The first ray of warm yellow sunlight broke through the window paper.
Li Mo, lying on the bed, wanted to open his eyes, but even this simple action left him feeling powerless.
He really wanted to fall asleep, but seeing the big fellows who came in, he still held back, for fear that he might not wake up again after falling asleep.
Seeing everyone’s lost look, Li Mo smiled:
“Haha, Er Niu, you’re already a grandfather now. Don’t let tears and snot run down your face.”
“Young Brother Li, I’m now a famous master. You still treat me like a child.”
“True enough. Since that’s the case, I’ll give you my divine sword. Haven’t you been longing for it for many years?”
Li Mo picked up the firewood stick placed at the head of the bed and handed it to him.
After picking up the stick, he had always used it as a firewood stick.
Dong Er Niu took it over but couldn’t feel happy about it.
Li Mo started talking more:
“Living this life is already a gain, there’s nothing to be sad about.”
“In fact, I’ve been tired for a long time. Seeing our village become a town, and with the city walls completed, turning into the Great King City, I am content.”
Everyone understood what he meant.
In recent years, they dared not manage their underground city, and demons didn’t dare set foot there, all because of Ying Bing.
And the reason why Ying Bing stayed here was just one thing.
The Great King Village could reach such heights, fundamentally, was due to Li Mo.
“Er Niu.”
“Yes, I’m here.”
“All of you, you have the best talent, are the most clever, and even have genuine martial arts talent. You will surely live longer than me. No matter what happens in the future, you must be the backbone.”
“I understand, Young Brother Li.”
“The ancestral hall… should be demolished. We now live among people from all corners of the world. To unite, we can’t each worship our own ancestors.”
“…”
He said a lot in one go.
At last, his speech became unclear, almost unable to speak complete sentences.
The room gradually became quiet, the familiar faces left one by one, and finally, Dong Er Niu also left with the firewood stick.
It seemed they shared some kind of tacit understanding.
Li Mo involuntarily hunched over, feeling a coldness from the depths of his soul, as if each breath was drawing out the few remaining warmth in his old body.
Gradually, his body could no longer feel the world.
His consciousness drifted to his previous life and the period after crossing over.
“There’s no way a transmigrator would spend a lifetime farming.”
“Coming to experience such an ordinary life, it feels like this… well, it’s not bad either.”
“She is still at the South Gate…”
Li Mo thought so, and his consciousness gradually blurred.
No one could resist the passage of time. He never admitted defeat in his lifetime, yet now he had to surrender.
His only regret was not seeing her one more time.
But human lives are always imperfect. Even though he had seen her face countless times, he was too greedy, wanting to see her more.
Suddenly, the glaring sunlight was blocked.
He could feel the gentle footsteps approaching the bed, and he no longer felt cold.
Li Mo opened his eyes; his blurry vision could clearly make out her appearance.
She wore black clothes, her black hair tied with a jade hairpin, just as she was when they first met.
“You are still as beautiful as the first time I saw you.”
“…”
Ying Bing sat down on the bed.
She could see the aura of decay spreading through his limbs, yet he still smiled so brightly.
But this couldn’t change the outcome, which meant disappearance, meaning eternal sleep after falling asleep.
She couldn’t help but gently touch his aged eyebrows and eyes with her trembling fingertips.
“If only we could grow old together…”
“Childish ghost.”
He spoke as if joking, as if he was relieved.
He was truly too tired, his voice too soft to hear, so he moved restlessly with some reluctance, but failed.
Ying Bing sat on the bed, using her thigh as a pillow, changing to a comfortable position.
“Go to sleep, sleep a little, and it will be over.”
“Really?”
Li Mo looked up at her.
From below, looking up, this woman who had single-handedly frozen the South Pass, cutting off disasters outside the Human City, had a face bathed in morning light, her eyes filled with him, brimming with tenderness.
Anyone meeting her gaze would be immersed in it, unable to leave.
Seemingly knowing his thoughts, Ying Bing smiled and said,
“After waking up, you can see me again.”
“Mmm…”
Li Mo never doubted anything she said.
His smile appeared much brighter, more like in his younger days.
He closed his eyes, his consciousness began to descend.
What awaited him was not a cold abyss, but a normal and warm afternoon…
A true spirit projected from the River Map and Mountains Chart emerged from his body.
d*ath meant the end.
The true spirit soared to the blue sky.
…
This scene, seen by the people outside, turned into a sigh, causing those who had been hopeful to feel disheartened.
“In the end, he couldn’t resist the passage of time…”
“Objectively speaking, he did quite well. Just developing the Great King Village to such a degree in several decades is already commendable, considering he started as just a mortal blacksmith.”
“I don’t accept it! Why did Young Hero Li descend upon the Human City? Even if the Underground City started, it shouldn’t have ended like this.”
“Forget it, forgetting it. Falling asleep in Cold Fairy’s arms, watching several rounds of the Divine Beings Trials, there’s no better ending…”
“Then Cold Fairy will return to the Celestial Race, right? Won’t Jiang Yu have to step down?”
“The Crown Prince’s reign is truly not going well. Perhaps he would make fewer mistakes if he did nothing.”
The people of the Imperial Capital sighed.
They could see things that the nobles couldn’t. After watching for so long, they no longer regarded Li Mo as someone high above them.
How could a genius spend his whole day forging iron and working the fields?
He was too down-to-earth, making everyone respect him without fear, without any barrier.
Many people wanted to see him advance further in the trials.
…
There was also a certain Da Yu emperor who shared the same expectation. At this moment, he looked at the old woman and frowned, saying,
“Old Lady, the River Map and Mountains Chart is sending Li Mo out.”
Emperor Jingtai was also surprised.
Although Li Mo had done some things that changed the Divine Beings City, it was far from enough, and he didn’t deserve the evaluation of the Deriving Heaven Old Lady.
Did the Deriving Heaven Old Lady see something?
“I know,” the old woman nodded slightly.
Emperor Jingtai asked again, “My question is, do I need to intervene?”
He could still leave a true spirit in the River Map and Mountains Chart.
This move would provoke controversy, but he didn’t care.
“No need to trouble Your Majesty. Just wait and see. Someone will take action.” The old woman added.
Emperor Jingtai frowned and raised his head, suddenly his eyes widened.
In the blue sky, there was a void crack of unknown depth.
An irresistible suction was forming within, ready to draw the true spirit inside.
Suddenly.
A full and bright moon rose from the clouds without warning.
“Is she trying to snatch the person from the River Map and Mountains Chart?!”
