Qing li was still in shock he barely seemed to stand! He had no idea what just happened! He tried to remember past but all he remembered that he lost someone!Wang xio looked at him he knew Qing li was struggling with emotions and memories! Wang xio stepped Closer to Qing li and holds his hands and said, " I know you are flustered but we are close to truth! Hang in there! " Qing li nodded then they walked towards shirne!
They walked few steps then they saw at shirne five children were gathered.Child Xu yang lazily across the grass with both hands behind his head, one leg resting over the other as he stared up at the drifting clouds above the shrine. Child Qing Li sat nearby on the stone steps, absentmindedly throwing pebbles at a wooden post several meters away.Every few throws he missed completely, then blamed the pebble instead of his aim.Child Wang Xio sat beneath a tree with a scroll spread open across his lap, completely absorbed in reading. Not far from him, Child Hei Long sat quietly beside a flower bed, carefully weaving white flowers together one by one with patient fingers. Ling Yuan sat nearby beneath the shade, watching all of them with a faint smile that somehow made the entire courtyard feel warmer.
Child Xu Yang suddenly pushed himself up from the grass and sat cross-legged. A few blades of grass were stuck in his hair, but he either didn't notice or simply didn't care. Squinting toward the shade of the tree, he pointed dramatically at Child Wang Xio as though he had discovered something truly outrageous. "You're boring."Child Wang Xio didn't even look up from the scroll resting in his hands. His eyes remained fixed on the page as he calmly turned it."You're loud."
Xu Yang slapped his knee and nodded, eyes bright as if he had just solved the greatest truth of the universe. "Same thing." he said confidently. "No." The answer came instantly from Child Qing Li, sitting on the shrine steps not far away. He had been lazily tossing pebbles at a wooden post, but now he stopped mid-motion and looked over with clear disbelief. "No, it isn't." Xu Yang's eyes lit up as if that response proved his point instead of denying it. He pointed at Qing Li so fast he nearly lost balance. "See? He agrees with me."
The pebble slipped from Qing Li's fingers. For a second he just stared then he pointed at himself slowly. "Me?" Xu Yang nodded seriously. "Yes." "I literally said you're wrong." Qing Li replied flatly. "Exactly." Xu Yang said without hesitation.Qing li blinked then blinked again. His expression slowly twisted into confusion. "That makes absolutely no sense."Xu Yang leaned back proudly and folded his arms. "It makes perfect sense." "It doesn't." "It does." "It doesn't." "It does." Qing Li picked up another pebble, narrowing his eyes slightly. "It really doesn't." "It absolutely does."
Without warning, he flicked the pebble directly at xu yang. "Hey!" Xu Yang yelped and jerked sideways, the pebble bouncing off his shoulder. He clutched it dramatically as if struck by divine punishment. "Violence! Everyone saw that!" "You deserved it." Qing Li said without remorse. "I was having an intelligent conversation." "No, you weren't." Qing Li replied. "I was." "You really weren't." Xu Yang turned dramatically toward Ling Yuan sitting under the tree. "Ling Yuan." Ling Yuan lifted his head calmly. "Hm?" "Tell him I was being intelligent." Ling Yuan considered it seriously for a moment, then smiled faintly. "I don't think I can." Qing Li laughed and xu yang looked betrayed. "You too?" Ling Yuan's smile widened slightly. "Especially me."
Xu Yang gasped and pressed a hand to his chest like he had been wounded deeply. "Wang Xio." Without looking up from his scroll, Wang Xio answered. "No." Xu Yang froze. "You don't even know what I was going to say." "I do." Wang Xio replied flatly. "What was I going to say?" "'Help me.'" Xu Yang paused. "That's actually correct." Wang Xio calmly turned a page. "I know." Qing Li nearly fell off the shrine steps laughing at that point while xu yang pointed at both of them in outrage. "This is bullying." "No." Qing Li said between laughs. "This is education." "Same thing." "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes."
