Inside the pavilion.
Everyone stared at the talisman.
Xu Yuan was not the only one stunned. Everyone else was too.
"Only when the mountains lose their ridges and Heaven and earth become one would I dare part from you."
The words left the young men and women speechless.
Xu Yuan's mind raced over one question.
Who was this person?
Did she know who I really was?
As Xu Yuan pondered, he saw the matriarch wink at him.
Right.
It was my turn to answer.
"I never thought that after more than a decade away from home... I'd still be the man in someone's springtime dreams," Xu Yuan said with a smile.
Bones lie by the Wuding River, yet someone still dreams of him in her springtime chamber.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Xu Jingchen is already nothing but bones. Do you know that?
Then the woman's voice rang out again:
"Enough talk. Once I return to the city, repair my equipment, and pay respects to an old friend, I'll come find you."
The light on the Voice Transmission Talisman quickly faded.
The call ended.
Only the matriarch reacted at once. A gentle smile appeared on her face as she said:
"Jingchen, you must have met Nana out there, haven't you?"
Xu Yuan smiled and nodded slightly.
I had to nod.
I'd been gone for over a decade, and the moment I returned, she came out with that vow about mountains losing their ridges.
It couldn't be love out of nowhere.
Besides, she'd mentioned returning to the city, repairing equipment, and paying respects to an old friend. One pointed to the game; the other said, "That kid died long ago, and I know it." Who the hell was she?
"I knew it," the matriarch sighed, her smile turning genuine. "Jingchen,