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  A white shadow flashed across the sky, and dozens of miles away from Fox Qi Mountain, it landed on a small hill, where a faint light flickered for a moment before dispersing to reveal the figure of Jiuwei Tianhu Xiao Bai.

  She gently put the ghostly child down on the ground, then carefully checked again to make sure he hadn't been seriously injured. Only after that did she let out a breath and slowly stand up.

  Her white clothes had many places with scorch marks, showing a withered yellow or even charred color. The most severe place was burned by the intense flames just now, and several small holes were burned out, faintly visible her fair skin.

  She was just a little white but completely unaware of her own situation, she calmed down and stood up, looking back in the direction she came from.

  In the distant horizon, a massive pillar of scorching flame left an indelible mark in mid-air. Even from afar, Xiao Bai could still feel the intense heat emanating from the mountain wind blowing towards him. On the ruins of Huqi Mountain, where the lava flows had gradually subsided, a strange red glow was growing stronger, dancing wildly in mid-air. Deep within it, a blood-red figure seemed to be laughing maniacally, without restraint.

  Xiaobai gazed silently for a long time, her expression not showing any pain or sadness, as if she was just looking at everything with a distant gaze. Suddenly, a soft rustling sound came from behind her, Xiaobai turned around and was startled to see that Gui Li was still lying motionless on the ground, but his chest was heaving slightly, and then a gray figure emerged from his clothes - it was the monkey Xiao Hui.

  Xiao Bai looked at him in some disbelief, then smiled and clapped his hands, opening his arms wide and laughing: "Little guy, I didn't expect you to be so clever, come here quickly."

  Little Grey crouched on Gui Lie's chest, glanced at its master, scratched its head with its paw, and its three eyes rolled around to scan the surroundings. After letting out two "squeaks", it jumped over and leapt into Xiao Bai's hands. A warm smile appeared on Xiao Bai's face as he hugged Little Grey in his arms, gently stroking its head and fur. Soon, he discovered that the monkey had many wounds on its body, some of which looked severe with skin torn and flesh exposed.

  "Alas..." Xiao Bai let out a soft sigh, shook his head, and carried Xiao Hui to Gui Li's side. He found a spot by the tree root to sit down, placing Xiao Hui in front of him on the ground. He reached into his bosom and pulled out a small jade bottle, his voice filled with a hint of sympathy as he said: "Xiao Hui, following this jinxed guy, you've indeed suffered quite a bit!"

  Xiao Hui blinked her three eyes simultaneously, then shook her head repeatedly, like a rattle drum. At the same time, she let out a series of "squeaks" and appeared to be somewhat indignant, seemingly displeased with Xiao Bai's badmouthing of Gui Lie. Xiao Bai gave this gray-haired monkey a sideways glance and said irritably, "Alright, alright, got it. You're just like your master."

  Xiao Hui smiled and stretched out his hand to touch his head, looking quite pleased.

  Xiaobai reached out and picked up the monkey again, meanwhile pouring a few green pellets from the jade bottle, pinching them into fine green powder with his hand. He carefully sprinkled these powders one by one on the wounds of Xiaohui that had seen blood. These medicinal powders dissolved as soon as they touched flesh, but in no time they merged into Xiaohui's skin and muscles, emitting a faint humming sound. In the blink of an eye, most of Xiaohui's wounds had stopped bleeding and were healing, apparently having a remarkable effect on external injuries.

  Xiaobai waited for a moment, until the medicinal powder had all disappeared into the wound. He pondered for a moment, then reached out and tore off several strips of white cloth from his own robes, carefully bandaging Xiao Hui's wounds.

  During this process, Xiaohui remained very quiet and still, allowing Xiaobai to take action, probably also understanding that Xiaobai was kind.

  Soon, Xiaobai had bandaged all the wounds on Xiaohui's body. At a glance, it could be seen that Xiaohui's chest, right arm, left leg and the back of his head were all wrapped in white bandages, looking like a seriously injured soldier, yet with a somewhat comical appearance.

  Xiao Hui seemed a bit unaccustomed as well, constantly looking at himself, his arms twitching with the intention of going to check on his bandaged wounds.

  Xiao Bai glared at it sideways and scolded: "Don't move!"

  Xiao Hui was startled and jumped back a step, then burst out laughing, and indeed didn't dare to make any more trouble.

  At this time, the body of Gui Lie, who was lying beside him, suddenly moved slightly, and a low moan came from his mouth. Xiao Bai and Xiao Hui looked over at the same time, and after a moment, Xiao Bai let out a soft sigh. The man was still apparently unconscious, but he was still calling out that name in a low voice -

  Bì Yáo...

