Silence had shrouded the quiet chamber for a long time.
By the wall, Tan Lin stood for a long while, staring in the direction where Gu Qingying's figure had vanished.
After a long while, as if recalling a scene from some classic storybook from his first lifetime, Tan Lin faced his true heart. A clear thought suddenly surfaced in his mind:
Will I be Yang Guo in this lifetime?
Outside the Xiang Family's territory, high in the sky.
Tianling stood suspended in the air, gazing into the boundless starry sky of the Outer Domain.
At this moment, her violet-gold eyes no longer held the slightest trace of teasing or mischief. All that remained was a yearning as deep as a sea of stars, along with a faint glimmer of rippling tears.
Within the Immortal Platform, the Divine Silkworm Princess's consciousness fell silent.
Just now, she too had strangely felt a faint stirring.
Perhaps only she knew that when that young man called out "Auntie," Tianling's heart had melted.
The emotional turbulence stirred by that soft call had left Tianling unable to recover even now.
"He called me Auntie..."
Within her soul, Tianling's consciousness fluctuated. Her murmur was filled with endless tenderness.
She seemed to be speaking to herself, yet it also seemed as though she were confiding something in the Divine Silkworm Princess.
"Mm."
For once, the Divine Silkworm Princess did not argue. She merely responded softly.
"It sounded so nice."
Outside, Tianling smiled. As her expression blossomed, crystalline tears silently slipped from the corners of her eyes.
Back in the Primordial Era, when a certain Human Emperor's blood had stained the entire sky red, who could have known that her heart had nearly died as well?
"Let's go. It's time to return. In our current state, there