Chapter 1614

Wei Bo gradually understood: "So… Xilian is Bai E and them, and even the entire Wengfaluo Si's 'Ovzhe'?"

"Correct." The King of Conquest nodded, "It seems the only one in all of Wengfaluo Si who has a physical form heading toward the starry sky is Xilian alone."

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"Bai E re-examined the Star Rail from all angles: 'Star Rail… to be honest, it really feels like a 'homeland'. I can imagine that you, Dan Heng, and San Yue Xiaojie, when you were trapped in Wengfaluo Si, must have missed everything here dearly: the lovely window paper, the pleasant music, the fellow travelers on the train… just like countless nights in endless reincarnations, golden wheat stalks always sway in my dreams.'"

"There must be such a small village in the Galaxy as well."

"Are you inviting me to join your journey?" Bai E smiled, "I seem to have found my own 'wish', partner. Someone once told me, 'Home' is the place where you feel free and at ease. Perhaps… wandering the Galaxy with you and everyone else is my strongest longing now. Of course, with everyone together."

"The Xianzhou Alliance, Pinokangni… my imagination is too poor, just listening to Dan Heng's description, I can't picture those worlds at all. Only seeing is believing, right?"

"Alright then, partner."

While Xing was speaking with Bai E, a familiar footstep sound suddenly came from behind Xing's back.

"Finally here. Xing has something to ask you." Bai E turned and left, "Then you two chat first."

"Thank you, Bai E."

After seeing Bai E off, Xilian gradually withdrew her gaze, smiling brightly at Xing: "You slept well, now you must be full of energy, right, Xing?"

"Sorry about that. First time visiting the train as a guest, I originally wanted everyone to behave… but everyone just has such strong personalities. You know what I mean, right?"

"Is this moment… real?"

Xilian did not directly answer Xing's question: "How about we review what happened before?"

"We joined forces to defeat the Iron Tomb; it tried to turn into billions of viruses, infecting the Galaxy; but the heroes poured their own golden flames, becoming arrows, purifying 'Destruction'…… and the Iron Tomb's downfall also symbolized the decline of the Scepter δ-me13. Wengfaluo Si—our homeland for which we gave everything—now exists only in the Galaxy's memory."

"So, this isn't reality…" Xing stared at Hai Se Yin and Na Ke Xia still chatting in the carriage, then turned to look at the carriage behind, "Just a dream… a phantom realm."

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Cheng Long's Adventure Record.

"Ah? Dream? Illusion?"

Xiao Yu lay sprawled on the sofa, painfully clutching her head, legs kicking wildly in the air, "I don't want all this to really just be a dream!! Long Shu, Xilian must be joking, right?"

"Unfortunately, Xiao Yu, this also confirms the writing sounds I heard earlier, which weren't auditory hallucinations. Now everyone exists within 《Ru Wo Su Shu》…" Cheng Long gently sighed, "Indeed, Wengfaluo Si has been completely destroyed."

"Then besides the Golden Blood Drop, what about those people above? Do they also have to perish together?"

"Xilian said 《Ru Wo Su Shu》 can contain an entire world; after the real-world Wengfaluo Si was destroyed, they can only exist within the book." Cheng Long picked up his father's teapot, poured himself a cup of cool tea, "…Hard to say they died, since they never truly had 'life' from the beginning; their current state…… is probably similar to ours back in 'Shan Jian Tian'? Xilian called Shan Jian Tian 'one page of eternity', likely a similar place."

"One page of eternity…… sounds like a space where time is frozen yet flowing."

"To the outside world, it's equivalent to time standing still." Cheng Long said, "Generally, as long as Xilian doesn't encounter any mishap, Wengfaluo Si's existence in the book is fine. Of course, given Xilian's current strength, it's also hard for anyone to threaten her on the 'power' level."

After all, even the Iron Tomb was dealt with; to speak of a formidable Jiemie Dajun, probably only Fen Feng could do so.

But even if Fen Feng is fierce, it hasn't reached the level of destroying the Huazuo like the Iron Tomb did; the Iron Tomb is recognized by the Company as surpassing the 'Envoy' existence, just from this point, Fen Feng likely can't threaten Xilian either.

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"Hehe…"

Xilian blinked playfully: "Too bad, wrong answer♪"

"……?"

"When you broke through spacetime with 'Pioneering', carrying all generations' 'Memory' back to reality in that instant——" Xilian lifted her gaze to the window, toward that dazzling and magnificent nebula, as if it were a tiny flower bud condensed from light and memory, "That world once shackled by 'data' has become countless seeds in the Galaxy, quietly awaiting sprouting."

"We… did all this?" Recalling that heart-pounding battle, Xing still feels somewhat unreal.

"Just as Kaesulana, with the anger of thirty million ages, made 'Destruction' shed a drop of golden blood…… perhaps we also left long footprints on our respective destinies."

"You have become true life."

"A bit exaggerated, perhaps. At least now, everyone cannot truly become 'life'." Xilian smiled, stepped lightly toward the train window, drawing nearer to that radiant nebula, "But Wengfaluo Si already has 'tomorrow'. So, as long as Xing carefully preserves and tends all the seeds. One day in the future, when 'Pioneering' creates miracles again…… I believe, this world we deeply love will sprout, bloom beautifully."

"Don't worry, they've already helped you store all the seeds in the 'First Fruit'……"

Xilian spread her arms, a book slowly emerged from her embrace.

"And its name is 《Ru Wo Su Shu》♪"

"……"

Xing stared in surprise, eyes wide open.

"So, it's time to reveal the correct answer. This place is not a dream, nor an illusion. Rather…… it is the epilogue of 《Ru Wo Su Shu》."