"Little Fish, I've finally come to find you."
"Wait, Little Fish, what did you do? Are these the people? I'm going to kill them."
As he spoke, he glared menacingly at Chen Hua and the other person. Even those who had already left were dragged back by the rats and thrown to the ground, whereupon the rats surrounded them.
"Yan Yi, after all this time, don't you still understand? It's not what you think at all. Please stop overthinking. Everything back then was like that, and it's like this now. Why do you always blame our mistakes on others and make them bear the consequences?"
This was the first time Mu Xiaoyu had seen this person in all the time she had been trying to recognize him. His appearance was almost a phantom to her. She had hated herself and him for everything that had happened, but what did it matter in the long run? Those people were gone, and she didn't want any more people to end up like them.
Time is truly a sharp sword, fading even her last vestige of feelings for him. Perhaps only through news can everything begin anew.
"No, I don't want you to leave. You just don't understand why I'm doing this, but there's still time. I believe you'll understand eventually, Little Fish. If you want them to live, please don't leave. Let's be like before."
"Yan Yi, it's too late. What's the use of saying all this now? They're all gone. Everything has become meaningless. I hope you can move on from your obsession and live your life properly from now on."
Yan Yi immediately knelt down and begged her.
"Little fish, don't leave me, don't leave me, I can't live without you, little fish, I'll die."
"You wouldn't, it's been so long, hasn't it, Yan Yi?"
After saying this, Mu Xiaoyu looked at the sky as if she had let go of her worries, then smiled and turned into flower petals, disappearing into the world.
Yan Yi ran over like a madman and hugged the withered tree that was now just a root, desperately channeling spiritual energy into it, tears streaming down his face.
"Little fish, little fish, I don't want you to go, don't leave me."
In that instant, his hair turned white, yet he continued to desperately channel his spiritual energy into his body until he collapsed. The person he loved never appeared again.
"Little Fish, why are you so cruel? Little Fish, I was wrong."
These were his last words. With his disappearance, so too did the village of Wuren, which was transformed into a forest.
Several people appeared here, and you could tell from their actions that they were not ordinary people.
"Are you alright? We're late, but this place is so eerie, we couldn't get in until something shot into the sky, and then we finally found our way in," one of the men explained as he stepped forward.
Xie Sichen walked away immediately, and Chen Hua replied, "It's nothing serious, they just fainted, could you please take them to the hospital?"
The group nodded and carried them away, leaving only Shen Hua behind.
This forest is very large, and there must be many good things deep inside. What happened before has given her a wake-up call, and she needs to prepare some medicinal herbs and the like.
They released the fox, and the man and the fox went inside.
“My dear niece, I miss you so much. You were too weak before and didn’t take good care of yourself. I will never leave you again, it would be dangerous.”
“My dear niece, is it because you’re out of medicinal herbs that you’ve come out to look for them? I’m an expert at this; my nose is incredibly sensitive.”
“Daughter, why didn’t my nephew come along? Where is he? I really miss his cooking.”
"My niece..."
Its little mouth never stopped chattering the whole way.
"Fox, it seems you've found the right one."
Really? Really?
Upon hearing that it had grown taller, the fox immediately circled around, trying to see if it had indeed grown taller, but how could it tell from looking like that?
So after wandering around for ages, they were still asking, "Really? Really?"
Chen Hua: ...
He really is a character.
"Really, you've grown taller."
The fox walked over, compared itself to Shen Hua, and then hung its head in disappointment.
"My dear niece, you lied to me again. I used to only reach your waist, but now I don't even reach your waist anymore. Waaah, I've shrunk again."
Chen Hua: ...
They're quite good at making comparisons.
"No, I'm not lying to you. I've grown taller too, just a lot taller than you. Go compare yourself to a tree and see if you've grown taller."
The fox hopped over to compare and found it was true. It then happily ran around the tree a few times.
Of course, it happened very quickly, within a few seconds, it had reached the painting.
"Alright, now that we've had our fun, let's get to work. Let's go, get your little noses working!"
"Okay!"
Suddenly, a person and a fox would appear from time to time in the mountains.
By the time they got back, it was already dark.
The room was already filled with a table of food, but no one was there.
After the man and the fox finished washing up and sat down, they saw Xie Sichen come out with his luggage. The man and the fox looked over at the same time.
"Nephew, are you about to throw something?"
"Xie Sichen, are you leaving?"
The human and the fox spoke at the same time, then looked at each other.
“My dear niece, why did my nephew leave? I just got back.”
Chen Hua: ...
She couldn't explain it clearly, because she didn't know why Xie Sichen wanted to leave.
Carrying a suitcase means you're about to leave.
"I'm sorry, something has come up, so I can't stay here anymore. If you need help, I can help you contact a chef."
For some reason, hearing his words made Shen Hua feel a little reluctant and sad. She didn't know why she had such emotions, but they came and went quickly. She didn't even realize that her eyes had changed.
"It's alright, go ahead if you need anything! We can handle it ourselves."
As soon as Shen Hua finished speaking, she thought Xie Sichen would delay for a few moments, but to her surprise, he simply hummed in agreement and left.
He left without saying a single extra word.
“Niece, what’s wrong with my nephew? He seems unhappy.”
Chen Hua: ...
She didn't notice his unhappiness, only his coldness, which seemed to have changed since he woke up. She hadn't paid much attention at the time because she was too busy, but now it was becoming more apparent.
Did that person do or say something to him? Or threaten him?
That person shouldn't be that kind of person, she subconsciously thought.
"No, he just has his own things to do, that's why he has to leave. You don't understand now, but you will when you grow up."
"Okay! This is delicious, you should try it."
"Okay! Eat more."
After all, they won't be available again, and you can't buy them even if you have the money.
Xie Sichen stood at the door and only left after hearing them eating.
He will stand in front of her, but not now.
He doesn't deserve it now.
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