Chang Le suddenly realized that it was just a memory. But the happiness at that time, every little thing, had overcome the passage of time, never fading or being forgotten.
Returning to her room in a daze, Chang Le collapsed onto the bed, still not fully conscious.
She caught the sudden warmth in her heart, and images flashed through her mind, blurry yet clear in content.
She absentmindedly touched her chest, where the temperature had become frighteningly hot, swelling with each heartbeat, and she clenched her fists.
"Then I swear by my dragon soul that, in life and death, through countless lifetimes, I will find you and stay by your side."
"With me, you are a child who will never be abandoned."
Chang Le had a dream.
"Where's Lele?" Luo Xuan asked as he saw Zigui Ti approaching alone.
The cuckoo cried, "I'm a little tired, I'm going to rest."
"It worked?" Luo Xuan poured him a glass of warm water.
"I don't know yet." Zigui reached out to take it, but missed.
Luo Xuan stopped: "What do you mean?"
Zigui said helplessly, "That's exciting. Now that things are out in the open, the rest is up to her."
Luo Xuan then handed him the water, saying, "Thank you."
Zigui smiled wryly, but didn't answer: "Aren't you going to ask me what I did?"
Luo Xuan shook his head and put down his water glass: "There's no need."
Zigui pressed down on his hand: "But I have something to tell you."
Luo Xuan withdrew his hand: "If Lele tells you things I don't know, you don't need to tell me."
"It concerns her life."
Luo Xuan's eyes sharpened slightly: "Speak."
After the cuckoo finished speaking, the low temperature caused by the gloomy atmosphere materialized on Luo Xuan. His brows were furrowed, and his fingers rubbed the water glass. His mood was visibly heavy.
"Bang!"
Chang Le suddenly burst into the room, instantly shattering Luo Xuan's cold aura. He turned to look at her, somewhat dazed: "Lele?"
He composed himself and suddenly noticed that Chang Le's eyes were unusually bright, filled with a determination he hadn't seen in a long time. He stood up.
Chang Le stared at him with her big eyes: "I'm not reconciled."
Luo Xuan couldn't find a suitable answer for a moment.
Chang Le stepped forward again and repeated, "I'm not reconciled!"
I'm not reconciled! I'm not reconciled to not having the chance to see Fukō again! I'm not reconciled to having become a monster to get to where I am today, only to back down at the last minute! I'm not reconciled to having wasted three hundred years of time, missing opportunities time and time again! I'm not reconciled to the injustice fate has shown me!
"I'm not reconciled!"
Chang Le's voice trembled slightly from the effort: "I'll give it a try."
The soil of a greenhouse cannot confine me, and I have already broken the shackles of the world. Even if life and death, time and space cannot be crossed, so what? What if I try?
Luo Xuan finally found his voice: "Okay."
He added more earnestly, "Everyone who loves you, no matter where they are now, only hopes that you can follow your heart, be safe and happy, and that's enough. You just need to stand firm in your choices."
Chang Le's eyes felt hot.
The laws rejected her, and fate was unkind to her, yet she was fortunate enough to always encounter people who loved and cared for her.
It is these well-intentioned, loving, and malicious, unfortunate interactions that have shaped her into the complete person she is today.
Chang Le thought that no matter what choice she made, she wouldn't regret it later, because she had the support of these people who loved her.
His mind suddenly cleared, and even the aura around him became light and cheerful, spreading out and making the energy of Luo Xuan and Zi Gui Ti beside him lighter and more active.
Chang Le turned to look at the cuckoo's cry and smiled faintly as she thanked it.
"Ahem," Zigui Ti touched his nose and moved toward the door. "You're welcome. I'll tell Luo Xuan while I'm at it." With that, he rushed out the door.
Chang Le was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and saw Luo Xuan's deliberate smile. She realized what Zi Gui Ti had said and felt inexplicably guilty, like a child who had done something wrong, pursing her lips and lowering her head: "Brother Xuan, you..."
"If it hurts, you should say so." The warm palm was as gentle as ever.
Chang Le tilted her head slightly and gently rubbed the top of her hair against his palm: "I didn't intend to hide it from you, I was just in a bad mood and too lazy to talk about it, and I haven't had a chance yet."
Luo Xuan sighed and shook his head, neither saying whether he believed him or not, and instead said, "Tell me about your plans for the future."
Chang Le sat with Luo Xuan for a long time.
The next morning, Ying Xuanxu brought Ying Huaixia to visit, and Huanbo led them to Qianyuan Mountain.
After a few days apart, Ying Huaixia's body had visibly weakened. He had been supported by Ying Xuanxu as they walked from the path behind the Golden Palace into the mountains. Once inside the mountains, the path became difficult, so Ying Xuanxu simply carried him on his back. Ying Huaixia looked listless and his breathing was disordered, so he simply lay on Ying Xuanxu's back and closed his eyes to rest.
Green slopes of Qianyuan Mountain.
Amidst the lush green grass and naturally beautiful scenery, a small pavilion called "Green Wave Pavilion" was built.
Ying Xuanxu carried Ying Huaixia to the small pavilion on the south side of the building and helped him sit at the table.
Huanbo then gestured to Ying Xuanxu, asking him to leave. He was worried that Ying Huaixia was unwilling to leave, but seeing Ying Huaixia's expression, he withdrew and followed her away.
Ying Huaixia had just withdrawn her gaze from Ying Xuanxu's retreating figure when she turned her head and saw Chang Le sitting opposite her. Chang Le had arrived without a sound, without any aura or energy fluctuation, as if the vast world were his home, and he came and went freely without leaving a trace. This was absolute power.
"Don't move yet," Chang Le instructed, and then, just as he had done with the cuckoo, he extracted the energy that Hades had left in his body, crushed it, and let it dissipate without storing it away.
Ying Huaixia nervously clenched her fingers: "Shall we start now? Right here?"
“Not here.” Chang Le stood up and pressed his hand on his shoulder.
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