"Do you regret it? When you first came, I took the initiative to invite you to dinner and to the movies, but you refused. Look, my daughter is about to go to college now, and you are still single. You have been alone for so many years. Oh, that damn youth."
Wang Xuan looked at the traces of time left on her once youthful and beautiful face and sighed slightly. Then, seeing that she was still so optimistic, he smiled again.
"Still laughing? You really are getting older."
Wang Xuan smiled and shook his head. He knew that his life in this place was about to end. Time had left no trace on him, and 20 years was the limit for him to stay in one place.
He said, "Zuo Qing, this is a gift contract. It has been notarized. There is no legal problem. I give you this house."
"Ah, what? I'm already a family man, what do you want to do?" Zuo Qing thought he was joking and laughed along with him, but then she realized he was serious and quickly asked, "What's wrong with you? Do you have a terminal illness?"
"No, I'm leaving, ending my peaceful city life and going where I should go. I wish you all the best in the future." Wang Xuan stuffed some documents into her hands and turned into the fog.
He stood on the small boat, entered the boundless starry sky, crossed the darkness, crossed the cold, and once again practiced alone in the wilderness of the universe.
15 years later, he came to Haichuan Star and met Su Tong and Ling Xuan. As he expected, the efficacy of the life-extending immortal fruit was much lower than the rumors.
He felt it last time, and this time is no exception. It has only been 35 years, and the two have entered old age again. They can't hold on for much longer.
People who have experienced life and death have a different state of mind. Their old age is peaceful and quiet. They walk together and always have a smile on their face.
It was not until Wang Xuan appeared that their emotions became greatly agitated and they became extremely excited.
"Qin Cheng!"
"Old friend, you are finally here!"
"Having experienced death and seen darkness, do you want to continue on the path to immortality this time?" Wang Xuan asked.
"No, we feel that our life is complete." They both shook their heads at the same time, with smiles from the bottom of their hearts.
This answer was really beyond Wang Xuan's expectations. He thought that the two of them had experienced birth, old age, sickness and death, and finally lay in the cold darkness. In the last moment, they would definitely think of the brilliant immortal path in the past and would be extremely nostalgic for the past. However, the reality was not so.
"Immortality is not an inevitable choice for everyone. Having lived an ordinary life for so long, we have unprecedented tranquility and calmness, and have let go of all the immortal baggage in our hearts. Although we can no longer fly into the sky or hide in the ground, nor can we set foot on the towering golden palace in the clouds and mist in the sky, we are far away from the mythical Taoist temples outside the sky, and we can no longer see the auspicious beasts, sacred trees, and immortal treasures, but we are also far away from conquests, as well as blood and fire. When we are completely integrated into the world of mortals, with children and grandchildren all around us, and a warm and happy life, from another perspective, this peaceful world without bloodshed is indeed less exciting, but it also has a kind of beauty of returning to nature."
"If there is a way in the world, this is our way. We have experienced the glorious era of the immortal way and have lived the life that ordinary people should have. Let's end it peacefully like this. We are content. We have experienced sadness and joy, ups and downs in this life, but now, those regrets are no longer regrets. We have no regrets in this life. Our way has come to an end."
A gray-haired couple expressed their choice, their feelings, and their philosophy.
Su Tong and Ling Xuan had one final request, which was to take a photo with Wang Xuan, and the years were frozen in this photo.
"Goodbye, my old friend." Wang Xuan stood up. This was the last time he saw the two of them.
"Goodbye, our best friend." The two looked into the distance, waved slowly, and whispered softly: "Time is infinite, life is limited, we have lost and gained a lot, the soul is infinite, our figures in different periods are still living in the infinite years, there are beautiful pictures, in the past, now, and at the end of the future. Take care, old friend, go your way, find your way, and may you stand at the top of the myth."
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“Immortality is not an option that everyone wants. Ordinary or supreme, everyone has a different path and his own way…” Wang Xuan stepped on the sea of stars, walking alone in the cold universe, looking at the end of the deep space.
Although he wanted to keep the warmth and beauty, the old friends, and the beautiful scenery of the past and not let the years take them away, this was not something that could be changed by his will. The torrent of history was rolling, and what should disperse would still disperse.
In the end, after experiencing century after century, what will be left? Perhaps, under the interweaving of endless time, there is only an old photo in his heart, engraved with all the past. At this moment, Wang Xuan experienced some of the feelings of the mobile phone.
28 years later, a huge dark umbrella that only the extraordinary people could feel expanded and arrived, gradually spreading, covering the extraordinary central world that was once extremely prosperous and glorious.
Since the mythical great migration, countless extraordinary people have fought bloody battles for the way to leave here and reach the old center frozen by the black umbrella. If calculated by the clock corresponding to the lifespan of the monks' souls, a total of 494 years have passed.
Time flies. 500 years later, Wang Xuan felt that his Taoism had advanced to the middle stage of the sixth level of the extraordinary human realm. In this age of eternal silence, even he felt heavy pressure. After years of practice, he actually felt a little tired.
Ordinary people are unaware of it, but this is an extraordinary winter night that suffocates mythical creatures.
Although there is no black snow falling here, the Dharma is still being destroyed. There is a thick black fog flowing, drowning the extraordinary.
Even though a few mythical creatures have stored miraculous medicines and are blessed enough to survive this year, their hibernation will also come to an end. Their hibernation means death because there is no supernatural source of nourishment here.
Perhaps only a rare few can still survive, but they will also fall into a deep sleep. It will be a very difficult period.
Over the past hundreds of years, Wang Xuan has practiced in the universe and lived on planets inhabited by humans. He has experienced a lot. Of course, he strictly abides by the principle of not staying in each place for more than 20 years.
"Perhaps, I should go to the other side and take a look." On the mythical road of one person, he felt too quiet. He felt bad in this vast world with no one to communicate with. Moreover, under the umbrella of eternal silence, he really felt quite tired.
Occasionally, the big black umbrella would surge downwards with some special black wonders, specifically targeting the extraordinary creatures that were still reviving, making him feel a little sleepy.
Wang Xuan began to think of retiring. The years of eternal silence, the spectacle of all kinds of extraordinary things collapsing, and the inexplicable suppression were more serious than he had imagined!
"I should consider leaving here," he said to himself.
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