Xing Tie: After the simulation, they all wanted to lock me up in a dark room.

And so, the two of you listened to the storyteller's tale from opposite positions. You lay in Jingliu's arms, the girl's delicate fragrance making your head feel heavy, and you subconsciously nuzzled against Jingliu's neck.

"Little...Little Senior Brother, it itches..." Jing Liu felt his neck itchy as Chen Yue's soft hair brushed against him, and his face, which had just calmed down, turned red again.

"I'm sorry, junior sister." Chen Yue just raised her head.

Jingliu's voice rang out, "Junior Brother, it's alright... I like it very much..."

Chen Yue's actions just now reminded her of when Chen Yue slept with her when they were little, and Chen Yue would rub against her like that too.

Upon hearing Jingliu's words, Chen Yue hesitated for a moment, but Jingliu immediately raised his hand, which was tied with a red rope, and pressed his head down.

That delicate fragrance wafted over again, and because the force of the mirror flow was too great, Chen Yue was directly immersed in something soft.

Mirror Stream's head transformed into a steam engine once again.

What's wrong with my hands? Why do I keep making mistakes?

Chen Yue quickly turned her head, her face also slightly flushed.

To ease the awkwardness, Chen Yue decided to continue listening to the storyteller, while Jing Liu was genuinely afraid to move. With so many people around, if she moved around randomly and made strange noises, she would be in real trouble.

You listen to the storyteller recount the love story between a short-lived being and a long-lived being. Their love is so intense that you become increasingly engrossed, until they get married. What should have been a happy ending turns out to be the beginning of tragedy. The short-lived being's lifespan is incredibly short, and the long-lived being watches helplessly as their beloved grows old. Eventually, the short-lived being grows old and frail, while the long-lived being remains unchanged.

The more you listened, the heavier your heart became, while Jingliu remained completely oblivious to it all. In your interactions with those immortal beings, you seemed to have forgotten that you were a short-lived being, your lifespan barely exceeding a hundred years. And Jingliu? Jingliu still had a very long time ahead of him…

After listening to the storyteller, you felt very heavy-hearted.

Jingliu held Chen Yue's hand, which was tied together with a red rope, with a smile on his face. Chen Yue looked at Jingliu's face and fell into deep thought.

He realized that he had never noticed that Jingliu's face had not changed at all; he was still as young as ever.

"Junior brother, why are you looking at my face? Is there something on my face?" Jing Liu, whose hands were not tied with red ropes, subconsciously rubbed his cheeks.

"No, I was just thinking that my junior sister's face hasn't changed at all over the years." Chen Yue's voice was tinged with heaviness.

"It's only been a few years, Junior Brother. My face won't change a single bit even after decades." Jing Liu's tone was relaxed, as if decades were nothing. "Junior Brother, isn't that true too?"

Upon hearing Jing Liu's words, Chen Yue gave a bitter smile.

But after more than ten years, my junior sister probably won't recognize my face.

After realizing he was a short-lived species, Chen Yue felt waves of anxiety when he heard that the mirror could be moved in decades.

He kept comparing his own lifespan to his own, only to find that it was never enough.

He was transported into the world of mirrors, only to discover that his lifespan was as fleeting as a shooting star...

Back at the Sword Capital, Jingliu untied the red rope and told Chen Yue to close her eyes.

Although Chen Yue was starting to feel anxious about her short lifespan, she still chose to close her eyes.

When you open your eyes, you find that Jingliu has given you a sword.

I saw the pattern engraved on the sword—a mirror lotus.

At that moment, Chen Yue felt a pang in his heart. Looking at Jing Liu's slightly flushed face, his heart ached even more.

The meaning of the mirror lotus flower is eternal love.

Jingliu wants to give Chen Yue eternal love.

But... what about Chen Yue? How can a short-lived creature with a lifespan of only a hundred years give Jing Liu eternal love?

Chen Yue is the leader of the Luofu Sword Sect. He can give Jing Liu wealth, status, and even love. He can give Jing Liu almost everything he wants, and Jing Liu can give him the same thing. But there are things that Jing Liu can give that he cannot give.

Eternal love and eternal companionship are things that Chen Yue could never give Jing Liu, no matter how hard she tried.

He felt as if he had returned to the time when he was abandoned by his family, and he was alone facing the terrifying Bu Li people, feeling so powerless and unable to control his fate.

Even when he grows old, Jingliu will still be the same as before.

