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"Do you want to leave with , or stay here?" Xu Zii asked.
"I haven’t figured out how to face you. Every ti I think of you, it’s accompanied by thoughts of my father, my family," Lan Ke’er said after a silence, with a tinge of pain in her voice.
"Do you want to avoid it for a lifeti?" Xu Zii asked.
"Even if I don’t avoid it, what difference does it make if I leave with you now?
Can you stay with all the ti? Stay and live a peaceful life with ?" Lan Ke’er said with a bitter smile.
"I understand you, your steps won’t stop.
In the end, you will still carry Destiny, head towards Heaven Beyond Heavens, and step by step ascend to higher realms.
In the end, I won’t even be able to see your silhouette."
"This is my mission," Xu Zii replied, in silence.
"Yes, mission!" Lan Ke’er nodded and said.
"You left before, and today you are still leaving .
Many things, even if you could choose again for a second ti, would not change, right?"
Xu Zii didn’t answer; in so way, Lan Ke’er was right.
He actually had no chance to choose.
As the Demon Lord, he enjoyed the conveniences that this identity brought.
He also carried with him missions and responsibilities; if he could not lead the Demon Race to revival, he would be ground to ashes by his forr enemies.
Xu Zii had no doubts about this.
It was also the reason he always strived to beco stronger.
If it were not for Lan Ke’er, Xu Zii wouldn’t even consider his romantic attachnts.
"I have decided, I want to stay in the Divine Maiden Palace," Lan Ke’er said, lifting her head with a resolute gaze.
"I will work hard to cultivate the legacy left by the World-weary Divine Girl; maybe one day in the future, we will et again in Heaven Beyond Heavens."
"Have you decided?" Xu Zii asked.
Lan Ke’er nodded.
"Okay, I respect your decision," Xu Zii said again, falling silent for a mont before nodding.
"When will you leave?" Lan Ke’er asked.
"There’s no reason to stay any longer, I’ll leave now," Xu Zii said.
"Can you accompany for one day, just one day?" Lan Ke’er raised her head and asked, with a hint of longing in her voice.
"Will you belong to for this day, okay?"
Looking at Lan Ke’er’s complicated eyes, Xu Zii finally nodded.
...
Unlike the snowy weather in the outside world, the area where Red Dust Palace was situated experienced spring all year round, lush and verdant.
Gentle sunshine and breezes brushed over the land.
Lan Ke’er took Xu Zii around Red Dust Palace, roaming the mountains and playing with the water.
They went to Mingjue Mountain, entered Cordyceps Valley.
In this mont, the two of them forgot everything, wishing only to cherish this hard-to-co-by ti.
At this mont, Lan Ke’er was lively, sunny, wearing a ponytail, resembling a frolicking elf dancing in front of Xu Zii.
Without any interruptions from others, the whole world seed to grow silent just for this day.
The pair set out from Divine Maiden Palace without a destination, just walking on and on.
Along the way, Lan Ke’er told Xu Zii about many interesting incidents from her past.
The last ti they were together, it was always Xu Zii telling stories.
But this ti, Lan Ke’er was speaking, while Xu Zii just listened quietly, occasionally showing a smile.
From dawn to dusk, the pale sky gradually turned golden with the sunset.
The two sat on the top of a high mountain, leaning on each other, watching the sunset.
"Do you like sunsets?" Xu Zii asked with a smile.
"No, sunsets always make feel like everything has ended," Lan Ke’er said, shaking her head.
"I like the sunrise at dawn, when everything is thriving, and it all has just begun."
Xu Zii smiled and said, "But sotis, an ending is just for a better beginning."
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The sunset, the evening glow, the Fire Refining Cloud, the solitary bird, the Qingfeng breeze — everything was beautiful, but for Xu Zii at this mont, only the girl before him occupied his heart.
Everyone is re grass and trees, but you are Qing Shan.
...
For most people, their lives are probably ordinary.
Only a small number of people experience tumultuous lives.
Ordinary people envy the spectacular, and conversely, those with spectacular lives yearn for the ordinary.
Humans, a species that will never understand contentnt is happiness.
The sunset fell, and the light faded away.
That evening, the sky sparkled with stars, a crescent moon hanging on the horizon.
The stars twinkled, lighting up the entire mountaintop.
The high mountain gave the illusion that one could simply reach out and pluck the stars.
Xu Zii lay on the soft grass at the summit, with the grass very soft and the gentle breeze blowing, careful not to disturb the tranquility.
Lan Ke’er rested her head on Xu Zii’s chest, her right hand lightly encircling his waist.
Xu Zii could even sll a scent on her long hair that resembled lavender.
"When I leave tomorrow, let go first, and you pretend to sleep," Lan Ke’er looked up and said.
"Alright," Xu Zii nodded.
"No goodbyes allowed," Lan Ke’er continued.
"I’m afraid I won’t be able to hold back and will collapse."
"Alright," Xu Zii nodded again.
Lan Ke’er quietly looked at Xu Zii, then slightly lowered her head and gently kissed his cheek with her soft, cherry lips.
Then she quickly raised her head.
Even though her cheeks were already flushed red, she still defiantly looked at Xu Zii.
Her lips slightly pursed, she slowly unbuttoned the blue dress on her shoulder, her gaze soft like water, deeply looking at Xu Zii.
"Take !" she said.
The moon rose over the willow treetops, and suddenly, the spring light revealed itself.
...…
The night was very quiet, as if even the usual annoying insects had ceased their chirping.
The moonlight shone and starlight twinkled.
Eventually, the sky turned dark, with the fish belly white of the eastern horizon gradually erging.
Only when the footsteps had faded away into silence did Xu Zii slowly open his eyes.
He looked to the east.
Yes, the dawn sun rose, prospering and thriving, and everything had just begun.
Xu Zii gestured with his hand, and the Demonic Qi in front of him surged.
The figure of the White Bone Demon gradually appeared.
"Protect her in the shadows, this is my only order," Xu Zii said seriously, word by word.
"My Lord, I," the White Bone Demon hesitated a mont and said.
"I want to follow you into battle."
"When the Demon Race is revived, I will call you back to lead the vanguard," Xu Zii said.
"But for now, this is my order."
"At your command," the White Bone Demon responded heavily.
Then its figure, along with the Demonic Qi, vanished from the mountaintop.
...
Everything was so quiet that day at the Divine Maiden Palace.
Whether it was Gongsun Hongtian or the three great elders of the Divine Maiden Palace, they were all waiting for Xu Zii’s disposition of them.
At Xu Zii’s command, Gongsun Hongtian and the three great elders all rushed to the mountaintop where he was.
"Protect Lan Ke’er well. After I shoulder Destiny, in my era, I will shelter you," Xu Zii said to the three great elders.
"If there’s the slightest harm, believe , I can turn the Red Dust Palace upside down, ensuring you will never transcend in eternity."
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