction. Her performance of love and trust deceived everyone.

If you ask when Sheng Wu started to doubt, it was when she woke up in this world and Chen Guiwu recognized her for the first time.