The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 21 Waiting
"Just like that, my mother died too, and only a pair of siblings who depended on each other were left in this world..."

With these words, the story ends.

Yang Chan raised her face, the moonlight shone on her face, filled with sadness.

There was silence.

"Thank you for listening to me for so long."

Yang Chan let out a breath and looked at Ding Lin, who had been listening silently until now.

"Have you heard of this story? This is my...my mother's experience."

After talking, Yang Chan's emotions calmed down a little.

"So, what happened again?"

Ding Lin said this without answering.

"If you want to talk, I can continue to listen. Sometimes, things will feel better after they are said. Of course, if it is something important, then forget it. Although I will..."

Ding Lin paused, and the word "leave" was vague.

"I'm too small to handle it."

"You guessed it."

Ding Lin guessed that he was about to be sent away.

Yang Chan was not surprised, she just felt it was natural.

"You also said that I am very smart."

Ding Lin grinned.

"Then...you are still willing to listen to me."

Yang Chan suddenly felt a little guilty.

"You saved me and took me in. You gave me the opportunity to practice in this blessed land of Mount Hua, to eat the lotus leaves of the Precious Lotus Lantern, and even these thirty-seven Body Purification Pills are an opportunity that you wouldn't be able to obtain even if you begged for them outside."

Ding Lin looked at Yang Chan strangely, listed the events one by one, paused and continued.

"You have done me a great favor. I am now incompetent and it is beyond my ability to repay you. But I should always be grateful. If you need someone to listen..."

Yang Chan pursed her lips silently.

There was silence for a while.

"Yesterday, General Kang sent a message from the North Sea that my... my wife's second brother, Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun, was seriously injured and unconscious. You have also heard the story just now. Zhenjun is the last relative of my wife in this world."

Yang Chan said slowly, and then fell silent with a depressed look.

Ding Lin also fell silent.

One person and one fish facing each other.

Yang Chan stood on the shore, and Ding Lin's head was floating on the water.

Time just passes.

It seemed extremely long, yet it seemed like only a moment had passed.

The familiar pale sky appeared again.

"Thank you. I feel much better."

Yang Chan said, she leaned over and held a pill in her palm, but did not let go as usual and let it fall freely. Instead, she stretched her palm forward and moved it close to Ding Lin.

"This is the last body-purifying pill."

Yang Chan said.

"Thank you."

Ding Lin was stunned for a moment, then opened his mouth to take it.

Yang Chan turned and left.

……

Ding Lin closed his eyes.

There was silence all around.

The power of the medicine rolled through the body, and this time the feeling it brought was almost gone.

When he opened his eyes again, Ding Lin felt the changes in his body.

It was an unprecedented sense of relief.

Because the last bit of magazines were also removed.

Pure and flawless, harmonious and unified.

……

The door is open.

Inside the palace, Yang Chan stood alone with her back to the door. The sunlight shone in from behind her, casting a long shadow. The wind blew, and the window lattice did not make a sound, but the shadows of the trees reflected in the window swayed gracefully.

Looking up, there is a high dome.

Somehow, the hall that seemed so spacious in the past now seemed a bit cramped. The dome seemed to be pressing down, squeezing the heart and making it hard to breathe.

Yang Chan stepped out again.

……

Going around and around.

Suddenly I realized that I had walked into the courtyard again.

underwater.

Ding Lin sensed the voice and came out. Was he going to be sent away?

Ding Lin looked around.

When I came, I saw green and vitality everywhere, but now that I am leaving, all I see is a desolate pool of clear water.

They complement each other.

Yang Chan stood by the pool.

Gradually, Ding Lin felt something was wrong.

The woman in front of me just stood there quietly, not saying a word.

Ding Lin's eyes flashed, and he swam to the edge of the pool, closer to Yang Chan.

The sound of water startled Yang Chan. She glanced at Ding Lin in the pool, and a hint of warmth flashed in her eyes.

Still no words.

Silence.

Ding Lin noticed that with every passing moment, Yang Chan's face became paler. Even the Precious Lotus Lantern had been sent away, but after such a long time, no news had come back.

At this moment, no news is the worst news.

……

Two days and one night.

Midday on the moon.

Under the moonlight, Yang Chan, who had stood like a sculpture for two days, finally moved. She looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

Tonight, there is a full moon.

In the moonlight, the face was almost transparent.

"Hey, fish."

Yang Chan suddenly spoke, pursing her lips that were so pale that they had lost all their blood. She seemed to be talking to Ding Lin, but it was more like an unconscious muttering to herself. Although her voice seemed calmer than usual, she didn't even realize that she had inadvertently exposed her identity.

Ding Lin felt an unspeakable sadness emanating from her.

"You said, am I going to become a complete loner, with no one to rely on, no worries, no ties..."

Ding Lin was speechless.

At this moment, words are so powerless, perhaps only silence is the best comfort.

Ding Lin moved a little closer to the shore and got close to the edge of the pool.

And after this sentence.

Yang Chan also turned back into a sculpture again.

Silence returned.

……

Time seemed to pass even slower.

Try your best.

The moon finally set.

The early morning sun shone down, and in the golden morning light, a ray of light suddenly rushed over from the northern sky.

Ding Lin only felt a flash before his eyes, and the figure in front of him had disappeared. Looking up, he saw Yang Chan already heading towards the escaping light.

"Sister!"

"Brother Kang."

The two clouds intersected, and Yang Chan looked at General Kang, with both anticipation and uneasiness in her eyes.

"Second Master is fine."

Fortunately, General Kang’s next words put Yang Chan at ease.

"It was really dangerous this time. Fortunately, Emperor Ziwei brought a pill of Laojun's Nine Transformations Golden Pill with him, and the Precious Lotus Lantern helped to stimulate the efficacy of the medicine. Second Master woke up."

"That's good."

Yang Chan was completely relieved.

"Sister, the Precious Lotus Lantern has been returned to its original owner."

Captain Kang said this as he took out the Precious Lotus Lantern.

"Brother Kang, there's no rush. Although my second brother has woken up, he's not fully recovered yet. Let's keep the light at your place for now."

Yang Chan refused.

"Sister."

Captain Kang smiled and handed the lamp over.

"Who do you think this is? I was planning to come back tomorrow to deliver the message, but it wasn't Second Master. He was afraid you would worry, so he urged me to come right after I woke up, and he also insisted that I bring the light."

As he spoke, General Kang's expression became serious.

"This time, the demon master has returned. I'm afraid that it's not just the North Sea. The demon tribes in the four continents may also have unusual movements. You know the temper of the Second Master. Only if you hold the Precious Lotus Lantern, the Second Master and we can rest assured."

"Of course I know his temper."

Yang Chan's tone seemed unchanged, but Commander Kang suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"Brother Kang, you have worked hard on the journey. Take a rest before going back."

Yang Chan reached out and took the Precious Lotus Lantern.

(End of this chapter)