Wang Xio lowered his scroll slightly, glancing at them both. "You two argue more than married elders." The entire courtyard went silent for half a second. Qing Li's mouth dropped open and xu yang stared blankly. Even Ling Yuan paused then Qing Li burst out laughing again, doubling over. Xu Yang pointed at Wang Xio. "That was rude." "It was accurate." "It was rude and accurate." "Still accurate."Xu yang flopped backward onto the grass dramatically. "I live surrounded by enemies." Qing Li leaned back, still laughing. "You create them yourself." "I create opportunities." Xu Yang muttered. "You create problems." "Same thing." "No." "Yes." "No." "Yes."
Nearby, Child Hei Long quietly continued weaving flowers, fingers carefully threading white blossoms one after another. He had been listening the entire time, and somewhere along the argument a faint, almost unnoticeable smile had appeared on his face. Unfortunately for him, Xu Yang noticed. Xu Yang suddenly sat up. "Wait." Hei Long froze slightly. "What?" Xu Yang pointed at him instantly. "You smiled." The smile vanished immediately. "I didn't." "You did." "No." "You absolutely did." Hei Long looked away stubbornly. "I didn't."
Xu Yang jumped up and marched over dramatically. "You did." "I didn't." "You did." "I didn't." Xu Yang turned sharply toward Ling Yuan. "Ling Yuan." Ling Yuan was already struggling not to laugh. "Yes?" "Tell him." Ling Yuan looked at Hei Long, then at the flowers in his hands, then back at him with a gentle smile. "I think you smiled too." Hei Long froze completely. The tips of his ears turned red instantly. Qing Li noticed first and pointed. "Oh." Xu Yang followed his gaze and grinned. "Ohhhh."
Hei Long immediately backed away slightly. "I don't like that sound." "You should." Xu Yang said, crouching beside him. "I really shouldn't." Hei Long muttered. Xu Yang leaned closer, pointing dramatically at his face. "You're embarrassed." "I'm not." "You are." "I'm not." "You are." Hei Long refused to look at any of them, his face turning redder by the second while Ling Yuan laughed softly under the tree, the sound making Hei Long even more flustered as the others completely lost themselves in teasing him.
Adult Hei Long stood Still,his eyes fixed on the younger version of himself weaving white flowers with careful, quiet hands. For a long moment he didn't speak at all,only watched. Qing Li looked at him and said,"You remember this?"Hei Long didn't answer at first. His fingers tightened slightly at his side, as if he could still feel the shape of those flowers in his hands from long ago. His gaze stayed on the child version of himself, sitting alone near the flower bed.Then quietly he said,"Yes." Wang Xio's eyes shifted slightly toward. Before they said something their attention shifted to children!
Child Hei Long carefully tied another flower into the chain when a shadow suddenly dropped down beside him. Child Xu Yang landed dramatically on the ground with a soft thud, his robe slightly messy, almost knocking the flower chain off balance. He leaned in, eyes narrowing as he inspected it like a serious investigation. "So that's where all the flowers went." he said, pointing at the half-finished chain. Hei Long paused, fingers still holding the thread of petals, then slowly looked at him with a confused tilt of his head. "What?"
Xu Yang pointed again,"The flower field." Hei Long blinked once, then frowned slightly. "I didn't go to a flower field."Xu Yang nodded "Yes you did." "I didn't." "You absolutely did." Hei Long tightened his grip on the flowers slightly. "They were growing there." Xu Yang leaned closer, narrowing his eyes like a judge. "That's still stealing."From a little distance, Child Qing Li suddenly stood up from the shrine steps and pointed sharply. "No it isn't!" Xu Yang spun instantly and pointed back at him. "See?! Even he agrees!" Qing Li froze mid-point, then straightened his posture with offended dignity. "I do not agree with you." Xu Yang didn't even hesitate, stepping closer and pointing between them like he was presenting evidence. "You said no." Qing Li frowned harder. "I said you're wrong." Xu Yang nodded like that settled it. "That's basically agreement." "It absolutely is not." Qing Li replied and stepping forward with equal stubbornness.
