"Lycoris radiata?"
"What kind of flower is this?"
"We've lived in this small town for so many years, but we've never seen a flower like this before."
Not to mention the seeds of the Lycoris radiata.
Yun Ruoqian squatted down.
She picked a Lycoris radiata and placed it in her palm.
This flower...
It actually had temperature.
Presumably...
It had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
"The Lycoris radiata is also known as the Corpse Flower," she said.
The Corpse Flower?
How inauspicious!
The villagers looked at each other.
Just a moment ago...
They were still envious that Old Man Liu had managed to cultivate the lotus flower to bloom.
But now...
They all took a step back in unison.
"Miss Yun? What... what's going on? This is so strange. The lotus seedling was given to us by you. I didn't do anything to it!" Old Man Liu stammered.
He had thought his good luck had arrived, but he never expected that such a beautiful flower would have such an inauspicious name.
"The Lycoris radiata is not an inauspicious flower. It carries people's memories, pain, happiness, sorrow, and sadness from their past lives. All these emotions are stored in each of these red flowers."
"Where did this flower come from?"
"Normally, this flower only grows on the Yellow Spring Road, beside the Naihe Bridge, and on the banks of the River of Forgetfulness."
"Ah?"
"Miss Yun? What... what should we do? How could such a thing grow in our village? Does this mean our village is about to face a disaster?"
Yun Ruoqian shook her head gently.
"No."
Because these Lycoris radiata flowers...
Were here to bring back the soul of another person.
To bring her back from the depths of hell.
This should be the result of her more than twenty years of efforts.
"You all go out first. I'll handle this," she said.
The villagers said worriedly, "Miss Yun, this flower might be an inauspicious one."
"No, it will bring you good luck. Although the Lycoris radiata grows in hell, it has gathered the emotions of countless people. It's not a flower of resentment, but a flower of hope."
The villagers seemed to understand but not really.
Miss Yun always spoke in such a profound way.
They exited the backyard.
Yun Ruoqian said softly, "You all wait outside. No matter what happens inside, don't come in."
"Don't worry, Miss Yun. We'll follow your instructions."
Yun Ruoqian nodded.
She closed the door.
She turned around.
Looking at the yard full of Lycoris radiata, she smiled contentedly.
Amidst the cluster of Lycoris radiata, a pink lotus was blooming with vitality.
Yun Ruoqian said to the yard, "If you have something to say, I can pass it on to her."
After she finished speaking, there was no reaction in the air.
Yun Ruoqian said again, "You can trust me."
"I know everything about you two."
It seemed to be getting windy.
"I once saw her on a boat. I came to the Kyushu Continent for her."
Yun Ruoqian took something out of her sleeve.
It was Zhao Shuning's item.
It was a safety talisman.
Many years ago...
When Zhao Shuning was still Luo Feiyan, she saved Luo Qiu. When they were living in the small bamboo house, Luo Qiu had drawn such a safety talisman and given it to her sister.
When seeing this item, the space in the entire yard seemed to freeze.
The Lycoris radiata in the yard swayed with the wind. Their pollen gathered and slowly formed a human figure.
It was Luo Qiu.
At this moment, she was so illusory.
Even the air seemed to become weaker.
She slowly approached, trying to reach out and touch the safety talisman, but her hand just passed through it.
On her face, there was a look of longing.
"Are you Xiao Qiu?" Yun Ruoqian asked.
Luo Qiu was shocked.
Yun Ruoqian explained, "She told me about you."
"Is it... sister?"
Yun Ruoqian nodded.
Luo Qiu smiled.
Even the whole space seemed to ripple.
"Sister," she murmured.
As if trying to hold on to this last bit of memory.
Luo Qiu's entire spiritual world now only had her.
"Who are you?"
"My surname is Yun."
"You said before that you're not from the Kyushu Continent?"
Yun Ruoqian nodded.
"Then who are you?"
"You don't need to know who I am. In short, now I'm the only one who can help you and your sister."
"Why?"
"Why do you want to help us?"
Luo Qiu nodded.
"Because that little girl is the one Feng Buran loves," Yun Ruoqian said.
"The Emperor Venerable?"
What did this woman in front of her have to do with the Emperor Venerable?
"I have nothing to do with Feng Buran. But there's a wisp of aura in Feng Buran's body that was left by an old friend of mine."
An old friend?
The Great Emperor of Eternity?
Seeing Luo Qiu's shocked expression, Yun Ruoqian knew that she had guessed it.
"The Great Emperor of Eternity was truly calculating. He knew he owed the Feng family, so he left them a way out. But whether they can take this way out depends on their fortune. Fortunately, they still have a glimmer of hope."
"Hope?"
There was a look of confusion on Luo Qiu's face.
"What hope is there?"
Yun Ruoqian looked at Luo Qiu and said softly, "You are their hope."
Luo Qiu laughed.
She laughed at her own helplessness.
"Miss Yun, I don't know who you are or what your real identity is, but what you said is really too absurd. My sister is already dead. Even her soul couldn't be saved in this world. What hope can she have?"
Yun Ruoqian countered, "If she really had no hope, then why have you been willing to preserve her memories for more than twenty years? Aren't you just hoping that one day a miracle will happen?"
Luo Qiu sighed.
"She is my sister. As long as I have a shred of spiritual power, I will protect all her memories. But now, my time is up. Even this last bit of my spiritual power is about to dissipate. What can I leave behind?"
My sister can't come back to life.
I can't even return these memories to her.
"What if she can wake up?"
There was a look of surprise in Luo Qiu's eyes.
"Miss Yun, what do you mean?"
"Look at that pink glow in the middle of the pond. Do you think it's just an ordinary red lotus?"
Luo Qiu looked over.
"What is it?"
"Your sister is dead, but her soul hasn't completely dissipated, because..."
Yun Ruoqian paused.
She said earnestly, "Because before your sister died, she was pregnant."
That fetus...
Had gathered the last wisp of Zhao Shuning's aura before her death.
"That's impossible. Even if... even if my sister was pregnant, she wouldn't have been able to protect the child from the impact of the Ten Thousand People Blood Formation."
"Because there was another noble person in your sister's life."
Luo Qiu stared in disbelief.
"Your sister once saved him from the Abyss of Darkness. He was destined to protect the one your sister loved most at the last moment."
Does Miss Yun mean Mo Bai!