Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

"Tell me what he is like."

Mo Hanyu supported his chin and looked down as he watched Shen Youge clean up the chessboard.

"Actually, there's nothing much to say." Before Shen Youge finished speaking, he noticed the resentful look on the other side and couldn't help but smile in his heart, "The last remaining trace of chaotic energy in the world is hidden in the heart of the Fusang tree. After absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for many years, it finally took shape and has a physical body."

"At first, Zhu Yin and the others did not agree to let him be born. After all, this energy itself is a chaos, neither black nor white, good or evil is unknown, and the threat to the world is unimaginable."

"But I think that since Fuso has raised him and hasn't sensed any obvious danger over the years, we can keep him."

"Of course, I encountered a lot of opposition, but I insisted and said that if you are worried, I can take him with me and educate him. Although I am not sure if I can teach him well, I am sure he will not be too bad."

"When its body was forming, I was always by its side. Perhaps because of my influence, its first transformation was into a beast. Even for me, it was the first time I saw such a beautiful and fragile larva. You were so small, curled up in a ball, like a white ball of fluff, and the pointed horns on your head were as tender as green bamboo shoots that had just sprouted in spring..."

Bai Ze said this, as if recalling those days, with a big smile in his eyes.

"I just watched you grow up day by day, year by year... It took a long time for you to talk to us, and it took a long time for you to become a human being."

"Your personality is too indifferent, and you are quite self-centered. So I am not comfortable letting you go out... I am also afraid that you will cause trouble, so I want to trap you in Kunlun. But despite this, you always fight with Yu'er Qiongqi and the others."

"Later, Nuwa told me that an evil bone had grown in your body. That evil bone has collected years of malice and resentment in the world, and it is affecting you all the time. Because you, like me, have the ability to know everything, but you are always deeply buried in "evil" and focus on "yin", as if you can't see the "good" and "yang" in the world."

"I guess this is the reason. After the evil bone was forcibly removed from you, you did change, but the evil bone still continuously absorbed resentment. Nuwa sealed it in Kunlun Mountain with her own hands - but you later gave it to Xiao."

Mo Hanyu:?

Seeing Mo Hanyu's confused face, Bai Ze was a little surprised.

"He didn't tell you?"

Mo Hanyu shook his head blankly.

"Maybe he doesn't know it himself." Bai Ze shook his head and changed the subject.

"After that... there's actually not much to say. After Nuwa's death, my energy has been gradually diminishing. I knew my time was up, but I was still worried and wanted you to be able to integrate into the world. It was at this time that I realized that the method I taught you was ridiculously wrong..."

Bai Ze said this, feeling a little ashamed.

"I want to make amends, but you blame me and don't want to communicate with me too much. We would quarrel after just a few words. I don't want to conflict with you, but I can't avoid it. I can only watch our relationship get worse and worse."

"At this time, I realized that humans were trying to achieve immortality during their cultivation - this was not wrong, but they would do anything to achieve this goal. Humans discovered that they could extend their lifespans by taking advantage of the Yellow Auspicious Energy, so they tried to capture them, tortured them in every way, and extracted their blood and skinned them, just for immortality..."

Bai Ze noticed that Mo Hanyu looked a little unhappy, and hurriedly added:

"It's actually useless. For us, the body is just a carrier. What really matters is the spirit and energy of the soul. But this is just a beginning."

"Not only the Phoenix and Qingluan, but even the mountain gods like Zhuyin have begun to be harassed by humans. At this moment, I foresee that in the distant future, humans will want to exterminate us."

"And I don't want to see the conflict escalate, so I thought of escaping... that is, taking the creatures in the mountains and escaping to another world, which is now this continent." Bai Ze tapped the edge of the table and closed his eyes, "But I don't have this power, and my time is up. And according to the rules of that world, after I die, my soul will directly dissipate into the world."

"After negotiation, most of them were noncommittal and could accept it anyway. Only the Manglings in the middle resisted. They felt it was unnecessary and were too lazy to pay attention... so we got rid of them. In order to retain the ability to protect ourselves, we planned to only let you and Zhu Yin work together to successfully tear a gap between the two worlds."

"It's a pity that you didn't get to say goodbye to Xiao in person." Bai Ze lowered his eyes, "It's also my fault. If I had been able to hold on at that time, I wouldn't have to--"

"What are you insisting on?" Mo Hanyu frowned as he thought of what Qin Xiao recalled.

"......" Bai Ze did not answer directly, "I died as soon as I arrived in this world."

Mo Hanyu paused and said nothing.

"You were in such a hurry to transfer in order to avoid the rules of that world that you didn't even have time—"

Say goodbye to that child.

