Pushing open the door, they found themselves in a place that was all too familiar—not somewhere else, but their own little world.
"How did we get here?" Leng Yue looked at the familiar lake and mountains, somewhat surprised. "Is there something here that we can take with us?"
"It's much bigger here now; it's become a real world." Qianchen took a deep breath. No matter the time, the spiritual energy in this small world was always so abundant.
"Where is Quanxi? Why can't I see Quanxi?" Leng Yue looked left and right, but couldn't find Quanxi anywhere.
"She's probably asleep. Let's go wake her up." Qianchen and Lengyue smiled at each other and walked hand in hand toward the lake.
"Hey, what are you doing? Don't be so suicidal as to jump into the lake and commit suicide!" a voice called out to them.
Leng Yue and Qian Chen turned around at the same time, looking at a girl running towards them. The girl was very cute, with a round, apple-shaped face. She wasn't particularly experienced, but the more you looked at her, the more attractive she became. However, Leng Yue and Qian Chen didn't recognize her.
"Hello, may I ask who you are?" Leng Yue looked at the girl with a puzzled expression.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Diewu, Die as in butterfly and Wu as in dancing." The girl smiled, her eyes like crescent moons, very cheerful.
"By the way, are you two a couple? Were you about to commit suicide just now?" Butterfly Dance suddenly looked at the two of them and said seriously, "There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome in this world. If your family does not approve of you, you can talk to them again. If all else fails, you can elope. Please don't think about committing suicide!"
"Life is short, and we don't have much time together. Don't think that you can stay together in the next life after you die. It's not certain. The next life is full of uncertainties, so it's better to live this life well. Right?" When Butterfly Dance spoke, she had a bit of a Tang Monk vibe.
“Um, Butterfly Dance, we’re not trying to commit suicide.” Leng Yue looked at Qian Chen and, seeing that he also had a headache, explained, “We have a friend named Quanxi, who lives at the bottom of the lake.”
Butterfly Dance: Are you kidding me?
Leng Yue was amused by Die Wu's expression and said very seriously, "I'm telling the truth. Besides, we're husband and wife, so there's no need for us to commit suicide together. I'm really just here to visit a friend."
“But… as far as I know, no one lives at the bottom of this lake.” Butterfly Dance looked at Cold Moon, her big eyes full of disbelief. “Although I’m not very well-educated, this is obviously something that would fool a three-year-old. Don’t expect me to believe it.”
“Really?” Leng Yue couldn’t help but rub her forehead, then looked at Die Wu, “How about this, you watch us go down, and then you’ll know if what I said is true or not?”
"Why did I know just by watching you go down?" Butterfly Dance still didn't believe it; she just felt that Leng Yue was lying to her.
Knowing that further words would be pointless, Leng Yue walked to the lakeside and, as before, waved to the water while silently chanting "Open!" However, the water remained completely still.
"..." Leng Yue turned to look at Qian Chen, who also shook his head. Only Die Wu looked at them with increasing disbelief.
"Alright, stop pretending. I think you should come home with me so you don't pollute the lake by jumping in." Butterfly Dance no longer believed they had committed suicide for love; she thought Leng Yue and Qian Chen might have escaped from a mental hospital.
Finally, after trying many more times without success, Leng Yue asked Die Wu, "Where is this?"
"..." Butterfly Dance no longer believed them at all. They didn't even know where they were, yet they said everything was fine. Her lips moved slightly. "This is Wuxiang. There aren't many residents here, but it's very peaceful and harmonious."
"Formless? What the hell?" Leng Yue looked at Qian Chen. "This isn't a small world?"
"What small world? This is the Formless Realm of the Gods, the private territory of the Gods' master." Butterfly Dance smiled. "Those who can enter the Formless Realm are all permitted by the Gods' master. Hmm, so you were permitted by the master? Strange, why would the master let people like you in?"
Butterfly Dance muttered to herself, and Cold Moon was even more surprised, "And who is the master of the Divine Realm?"
“The master is the master, right? Nobody knows what the master’s name is,” Butterfly Dance retorted matter-of-factly.
"How long have you been here?" Qian Chen asked after a long silence.
"I don't know. It feels like I've always been here, but it also feels like I've never been here." Butterfly Dance was also a little confused. Then she said, "Oh dear, I already said that this place is Wuxiang. There are no standards for the people here. You will be the same in the future."
"No standards? No form? What a strange place." Leng Yue muttered, then asked Die Wu, "You really don't have a girl named Quanxi here. She's very young, but she's very cute."
"No, there are almost everyone living here, but no one is named Quanxi." Diewu thought for a moment and shook her head. "How about this, I'll take you to see the other residents here."
As Butterfly Dance spoke, she led them into the mountains. The mountains were a place they had never set foot in before!
The mountains here are very high and very large, one after another, covered with trees, somewhat similar to the elven settlement in the fairytale town they once lived in.
There were all sorts of birds inside, and they were all singing around this sycamore tree, which was beautiful and spectacular.
"What is this? Is it a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix?" Leng Yue paused to look for a while, then turned to Die Wu and asked.
Butterfly Dance shook her head, "I don't know, this is the first time I've seen this scene either. It's quite a coincidence that you came here."
Leng Yue nodded, "Yes, every place we go is a coincidence, and we always see something different."
They followed the butterfly for a long time before finally discovering that the place they had arrived at was just a flower field, filled with all kinds of flowers, and inside each flower bud lived a beautiful butterfly.
"Look, these are all my friends. Aren't they beautiful?" Butterfly Dance looked at Leng Yue proudly, while Leng Yue inwardly complained about what Butterfly Dance had said to them back then.
They both think the other is crazy, but no one says it.
"Where exactly did you come from? Don't you have any family?" Leng Yue smiled insincerely, her expression conveying the message, "Don't try to fool me, I'm not well-educated."
“The Divine Realm,” Butterfly Dance smiled, “we all come from the Divine Realm, brought here by our master.”
"Do you take care of these flowers and plants here specifically?" Qianchen looked at the flowers, which were blooming beautifully and didn't seem to have grown on their own.
“Really? Let me think,” Butterfly Dance paused for a moment before saying, “Yes, my master asked me to take care of these flowers, and then I became friends with the butterflies here. They can talk to me every day.”
"Are there other people here? People like you, not plants or animals?" Qianchen made it very clear, afraid that Diewu would misunderstand.
"No more," Butterfly Dance shook her head. "There shouldn't be any more." Perhaps because of her previous mistake, Butterfly Dance spoke very cautiously.
"So, where do you live?" Qianchen asked again.
"That biggest flower bud is my house," Butterfly Dance said, pointing to a flower bud the size of a silver bowl, her smile radiant.
Leng Yue and Qian Chen remained silent for a moment. After a while, Leng Yue spoke, "May we wander around a bit?"
Butterfly Dance nodded, "Okay, as long as I don't jump into the lake."
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