Thinking of this, Chen Yue's fingertips turned white as she gripped the sword.

But she forced a smile, suppressing her grief, and said, "Junior sister, I really like the gift you gave me."

Upon hearing Chen Yue's words, Jing Liu's usually cold face was filled with smiles, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Seeing Jingliu's smile, Chen Yue couldn't feel happy at all.

That night, you thought for a long time, your tears almost soaking your pillow. For the first time, you felt hatred for your short-lived nature. Why were you a short-lived being in this immortal ship full of long-lived beings? A short-lived being who could only live for a hundred years!

So you began to distance yourself from Jingliu, keeping your distance. This relationship couldn't continue. You couldn't be selfish anymore, because if your love continued, it was destined to end in tragedy.

Short-lived species live for a hundred years, while long-lived species live for over a thousand years.

When you were born, I was born too; you have not changed, but I have grown old.

This is how things ended for him and Jingliu...

Sometimes, a predictable ending can be truly disheartening.

At twenty-four, your distance hasn't made Jingliu give up on you; she just thinks she's upset you. There's nothing you can do but try to stay as far away from Jingliu as possible, hoping that one day she'll grow to hate you and leave you.

Undeterred, Jingliu deliberately allowed herself to be injured by a bountiful monster, her aim being to get you to apply medicine and speak with you alone. In response, she chased away the physicians who tried to treat her, one by one, shouting that she wanted to see her junior brother. Jingliu's commotion quickly caught your attention.

At this moment, Jing Liu's abdomen was stained red with blood, but with her superhuman physique, she held her sword and coldly pointed it at the doctors.

Chen Yue frowned when she saw Jing Liu's appearance upon entering.

"Junior sister, what are you doing?" Chen Yue felt a pang of heartache when she saw that Jing Liu's lower body, from the abdomen down, was bleeding.

When Jing Liu saw Chen Yue arrive, she couldn't help but lower her head, not wanting her junior brother to see her looking so unattractive.

The hand gripping the sword seemed to tremble slightly before it was lowered.

"I don't want anyone other than my junior brother to touch my body. I want to ask my junior brother to apply medicine and bandage my wounds."

Chen Yue: "?"

For a moment, Chen Yue couldn't even understand what Jing Liu was saying.

After a moment, Chen Yue spoke again, "What were you saying just now?"

"I don't want anyone else to touch my body, not even a woman. Could you please bandage my wound, junior brother?"

Chen Yue's face darkened. "Junior sister, what's wrong with you?!"

He had already decided to stay away from Jingliu, but this time, Jingliu was determined to keep Chen Yue with her life.

At this point, Jing Liu, who had previously acted like a docile girl in front of Chen Yue, continued to speak:

"Junior brother, I just want you to bandage my wound."

"I don't know how to bandage wounds. Just let the physicians from the Pill Refining Department do it," Chen Yue said coldly, suppressing her anger.

Upon hearing Chen Yue's words, Jing Liu felt a chill run through his entire body.

Junior brother, I don't understand, what did I do wrong to make you treat me like this all of a sudden... If I did something wrong, tell me, and I'll change...

"I just don't want them to touch me!" Jing Liuli's delicate eyelashes trembled slightly, and she began to show her stubbornness.

"I don't know how to bandage wounds."

"I don't care."

"I will care."

"..." Jing Liu didn't say anything, just looked at Chen Yue.

"Then you should just wait for the blood in your wound to dry up."

Chen Yue snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Just as he turned his head, preparing to forcibly subdue Jingliu.

A cold glint flashed behind him.

Chen Yue instinctively turned her head away.

Jingliu raised his sword, aiming it at his wound.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yue didn't even think about getting away from Jing Liu; her body grabbed Jing Liu's hand first.

"Junior sister, what are you doing?!"

Jingliu's eyes reddened, and tears dripped onto Chen Yue's hand.

"Anyway, Junior Brother doesn't care about my life anymore. My life belongs to Junior Brother anyway. Since Junior Brother doesn't care, I'll return it to him."

Seeing Jing Liu acting like a madman, Chen Yue was even more determined to make him let go of his feelings for her.

If all else fails, then completely change this relationship.

In the end, Chen Yue agreed to Jing Liu's request.

Jingliu's face finally broke into a smile. She dismissed the others and sat on the bed. At this point, she became shy again.

With his back to Chen Yue, he slowly unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his blue battle armor.

