Gu Nian'an looked just as bewildered, then suddenly remembered what Yu Meng had said when everything ended that day.
Seeming to understand something, he slowly knelt beside the man and leaned down to embrace him.
His voice was gentle and compassionate. "Songqing, don't be afraid. All of that is over. We're free."
Zhao Yali sat quietly nearby. She could not understand what they were saying, but somehow, she sensed that her child had found salvation.
Yu Songqing silently returned his embrace. For some reason, all his pain had been taken away, leaving only peace.
Gu Nian'an looked up at the stars twinkling incessantly in the sky and sighed softly.
From now on, no one would supply energy to the worlds anymore.
Everything was over. The Pillars of every world had gained their freedom.
No one would ever be trapped in reincarnation again...
The man standing at the edge of the garden quietly watched the scene, his expression unreadable.
But he never intruded on the three of them. After a long while, when he saw the two separate, he lowered his gaze and turned to leave.
Early the next morning, the guests departed one after another.
Looking at Gu Nian'an, who stood at the entrance seeing them off, Yu Songqing approached as though he wanted to say something, but the young man interrupted him.
"No need to ask. This is already over, so just forget about it, Songqing."
Gu Nian'an's expression was calm and natural, leaving Yu Songqing at a loss for words.
In his daze yesterday, he seemed to have seen something indescribable.
Immense pain had enveloped him tightly. For an instant, he felt as though he had been pulled out of his body, but that light had brought him back.
And all that pain had been washed away, bit