According to Yan Qing's observations over this period, the world of post-apocalyptic rules and strange tales is constantly shrinking, and the area controlled by the instance is getting smaller and smaller. She believes that in a few years, it will be completely rejected by this great world on its own.
However, for now, this is a slow process.
Therefore, as a savvy speculator, she spent almost the entire month selling off her spirit coins and exchanging them for a large amount of gold, a safe-haven currency. After all, that was hard currency.
She spent the rest of her time searching for someone.
—Yue Qi.
Unfortunately, this person seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth and never reappeared.
Yan Qing once tried to go back to Famen Temple, but since that day, the temple has remained closed and has never been opened again.
Left with no other option, Yan Qing turned to several places they had visited before, but unfortunately, she still found nothing.
One day, while tidying her room, she accidentally found a letter, a letter from a year ago.
The letter stated that her life would come to a complete end sometime in 2024. To save herself, she had to return to Cangyun Mountain.
The message at the end of the letter was actually her own, or rather, from her future self.
She initially thought it was just a prank, but just a few days later, bruises of varying sizes suddenly appeared on her body.
She was very familiar with these bluish spots, because she had once had them on her own body in Cangyun Mountain. They were corpse spots, the kind that only appear on monsters and zombies.
Yan Qing could no longer sit still, so she returned alone to the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
However, this time, she could no longer see any trace of the Eighteen Villages. The barrier set up by the Great Shaman on his deathbed had completely severed the existence of the Eighteen Villages.
Based on the information in the letter, Yan Qing wandered alone in the mountains for more than a week, but still could not find the same road as Cangyun Mountain.
That night, exhausted and confused, she seemed to see some light in her drowsy state.
Yan Qing instinctively wanted to follow the light, and as she did so, she completely lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she was surprised to find that she had been to this place before!
The narrow, dark space, the cold touch, and the faint smell of rust all indicated that she was currently in the place where the Azure Dragon Coffin had long since disappeared!
How is this possible?!
Yan Qing touched her side; inside the smooth coffin, only a small dagger remained with her. Yan Qing clearly remembered this dagger—it was the one Yue Qi had once given her.
She tried to sit up, and just then, the bronze coffin lid suddenly opened. Through the outermost transparent stone coffin, she was surprised to see a group of people carefully descending the tomb passage not far ahead.
This group was none other than Yan Qing's group who had entered the Azure Dragon Coffin Carrying Clan at the beginning. From Sun Gui to Monk Yuanhui, including herself and Yue Qi, not a single one was missing.
Yan Qing thought back carefully and finally realized that this must have been when they first entered the "Golden Bamboo Yelang King's Tomb" instance. At that time, for some reason, the group suddenly and inexplicably entered the "Azure Dragon Carrying the Coffin" instance.
Now she finally saw it clearly: Yue Qi in the crowd suddenly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the void, looking directly at where he was.
The next moment, a new tomb passage appeared to the side and in front of where the group was moving forward in the tomb passage, and the group entered the new tomb passage in unison.
What's going on here?
She started to panic; she didn't want to stay in this place any longer. No, she had to find a way out!
In the struggle, her hand accidentally touched the inner wall of the coffin. Yan Qing froze; the once smooth and flat inner wall of the coffin was suddenly covered with dense scratches!
Trembling with fear, I touched the spot closest to her, and the writing on the scratch was actually her own!
"To myself in 2024,"
By now, the apocalypse should be over, but I still haven't escaped. The Azure Dragon carrying the coffin comes at a price, and you are the unfortunate lucky one. If you are fortunate enough to witness it, I hope you remember to hold on; I will not give up either.
2026
The letter ended with the date 2026, a date that instantly gave her a bad feeling. 2026—that's two years from now!
Could it be that she's been alone in this damned, broken coffin for two years?!
Yan Qing began trying every possible method to get out of the Azure Dragon Coffin. However, the outer transparent stone coffin, though seemingly harmless, was made of incredibly hard material, and she couldn't break it at all.
Within her sight, her own adventurer party had successfully entered the Azure Dragon Coffin dungeon. Everything was exactly the same as what she had experienced.
Yan Qing didn't know how to describe her feelings at this moment. The bruises on her arm had completely disappeared, as if they had never existed. But her mood was extremely bad. Now, she finally remembered.
On that day, when the woman in red finally disappeared, the barely audible "I'm sorry" in the void should have come from here!
It turns out that everything comes at a price, and the price for completely dismantling the supernatural world of apocalyptic rules is not only her physical body, but also the celestial soul that she separated from more than a thousand years ago must bear the same cost.
Sacrificing one person to restore the beautiful world seems like an incredibly worthwhile solution to anyone.
But she was not willing to give up!
Suddenly, Yan Qing's eyes lit up. In the "Azure Dragon Carrying the Coffin" instance, there was actually an extra person next to her!
Little Peach!
She remembered clearly that Xiao Tao had never accompanied her on this dungeon. Yet now, she had unexpectedly appeared here.
Perhaps it was a telepathic connection between them, but Xiao Tao suddenly raised her head and looked in her direction. Her eyes were clear, and through the layers of tomb walls, she seemed to truly see her.
Then she moved her lips slightly and silently uttered a sentence.
"Big sister, I won't give up!"
The Azure Dragon Coffin Riding event continues, and Yan Qing bursts into tears in an instant.
She raised her head again, looked into the endless void, and clenched her fist once more.
"If that's the case, then let's do it! No matter what, I'll fight for my freedom myself!"
postscript:
Haha, first of all, thank you to all the darlings who made it this far! Yes, this is the finale. I'm so grateful that you all took the time out of your busy schedules to accompany me. I bow to you all here, I'm so thankful!
Finally, allow me to say something: this ending is indeed the ending I initially decided on. Perhaps my writing skills are limited, but I will continue to work hard!
It's been quite busy with work lately, being the end of the year, and some plot points I had planned haven't had time to develop. However, I still feel a great sense of accomplishment having managed to finish writing this far. I've carefully read all the comments and suggestions you've given me. I've indeed found quite a few issues, which I'll gradually correct. I'll take a break for the New Year and also do some studying. See you in the next book!
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