The Price of Immortality! / The Elysian Realm, Four Thousand Years Later...

Fortunately, the journey was uneventful, and the three of them arrived in Shenzhou without incident. However, Shenzhou was under a maritime ban in this era, which almost caused them some trouble upon entry. But with absolute strength, all troubles were just minor inconveniences.

Upon arriving in Shenzhou, Ling Xi quickly led the two girls to their old home, and the mountain from back then...

It is called Mount Tai Xu!

Two months later...

"Whoosh..."

When Ling Xi arrived at her home, she saw that everything she once knew had vanished. The entire Mount Tai Xu was in ruins, as if it had been ravaged by fire. There was no one on the mountain, and the place where she had built her house...

Well, it's been nearly 3,500 years. What kind of house can last that long?

So, upon arriving at the original location, Ling Xi only saw a cave, and...

The charcoal ruins in front of the cave clearly indicate that this was once a wooden house that was later burned down.

"My husband, is this... your home?"

Seeing the memories swirling in Ling Xi's eyes, Yae Sakura finally couldn't help but ask.

"Um!"

Ling Xi nodded gently and smiled, "Although it wasn't my original home, this is still my home, it's just a pity..."

At this moment, Ling Xi already knew that Hua... no, now perhaps she should be called Fu Hua or Chiyuan, she had ultimately returned to her original path!

"My husband..."

Rin smiled and said, "It's okay. We're a family together. Let's rebuild our home here."

Rin clearly noticed Ling Xi's sadness, so she actively tried to comfort Ling Xi. Although she knew very well that her husband had a hidden past, she didn't care...

All I want is to spend the future with Ling Xi and my sister.

"Hehe, forget it."

Ling Xi shook her head and laughed, "Even if we were to build a house, we wouldn't build it on the mountain. Do you think it's not far enough from the city? Or... do you prefer living in the mountains?"

"Eh..."

"This..."

After more than two months of travel, they witnessed the prosperity of Shenzhou firsthand!

After seeing both Shengjing and Chang'an, they felt even more strongly that the cities in the Far East were really just villages, and...

Over the past few days, the two have enjoyed delicacies from all over the country and stayed in the most luxurious inns. They are well aware of how convenient it is to live in the city.

To be honest, they really don't want to go back to where they used to be, because...

Too small and too outdated!

Now, of course, they don't want to settle down on the mountain, since the place is too remote.

"If our husband wants it, then we will not object."

In the end, Sakura also expressed her thoughts. Although she was reluctant, if Ling Xi wanted to stay here, she could only accept it and would not complain.

"Uh-huh!"

Rin looked at Ling Xi very obediently, knowing that she would listen to Ling Xi.

"Don't worry, I have no such intention."

Ling Xi shook her head, sighed, and smiled, "Let bygones be bygones. Our future... isn't here."

Ling Xi certainly couldn't stay here, since she planned to take them back to the Flame-Chasing Moths base in Europe and let them hibernate there, so it was impossible for her to stop here.

"Sakura, Rin!"

With that, Ling Xi took their hands and said with a smile, "Let's go... let's continue our journey!"

Chapter 556: The Price of Eternal Life!

After confirming the situation at Mount Tai Xu, Ling Xi no longer had any lingering feelings for the place and immediately took the two people with her to Europe!

Although Fu Hua will be resurrected, that will be twenty years from now. By then, Yae Sakura and Rin will definitely be in hibernation, so I can wait until then to return to Shenzhou.

After all, if Fu Hua had not yet been resurrected and Sakura Rin had also entered hibernation, then he could say that he had no ties to this world.

Moreover, there are still nearly five hundred years to go before the people I'm familiar with gradually begin to appear...

Ling Xi did not go to Europe immediately, but instead took his two wives on a tour of the Ming Empire before finally boarding a ship to Europe...

The distance from Shenzhou to Europe is at least 8,000 kilometers. In this era without high-speed rail or highways, traveling by land would likely take half a year. So...

Let's take the boat. Although the canal hasn't opened yet at this time, it's still much more cost-effective than traveling by land...

When Ling Xi brought the two to Europe, the internal strife within Schicksal had already begun. Through her investigation, Ling Xi learned what had happened. Just like in the original story, Kallen died at the hands of Honkai Beast, but...

Unlike the original story, Kallen accepted Otto's marriage proposal but refused Nicholas's attempt to seize power from the Kaslana Family. As a result, Kallen was still executed, and Otto still chose to release the Honkai Beast to try and rescue Kallen...

Actually, Kallen almost agreed to Otto's request to leave Schicksal with Ling Xi, Yae Sakura, and the others, but...

Seeing civilians die tragically at the hands of Honkai Beast, Kallen ultimately chose to fight, and ultimately perished in battle...

Otto then left Schicksal and went to an island near Venice in what is now Italy to open a monastery...

"Sigh, it's followed the same route as before, but..."

Thinking of Kallen, who was taken away by Yingyingying in the original story, this time, Kallen agreed to Otto's request, so... perhaps, this time Otto will be more determined to revive Kallen.

Ling Xi did not go directly to Venice to find Otto. After all, she had no intention of contacting Otto. If she made contact rashly, it might change history. Besides, there seemed to be no need to contact Otto at this time. After all, it would be ten years before Otto came to Schicksal!

