If the shadow in the mist is a form of energy lingering in the world, a terrifyingly strong mental energy, her body may have long decayed, but her will and memory remain, capable of manipulating others' minds, then that final impact just now was her exhausting all power for a 'suicidal' unseal on me.
Perhaps she hasn't gone mad; maybe she foresees the 'ending' unknown to us, which led her to choose this method to completely end her 'life' after years of wandering.
What triggered her?
As my brain transitioned from the roaring back to silence, my thoughts began to scatter again. I thought that she went mad after failing to control Qinghan, repeatedly saying something impossible. Maybe the answer is connected to Qinghan.
I opened my eyes and looked around. The mist had dissipated, the downpour had turned to light rain, and the guesthouse was just ahead, albeit some hundreds of meters away.
Qinghan stood beside me, one hand supporting my back and the other holding my arm lightly.
