Chen Xiao didn't make things difficult for Xi Xi, but simply asked if Chu Yanxi's tomb was real. Xi Xi confirmed, "This is Chu Yanxi's tomb. She did indeed pass away the day after you ascended the throne."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao immediately stopped his pretense of inspection.
Xu Qian watched as Chen Xiao suddenly fell silent after examining him for a while, and sensing something was wrong, he stepped forward as well.
Chen Xiao turned to look at Xu Qian and nodded silently.
Xu Qian's expression went blank for a moment, as if something had silently shattered in his heart.
Seeing Xu Qian's expression, Xi Xi, seemingly oblivious to the somber atmosphere, whispered gossip to Chen Xiao, "You'd better go away! He has something to say to Chu Yanxi."
Chen Xiao did not respond.
Xi Xi then noticed Chen Xiao's mood. Her eyes were red and she looked like she was about to cry. She asked in confusion, "Why are you so sad?"
Chen Xiao explained somewhat incoherently, "Although I know this is a world in a book, and Chu Yanxi is just a fictional character created by the author, I feel that all of this is so real."
I initially treated it as just a game, but after spending some time with it, I changed my mind. Everyone here has their own unique characteristics, they're flesh and blood, unlike the two-dimensional characters I used to imagine.
Especially Chu Yanxi, I really liked her when I read the novel. Although I transmigrated into her body as her daughter and only knew her for half a day, I really felt a strange mother-daughter bond with her, as if I were her daughter, someone who had been born into the Night Dynasty...
Now that she's gone, I know perfectly well that this is a world in a book, that everything is fake, but I just can't help feeling those emotions. Do you understand what I mean?
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