Pan Town, southern Tianshan.
Early that morning, the sun had just risen, waking the slumbering world, when a sudden shout rang through the town.
"Someone, come quickly! Dozens of bodies have appeared in Pan Town's square! Come and see!"
The shout woke everyone. Before long, almost everyone in Pan Town had gathered in the central square.
When they saw the bodies laid out on the ground, many froze in place. Some burst into tears, and others even collapsed.
"Xiong... Xiongzi, have you come back?"
A middle-aged woman stepped forward first. When she spotted one of the bodies, tears slipped down her cheeks, covering her face.
"My son, you've finally come home. Your old father won't be lonely anymore."
An elderly man in his seventies tottered forward and knelt to embrace a body, laughing one moment and crying the next, as though he had lost his mind.
"Mommy, who is he?"
A five-year-old girl tilted her head. Seeing her mother crying as she held a man whose eyes were closed, she asked curiously.
"Qin'er, he's your father. When you were little... he used to hold you and play with you."
The woman wiped her tears and forced a smile. She drew the little girl into her arms and patiently explained.
"Daddy... Is Daddy asleep, then?"
The little girl looked up with innocent curiosity.
"Yes... That's right... Daddy is... asleep..."
The woman held her daughter tightly, fighting back her tears as she answered softly with a smile.
In the distance, three figures stood at the entrance of the [I'll Wait for You amid Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon] inn, watching the scenes unfold in silence.
"Did I do something wrong?"
As Mo Xie watched those sorrowful scenes, guilt and grief welled up inside him, and he murmured to himself.
But he soon