In front of the Purple Gold Palace on Heavenly Dragon Star.
Ever since He Si saved his younger self and his wife during the temporal distortion with the Water of Life.
He had been restless after being teleported back.
For more than a decade, his wife's image in his heart.
Had not faded with the passage of time; instead, it became clearer and clearer.
Because Ming Ya Nan had always lived in his heart, never forgotten.
In fact, when his wife had an accident more than a decade ago, he had no will to live.
Life without Ming Ya Nan was meaningless.
His wife's departure had taken his entire world.
That was why he had been in a daze and fallen from the scaffolding back then.
In that instant, his heart was filled with joy, for he would finally be reunited with his wife.
But immediately, his daughter's face reappeared in his mind.
His wife was gone, and if he were to die too.
How would that little daughter survive?
He could not die, at least not until his daughter grew up and became an adult.
So he grabbed the edge of the safety railing, thinking in his heart.
He couldn't die, he had to live. Fortunately, Tang Yong was by his side at the time.
He saved him, but then Tang Yong accidentally fell.
When Ren You Pei first joined their family, his business was still thriving.
Ren You Pei had tempted him more than once, wanting to make it real, but he had refused every time.
Because in his heart, he had only one wife in this life, and would only ever have one wife.
He would not have any relations with any woman other than Ming Ya Nan.
He endured, because of his daughter.
He no longer thought of ending his life, for he had to protect his daughter for his wife.
To see his daughter grow up, get married, and have children.
And then, when he could no longer hold on, he would go to his wife.
And tell her about his daughter's every little detail. This was the meaning of his life.
Thus, an ordinary man like him.
With sheer willpower, he survived the apocalypse, living tenaciously.
During the temporal distortion, he saw his wife in her youth again.
Those beautiful memories from the past surged back, keeping him awake all night.
"Ya Nan, you've been gone for over a decade. Have you forgotten me?
If you haven't forgotten me, please respond to me."
He Si caressed a jade pendant in his hand and murmured to the endless starry sky.
They say that after death, people become stars in the sky.
He tried to sense with his heart, trying to discern which star was Ming Ya Nan.
But after sensing for a long time, not a single one had Ming Ya Nan's aura.
He Si solemnly put away the jade pendant in his hand.
It was Ming Ya Nan's遗物 (yíwù -遗物), his memento.
So even though he had wandered through the apocalypse, he had not lost it.
Ming Ya Nan had two things she loved most in her life, said to have been with her since childhood.
One was a jade bracelet, given to Ming Yue.
The other was this jade pendant in He Si's hand.
The sky was still dotted with stars, quiet as if it were a frozen scene.
He sighed and was about to go back to rest.
When he saw a point of light flashing in the sky, appearing from beyond the heavens.
Like a shooting star, it streaked across the sky, getting closer and closer.
A majestic portal appeared above the peak of Tian Zhu Peak.
Before He Si could even make out the intricate patterns on it, the portal blazed with light.
The great door opened, illuminating the entire Tian Zhu Peak as if it were daytime.
"Alert!"
A roar came from within the Purple Gold Palace, and Ren Jian rushed out.
He was already in his beast-transformed human form, a white tiger, different from before.
The tips of his originally white fur now shimmered with golden light.
He conjured a golden flame in his hand, majestic and full of spirit.
It seemed his injuries had healed, and his cultivation had greatly increased.
"This is bad, it must be an invasion by external enemies.
Ming Yue and Ji Shi You are both absent, but I am here.
Don't worry, act according to my signals."
Ren Jian's expression was stern, as if everything was under his control.
"Look at your head, you're standing at the front, how can we act according to your signals?
Look closely, who is the enemy? It's sister returning."
Bao Bao from behind kicked Ren Jian over and ran over him.
"Sister, you're back, Bao Bao missed you."
As Ren Jian was about to get up, Ba Jiu stepped on him again.
Ran over his body and headed for the white jade portal.
Ren Jian resigned himself and stopped struggling, lying on the ground.
He Si was also excited. He saw a figure flash from within the portal.
Ming Yue and Ji Shi You appeared. Seeing his daughter return, the worry that had been on his mind for days finally subsided.
Ming Yue stood at the entrance and waved her hand.
A beam of light appeared, forming a staircase at the entrance.
Tears welled up in her eyes, for she could now control the Gate of Myriad Wonders.
This meant that Yue Zan had perished. If Yue Zan were still alive.
She would be unable to speak or move, just as she had been when she first entered.
Because as long as the previous master of the Gate of Myriad Wonders was not dead, the Jade Linglong would not merge with others.
Looking at the scorched earth and the Purple Gold Palace before her.
And the familiar faces below, Ming Yue felt an immense sense of closeness.
Although this world was devastated, a wasteland, and filled with smoke.
It was the place she cared about the most, for her friends and family were here.
"Sister, sister."
Bao Bao and Ba Jiu hadn't taken the stairs at all; they flew directly to the entrance.
Bao Bao pulled on Ming Yue, chattering excitedly, while Ba Jiu stood aside.
He didn't speak, just smiled foolishly at Ming Yue.
"You two, don't block the entrance.
Hurry up and help lead everyone down to be settled."
Ji Shi You shouted, instructing Bao Bao and Ba Jiu to help.
The people of Xuan Realm from within the Gate of Myriad Wonders, their homes destroyed overnight.
Their guardian Realm Lord's whereabouts unknown, and they had arrived in a strange world.
One by one, they were listless, sitting or standing in the gate in a daze.
They had not yet emerged from their despair and were ignoring Ji Shi You's words.
So he had to ask Bao Bao and Ba Jiu to help everyone out.
"Wow! Sister, where did you pick up so many people?
Why aren't these people responding, as if they've lost their souls?"
Bao Bao and Ba Jiu, engrossed in their closeness with Ming Yue.
Had not noticed the tens of thousands of people hidden in the bizarre passage and were stunned speechless.
"It's a long story. They are all my mother's people.
Once they are settled, I will tell you more.
For now, help your brother-in-law and take them out first."
Ming Yue couldn't explain it all at once.
She could only help Ji Shi You to get the people of Xuan Realm out first.
"Wow! Is this a high-speed train?
Is Ming Yue expanding her business to vigorously develop interstellar tourism?
Where did she find so many tourists? Uncle He, have you heard her mention it?"
Looking at the continuous stream of people descending from the entrance, already numbering in the tens of thousands.
Ren Jian, astonished, got up from the ground.
He brushed the dust off his clothes and approached He Si to ask.
After all, he was Ming Yue's father, and might have some inside information.
However, He Si did not answer him, nor did he hear Ren Jian's question.
Because his gaze was already vacant.
He was staring dazedly at a young woman in her thirties standing beside Ming Yue.
"He Si!"
Ming Ya Nan also saw He Si in the crowd and smiled at him charmingly.
However, tears could no longer be held back and streamed down, wetting her clothes.