Lu Qing's words were like her last words. This time, Luo Kai was completely panicked. His breathing became heavy, and his heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably. He anxiously said, "Qing, what happened?"
Lu Qing lifted her leg and kissed him on the lips. She said softly, "Look at the moon more when you miss me in the future. I'm just sleeping. I'll wake up soon." After that, the light in her eyes gradually dimmed, and her breath disappeared. It was as if she had fallen into a deep sleep.
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In the starry sky, the lonely moon rotated around the earth. On the back of the moon, there was a huge crater in which a beautiful light blue spaceship was parked. In the hibernation cabin of the spaceship, a girl who looked exactly like Lu Qing woke up from a deep sleep. She gently floated to the front of the bright shield and looked at the blue planet below. Suddenly, tears fell from the corner of her eyes. She touched her cheeks in a daze and looked at the crystal clear tears in her hand. She sighed and whispered, "Human emotions are really wonderful."
A cold mechanical voice sounded in her ear, "Princess, what service do you need?"
The girl's expression returned to normal. She said faintly, "How long have I been sleeping?"
"20 years, 10 months, and 3 days of the Earth era."
The girl murmured, "Have we been trapped here for more than a thousand years?"
The mechanical voice replied, "Yes, the collision of the black holes caused a gamma energy explosion. This star field is covered in it, and part of the laws of physics are invalid. We have no way to leave for the time being."
"Is there any news from the mother?"
"Yes, the mother wants you to pass on the results of the outbreak of the earth's civilization."
The girl shook her head and said, "The species of the earth are in the early stages of the outbreak of civilization. The information is not complete. There is no need to send it back."
"Okay, I'll reply to the mother."
The girl once again turned her gaze to the planet below. She murmured two words, "Luo Kai …"
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Luo Kai held Lu Qing's lifeless body in his arms as he stood there in a daze. Extreme grief filled his body and mind. The outside world seemed to have sensed his emotions. The temperature quickly dropped, and the cold north wind whistled.
The cold wind whistled in his ears, and his heart became as cold as the wind. He lowered his head and kissed Lu Qing's cheek, tears rolling down his cheeks. In the short month they were together, he had never expressed anything, not even the word 'love', but he knew that Lu Qing would understand.
Staring blankly at Lu Qing's serene and beautiful face, a passage of words suddenly reverberated in his mind: "Fate is against the heavens, a lone star, because their fate is too hard, they are destined to be alone and have no one to rely on, drifting indefinitely. Those with this fate usually have seven limits: jinxing one's family, harming one's teacher, harming one's friends, having no descendants, destroying things, causing bad things, and having no love in life!"
He raised his head and let out a long cry of pain. Muffled thunder immediately rolled in the sky, and endless water molecules rapidly gathered. The rainwater turned into hail in midair, and large pellets fell down.
The ice-cold raindrops woke him up, and he suddenly thought of something. He held onto Lu Qing's corpse and ran away. He frantically stimulated his heartbeat, and even burned his qi and blood. His entire body seemed to be flying, and he rushed back to Longyang City before the sky was even bright.
Lady Hua's courtyard was still filled with fragrance, but only a withered branch was left of Zi Lan. Luo Kai's mood fell to the bottom. The words that Lu Qing said to him before she died were very baffling. He couldn't help but think of Zi Lan, who had a genetic relationship with Lu Qing. But now, Zi Lan was also dead.
Luo Kai hugged onto Lu Qing's corpse and sat on the ground until a sigh sounded in his ears. "Young man, don't be so sad. Some things will come sooner or later."
Luo Kai turned his head and said blankly, "Granny, Qing is dead."
The one who spoke was Lady Hua. She walked over and took over Lu Qing from Luo Kai's arms with a loving expression. She said softly, "Death doesn't mean the end."
Luo Kai's heart was filled with hope, and he hurriedly asked, "Granny, what do you mean?"
Lady Hua pointed to the starry sky. "Some people compare all living things to the stars in the sky. Every star represents a life, but the stars will eventually fall."
Luo Kai shook his head in confusion, indicating that he didn't understand. "
Lady Hua continued, "Do you think that life is more important, the survival of the consciousness or the survival of the body?"
Luo Kai thought for a moment. In his understanding, one's consciousness was the sky, and one's body was the earth. Both were indispensable, but relatively speaking, consciousness was more important. That is, I think, therefore I exist. Without consciousness, the body was just a shell. He said, "Consciousness?"
"Yes, the living things in our world are born with flesh and blood, and gradually form consciousness. However, there are living things in another world that are completely different from us. They are born with various kinds of energy, and they can only form a body after birth!"
Luo Kai's expression changed. He said, "Are you talking about extraterrestrial creatures?"
Lady Hua carried Lu Qing into the house. As she walked, she said, "When Qing was just born, an astrologer from the Imperial Astronomer of the Eastern Empire told her that she wouldn't live past the age of three. As expected, Qing fell seriously ill when she was three years old. She was supposed to be dead, but she came back to life.
Lady Hua put Lu Qing on the bed, then turned back and continued, "Zi Lan and Qing have an elemental entanglement. I learned the reason from Zi Lan. There was a strong consciousness maintaining her life. Now that the consciousness has left, Qing's consciousness has naturally been taken away. If I'm not wrong, this consciousness probably came from extraterrestrial creatures. They always like to observe human life, and even experience it personally."
"Where was it taken?" Luo Kai remembered Lu Qing's abnormal behavior. It was as if something had taken over her body and mind.
"I don't know. I know that Qing's consciousness is still alive because of Zi Lan."
Lady Hua brought over a small flower pot from the windowsill. There was a lavender plant in it. It seemed to have sensed Luo Kai's presence, and its tender stem and leaves swayed gently towards him.
"Is this Zi Lan?"
"Yes."
Lady Hua's face warmed up. She reached out and stroked Zi Lan's stem and leaves. The stem and leaves immediately shrank, and soon turned into a lavender seed. She took out a necklace from her chest. The necklace had a button the size of a peanut shell. She put the seed into the button and handed it to Luo Kai. "If you want to find Qing, you can only rely on Zi Lan."
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After Luo Kai left Longyang City, it was as if he had lost his goal in life. He wandered aimlessly in the wilderness. He didn't know how long had passed, but he suddenly felt a twitching hunger in his stomach. He casually pulled up the weeds by the roadside and gnawed on them. However, the more he ate, the hungrier he became. He was like a herbivore, gnawing on the ground. After a long time, he finally felt warmth in his stomach. He followed the familiar scent to the bank of the Inverse Dragon River and plunged into it.
Luo Kai returned to the Sea Gazing Cliff. The small fishing village was full of all kinds of weeds, and the surrounding farmland and fruit forest had been abandoned. The old fisherman's grave hadn't been taken care of for a long time, and no one had paid respects to him. The world had long forgotten about him.