In that secluded mountain forest in the Nine Heavens, the Flowers of the Other Shore that had carpeted the ground had vanished as well.
Only those few small huts remained, along with butterflies fluttering through the sky, unable to find the flowers' fragrance...
Inside the hut, the white-clad man's body had long since dissipated, leaving Little Girl standing blankly before the bed.
Little Girl stared at the empty bed, her eyes filled with helplessness, her little mouth parting as she sobbed softly.
"Older Brother... why is he gone?"
Hearing this, Prince Ying and his wife turned their heads away in anguish...
Girl slowly lowered her head and gently climbed onto the bed, as though she could still feel the white-clad man's presence and warmth there.
"Older Brother lied. He promised he wouldn't leave Girl."
Girl turned to Prince Ying's Princess Consort, who stood silent with tears streaming down her face, and choked out through her sobs, "Mother..."
"Girl wants Older Brother..."
Prince Ying's Princess Consort could no longer hold back. She turned and rushed outside, crouching on the ground and hugging her knees as she wept bitterly.
Prince Ying looked at his two family members and walked outside in silence. Then, leaving behind the words, "I'll find some food," he hurried into the forest.
It was as though he did not want anyone to see him in such a wretched state!
A fierce tiger slowly emerged from the mountain behind the hut. It silently approached the doorway and gazed at the suffering Little Girl on the bed, its expression bewildered and aching.
It carefully entered the hut, approached the bed, and opened its jaws to lick Little Girl's arm.
Little Girl turned her head through her tears and looked at the fierce tiger's face, full of concern, seemingly recalling scene