Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

Neither of them spoke, and they walked quietly along the cobblestone path.

At a glance, Mu An recognized that this was the path they had followed as children; Wang Wan was leading him through the places where she had hidden and played as a child.

He became increasingly silent, keeping a distance of half a meter from Wang Wan as he walked quietly.

Finally, they arrived at an ancient tree in the east of the city.

More than a decade ago, this was the edge of Qing'an County, but now, with the booming development of Qing'an County, it has become the core area of ​​the eastern part of the city.

Every day, all sorts of people perform under the tree, making it a very lively place.

Reaching the ancient tree, Wang Wan stopped and blinked at Mu An, her eyes as playful as when she was a young girl.

"Brother Mu, do you remember where this place is?"

Mu An pretended to be troubled and pondered for a while before asking in a questioning tone.

"This looks familiar, isn't it the place you used to hide in, Xiao Wan?"

Wang Wan smiled gently, stretched her body, skipped and hopped to the tree, and patted the spot next to her.

"Shall we sit together for a while?"

Mu An glanced at her, but instead of sitting next to her, he sat on the other side of the ancient tree.

Wang Wan's sparkling eyes dimmed for a moment, then regained their brilliance in the next instant.

She laughed and joked, "If you don't want to sit, then don't. This seat is already taken."

Mu An didn't speak, but leaned against the tree, gazing at the starry sky above.

On the other side, Wang Wan was still talking to herself, her voice somewhat ethereal and with an indescribable meaning.

"Brother Mu is always like this. He never tells anyone what he's thinking, and he never gets angry with me. He was more reliable than other adults when we were kids. Even though I did so many stupid things, you never even scolded me much."

"Who likes to be scolded?" Mu An replied with a smile.

"But under this tree, you gave me a good scolding."

Wang Wan paused for a moment, her voice tinged with a hint of nostalgia.

"I was terrified at the time, I almost thought you were going to hit me, but thankfully I didn't get beaten up in the end."

On the other side of the tree, Mu An fell silent. He leaned against the tree, listening as Wang Wan recounted the past bit by bit.

"Do you remember? It was winter. It was snowing heavily that day, and it was very cold."

We were walking down the street when we came across a steamed bun shop. I pointed to the buns and said I wanted to eat some.

The sound paused for a moment, as if trying to evoke Mu An's memories.

Mu An, standing under the tree, sighed almost imperceptibly and continued speaking.

"I remember, I went to buy you steamed buns and asked you to wait for me there, but you disappeared in the blink of an eye."

Wang Wan smiled sheepishly and muttered softly.

"It's not all my fault. A magpie just happened to fly by, and I chased after it. By the time I realized what was happening, I was already under this ancient evergreen tree."

In a moment of impulsiveness, I felt this was the closest I'd ever been to victory. Hiding in a tree covered in snow, I thought, "Brother Mu, you'll never find me."

"How stupid," Mu An commented mercilessly.

Wang Wan wasn't annoyed and echoed her sentiment.

"Looking back now, it was pretty stupid. If you had found me any later, something really bad might have happened."

Mu An sighed silently.

Wang Wan continued talking.

"Brother Mu, you had already found this place. You called from a distance, and I hid in the tree with my eyes closed, deliberately keeping quiet, wanting to make you anxious."

Then, without realizing it, I lost consciousness. When I woke up, it was already dark, and you were looking at me with a worried expression.

I wanted to cry then, but I was too cold to speak. Finally, you carried me to Lin'an Hall, where you gave me a good scolding; it was terrifying.

This time, Mu An sighed.

"That's all in the past, why bring it up again now?"

Wang Wan's hand, which was resting on her lap, stiffened slightly. She lowered her voice and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, that's all in the past."

The streets were silent in the dead of night, and beneath the ancient tree, neither of them spoke.

After a long while, Wang Wan's somewhat hoarse voice rang out again.

"Brother Mu, I mean if, just if... if everything could start over, do you think things would be different?"

Mu An remained silent for a moment. He did not answer Wang Wan's question, but changed the subject.

"Xiao Wan, if you really feel that your current life is too tiring, then divorce Li Xiangwan. Don't worry about anything else, I will take care of it for you."

As for Xiao Le, let him study for a few years first. When he grows up, I will arrange a good, leisurely job for him, which will at least ensure that you and your son are wealthy for life.

He saw it clearly: Wang Wan was extremely conflicted and couldn't make sense of her own thoughts at all.

She was like a drowning person, frantically searching for anything that could save her life.

The area under the tree remained quiet for a long time. After a while, Wang Wan suddenly burst out laughing.

She cupped her face in her hands and murmured to herself.

"I've always known this, yet I still couldn't forget it, and things have turned out like this..."

As she spoke, Wang Wan suddenly burst into tears, pounding on the tree trunk and becoming somewhat hysterical.

Why?

"Why is that?"

"Why do you have to be so good? And why did you have to let me get to know someone as perfect as you?"

"If we hadn't grown up together, things wouldn't be like this now..."

As she cried, Wang Wan collapsed under the tree. She wiped away her tears and whispered an apology to Mu An, who had walked up to her.

"I'm sorry, I got a little excited."

Mu An reached out, wanting to rub Wang Wan's head, but then realized it was inappropriate and withdrew his hand, instead glancing at the corner of the street.

Wang Wan followed his gaze and saw a figure that surprised her.

She took a deep breath, waved towards the street corner, then turned to look at Mu An, forcing a smile.

She stood up and bowed to Mu An.

"I appreciate Lord Mu's kindness, but upon reflection, I shouldn't have troubled you so much. If you would consider our past relationship, please help Le'er if she encounters any trouble in the future. As for myself..."

The palm collided with the cheek, making a crisp sound. Mu An stared in astonishment at Wang Wan's rapidly swelling cheek.

After slapping herself, Wang Wan looked at Mu An seriously.

She spoke to Mu An in a tone that was hard to tell whether it was sorrowful or resolute.

"I am sorry for what happened tonight to my husband. If possible, please forget about it, Lord Mu, and don't mention it again."

I have my own family, and so do you, Lord Mu. Let's try to avoid contact from now on, to prevent my husband from misunderstanding.

"Xiao Wan...you..." Mu An opened her mouth.

Wang Wan's reaction was completely outside his expectations, and he had no idea what he could say or do.

People in this era always attach great importance to these things, unlike in his previous life when they were so casual about them.

If he continues to dissuade her, it would be tantamount to trampling on Wang Wan's dignity.

"Thinking about it carefully, we are ultimately destined to be apart. Lord Mu, you never cared about this at all; it was all just wishful thinking on my part."

After uttering those last words, with her slightly swollen cheeks, Wang Wan ran to a corner of the street in a few steps.

She pulled Li Xiangwan, who had been there for a long time, aside and whispered a few words to her.

Finally, the two bowed to Mu An together, crossed their arms, and disappeared from sight.

Looking at the empty streets, Mu An shook his head.

"How could something like this not go wrong?"

After a sigh, Mu An suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at the spot where Li Xiangwan had just been standing.

The dust there looks strange; it seems like someone wrote something on it.