"Uncle, are you leaving?" She looked at me, her eyes seeming like a starry sky.
"Yes." I nodded and looked at her. "The Holy Palace is very safe. Stay here."
"No, I'm going with you." Yue'er said stubbornly.
"Does what you're doing really mean anything?" I looked at her and asked.
"I just don't want you to die alone." She answered seriously.
I shook my head and sat beside her. "My body is already at its limit. I'm going somewhere. Only by entering that place can I gain a chance to cling to life."
"So not only can you not accompany me, you have to leave."
"But Uncle, it hurts me to see you like this." Yue'er looked at me and whispered, "What exactly happened in your past? I've asked you so many times, but you've always been silent."
"It doesn't matter anymore." I shook my head. My glory had become the past. There were still things I had to do now.
The next day, I left alone, preparing to cross the snow-capped mountains and continue onward. As for Liu Ling'er, she had already become my obsession. Once I returned from the mountains, perhaps I would learn the truth.
But Yue'er still followed behind me. Seeing her like that, I sighed and simply tacitly allowed it.
In the time that followed, I held a cane and trembled as I followed her across the snow-capped mountains.
There was no need to mention the hardships and heartache we endured along the way.
Yue'er stayed by my side without ever leaving me. Her gaze was incredibly resolute. Even when the cold pierced her to the bone, she still shouted, "Uncle, I won't let you die alone like this. That would be too terrifying."
I sighed and said, "Then you'd better be prepared."
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