The blue light on the screen faded little by little. The flowing runes dissolved into the air like shards of ice dropped into water.
The figure of Huo Yuhao from the future vanished with the light, leaving only the faint, cold glow refracted through the ice at the bottom of the pool.
Huo Yuhao stood quietly at the bottom of the frozen pool. With one long exhale, he slowly released the emotions pent up in his chest.
The message left across ten thousand years still churned in his mind. He rapidly sorted countless fragments of information in his spiritual sea.
One conclusion gradually settled in his heart: the great tide could not be changed, but the smaller currents could!
If someone nudged and redirected countless tiny currents, one by one, day after day, even the seemingly fixed great tide might eventually be pried off course.
"How frustrating," Huo Yuhao muttered, letting out a quiet sigh.
He knew part of what the future held, yet so many crucial turning points remained beyond his control. Seeing the road ahead but being unable to change it as he pleased was stifling.
He pushed aside his tangled thoughts and looked at the blue-haired girl standing quietly beside him, Nishang.
The pool's chill flowed gently around her, stirring her ice-blue hair in the faint current.
Huo Yuhao's expression softened, and he spoke with solemn sincerity. "It took ten thousand years for us to meet. The me from the past made you wait far too long, and I'm sorry. Nishang, will you be my partner?"
"Of course! Nishang likes Master best♫~"
Nishang's eyes lit up. She hurried forward and gently wrapped both arms around Huo Yuhao's.
A coolness that was both soothing and piercing spread from their point of contact through Huo Yuhao's entire body. It