The crying went on and on!
Only after Jiang Fan had cried himself out, with no tears left to shed, did he finally begin to calm down...
Jiang Nan knew that he had made it through. He had accepted the mistakes he'd made—and the reality he now faced!
Growth always came with pain and hardship!
After all this, Jiang Fan would become more mature and stronger than before...
Jiang Fan rubbed his eyes, then slowly rose from the void and looked at Jiang Nan, his gaze complicated...
"Did you... never hate or resent me? If it weren't for me... your path wouldn't have been so difficult... I almost destroyed your dream reality..."
Jiang Nan shook his head. "Of course I resented you. I'm no saint, after all..."
"But... it was also because of what you said that I became who I am today. Those words kept me going all this way!"
"You were the figure I chased after. You had been ever since I entered the starry sky..."
"But no matter what, the past is past. To me... you're still the Jiang Fan who set out into the starry sky for humanity, stood firm under pressure, and weathered every storm!"
"Without you... humanity wouldn't have made it this far. The past is behind us, and we can't live in it forever. So... I choose to forgive you..."
Jiang Fan's face was full of bitterness. Jiang Nan's words only made him feel worse...
"If you don't kill me... you won't be able to answer to everyone. I've done so much wrong... and there are the myriad races..."
Jiang Nan's expression turned stern. "Listen carefully. I only said that I forgive you. Whether to forgive you is my right alone! I never said everyone else had forgiven you, too!"
"Nor do I