  Xiao Bai stood up and walked a few steps to the open area, gazing in the direction of Huqi Mountain. Behind him, Xiao Hui scratched his head, followed over, grabbed Xiao Bai's clothes and climbed up, sitting on Xiao Bai's shoulder as usual.

  Xiaobai's eyes flashed with a faint sadness, and he gently stroked Xiaohui's body. In front of them, the Fox Qi Mountain had forever disappeared from this world, leaving behind only a terrifyingly huge abyss, the continuously flowing hot magma in the abyss, and the red blood mist that was rampaging in mid-air.

  "Xiao Hui, what to do?" Xiao Bai said softly, although she was speaking to Xiao Hui, but it seemed like she was asking herself. Her eyebrows were lightly furrowed, as if there was an unsolvable sorrow and melancholy, "Bi Yao left, I'm really afraid he... won't make it."

  Xiao Hui didn't say a word, but just stared blankly at Xiao Bai, her three eyes rotating gently, unsure if she understood the meaning behind Xiao Bai's words. Xiao Bai smiled faintly, with a hint of bitterness, and turned around to look at the man who was still breathing lightly, but seemed to have lost all his energy.

  "What can I do? Looking at him like this, it's also hard for me..."

  Xiao Hui suddenly let out a series of "squeaks", Xiao Bai tilted her head to listen for a moment, then sighed and shook her head. She picked up Xiao Hui from her shoulder and held it in her arms, saying softly: "Go home? Sounds good... but..." She glanced at Gui Ye and shook her head again, speaking gently to Xiao Hui: "Does he have a home?" As soon as she said this, Xiao Bai felt a pang in her heart, and she turned to look at Gui Ye's face, only to notice that there were already white hairs on his temples.

  Some say that the sea can be a mulberry field for thousands of years, but it can also change in the blink of an eye. In this life, who can really tell?

  Xiaobai felt a little dazed, unable to help but sink into a light reverie, until a moment later, she was startled awake by the movements and sounds of Xiao Hui beside her. She shook her head, smiled wryly, this time, however, it was for herself, how many years had passed, yet still so prone to melancholy.

  Then she turned her head to look at Xiaohui, and saw that the little gray monkey had jumped out of her arms and was standing on the ground, gesturing with its hands and feet, occasionally pointing north with its finger, chattering "chee chee chee" nonstop.

  Xiaobai looked for a while, her eyebrows gradually furrowed, and after a long time, she suddenly said: "You mean, we go to his earliest home?"

  Xiao Hui nodded repeatedly.

  Xiaobai looked at Gui Li, seeing that he still had a dull and lifeless expression. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said: "It's the only way, let's go. Anyway, it's better than staying here."

  Xiao Hui smiled and jumped up, almost climbing onto Xiao Bai's shoulders. Xiao Bai then walked over to Gui Li, squatted down in front of him, looked at him silently for a moment, and said softly, "Alright, let's go home!"

  A white light burst forth from the small hill, shooting up into the clouds, carrying with it a sense of absolute separation from the terrifying scene behind, without any hesitation or looking back, flying towards the north.

  The mountain wind blows gently from the earth, still carrying a few degrees of scorching intent in between. It's like a gentle hand, lightly soothing the wounded land. In the distance, that huge wound which was once Fox Hill is still shrouded in a red shadow. Facing all things in the world, it keeps shaking, as if showing off its power, or laughing wildly.

  Zhongyuan, Qingyun Mountain.

  At the foot of Qingyun Mountain, it is still a thriving scene with lush green grass and dense forests everywhere. The trees are so dense that the sweet songs of birds can be heard from time to time. Although it doesn't have the fairy-like atmosphere of the seven peaks of Qingyun Mountain, it has added a few more warmth of human world.

  In a dense thicket of overgrown weeds, the dilapidated ruins stood quietly, this was once a small village called "Cao Miao Village", but now it has long since passed. A gentle breeze blew by, and the green grass swayed gently, carrying a hint of the freshness of the grass.

  A white light slowly fell from the sky, and before Xiaobai could steady herself, Xiaohei had eagerly jumped down from her shoulder, rolled heavily in the green grass, and shouted with excitement, looking very happy. Xiaobai's mouth corner revealed a hint of a smile, and then she carefully supported Gui Li, leaning against a broken wall to sit down.

