Lin Wenqiao saw Li Song coming over, and her eyes were full of kindness.
It was like looking at one's own child.
Li Song asked, "Master, do you really want to paint it now?"
Lin Wenqiao looked up at the sky, her gray hair shimmering in the sunlight, and the corners of her eyes bearing the indelible marks of time.
His aged face and weary expression clearly indicated that the old man was nearing the end of his life.
In his youth, he also harbored resentment and hatred.
He hated the injustice of the common people, which gave him ingenious ideas, but also a useless spiritual root.
No matter how much she struggled or how much she suffered, Lin Wenqiao's cultivation level remained stuck at the first level, unable to advance any further.
His ideals were a joke to others.
Because of her poor cultivation level, Lin Wenqiao didn't even have the chance to prove herself.
He was almost in despair when he met Li Song, who had run away from home, during his most disheartened time.
This exceptionally talented young master from a prestigious family, just like him, enjoys having unrealistic dreams.
But Li Song is different from Lin Wenqiao because he has something that Lin Wenqiao does not.
He possesses remarkable talent and the resources to realize those wildly imaginative dreams.
Lin Wenqiao taught Li Song everything she knew without holding back a single thing.
Li Song also vowed to realize their ideals together.
One day, ingenious artifacts will also have a place in the cultivation world.
The golden-patterned flying boat is just the first step.
This statue of a young girl was carved from a piece of rock called gold-iron.
To carve this stone statue properly, Lin Wenqiao smashed countless iron hammers, and the calluses on her hands were worn off and grew back again and again.
He almost exhausted all his energy.
There was only one thought in mind: to help the search dog find a place for the soul it brought back to rest.
He didn't even know the name of the spirit the hunting dog brought back.
Is he a celestial cultivator or a demonic cultivator?
Is it beautiful or ugly? Is it good or evil?
But that's exactly what I wanted to do.
He sculpted this stone statue for decades, but abandoned it for more than a year.
He was utterly exhausted that year.
Even lifting the chisel was incredibly difficult.
Thinking about how many regrets I already have in this life, one more won't make a difference.
However, when the hunting dog brought him this unfamiliar spirit, he resolved to complete the stone statue.
Three years—an old man on the verge of death endured three long years.
Many times he felt he was about to give up, but this might be the last time.
Heaven seemed to be exceptionally kind to him; as long as he shook his head and gritted his teeth, he managed to persevere all the way.
In the last three years of her life, Lin Wenqiao realized for the first time that perseverance could be rewarded.
Refusing to accept fate can prolong life.
People will force themselves to persevere for a dream, even if they have brushed with death several times.
But if that dream comes true, the obsession dissipates, and the person passes away.
Li Song knew his master best.
I know Lin Wenqiao is unwilling to accept this.
I know he still has many regrets that he hasn't fulfilled and hasn't seen with his own eyes.
Is it worth dying like this?
Lin Wenqiao's wrinkles deepened: "Paint, child. This stone statue is the best work of my life. Once it's finished, I can close my eyes in peace."
Li Song nodded in agreement.
He concentrated all his energy on meticulously depicting the gold patterns, and the sounds and scenery of the outside world seemed to disappear at this moment.
Only he and this stone statue remained in the world.
This is the entry process.
This is a level that Lin Wenqiao never reached in her entire life.
He watched his focused apprentice, and as the final stroke was completed, he peacefully closed his eyes.
The hunting dog whimpered and gently pawed at him with its front paws, but didn't get the usual pat in return.
It lay on the ground, resting its chin on the old man's feet, feeling his last bit of warmth.
The golden patterns have formed, and the stone statue moves slightly.
However, in a short while, it began to be enveloped in a large expanse of golden light.
As the golden light faded, Li Song laughed through his tears.
The girl's eyebrows curved, and she smiled brightly.
The girl's voice was clear and cheerful. She asked Li Song, "Uncle who sells puppies, why are you crying?"
Li Song didn't reply to her. Ye Wan thought to herself that this person was really strange. The next second, she was suddenly surrounded by something.
The hunting dog even used its not-so-wet tongue to wash Ye Wan's face.
Ye Wan also enthusiastically petted it, the two of them like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
...
After burying Lin Wenqiao, Ye Wan solemnly kowtowed before the old woman's grave.
Although they hadn't officially met, she knew he must be a rather nice old man.
As they parted, Li Song asked, "What are your plans for the future? Will you return to Moonfall Crow Valley?"
Ye Wan replied matter-of-factly, "That's right."
Li Song hesitated for a moment, then solemnly said:
"Ye Wan, if you go back like this, you'll still be living someone else's life. You've given up your original body, don't you want to live your own life?"
You are yourself, and you should have your own life.
They have an independent identity.
To live off someone else's connections will be ridiculed by the world.
Three years ago, Lin Yu fought against the people of the Immortal Venerable's Mansion.
Everyone assumed that the silly little girl Ye Wan was completely dead.
There is regret, and there is also helplessness.
Regardless of where Ye Wan comes from, one thing is certain.
She's occupying someone else's body.
Even if it wasn't intentional.
But it's only natural that it was taken back.
Li Song was also very shocked when he received the news from Lin Wenqiao.
He gave the hunting dog to Ye Wan with the thought that it could save her life in the future.
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