"If I don't call you, are you just going to stand there like an idiot until dawn?"
Wei Yuan gritted his teeth, his jaw clenched, panic and despair filling his mind and surging throughout his body. He struggled with himself for a long time before finally asking Yu Tang in a hoarse voice, "Master, did you hear those words...?"
"Yes, I heard it, I heard it clearly," Yu Tang said. "I originally thought it would be a long time before I knew the truth."
Now that Xiao Jin has appeared, he's forced you to say those words ahead of time.
Wei Yuan was also unsure why he had acted so impulsively just now.
Now my heart is filled with endless regret and fear.
He was terrified of what Yu Tang would do to him. But he was even more afraid that Yu Tang would give up on resurrection after finding out about this.
Having experienced so many life-and-death separations, and the events of 100,000 years ago and the previous nine worlds, Wei Yuan's spirit was already extremely fragile. He didn't want to watch Yu Tang die again, powerless to do anything about it.
Ensuring that Yu Tang lives a healthy and happy life has become his greatest obsession.
Because he had seen how the other person lived without him.
He has loving parents, close friends, and many fans and admirers.
He realized then that Yu Tang could still live a good life without him.
"You must be exhausted after holding it in for so long." Yu Tang sighed, waved his hand, and restored the stone table that Xiao Jin had smashed to its original state. He then beckoned to Wei Yuan to sit down.
He didn't care about Wei Yuan's silence, and just said to himself, "Actually, I'm very happy that you were able to shout all those words out in one breath."
Instead of bottling it up inside and pretending everything's fine in front of me, she bears the pain that we should share alone.
Wei Yuan widened his eyes slightly, already prepared for Yu Tang to get angry at him.
He thought the other party would beat him up to vent their anger, just like they did during the day, and then cut off all ties with him.
But now it seems that the other party's attitude was far too calm.
Yu Tang sat on the other side of the stone table and continued, "From what you've said, I can tell that we're facing a great difficulty this time, so great that even the combined strength of the two of us can't overcome it."
"Then you hope to sacrifice yourself in exchange for my rebirth."
“I just thought about it, and if I were you, I’m afraid I would also choose to keep it a secret.” Yu Tang recalled his previous experiences and said, “After all, looking back at those previous worlds, I also chose to sacrifice myself to save you, and I didn’t want you to know, trying to minimize the harm to you.”
In several other worlds, I would say to you, just like you, that I hope you can find someone who truly loves you, forget me, and live your own life well…
At this point, Yu Tang paused, then asked Wei Yuan with a smile.
"But think about it, did you look for me after I left?"
One question left Wei Yuan speechless.
He tightened his fingers, and after a long while, he managed to speak with difficulty: "Because I have memories of those worlds, that's why I didn't..."
"Before you brought me to these worlds, I lived for twenty-eight years. From childhood to adulthood, I was never short of people pursuing me. Later, when I became famous and entered the entertainment industry, I was never short of stars with both good looks and talent. But I have never liked any of them."
Yu Tang interrupted him, saying, "In other words, even if I forget you and all these things, I will never fall in love with anyone other than you."
"And I can tell you with absolute certainty."
"The feelings between you and me are engraved in my soul. Even if Heaven can erase those memories temporarily, it cannot erase them forever."
As long as I live, I will remember it someday.
"So, even if you saved me and let me live, the day I remember again, I will..."
Yu Tang looked into Wei Yuan's dark, reddish eyes and gave a bitter smile.
Tell him...
"I would rather be dead than alive."
Chapter 25
Died for the villain for the tenth time (25)
This was the first time Wei Yuan had seen such a smile on Yu Tang's face.
He clutched the fabric in front of his chest, gritted his teeth, and felt his heartbeat slow down, each tremor bringing extreme pain.
He remembered the fifth world and the seventh world. Having lost his memory, he felt an excruciating pain when he thought of Yu Tang again.
Later, she could no longer bear it and only wanted to escape the world without Yutang through death and sleep.
He certainly didn't want his master to die, but the thought that his master would suffer as much as he had when he regained his memories made him feel suffocated, as if he would die at any moment.
“Death is not scary.” Even though Yu Tang was forcing himself to stay strong, he felt extremely bitter and said in a hoarse voice, “What is scary is that the person you love dies for you, but you don’t even have the right to remember him or recall him.”
"And now..."
He pointed at Wei Yuan and said, "Wei Yuan, you are depriving me of this power."
"If I have truly been kept in the dark by you through this last world, then a fate worse than death will be my final end."
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Not a single word of blame was uttered.
Yu Tang calmly and composedly told Wei Yuan his thoughts and feelings.
He is well aware of the mistakes he has made.
Both he and Wei Yuan have already experienced firsthand what kind of consequences would result from their mistakes.
That's why he kept pressuring Wei Yuan to tell the truth, not allowing him to hide anything.
