It was that sort of calm that tore his heart and guts apart.
It was that sort of waiting that shattered his heart and courage!
Yet he could not say a word, could not change even the look in his eyes!
Beside him, the Wenshui River rushed ceaselessly; Qin Fangyang watched enviously as the river flowed merrily westward.
Many years from now, the waters here will still flow just as merrily and smoothly, still make this same sound, but... the person I love so deeply will already be long gone by then...
Right now, I can at least know she is alive.
But by then, even the chance to suffer as I do today will be hard to come by!
Just then, the east slowly began to brighten.
A red sun seemed to suddenly rise above the horizon, shedding ten thousand rays of golden light and gilding the mountains, rivers, and land with a brilliant golden edge.
"Let's go back."
Head lowered, Qin Fangyang moved his feet mechanically, stumbling toward Phoenix City like a walking corpse.
Watching Qin Fangyang's retreating figure, Sister Lan inexplicably felt his utter sorrow.
In the morning sunlight, all things revived, and everything grew bright. Yet as Qin Fangyang walked into that sunlight, his back looked like that of a corpse that had been decaying for hundreds of millions of years.
At any moment, he might topple to the ground and crumble into dust in the snap of a finger!
"Ah..."
Sister Lan sighed.
Beside her, Luo Lie said softly, "Old Qin really hasn't had it easy. Let's all help look for his wife, too. I hope Heaven won't be so cruel as to keep these lovers apart until death, leaving them with a lifetime of regret."
Sister Lan glanced sideways at Luo Lie and remained