No matter how one circled around or tried to change things, they were still following the laws of time.
She had once wondered whether history would change if, a thousand years later, she no longer went looking for Wang Ye.
But what would be the meaning of changing it?
A Nian had taught her what it meant to be human.
The Underworld had taught her what love was.
Perhaps, sometimes...
People should not live only for themselves. If this world became dark and chaotic, then even if she survived, would it truly have any meaning?
As she continuously pieced together the millennia of memories from the two souls, Xiao Si grew increasingly lost, gazing absently at the sky.
"Everything... is fate."
In the end, Xiao Si sighed softly.
When all was said and done, she had once merely been a selfish person.
Everything she had done had only been to give herself a chance to survive.
Even now, she could still choose another path.
Hide.
Conceal herself completely.
Wait for the final battle.
Of course, the prerequisite for all this was that she could evade Wang Ye's scrutiny upon his revival.
If Wang Ye discovered her...
Then she would still become Wang Ye's nourishment, another step on his path forward.
Should she gamble on being able to hide?
Or perish here and now?
Xiao Si had never expected that after a thousand years of reincarnation, such a ridiculous choice would be placed before her.
"I won't hide anymore."
"I've hidden for a thousand years. I'm too tired."
Xiao Si suddenly laughed at herself, her smile filled with bitterness and exhaustion.
In the end, Wang Ye was still an enormous mountain pressing down before her.
So terrifying that she did not even have the courage to resist.
"Forget it. I'll go