Zhong Yi followed reluctantly behind Qin Li'en.
He didn't want to watch this part—there were no memories of Lin Xi.
Zhong Yi glanced at the upper right corner.
[Main Quest: Follow Qin Li'en and inspect the reconstructed memory world.]
He sighed and could only helplessly trail after Qin Li'en.
"I know you will hate me, but I had to do this... As the Senior Sister of the Dreamweaving Sect, I cannot bring shame upon the sect."
Qin Li'en stood before Zhong Yi, as if burdened by guilt, unable to turn around.
With that, the memory began to reset.
It was the same staircase where Gu Yun had first invited Lin Xi to watch a play.
The figure of the girl quietly reading, holding a platypus plush, was gone.
A group of carefree youths passed by, laughing and joking.
It was Gu Yun, Zhang Peng, and another "Gu Yun."
"Gu Feng!?"
Zhong Yi stared in disbelief at the young man at the very end of the line, who looked exactly like Gu Yun.
The one who was supposed to be dead—Gu Yun's older brother.
Clearly, the memory of the out-of-control Earth Dragon rampage had also been altered.
"As Qin Li'en, I hope that before he passes, Old Master Gu can have as complete and happy a memory as possible."
Qin Li'en's gaze flickered, her voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.
Zhong Yi didn’t know what to say for a moment.
The woman before him was both the ruthless Senior Sister who erased Lin Xi and the kindhearted Qin Li'en who revived Gu Feng.
Gu Yun's memory continued.
With his brother alive and Lin Xi gone, his life underwent a drastic change.
The scenes Zhong Yi had once witnessed with his own eyes—of Gu Yun and Lin Xi walking together—
the theater, the grassland, the lighthouse...
Lin Xi's figure was nowhere to be found.
Gu Yun's life seemed normal now.
He had trustworthy friends, a brother as close as his own flesh and blood, a gentle and virtuous mother...
But whenever Gu Yun passed that staircase, that theater, that grassland, that lighthouse,
he would always unconsciously lift his head, staring in some unknown direction.
His gaze was just like Zhong Yi's—as if longing for someone to suddenly appear out of nowhere.
Yet, every time, he waited in vain.
Time flowed on.
In class, the teacher asked the students what their dreams for the future were.
Their answers were all over the place—
some wanted to be poets, generals, doctors, musicians...
When it came to Gu Yun, he couldn't help but look out the window.
Birds soared, white clouds drifted.
"I want to join the Nine Heavens Sect."
The moment those words slipped out, Gu Yun vaguely felt something stir deep within his heart.
It grew stronger and stronger, more and more intense...
He didn’t know why such a dream had suddenly arisen.
But he knew—he had to join the Nine Heavens Sect.
He had to go to the Moon Realm.
No matter what.
...
"Enough..."
Watching this, Zhong Yi clutched his chest in agony.
Even though Lin Xi had completely vanished from Gu Yun's life, Gu Yun still held onto the obsession of "going to the Moon Realm."
But Zhong Yi knew—even if Gu Yun made it to the Moon Realm, he would never see Lin Xi again.
Neither in reality nor in dreams.
Wasn't this its own kind of cruelty?
"If we take this as the final memory, I think Gu Yun would rather live in a reality where he remains forever unclear... At least he was with the one he loved for so, so long!"
"No, it's not over yet."
A flicker of anticipation shone in Qin Li'en's eyes.
"Even with his memories altered, this obsession still remains..."
A faint smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.
"Then that's perfect."
...
The seed of "joining the Nine Heavens Sect" had been planted.
And it had taken root beautifully.
From that day forward, Gu Yun trained tirelessly day and night. One self-recommendation letter after another sank into the sea without response...
But he never gave up.
Until the year he turned sixteen, Gu Yun suddenly had a breakthrough, drawing a trace of spiritual energy into his body.
The Senior Brother of the Nine Heavens Sect personally came to his door to lead him into the sect.
Watching Gu Yun, now an inner disciple, step through the grand gates of the Nine Heavens Sect, Zhong Yi felt even more suffocated.
"What good is going to the Moon Realm? That only fulfills the spirit contract, not Old Master Gu's wish..."
