"She is the hope of All Heavens."
Yuan Heng's voice was low and calm, yet carried a trace of unwavering resolve.
Yuan Heng slowly lowered his head and looked at the Immortal Rebirth Pill in his hand. In the end, he pushed it toward Su Bai once more.
"Please leave this pill for her."
Su Bai was slightly moved. In Yuan Heng's eyes, he saw a faith and will that had once belonged to a King, yet had been buried through endless ages.
Perhaps all along, Yuan Heng had not wanted the Immortal Rebirth Pill for his own resurrection...
It was... it was what he owed her.
He wanted to make amends.
Su Bai had already seen the story between Immortal King Hengyu Yuan Heng and the Life Immortal King during his previous visit.
It was a tragic and beautiful tale from an age of chaos.
But back then, Su Bai had believed that Yuan Heng still did not know the Life Immortal King's fate.
Now, it seemed...
Yuan Heng had known long ago.
"She... if she were still alive, with her temperament, she would never have remained without a word for such an endless span of years."
"The only explanation..."
Yuan Heng's voice was somewhat bitter, carrying a tremor that even he himself found hard to detect.
"She... likely met with misfortune after I did."
"Otherwise, she would certainly have come looking for me."
Su Bai fell silent for a moment before softly asking, "You already knew?"
"It was only a guess. I was unwilling to think deeply about it, and even less did I dare to."
Yuan Heng closed his eyes, his form made from a remnant soul swaying slightly.
"But as the years passed, traces could not be concealed."
"I have been barely clinging to life here,