  At this time, Gui Li had already woken up from his coma, but judging from the looks of it, he seemed to be in an even worse state than when he fainted.

  His face was deathly pale, almost without any blood color. A pair of eyes were open, but they were empty and hollow, without any expression. They wouldn't move or blink, his whole body was filled with a dead air, looking more like a corpse than a living person.

  Looking at Gui Lie's appearance, Xiao Bai's face flashed with a few points of anxiety. In fact, on the way back to Cao Miao Village a few days ago, Gui Lie had already woken up from his coma, but from the moment he woke up, he had been in this state and never changed again. No matter how hard Xiao Bai tried to think of various methods and persuade him with all her might, it was still ineffective.

  Xiaobai sometimes even doubted that the countless gentle persuasions and thoughtful advice he gave were not heard by Gui Li at all.

  Although she had some understanding, Xiaobai still didn't expect that Biyao's departure would cause such harm to Guijie. Sighing, she was also helpless, even though she was a nine-tailed celestial fox with a thousand years of cultivation, what could she do about human emotions?

  Next to him, Xiao Hui jumped and jumped into the distant forest, and after a while, he came back with a big smile on his face, holding some wild fruits in his hand. He ran to Gui Li and Xiao Bai's side, "Squeak" loudly and handed them over. It seems that it is very familiar with the surroundings here.

  Xiaobai turned his head and glanced at the gray-haired monkey, sighed, took a wild fruit from Xiaohui's hand, smiled slightly bitterly at it, and said: "Xiaohui, you're still the best, always so happy all day long. If your master was like you too, then..."

  Xiao Hui smiled and offered the wild fruit to Gui Li, but Gui Li remained still. Xiao Hui waited for a while, seemingly knowing that Gui Li wouldn't eat, so he shrugged his shoulders, put the fruit on the ground, grabbed one and sat down next to Gui Li, taking big bites.

  It was just after noon, the two of them and a monkey sat quietly in the ruins of this dilapidated village. Xiaobai didn't say another word, Gui Li was still as usual, naturally not making a sound. As for Xiaohui, after eating some wild fruit, he leaned his head against Gui Li's thigh, sprawled out his limbs and fell asleep with a snore. Time flowed quietly and silently in the unnoticeable moments, the scenery in the sky changed constantly, white clouds floated in the azure sky, one after another, the gentle breeze blew over, the green grass made soft rustling sounds, blowing against their clothes and hair, bringing a bit of laziness.

  The sun went westward, and the sky gradually darkened.

  The night fell, and the bright moon had just come out, still hanging in the distant eastern sky. There were a few stars in the sky that had already begun to twinkle, gazing at another night in this world. Xiao Hui let out a low murmur from its mouth, turned over, and continued to sleep soundly. In its dream, its face seemed to still have a smile on it, I wonder if it's because it always easily forgets troubles and sorrows, only remembering happy things?

  Under the faint moonlight, Xiaobai quietly got up. She raised her head and gazed at the moon in the sky, as if thinking about something. After a long time, she turned back to look at the figure that was still motionless, already merged into the darkness.

  She let out a soft sigh and walked away into the distance, the night wind blowing gently, her white clothes fluttering in the wind, walking alone under the moonlight, that plump and beautiful figure, like an eternal beauty, drifted away.

  The night, the moonlight is especially bright...

  Qingyun Mountain, Xiao Zhufeng, Lu Xueqi sat alone in front of the window, her white clothes like snow, her clear light like frost, reflecting her beautiful face shining brightly. The moonlight poured down from the sky and fell on her body at the window, like ripples on water.

  She can't tell how many nights have passed, she has been sitting quietly by the window, gazing at the stars and moon in the night sky.

  The clear light shines on the solitary shadow, and the moonlight is pitied for its coldness.

  From afar, the sound of rustling bamboo was carried on the wind, as the mountain breeze swept through the bamboo forest on the small Bamboo Peak. Under the moonlight, a gentle breeze also blew by here, quietly blowing into the window and lifting up a small corner of her garment. Tian Hui stood quietly leaning against one side of the window, as if she were basking in the cool moonlight along with its beautiful owner, gazing out at the sky.

  The moon slowly rose to the middle of the sky, and Lu Xueqi silently gazed into the distance, her slender eyebrows lightly furrowed with faint longing and melancholy.

  "Are you okay?" The almost inaudible whisper was softly spoken from her mouth, the gentle moonlight did not stir even a ripple, and it continued to quietly shine.

  The longing on her beautiful face seemed to have deepened a bit more.