Bai Ze closed his eyes, feeling somewhat sad.

He heard about Xiao's past. Although Xiao himself said he didn't care, he always felt a little guilty about Xiao.

He also didn't expect that Mo Ze would have that reaction when he heard that his death was approaching.

It seemed as if the heaven and earth were destroyed and the whole world was about to perish.

Because the power of the soul was gradually collapsing, it could hardly maintain its form during the transfer and was almost lost in the cracks of the world.

He wanted to stay there, because his death was imminent, so it didn't matter where he was, and he had no intention of telling Mo Ze in advance. So after everything was planned, a few hours before his death, he told Mo Ze his death date and made his decision, wanting to say goodbye to him.

He thought Mo Ze would be happy and relieved after hearing this. After all, the chains that had bound him for so many years were finally broken, and he should be happy.

He really didn't expect Mo Ze to react like that.

But within a few seconds, Mo Ze decisively contacted Zhu Yin, planned ahead, and dragged him to this world. As soon as he arrived in this world, before he could see clearly, his body began to collapse and dissipated into the world in an instant.

What happened after that... he couldn't remember clearly.

The memory ended, Bai Ze looked at the boy opposite with trembling eyes and apologetically, but he was stunned.

Mo Hanyu stared at him blankly, two lines of tears falling down at some point, leaving clear marks on his fair cheeks.

"...Han Yu?" Bai Ze asked tentatively.

"Hmm...hmm, hmm." Mo Hanyu hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. His heart ached and he cried uncontrollably.

He himself didn't know why this happened, he just kept wiping away his tears, sadness spreading in his heart, and even the tip of his tongue felt bitter.

"...Don't be sad, it's all in the past." Shen Youge comforted him softly and patted his hand.

"I know..." Mo Hanyu's voice trembled. He held his warm hand tightly, as if he was grabbing a life-saving straw, and refused to let go easily.

Shen Youge felt a little pain, but did not resist, and waited quietly for him to calm down.

Mo Hanyu's mind was in a mess. When Shen Youge was talking just now, many blurry and messy images flashed in his mind. He wanted to see them carefully, but he couldn't reach them no matter what.

His brain felt like it was pricked by a needle, his vision was dark, and he seemed to be holding something warm and soft in his hand. Mo Hanyu took a deep breath and slowly calmed down.

"……Feel sorry."

The light reappeared in front of his eyes and he found that he was holding Shen Youge's hand. He quickly let go, but then he saw deep red fingerprints on her smooth white hand, which were obviously made by him. He quickly apologized.

"It's okay." Shen Youge slowly withdrew his hand, stroked the red mark a few times, and the mark disappeared.

"How is it? Are you satisfied with this story?" Shen Youge asked with a smile when he saw that he had regained consciousness.

"It's okay..." Mo Hanyu licked his lips unconsciously, looked away and looked into the distance, "I don't know whether it's true or not, but it feels... quite unexpected."

"Oh?"

"At first I thought... he would be a cheerful person, just like Miao Kaijie."

Shen Youge chuckled and shook his head twice: "Don't worry, you will know it naturally in the future."

"Do you really want me to recover my memory?" Mo Hanyu asked suddenly.

"It doesn't matter." Shen Youge's answer was exactly the same as the gods and beasts he had encountered before, "It's up to you."

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu fell silent, turned his head and said nothing more, watching Shen Youge continue to fiddle with his chess pieces.

"How was the chat?" Qin Xiao found that Mo Hanyu hadn't said a word since he returned to the dormitory, and his expression was dazed, so he couldn't help asking.

"Ah... nothing." Mo Hanyu seemed startled. He looked at him twice, then looked away and continued to lower his head in a daze.

"...What did you talk about with him?" Qin Xiao changed into pajamas, walked in front of him, and patted his cheek with the back of his hand.

"No...nothing." Mo Hanyu still gave the same answer.

Qin Xiao frowned slightly, somewhat displeased.

Mo Hanyu seemed to be possessed by a demon. He didn't notice anything unusual about him at all and just kept his head down, deep in thought.

"...Mo Hanyu?"

Just as Mo Hanyu was about to raise his head, his cheek was suddenly held.

Qin Xiao leaned forward slightly, his deep, dark eyes met his gaze. At such a close distance, he could almost count each of his eyelashes.

"What happened?"

Qin Xiao's slightly hoarse voice rang in his ears. Mo Hanyu wondered for a moment whether his ears were vibrating with his words.

Mo Hanyu suddenly woke up, looked at Qin Xiao's inquiring eyes, unconsciously grasped the wrist that was on his cheek, and said softly: "I... asked about Mo Ze."

