The saint starts out by traveling around the world with a group of elves.

It is the seventh year since Sword Saint Xilin conquered the giant armored bear.

As the snowflakes fall, the year is almost over.

Chu Yi's incarnation appeared again. Although there was still some time, there was no need to wait any longer. Shi Tou had already exceeded his mission this time.

In Xiaoying's tribe, Shitou was chatting with Grandpa Bing. The human body has its limits, so when Shitou feels tired, he will come here to rest.

There is no dispute or pressure of survival here. This may be the only place in the abyss where one can relax.

Shitou was chatting with Grandpa Bing about family matters. People in Xiaoying's tribe didn't like to talk about wild beasts.

"What are you talking about? You look so happy?"

The familiar voice made Shi Tou stunned for a moment, and then a look of surprise immediately appeared on her face.

"Master, why are you here!"

Shitou turned his head and saw Chu Zheng standing beside him, looking at him with a smile.

"Haha, Shitou, it seems that you have something important to deal with. Then, an old man like me will not disturb you."

Old Master Bing smiled kindly at Chu Yi, then walked away slowly with his hands behind his back.

Chu Yi smiled and nodded, then looked at the stone.

"Of course I'm here to take you back."

Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Shi Tou's face, but then this surprise was replaced by hesitation.

"Master, can Xiaoying and the others go back together?"

Shitou asked a somewhat strange question: Xiaoying and her tribe are here, so where can they go back to?

"Shi Tou, you should realize it now."

Chu Yi looked around. Although the tribe in front of him was small, it was full of beauty, ordinariness, tranquility and peace.

But, this tribe should not have appeared in the wilderness.

"Master, Xiaoying and the others have actually died in the battle, right?"

Shi Tou seemed to be asking Chu Yi, but in fact, he had already confirmed this in his heart.

When she first met Xiaoying, she found herself unconscious, but Xiaoying's tribe was far away from where she was unconscious. How could a little girl of about 8 years old walk so far alone in such a dangerous abyss?

When Shitou first came to Diyuan, he was once in a water shortage crisis. Xiaoying accompanied him for nearly three days and also did not drink a drop of water, but Xiaoying was fine. Moreover, Shitou only saw Xiaoying and her friends eat once, but everyone in Xiaoying's tribe seemed to have no concept of eating.

After all, Xiaoying’s tribe doesn’t even have a hunting team, so what can they eat?

There are many details in it. Shi Tou didn't know why he completely ignored them at the beginning. But with each dream, Shi Tou gradually came back to his senses and made accurate guesses.

All the people in Xiaoying's tribe have died in the battle. They were killed by wild beasts.

"Let Xiaoying answer this question."

Chu Yi did not explain but looked ahead. Xiaoying was walking towards them with a smile on her face.

"Shi Tou, your guess is correct."

Xiaoying's voice has not changed. It is still the voice of that talkative little girl, but the innocence is no longer in Xiaoying's words.

Instead, there is a maturity that does not match Xiaoying's appearance.

"Xiaoying, you—?"

Shi Tou didn't know how to start. There were no such things as ghosts in the wild world, but they believed in souls. The simplest example was the protection of the ancestors.

"Don't be surprised. In fact, even we ourselves don't know why we are here."

"Shitou, no matter what, please believe that we have no ill intentions."

Xiaoying had a faint smile on her face. Shitou wanted to ask them what it was, but in fact, they themselves didn't know the answer.

They died in the battle with the wild beasts, and even their corpses were eaten by them. After waking up from the darkness, they appeared in this place.

"I believe you!"

Shitou nodded heavily. He naturally believed Xiaoying and the others. From the first time he saw Xiaoying, Shitou had never doubted her.

As for the reason, even the stone itself doesn't know.

Xiaoying was not surprised. She smiled and nodded, then sat next to Shi Tou.

"Shi Tou, do you know why I was able to find you in the beginning?"

Chu Yi watched silently from the side. Shi Tou thought about it and found that he didn't know the answer.

"You may not believe it, but it is your will that is stone."

"Stone, your strong will to survive and your determination not to give up have been transmitted to our hearts. Following it, I found you."

This answer surprised Shitou, but what Xiaoying said was true. At that time, his mind was full of thoughts about surviving.

"Is this so?"

Shitou understood, but it didn't really matter.

"Xiaoying, do you want to leave Diyuan?"

Shitou asked this question. As long as Xiaoying said she wanted to, he would go and ask his master to take Xiaoying and the others away from Diyuan.

Xiaoying smiled. She knew what Shitou meant. The Earth Abyss was indeed not a good place.

But where else can she go?

"Shi Tou, you know, we have actually forgotten a lot of things."

"The only things we remember, besides the battle before we died, are some trivial things, or the things we loved to do the most."

"Dao Ze remembers that he used to like sitting at the entrance of the tribe and watching his tribe members return."

"Chen Zhan and Lin Yan, they like each other, and what they like to do most is to make each other angry."

"Honghong remembers her brother and sister. What she likes most every day is to hold the red animal skin and stare blankly."

"Bing Chong is the strangest. What he likes to do most is to wander around all day long like an old man doing nothing."

"The same goes for the rest of the people. They all have things they can't forget, even though they are just ordinary little things."

"Of course, I am the same. What I remember, or what I wish for, is to be like myself when I was a child, and to be able to laugh without worries every day."

There was some nostalgia in Xiaoying's eyes. Shitou listened quietly, as if he already knew Xiaoying's answer.

"Stone, what you see of us is not our true self, but the form we most wish to become deep down in our hearts."

"We are dead, without even much memory left. Our family, friends, and tribe have all long been left in the past that can never be returned to."

"This small tribe is made up of insignificant wishes. We like it here and we belong here."

"So, Stone, we will not leave with you. The world outside may be beautiful, but our story has actually ended."

Xiaoying stood up and stood in front of Shitou, then smiled sweetly. Behind her, Daoze and the others also looked at Shitou with a smile.

"Brother Shitou, you are different from us,"

"Although we don't remember it clearly, you may have to face the battle in the dream in the near future."

"So, Brother Shitou, you have to work harder!"

Xiaoying was waving to Shitou, and her pigtails were swinging behind her. Her sweet smile contained the most sincere blessings.

After the vision blurred for a while, everything returned to calm. On this desolate land, only a broken shield was left, standing there quietly.

Shi Tou stared at the shield silently for a long time without coming back to his senses.

"Master, let's go."