The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 489 - 486: Dust to Dust_2

Chapter 489: Chapter 486: Dust to Dust_2

"I need to go back and find Shengsheng," Lin Yumo took the ring, his gaze exceptionally determined, as if there was something he must accomplish in this life.

Yes, his Shengsheng was still alive and well in another world.

Staying here, there was no Shengsheng either.

He possessed wealth in the trillions, yet none of it was what he wanted, just like the her of the past, always lonely.

"Once you’re back, let Shengsheng know I’m safe."

Nobody had the right to intrude on someone else’s decisions, so let’s hope for a good ending between him and Shengsheng.

The energy imbalance caused a wild storm, and the originally tranquil images in the sky shattered into pieces, the endless night behind seemed like a monstrous beast ready to devour everything.

Si Yuting wrapped Qu Tong into his arms, moving to an area with less energy turbulence.

Five minutes later, the energy fluctuations calmed down, the fragmented images vanished, and with them, the soul that did not belong here.

"Let’s go home, Ali."

Qu Tong looked back at where the image of Blue Planet had disappeared in midair and grabbed Si Yuting’s large palm.

"Okay, let’s go home."

Home is where the heart yearns.

*

They were not in a hurry to return, buying two Interstellar spaceship travel tickets to enjoy their journey at leisure.

After closing the door, Qu Tong brought Si Yuting into the space and began organizing the things inside.

Before leaving, Lin Yumo had given her all his assets, including the Energy Plant cultivation formulas from the Agricultural Science Institute.

Qu Tong sorted out the books related to this area from a pile of documents and contracts, including the comprehensive textbooks from the school-related department that hadn’t been fully disclosed.

Regrettably, neither Xiao Yi nor Xiao Jin had inherited her Wood-element Ability.

She didn’t know how long the Energy Plants on her planet would survive without her.

Nor did she know whether there would be any breakthroughs in the Genetic Bank or the world of cultivation over the next hundred or two hundred years.

Although these concerns were far off, it was always right to plan for the worst in advance.

"Where did this come from?" Si Yuting, while helping to organize Qu Tong’s space, picked up an object and asked.

Qu Tong glanced at it, "Rong Chengjue brought it with Void Crystal Stone in a trade, he didn’t want it, and I thought it looked pretty, so I kept it."

After saying this, she noticed Si Yuting’s brow furrow ever so slightly and took the bracelet from his hand to look it over, "What’s wrong, is there a problem with this bracelet?"

Si Yuting pursed his lips and turned on his Light Brain, pulling up an exhibit page of a relic.

The gold bracelet with emerald inlays on the left side of the picture wasn’t just similar to the one in her hand; it was exactly the same, and the reference price almost made Qu Tong’s hand twitch.

"This is a Cassa Royal Family treasure, crafted by the first Emperor at great cost as a token of love for the Empress, and later lost during a period of upheaval."

Si Yuting explained slowly, holding Qu Tong’s fingers that were pinching the inner ring and gently pressing, the bracelet transformed into another style, equally delicate but more elegant and regal, more suitable for middle-aged to elderly women to wear.

Who would have thought a bracelet contained such a precise and thoughtful hidden mechanism?

How did Rong Chengjue manage to obtain such a valuable antique and casually discard it after using it for holding Void Crystal Stone?

"I’ll return it to him the next time I go to the Kasa Empire."

Seeing that Qu Tong completely didn’t understand Rong Chengjue’s intentions, Si Yuting didn’t bother to remind her, secretly grinding his back teeth in frustration, regretting he had asked for too little compensation in the past.

Unaware of Si Yuting’s thoughts, Qu Tong carefully wrapped the bracelet in a box knowing its worth – it couldn’t just be carelessly discarded like before.

Actually, because of the Sky Crystal Mine, she had been visiting the Casa Empire every year for the past few years, but she had never met Rong Chengjue, although she had spent some time with Rong Yueqing.

But before Qu Tong could visit the Casa Empire to inspect the mining veins, Rong Chengjue came to the Jianan Palace at the end of the year.

Qu Tong searched for a long time to find Rong Chengjue’s communication details and arranged to meet him at the Drunken Star River.

"I’m in Ningxue Park in the southern part of the city; come here."

Qu Tong thought about it and agreed, so she took her things and left the house.

Ningxue Park was the very place where she had once built a snowman, not far from Yuelan Bay.

Nine years later, when Qu Tong saw Rong Chengjue again, she felt his demeanor had grown even more repressed. His golden hair was as smooth and dazzling as ever, but his eyes were like an endless night, deep and unfathomable.

Qu Tong greeted him, and he simply looked at her for a moment before responding indifferently with a "Hmm."

Qu Tong didn’t mind; there wasn’t much to reminisce about, so she went straight to the point, took out a box, opened it, and handed it over.

"Here’s your bracelet back; it’s not appropriate for me to keep it."

Rong Chengjue was startled for a moment and took it with one hand.

"I heard this bracelet is an antique worth billions; don’t throw it away." Seeing Rong Chengjue’s indifferent attitude, Qu Tong was worried he might just toss it aside.

"Oh," Rong Chengjue replied casually, without even glancing at it, and threw it into his Space Button.

Qu Tong: "..."

Qu Tong wanted to remind him to at least put the lid on but then thought better of it. It was his belonging after all; he could do whatever he pleased with it, as long as he didn’t throw it into the pond in front of her.

"Your Spirit Sea seems to be in pretty bad shape; do you need my help?" Qu Tong hesitated, then asked.

From the moment she had arrived, she had sensed the spiritual power leaking into the air. Approaching Rong Chengjue, she could feel the temperature drop significantly, most likely due to his Special Ability.

If she wasn’t mistaken, this meant that Rong Chengjue’s Spirit Sea was shattered.

Considering the amount of convenience he had provided her, she could help him out one more time.

But Rong Chengjue declined.

"No trouble at all."

Although Qu Tong was somewhat surprised, if he didn’t want to be healed, what could she do about it?

After a few more casual exchanges, Qu Tong took her leave and went home.

Rong Chengjue, poor in words, had his gaze fixed distantly on the center of the lake, not even turning his head as he spoke.

It wasn’t until Qu Tong had left that Rong Chengjue turned his head to look at the deserted cobblestone path.

He took out the bracelet from his Space Button and gripped it tightly in his hand.

After staring at it for a long time, he let out a desolate laugh.

She was always like this, kind yet indifferent.

He had always believed in destroying what he couldn’t have, countless times wanting to break something.

But not her, he didn’t want to.

Because of her, he hadn’t done anything.

He didn’t even dare see her, afraid he couldn’t restrain the dark thoughts inside him.

These days were tough, with no end in sight.

Drops of blood-red liquid fell onto his hand, increasing in number.

The golden bracelet fell to the ground alongside its owner, creating a crisp sound as it bounced away.

"Your Majesty!"

"Brother!"

The bracelet in his fading vision blurred and stained with blood, he could no longer hear the approaching voices.

Living hadn’t brought much joy either.

*

Not long after, news came from the Casa Empire: Rong Chengjue was dead.

Having exhausted too much spiritual power, Rong Chengjue died at the age of 33, during a winter of heavy snowfall.

The throne of the Casa Empire changed hands, with Rong Chengjue’s former followers supporting Rong Yueqing to ascend as Empress.

At the age of 11, Xiao Xue awoke her Second Superpower, Wood Element.

*

End of the book.