In a small courtyard on the outskirts of Jade Capital.
Ning Qing first cultivated "No Thought."
The "Thought" here differed from its medical meaning. Rather than thinking things over, it referred more to missing someone.
Missing someone was also one of humanity's most important emotions.
She had always known she was capable of missing someone, and she knew the torment and longing it brought. She had felt it keenly during her seclusion. But she had never known that losing the ability to miss someone could hurt too.
Now she stood alone in the courtyard. She had no idea how long she had been there.
She did not know what she was thinking. It was as though a thousand unspoken, indescribable thoughts had surged up at once, but whenever she tried to grasp one, there was nothing there.
Her heart felt hollow, as though a piece of it was missing.
It was like forgetting something important she had yet to do. But whenever she remembered what it was, it did not feel right.
Only then did Ning Qing understand—
To lose the ability to miss someone was to lose one's memories.
Those who had parted from you, who had left your side, vanished from your life.
And yet your memories remained.
So you would still remember them now and then.
They had been so important. You had spent such happy times together. Even now, remembering them still brought a smile to your face. So why, just because they had left your side for a while, did you no longer miss them?
A vast loneliness welled up in her heart.
Guilt.
Her heart ached, and her brows drew tight.
She could not speak.
Something precious had been lost, and she could not pick it up again.
No wonder so many people, when