Wen Zhizu, standing outside the Peach Blossom Grove, suddenly wore a confused expression again.
After his features twisted, Wen Zhiwu's savage face emerged, and he growled, "It's time for you to bear the consequences of your mistakes!"
Liu Di frowned slightly.
But Gu Fan whispered in his ear, "Liu Di, remember this moment. It is the most real and beautiful one. And in the next moment, no matter what happens, don't feel disappointed, unwilling, or sad."
Liu Di said nothing.
But Gu Fan could clearly feel Liu Di nod heavily.
Liu Di rose to his feet and walked fearlessly toward Wen Zhizu.
Gu Fan stood beneath the peach tree, her hands clasped together uneasily. As Liu Di walked farther and farther away, her tears burst forth, though they fell silently.
At that moment, Wen Zhizu had once again regained his kind and benevolent smile.
When Liu Di arrived, Wen Zhizu turned around as well. Walking forward shoulder to shoulder with Liu Di, the tiny dangling ornaments on his cane collided with one another, chiming like crisp wind bells.
Liu Di noticed that among those miniature nebulae was a particularly unusual little bottle. It was as thick as a thumb, entirely transparent, and corked with a wooden stopper. Inside was glowing azure liquid. The bottle was not full, and the liquid gently swayed within it.
For some reason, even in such an atmosphere, Liu Di unconsciously looked at the little bottle several more times, always feeling an inexplicable sense of closeness toward it.
Liu Di and Wen Zhizu walked straight ahead until they reached the edge of Immortal's Abode Island, beside the Immortal's Abode Island stone monument.
Ahead lay something like a terrifying cliff, beneath which was an endless abyss. In the distance, the linear universe could be seen.
At some