You said you hated men, why are your eyes now full of love?
Ch. 107 - "Oh, It's the Fox Lady!" (Part 4)

The gray, hazy sky gradually brightened, finally shaking off the shackles of gloom.

After enduring wind and rain, the long-lost sunlight and blue sky returned.

The ruined city pulsed with renewed vitality. Lush greenery sprouted from the desolate soil, bringing rhythm and life.

The crumbling walls and shattered remains were no longer the end of a lifeless land, but rather, the beginning of something new.

The young girl murmured to herself,

"So, I've come here again?"

Enter through the narrow gate, walk the long road, and glimpse the faint light.

A stunning woman with a body as insubstantial as a phantom smiled gently.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, silly goose."

The girl's expression remained flat.

"Go on. Why are you looking for me?"

The consciousness from her past life didn't tease her as it once might have.

Instead, it quietly met the gaze of the girl standing at the same height.

After a long, thoughtful pause, she got to the point.

"I came here to say goodbye."

She didn't miss the flicker of surprise that crossed the girl's face.

With a trace of melancholy, the consciousness from her past life continued, speaking more to herself than to anyone else.

"I'm going to disappear."

"When you chose to awaken the memories of your past life, I, the vessel, could no longer exist."

"To be honest, I envy you."

In that moment, when she saw the young man risk everything, even his life, to break through the barriers and willingly step into the depths of her heart...

At that moment, Ruan Qingqing knew.

She had lost.

Utterly and completely.

She had used the shadows of her past to probe and test the darkness in human nature.

Yet she had forgotten that there are always sparks of light within humanity.

"Congratulations, silly goose."

"You've stepped beyond the ending that was once written for us."

"You're not the same Ruan Qingqing who couldn't taste the sweetness of a candy."

The years before she turned 16 were just as bleak and lightless.

But when Ji Mu barged into her world, her life slowly split into two paths, flowing in different directions.

Everything began to change, completely and irrevocably.

Perhaps that old saying was true after all:

Blend with the light, move with the dust; rise and fall with the times.

Each syllable was as soft as the wind.

Her body gradually turned translucent, like a flower on the verge of withering.

The girl took a few steps forward and gently embraced the memory of her past life.

"It's not really disappearing," she said softly.

"We are the same person."

In that moment, her past and present selves reached a reconciliation.

"I've accepted the past. And you should embrace the future."

A gentle warmth flickered in the eyes of Ruan Qingqing from the past.

"Silly goose."

She leaned in close to the girl's ear and whispered in a voice laced with stubbornness and the faintness of someone on the verge of fading away.

"No matter whether you call Ji Mu 'Mu Mu' or 'gege'*, from the moment he chose to get involved with us, you can never let him go."

"Even if it means forcing him. Even if it means taking him. Even if it means imprisoning him..."

"When we were 13, he abandoned us. We cannot allow him to abandon us a second time."

"He belongs to us."

"And he can only belong to us!"

As her fingertips touched nothing but emptiness, the girl stood frozen, unmoving, for a long time.

Yes...

How could I not know?

Mu Mu is both the poison and the cure of my soul.

Without him, I'd lose my mind. Maybe even die.

...

[Not bad.]

Without warning, a neutral-toned voice rang out.

A tall figure shrouded in white mist approached with graceful, unhurried steps.

Though its features were obscured, it felt as if a pair of smiling eyes were watching her.

[Hello there, Ruan Qingqing.]

Faced with this unfamiliar presence that had silently appeared in her spiritual world, the girl felt a flicker of unease.

Who is this?

How do they know my name?

Why don't I have the slightest memory of them?

As her thoughts churned, the figure spoke again, revealing their identity.

[My name is Fan Lei. I am the incarnated consciousness of this world's Heavenly Dao.]

Heavenly Dao consciousness... an incarnation...

Just a few simple words, yet they represented the supreme existence of the highest order.

Most people would find it nearly impossible to remain calm when faced with such a revelation.

But the girl, tempered by countless trials and transformations, remained silent.

By this time, she could no longer place her full trust in anyone or anything, except for Mu Mu and her mother.

Fan Lei offered no further explanation and seemed unconcerned by her suspicion.

They simply continued speaking.

[I believe you've also noticed something unusual about Ji Mu.]

[Why is the 15-year-old gege you met when you were 13 still only 16 when you reunited 4 years later?]

The girl's calm expression finally wavered.

That single sentence pierced the thoughts she had buried so deep for so long.

When she was 13, she often imagined what it would be like to meet him again in the future.

By then, he should have been in college, more mature and distant.

Not transferring into her class as a new student, and not being a year younger than her.

Ruan Qingqing had been troubled by this in her past life.

She was afraid that he wasn't the same person, so she hadn't dared to approach him.

There were simply too many things that didn't make sense.

Unless...

[That's right.]

Fan Lei suddenly spoke, confirming the seemingly absurd conclusion she had just reached:

[Ji Mu isn't from this world at all.]

The girl's heart trembled.

[He is destined to leave.]

[And this departure isn't about moving to another city or going abroad.]

It means disappearing from this world entirely.

Though the latter half of Fan Lei's words remained unspoken,

How could the girl not understand what they meant?

"Leave." "Completely." "Disappear."

One after another, the words she least wanted to hear struck the most fragile part of her heart.

No, that can't happen!

Mu Mu...

Since you came to this world, why must you go back?

What could be so appealing over there? Isn't my presence enough?

Yes, my presence should be enough.

In this world, no one loves or cares for you more than I do. I would give anything for you, even my life.

You should understand that. You will understand that, right?

*'gege' is a term used to address an older male, can be flirty, or to address siblings

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