"Okay, thank you, Fourth Brother." Yan Xi smiled at him and disappeared.
Seeing this, Lin Minghe slumped down on the bed, his whole body powerless. He grabbed his hair with both hands and muttered to himself in self-mockery, "Lin Minghe, you are such a coward. You like him but you can only watch him fall into danger and you can't do anything. You are such a coward."
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Early the next morning, the entire Lin family rushed out of the nest and headed for their hometown in Yanjing.
Yanjing is relatively close to the capital, and you can get there by charter flight in about an hour and a half.
It is winter now, and Yanjing is located in a high latitude area, so it is cold and dry. As soon as I got off the plane, I saw a vast expanse of white.
The snow on the ground was also very thick, and in some places there was even a thick layer of ice.
The road becomes slippery after a few steps.
The Lin family's hometown was guarded by descendants of a branch of the family. As soon as they got off the plane, someone drove to pick them up.
Soon, the vehicle stopped in front of an old house.
Yan Xi followed everyone out of the car.
The head of the branch family who was greeting them at the door nodded and said something to Old Master Lin, then began to lead them in.
Yan Xi followed behind. At first, he didn't feel anything and just looked at the ancient house with curiosity. But the further he walked in, the familiar feeling came to him.
Yan Xi saw a particularly old-looking crabapple tree in the yard.
For some reason, this crabapple tree reminded him of the place where he lived when he was working in Donghan County, Yanzhou in the fifth dimension.
He remembered that Li Yancheng always sent him all kinds of rare things.
At that time, he did not dare to accept this feeling, so he buried all those things under the crabapple tree that he had planted for him.
Yan Xi's heart was beating like thunder, this was all too familiar.
Familiar places, familiar faces, could this plane be a continuation of that world?
Yan Xi couldn't control his steps and walked to the crabapple tree involuntarily, leaving the group.
The others just thought he was curious and ignored him, but Lin Minghe noticed his actions and quickly followed him.
Yan Xi walked around under the crabapple tree and stood at the place where he remembered those things were buried. He stood there and used his mental power to explore it. As a result, his legs became weak and his whole body began to tremble slightly.
That’s right…right here!
This is where he lived when he was working in Donghan County, Yanzhou!
After going around in circles, he returned to this place.
Yan Xi looked up at the ancient crabapple tree, reached out his hand, and stroked it carefully.
Generally speaking, many crabapple trees can only live for more than a hundred years, but the history learned by the original owner stated that the royal dynasty with the surname Li perished seven hundred years ago.
Perhaps this crabapple tree is no longer the one that Li Yancheng planted with his own hands.
If not, how do you explain those things being buried intact under this tree?
Could it be that it... has survived for a thousand years?
Yan Xi touched the crabapple tree, and every little thing that happened here flashed through his mind quickly. In his memory, every frown and smile of Li Yancheng was so clear.
But now it is gone.
Things are different, people are different, everything is over.
The person he felt most sorry for was Li Yancheng.
He also said that if he could meet him again in the next life, he would be with him.
Maybe before, he firmly believed that there would be such a day, but now...
Yan Xi's eyes were sore, and a tear slipped out while he wasn't paying attention, dripping onto the exposed tree roots.
He may never have that day again.
That person is... gone.
He never had the chance to make it up to Li Yancheng, nor the chance to fulfill his promise.
Lin Minghe, who had followed him, noticed him crying in front of a crabapple tree, looking incredibly vulnerable. He couldn't help but walk closer, handing him a tissue and whispering, "Are you scared? Do you want me to talk to you?"
When Yan Xi heard his words, she quickly wiped away her tears, shook her head, and forced a smile, "I'm fine, it's just that strange feeling in my body. Don't worry, you go first, I want to look around."
"I can accompany you. I've been here several times. This is your first time here, so I can show you the way."
"No, I want to be alone for a while." Yan Xi said and walked away to another place.
Lin Minghe stretched out his hand, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say. After hesitating for a moment, he saw him walking further and further away. He could only look back worriedly to catch up with Old Master Lin and the others.
Yan Xi walked around the place with familiarity and found that the furnishings here had not changed much, except that the plants and trees here were no longer the same as they were in the past, everything else was the same as before.
But the more this happened, the more uncomfortable he felt.
Because everyone who once lived here with him is gone.
No one can understand that feeling of desolation and loneliness.
Yan Xi sat in the pavilion, touching the stone table where he once played chess with Li Yancheng, and he couldn't help but burst into tears.
He was thinking about Li Yancheng, and also about every life that person had accompanied him through.
I will definitely complete the mission well, ascend to the divine realm, and find a way to revive you...
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