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Time flowed like water; the sun and moon flew by like shuttles. Three years passed in the blink of an eye.

In Eastsea City, at Xuan Kong Academy, school had just let out. The academy gates were bustling with people and cars coming and going. Amid the crowd, one boy stood out especially.

His looks were extraordinarily beautiful. His skin was fair, his figure straight and tall, and his eyes were large and bright, their gaze clear yet deep. He had smooth, short black hair, and his gentle, calm smile radiated confidence and composure, giving people a sense of ease. Most importantly, he possessed a unique and unusual air—fresh with a touch of elegance, noble yet somewhat approachable—making others instinctively want to draw close to him.

Without a doubt, the boy who had drawn most of the gazes outside the academy gates was none other than Jing Shaoyu.

"Brother!" A sweet, delighted call rang out, and an equally eye-catching little girl ran toward the boy.

She had a pair of large pale-purple eyes, clear and translucent, shining with lively light. Her beautiful silver hair was soft in texture, smooth as silk, tied into a playful ponytail. As the girl ran, it swayed back and forth, each swing seeming to strike the hearts of those around her. A smile rested on her exquisitely carved face, warm as winter sunlight and brilliant as summer flowers, making everyone who saw it unconsciously feel fond of her.

This girl was naturally Na'er.

"Come on, let's go home!" Na'er ran to Jing Shaoyu's side and hugged him affectionately. Jing Shaoyu indulgently rubbed her head and said warmly.

"Mm!" Na'er nodded and sat on the back seat of Jing Shaoyu's bicycle.

Jing Shaoyu rode the bike, carrying Na'er in the direction of home.

Watching the brother and sister ride away, many parents who had come to pick up their children revealed envious looks. Then they looked at their own children—boohoo, they were even more envious.

Jing Shaoyu had no idea that the two of them had caused a terrible influence on many children their age. He simply did as usual, riding while sharing with Na'er what he had seen and heard during the day. But although Na'er normally responded to him enthusiastically, today, for some reason, she was somewhat silent.

"Na'er, is something on your mind? Why are you so distracted?" Jing Shaoyu found it a little strange and asked with a light laugh. "What? Don't tell me you're unhappy because Brother is going to Eastsea Academy?"

"Of course not! I just suddenly wanted to hug Brother like this. If only it could always be like this!" Na'er shook her little head and retorted. She hugged Jing Shaoyu's waist tightly and pressed her face against his back. From an angle Jing Shaoyu could not see, a trace of sorrow flashed through her beautiful eyes.

"All right, then we'll go home a little later today. Brother will take you for a ride by the sea!" Jing Shaoyu did not take Na'er's words to heart and said with a smile.

"Okay! Then, Brother, ride a little slower, so Na'er can hug you a little longer!" Na'er said with a giggle, but tears disobediently slid from the corners of her eyes.

"Na'er, what's wrong?" Jing Shaoyu finally realized something was off with Na'er. His heart sank, and then he immediately thought of something. His voice trembled slightly.

"Nothing's wrong!" Na'er deliberately answered happily, her jade-like feet swinging back and forth as she tried to cover the grief in her heart that was almost spilling over. Sensing that Jing Shaoyu wanted to turn his head, she immediately stretched out her jade-like hand and stopped him. "Brother, you have to watch the road when you ride! You're not allowed to look back!"

"...All right!" Jing Shaoyu could already be certain, so his voice was a little muffled, and his pedaling unconsciously slowed.

The brother and sister both fell silent. The bicycle slowly moved forward along the road. The boy riding it had reddened eyes and a sorrowful expression, while the girl in the back seat wept without end, crying soundlessly.

The sky gradually darkened. The streetlights along the road lit up one by one, and the bicycle was still slowly moving forward, forward, until it reached the seaside.

"Na'er." Jing Shaoyu finally could not control his emotions anymore. The bicycle stopped, and he immediately turned his head, only to discover that Na'er's eyes were already completely red, her face wet, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

He hugged Na'er all at once, and Na'er finally stopped enduring it. Holding Jing Shaoyu, she burst into loud sobs. Listening to Na'er cry, Jing Shaoyu felt as though his heart were being cut by knives. How much he wanted to make Na'er stay, but... but... sigh. For the first time, he longed so desperately for strength.

"Brother, I'm sorry. Na'er recovered her memories. Na'er has to leave soon." After an unknown amount of time, Na'er stopped crying and raised her head. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, making one's heart ache for her. Even her voice had grown somewhat hoarse as she spoke in an extremely downcast mood.

