Memories of the Past
Xiao Yan stood atop the Tianhe Alliance's highest floor, watching the endless stream of people below coming and going. As he gazed into the distant sky, his thoughts drifted away, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"Xiao Yan."
A familiar voice came from behind him. Xiao Yan turned his head and saw Yun Ying walking toward him at an unhurried pace, her face still bearing that gentle smile that seemed never to change.
"It's rare to see you this free, Xiao Yan. Didn't you usually go back to spend time with your wife whenever you had nothing to do?"
Yun Ying came to Xiao Yan's side and asked with a light smile. Xiao Yan sighed softly and spoke leisurely.
"I was just thinking about something." Xiao Yan cast his gaze toward the people below, his brows knitting slightly. "Yun Ying, do you remember what my ideal was?"
"Um... spreading the Righteous Path and bringing unity to the world?"
Yun Ying lightly pinched her chin and tilted her head before giving that answer.
After all, that had been the purpose Xiao Yan personally stated when he founded the Tianhe Alliance.
Yet Xiao Yan merely smiled in a deep voice and spoke leisurely.
"That was the purpose of founding the Tianhe Alliance, but it wasn't my ideal."
Xiao Yan turned around and leaned against the wall. Yun Ying was briefly stunned, then gave another answer.
"To abandon the Law of the Jungle?"
"Mm, that has been my wish all along, and it was also the world my late mother wanted to see." Xiao Yan raised his hand and looked at his palm, now much broader than before. His azure eyes flickered faintly, revealing a trace of confusion. "The Tianhe Alliance has developed even more smoothly than