Xu Yang turned back to Hei Long again, arms spreading slightly like he was concluding a case. "See? Democracy." From under the tree, Wang Xio lifted his eyes from the scroll, gaze calm and flat. "That's not democracy." Xu Yang immediately pointed at him without turning fully. "It is if I win." A soft laugh slipped out from Ling Yuan, who had been quietly watching from the side. That sound made the entire courtyard pause at once. Xu Yang froze mid-gesture. Qing Li stopped adjusting his sleeve.
Wang Xio's eyes lifted slightly. Hei Long's hands paused in the flower chain. Slowly, all four children turned toward Ling Yuan in perfect unison. Ling Yuan blinked once, then tilted his head slightly. "What?" Xu Yang squinted, stepping forward and pointing directly at him. "You laughed." Ling Yuan nodded gently, a little confused. "Yes?" Qing Li stepped forward too, pointing as well. "He did it again." Ling Yuan looked between them, still calm. "I didn't do anything." Wang Xio closed his scroll halfway, eyes narrowing slightly. "You exist too brightly." Ling Yuan blinked. "That's not something I understand."
Xu Yang suddenly grinned, leaning forward with both hands on his hips. "It means we're attacking you." Ling Yuan's eyes widened a fraction, surprised but still gentle. "Why?" Qing Li shrugged and arms crossed. "Because you're happy." Ling Yuan looked genuinely confused. "That's not a crime." Wang xio closed his scroll fully now, and said, "It is in this group." Qing Li nodded once like it was official law. "Unfortunately, yes."
Hei Long, still holding the flower chain, glanced at Ling Yuan for a moment before quietly adding, almost shyly, "It makes people uncomfortable." Ling Yuan stared at all of them for a long moment, then exhaled softly as if accepting a very strange truth. "That explains a lot." The silence lasted half second then Xu Yang suddenly burst out laughing first, pointing at Ling Yuan again. Qing Li followed and doubling over near the shrine steps. Wang Xio let out a rare, quiet breath that almost counted as amusement while turning his head away slightly. Hei Long looked down at the flowers in his hands, but even his shoulders shook faintly as he tried and failed to hide a small smile while the entire courtyard fell back into chaotic laughter again.
Three of them stood there watching the children for a while.A faint, reluctant smile appeared on Qing li face."They were happy together!" he said.Hei Long didn't take his gaze off the children,he spoke softly, "Until that night." Qing Li's smile faded instantly. He blinked once, then turned his head slightly toward him, confusion quickly giving way to something more serious. "Which night?" he asked, Hei Long's fingers tightened slightly around the flower he hold. "The night we stopped being allowed to stay like this." Qing Li frowned deeply at that, stepping half a pace closer. "That's not an answer." Hei Long turned his head and looked directly at him, his golden eyes calm but carrying something far older than their appearance. "It is!" he said simply. "You just don't remember it yet."
Back to present at shirne they saw Shou heng again! He was standing in the same field.Beside him stood the Heaven girl, her expression no longer playful or curious. It had softened into something deeper, something already aware of loss.Lin Chen stared at them, stunned. "That's..him?" he whispered. "That's the flower demon?" Chen Yu frowned. "He doesn't feel like a monster." he said slowly. "He feels like" he stopped, searching for the word, "…something that shouldn't exist."
As if the shrine itself had heard him, the world shifted again, pulling them deeper into the memory without warning. The flower field brightened for a second,and the scene rewove itself.This time, it was no longer just their first meeting it was the moment they met again after separation. Shou Heng stood alone among the flowers.The Heaven girl stepped into the field slowly, her presence quiet but certain.For a moment neither of them spoke.The wind moved gently between them, carrying falling petals that brushed against their robes.
"You're still here." she said after stared at him for second. Shou Heng didn't answer first his fingers brushing lightly against a glowing flower as if confirming it still existed. "You shouldn't come back." he said quietly. The Heaven girl took a small step closer, her expression steady but no longer playful. "You said that before!" she replied. A pause followed between them then she added, "But I didn't listen then either." Shou Heng looked at her and say,"If you keep coming here!" he said slowly,"You will be erased from Heaven's order."
