Deep within the Great God Circle stood a quiet little house, and a woman lived inside.
She looked very young, with silver-white hair falling to her waist. Her features were gentle, but her eyes were hollow. She sat by the window, staring motionlessly at the starry sky outside like a statue. She was Xiao Wu.
When Tang Wulin pushed open the door, his hand paused slightly.
Tang Wulin walked up to her, crouched down, gently took her hand, and softly called, "Mother."
Xiao Wu showed no reaction. Her gaze passed through him and looked toward some unknown distance, as though she were immersed in a distant memory she could never escape.
Tang Wulin fell silent. He took a jade-green seed from his chest. It was the Seed of Life Yun Mu had given him, containing the purest origin of life. The seed glowed faintly in his palm, radiating warm energy.
At last, a slight ripple appeared in Xiao Wu's pupils. She lowered her head to look at the seed, her lips trembling faintly.
Tang Wulin gently placed the seed in her palm. "Mom, eat it. You'll be better after you eat it."
Xiao Wu looked at him for a long time, then opened her mouth and swallowed the seed.
Jade-green light shone from within her body, illuminating the entire room. Her aura gradually recovered, her pale face slowly regained its color, and life gradually returned to her hollow eyes.
The vitality eroded by the passage of time all returned at that moment.
Yet at the same time, her memories began to slowly dissolve. They were not being erased; rather, the memories within memories were also being purified. Under the Seed of Life's power, they were gradually stripped away and scattered.
She recalled many things, recalling the days when she ran