The Peach Blossom Fairy gave a bitter smile, but said nothing. Instead, she asked Master Shenxuan, "Chen Lang, you do owe me an apology... but I just want to know why you abandoned me back then? You clearly still had me in your heart."
Master Shenxuan looked at the stunningly beautiful girl in pink before him and shook his head.
"Whom I hold in my heart is no longer important, but I am nearing the end of my life, so I might as well say something."
“I… am merely a wisp of divine thought, with my own mission to complete. I cannot give you a future, I dare not delay you, I dare not keep you waiting. As I expected, I have been waiting for five hundred years.”
The peach blossom demon was taken aback, but her eyes softened considerably: "My love, yet you still made me wait for five hundred years. In these five hundred years... I became a demon who committed countless evil deeds. Do you regret ever having me in your heart?"
Master Shenxuan chuckled softly, and the Buddhist light emanating from his body flickered faintly once more.
He said nothing, not that he knew everything, not that he had been watching over his little peach blossom all the time during the five hundred years he had been waiting.
He knew that his little peach blossom had become an evil monster that had harmed many people, but he did nothing about it, even though countless people asked him to capture and kill the little peach blossom.
He did none of it.
He was afraid that he would soften his heart if he saw Xiao Taohua and wouldn't be able to make a move.
He was also afraid that his presence would deepen Xiao Taohua's obsession and make her even more unable to let go.
Therefore, knowing she was wrong but not doing anything about it was his only bias as the great master who exorcised demons.
"Since you've already done it, why regret it?"
He didn't regret it; he just wanted to lament his bad luck.
Now that his mission is complete, his shackles have been loosened, he has revealed what he shouldn't have said, and his life has come to an end.
Seeing that Xiaotaohua's obsession had not faded, he realized that he still had a chance to speak the truth.
Master Shenxuan raised his head and murmured, "Perhaps, I only owe you a proper farewell?"
If we had said goodbye back then, would the knot in our hearts have been untied?
Little Peach Blossom's eyes reddened slightly, and she parted her lips slightly: "Chen Lang, it's not too late."
She was merely energy after death, while Chen Lang was also rapidly approaching true decay.
As Chen Lang said, what she was really upset about wasn't Chen Lang's betrayal, but his sudden departure without a word, without giving her a chance to say goodbye.
She always knew that her young scholar was actually ambitious and shouldered a great mission, and that he could not be with her in a romantic relationship.
But she couldn't let go of herself, nor could she let go of Chen Lang.
Chen Lang didn't say goodbye to her, so their connection could not be truly severed.
She can stay by the side of Chen Lang who loves her, and naturally she can also stay by the side of Chen Lang who cannot love her.
It's not that I don't love, it's that I can't love.
Master Shenxuan had a clear mind, but on his deathbed, he saw the only person he had ever wronged in his life: Little Peach Blossom.
But he decided to be foolish for once.
"My dear girl... since I owe you this farewell, I'll lend you this lifetime, and I'll repay you in the next life, okay?"
The peach blossom fairy's eyes widened, her eyes stinging and slightly reddening.
She opened her arms and couldn't help but hug Chen Lang, who owed her "a lifetime" and wanted to borrow "another lifetime" from her.
Her voice was as sweet as when we first met.
"Okay... then let's not say goodbye. In the next life, it's your turn to love me."
Master Shenxuan closed his eyes, as if he had achieved perfect merit, and the Buddhist light emanating from his body became even more dazzling.
He said, "You've worked hard, take a rest."
In that instant, the peach blossom demon's knot in his heart was untied, and he transformed into countless pink lights, which were scattered by the wind.
Only her beloved scholar still carried a trace of floral fragrance.
She originally wanted Quan Ji to ask Chen Lang if he was bothered that she had become the kind of person he disliked.
But now she understands.
It turns out that no matter what everyone looks like, Chen Lang will always be there for her, just like when they first met, quietly caring for her, this imperfect peach tree.
He never hated anyone.
She once said—if you don't hate, then it's worth it.
Besides, Chen Lang has always loved him.
Their love for each other has never changed.
Fate alone prevented them from being together.
What she has always been concerned about is no longer whether or not she is loved.
However, there's no point in saying any more.
She promised Chenlang a lifetime together.
In the next life, Chen Lang will love her—she meant the kind of love that would make him rush up and embrace her without hesitation.
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...
The scent of peach blossoms drifts towards the unknown distance.
The critically ill Master Shenxuan's chest shimmered with a pink light.
That was a promise marked on his soul, that would allow him to find him in his next life.
He has achieved perfect merit, and fate will allow him to make up for the regrets of this life.
He smiled, the most genuine smile Quan Ji had seen from him that night.
He looked up at Quan Ji and said, "I didn't expect that you would trouble me to resolve my inner conflict. I promised A Tao that if she ever needed help, she could bring me this petal of her natal flower and I would definitely help her."
"But she actually knows everything, and she has never looked for me in the past five hundred years."
"Since you brought flower petals, I owe you a promise."
"Alas, this old monk is nearing the end of his life and is powerless to do anything. I can only take it upon myself to give the young lady the Dragon Heart hidden in the Heart Dream Empire as compensation."
After saying that, he looked at Yan Xingchen who was standing to the side: "Your Majesty, please forgive my selfishness."
Yan Xingchen shook his head: "Sister Ruoqiu foresaw this. She said it's your own opportunity, so you can make the decision. Besides, in the future, the Xinmeng Empire won't need to rely on the Heart of the Dragon."
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