Time flows like water, and the days pass like shuttles; three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
East Sea City, Xuan Kong Academy, it was dismissal time, and the academy gate was bustling with people and vehicles. Among the crowd, a young man was particularly eye-catching.
He had extremely handsome features, fair skin, and a tall and straight figure. His eyes were large and bright, his gaze clear and deep. His soft, black, short hair and gentle, calm smile exuded confidence and composure, giving people a sense of security. Most importantly, he possessed a unique and peculiar temperament, fresh yet with a touch of elegance, noble yet with a hint of approachability, making people involuntarily want to get close to him.
Without a doubt, this young man who attracted most of the attention in front of the academy gate was Jing Shaoyu.
"Brother!" A joyful, sweet call came, and a similarly eye-catching little girl ran towards the young man.
She had a pair of large, light purple eyes, clear and bright, radiating a lively light. Her silver hair was soft and smooth like silk, tied into a playful ponytail that swayed as she ran, each swing seeming to strike the hearts of those around her. Her delicate face, as if carefully carved, wore a smile as warm as the winter sun and as bright as the summer flowers, making everyone who saw her feel an involuntary affection.
This girl was naturally Na'er.
"Let's go, let's go home!" Na'er ran to Jing Shaoyu's side and hugged him affectionately. Jing Shaoyu lovingly stroked her head and said gently.
"Okay!" Na'er nodded and sat on the back seat of Jing Shaoyu's bicycle.
Jing Shaoyu rode his bike, carrying Na'er towards home.
Watching the brother and sister riding away, many parents who came to pick up their children showed envious looks, and looking at their own children, sob, they were even more envious.
Jing Shaoyu was not aware that the two of them had a bad influence on many children of the same age. He was just like usual, riding his bike and sharing the day's events with Na'er. However, Na'er, who usually responded to him actively, was somewhat silent today for some reason.
"Na'er, are you worried about something? Why are you so absent-minded?" Jing Shaoyu asked with a strange and gentle smile, "What? Could it be because your brother is going to East Sea Academy and you're unhappy?"
"No way! I just suddenly wanted to hug my brother like this. I wish it could always be like this!" Na'er shook her little head and retorted. She hugged Jing Shaoyu's waist tightly, pressed her face against Jing Shaoyu's back, and in an angle that Jing Shaoyu couldn't see, a trace of sadness flashed in her beautiful eyes.
"Okay, then let's go home later today. Brother will take you for a ride by the sea!" Jing Shaoyu said with a smile, not paying attention to Na'er's words.
"Okay, then brother, ride slower so Na'er can hug you a little longer!" Na'er said with a smile, but tears uncontrollably slipped from the corners of her eyes.
"Na'er, what's wrong?" Jing Shaoyu finally realized that something was wrong with Na'er. His heart sank, and then he thought of something. His voice trembled.
"Nothing!" Na'er replied, pretending to be happy, her jade feet swaying, trying to cover up the sadness that was almost overflowing in her heart. Noticing that Jing Shaoyu wanted to turn his head, she immediately stretched out her jade hand and stopped him, "Brother, you have to watch the road when you ride! Don't look back!"
"...Okay!" Jing Shaoyu was already sure, so his voice was a little dull, and the action of riding the bike slowed down unconsciously.
The brother and sister couldn't help but fall silent. The bicycle moved slowly on the mainland. The young man riding the bike had reddish eyes and a sad face, while the girl in the back seat couldn't stop crying, sobbing silently.
The sky gradually darkened, and the street lights on the roadside lit up one by one. The bicycle was still moving slowly, moving forward, until it came to the seaside.
"Na'er." Jing Shaoyu finally couldn't control his emotions. The bicycle stopped, and he immediately turned his head, only to find that Na'er's eyes were already red, her face was wet, and her delicate body was trembling uncontrollably.
He hugged Na'er all of a sudden, and Na'er finally couldn't bear it anymore, hugging Jing Shaoyu and crying loudly. Listening to Na'er's crying, Jing Shaoyu's heart was twisted like a knife. How much he wanted Na'er to stay, but, but, alas, he yearned for strength for the first time.
"Brother, I'm sorry, Na'er has recovered her memory, Na'er is leaving." After an unknown amount of time, Na'er stopped crying, raised her head, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, making people feel pity. Her voice was a little hoarse, and she said in an extremely low mood.
