"Bury the body at sea, bring back the resources."

Eternal Night New Calendar, Year 04, January 18.

The Qi Yue Campaign broke out.

Nearly everyone in the Mortal Domain War Pavilion died in battle.

Big Fish and Gongyang Yiyue died in battle.

Eternal Night New Calendar, Year 04, January 19.

The Mortal Domain publicly announced that the war was over and that it had won.

Four years later.

Eternal Night New Calendar, Year 08, May 15.

Big Fish and Gongyang Yiyue, the golden couple whose names True Person Qi had spread far and wide across the Eternal Night Continent.

Returned home.

On the Northbank Defense Line.

Chen Fan stood alone atop the City Wall, leaning on his Jadeite Staff as he watched the waves split by the continent ahead. He asked softly, "You know what happened?" "Yes."

Mr. Na stood behind him, without his usual lightheartedness, and spoke softly.

"The Night Awakeners opened the sky and let the darkness in."

"Some of them either regretted it or hadn't understood the consequences of their actions at the time. Later, those people became Night Watchers. They're Night Awakeners atoning for their sins."

"They aren't loathed by heaven and earth the way the Night Awakeners are."

"But..."

"They still can't receive the Heavenly Dao's Blessing. Heaven and earth dislike them too."

"Until..."

"They actually accomplish something, and heaven and earth forgive their past sins."

"Then they can live in this world again like ordinary people."

"They're still Night Watchers, but they can grow from children and slowly age, little by little, like anyone else."

"You met them a while ago?"

"Yes." Mr. Na nodded. "I found the two of them among the common folk last year. I took them around the Eternal Night Continent for a year, then left them in Jiangbei just before the Mortal Domain Spring Examination."

"They're pretty adorable."