"Can't you stay?" Jing Shaoyu still held a trace of unrealistic fantasy in his heart as he asked in a low voice.

"I... I'm sorry, Brother! I'm sorry!" Na'er looked at Jing Shaoyu's somewhat pitiful face, and her heart felt terrible. She almost agreed, but she could not. She could only force herself to be a little more hardhearted in order to say her refusal. She could only speak in a tearful voice. "My family needs me. They've already come to find me!"

As she spoke, Na'er reached out and pointed toward the seaside road not far away. Jing Shaoyu looked over and saw several people in black clothes standing vaguely in the darkness. He could not tell whether they were men or women, but he could clearly sense their presence. Behind them, there seemed to be a car parked.

Without question, they were Di Tian and the others, the remaining Land Spirit Beasts, the former Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.

"Brother, I have to go!" Na'er finally made up her mind. She slowly loosened her hold on Jing Shaoyu, and under some inexplicable force, Jing Shaoyu's hands, which had been tightly holding her, also slowly loosened. She slowly stepped back.

"Na'er!" Jing Shaoyu shouted, his voice filled with reluctance.

Na'er took one step, another step, and another step backward. Every step tugged at Jing Shaoyu's heart. Suddenly, Na'er stopped. Jing Shaoyu's eyes could not help but light up. Na'er quickly walked forward, and under Jing Shaoyu's hopeful, expectant gaze, she stood on tiptoe and gently kissed Jing Shaoyu on the lips.

Jing Shaoyu instantly froze. Na'er's lips were cool and soft, carrying a faint, quiet fragrance that made him fall for them in an instant. By the time he came back to his senses, Na'er had already retreated again. This time, there was no reversal. Na'er's figure gradually vanished into the darkness.

"Brother, goodbye!" Those were Na'er's final words.

"Na'er!" Jing Shaoyu was overwhelmed with sorrow. His fists clenched tightly together unnaturally, and his feet subconsciously stepped forward a few paces, only to immediately draw back again. His eyes were bloodshot, filled with unwillingness and resentment.

On the vast, empty seaside, only Jing Shaoyu stood there alone. A dense air of melancholy emanated from him. In truth, he had long been prepared for Na'er's departure, but when this day truly arrived, when Na'er truly left, he realized that he had thought of it too simply. Whether one knew the future or not, human emotions could not be changed.

Everyone knew that birth, aging, sickness, and death were part of life, but whenever death came, people still could not control their sadness and fear. This was human instinct, just like Jing Shaoyu now. Although his mind was incomparably clear, his heart was still filled with sorrow.

Reason and emotion intertwined within him at the same time, making his state rather complicated.

Only at this moment did he realize that Na'er and Gu Yue were ultimately two different souls. Although both came from the Silver Dragon King, the emotions and memories they possessed were enough to determine that there was an essential difference between the two.

For the first time, Jing Shaoyu hoped that Gu Yue would not appear, because in that case, Na'er would be the complete Silver Dragon King.

But if Gu Yue appeared, then that meant Na'er, as an independent soul, would be unable to escape her predetermined fate in the future. This was something Jing Shaoyu could not accept.

Fate had to change course! That night, Jing Shaoyu stood by the sea for a very long time. No one knew what he had thought about. They only knew that when he returned home, the once confident and high-spirited youth had lost a bit of impetuousness and gained a bit of steadiness. For him, this was undoubtedly a good thing, but he could not feel happy about it.

Na'er's departure did not affect anyone outside Jing Shaoyu's family. After Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin learned that Na'er had been taken away by her family, their reactions differed. Lin Xin directly burst into tears and was so heartbroken that she could not eat for several days in a row. Jing Ziyuan, however, acted as usual, even deliberately putting on a very happy appearance and saying things like how Na'er would no longer affect Jing Shaoyu's cultivation. If Jing Shaoyu had not accidentally seen her staring blankly at Na'er's room, he really would have thought Jing Ziyuan very much wanted Na'er to leave.

Na'er's room was kept as it was. Lin Xin cleaned it from time to time, as if Na'er were still at home.

Jing Shaoyu's daily rhythm did not change much. He still went with Xu Xiaoyan to the East Sea Grand Library in the morning to read and study, practiced his Martial Soul's abilities at East Sea Park in the afternoon, and cultivated his Soul Power normally at night. It was just that without Na'er, he no longer had any desire to rest.

This life continued until the day before Eastsea Academy opened. That day was an opening day for the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Jing Shaoyu also welcomed his final trip to the Spirit Ascension Platform before entering the intermediate academy.