The Heaven girl smiled faintly at that, though there was no humor in it anymore. "Then I guess I'll disappear badly!" she said softly. Shou Heng's hand stopped moving. For a moment, even the flowers went still."Why?" he asked,She looked at him for a long moment, then stepped closer until only a small distance remained between them. "Because when I left last time." she said gently, "I couldn't stop thinking about a place I was never supposed to enter." Her gaze softened slightly as she looked at him. "And a person who was never supposed to stay in my thoughts."
Shou Heng's expression tightened faintly. He never felt this before!"You shouldn't say things like that," he said quietly. The Heaven girl tilted her head slightly. "Why not?" A silence followed, heavier than before. Then Shou Heng answered, voice lower now, almost restrained. "Because things that are not allowed to exist… are always taken away." The Heaven girl stepped closer again, her voice soft but steady. "Then let them try." she said.The wind shifted. The flowers around them glowed faintly brighter.Shou Heng looked at her for a long moment."You don't understand what you're risking." he said.
The Heaven girl shook her head slightly. "I think I do." she replied. "I just don't care."
"You always speak like consequences don't exist." he said quietly. The Heaven girl stepped closer again, unafraid of the distance he kept trying to place between them. "They do exist!" she replied softly. "They just don't scare me the way they should."That made something in Shou Heng's expression tighten slightly. "That's reckless."She tilted her head, watching him carefully now. "Or honest."Shou Heng looked away first anthe said again,"You shouldn't keep coming here."
The Heaven girl didn't respond instead, she bent slightly and picked up one of the glowing flowers, turning it gently between her fingers. "Do you know what I like about this place?" she asked softly.Shou Heng didn't answer.
She looked up at him anyway. "It doesn't care who I'm supposed to be." she said. "In Heaven, I'm always someone's expectation. Someone's rule. Someone's duty." Her fingers tightened slightly around the flower. "But here… I'm just here."Shou Heng looked back at her. "This place will not protect you forever." he said.She smiled faintly. "I'm not asking it to."
Shou Heng's gaze darkened slightly, but not in anger but in something deeper lingered beneath it something careful, like fear he didn't have permission to show. "If you stay too long," he said, "you'll begin to belong here."The Heaven girl stepped even closer, stopping just within reach. "And if I don't?" she asked quietly.Shou Heng didn't answer.For a rare moment, his composure faltered slightly then he said,"Then you'll keep leaving.""I don't like leaving." she admitted softly.Shou Heng's voice lowered. "Neither do I."
The Heaven girl studied him for a long moment, then spoke again, softer than before. "Then stop telling me to go."Shou Heng's fingers curled slightly at his side. "If you stay, you will be noticed.""I already am." she said.Then, she added, "By you." Shou Heng froze.For a long moment, he didn't respond. The wind passed between them, carrying petals that brushed lightly against his robes, but he didn't move to step away. Instead, his voice came lower, controlled but no longer distant."You shouldn't say things like that."The Heaven girl's expression softened slightly. "Why?" "Because," he said after a pause, "once something is seen… it cannot be unseen." She took a small step closer, closing the gap he had been unconsciously maintaining. "Good!" she replied gently. "Then don't look away."
"You are not afraid of anything." he said quietly.She smiled faintly. "I am!" she admitted.That surprised him slightly.Then she added, softer, "I'm afraid of forgetting this place."Shou Heng's gaze shifted slightly.The Heaven girl continued, voice quieter now. "And I think… I'm already starting to." Something in Shou Heng's expression changed then. He stepped forward without fully realizing it, just enough that the distance between them disappeared further. "You won't forget." he said, almost like a promise he hadn't meant to make.She looked up at him, eyes calm but searching. "How can you be so sure?"Shou Heng answered,"Because I won't let it happen."