Just like before, the Azure Heaven's Immortal Spirit Pearl was absorbed by the small world on its own. This was the first time the small world had taken the initiative to absorb a spirit pearl.
"Mother, what was that just now?" Nine-Tailed Fox watched helplessly as the world before her eyes vanished; they were still in the backyard of the Imperial Preceptor's residence. As for the Soul Gathering Array, it had long been broken, and the Seventh Prince, dressed as a beautiful flower, was almost transparent.
Leng Yue could only laugh awkwardly, "I'll explain later." She sensed the appearance of the small world the moment it appeared, but what good was it? She couldn't stop it!
Wei He looked at the increasingly faint Seventh Prince and sighed softly, "This life is completely ruined..."
After Wei He finished speaking, the Seventh Prince also disappeared with the wind, looking even older. Before, he only had wrinkles on his face, but now even his back was hunched. Wei He turned around, looked at Jiuwei and smiled, "It's good that you don't live with this old man. I owe you and your daughter so much in this life, but I can only owe you, Jiu'er."
Nine-Tailed Fox looked at Wei He, her face full of confusion. Then she heard Wei He say, "I'm going to find your mother. I need to explain things to her. She suffered such a great injustice; I can't leave her uncomfortably..."
“But Mother is gone…” Nine-Tailed Fox looked at Wei He, feeling a mix of envy for Biluo and uncertainty.
“Yes, that’s why I’m going to that other world to coax her,” Wei He laughed. “You don’t know how delicate your mother is. She’s so delicate, so afraid of the dark, and I made her wait there for so long? But guess what, your mother definitely hasn’t gone far; she must be waiting for me right where she was supposed to be!”
"..." Nine-Tails was somewhat moved. Who could not care about such a love that transcends life and death?
"The token in your hand represents me. From now on, this Imperial Preceptor's Mansion will be your home. No matter where you go or what your life is like, remember that this Imperial Preceptor's Mansion will always be your home." Wei He gave Jiuwei a deep look, then turned away ruthlessly and waved his sleeve. "You can all leave now. I need to rest."
After speaking, Wei He went back to his room alone and never came out again. Nine-Tailed Fox stood there, watching the direction Wei He had left in, hesitating. She didn't know what to do, or even if she should do anything at all. Nine-Tailed Fox turned to look at Leng Yue and Qian Chen, only to see them smiling at her.
"Nine-Tailed Fox, whatever you choose, we will support you." Leng Yue smiled gently, and Qian Chen nodded in agreement. Their eyes were full of support as they looked at Nine-Tailed Fox. Nine-Tailed Fox took a deep breath and finally decided to go see Wei He.
But the Nine-Tails returned quickly, shaking its head in disappointment. "It's gone. This is all we have."
Nine-Tails held a suicide note in his hand, which contained only a short sentence: that they should bury him with Biluo.
As Wei He's only bloodline, Jiuwei was naturally the one to fulfill his last wish. Therefore, Leng Yue Qianchen accompanied him throughout the entire process, while Jiuwei handled Wei He's funeral arrangements alone. However, they didn't know anyone, and there was no one else in the Imperial Preceptor's residence, so the funeral was simple and hasty.
Wei He and Bi Luo were buried together. They couldn't be together in life, but they could be buried together in death. Wei He's name was added to Bi Luo's tombstone, along with his title and Jiuwei's name. It reads "Loving Father and Mother Wei He and Bi Luo," and is signed "Daughter Jiuwei."
Nine-Tails stood before their graves for a long time, unable to describe her feelings for them. There was some envy, some regret, but no deep affection or reluctance to leave her parents.
Nine-Tailed Fox sighed, turned to look at Leng Yue and Qian Chen who had been by her side, and said, "Father, Mother, let's go home!"
"The thatched hut was burned down, and the Immortal Spirit Pearl was swallowed by the small world. We're actually fine here." Leng Yue looked at Nine-Tailed Fox. "So, do you want to go back to your own world now?"
"Now that you're back in my world, are you leaving?" Only then did Nine-Tailed Fox understand what parting felt like. Hearing Cold Moon's words, she naturally felt sad.
“Yes, we have other things to do and can’t always be by your side.” Leng Yue felt apologetic, but wanted to ease the tension, so she pretended to be relaxed and said, “You’ll see your parents and sister when you go back, and we can come see you when we’re done with our work, so…”
"But I don't want to be separated from you either," the days she spent with Leng Yue and Qian Chen were the happiest days for Jiuwei. She didn't want to be separated from them, she really didn't want to.
“But we…” Leng Yue looked at Jiuwei’s tears and couldn’t bear it anymore, but then she noticed that it had started to rain.
Leng Yue reached out to catch the raindrops, while Qian Chen erected a barrier to shield himself from the rain. "This rain came so suddenly?" Leng Yue looked at Qian Chen. Just a moment ago it was sunny and bright, how did it suddenly start raining?
Qianchen pointed to the Nine-Tailed Fox, "It's the Nine-Tailed Fox. Look at her, there's a light emanating from her."
"This is... able to sense the heavens and earth?" Leng Yue was stunned. It turned out that the Nine-Tailed Fox was actually a little fox with an extraordinary background.
"It's not about sensing the heavens and earth, but about sensing nature. The Nine-Tailed Fox's feelings can be the same as nature's," Qian Chen explained. "This is an instinct in the animal kingdom. Once they cultivate to a certain level, they will understand nature better than humans and be more easily accepted by nature."
"What level do we need to reach?" Leng Yue looked at the crying Nine-Tailed Fox with complicated feelings. "Look at this child, still crying. She still doesn't know that the rain came down on her own."
Indeed, Nine-Tailed Fox was kneeling with her arms around her knees, crying bitterly in front of Wei He Biluo's grave. With this rain, she probably thought she was incredibly unlucky and was wallowing in self-pity.
"I'll go and call her in," Leng Yue said, feeling both amused and reluctant to let her suffer. After all, she was the child she had raised, and she couldn't bear to see her suffer.
"No need. Let's see how strong Nine-Tails is. We can rest assured even if we're not by her side in the future." Qian Chen stopped Leng Yue, who could only stand there and watch Nine-Tails.
Seeing that Leng Yue and Qian Chen didn't come forward to comfort her, Nine-Tailed Fox became even more heartbroken. Her sobs turned into loud wailing, and the light rain turned into a torrential downpour. Nine-Tailed Fox was no exception, and was soaked to the bone without any shelter.
Then, the Nine-Tails felt even more pitiful, crying even more bitterly and desperately, as if venting all the bitterness from its previous world. Then, the rain turned into a torrential downpour.
Nine-Tailed Fox wanted to push her emotions even further, to take the tragedy to another level. Qianchen and Lengyue pulled her inside, and Lengyue helped Nine-Tailed Fox up, gently wiping her hair. "Alright, if you keep crying, the sky will leak!"
"That's right, there's no Nuwa to mend the sky now. If you really cry yourself to sleep, there's nothing we can do to fix it." Qianchen kept handing Leng Yue a towel and teasing Jiuwei.
Nine-Tails paused, startled. "What are you talking about?" Her voice was hoarse, but the rain outside had visibly stopped, and the weather was clearing up. Nine-Tails looked outside, stunned, and then said, looking aggrieved, "Even the heavens are against me! The rain stopped as soon as I came in..."
"If you keep crying, it will rain again." Leng Yue patted Jiuwei. "Don't cry."
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