Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

I felt the person in my arms gradually stop crying.

Lu Ze gently picked up Fu Xuan, who had cried herself to sleep in his arms.

At this moment, tears still clung to her eyelashes, her nose was red, and even in her sleep, her brows were slightly furrowed.

Lu Ze gently placed her on the bed, tucked her in, stood by the bed for a moment looking at her with reluctance, and then quietly left the room, gently closing the door behind him.

After doing all this, Lu Ze walked to the front door, his hand already on the doorknob, but then he suddenly stopped.

He went back inside, went to the bathroom, took a deep breath in front of the mirror, splashed cold water on his face, and made sure his expression was calm enough.

Then he pushed open the door and stepped into the night.

Soon, he arrived at the temporary encampment arranged by Luofu for the Jade Palace reinforcements and explained to the Cloud Riders on duty at the gate who he was looking for.

Yunqi looked him up and down, verified his identity card as the librarian of the Imperial Library, and then led him upstairs.

Arriving at Jingtian's room, Lu Ze raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Come in."

A calm and steady voice came from inside the door, as if they had expected him to come.

Lu Ze pushed the door open and entered.

Seeing Jingtian sitting at the table with a simple tea set in front of him, two teacups, one already full and the other empty.

He was still wearing that simple gray cloth shirt, his left sleeve hanging loosely at his side, and the lone lamp on the table made the wrinkles on his face appear even deeper.

"Sir, I..."

Lu Ze had just opened his mouth when Jing Tian raised his hand to interrupt him.

"You're Fu Xuan's boyfriend, right? Just call me teacher like she does." Jing Tian pushed the full teacup towards Lu Ze, his movements casual and natural. "Sit down."

Lu Ze paused for a moment, bowed slightly, and then sat down.

"Teacher Jingtian, I have a way to help you and Fu Xuan change your fate." He spoke quickly, as if afraid of being interrupted.

After listening, Jing Tian showed no surprise, but simply shook his head slowly.

"It's normal for you to be influenced by my apprentice when you're around her. I can understand that young people are arrogant and don't believe in fate."

He glanced down at his empty left sleeve, the fabric appearing particularly dim in the candlelight.

"After all... I was like that back then, thinking I was omnipotent and capable of anything. But when you reach my age, you'll understand why I stopped resisting altogether."

His tone was like that of a loving elder sharing his life experiences with a younger generation.

"I tried countless times to defy fate when I was young. But in the end, I never succeeded."

He picked up his teacup, took a sip, and gazed out the window at the dark blue night sky, lost in reminiscence.

Lu Ze did not interrupt him, and waited quietly for him to finish speaking.

Jing Tian took another sip of tea, put the teacup back on the table, and his cloudy yet bright eyes fell on Lu Ze again.

"To change someone's fate, you must bear that person's karma. Do you think you, an outsider, can bear the karma of two people from the Immortal Ship?"

Upon hearing this question, Lu Ze knew his opportunity had arrived.

"I think I can. Because I am not from this world, and I am not involved in the karma of this world."

Jingtian's hand, which was holding the teacup, froze in mid-air.

He raised his head, and for the first time, his eyes, which had seen the vicissitudes of life, truly and earnestly examined the young man before him.

From the first moment they met, he could tell that Lu Ze's destiny was unusual and not covered by any star trajectory calculations.

Only when he heard him say that he was not from this world did a hint of surprise finally appear on Tian's usually calm face.