When the final stroke fell.
The old man, already like a withered tree, sat by the sea wearing a thin cloth garment, and slowly closed the notebook in his hands. He did not draw a period; the story continues and has not ended.
Even though, in the subsequent stories, his role would be that of an observer.
But...
Even as an observer, there is enough enjoyment and professional ethics to adhere to.
On the notebook cover, several characters were engraved in red lacquer.
"Autobiography of Liu Changqing."
In the lower right corner of the cover, there were a few small characters.
"First Sect Master of Chao Tian Sect."
He didn't know when this autobiography would have an ending, when it could conclude with a period, or even if it would ever see the light of day, but none of that mattered anymore. Time would witness it all.
After finishing all this.