Long Xun slowly turned his head, and what he saw was still his lover's cool yet gentle smile.

Without a single complaint.

However, starlight began to appear on his body, slowly drifting towards the sky. The starlight that came from Bei Chen and Qi's soul also rushed into the sky.

A hint of heartache crossed Yin Chen's eyes. He reached out and gently touched Long Xun's cheek, saying softly, "Why are you crying... This isn't like you."

Long Xun was trembling all over. The large knife in his hand clattered to the ground at his feet. He gripped Yin Chen's hand, and his deep, cool, magnetic voice was dry, like coarse sand rubbing against something: "I'm sorry..."

"It's alright." Yin Chen moved closer to him, pressed her lips to his, and sighed softly, "It was... coming soon anyway."

Even though he could cultivate, and even though he was a merman whose lifespan was longer than that of mortals, after more than a hundred years, Yin Chen, who was already two hundred years old, could feel that his time was coming to an end.

Because his soul is incomplete, he is destined to be unable to become an immortal or a god, to enjoy endless life, to be immortal and indestructible, and to always be by his lover's side.

However... there are still some regrets.

Why couldn't you have left earlier?

If I killed Bei Chen that way, A Xun wouldn't be so heartbroken.

He'll probably think that he killed him, won't he?

But it's not his fault... it's Bei Chen's fault.

“It’s okay…” Yin Chen gently kissed Long Xun, whose expression was tense but who still couldn’t control his tears, and said softly, “If you’re really sad, then I’ll punish you… In the next life, find me quickly.”

In the celestial realm, the sound of the sky collapsing and the earth sinking, the collapse of space growing louder and louder, but Long Xun's gaze remained fixed on the person in front of him who was gradually becoming transparent.

"Ah Xun, I love you..."

Ah Chen, I love you too.

The aloof figure transformed into starlight, twinkling and shimmering, and flew into the sky.

He didn't hear Long Xun's barely audible sobs.