Lingering Hope

But after clustering together again and again, seemingly wanting to take shape, the golden light didn't end up becoming anything, and after dancing this way for a few minutes, simply fizzled out into nothing.

Stunned, Di Tou stared at the mountain peak for a long time, expecting something more to happen, only for… nothing.

Wondering if he did something wrong, Di Tou tried answering again and…

Nothing.

Each of the questions could only be attempted once! And this was the already the fourth and last day so there wasn't even a chance of the question reappearing on a later day, giving him a chance to offer a more refined answer that might be able to change something.

In the end, Di Tou simply stood there and felt the cold breeze brush against his face for a while, each gentle stroke feeling like the cold lash of a whip.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment…