Gathering of Heroes

The countenance imprinted in Fang Xiu's memory was one he could never forget throughout his lifetime.

It became the enduring tether of his existence.

There were countless sleepless nights where the smile on that face haunted his dreams.

Painful memories made him reluctant to recall, yet it was the only attachment he held for that place.

"Mother..."

Fang Xiu murmured.

Little did he anticipate that within this azure stone coffin, he would find his own mother.

Her visage, still radiant and benevolent, left an indelible mark on him.

She lay peacefully in the blue stone coffin, and for a moment, Fang Xiu found it hard to accept.

His longing to reunite with his mother, to rescue her from the prison-like confinement, was his sole aspiration in this world.

However, that hope shattered the moment the stone coffin opened, plunging him into deep despair.

His mother, already departed, inexplicably appeared before him.