Qin Xiao paused. He could clearly feel Qin Xiao's fingers trembling. Mo Hanyu looked at him straight, his eyes becoming deeper and deeper.

“…What did you ask?”

It can be seen that Qin Xiao was trying his best to remain calm. He wanted to withdraw his hand while speaking, but Mo Hanyu held it firmly and fixed it in place.

"He told me about his life experience and the reason why he left without saying goodbye." Mo Hanyu stared at Qin Xiao closely, with a nervousness that he himself did not realize, "Do you want to know?"

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes, his breathing obviously stopped. After a moment of silence, he shook his head.

"Whatever the reason, it's past."

Qin Xiao looked away and wanted to stand up, but was suddenly pulled down by Mo Hanyu and held in his arms.

"..."

Qin Xiao didn't ask why. Maybe it was because of Mo Hanyu's violently shaking body, maybe it was because of Mo Hanyu's restless heart, maybe...

Qin Xiao closed his eyes, hugged him back tightly, and patted his back soothingly.

"Sad?"

Qin Xiao asked him in a low voice.

"No..." Mo Hanyu buried his head in his neck and shook his head, "I'm just a little sad."

"That's not what I mean..." Qin Xiao laughed.

"No..." Mo Hanyu kept shaking his head, not knowing what to say. Tears kept flowing out and fell on Qin Xiao's skin, as hot as fire.

Qin Xiao touched the back of his head and stroked his back up and down without saying anything. He comforted him quietly for a long time, and the boy in his arms finally stopped trembling.

Mo Hanyu stood up and wiped the unknown mucus on his face, feeling a little embarrassed. Qin Xiao didn't think much of it, he wiped the back of his neck with a piece of paper, patted his dirty paws, and wiped them for him himself.

"Why are you still so crybaby?" Qin Xiao muttered softly, with some disgust.

"This... means that I have a childlike heart." Mo Hanyu sniffed and said with all his strength.

"I think it's too fragile." Qin Xiao was indifferent and pinched his nose.

Mo Hanyu felt pain and frowned: "It hurts..."

"Bear with it." Qin Xiao had no expression on his face.

Mo Hanyu curled his lips and was scratched hard on the tip of his nose again.

Qin Xiao lowered his eyes. The white-haired, blue-eyed boy pouted like a child and turned his eyes away angrily. The tip of his pink nose was delicate and smooth, just like his jade-like white and soft skin. Whether it was because he was angry or for some other reason, his slender eyelashes trembled slightly, like a light feather fan, casting a faint shadow on his eyelids.

After not seeing him for a long time, the boy's appearance unconsciously became more handsome and dazzling, even to the point of making people forget to breathe.

Mo Hanyu waited for a long time without hearing any words, and sighed. The result was as he expected: "He didn't mean to not tell you."

Mo Hanyu turned his eyes and looked at the stunned Qin Xiao, and said word by word: "At the beginning, it was because Bai Ze's time was up and he was unwilling to let his soul fly away and disappear from the world, so he left in a hurry."

"Bai Ze said that he was very sorry for making you waste so many years."

Dead silence.

The black-haired boy lowered his head slightly, and his slightly longer bangs fell down, covering his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression.

Mo Hanyu clenched his fingers nervously, pursed his lips and said nothing.

"……Do not."

Qin Xiao spoke, his bangs moved up, revealing his calm eyes: "It's not a waste."

Mo Hanyu was stunned.

"I know, he originally wanted me to gain more experience, travel and see the mountains and rivers... and I did it." Qin Xiao's calm voice surprised Mo Hanyu, "I must have met many interesting things and people along the way, and I also saw different scenery and learned about the past... It wasn't a waste."

“I feel that I have lived a very fulfilling and wonderful life.”

For some reason, as I said this, that night suddenly appeared before my eyes.

The lights were bright and the crowds were bustling. He held a somewhat softened sugar painting and sat beside the channel where the river lanterns were floating. The summer heat was mixed with the cool breeze blowing from the river. The noises coming from all directions kept coming into his ears. The girl next to him sat cross-legged and looked at him strangely.

As he looked at the bright moon in the sky, he recalled the same scene that happened to him in his childhood.

The man next to me was lying lazily on the ground, with his snow-white hair scattered all over the floor. In order not to cause trouble, he changed his appearance, but his charm remained the same. One glance at him would attract you unconsciously.

He just stared at Mo Ze blankly. Mo Ze seemed to sense something, glanced at him, and suddenly smiled at him.

Soul-stirring and stunning.