My game even includes ancient times

After his meridians were straightened, He Shi's injuries healed very quickly. It took him less than three months to go from being able to walk to being able to practice swordsmanship.

Just to be on the safe side, he cannot use his internal energy for the time being.

On this sunny afternoon, the mountain breeze in Huichun Valley was filled with the faint fragrance of flowers and grass.

He Yu placed his hands behind his head, leaned against a large tree, and quietly watched He Shi practicing his sword in the distance.

The boy, dressed in a thin summer shirt, slenderly moved through the air with his heavy sword, the heavy sword wind carrying a string of petals that chased after the sword tip before scattering and falling with the breeze.

As the only spectator, He Yu's mind wasn't on the powerful and beautiful scene, but even so, she could feel He Shi's gaze occasionally drifting in her direction.

After meeting that gaze once more, He Yu's inner turmoil was almost completely twisted into a ball of yarn.

She sighed silently.

Should we ask He Shi that question?

How should I ask?

Have you been to my world?

Why were you able to go to my world?

Why did you save that person that night? Did you know it was me? How did you know?

Is your demonic possession related to saving people?

How many secrets do you still have that I don't know about?

what……

Where should I even begin?

He Yu roared inwardly, his fingers itching to scratch his overloaded head.

But she couldn't do something that would ruin her image, so she just casually plucked a blade of grass and played with it. Then, she saw that He Shi had sheathed his sword at some point and was striding towards her. He was already very close.

He Yu looked up at him.

The early summer sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns on his face. These patterns occasionally swept across his beautiful, smiling eyes that were fixed on her, making the gold in his pupils appear even more radiant.

He Yu was stunned for a moment by the swaying, and when she came to her senses, she found that she could no longer say the questions she had prepared.

"elder sister."

He Shi sat down a foot away from her with a smile, turning his head to look at her profile, which was covered by a black veil. "How's my training going?"

He Yu paused for a moment before answering, "Very good."

"Yesterday, Master Fu said that my injuries will be completely healed in about two months. Sigh, I was away from the Chu Clan for almost a year before. I finally went back for the New Year, but I left again before I could even stay for a full month. And now I've been gone for another six months. I've almost forgotten what my master, senior sister, and senior brother look like."

He Shi imitated He Yu by placing his hands behind his head and looking up at the layers of leaves and the star-like dappled sunlight.

His voice was clean and clear, carrying the unique vigor of a young man, without a trace of gloom.

Coupled with the rustling of leaves and the chirping of insects and birds, it evokes a sense of tranquility and peace, a feeling of boundless joy.

He Yu tilted her head slightly and closed her eyes in this comfortable environment.

The warm sunlight danced on her face, and she could clearly feel that a thread had emerged from the tangled ball of yarn in her heart, and everything seemed to become clear.

Forget it, as long as He Shi is alright, the so-called truth doesn't seem to matter that much.

Who knows if asking such a question will disrupt their close and harmonious relationship, or destroy this rare peace and beauty?

So, let's just forget about it.

As long as we protect him and prevent him from getting hurt again, that's fine.

After a long time.

"Little Stone, I have a story to tell. Would you like to hear it?"

He Yu's gentle voice woke He Shi, who was dozing off in the warm breeze.

His eyes lit up slightly: "What story?"

"Legend has it that in the far north, there was a very powerful mountain god. Born of nature, the mountain god had been a god for 100,000 years. He had received incense offerings from countless mortals and had helped countless mortals realize their wishes. As a result, his followers grew and his omnipotent divine power spread more and more widely. Until one day, a river god in the far south heard of his fame."

"The River God was a newly ascended god. He was very curious about the powerful 'predecessor', so he sent a letter to the Mountain God through the underground water veins that ran from north to south. The Mountain God had been lonely for 100,000 years. This was the first time a god like him had taken the initiative to speak to him, so he replied to the letter. Over time, the two gods became friends."

"Slowly, thousands of years have passed. For the gods, this amount of time will not cause any changes, but for the human landscape and people on earth, this period of time is enough for earth-shaking changes to occur."

"A wider and more powerful river will change course and soon merge into the long river where the river god resides. When the two rivers merge, the original river god will lose consciousness. After a thousand years, a new river god will be born."

“A thousand years is not a long time for the mountain god, but he knows that the newly born river god is not the river god he knows, and he does not want his friend to disappear.”

"Therefore, He used His divine power to erect a winding and magnificent mountain range in front of the river, successfully preventing the river from changing its course."

The river god happily relayed the message to the mountain god, but received no reply from Him for a long time.

"It turns out that the mountain god used his divine power to change the natural landscape of the world, which was going against the will of heaven. He was devoured by the entire earth and disappeared forever."

The story ends here, but He Shi remained lost in thought for a long time.

After a long silence, he asked He Yu, "What about the river god? What happened to the mountain god after he disappeared?"

"River God, the River God has guessed the reason why the Mountain God disappeared."

He Yu turned to look at He Shi and continued telling the story he had made up, “He lost his only friend and also lost interest in making friends. From then on, he learned from the mountain god, accepting incense offerings and protecting the people. Until thousands of years later, the mountain range that the mountain god had erected collapsed due to an earthquake. The great river that had been blocked for thousands of years poured down without any obstruction and flowed into the river god’s river. The river god’s consciousness then dissipated.”

He Yu stopped there, and He Shi, after a long silence, blinked and asked, "That's it?"

He Yu shrugged: "That's all."

He Shi didn't speak again; his expression was somewhat complicated, as if he were deep in thought.

He Yu did not interrupt his thoughts, turned around, closed her eyes, and continued to pretend to sleep.

Unexpectedly, I actually fell asleep while pretending.

When He Shi woke me up, it was already dusk.

He Shi's smile seemed excessively warm in the setting sun. He squatted down beside her, his fingers hooking the edge of the black veil hanging on the grass, and gently tugged at it: "Sister, it's time to eat."

He Yu paused for a few seconds, then smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'm hungry, let's go."

She stood up, brushed the grass clippings off her back, and walked down the hillside side by side with He Shi.

The warm orange light bathed the two figures of equal height. The slightly cool summer evening breeze lifted the hems of their clothes, one black and one red, which lingered and intertwined in the air.