Published: February 26, 2025
As Xuan Yuan Chang Feng wept with a heartbroken soul, he recalled the words that Tan Yun had given him.
He opened the letter again, and after reading its contents, he felt an overwhelming sense of guilt, sadness, and heartache.
The letter sincerely stated: "Chang Feng, by the time you read this letter, I will be gone. Please do not be sad or blame yourself."
"I'm sorry for not having the courage to say goodbye before I left; I can only tell you the truth about my death in this way, because I know if I said goodbye to you, you wouldn't agree to my decision."
"Chang Feng, do you know? I like you, but I don't feel the excitement of love. I am not a complete woman because I don't have a heart; I am not a true woman."
"If I want to become a real woman with a heart, I must die, enter reincarnation, and be reborn as a new life."
"Hehe, Chang Feng, please don't be sad. Everything I did was to be able to be with you. I also want to love you so deeply that my heart races, to love you to the point of being infatuated."
"The thought that once I am reborn, I can have a heart and feel your love for me fills me with immense happiness."
"Chang Feng, you promised me! You promised that even if my appearance changes and I no longer remember you, you would still love me unconditionally; you must not go back on your word!"
"Also, I will be reincarnated in the Heavenly Punishment Star, on Huangfu Continent, in Wangyue Town, my brother's hometown. I will use all my divine soul to influence my parents so that they will name me Yingying."
"I will wait for you in Wangyue Town."
"Chang Feng, promise me, do not be sad, or else I will be unhappy."
The signature read "Tuoba Yingying."
After reading the letter, Xuan Yuan Chang Feng recalled the last conversation he had with Tuoba Yingying: "What are you, silly? Are you waiting for me to hug you first?"
"Yingying, do you know? I really love you. Sometimes, I really want to show you my heart. In my eyes, you are the most perfect woman in the world, the woman I want to protect for a lifetime."
"Chang Feng, I am not perfect. I am a woman without a heart. I admit that I like you, but I cannot love you because I have no heart. Would that bother you?"
"I don't mind! As long as you let me take care of you, I will be satisfied!"
"Chang Feng, I want to ask you a question, and I hope you will answer truthfully. If one day my appearance changes, and I no longer look like I do now and don’t remember you, will you still love me like you do now?"
"Yingying, why would you say that?"
"I’m just saying it casually, but I still hope you can answer truthfully."
"I will, I definitely will!"
Thinking of this, Xuan Yuan Chang Feng broke down in tears. "So it turns out that Yingying had already decided to sacrifice herself for the sake of a heart, for reincarnation!"
"Yingying, do you know? In my heart, I don’t want you to do this... Wuwu..."
In that moment, Xuan Yuan Chang Feng felt utterly heartbroken.
He knew that Tuoba Yingying had given up her identity as a member of the heavenly clan and sacrificed everything for him!
Xuan Yuan Chang Feng held Tuoba Yingying's corpse, tears and snot streaming down his face, crying on the summit until the world around him faded away...
The next morning.
Xuan Yuan Chang Feng used snow to form an Ice Coffin, gently placing Tuoba Yingying's body inside.
Then, with swollen eyes, he dragged the coffin into the air and swiftly flew to Tan Yun's Divine Vessel.
Tan Yun took a deep breath and said, "Chang Feng, don’t be sad, and don’t blame yourself too much. This was Yingying’s choice; she wouldn’t want you to be heartbroken."
"Mm." Xuan Yuan Chang Feng nodded heavily, then handed the Ice Coffin to Tan Yun, "Brother-in-law, please take good care of Yingying's burial. I will go find her and be by her side at all times."
"Alright." When Tan Yun received the Ice Coffin with both hands, Xuan Yuan Chang Feng soared into the air and was about to leave when Tan Yun's voice called from below the Divine Vessel, "Wait."