Inside a quiet chamber on the highest floor of Dragon Pavilion.
Chu Sheng was the first to break the silence.
"Tell me. Why did you have the Long Family look for me? What exactly do you want?"
Rather than answering directly, Long Yufei asked softly.
"Do you... still remember me?"
"My memories aren't very complete. I only remember the part from Jining Star."
Long Yufei nodded thoughtfully at that, then slowly said, "I sought you out because of your instructions."
"My instructions?" Chu Sheng raised a brow, somewhat puzzled.
"It was Chu Sheng." Long Yufei continued, "Before he died, he sent me a message. He told me to find your reincarnated self and pass on a message..."
"Wait!"
Chu Sheng abruptly cut her off, his brows drawing tightly together.
"What did you say? Before he died? Chu Sheng really died?"
Before this, people from the Qing Ming Chu Family had also said that Chu Sheng was dead. At the time, he had not fully believed them.
But now, even Long Yufei was saying the same thing.
Could Chu Sheng truly be dead?
Then what was Past Dreams about? Hadn't he clearly already ascended?
Seeing Chu Sheng's shocked expression, Long Yufei was somewhat baffled.
"Of course. If he hadn't died, how could you have reincarnated?"
"How did he die?"
Long Yufei shook her head.
"I don't know."
"The message he sent me only said that he was about to die. He said he had left behind contingencies on Jining Star that could ensure his reincarnation and rebirth."
"He also said that no one else could know about this, so I didn't dare seek you out personally. I could only send word to the Long Family and have them keep an eye out..."
Chu Sheng nodded, then asked, "What did he want