Seeing his future self executed, Feng Qi was overwhelmed with pain.
Every trip into the future meant that a version of him on a timeline had become a sacrifice for trial and error, bearing immense pressure and suffering.
That was why, before dying, his future self had said that death was merely a release and told him not to feel guilty.
But when he saw the spectators cheering while his future self lay decapitated on the execution platform, how could he not feel guilty?
At the end of the execution broadcast, someone appeared.
Though his appearance had changed and several scars had appeared on his face, Feng Qi recognized him at once as the Monk.
The Monk had changed back into his tattered Ascetic Monk attire and slowly walked onto the execution platform. He then sat cross-legged beside Feng Qi, closed his eyes, and murmured silently, seemingly praying for the salvation of Feng Qi's departed soul.
Although Feng Qi did not know what his relationship with the Monk would become later on this timeline,
he had never expected that the Monk, who had always seemed so unreliable, would come to see him off at such a time.
The stones thrown by the onlookers struck the Monk, yet he remained unmoved. With his hands pressed together before his chest, he continued chanting.
When military personnel came to clear the area, the Monk reached out and brushed Feng Qi's face, closing his still-open eyes.
The final scene showed the cleanup of the site. At that moment, another group dressed in black robes arrived.
But Mu Qing was nowhere to be seen this time. They seemed to negotiate with the military personnel before eventually taking Feng Qi's corpse away.
After the video ended, he took a deep breath.
His heart still could not