Old Man Tianji spoke while stroking his beard and looking at a bright star in the sky. "Do you see it? The Phoenix Star reappears and it shines brighter than before. I am sure that she has resolved her heavenly-defying tribulation by herself."
"Master, are her grandfather and others really dead?" Mo Chen couldn't help asking.
"Life and death, death and life, life is death, death is life... go! Go down the mountain..." He walked away and went back, stepping on the snow without a trace, leaving only his faintly discernible voice echoing beneath the stars...
Mo Chen watched his figure go away gradually until he disappeared completely. Then, he retracted his gaze and looked at the dazzling star in the night sky.
A long time after, he walked to his courtyard, getting ready to pack up his things. He would go down the mountain early tomorrow morning.
On the other side, in the Upper Reaches
