Yan Ruyu raised his eyes.
Looking at Zhao Shuning, he said, "Ling'er is the kindest person in the world. The selfish one is me."
Zhao Shuning forced a smile and slowly stretched out her right hand, caressing Yan Ruyu's face.
She said, "Master is so silly at this moment. Haven't you noticed that in these three years, I've never really forgotten the past."
Maybe it was her own heart's reluctance.
Or perhaps it was the bead given to her by the woman named Shijiu in the dream. In any case, Zhao Shuning hadn't forgotten anything.
"You... didn't forget?"
Zhao Shuning nodded, looking so weak.
She smiled and said, "So, you don't need to blame yourself. Master has never been a selfish person. It's me. I was willing to give up everything and stay by your side. In the end, I'm the most selfish one."
On that day.
Yan Ruyu had used his power to keep her.
After that night, Zhao Shuning could never sleep soundly again.
She wanted to leave Qingyun Peak to rescue her mother. She wanted to see if the Eastern Wilderness had been shattered by the iron cavalry of Loulan.
However, all these "wants" were no match for the shock of Master's action.
Zhao Shuning began to reflect on herself.
Over the years, Master had done so much for her. What had she done in return?
Bai Ze was right.
During this last period of her time, she had only thought about her relatives. Had she ever considered Master's predicament?
If it hadn't been a last resort, why would Master have used such a method to make her stay?
So.
Zhao Shuning also became selfish.
She didn't want to be so self - sacrificing during her last days.
She became selfish.
She was so selfish that she only wanted to stay by Master's side.
Yan Ruyu looked at the little girl in front of him in disbelief.
He had thought that the happiness of these three years was only because he had erased her memories. It was his selfishness that had tied her down.
Unexpectedly.
The little girl had never thought so.
She had always remembered, but for his sake, she had chosen to stay.
Yan Ruyu hugged Zhao Shuning tightly.
Zhao Shuning's face was pale. At this moment, she had no strength at all. Otherwise, she would have liked to reach out and hug Bu Ran.
"Bu Ran, can you believe me now? I really, really like you."
Yan Ruyu hugged Zhao Shuning even tighter.
"I believe you."
He had been narrow - minded.
Zhao Shuning felt that the qi in her body was getting more and more chaotic. She opened her mouth, but now she couldn't even speak.
With all her strength.
She managed to say, "Bu Ran, goodbye."
Then.
Those beautiful eyes finally closed slowly.
But her face was so serene.
Zhao Shuning was dead.
No, to be exact, it was Luo Feiyan who was dead.
Facing death directly this time, Zhao Shuning was so calm.
Just as Shijiu in the dream had said, all this was predestined and she couldn't change it.
Zhao Shuning's soul slowly left her body.
This body.
In the next moment, turned into powder.
With a bang.
Zhao Shuning no longer had any feeling. Her consciousness quickly left her, and the scenery around her changed rapidly.
On the spot.
Yan Ruyu watched all this.
His eyes and face were full of grief.
He didn't cry.
He calmly found a brush.
Bit by bit, he swept the powder into a delicate small box.
Bai Ze could hardly recognize this Emperor now.
He had no expression.
It seemed that he had expected this result and had rehearsed it countless times in his mind.
Now, his movements were so skillful and so careful.
He packed up the powder.
Then he left Qingyun Peak.
With a wave of his hand.
The protective shield instantly collapsed.
Countless images appeared in front of him.
They were Ling'er's relatives and friends during her lifetime, and there was also a woman who looked very similar to Ling'er. She should be Luo Qiu that Ling'er had mentioned.
Previously.
All these images had been blocked outside by the protective shield.
Yan Ruyu waved his hand.
The images all turned into bubbles.
It was so ridiculous. As the master of the world, he couldn't interfere in the affairs of the world.
All things had their own rules.
"Ling'er, thank you."
Thank you for letting me know what it feels like to be loved.
Thank you for choosing such a selfish me at the last moment.
Two clear tears slid down.
There was a sense of loss in Yan Ruyu's heart.
After so many years, he returned to Changkong Academy. His heart was completely occupied by the woman with a bright smile.
Yan Ruyu found Ye Xuan, who had graduated from Changkong Academy, through Ling Ruo.
Ling'er had told him.
That Ye Xuan was a young man from the Eastern Wilderness.
When he found him, Ye Xuan had already become the lord of a city and was leading the city's people to resist the invasion of the Loulan iron cavalry.
Yan Ruyu showed up at that time and blocked the disaster for the Eastern Wilderness.
Moreover, the Eastern Wilderness was under his protection, and it was difficult for the outside world to invade again.
Such an action violated the Heavenly Dao. If Yan Ruyu did this, he would surely be imprisoned by the sky in the future.
Even though he was the founding ancestor, he had to go through this.
However, he wasn't afraid.
Yan Ruyu met the young man named Ye Xuan.
He had helped the Eastern Wilderness, and the people there would surely be grateful to him. But as an imperial teacher and emperor, he didn't care about such false reputations.
The young man looked at the green - robed man in front of him who was like a celestial being.
He said, "Who are you looking for?"
Yan Ruyu had no expression.
He just handed the brocade box in his hand to Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan didn't take it.
Yan Ruyu said, "I heard from her that you like to eat purple potato rice balls."
Ye Xuan looked at the box in Yan Ruyu's hand.
He seemed a little incredulous.
"Is what's in the box Elder Luo?"
Yan Ruyu nodded.
Ye Xuan didn't dare to take it.
He just murmured, "How is it possible? This can't be true. With Elder Luo's ability, even if you searched the entire Nine Regions, it would be difficult to find someone who could match her. How could she...?"
That naughty and willful Elder Luo, who was only a few years older than him and had guided him onto the right path, how could she...?
"She liked the Eastern Wilderness and this land. Although she seemed to have never been here, she loved this land deeply. I'm entrusting her to you. I hope that wherever you go, you'll scatter her ashes all over the mountains and rivers of the Eastern Wilderness."
Ye Xuan took it with a trembling hand.
"Why don't you do this yourself?"
There was eight parts of desolation in Yan Ruyu's eyes.
Why didn't he do it himself?
Because he had protected the Eastern Wilderness, what he had to face next was probably the punishment and imprisonment of the Heavenly Thunder.
And there was another point. He felt that he wasn't worthy.
Ling'er's feelings for him were far more passionate than his for her.
Ling'er, the goodbye you said means we'll never see each other again.
Later, the people in the Eastern Wilderness said.
That day, just when the city was about to be breached, a celestial being came from the sky and saved the Eastern Wilderness from the siege.
Since then, in order to commemorate that god, a sect was established in Chang'an, the most prosperous capital city.