Chapter 595

"Hehe, even so, Your Highness and the Geo Archon remain the main gods in our hearts who cleared the eight wildernesses and six directions."

"You didn't like to use such polite formalities in the past."

Looking at the elderly woman before him, Hearing Luo Li felt somewhat conflicted.

He still remembered that back then, the young girl named A-Ping was equally peerless in elegance, upright in appearance, and powerful in strength—a rare beauty indeed.

It was a pity that today, she had voluntarily abandoned her youthful appearance, choosing to become an old woman and live a common, ordinary life.

"People change, even immortals," Granny Ping replied with a kind smile. "Otherwise, the Geo Archon would not have chosen to retire after success, and Your Highness would not have lingered overseas, unknown for a thousand years."

Hearing Luo Li was silent, not refuting her words.

"Is this your choice, then? To become an ordinary old woman in the mortal world, A-Ping."

With an immortal's abilities, a mere thousand years would never lead to such aging; if Granny Ping wanted to, she could completely restore her youthful appearance.

Yet her choice surprised all the immortals.

"Youth fades easily, and the outer shell is but passing smoke. It is not as carefree as Your Highness and the Geo Archon, who remain as elegant as ever after thousands of years. I have seen through the mortal world, so there is no point in it," Granny Ping said with indifference.

"Seeing through the red dust—perhaps what you have now is the 'return to simplicity' that mortals crave most."

"Your Highness, please do not mock me."

Hearing Luo Li could not help but laugh out loud.

Although the two had known each other for a long time, they had not chatted much in private.

The reason for this was likely that the A-Ping of the past felt somewhat inferior to the match made in heaven that was Lady Guizhong and Hearing Luo Li.

Even immortals could harbor budding feelings, but unfortunately, the seed buried in the soil was strangled in its cradle before it could sprout.

At that time, upon learning of Lady Guizhong's fall, A-Ping felt a glimmer of hope amidst her sorrow, but unfortunately, after that, Hearing Luo Li left Liyue and vanished without a trace.

It was not until hundreds of years later that he appeared again, and by that time, standing beside him was the Almighty Shogun of Inazuma, the God of Inazuma, Baal.

From that moment on, A-Ping abandoned all fantasies, or rather, being timid, she simply dared not pursue the hope in her heart.

Time passed, until this very day.

The dreams of youth had already shattered, leaving behind only a faint sadness and some regrets.

Clearing the many memories from her mind, Granny Ping admitted that these were her most precious memories, but memories were memories after all, and could never become reality again.

Or rather, the A-Ping of today had long since abandoned unrealistic fantasies.

"Let's not talk about this. Your Highness must not have come to find me just to joke around."

Hiding all the longing and admiration in her eyes, Granny Ping asked with a smile.

Hearing Luo Li nodded and said, "I came here for Lady Guizhong's final relics. I remember leaving in such a hurry back then that I entrusted many things to you to pack up, and I never asked you about them afterward."

"So you came for Lady Guizhong's relics."

Granny Ping's expression did not change as she chuckled, "Your Highness left this place of sorrow too quickly back then, perhaps without the heart to organize things. I was a bit more meticulous, and indeed, I took the liberty of organizing some things for Lady Guizhong."

"If Your Highness needs them, I shall hand them over now. I wonder, Your Highness..."

"That would be excellent."

The so-called transfer of relics was naturally not as troublesome as it would be for mortals; after receiving a positive reply, Granny Ping immediately opened the path to the Serenitea Pot.

·· ·Seeking flowers· ·······

The so-called Serenitea Pot is a Grotto-Heaven Domain similar to those of immortals, only it can be carried on one's person, and the space inside is relatively small, not as vast as an immortal's abode.

The transfer of relics did not take long; in just over ten minutes, everything had been handed over.

Hearing Luo Li looked through them carefully; most of Lady Guizhong's relics were intact.

But there was one item that was missing from the relics.

"Where is the Memory of Dust?"

Hearing Luo Li looked around but could not find this item among them.

The so-called Memory of Dust was a treasure Hearing Luo Li had obtained through check-in and gifted to Lady Guizhong for self-preservation back then.

Within it, time and space were inverted, forming a world of its own, exquisite beyond compare.

0.... 0

It contained the concept of a "Buddha's Kingdom in the Palm," and if an ordinary person were trapped inside, they would never be able to leave without the owner's permission.

Even a god who fell into it would be unable to escape.

This was also the final insurance Hearing Luo Li had given Lady Guizhong; if she encountered danger, even if she were outmatched, she could escape into it and remain safe and sound.

But during that tragic Archon War, Lady Guizhong handed the Memory of Dust to the immortals so they could use it to protect the people of Guili Assembly.

To her, every citizen of the Guili Assembly, which she and Hearing Luo Li had built together, was like a child to them both.

As long as the children were safe, she could be at ease regardless of what fate befell her.

And so, in the end, not a single citizen of the Guili Assembly was lost, while Lady Guizhong herself fell in that war.

The cycle of cause and effect is truly sigh-worthy.

Seeing Hearing Luo Li slightly distracted, Granny Ping looked hesitant, but after a long pause, she finally told the truth: "I beg Your Highness's forgiveness. Five hundred years ago, when the Abyss disaster struck, I lent the Memory of Dust to the Yakshas and human mages; it may have been lost in The Chasm."

"The Chasm?"

Waking from his memories, Hearing Luo Li murmured the name.

It seems he would have to make a trip to The Chasm himself.

To think he had refused Lumine and Paimon's invitation earlier—this is truly... interesting.

"Looks like I have to be a free bodyguard for once."

Hearing Luo Li clicked his tongue softly, sighing at Lumine and Paimon's good luck.