  Suddenly, at this moment, as if she had suddenly felt something, Lu Xueqi's eyebrows furrowed, and her body, which was originally leaning against the wall, slowly sat up straight. The bright light in her eyes flashed, and her gaze returned from the moon in the sky to look outside the house.

  Outside the hut, not far away was a small bamboo forest. Under the moonlight, the tall bamboos cast long and thin shadows on the ground. However, at this moment, there was an additional faint figure among those shadows. Lu Xueqi's expression changed slightly as she stood up and said coldly, "Mysterious expert, please reveal yourself!"

  The bamboo shadows swayed, and the figure in the darkness seemed to be weightless, standing on the tip of a slender bamboo branch. After a while, a soft sigh suddenly came out, followed by someone whispering: "Indeed, it's you again, no matter when I see you, you always look stunning."

  Lu Xueqi's gaze turned cold, looking towards the dark shadow in the bamboo forest, but somehow, the voice of this midnight visitor was soft and pleasant to hear, and it seemed to have a familiar feeling, as if she had heard it somewhere before. While thinking so in her mind, her face remained frosty and calm, Lu Xueqi said: "Who is it?"

  A gust of mountain wind blew, the bamboo shadows suddenly shook violently, disturbing the shadows on the ground. A white figure that looked quite similar to Lu Xueqi floated out, it was Xiao Bai.

  Under the moonlight, only her eyebrows and eyes were as beautiful as a painting, her skin was crystal clear, and a faint hint of charm was hidden between her eyebrows, her beauty was almost comparable to Lu Xueqi.

  Lu Xueqi was taken aback for a moment, completely unexpected that it would be Xiao Bai who came in the middle of the night, and asked in surprise: "How is it you?"

  Xiaobai smiled faintly and said, "Of course it's me, what's wrong with that?"

  Lu Xueqi was silent for a moment before saying: "Are you looking for me? What's the matter?"

  Xiaobai glanced at her and smiled, saying: "At such a late hour in the night, you don't go to sleep, leaning against the window and gazing at the moon, but I wonder who is on your mind?"

  Lu Xueqi's face, as white as jade, suddenly flushed slightly, and then she hummed a sound, coldly saying: "This is none of your business, what are you doing here? This place is the territory of Qingyunmen Xiaozhu Peak, if you don't explain clearly, don't blame me for being impolite."

  Xiaobai said with a smile: "Oh, really? Alright then, I'll say it. Who is the one you're thinking of in your heart? That's exactly who I came for."

  Lu Xueqi's body trembled slightly, and she looked up at Xiao Bai. She saw that although there was a smile on her face, it was not a playful or teasing one. After hesitating for a moment, Lu Xueqi slowly asked: "He... what happened to him?"

  "He is currently in the ruins of Cao Miao Village at the foot of Qingyun Mountain."

  Lu Xueqi's body trembled, a thread of excitement flashed across her face, and even the jade hand grasping the windowsill tightened its grip. But just a moment later, a faint gloom suddenly clouded her face, and she said in a low voice: "I won't go."

  Xiao Bai was taken aback and said: "What?"

  Lu Xueqi fell silent for a moment, then slowly lowered her head and said: "Our sect is currently in disarray, the elder masters are worried about it, let alone his current identity... If I go to see him, it would be against the rules of our sect, breaking the code of conduct. Moreover, even if I saw him, what's the use?"

  As she spoke, her emotions seemed to surge, and she lightly bit her lip, taking a deep breath as if to calm herself down. But after a moment of silence, a fierce passion suddenly burst forth from the depths of her heart, filling her entire body. Her face flushed with heat, and she could no longer control herself, blurting out a question to Xiao Bai: "I-is he... alright?"

  Xiaobai didn't say anything, he just silently stared at her.

  Lu Xueqi's mind suddenly flashed with a sense of unease, a feeling like trembling, which flashed across her body.

  She stared at Xiaobai, holding her breath.

  Xiaobai fell silent for a long time, then quietly said: "Biyao has left."

  Lu Xueqi was like being struck by lightning, standing still on the spot for an instant, with her mouth half open, but unable to utter a word, her mind buzzing and blank.

  Xiaobai said faintly: "Your relationship with him is no longer that of an outsider, he is now..."

  "How is he? How is he now?" Lu Xueqi seemed to wake up suddenly, her face pale, asking repeatedly, as if she couldn't stand anymore.