Her slender, jade-like arm swept across her neck, and the tips of her white hair swayed gently in response.

Then, her delicate collarbones and snow-white shoulders were revealed one after another.

Her top was removed, revealing a smooth, jade-like back and a slender waist that outlined a perfect curve.

Jingliu turned her head, and looked at her with a pale face and expectant eyes.

Upon seeing Jing Liu in this state, Chen Yue immediately pulled out a black cloth strip and covered his eyes.

Chen Yue's behavior caused Jing Liu a pang of pain in his heart. "Junior brother, why are you suddenly so disgusted with me? Is there something I did wrong?"

Jing Liu, his wounds bandaged, lay on the tent bed. Just as Chen Yue was about to leave, a pulling force dragged him into the quilt.

"Junior sister, what are you doing?!"

"Junior brother, if you reject me, I'll reopen my wound... You don't want to see me continue to get hurt, do you?"

"you……"

Jingliu embraced Chen Yue at that moment. Chen Yue was reminded of Jingliu from before, with his blood-red eyes filled with fear. At this moment, she was incredibly vulnerable.

"Junior brother, why do you hate me... Is it because you think I'm not good enough for you? Then I will work hard to become stronger until you are satisfied."

Upon hearing Jing Liu's words, Chen Yue fell silent.

It's not that you're not good enough for me, it's that I'm not good enough for you... If only I were immortal.

In that year, your master was also about to lose control of her demonic spirit. She found you, gave you some instructions, and then said goodbye. She felt that she had lived enough and did not want to worry about the demonic spirit relapsing at any time.

That year, your master passed away peacefully; she committed suicide.

At twenty-five, you haven't seen Jing Liu for almost half a year. Jing Liu can't understand what she did wrong, and why her junior brother keeps avoiding her.

Could it be that he likes Bai Heng? Thinking of this, Jing Liu felt as if her heart was being pricked by needles. She desperately went to find Chen Yue and whispered to ask her if he had fallen in love with Bai Heng.

Chen Yue simply shook her head. This answer delighted Jing Liu. Chen Yue's absence over the past six months had made Jing Liu eager to know the answer to a certain question.

"Junior brother, I like you. It's not the kind of liking between friends, but the liking between lovers. Do you... like me?" Jing Liu seemed to use all his strength to slowly express the feelings buried in his heart.

Chen Yue simply shook his head. "I'm sorry, junior sister. I've always considered you my junior sister. I just kept thinking of our relationship as that of senior and junior siblings. I didn't understand our feelings for each other. I'm really sorry. I'll be more careful in the future. I'll be a good senior brother to you."

Chen Yue's words were like a bucket of ice water poured on Jing Liu, extinguishing the passion in her heart.

My junior brother only sees me as a junior sister, what a joke.

The greatest tragedy in the world is that lovers end up as siblings.

How could Jingliu possibly be willing to accept this? How could she possibly be willing to accept this!

"Junior Brother, what are you talking about? It must be Bai Heng who bewitched you..." Jing Liu's red eyes flashed with intense killing intent, and his words seemed to be making excuses for Chen Yue's words, "Yes... it must be her, it must be her, I'll kill her right now! Kill her! Make Junior Brother change his mind."

"Enough, Junior Sister!" Seeing Jing Liu's crazed state, Chen Yue felt a sharp pain in her heart.

"Just because I don't love you doesn't mean I'll accept Bai Heng."

"I just won't love anyone anymore, and that has nothing to do with Bai Heng."

"Now I know what I have to do. I am just the head of the Luofu Sword. My master is dead. I will take her place, clear the sky and protect the immortal ship. I will dedicate my life to it until the very last moment."

Upon hearing Chen Yue's words, Jing Liu hurriedly said, "Junior Brother, I want to go with you."

Jingliu will not give up. Even if she cannot be with her beloved junior brother, she will always stay by his side, even if only as a sword.

Seeing Jingliu's resolute gaze, she knew that this reason wouldn't work either; Jingliu wouldn't leave her.

"Junior sister, I've thought about your confession just now, and I'm willing to accept it."

Hearing Chen Yue accept his confession, Jing Liu was enveloped in a deep sense of happiness. "My junior brother accepted my confession!"

"However, I have one condition..."

Upon hearing that there were conditions, Jingliu didn't care. Even if her junior brother set difficult conditions, she would go through fire and water to fulfill them.

"Beat me, and I'll marry you..."