"Where am I? I should be dead!" Su Lanlan sat upright on the Frost Throne, looking around in some confusion. Finally, her gaze settled on the scene ahead, where a familiar figure sat cross-legged, watching her calmly. "Zhou Heng... are you dead too?"
Zhou Heng did not answer. As he cast his gaze toward "Su Lanlan," he chuckled and said, "You died, but perhaps you can still live. Come lend me a hand. Will you enter my Sea of Stars Hall of Heroes?"
Su Lanlan looked at the prompt that suddenly appeared on her retina. She froze briefly, then guided the Frost Throne down to Zhou Heng's left. "If this is a new life, let me contribute one last measure of strength to your cause." As her words fell, Su Lanlan's form solidified completely. A third figure slowly approached from the depths of Zhou Heng's mind. This was a handsome young man with sword-like brows and starry eyes. He walked directly opposite Zhou Heng. He stood while Zhou Heng sat upright, their gazes at different heights. "Sea of Stars Hall of Heroes... have you already grown this powerful? The moment my younger sister died, I should have stormed Frost City and erased you completely. I failed the Su Family, and I failed the Longevity Family." The young man was none other than a healthy version of "Su Ming," the previous head of the present-day Su Family.
"There are no what-ifs in this world. Everything is merely the path we chose for ourselves. Do you want to come keep your sister company?" Zhou Heng's expression was calm, his tone quiet.
Su Ming looked toward "Su Ling" on Zhou Heng's right, a trace of tenderness flashing through his eyes. He did not answer Zhou Heng. He strode over to his younger sister