APTnovel Chapter 188 As long as you're alive, there's hope!
Chapter 188 As long as you're alive, there's hope!
There was no sympathy or pity in Lu Li's eyes.
There was only an unusual calm.
"It was a war, and you bravely made your choice to protect more people."
"So, you're not wrong."
"Yingxing and Danfeng, unable to accept the loss, also made their choices."
"They are wrong."
"But that's their fault, not yours."
"Jing Yuan shouldered everything to protect Luofu; this was his choice."
"Everyone has taken action and paid the price for their choices."
Lu Li's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a warm current that dispelled the feeling of "self-blame" in Bai Heng's heart.
Seeing Bai Heng staring blankly at him, Lu Li handed him a tissue and said earnestly.
"Bai Heng, remember this: you have done nothing wrong to anyone."
The only person you've wronged is yourself.
"Because you chose to sacrifice your future to save more people and protect your comrades."
Bai Heng stared blankly at Lu Li in front of him, tears still clinging to his eyelashes.
She didn't expect it.
This seemingly lazy and indifferent man, who was clearly indifferent to himself due to amnesia, actually said such a thing.
What he said... seems to make sense.
Yes, what did she do wrong?
She just... wanted to protect everyone.
On the other side...
Dan Heng, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly shuddered upon hearing Lu Li's words.
He slowly raised his head to look at Lu Li, then at Bai Heng, whose face was covered in tears.
Yes.
The sin is "Danfeng's".
It is "Yingxing".
It's not hers.
After a moment of silence.
Dan Heng took a deep breath and walked up to Bai Heng.
Under Bai Heng's astonished gaze.
He bowed deeply.
"sorry."
Dan Heng's voice was hoarse and heavy.
"The fault lies with me, with Yingxing."
"It's none of your business."
This is the first time Danheng has confronted the sin that belongs to "Danfeng" in his own identity.
And for some reason...
The moment I said "I'm sorry," my heavy heart seemed to finally find relief.
The last remaining shackle in my heart... seems to have finally been broken.
Danheng silently placed his hand in front of his heart.
So you... always wanted to apologize to her?
Bai Heng was stunned when he saw Dan Heng suddenly apologizing to him.
Why did Danheng apologize to himself...etc.
Bai Heng suddenly remembered what Walter had said earlier.
[Danfeng, as one of the main culprits of the Moon Drinking Rebellion, was stripped of his position as Dragon Lord, forcibly reincarnated using the Rebirth Technique, and exiled to the Star Sea...]
Dan Feng was forcibly reincarnated and exiled, and Dan Heng looks exactly like Dan Feng... Could it be?!
Bai Heng looked at Lu Li in disbelief.
Lu Li nodded.
Bai Heng covered his mouth, and his tears flowed even more fiercely.
But this time, the tears contained not only sadness.
There seemed to be an added sense of relief and... determination.
Yes.
Lu Li suffers from amnesia.
The missing mirror flow.
Danfeng, reincarnated.
Yingxing is trapped in the demonic body.
And Jingyuan...
Although everyone may have changed, everyone is still "alive".
As long as you're alive, there's still hope.
I still have hope... to see everyone again.
This apology, seven hundred years overdue, and this meeting that transcends time and space.
Finally, the two souls bound by the past were given a moment's respite.
Bai Heng cried for a very long time.
Finally, due to the overwhelming emotional turmoil, Bai Heng cried himself to sleep on the sofa.
Everyone sighed as they looked at her sleeping face, streaked with tears.
"Let her get some rest," Himeko said softly.
Xing picked up a blanket and carefully covered Bai Heng with it.
"What should we do next?" March 7 asked in a low voice.
All eyes were on Himeko and Welt.
Ji Zi glanced at the sleeping Bai Heng, then at the silent Lu Li and Dan Heng.
He finally let out a soft sigh.
"Let's talk about everything after we get to Luofu."
The Star Train has finally ended its long jump.
As Pam's voice came over the loudspeaker, the slight tremors throughout the carriage gradually stopped.
"Attention passengers! Attention passengers!"
"The Star Train will arrive at its final destination—the Celestial Ship 'Luofu'—in five minutes! Passengers, please prepare for departure!"
"Wishing you all a pleasant journey and successful exploration!"
The view outside the window was no longer a distorted stream of light.
Instead, in the distance, there was a starship of unimaginable size.
It's like a sky city floating in the universe.
Jade palaces and pavilions, flying towers and flowing red lacquer.
Under the starlight, the antique buildings exuded a solemn and mysterious atmosphere.
This is Luofu, one of the six giant ships of the Immortal Boat Alliance!
"Wow! How spectacular!"
March 7th pressed his face against the window, eyes wide, and let out a heartfelt exclamation.
"Is this the Celestial Ship? It feels completely different from any place we've been before!"
Xing also came over, her eyes filled with curiosity and amazement.
"Indeed, it's a completely different style from Bellenberg and the space station."
She took out her phone and started snapping photos of the view outside the window.
Inside the observation car, everyone's mood changed as they arrived at their destination.
Himeko and Welt looked serious.
They know.
Arriving at Lovong is just the beginning; the real challenges are yet to come.
Dan Heng stood in the corner, silently watching the fairy boat outside the window with a complicated expression.
This place holds too much of his past.
There is sin, there is regret, and there are also... bonds that cannot be severed.
He didn't know if coming back this time was the right or wrong decision.
But just as he himself thought.
Running away won't solve the problem.
On the other side...
After waking up and being comforted by the others on March 7th, Bai Heng, who had already adjusted her emotions, stared blankly at the scene outside the window.
It's been seven hundred years.
She finally... saw Luofu again.
Although the distant starport and buildings seemed more magnificent and prosperous than she remembered.
But that familiar feeling, that sense of belonging etched into my bones, remains unchanged.
"I'm back..." Bai Heng murmured to himself, his voice so soft that only he could hear it.
Lu Li, on the other hand, looked conflicted and utterly despondent.
He leaned back on the sofa, feeling like a salted fish that had been drained of all its moisture.
After all, Luofu has arrived, which means his "judgment day" has also arrived.
The thought of possibly encountering Kafka here, or even the missing Kagami Ryu, is unbearable.
There's even Jingyuan, whom we're bound to meet...
Lu Li felt her head start to hurt again.
"Alright, everyone." Himeko clapped her hands, drawing everyone's attention. "We have arrived at Luofu."
"Now, it's time to discuss our next steps."