Lily Bai’s Death Point 4

Inside the last Jade Permit, ancient-costume Evan Lan had just appeared on camera when suddenly a little sculpted, porcelain-faced child ran in, calling out, "Your Majesty the Celestial Emperor!"

Evan Lan smiled, "Yuri, what brings you here?"

"Grandfather brought me," the little one said, peering curiously at the camera. "What's that talisman?"

"It's a Clarity Charm."

"Is it the Clarity Charm that can record things?"

"That's right."

"I want to learn to draw talismans too, but Grandfather says I don't have the talent for it." He looked a little down.

"Yuri is only a hundred years old and has already cultivated Qilin Phoenix Fire," Evan Lan said gently. "Your talent is unmatched in the Lumina Realm."

"But I still want to learn to draw talismans. Lu Qingzhu can do it, and it looks so cool. I'm really jealous."

"Everyone has their own strengths. Even I can't master everything. You're already amazing—other kids are jealous of you, you know."

"Really?"

"Mm."

He grinned.

At that moment, a deep, magnetic voice called out: "Yuri!"

Yuri turned his head and called out, "Grandfather!"

Then, slowly, a figure in white appeared in the frame.

Lily had expected his grandfather to be an old man.

Unexpectedly, the person who appeared was a strikingly young man in white.

At that moment, Lily couldn't help but sigh—she was born in the wrong era!

Why was everyone who appeared in those days so good-looking?

But this handsome man in white was completely different from ancient Evan Lan and Yuri.

Mortal life was a kind of defilement to him.

No one else could compare to even the hem of his robe...

"Forgive me, Your Majesty the Celestial Emperor," the man said, glancing at the camera. "Yuri disturbed you."

"No problem," Evan Lan replied in ancient costume.

"What brings Your Majesty here?"

"Just came to take a look," Evan Lan replied. "Thank you for taking such good care of Qingluan."

"You're welcome," the man in white answered. "She sacrificed herself for the world, so taking care of her is only right."

Ancient Evan Lan fell silent, clearly waiting for them to leave.

But the man in white didn't leave. Instead, he said, "When I was in the Demon Realm, I heard a legend."

"What legend?" ancient Evan Lan asked.

"When the Origin Lotus blooms, if a couple can become husband and wife for three lifetimes, their souls will be bound together by the Lotus's power, through all reincarnations."

"Three lifetimes as husband and wife... that's not easy."

"Exactly," said the man in white. "I also heard that the Origin Lotus only blooms when the Spirit Realm and Demon Realm are connected. Once the Demon Sealing Well is closed, the Lotus will soon wither. The Demon King claims that sealing the Well will doom both realms."

"Heh!" The Celestial Emperor laughed coldly. "Did he also say that the Spirit Realm shouldn't exist, and both realms should belong to the Nightspawn?"

"That's exactly what he said," the man in white replied, shaking his head.

The Celestial Emperor fell silent for a moment, then said, "Maybe some of what he says is right. When the realms are connected and the Twin Lotus revives, if the Demon King would just stay in the Demon Realm and not cause trouble, maybe some sacrifices wouldn't be needed..."

He took a deep breath, wanting to say more but stopped.

"So, in this world, right and wrong are hard to define. Even people like us don't always do the right thing," said the man in white.