Chapter 24 Danfeng? Danheng?
You embarked on a long interstellar journey, visiting desolate, unclaimed lands and witnessing bustling cities.
You met all sorts of people, some wealthy and others starving and freezing. You helped the poor harvest their autumn crops and also protected the rich at the negotiating table.
In each place you arrive, you'll randomly find a hotel to sleep in, and after you've had your fill of rest, you'll wander aimlessly around the city.
You've seen dried-up streams and raging rivers; you've been to desolate deserts and visited humid, sweltering rainforests...
You only accepted the start-up capital from Huaiyan; the rest you had to earn your own reward with your own hands.
Although it was tough and dangerous, you felt incredibly fulfilled.
Everything you do yields results, and your efforts are rewarded meaningfully, which gives you tremendous encouragement.
You hear people applauding you, you bow your head to accept the laurel wreath offered by a child, you receive an olive branch extended to you by a wealthy businessman, you see a stranger's waiter quietly offering you his admiring glances...
Your life will no longer be a monotonous cycle, no longer trapped in battlefields and paperwork.
You experienced a long-lost sense of freedom, a feeling that captivated you and gradually made you forget those sad past events.
This time, due to a time-space distortion, you unexpectedly fell into an unfamiliar planet.
As you look out over the vast snowfield, you walk cautiously with your sword in hand. As you pass a path, you hear a rustling sound behind you.
A ferocious monster roared and charged at you. You swiftly swung your sword, cleanly severing its right hand. However, the spurting blood quickly attracted the monster's accomplices, who swarmed around you, forcing you to be extremely vigilant in dealing with this troublesome group.
In the midst of the fierce battle, you hear an anxious female voice: "There's movement over there, let's go quickly!"
Immediately afterward, a rain of arrows fell, freezing the monsters. Taking advantage of this opportunity, you drew your sword without hesitation, one after another…
Suddenly, a long spear slashed past you and plunged straight into the monster's chest.
The longer you looked at that spear, the more familiar it seemed; you felt you'd seen it somewhere before. Before you could think any further, a clear, cold voice rang in your ear: "Watch out!"
The next second, you caught a glimpse of his face.
For a moment, you were stunned.
It's so similar, so incredibly similar.
He was practically a carbon copy of Danfeng. Apart from his long hair being shorter and the absence of those striking dragon horns, his face was almost identical to Danfeng's.
In an instant, countless memories of the past flood your mind, overlapping with the figure standing in front of you.
For a moment, you might mistake it for Danfeng standing there.
You thought you had let go of everything long ago, but when you saw that face again, you still couldn't help but feel your heart flutter.
The monster attacked you while you were distracted. Even though you reacted immediately to defend yourself, your arm was still pierced by the monster's claws.
You stopped getting distracted and focused on defeating the monster together with the others who came to help.
"Finally finished killing them all, I'm exhausted!" The pink-haired girl in the lead said with a sigh of relief.
"Thank you all for your help." You thanked them sincerely, while secretly glancing at the blue-clad figure next to the pink-haired girl.
The man stood to the side, looking wary and saying nothing.
The gray-haired girl next to you seemed to notice something, her gaze shifting back and forth between the man and you.
"Hello, I'm Galaxy Baseball Man." The gray-haired woman introduced herself first, drawing a retort from the pink-haired girl, "Haha, she's joking. My name is March 7th, this is the Trail Blazers, and this is..."
Before you could even hear what March 7th said, you felt dizzy and weak in your limbs.
Suddenly, everything went black, and you collapsed to the ground without warning, right before everyone's eyes.
When you wake up again, you are in an unfamiliar room.
"She's awake!" The pink-haired girl, March 7th, suddenly brought her face close. "How are you feeling? Does your wound still hurt?"
You try to shake your head, but find your neck extremely stiff.
Just then, a shadow fell beside the hospital bed, and the young man who looked just like Danfeng was looking down at the medicine label.
“The monster’s claws have neurotoxins,” the young man said without turning his head. “I’ll have to ask Miss Himeko for help.”
"Dan..."
The name stuck in his throat. The young man suddenly turned around, his eyes filled with wariness and surprise.
"My name is Dan Heng." He handed me a glass of warm water. "I'm a guard on the Starry Sky Train."
Danheng...
Danfeng...
Similar names, similar faces... You're sure you're not mistaken, you really have met your husband's reincarnation.
The letter he left you before he died is still vivid in my mind. In the letter, he asked you to forget him, but how difficult it is to forget. After experiencing such a profound love, it is hard for you to truly forget him.
Fate brought you together with him again.
In this life, he is no longer the Dragon Lord who bears the burden of everything; he is now a free man.
You shouldn't disturb his new life, but that familiar face always makes you reminisce about the past.
You have never truly forgotten him.
"Hey, why are you crying?" March 7th exclaimed in surprise, only then realizing that you were in tears without even noticing.
"Sorry..." You reached out and took the tissue from March 7th, turning your head to hide your embarrassment.
Danheng silently looked away, feeling a heavy weight in his heart.
Why did he feel sad?
Even though it's your first time meeting him, you feel like you've seen him somewhere before.
He sighed almost imperceptibly, then used the excuse of getting medicine to escape to the think tank to calm himself down.
After that, you stayed on the train to recuperate. Once you were a little better, you sat in the train carriage and chatted with the other passengers about interesting things.
You introduced yourself, saying that you were a sea patrol knight from the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship.
"You're also from the Immortal Ship?" the pink-haired girl exclaimed excitedly. "Dan Heng is also from the Immortal Ship, but he's from Luofu."
“I also studied under a master in Luofu, so Luofu can be considered my second hometown,” you gently replied to March 7th’s question.
A century of imprisonment and years of constant travel have worn down your spirit. Gone is the youthful vivacity and courage you once possessed; in their place lies the composure and calmness that comes with the passage of time.
Unfortunately, all your composure will be shattered the moment you encounter Dan Heng.
You subtly inquire about Danheng's current situation from March 7th, and learn from her that Danheng has now become an anonymous traveler, practicing her pioneering spirit.
You are so glad that in this life he is no longer bound by the shackles of the past, and that the burdens that Danfeng carried will no longer have to be passed down from generation to generation.
You should be happy for him.
should……
You lower your head and stroke the wedding ring on your ring finger. It was the ring that Danfeng put on your finger when you and Danfeng got married, and it's the most special memory between you and him.
Before you went to prison, the Dragon Masters took away almost everything Danfeng had given you, even the symbol of your love, the Reverse Scale, which they forcibly took away. The only thing left for you was the jade ring on your finger, which looked brand new and was no different from an ordinary ring.
You can no longer sense Danfeng's presence; he has truly left you.
"This ring... you're already married?" March 7th exclaimed excitedly, her eyes full of gossip.
“Yes, it was a gift from my husband.” You showed no offense whatsoever to March 7’s words.
"Is Miss March interested in this?"
"I'm just a little curious, why isn't your husband with you? Don't you live together?"
"..."
March 7th's words really touched on your feelings.
He is no longer here.
After a long pause, you uttered six words softly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have brought that up." The girl quickly showed a guilty expression and kept apologizing to you.
"It's alright, I've come to terms with it. Miss March, there's no need to feel guilty. People of the Immortal Ship have long lifespans and are used to life and death. Over the years, I've let go of it."
Are you at peace with it?
Maybe.
You chuckled self-deprecatingly and then changed the subject.
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