“I…” Wei Yuan’s fingertips trembled slightly as he looked up at the man in front of him, his lips quivering.
"I was wrong……"
Tears fell from his eyes and slid down his bruised cheeks. He raised his hand to wipe them away, choking back sobs as he apologized.
"I was wrong, I know I was wrong..."
"I shouldn't have kept it from you..."
With each apology, his inner turmoil gradually eased, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his body, finally giving him a chance to catch his breath. He then poured out his heart to Yu Tang, recounting everything he had experienced over the years.
After listening, Yu Tang knew that the problem was unsolvable, but he was not as pessimistic as Wei Yuan had thought.
He asked Wei Yuan, "How long is a human's life in an ordinary plane?"
Wei Yuan suffered too much today, crying and being beaten.
At this moment, his face was as colorful as a palette, looking rather comical, which made Yu Tang unable to help but laugh.
Influenced by that smile, Wei Yuan seemed to feel that the inevitable tragic ending was not so terrible, so he honestly answered Yu Tang: "At most, it will be a little over a hundred years."
"So, how long until our ending in this world you've created?"
"About two hundred years." After saying this, Wei Yuan blinked, seemingly guessing what Yu Tang was going to say next.
"One hundred thousand years ago, we were together for two hundred years. In the first world, we were together for more than a year, in the second world for half a year, in the third world for more than a year, in the fourth world for more than a year, in the fifth world for a few months, in the sixth world for half a year, in the seventh world for two years, in the eighth world for more than a year, and in the ninth world, we were together for more than three years in total."
Now, the tenth world will give us another two hundred years to live together.
Yu Tang looked at Wei Yuan and said, "If you calculate it this way, we have already lived so many more years and experienced so many more rich lives than ordinary humans."
Despite the pain, there was far more joy and comfort in spending time together.
"It is because of birth, aging, sickness and death that the time spent with loved ones becomes more precious and beautiful."
"Therefore, the remaining two hundred years are enough."
He took Wei Yuan's hand, took out a wooden hairpin he had carved in front of the stall from his spatial storage, placed it in the boy's hand, and smiled at him easily.
"Let's treat this as our last time together, cherish every moment we have together like ordinary people, and in the end, no matter what fate brings, we'll just do what we want to do."
"I will no longer be that high and mighty god, but only wish to be an ordinary person."
Wei Yuan looked at the wooden hairpin in his hand and found that it not only had his character "Yuan" engraved on it, but also the character "Yu," which is a homophone of "Yu."
As his fingers traced those two words, Wei Yuan's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice dry and hoarse, yet tinged with a hint of amusement.
"A caged bird longs for its old forest, a fish in a pond yearns for its familiar pool..."
He recited these two lines of poetry, grasped Yu Tang's hand tightly, and brought it to his lips along with the wooden hairpin, closing his eyes to kiss it reverently.
When I opened my eyes again, they were filled with clarity and determination.
He said to Yu Tang.
"I do not ask to live with you, but I ask to die with you."
Yu Tang was slightly taken aback. His gaze met those dark eyes, and he realized that the kid had finally come to his senses.
He silently breathed a sigh of relief, pulled his hand away from the other's grasp, and pinched Wei Yuan's face with both hands: "You said it yourself, remember it clearly, our fate is up to us."
"What nonsense about life and death, being separated forever?"
"Even if we die, we will die together. We can never become pawns in those two gambles of the Heavenly Dao."
Wei Yuan has now passed through the most difficult period, his mood has brightened, and he is gradually returning to his true nature.
He grabbed Yu Tang's hand, rubbed it against his cheek, and smiled with his eyes crinkling: "Yes, my good master."
"Ouch, stop rubbing it on." Yu Tang laughed at him, "You're covered in snot and tears, it's filthy."
“Where is the snot?” Wei Yuan retorted, then pounced on Yu Tang, deliberately rubbing his face against him, and said righteously, “Even if I do, you can’t dislike me.”
"I'm your most beloved disciple, who else would you spoil if not me?"
Yu Tang was amused by his words, pushed Wei Yuan's face, and ripped the plaster off his body: "You're quite the talker."
Taking the wooden hairpin from Wei Yuan, Yu Tang loosened the boy's hairband, gently tied his hair up, inserted the hairpin into his hair, and examined it from left to right several times.
I don't know why I suddenly thought of Xiao Lin.
He said, "Back in the fourth world, I also gave you a hairpin. At that time, you wore that hairpin and waved it in front of me every day."
Despite being a prince of noble birth, he treated such an ordinary wooden hairpin as a treasure…
"Master..."
Yu Tang was getting into the conversation when Wei Yuan suddenly interrupted him. Puzzled, Yu Tang asked, "Hmm? What's wrong?"
Wei Yuan looked at him intently, his smile fading considerably.
Then, I asked him a very serious question.