Baby, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you to the heavens and the seas!

Look at that high platform!

A woman from the Central Plains, dressed in a pink ruqun (a traditional Chinese dress), stood side by side with the valiant and unparalleled Hanba Tuozhang, bowing and greeting the Hanba King and Queen on the high platform, saying, "May the King and Queen live forever and bless my great tribe!"

The fierce and imposing princess wore an enigmatic smile, her pale face twisting into a forced smile. "Hmm, no need for formalities!"

Once all the guests at the Spring Banquet were seated, the banquet officially began!

The wine specially made by the Queen Consort of Hanba was as red as blood, and it was poured and drunk by the King of Hanba and his relatives, lovers and attendants.

"At that time, I didn't know that there were Gu worms in the wine specially made by my mother!"

"It wasn't until the battle of Guicheng, when the fierce Zhu Zhu, whom I killed with my own hands, told me the truth, that I realized that everything was just a deception!"

"What tenderness, what deep mother-son affection!!!"

"In the end, they were nothing more than victims of the imperial power in the capital!!!"

The black smoke began to reminisce about the past again, chattering incessantly in Qianqianluo's mind.

Qianqian squinted at the fierce Zhu Zhu, who had secretly switched the drinks at the banquet, and replied helplessly, "We have no choice in the matter. We all just want to live!"

Upon hearing this explanation that didn't suit its taste, the black smoke immediately retorted, "Live?! Is it acceptable to kill someone's true feelings and loved ones just to live?!"

"Living? Just to live, you can... you can...?"

Qianqianluo's head throbbed from the roar in her mind.

With lifeless eyes, she watched as the fierce and powerful princess drank the cup of poisoned wine, tears welling in her eyes. Yet, she forced herself to endure the sight of her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys being torn apart, and explained to everyone that she was crying tears of joy!

"Do you think you're the only one trapped in these memories that have been accumulating over the years?!"

"Doesn't your mother, your queen, feel heartache?"

"But, so what?!"

"No one can completely abandon the past!"

"But even after going through all this, can we avoid becoming the person we once hated and couldn't understand?"

Qianqian bit her lower lip, then suddenly thought of the annihilation of the Qian clan in Southern Xinjiang. "Actually, I, I cannot forgive those who lied to me, deceived me, humiliated me, and killed my entire clan!"

"But...but...I've been to the capital, and I know that even in the eerie court there are loyal ministers and righteous men who sacrifice their lives to right injustices suffered by those in power!"

"I vividly remember the scene of Ma Taichuan's brutal death outside Xuanwu Gate!"

"The Lu family was ambitious and ruthless, but they were destroyed in a single day. I still vividly remember the scene where the emperor wiped out their entire clan with a wave of his hand!"

"So, so, under this imperial power, whether good or bad, in the end, can't everyone escape death?!"

Why are you and I so fixated on memories? Why have we forgotten what we were like at the beginning?!

"Or is it that you and I, in our so-called revenge, are biding our time and lying in wait!"

"Just for a momentary thrill?!"

"Are you trying to find an excuse to avenge your cowardice and incompetence back then through final slaughter?!"

Qianqian sniffled, tears of blood streaming from her eyes, "We're all just trying to survive!!!"

The black smoke fell silent again after Qianqian Luo's rebuke.

At the spring banquet over there, however, it was a scene of tranquility and lasting affection!

The imposing Zhu Zhulian, dressed in a pink ruqun (a traditional Chinese dress), moved gracefully to the center of the banquet, her peach-blossom face radiating endless spring light.

Seeing that her eyes were still lively and bright, brimming with the smile of spring, he picked up his pipa, played a piece of celestial music, and danced a tender and moving dance.

At the banquet, Hanba Qiong Cang praised Hanba Zhu Zhu for her exceptional talent and beauty, and showered his queen with compliments while holding her hand.

The beautiful woman bowed in thanks, then gracefully moved to the side of the fierce and imposing Tuo Zhang.

While Hanba Tuozhang maintained a calm and collected demeanor, he had already lost control of his actions. He got up, grabbed Hanba Zhuzhu, and quickly fled the spring banquet.

Hanba Qiongcang watched his eldest son's behavior with a benevolent expression and couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Hahaha, Tuo'er is angry, angry that I made his sweetheart perform in public!!!"

The strategist from the Central Plains beside the fierce princess chimed in, "Haha, Miss Zhu and the prince are a match made in heaven, a perfect couple!"

Qianqian floated in the sky above the Spring Banquet, gazing at two graceful and elegant figures not far away.

"And then?!" Qianqian asked as she floated toward the nearby fierce Tuozhang and fierce Zhuzhu.

Black Smoke was startled by Qianqianluo's unexpected move, but still spoke slowly, "Later, I took the princess and rode all the way north to the Northern Border City!"

"It was there that I first kissed the princess's lips, which were always telling lies!"

"A kiss?!" Qianqian wiped away the remaining blood and tears from the corner of her eyes, then said casually, "I don't believe you would kiss her!"

"So, do you believe me now?" Black smoke shot out from Qianqian's head, enveloping her entire body and taking her to another scene.

The northern city of Rose City in early spring.

Patches of tender grass and newly sprouted wildflowers grow along both sides of the clear spring water, swaying leisurely in the wind.

The deeper you walk into the lush greenery, the more you can hear the faint sounds of breathing.

Deep within the lush greenery, large patches of clothing were scattered about.

The tender green grass carpet was also crushed, leaving a dent.

"No, are you sick?"

"Who, who told you to bring me here?!"

Upon seeing this scene, Qianqianluo was so angry that she fanned away the black smoke in front of her. "I wanted you to prove it with mental resonance, not with physical resonance!!!"

The black smoke that had been dispersed by the fan now had green eyes that were practically rolling to the sky. "Tsk tsk tsk, you've got quite a lot of demands!!!"

"You want something that resonates with you emotionally, right?! I'm afraid you'll become too sad and die young!!!"

Hearing the black smoke above her daring to speak so arrogantly and look down on her, Qianqianluo could only sneer, "Then, then I'll just watch the physical resonance!"

"Ha. And let me tell you, you're too late!"

The black smoke shuddered and once again enveloped Qianqianluo's entire body.

That familiar feeling is washing over me again!

Qianqianlu knew that she was about to go to another scene.

As she expected, when she regained her senses, she found that all she could hear was the chirping of cicadas in early summer!

When Qianqian opened her eyes again, what greeted her was a vast sea of ​​stars and fireflies filling the sky!

"The Bitter Peak Forest in midsummer is full of fireflies that only know how to guide the lost!"

"These fireflies are like that woman who dared to venture into the Bitter Peak Forest all by herself—burdensome and useless!"

“It was midsummer when my mother fell ill with a strange disease. The holy doctor of the tribe said that only the medicinal herbs growing deep in the Bitter Peak Forest could cure her!”