  Xiaobai was silent for a moment, then said: "He's not doing well now, and I'm also helpless, that's why I came to find you." Lu Xueqi's eyebrows were tightly locked, her deep worry written all over her face. She had always been calm as ice, but at this moment she was already in disarray. She breathed lightly, as if the heavy burden had suddenly pressed on her heart. Suddenly, she raised her head and stared at Xiaobai.

  Xiaobai didn't say anything else and just nodded lightly.

  "Whoosh......"

  The window in front of Lu Xueqi shattered and dispersed, a white figure swiftly grabbed Tianyao and flew out, soaring into the sky.

  What door rule, what precept?

  Her eyes had only sparkling tears and unbearable longing!

  Shoot up into the sky, and blow away with the wind!

  A strong wind blows on my face like a knife, but it can't extinguish the flame that has been suppressed for a long time and is now burning fiercely tonight.

  How is he? Bi Yao left, what a kind of wound it was. Ten years have passed, but it seems that only she deeply understood that man!

  She went against the wind, resolute and crazy, without a single look back. In the distant pitch-black deep night, was that darkness shrouding him, was that terrifying coldness invading him?

  She wants to fly over and be by his side.

  Be with him!

  Under the moonlight, a shadow still remained. Xiaobai slowly walked to the broken window, looked for a long time, and then slowly raised her head. The moonlight at the horizon silently poured down, shining on her body.

  She closed her eyes, slowly, slowly exhaled a breath, and revealed a smile.

  Faintly, with a hint of bitterness, yet also with a hint of joy...

  The bright moon is high in the sky, the night is cool and the stars are sparse.

  The night wind brought a hint of chill from afar, the weeds in the ruins of Grass Temple Village swayed restlessly under the moonlight, surging like waves. In the desolate deep night, there was only silence, except for the occasional low hum of insects coming from unknown places around and within the depths of the weeds.

  In the dark corner, Gui Li remained in his original posture, motionless and leaning against the broken wall. Xiao Hui was sleeping against his leg. As the night wind blew by, he seemed to feel a bit chilly, muttered something in his sleep, turned over, curled up, even tucking his tail tightly, and continued to sleep soundly.

  Suddenly, in the bright moonlight, a white shadow fell from the sky at an incredible speed. Her speed was so fast that when she rushed to the ground, the surrounding weeds "whooshed" outwards with the white shadow as the center, and it took a while for them to slowly recover.

  The white light faded away, revealing Lu Xueqi's anxious face. She scanned the ruins, seeing only rubble and broken walls everywhere, with no change from her last visit here, except for some empty spaces illuminated by moonlight, most of which were shrouded in darkness.

  She didn't see anyone.

  She stood still for a moment, then slowly stepped forward and walked into the ruins that hid countless past events.

  Behind every ruin, under the broken walls, there may be a story, and once there was a family's laughter and tears, sorrow and grief, buried under the rubble, and now, under the clear moonlight and cool breeze, only desolation remains.

  Tianyue was in Lu Xueqi's hands, faintly shimmering with a soft light, flashing bright and dim, as if it knew its master's complex heart. A white figure was moving through the ruins.

  Suddenly, Lu Xueqi stepped down with one foot, and a small but sharp cry suddenly came from the grass under her feet. In this cold night, it seemed particularly mournful. Lu Xueqi's face turned pale, and her body stiffened for a moment. After a while, a field mouse scurried out from the grass under her feet, running with all four legs, and in the blink of an eye, it scurried into another dense clump of grass.

  Lu Xueqi was stunned for a moment, slowly letting out a breath. At this moment, she was already stretched to the limit, and things that she normally wouldn't pay attention to could also make her heart tremble with fear. However, this sudden shrill cry, although it had startled Lu Xueqi slightly, also awakened another sleeping monkey at the same time.

  Not yet awake, the gray monkey's ears turned first, and after a moment, Xiaohui's three eyes were all open.

  Footsteps came from the other side of the ruins.

  Xiao Hui climbed up, looked around, but soon discovered that Xiao Bai's familiar figure was gone. The monkey became a little vigilant, stood for a while, and looked at Gui Li, only to see the owner still in a state of indifference, like a wooden chicken. Afterwards, Xiao Hui turned around and climbed onto the broken wall leaning against Gui Li, looking towards the direction where the footsteps came from.

  In the darkness, the golden eyes on its forehead slowly lit up.

