Thousands of years later.

The sunlight shines softly on the earth.

Birds are flying in the sky and flowers are blooming on the grass. Everything is so vibrant.

"Master, there is a temple ahead. Let's go in and take a rest." Black Dragon wiped the sweat from his forehead and reminded his master softly.

During these thousand years, the black dragon has always followed his master, accompanying him throughout the four seas and eight wildernesses.

His master once gave him life, and he would never leave his master even if he died.

Today, they came to the human world and passed by a mountain surrounding the border town.

Walking slowly towards the mountain, I saw a temple. Inside the temple was a stone statue of a beautiful girl, flying upwards with a look of compassion in her eyes.

"Xiaobao, come and worship the goddess. Our world was saved by her!"

"Our ancestors once told us that we should remember the goddess's grace from generation to generation."

An old woman, supporting a child of three or four years old, knelt in front of the statue of the goddess.

The child looked up and down at the statue, "Grandma, is the goddess a fairy from heaven?"

"Well, our ancestors said that she is not only a deity, but also the best and most powerful among all the deities."

"Is she still alive?" the child became even more curious.

Such a powerful goddess must be above the clouds, protecting us all.

"The goddess lives in the heart of each of us. Xiaobao, when you grow up, you must bring your children to burn incense to the goddess. Now, worship the goddess well!"

The old woman took her grandson and kowtowed solemnly in front of the statue of the goddess, making a silent wish in her heart.

People coming and going in the temple burned incense and worshipped the stone statue, knelt on the ground, kowtowed to express their gratitude, and whispered softly.

The entire temple and its surrounding walls are covered with vivid murals depicting the goddess's ascension to heaven several days ago.

In front of the altar, there was smoke and incense was burning vigorously and continuously.

I heard that this temple has existed for a thousand years, and the deeds of the goddess have become a well-known story to everyone. Worshiping the goddess has become an indispensable part of people's daily life.

And it continues from generation to generation, enduring...

Xiao Chenming stepped into the temple and glanced at the stone statue. His originally expressionless face instantly had a hint of luster.

He stared at the stone statue infatuatedly, and the girl's appearance once again turned over and over in his mind.

"Master, don't worry, the goddess will definitely come back." The black dragon looked at Xiao Chenming with worry in his eyes.

Over the past thousand years, in order to gather her soul, the master has gone through countless dangers and hardships, crossed mountains, rivers and seas, and carefully gathered every fragment of soul into the Soul-Binding Lamp.

The master used her own blood to nourish the Soul-Binding Lamp for a thousand years, just to nourish the incomplete souls she had collected.

Xiao Chenming looked at the stone statue with a look of hope that slowly rose in his eyes, and then dimmed again.

Lolo, will you come back again?

The master and servant also burned three incense sticks in front of the stone statue and then slowly walked down the mountain.

When they reached halfway up the mountain, a bamboo basket instantly caught their attention.

"Master, look, there is a little baby here!" The Black Dragon exclaimed, breaking the silence of the temple.

Suddenly, next to the stone statue of the girl, a silk-wrapped swaddling cloth appeared, with a round, pink and tender baby lying inside.

The little baby was sleeping soundly. Her face was round, her cheeks were rosy, her eyebrows were relaxed, and her long eyelashes covered her eyelids, casting a faint shadow.

Her cherry-like mouth was slightly open, and she uttered a few quiet murmurs occasionally, as if she was dreaming about the blooming flowers of spring and the fireflies of summer.

The red spot on the forehead makes her look even more lively and cute, making people want to reach out and hug her.

Xiao Chenming stepped forward and was startled when he saw the little baby with red lips and white teeth.

The baby in the cradle seemed to be sensitive. The moment Xiao Chenming approached, the baby opened its big star-like eyes, babbled, and giggled at Xiao Chenming.

She even waved her two chubby little hands, as if calling Xiao Chenming to pick her up.

Ever since Luo Luo left, Xiao Chenming's heart had long been numb, calm and without any ups and downs.

At this moment, Xiao Chenming only felt a warm current flowing through his heart, and the look he gave the little baby became unconsciously gentle and doting.

This child's expression and features are somewhat similar to Lolo.

The more Xiao Chenming looked at it, the softer his heart felt.

Under Black Dragon's incredulous gaze, Xiao Chenming reached out and held the swaddled baby in his arms.

The little guy was in Xiao Chenming's arms, giggling with joy, and his little hands were randomly grabbing Xiao Chenming's body, looking very happy.

"Master, the Jie...Jie Po Lantern is on..."

The black dragon stared with extremely shocked eyes at the sparkling Soul-Binding Lamp in Xiao Chenming's arms.

This Soul-Binding Lamp has been in Xiao Chenming's hands for a thousand years. He has traveled to every corner of the world with this lamp, gathering the scattered souls of the goddess when she sacrificed her soul into the lamp bit by bit.

Xiao Chenming often used his own blood and dripped it into the Soul Binding Lamp. It not only gathered the soul and nourished it, but also made the soul more solid.

However, this Soul-Binding Lamp has only been glowing faintly for thousands of years, and has never been as scorchingly bright as it is now.

At this moment, Xiao Chenming looked at the baby in his arms, his eyes were hot and misty, and his hands holding the baby were trembling slightly, but he held the child carefully, as if he was holding the most precious jewel in the world.

"Master, could it be her?" The Black Dragon also looked at the little person in the cradle with red eyes.

An obsession and expectation that had been waiting for a thousand years suddenly appeared before our eyes.

In my heart, I can't suppress the joy, anticipation, excitement, and joy...

Xiao Chenming waved his sleeves, and the Soul-Binding Lamp in his arms appeared on the little baby.

The baby stretched out his little hands and tried to grab it with joy.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the little finger touched the wall of the lamp, the light suddenly became as bright as day, and a surging beam of light formed in the middle of the wick, shooting straight into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, countless starlights overflowed from the light column and merged into the body of the little baby bit by bit.

Xiao Chenming couldn't believe it, and looked at the little baby in his arms with expectation, tears in the corners of his eyes slowly fell, "Lolo, you are finally back..."

In a flash, the beam of light dissipated, the Soul-Binding Lamp dimmed and completely went out.

The little person in his arms was not affected at all and was still babbling and dancing happily.

The black dragon beside him could no longer hold back his tears, holding his head and crying loudly.

It is the joy of getting what you want, the relief after going through so much, and the realization after waiting so hard...

"Black Dragon, let's go home..."

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