Mortal Mirror

A beam of sword light streaked across the sky, its faint green glow brilliantly illuminating everything, like a meteor traversing the night sky.

Before long, Li Ergou and Fairy Qin were sitting on the trunk of the old locust tree south of the city.

This scene was reminiscent of their first encounter.

The scenery was still the same as before, with fireflies twinkling like stars all over the tree, beautiful beyond compare.

Fairy Qin took off her shoes, revealing her two delicate, white feet, which she swung happily in the air like a child.

It was the first time Li Ergou had seen Fairy Qin like this, completely without the reserve a fairy should have.

Fairy Qin also rarely showed her true nature, her silver-bell-like laughter tinkling as she said, "I don't know why, but every time I'm with you, I feel so relaxed, so free, as if I've been liberated."

Li Ergou raised a finger and scratched his nose, suddenly saying, "Do you think it's because I'm ugly?"

Fairy Qin was stunned, then burst into unrestrained laughter, "You're such a funny guy, but it seems like it really has something to do with it," she said mischievously.

Li Ergou: "…"

At that moment, a gentle breeze blew by, the leaves rustling, and a ray of moonlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, illuminating Fairy Qin. In the moonlight, her smile was as bright as spring blossoms, her face peerless.

Li Ergou gently waved his hand, and countless fireflies on the tree gathered like a stream of water, flying over. They were like emerald jade ribbons, surrounding the two of them, then suddenly scattering like fireworks.

They danced happily, like spirits in the night sky, flashing and twinkling, sometimes forming a heart shape behind them, sometimes transforming into various beautiful patterns.

Seeing this, Fairy Qin covered her mouth and laughed happily. Perhaps this was a girl's happiness, or perhaps beautiful things were simply so captivating.

Fairy Qin couldn't help but leap up and dance on the tree, under the moon, her pink dress fluttering, a fairy under the moon, nothing more.

Li Ergou folded his arms and leaned against a branch, a smile on his face. He felt that Fairy Qin at this moment was truly as beautiful as a celestial being, the pinnacle of beauty.

Every frown and smile was filled with unspeakable joy and freedom.

Perhaps some happiness is truly from the heart, she was as happy as a child, innocent and romantic.

Fairy Qin was immersed in that unprecedented joy. She had never thought that she would have such a happy time.

Or rather, she had never been so relaxed, so unrestrained, since she was a child. Perhaps the happiest thing in life is to do as you please.

Alas, she was not a true immortal after all. Who could escape the entanglements of this world?

As the dance ended, the joy came to an end. Li Ergou casually tossed her a wine gourd, then took one out for himself, saying, "This is Forget-Sorrow, to forget your sorrows and have a carefree life."

Fairy Qin took the wine gourd and took a gentle sip, muttering, "Forget-Sorrow, if only I could really forget everything."

Li Ergou and Fairy Qin sat on the branch, her head resting on Li Ergou's shoulder, taking a light sip of Forget-Sorrow. She couldn't help but say, "Li Ergou, oh Li Ergou, you know what? Perhaps the happiest thing in my life is today. This life, this will probably be the scene I will never forget when I look back in my old age."

Li Ergou was motionless at this moment, truly feeling something with such a beauty by his side. Hearing her words, Li Ergou nodded slightly and said, "Yes, you are really beautiful at this moment."

Fairy Qin's face turned slightly red. Suddenly, she raised her head, the fragrant aroma of wine on her breath, and looked at Li Ergou for a long time. Then, in Li Ergou's incredulous gaze, her soft, sweet red lips gently kissed his mouth.

The heat was like fire, fragrant and sweet, like Forget-Sorrow, making one carefree. Li Ergou's mind went blank instantly.

After a long while, Li Ergou came to his senses. Fairy Qin looked at him with a smile in her eyes, her eyes blurred with intoxication, and said, "Life will eventually have misses. In one's life, there are always some things we are powerless to do. Many things cannot be obtained through our efforts. In fact, many things in life are predestined, and we cannot change them.

Therefore, we must cultivate, become immortals, and defy the heavens."

Li Ergou suddenly said sadly, "What's the point of becoming an immortal and defying the heavens? Isn't it good to live well in the present? It is said that the Supreme is emotionless, and the human world is the most beautiful.

As for you, can you not leave? Are you really leaving?"

Fairy Qin's beautiful eyes flashed, but she looked at the endless starry sky and said, "I still have a very, very long way to go alone, but I tell myself that the wind comes from a faraway place. Even if I can't reach the end, it doesn't hurt to go. My path is different, very different.

If we are destined to meet again… alas… it's best if we don't meet again. I'm afraid… at that time, perhaps… alas…

Perhaps, I feel that if possible, remembering is better than meeting. I will always remember you as my best friend, and I will also remember this happy time on the old elm tree."

Hearing these words, Li Ergou didn't know what to say. He felt inexplicably sad. Perhaps life is always like this. They all came once, and then disappeared from his life.

Zhu Zhu, Stone, Nineteen, Si Ning, Lu Changsheng, one by one they all left. They all eventually left. He didn't know why Fairy Qin said that, was she running away from something?

Seeing Li Ergou's expression, Fairy Qin said again, "Isn't it good to cherish encounters and smile at farewells? Okay, I don't want our farewell to have too much sadness. Farewell, then. I'm leaving."

She turned around smartly, waved her hand, and flew away, not giving him a chance to try to persuade her again.

At that moment, she turned and left, as if she had made some kind of determination, without the slightest hesitation or doubt.

All that was left for Li Ergou was a somewhat blurred pink figure under the moonlight.

Li Ergou looked at her back and suddenly smiled. As he smiled, his eyes couldn't help but turn red. He didn't know why, but his heart ached for no reason.

He didn't want to say anything, didn't want to think about anything. Perhaps this was farewell. He had experienced so much, he would eventually let it go.

Young you, at the bottom of your heart, are still so soft. Perhaps, this is who you really are.

In the sky, Fairy Qin didn't dare to look back. She liked Li Ergou's innocence, liked his persistence. Actually, if you asked her why she was doing this, she would feel very inexplicable herself.

Just like she said, sometimes, she can't control her own heart.

Did she like him? Who knows? After all, many times, many people don't understand themselves. A restless heart, a sudden passion, a turn, a glance back.

But there was one thing she didn't deceive Li Ergou about, and that was that she really didn't want to meet him again. Perhaps at that time, the two would face each other in life and death because of their different positions. Rather than saying goodbye, it's better to say farewell, goodbye, never… to meet again.

Ah, life, there are always some people who will miss some people, there are always some people who will lose some people. Not all encounters of the heart will return again after a long separation.

In this life, how many encounters must there be to live up to the high mountains and long rivers, to come for you.

What is the meaning of meeting? Perhaps, in the end, in the wind and rain, they will become strangers. Perhaps, all encounters are for another encounter.

Li Ergou stood on the old elm tree for a long time, a long time. He didn't know when his figure also disappeared. Only the branches and leaves on the old elm tree rustled in the breeze. For ten thousand years, ten million years, the old elm tree might still exist.

But some scenery, some people, will never, ever come again.

In Fish City, there is a dilapidated place north of the city. This place is dirty and messy, and the people who live here are all poor people. But in this area of dilapidated houses, a huge underground secret chamber was actually dug out under a seemingly dilapidated house.

At this moment, in the secret chamber, dozens of people wearing white clothes, holding a white lotus flower, were walking around a small altar, chanting obscure incantations.

At the center of the altar, there was a bottomless cave, pitch black, and no one knew where it led.