Qin Li'en said nothing, simply looking around.
The Senior Brother guided Gu Yun, introducing the various facilities of the Nine Heavens Sect.
The closer they seemed to approach the "go to the Moon Realm" endpoint, the more unbearable Zhong Yi found it.
He even considered giving up on the mission.
Just then—
"Thump—"
A deep, pounding sound, like a heartbeat, echoed.
The entire dream world jolted violently.
A bright light flared.
Behind Gu Yun, two figures stepped out of the Nine Heavens Sect's teleportation array.
One was a Senior Sister in inner disciple robes.
The other—
was a young girl, also in plain cotton clothes, her face full of youthful rawness.
Short hair, single eyelids, pale skin with a few freckles on her cheeks.
Her eyes were deep and unfathomable.
Like a starless night sky.
Gu Yun, as if suddenly sensing something, whipped around and met the girl's gaze.
"Allow me to introduce you. This is Linxi, another newcomer from Huayue Prefecture who passed the assessment," the Senior Brother said with a smile, introducing her to Gu Yun.
Lin Xi walked up to Gu Yun. The two stood facing each other, wordless.
In the girl's eyes, the night sky faintly began to shimmer with starlight.
As if—
all meetings in this world were nothing more than long-awaited reunions.
"Th-this...!?"
Zhong Yi was stunned.
"How is Lin Xi here? Didn't you erase her...?"
"When did I ever say I erased her?"
Qin Li'en shot Zhong Yi a pointed look.
"Then you...?"
"I simply 'moved' her—moved her to a place where she would never normally meet Gu Yun."
Seeing her plan succeed, Qin Li'en finally relaxed and slowly explained to Zhong Yi.
She hadn't erased Lin Xi's existence—she had only separated her from Gu Yun.
As long as Lin Xi wasn't by his side, Gu Yun would naturally be driven to join the Nine Heavens Sect and head for the Moon Realm.
Because that deep, unbreakable bond and obsession in Gu Yun's heart—even the Dreamweaving Arts couldn't sever it with altered memories.
And what about Lin Xi?
Did the bond and obsession in her heart burn any weaker than Gu Yun's?
Qin Li'en didn't think so.
In reality, Lin Xi had endured the agony of heart-devouring pain countless times, her eyes full of tenderness as she waited for Gu Yun to remember the pact made under the stars.
So—
she chose to make a bold gamble!
She bet that Lin Xi, like Gu Yun, would still hold onto that bond and obsession, even with her memories lost!
They would both dedicate their lives to reaching the Moon Realm in search of the missing other!
This way, she could complete the sect's mission without separating Lin Xi and Gu Yun!
It was the only solution that let her have it both ways.
"It seems I won the bet."
Qin Li'en looked at the two, both with tears glistening in their eyes, and her own grew red-rimmed.
"Lin Xi loves just as stubbornly and deeply as Gu Yun."
After hearing Qin Li'en's explanation, the tears Zhong Yi had held back burst forth once more.
Even without remembering each other,
Gu Yun and Lin Xi would still cross thousands of mountains and rivers for one another.
Because they always remembered that bond—
“What if you forget, or get lost?”
“We’ll always meet on the moon, you fool!”
“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”
Zhong Yi was crying and laughing at the same time.
He suddenly felt that this Senior Sister of his from the Dream Creation Sect wasn’t so annoying after all.
“If I told you sooner, what if I failed? This Senior Sister would be so embarrassed...”
Qin Li’en turned her face away, as if she didn’t want Zhong Yi to see her awkwardness.
“But, it worked out in the end.”
Qin Li’en wiped the tears from her face, a slight smile curling at the corners of her mouth.
“They met.”
“No, not met.”
Zhong Yi shook his head and corrected her.
“It was a reunion.”
[Thank you to LE Feel Today, Shadow Spinning a Ball Between My Fingertips for the Great God Certification, thank you to Periwinkle for the Completion 666, and thank you to all the family who have fed the author little gifts.]
[But everyone sent the gifts a bit early. The ending at the Moon Realm tomorrow—well, it’s definitely something you’ve never seen before. Please look forward to it.]
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