Side Story 13

Yin Ze’s Final Act

After Luo Wei and Chen Zhi’s wedding night, Yin Ze finally understood the meaning of love and letting go. In fact, there was still some time before his return to the universe, but seeing her happy, he thought it was better to be free sooner. He admired Zi Xiu but still felt contempt and repulsion for the demon race. Moreover, he was tired of being tormented by this physical body.

He burned his physical body, allowing his primordial spirit to rush out unimpeded. He traversed the nine heavens in one breath and returned to the divine realm. Passing by the Wuxiang Pool, he felt a sudden interest and landed by the pool to observe the world below. In the lower realms, there was still spring snow floating, just like cherry blossoms in the wind. He forgot the scene he had seen earlier and recalled the many winters he had spent with Luo Wei in the snow. At this moment, the Wuxiang Golden Lotus above the Wuxiang Pool was in full bloom, nourished by the immortal energy and divine mist, quietly rotating in the darkness, emitting a dazzling radiance. Countless sparks flew out of the lotus petals, scattering golden light in the pool. The radiance illuminated his primordial spirit, casting shadows on his transparent body and making his eyes shine like fragments of gems. At this moment, if he didn’t intend to rebuild his physical body, he could use the time-reversal technique without violating the heavenly laws. Finally, he closed his eyes and breathed, injecting his divine power into a Wuxiang Golden Lotus, and with a flick of his sleeve, pushed the lotus into the Wuxiang Pool.

Seeing the lotus slowly rise, he knew that the time of his dispersal had come. In a moment, the six realms would begin to rain heavily. Wei’er, newly married, might forget to bring an umbrella when she went out. In the blink of an eye, he took back the white ink-wash umbrella she had given him. Besides, he had to think clearly about what he needed to do before returning.

First, when Wei’er was a child, her parents had passed away, and that night, she must have been very lonely and needed comfort.

Second, when Su Zhao was in trouble and Wei’er was on the run, she must have also hoped someone would be with her and help her through her difficulties.

Third, he wasn’t by her side when she was pregnant, so he had to arrange for someone to take care of her. Since she liked Su Lian so much, he would divide some of his divine power to make it into a human. When he saw Wei’er again, he could inject his divine power into the Su Lian in the Purple Lake, and soon, the spirit of Su Lian would transform into a human form and take care of her for him. Inevitably, since this divine power belonged to him, the more he loved Luo Wei, the more Su Lian would love her, but he hoped it wouldn’t grow into a man... Thinking about this, he remembered Su Shu’s familiar divine power and suddenly realized. So that’s how it was...

Fourth, a few hours ago was her wedding night, and he wondered if she would remember him, if she would need his blessing.

Fifth, they had once made a promise to stay together forever, and no matter how she felt about him in the end, he should be with her on the day she passed away...

Before returning, he could use the restarted power of the Cang Hai to perform the time-reversal technique and send his primordial spirit to four points in the past. As for the fifth point, he could divide the last bit of his primordial spirit and leave it in Su Zhao until Luo Wei’s life was about to end.

As the first raindrop fell from the sky and dripped into the water of the divine realm, the Wuxiang Golden Lotus in the sky also slowly bloomed, falling into the suspended capital city that faced the bright moon. Then, the environment around the lotus pond also changed: the snow was hazy, and the jade trees were indistinct, as if it were Su Zhao sixty years ago. Seeing the winter snow scene in front of him, a silent snowfield unfolded in his heart, leaving only blankness and unprecedented peace. Then, he heard a little girl’s sad sobs. Turning around, he saw a little girl who had just lost her parents kneeling by the Luo River, crying sadly. She had twin braids, fair skin, and big eyes filled with tears, both pitiful and adorable.

He held the umbrella she had given him and walked towards her, stepping on the water.

In this brief moment, he recalled his long and short life.

There were too many obstacles and misfortunes between him and Luo Wei. Having come this far, he had done his best and had no regrets. He, Yin Ze, was the god of the Cang Hai, and he was no longer a young fool who wanted everything to be perfect. Human relationships, like the human world, were subject to the laws of joy and sorrow. No one knew which moment was the beginning and which was the end, and no one’s life was an absolute comedy or tragedy. Fortunately, their love had once blossomed and bore fruit, and it had always been beautiful, but it had simply ended at the point of “separation”. And he had lived for nearly eight thousand years, controlling the water of the heavens and the seas, always doing as he pleased, and had never done anything against his will. Throughout the nine heavens and six realms, he was second only to the Heavenly Emperor, and had helped the Xuanyuan clan defeat Chi You. Hongjun had bestowed upon him the Cang Hai Seal, and Fuxi had personally put on the Cang Hai divine robe for him. When he was only five thousand years old, he was full of vigor and was already admired and worshipped by countless immortals and gods. In the end, even if he returned to the universe, the full stop was drawn quite beautifully. It could be said that he had no complaints about living to this point in his life.

It’s just that, speaking of regrets, he couldn’t say there were none.

If only he could hear his daughter call him “father”, if only he could be a legitimate husband to the woman he loved for even a day...

Forget it. He shouldn’t think about the negative aspects. Looking ahead, wasn’t she waiting for him?

Luo Wei had indeed seen him. She stopped crying and stared at him blankly. At this moment, she was still that ignorant little girl. She would never have imagined that they would have so many stories together later. She probably wouldn’t have imagined that he had first fallen for her ten years later under the peach blossoms. Thinking of this, he decided to turn into a peach blossom paradise for her in the next illusion.

He smiled slightly and held out his hand to the bewildered little girl in front of him. Seeing the Wuxiang Golden Lotus in his palm, her big eyes sparkled with curiosity, and she leaned closer, like a nimble little deer. He thought of their Xi He, and then of her smiling back at the moonlight decades later. He finally understood why so many great heroes in history would sacrifice themselves for a weak woman. He lowered his head and looked at the Wuxiang Golden Lotus with her, then looked at the young her, and his expression became softer and softer.

You know, all the flowing peach blossoms in this world are not as beautiful as your eyes looking out from behind the flowers.

Once upon a time, love in the vast sea was hard to come by, but now the moonlight is with my heart.

Wei’er, after so many years, we have finally reunited at the beginning of our lives.

(The End)

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