The memory shifted again.
Zhong Yi and Qin Lien appeared atop the familiar lighthouse.
After Qin Lien had tricked him once, Zhong Yi had reclaimed his control over the dream.
"Now I just need to move to... Whoa, whoa, whoa!!"
He was about to reposition himself at the foot of the tower when Qin Lien kicked him off from behind.
Fortunately, injuries were impossible in the dream, and pain had long since been disabled. His fall was merely a little undignified.
"That violent senior sister..."
Zhong Yi dusted himself off and happened to spot Gu Yun and Lin Xi standing before the lighthouse entrance.
Gu Yun was in his prime now, his hair jet-black and his bearing strikingly heroic.
Beside him, Lin Xi wore her hair just above her shoulders. There was something gloomy about her demeanor, but her features were lovely; she was a beauty with a distinctive air.
Lin Xi studied the notice on the door for a long time before asking, "Why would people abandon her like this?"
Gu Yun answered, "Maybe because she's no longer needed."
Lin Xi turned around, her lovely brows furrowing. "No longer needed?"
Gu Yun hurried to explain, "I mean, no longer needed by passing ships... you know, the Artifact Refining Sect has made quite a few useful things lately. With the Navigation Compass, ships no longer need a lighthouse to guide them."
"..."
The faint light in Lin Xi's eyes instantly dimmed.
She said nothing more, only raising her head to gaze silently at the lighthouse.
Behind Lin Xi, Gu Yun took a deep breath, as though making up his mind.
He stepped forward and took her hand.
"Lin Xi, look..."
"This place is just as important to me."
"We got married here, bowed to heaven and earth, and held our