Nan Xianyi found a vacant spot and lay down, gazing at the sky.
The dark blue sky stretched endlessly, with only a slender crescent moon visible. There were no twinkling stars, no swirling Milky Way...
Suddenly, he remembered what Luyan had said to him that day.
"...Zisang values loyalty and righteousness the most. When I was ostracized, she was the first to confront those people on my behalf."
"Now that the Demon Emperor has passed away, she knows her adoptive father's lifelong dedication to her adoptive mother and is determined to find Lizhou to bury them together."
"She wants to fulfill her adoptive father's final wish."
Fulfill her father's last wish? But where exactly is Lizhou?
If fulfilling the Demon Emperor's final wish was something Zisang had always held deep in her heart.
But in the end, to find out that it was all just a deception, she must be feeling really upset now!
"Zisang..."
As usual, the Demon Emperor gently patted Zisang and comforted the girl who was already sobbing uncontrollably, his eyes showing a kind smile.
"Zisang, this time the Father Emperor has come to bid you farewell. The Father Emperor is tired and must leave. You must take good care of yourself."
"The Father Emperor only regrets not being able to see you get married with his own eyes."
"No, Father Emperor, don't leave Zisang again. Can't you come back?"
Zisang cried like a child.
After all, in her father's eyes, she was always a child. Even though she had grown up, in his eyes, she was still a child. Even if she was willful and naughty, he would just indulge her.
"Silly child, haven't you forgotten? The Father Emperor is already dead. What stands before you now is just a remnant soul."
"I don't care. I want you to accompany me."
Forget about her image, forget about being the princess of the demon clan. She was just a child in front of her father now.
"Zisang, the Father Emperor cannot accompany you for a lifetime. The Father Emperor will leave you. It's just a matter of sooner or later."
Zisang took a deep breath.
She knew, she knew it all. She just didn't expect this day to come so soon.
"Then I'll take your demon soul and go back to Lizhou to find Mother."
The Demon Emperor smiled with tears in his eyes but shook his head, looking up at the dark blue sky.
"I hope you never go to Lizhou."
Just as Zisang looked at him in confusion, the Demon Emperor suddenly smiled.
"The time has come. I must go."
With that, he left without looking back.
"Father Emperor~"
Zisang mustered all her strength and hurried to catch up.
The slender gray figure walked among the desolate dead trees. When the wind blew, the gray figure scattered into stars, spreading out all around...
The dark blue sky suddenly ignited with starlight, filling the entire sky...
"Father Emperor~"
With a heart-wrenching roar, echoing through the heavens.
Nan Xianyi opened his eyes from his feigned slumber, furrowing his brows slightly.
He walked towards that direction, but instead of going straight there, he circled around to the back of the withered tree.
A blue figure knelt among the dead woods, the sound of weeping echoing in the air.
The scene, combined with the mournful crying, appeared even more desolate.
Nan Xianyi couldn't bear to hide behind the tree any longer. He stood up straight, but just as he moved, he stopped, looking warily at the young man emerging from the darkness.
The young man looked about twelve or thirteen years old, with a pale face framed by blood-red clothes, not particularly pleasing to the eye.
The young man squatted in front of Zisang, his tender little hand gently touching her cheek, and innocently asked:
"Sister, why are you crying so sadly?"