Ling Xi needs to do now is...

"Sakura, Rin."

That day, Ling Xi called the two of them to her side and asked with a smile, "Ying, how long have we known each other?"

"It's been five years."

Yae Sakura pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "My husband came into our lives five years ago, married Rin and me two years ago, and left home six months ago. It has been five years since then."

"Yes, it's been five years..."

Hearing Yae Sakura's answer, Ling Xi's face was filled with nostalgia. It could be said that these five years were roughly half the time she had spent in the Honkai world. After all, she had only stayed in the Previous Era for less than four years, and with the twins, she had only spent a little over half a year. But...

For the past five years, life has been so peaceful.

"Sakura, Rin, how much longer do you think we can stay together?"

Ling Xi smiled again and asked the question.

"Um?"

Sakura paused for a moment, then asked, "Why does my husband ask such a question? We will naturally always be with you, so our time together will naturally be a lifetime."

"Uh-huh."

Rin nodded and smiled, "After all, we belong to our husband now. Wherever our husband goes, we go. Besides... in the Yae family, there are only widows, not divorces!"

Ling Xi: "..." This girl watches quite a few TV dramas...

"Ah, a lifetime... is not enough!"

Ling Xi shook her head slightly and said, "I hope that your... can be with you forever. I mean forever, not a human's hundred-year lifespan."

"Husband... what do you mean?"

Yae Sakura blinked, looking at Ling Xi with some confusion. She knew that Ling Xi couldn't have said this casually, much less as a romantic remark, because Ling Xi was very serious when he said it.

"The meaning is simple, I want you to..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and said, "Let's go to the future together, and then we'll meet again there."

"Time travel?"

Rin asked with some curiosity. Having read comics and novels for many years, she was obviously familiar with the concept of time travel.

"No..."

Ling Xi shook her head slightly and smiled, "I was referring to the Hibernation Pod..."

"Hibernation Pod?"

Upon hearing this, Yae Sakura and Yae Rin were somewhat surprised. Rin even asked directly, "Is it the Hibernation Pod from science fiction movies and novels?"

"That's right."

Ling Xi nodded again, looking at the two with a slight smile, "The Hibernation Pod in the movies aren't just science fiction; they also exist in the real world. Although there are some differences, the core capabilities of the Hibernation Pod remain unchanged."

"This..."

Their eyes widened in astonishment once again, but for them, it wasn't entirely unacceptable. After all, Ling Xi had brought out many things that only existed in movies over the years; a mere Hibernation Pod...

Hmm, that seems pretty reasonable!

"Then why does my husband want us to hibernate?"

Yae Sakura, however, was more concerned about a different issue. Ling Xi had just said he wanted her and Rin to go to the future together, but Ling Xi hadn't mentioned that he would go to the future with her, which made her somewhat puzzled, after all...

If she and her sister were in hibernation, but Ling Xi remained awake, then...

Wouldn't Ling Xi become an old man by the time he's a few decades old?

And if it takes even longer, hundreds of years later, Ling Xi will probably be nothing but bones!

"It's very simple, because..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and said, "I can Eternal Life, but you cannot. So... if I want you to stay by my side forever, the only way is to grant you the power of Eternal Life as well. However... with current human technology, this is clearly impossible. Therefore..."

"I was planning to send you to the future, to use humanity's future technology to grant you the power of Eternal Life, so that..."

Ling Xi gently embraced the two of them and said tenderly with a smile, "That way we can be together forever, right?"

In fact, this may be the price of Eternal Life, because you will always watch the people around you grow old. Just like the Immortal in the comic, the reason why she became lonely in the end was because of the price of Eternal Life.

However, I'm not worried. Of the seven Hibernation Pod I had, I kept four, which is enough for the two girls.

Yae Sakura "..."

Yae Rin "..."

Hearing Ling Xi's answer, both of them felt a little numb. Although... they both knew that their husbands had many secrets, but...

Eternal Life ...

If they didn't know that Ling Xi wouldn't joke about such things, they would definitely think that Ling Xi was just making fun of them.

Chapter 557: Elysian Realm After Four Thousand Years...

"Husband... what do you plan to do? And how long do you intend to keep us asleep?"

Yae Sakura didn't ask about Ling Xi's background or whether Ling Xi was lying to them again. Instead, she chose to believe him and started asking Ling Xi about his next plans.

"I will take you home!"

Ling Xi smiled slightly and said, "A place that can be considered my true home, and then... I plan to have you all enter the Hibernation Pod to hibernate, in about... five hundred years, at which time I will wake you up."

"Five hundred years..."

Rin couldn't help but retort, "Even the Great Sage Equal to Heaven was only imprisoned for five hundred years..."

"There's no way around it. With the current level of human technology, it would take at least five hundred years before you can obtain the power of Eternal Life."

Ling Xi shrugged helplessly, and decided not to rely on the current technology of humankind, but to wait until the Doctor woke up.

"That..."

Yae Sakura asked with some concern, "Where is my husband?"

Yae Sakura was more worried about Ling Xi's situation. She and her sister were only in hibernation, and five hundred years was just a moment for them. But Ling Xi... Yae Sakura from Ling Xi's appearance, it seemed that she did not intend to go into hibernation.

"Of course I have to stay."