"Ah... it's actually pretty troublesome to explain. Xun'er should still remember that, right? The Bodhi Ancient Tree."
"Xiao Yan Gege means the reincarnation you experienced inside the Ancient Tree? I know about that."
Xun'er's bright brows and eyes shifted, and then she said, "Though I didn't look closely, when I broke through to Dou Di, I did once catch a fleeting glimpse too. It was just that I could only see myself... If you put it that way, then Yao Wan, she...?"
"Mm... it wasn't exactly a good reincarnation."
Xiao Yan nodded wordlessly, then recounted everything he had experienced back then to Xun'er.
"That's roughly how it was. Can Xun'er understand?"
"Of course. Naturally, I can still understand this much."
Xun'er immediately nodded, only her expression unconsciously turned somewhat helpless and grave. Judging purely from her first reaction, how should one put it... it did rather fit the impression he had of her, probably...
"It's just... this..."
By the time Xiao Yan had more or less finished explaining, the Space Tunnel had already reached its end.
At the end of the tunnel was a small courtyard, Xun'er's residence within the Xiao Realm. Bright sunlight cast the shadows of the tree branches in the courtyard onto the flagstones.
A few new leaves had fallen into the tea cup in the courtyard, and then clear tea slowly began to rise from the bottom of the tea cup.
Xiao Yan's fingertips unconsciously rubbed the crackle-glazed surface of the tea cup, thoughts churning endlessly in his heart as he secretly fretted. Xun'er let out a long breath, then suddenly leaned forward. The jade marrow hanging from her hair brushed against the back of his hand, and with a crisp jingle, shattered the faint insect chirps scattered through the courtyard.
"I'll warm the tea."
She