Time hung in silent stillness. Moonlight pierced the dark clouds, frozen within the void.
Feng Ye stopped his lengthy account and quietly looked at Mitsuri Kanroji, patiently waiting for her reaction.
But Mitsuri Kanroji was completely dazed at the moment. It was as though all her thoughts had become a tangled mess. She simply stood there blankly and motionlessly, foolishly staring at everything before her.
Feng Ye was in no hurry and waited quietly.
Only after a long time did Mitsuri Kanroji finally begin sorting through her chaotic thoughts bit by bit. Once she had some understanding of everything before her, she blankly spoke her first words.
"Th-then... this is a dream, right?"
Her adorably vacant expression made Feng Ye unable to hold back a smile.
For a moment, he felt a little pleased. Being able to find Mitsuri Kanroji's dazed look amusing, to smile at her cuteness—these were all precious human emotions.
"Even in a dream, it would be hard to see the scenery you just witnessed."
Feng Ye spoke with a smile.
Mitsuri Kanroji remained blankly rooted to the spot.
That was true. Time had flowed back into the past, letting her see the beginning of life and that miraculous instant, then flowed into the future, letting her see the present as it was now. Such things could not be dreamed of, even in dreams.
Feng Ye looked at Mitsuri Kanroji and softly said, "You were my wife during this part of my life, my assistant, and this part of my life has already ended..."
At those words—
Mitsuri Kanroji, who was still somewhat dazed, suddenly snapped awake. It was as though she had been jolted awake from a nightmare. An indescribable emotion surged through her heart, like trembling fear.
Feng Ye was such a great existence, like