Shen Ruoxi squatted down and picked up the sticks on the ground.
This was the signature that Awan had used to take the picture of the young man that day, with two elegant small characters "Awan" written on it.
"This is the only thing he left behind, and it's also proof that he's been to this world. Keep it as a souvenir." Shen Ruoxi handed the stick to Awan.
Awan took it with trembling hands, tears falling down her face.
"I remember everything now. I am your biological daughter. Chaos and I met thousands of years ago. I should have sealed Ah Chong with my own hands, right?"
Shen Ruoxi opened her arms and hugged the girl into her arms: “Awan, living in the present is the most important thing.”
Awan leaned on her mother's shoulder and kept shrugging her shoulders.
Shen Ruoxi gently stroked the girl's back. She knew how much of a blow this incident would be to Awan, and all she could do was to stay quietly by the girl's side.
Now she finally understood that sealing the chaos did not require risking one's life. However, Awan had lost her life because of this. It was not because she was not capable enough, but because she had long wanted to die with A Chong.
Rather than living in pain, it would be better to disappear from this world together.
It is despair, but also liberation.
Shen Ruoxi told A Wan about A Chong's last memory. A Wan was silent for a while after listening, but fortunately her eyes were not as lifeless as before.
"Hun Dun will not die. The seal will automatically be released after a thousand years, and you and he may meet again." Shen Ruoxi held Ah Chong's hand and spoke slowly.
Awan finally stopped sobbing and hugged Shen Ruoxi back: "Awan knows what mother wants to say. Don't worry, mother, Awan will not seek death."
"Since the future of the White Feather Clan is the last gift Ah Chong left me, I will naturally protect it well and be a good leader of the White Feather Clan."
Hearing this, Shen Ruoxi's throat was also choked.
She originally wanted to take Awan away from the Baiyu tribe and let her live with her, but now it seems that is impossible.
"Awan knows that there is a vast world waiting for you outside of Baiyu Village, so you don't have to worry about me. In the next life, I will be your biological daughter and be filial to you forever."
Shen Ruoxi's eyes were red. She felt distressed for Awan's understanding, and even more sorry for the mother-daughter relationship between them in this life.
Her daughter Wanwan is still waiting for her, Azhou is still waiting for her, and the people of Dayan Kingdom are still waiting for her.
She had to leave.
When I walked out of the cave, the view suddenly became clear.
The ice and snow on the mountain are melting, and the black fog that originally shrouded the mountain and the village has disappeared at some point. From time to time, the sounds of insects and birds chirping can be heard, and the air is full of vitality.
Little furry yellow heads popped out from the forest, looking at them curiously.
It seemed as if everything had returned to the way it was before.
No, it's better than before.
Shen Ruoxi did not return to the village. She said goodbye to Awan at the foot of the mountain. She had been out for long enough and it was time for her to go back.
She thought the master would go with her, but unexpectedly, the old man decided to stay.
"Well, your fellow disciples have all grown up, and I don't need to watch over Yuanshan Taoist Temple anymore. I'm an old man with nothing to do, so why not stay and accompany little Awan? Little Awan, don't you think so?"
Awan and Shen Ruoxi looked at each other.
"Master is right. The priestess is still sick, so of course she has to stay and be taken care of."
Just as Boyu was about to say "yes", he realized that his little disciple had actually set a trap for him. He poked the little girl's head and said, "Well, just like your mother, you even dare to bully the Grand Master?"
"Grandmaster, I dare not!" Awan waved her hands quickly.
Listening to the bickering between the grandparents and grandchildren, Shen Ruoxi finally smiled and waved: "I'm leaving, take care!"
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Looking at Shen Ruoxi's back, the grandfather and grandson fell silent at the same time.
After this separation, I really don’t know when we will meet again.
Awan touched the bone bell at her waist that would no longer ring, and smiled calmly, "Grandmaster, let's go home."
"Okay, let's go home." The old man touched Awan's little head and responded with a smile.
*
Baiyu Village is adjacent to Beiyang Village. After leaving Baiyu Village, Shen Ruoxi went to Beiyang Village first.
When the villagers of Beiyang Village saw Shen Ruoxi coming, they immediately surrounded her with joy and told her what had happened in the village in recent days.
Shen Ruoxi's empty city plan lasted for a while, and the northern barbarians finally realized something was wrong, so one dark night, they braved the wind and sand to break into Beiyang Village.
However, what they didn't know was that Shen Ruoxi had already prepared for this.
She had already prepared the villagers, selecting young and strong villagers to form a guard team, and Pei Yaozhou personally taught them a set of methods specifically for dealing with the northern barbarians.
At the same time, various tricky ambushes were set up on the way into the village.
Therefore, more than half of the northern barbarians had been killed before they entered Beiyang Village. When they attacked Beiyang Village, they were driven out by the villagers of Beiyang Village and finally fled in panic.
From then on, the northern barbarians' cavalry never invaded Beiyang Village again. Beiyang Village became peaceful and people lived better and better.
Everyone gratefully called Shen Ruoxi "Saint".
Seeing this, Shen Ruoxi felt relieved.
She refused all the things the villagers enthusiastically gave her, and only took a mule, which she rode to the northern border camp.
What she didn't expect was that the news of her return had actually reached the Northern Frontier Camp in advance, and she could see Pei Yaozhou waiting for her on horseback from afar.
"Ruoxi!"
A familiar voice sounded in my ears.
The longing for you after not seeing you for so many days is like boiling water, bubbling up uncontrollably.
The two men rode their horses at the same time, jumped off almost at the same time, and finally hugged each other.
"Azhou, I'm back." Shen Ruoxi murmured, and there was even a hint of tears in her voice.
Pei Yaozhou felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his arms around Shen Ruoxi suddenly tightened: "Welcome home."
A familiar chest, a familiar cold woody fragrance, Shen Ruoxi's heart finally had a place to settle.
"Ahem! You're back..." A familiar voice came from my ears.
Shen Ruoxi was startled, and quickly pushed Pei Yaozhou away, bowing to the newcomer: "Father."
When they looked up, they discovered that there were hundreds of people standing behind Luo Xuan. They were all soldiers ready to go, all looking at them while trying to suppress their laughter.
Wow, this is a public display of affection!
Shen Ruoxi's face flushed instantly.
She glanced at Pei Yaozhou and asked in a low voice, "With so many people watching, why didn't you remind me?"
Pei Yaozhou touched his chest innocently: "Hiss...it hurts."
Shen Ruoxi became nervous for a moment and immediately stepped forward to check: "Where does it hurt? Are you injured?"
Pei Yaozhou leaned forward slightly and whispered in Shen Ruoxi's ear: "It hurts so much to be pushed away by my wife."
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