I would be the loyal son of distant lands and the fleeting lover of matter
Of all the gods' creations, I alone decay most easily
Bearing the irresistible speed of death
Like all poets who take dreams for horses
My life's work is to become the lifetime of the sun
The sun is my name
The sun is my whole life
(Excerpted from Haizi, "Dreams for Horses")
A cloud drifted through the Universe.
It was pure white and flawless, so enormous that it stood out even in the vastness of the Universe.
The Core Area of the Solar System had returned to normal, and bright light traveled freely through it.
That, too, was starlight.
The starlight fell upon the white cloud, illuminating every wisp, with something crystalline faintly flowing within.
Propelled by the immortal qi in the starlight, the white cloud moved faster and faster, unimaginably fast. Before long, it passed the damaged moon and reached the blue Ancestral Star.
The white cloud entered the Ancestral Star's atmosphere and landed on the sea amid several gentle breezes.
The seawater rippled softly, raising neither waves nor sound.
The breezes gradually subsided, and the fluttering wisps of cloud settled too, trailing into the seawater, their edges soaked.
The white cloud revealed its true form: an enormous white long-haired cat.
There was a wheelchair on the beach, with an old man sitting in it.
Complex emotions showed in Big One's eyes. He slowly lowered his head and bowed respectfully to the old man.
Some people emerged from the reed-like thicket of long fur on his back.
They followed the gentle slope formed by Big One's neck and head down to the beach.
At their head was another wheelchair.
Zhuo Rusui slumped on the beach and looked at Jing