"Aunt, go inside and take care of the children first, I’ll sit in the yard for a while," Xiao Xian urged her into the house.
"Alright, the air in the countryside is much better than in the city, no ssy pollution. Your house is still there, and I wash and air the blankets every two weeks, they’re just like new," Zhuo Feng pointed to the house Xiao Xian lived in two years ago. Xiao Xian nodded, knowing that whether she truly left or disappeared, traces would always remain with so people and places.
The next morning, Zhuo Feng made breakfast, "Xiao Xian, your uncle made soy milk, do you rember that morning’s..."
The house was empty, the bedding on the bed neatly folded, as if no one ever returned, as if yesterday was a dream.
But at the head of the bed, a note was left: "Aunt, I know your greatest hope is that Mom and Dad didn’t die, and Grandpa isn’t dead either."
In Si Yiyi Hospital, Xiao Xian sat by "i Nian’s" bedside, she tidied "i Nian’s" hair, whispering softly: "Master Uncle, I’m going, wish success, I hope this ti you won’t miss your happiness."
Standing at the entrance of Cherry Valley, Xiao Xian slled a slight sweet fragrance of roses from afar. Cherry blossoms were also blooming, a magnificent sea of flowers gave an illusion of being in an ethereal realm.
Xiao Xian found the ancient seal. Xiao Xian didn’t know why Cangqiong Palace’s selection was associated with this array.
She placed the letter on the seal. It turned out this seal was left by people from Cangqiong Palace, this was their test for Xiao Xian.
The letter transford into a brightness, gradually perating into the seal.
When the last trace of light blended into the seal, a rectangular, door-like thing appeared before Xiao Xian.
"Welco to the Space-ti Mirage," a female voice echoed in her ear, Xiao Xian’s eyes widened, what she saw was?
That face, an hour ago, the face she saw.
i Nian? No, she was i Xiang, the i Xiang who had been missing for decades. How did she get here, Xiao Xian puzzled, dwelling on this ancient seal above Cherry Valley.
"Are you Master i?" Xiao Xian, nominally the disciple of i Xiang and Bai Juyi, should call i Xiang "Master."
"You finally ca," i Xiang looked at Xiao Xian as if seeing soone else through her, "I know you have many questions, so let explain them to you one by one."
Originally, over fifty years ago, i Xiang broke into Cangqiong Palace, seeking the thod of immortality.
She found the thod of immortality, but for that, she was forever trapped by the thod.
"The door before you, nad Space-ti Mirage, can travel to the past or back to where you ca from. The Cangqiong Palace’s test is hidden within the journey back, tell , which one will you choose?" i Xiang also faced such a choice back then; in the end, she didn’t choose either, she chose to eternally guard the Space-ti Mirage.
As the guardian, she has a chance to return to the past every ten years for a short stay. She chose to indulge in the past, reminiscing her love with Bai Juyi.
Xiao Xian’s heart stirred slightly, if she returned to the sect, everything from the past few years would seem like a dream, she’d still be the carefree Zhou Xiaoxian. Or maybe she rely dread.
"If I leave, what will happen to this world?" Xiao Xian asked difficultly.
"Things will follow a normal trajectory, Li Ye will chase Celeste, leaving Earth to go to Beast Star. Aisha will win this ti’s selection in Cangqiong Palace, but her wish to revive Zhou Ziang cannot be achieved. Zhou Ziang wasn’t from here. She will choose to get a map of all rhinestones on Earth, controlling the aliens stranded on Earth, leading to a clash between different cultivators and aliens, affecting several countries globally, humanity nearing extinction. Your friends Zeng Xuerou, Zhang Yiyi, Wang Shuai, and others will fall in this war. Countless civilians will also perish, and this war will continue until Li Ye returns from Beast Star, but by then, it’ll be fifty years later." i Xiang looked straight at Xiao Xian, watching her eyes change bit by bit.
"If I went back in ti and successfully prevented this calamity, then what?" Xiao Xian’s throat felt tight.
"If you choose to go back, help Wang Fenglei find Fiji who hadn’t died yet, and kill the newly winged Lady Serlin, Zhu Shijun will remain as director in Beijing until retirent. His daughter, son-in-law, and the true Zhu Xiaoxian will have a happy family of three. But there’s one thing: you will disappear. Zhu Xiaoxian doesn’t die, your soul can’t enter her body, and you can’t return to where you ca, you’ll be forever wandering in the seams of ti." i Xiang spoke no more, just waiting for Xiao Xian to make her final decision.
Disappearing or returning to the starting point, everything beca incredibly difficult for Xiao Xian.
"How is he?" Xiao Xian’s heart felt stifled, making a decision was such an ordeal.
Where should she go?
"Are you asking about Yun Guanzi? He self-destructed in the energy-filled rhinestone, his soul already shattered, even if he reached this Space-ti Mirage, he couldn’t gather energy for ti travel, he’s completely dead," i Xiang shook her head, "Think about it, I’ll give you one day to decide."
"No need, I’ve already decided," Xiao Xian raised her head, gazing at the cerulean July sky.
~Thanks for the six fan tickets from ’Lush Grass’~(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you’re welco to vote at Qidian (qidian) with recomndation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)
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