"Qin Luo, is the chicken soup delicious?"

Qin Luo did not answer. Hua Ying tasted the chicken soup she had made, smiled sweetly, and said softly, "I think this chicken soup tastes better than the mutton soup at the foot of Luoxia Peak."

After feeding Qin Luo chicken soup, Hua Ying led him to a nearby covered bridge to cool off.

The covered bridge was covered with wisteria blossoms. A gentle breeze blew, and the wisteria blossoms swayed in the wind. A flower shadow leaned against Qin Luo's shoulder and whispered, "Qin Luo, aren't the wisteria blossoms beautiful?"

"..."

"Hate!"

Hua Ying suddenly said coquettishly.

She imagined a conversation with Qin Luo.

night.

There are fireflies in the yard.

Hua Ying and Qin Luo lay on bamboo chairs to cool off.

Even the starlight couldn't catch Hua Ying's eye. She looked at Qin Luo beside her, then took out the golden talisman Yuan Yuan had given her and slapped it onto her forehead.

Hua Ying hoped to see the real Qin Luo, even if it was just in a dream. She didn't know if the talisman would really work, but she still tried it without hesitation.

The golden talisman emitted a soft light, and Hua Ying's consciousness appeared on the lush green hillside. She saw a familiar figure sitting on the grass. In the quiet night, Qin Luo gazed at the village across the river. The village was lit by a dim yellow light, which would flicker from time to time.

"Qin Luo!"

Hua Ying's voice trembled.

Qin Luo watched as Hua Ying approached, a smile spreading across his face. "Welcome to my dream world."

"I knew you were still alive."

Hua Ying knelt down directly in front of Qin Luo.

Qin Luo chuckled and said, "You don't need to be sad for me. This is my choice. I never belonged to your world."

Hua Ying frowned slightly and said in a trembling voice, "Qin Luo, Zi Yue and the others have been waiting for you to come back, as have Yuan Yuan and the others. Many people are waiting for you to come back."

Qin Luo gazed at the village across the river, looking at the blacksmith's shop in the village. "This is my hometown, my other side. There are many people here waiting for me to return."

Hua Ying looked at the unfamiliar world before her. She couldn't sense any spiritual energy from heaven and earth. The village not far away was eerie, and there were many things in the village that she had never seen before. "Do you really want to leave us?"

"Yes."

Qin Luo said calmly.

Hua Ying clenched her fist. "You're lying."

Qin Luo did not answer.

Hua Ying pursed her lips, not daring to look Qin Luo in the eye, and said with her head down, "I also want to be free, I don't want to be bound by fate anymore, why did you let me live?"

Qin Luo watched as tears streamed down Hua Ying's face, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I only wanted to save you at the time, I didn't think about your feelings."

Hua Ying clenched her fists, raised her head, her gaze hardening, and said in a clear voice, "So I don't care about your feelings, and I won't allow you to leave."

Qin Luo shook his head helplessly.

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