The answer was already known.
Things that do not belong to oneself must eventually be severed.
But severing a limb like a hero requires determination, and Xu Xiaoshou couldn't imagine such decisive action from a seemingly delicate young woman like Yu Zhiwen.
This cut was to sever the past.
"On that day in Jade Capital City, your Master, my junior sister, oh, and Lei Shuangxing, after you learned the truth?"
"... Mm."
Xu Xiaoshou fell silent.
He watched the setting sun sink into the sea of clouds, watched as the dusky yellow turned gray-black, opened his mouth, but chose to close it again.
He no longer mentioned the matter of the Pearl Gem Star Eyes.
They had once been considered the most beautiful eyes in the world, and he had thought so too.
"Splash!"
The seawater crashed against the shore again, this time reaching up to his calves, soaking Xu Xiaoshou's pant legs.
He glanced sideways, and Yu Zhiwen still held up her skirt.