"Can't you stay?" Jing Shaoyu still retained a trace of unrealistic fantasy in his heart, and asked in a low voice.
"I... I'm sorry, brother! I'm sorry!" Na'er felt very uncomfortable looking at Jing Shaoyu's pitiful face. She almost agreed, but she couldn't. She could only force herself to be cruel so that she could say no. She could only say with a crying voice, "My family needs me, they have already come to find me!"
Saying that, Na'er stretched out her hand and pointed to the seaside road not far away. Jing Shaoyu looked over and saw a few people in black clothes standing vaguely in the darkness. He couldn't see whether they were male or female, but he could clearly feel their existence. There seemed to be a car parked behind them.
Undoubtedly, they were Di Tian and other surviving Land Spirit Beasts, the former Ten Great Ferocious Beasts.
"Brother, I'm leaving!" Na'er finally made up her mind. She slowly let go of Jing Shaoyu, and Jing Shaoyu's hands, which were tightly hugging her, also slowly let go under a mysterious force. She slowly retreated.
"Na'er!" Jing Shaoyu shouted, his voice full of reluctance.
Na'er retreated step by step, each step tugging at Jing Shaoyu's heart. Suddenly, Na'er stopped. Jing Shaoyu's eyes lit up. Na'er quickly walked forward, and in Jing Shaoyu's hopeful and expectant gaze, she tiptoed and gently kissed Jing Shaoyu's lips.
Jing Shaoyu was instantly stunned. Na'er's lips were cool, soft, and carried a faint fragrance, instantly making him infatuated. By the time he recovered, Na'er had already retreated again. This time, there was no reversal. Na'er's figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.
"Goodbye, Brother!" These were Na'er's last words!
"Na'er!" Jing Shaoyu was filled with grief, his fists clenched tightly involuntarily. His feet took a few steps forward subconsciously, but he immediately retracted them. His eyes were red, filled with unwillingness and resentment.
On the vast, empty beach, only Jing Shaoyu stood there alone, a thick aura of melancholy emanating from him. He had been prepared for Na'er's departure for a long time, but when this day really came, when Na'er really left, he realized that he had thought it a little too simply. Regardless of whether he knew the future or not, people's emotions were unchangeable.
Everyone knows that birth, aging, illness, and death are common occurrences in life, but whenever death comes, people still can't help but feel sad and fearful. This is human instinct, just like Jing Shaoyu now. Although his mind was extremely clear, his heart was still full of sadness.
Reason and emotion were intertwined within him, making his state quite complex.
Only at this moment did he realize that Na'er and Gu Yue were, after all, two different souls. Although both came from the Silver Dragon King, their emotions and memories determined that there was an essential difference between the two.
For the first time, Jing Shaoyu hoped that Gu Yue would not appear, because in that case, Na'er would be the complete Silver Dragon King.
But, if Gu Yue appeared, then it would mean that Na'er, as an independent soul, would not be able to escape her predetermined fate in the future, which Jing Shaoyu could not accept.
Fate must be changed! That night, Jing Shaoyu stood on the beach for a long time. No one knew what he was thinking. They only knew that when he returned home, the once confident and high-spirited young man had lost some of his impetuosity and gained some composure. This was undoubtedly a good thing for him, but he couldn't be happy.
Na'er's departure did not affect anyone other than Jing Shaoyu's family. When Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin learned that Na'er had been taken away by her family, their reactions varied. Lin Xin burst into tears and was so sad that she couldn't eat for days. Jing Ziyuan, on the other hand, acted as usual, even deliberately appearing very happy, saying things like she would no longer affect Jing Shaoyu's cultivation. If Jing Shaoyu hadn't inadvertently seen her staring blankly at Na'er's room, he would have really thought that Jing Ziyuan wanted Na'er to leave.
Na'er's room was preserved, and Lin Xin cleaned it from time to time, as if Na'er was still at home.
Jing Shaoyu's pace of life did not change much. He still went to the East Sea Grand Library with Xu Xiaoyan in the morning to read and study, practiced his Martial Soul abilities in East Sea Park in the afternoon, and cultivated Soul Power normally in the evening. It was just that without Na'er, he had no desire to rest.
This kind of life continued until the day before East Sea Academy started. This day was the Spirit Ascension Platform's open day, and Jing Shaoyu also ushered in his last Spirit Ascension Platform journey before entering the intermediate academy.
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