So that was it. The repeated scrutiny, the mystery of Jing Que Tai—those things had been deeply imprinted in his heart, which was why they had caused a problem with his state of mind.
He had seen through many things. He had found answers about the Heavenly Origin Universe, the Spiritualized Universe, and the Nine Heavens Universe. The matter of Hong'er had remained buried in his heart, so naturally, he needed an answer.
But was that all there was to it?
"You're Star Under Red Clothes?" Lu Yin asked gravely.
Hong'er coughed a few times and slowly rose to her feet. She looked at Lu Yin, her expression bitter. "Master didn't tell you because he didn't dare. I am Star Under Red Clothes—a Human Civilization abandoned by your side. A Human Civilization doomed to be wiped out, one that could have been saved. That's what Star Under Red Clothes is. Are you satisfied with that answer?"
Lu Yin stared at her in a daze. "What do you mean, abandoned?"
"Human Civilization isn't limited to the Threefold Universe you know. There is also our universe. Master had actually found us long ago, but he abandoned our civilization because of the hatred he carried from the past. He left our Human Civilization to fend for itself. If it weren't for a coincidence—if one of Qi Xu's seven emotions hadn't escaped and happened to pass through our civilization—I wouldn't have been brought here. I would have been one of the people in a Human Civilization headed for destruction."
"Are all immortals heartless? Master could watch an entire Human Civilization perish without lifting a finger to save it. Mr. Lu, can you answer me now? Are all immortals heartless?" Hong'er screamed, her cries so piercing and so full of sorrow.
She was weeping, shedding