Xu Xinrou had thought that Su Nian would take her to the summit of Bingxin Peak, but when he led her to the summit of Liuli Peak, her expression showed a slight surprise.
They arrived at the Glazed Palace, which had already been thoroughly cleaned by Su Nian. Su Nian found a clean step, draped her coat over the ground, and offered it to Xu Xinrou to sit down.
Xu Xinrou smiled knowingly and said nothing, quietly enjoying her junior brother's service.
The two sat side by side on the summit, which was unusually quiet, with the sound of cicadas accompanying them.
Xu Xinrou rested her chin on her hand and asked Su Nian with a smile, "Did you come all the way to Liuli Peak to avoid being disturbed, Junior Brother Su?"
Su Nian smiled, "I guess so, but the main reason... is that I'm more familiar with this place..."
Xu Xinrou tilted her head and looked at him, puzzled.
She saw a complex mix of emotions in Su Nian's eyes.
Xu Xinrou stood there, stunned.
In that instant, she seemed to see weariness in Su Nian.
"Does this place look familiar, Senior Sister?" Su Nian asked, gazing up at the moon.
Xu Xinrou was puzzled. She looked around and finally nodded. "A little. After all, I've been here many times before."
Su Nian smiled.
"Are you familiar with the Seventh Elder?"
The Seventh Elder is Su Liuli. When Xu Xinrou talks about her, her eyebrows furrow slightly as she ponders.
"Hmm... Elder Su... she's often away from the sect, so I know very little about her."
Su Nian sighed, "Speaking of which, your physique is actually more suited to Ice Heart Peak, isn't it?"
Xu Xinrou was baffled by Su Nian's seemingly random words, but she still nodded.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Su Nian leaned back slightly, supporting herself with her hands, staring blankly at the full moon, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
"The word 'fate' is truly wondrous. You and I were originally disciples of Liuli Peak. When we were young, you disregarded Elder Li's advice and insisted on joining Liuli Peak, which angered Elder Li so much that he came to Liuli Peak and had a fight with our master. Even after you became the second senior sister of Liuli Peak, Elder Li would still come over from time to time to teach you how to control the cold energy in your body. Time has passed and fate has changed. I never expected that you would still become Elder Li's disciple in the end."
As Su Nian said this, she suddenly laughed, shook her head, and sighed, "Fate is such a fickle thing... When I was in the Demon Realm, I almost thought I was going to go back to square one... I never expected that she would save me in the end."
He looked at his hands, slowly clenched his fists, and muttered to himself.
"But what will be the price for saving me?"
Xu Xinrou was completely confused.
She asked Su Nian, puzzled, "Junior Brother Su... I don't understand what you were saying just now?"
Su Nian smiled.
Then, to Xu Xinrou's astonishment, he suddenly hugged her.
"Junior Brother Su, you..." Xu Xinrou was caught off guard by the sudden hug. Her face turned pink, and her body stiffened at that moment, not daring to move at all.
“Senior Sister Xu…” Su Nian’s voice sounded somewhat low.
Xu Xinrou's face was flushed. She noticed that Su Nian was a little down. Instead of pushing him away, she gently hummed in agreement, "Senior sister is here. What's wrong, junior brother?"
"It seems like I can never go back to the past in this lifetime." Su Nian's voice was tinged with sorrow as he hugged Xu Xinrou tightly, unwilling to let go.
Xu Xinrou's gaze softened considerably, and she wrapped her arms around Su Nian, gently patting his back, just like a loving mother comforting her child.
"Because we all need to look forward, Junior Brother Su, we're all the same."
Xu Xinrou did not understand what Su Nian was talking about.
He didn't explain, but buried his head in Xu Xinrou's shoulder and continued talking to himself: "But that's because... someone else took all of this for me."
Xu Xinrou fell silent.
She realized she might have misunderstood. Looking at the spotless, newly cleaned Glazed Palace, she suddenly understood something.
She didn't say a word, but gently patted Su Nian's back with even more tenderness.
She remained silent, unsure how to comfort him.
Su Nian did not reply.
He simply held Xu Xinrou in his arms, remaining silent for a long time...
In the nearby bushes, a beautiful figure leaned against a large tree, head bowed, saying nothing.
Only after entering the cycle of reincarnation and severing the causal relationship can one truly understand the difficulty of living through a hundred lifetimes.
In the darkness of night, Su Liuli slowly raised her head.
Dark clouds swept past the full moon, and a ray of bright moonlight slowly illuminated her cheeks.
She stared blankly at the full moon, remaining silent for a long time.
A long, long time later...
In the end, she turned and left, choosing to leave this sorrowful place.
As she turned around, her long, flowing silver hair danced in the air.
A glimmer of light appeared on the horizon.
She walked in the opposite direction and gradually disappeared into the darkness.
As dawn broke, Su Nian released Xu Xinrou.
He resumed his usual smile, as if he were a completely different person from the melancholy man he had just been.
"It's dawn, Senior Sister Xu, we should go back now."
Xu Xinrou gazed at his face for a long time before finally nodding.
"Um……"
Su Nian stood up, stretched, and prepared to leave.
He strode toward the place where the morning light rose.
He turned his back to Xu Xinrou, blocking the sunlight.
Xu Xinrou watched his retreating figure, feeling a strange emptiness in her heart.
From the conversation just now, she could vaguely understand that many things must have happened to Junior Brother Su that she didn't know about.
She stood up and asked him.
“Junior Brother Su…that day in Holy Fire City, you asked me if I wanted to leave Quanxiu with you.”
Su Nian stopped in her tracks.
He turned around and smiled at Xu Xinrou.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
He was backlit, so Xu Xinrou couldn't see his face clearly.
Xu Xinrou said earnestly and seriously, "If you don't want to stay in Quanxiu anymore, then let's go find Master Baiyu together! No matter where it is, I'll go with you!"
Su Nian remained silent for a long time...
He slowly shook his head, a smile playing on his lips. "It's no longer necessary."
Xu Xinrou was taken aback.
Su Nian turned around, looked up at the sunrise on the horizon, sighed, and said, "Because... this time, everything has changed."
He clenched his fists.
"In this life, I will personally take back everything that belongs to me from Ye Hua."
"must!"
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