Chapter 190

"Yes..."

Baizhu smiled.

"This time, I'm going to pick herbs in a very, very far place, and I might not come back."

"Take Qiqi with you..."

Qiqi replied immediately, but Baizhu shook his head with difficulty.

"Sorry, not this time..."

"I have asked Miss Ganyu to take care of you... After I leave, she will come to pick you up."

"Miss Ganyu... should be able to take better care of you than I did. After all, she is similar to you..."

Baizhu looked at Qiqi with some melancholy.

His life was like a fleeting horse passing a crack, a sudden moment.

In less than a hundred years, he had done many things.

In the long river of history, these were all great feats, and he would be remembered by history.

Such a life was already a life that countless people could not crave.

But why...

was he so unwilling?

How long could memories of him remain after he died?

Was his life just a fleeting moment of brilliance to Qiqi?

In the long life ahead for Qiqi, how much color could these decades of being together occupy?

He seemed to have many things he wanted to do.

But his time was up.

People sigh that they are unwilling for their lives to be ordinary, but most people's lives are ordinary after all.

People sigh that they are unwilling for their lives to be short, but all people's lives are short.

"Youth is easy to grow old, time is clear."

Baizhu looked up at the sky, how many corners of that vast world had he seen?

"Qiqi, what a pity..."

"There are still many places in this world I haven't seen, many people I haven't met, many things I haven't finished..."

"Qiqi, I don't want to leave..."

"I really don't want to leave..."

"I envy you so much. Even if you are ignorant, even if you have no memory, you can stay here for a long, long time."

"I really don't want it to end like this..."

A few drops of cloudy tears slid from the corners of Baizhu's eyes.

The extreme weakness of his body made him understand that he had reached his limit.

He had saved many people and extended their lives.

Only when facing himself did he not know what to do.

"Mr. Baizhu... if you don't want to leave, why can't you stay?"

Qiqi asked a puzzled question.

Baizhu was silent, and after a moment, his gaze gradually brightened.

"Stay..."

"Mr. Baizhu, if you don't want to leave, why not find a way to stay?"

Qiqi looked at Baizhu curiously, and the latter stood up with difficulty.

"How to stay?"

"Qiqi doesn't know..."

Qiqi shook her head and said again:

"But Mr. Baizhu said that if there is something you want to do, you must persist forever. Even if everyone says it's impossible, you cannot give up."

"Dreams cannot be forgotten."

Baizhu's mind was shaken, and boundless waves surged.

"Dream... my dream..."

"Longevity! Longevity!"

Baizhu stood up with difficulty, stumbled to the steps, and looked up at the sky.

The obsession and dream that had been sealed in his mind in the past broke through the shackles with a bang.

Youthful vitality returned to his body.

Baizhu's hunched figure gradually straightened, the wrinkles faded, and his face returned to youth.

That gentle and confident smile returned to his face.

"Longevity! Longevity!"

Baizhu shouted up at the sky.

"My dream was never to treat illnesses and save people, to leave my name in history! It is longevity!"

"If I achieve longevity, I can save more people! I can do more things!"

"If I achieve longevity, I will have no regrets!"

"I want to stay! I want to stay forever! I want to see all the scenery in this world!"

"I want to live for a long, long time and enjoy life!"

Baizhu suddenly bowed to the sky, facing the surging and turbulent firmament, and said loudly:

"Baizhu, a mortal, thanks the Sect Leader for his mercy. Today, Baizhu sees through himself."

"What Baizhu seeks has never wavered! Longevity!"

"Baizhu, a mortal, begs the Sect Leader to bestow the opportunity for longevity!"

"From now on, never look back!"

As the voice fell, the incredibly real world before him shattered with a bang.

In the dark, a voice full of gratification sounded.

"Good!"

Baizhu's heart was shaken, and he returned to the array. Changsheng, who had entered with him, had already reached Qiqi's side.

She was looking at him with worry.

Baizhu raised his hand to look; he was young and full of vigor.

Having experienced that moment of decades of aging, Baizhu now craved longevity even more.

This obsession had already been carved into his bones.

"A fleeting life, is this the method of an immortal? Truly miraculous!"

In just an instant, he had experienced a lifetime of years, and there was a hint of vicissitudes in Baizhu's eyes.

His medical skills, the medical experience he gained in that illusion, were all preserved.

The illness in his body had also been washed away by the spiritual energy of the Heart-Questioning Array. With his current medical skills, he could easily eradicate it.

With just this medical skill, he could shock the entire Teyvat in minutes if he went out.

But this was not what he needed.

What he wanted was only longevity!

That longing for longevity became even more intense.

"Baizhu, how are you?"

Changsheng called out to him with some worry.

Having personally experienced the Heart-Questioning Array, she understood how terrifying that test was.

She had walked the story of the Medicine Lord Mountain again, looking at the past of the Mountain King and the Jade Immortal.

This time, there was no tragedy.

She had almost sunk into it; if it hadn't been for the sudden clarity at the end, she feared she would have already failed.

Baizhu raised his head and stared at Changsheng, saying softly:

"Changsheng, wait for me."

Changsheng was stunned for a moment and did not answer.