  Lu Xueqi walked for a while, although it wasn't a long time, but in her heart, she felt like an eternity had passed, and everywhere was a desolate darkness. She was filled with anxiety deep down, and at this moment, there was also a hint of fear. Wasn't he doing something stupid during the time when Xiao Bai left? Her face turned pale again, and her footsteps quickened involuntarily, as if she had seen the anxiety that was about to erupt in her heart. After taking two more steps, Lu Xueqi suddenly stopped in her tracks.

  On the broken wall in front of her, a golden light suddenly flashed, but it was not the fluorescent glow that appeared at night. It was an eye, staring tightly at her.

  The moonlight moved forward, illuminating the shadow, and a gray-haired three-eyed monkey's figure emerged, crouching on the broken wall, with several strips of cloth tied to its body in a strange and comical way, looking at Lu Xueqi.

  Xiao Hui! Lu Xueqi's heart suddenly started racing violently, almost without any thought, she swept past him. The white figure flashed a faint afterimage under the moonlight, as if disappearing like the last willow catkin in spring.

  Xiao Hui looked at Lu Xueqi rushing over, scratched his head, and seemed to hesitate. Among the women with a relationship with the master, Lu Xueqi's relationship with Xiao Hui was the most unfamiliar. Other women like Xiao Bai or Xiao Huan would smile and hug the monkey when they met, but this white-clothed woman in front of him was as cold as ice and had never communicated with Xiao Hui before.

  However, Xiao Hui clearly knew that the relationship between this woman and her master was not ordinary. As she saw the white figure approaching, Xiao Hui hesitated for a moment and didn't react at all.

  Xiao Hui didn't react, but Lu Xueqi did. She grabbed the monkey Moonlight with a look of anxiety and looked around, but except for the monkey's shadow, she couldn't see anyone else's. Her voice was trembling as she asked, "H...he went where?"

  Xiao Hui was held suspended in mid-air by Lu Xueqi, although the pair of hands were equally fair and beautiful, but the owner of the hands couldn't care less about being polite, unconsciously increasing the force, Xiao Hui became somewhat annoyed, waving its paws and crying out, just as the monkey was about to express its protest, Lu Xueqi's gaze had already drifted past it, behind that broken wall, in the deep dark shadows, a figure sat silently.

  "Slap!" The protesting monkey suddenly lost its support and fell to the ground from mid-air, apparently scraping against a wound, instantly gritting its teeth in pain, jumped up, and made a fierce face at Lu Xueqi's back.

  Lu Xueqi slowly turned around the cliff, walked to Gui Li's side, and presented in front of her was a body that seemed to have lost its life. A pair of empty and godless eyes stared blankly, as if staring at some unknown place. The entire face was filled with a haggard expression, and even a faint scent of decay emanated from the body, making people almost mistake it for a corpse that had begun to rot from the inside out.

  "Clang!" The Tianyue divine sword fell from her hand and landed softly on the ground beside her, but Lu Xueqi didn't even glance at it. She slowly squatted down in front of Gui Li, two rows of crystal tears sliding down her pale face.

  "Xiao Fan..."

  The ghostly figure suddenly moved, as if the familiar cry had touched a certain place deep in his heart. But just for a moment, he returned to his original dazed state, like a tired bird that would rather shrink into its own small invisible nest than look out at the outside world again, even for a glance.

  Trembling slightly, Lu Xueqi stretched out her hands and slowly cupped his face, the familiar contours were exactly the ones etched in her heart for countless nights of longing. Her lips quivered lightly, with a sob, she whispered: "Xiao Fan, I'm here, it's me, I'm Xueqi..."

  He remained motionless, his face expressionless.

  The night wind was cold and clear, blowing gently through the grass, making a soft rustling sound. A gray-haired monkey sat quietly to one side, gazing at them without a word. Under the pale moonlight, who would notice this humble and insignificant corner of the world, where men and women struggled with love and relationships?

  Drip, transparent tears fell from her cheeks and landed on Gui Ye's face, bringing a faint warmth amidst the wetness. Lu Xueqi sat gently beside Gui Ye, her touch as cold as ice.

  "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Lu Xueqi's face, behind the tears, slowly revealed a brave and determined expression. She gently wrapped Gui Li's face in her arms, using the warmth of her chest to warm up his body that was about to lose hope and collapse.

  She held him tightly, embracing the man in her arms, refusing to let go. She slowly raised her head and gazed up at the sky, where a bright moon hung, shining with a soft light.

  "Xiao Fan, don't be afraid."

  "It will be fine..."

  "Everything will be alright!"

  She spoke softly, her voice gentle but firm.

  The moonlight is like water, sprinkling towards the human world, gently illuminating that pair of entwined figures.