Published: March 2, 2025
The journey back to Ch Town was not as easy as the one-eyed had imagined.
Throughout the journey, Wen Yu used the teleportation ability of the Netherworld countless times, causing his aura to become ethereal and unstable.
Fortunately, Wen Yu was there.
With the cooperation between Wen Yu and the one-eyed, they finally returned to HL Town the following night.
...
They chose not to rest for the night in HL Town.
The distance from HL Town to Ch Town was not far. Even at a leisurely pace with three spirit pets, it would take less than ten minutes. Therefore, Wen Yu quickly surveyed the desolate environment of HL Town and decisively chose to continue onward.
The three spirit pets naturally had no objections.
Thus, at the moment when the blood moon was perfectly round, Wen Yu, like a weary traveler, hurried back to the battlefield he had once known, carrying everything he possessed.
...
From a distance, the current Ch Town might no longer deserve its title as a town.
At the time of the Battlefield of the Two Realms, the corrosive barrier continuously shrank, resulting in everything it passed being burned to dust—buildings, plants, animals, and everything else!
Not a blade of grass grew!
It was as if it were an empty sandy land with nothing.
This was the true state of Ch Town now.
Perhaps the only thing that still stood here was the tombstone Wen Yu had erected for Sun Ruixing.
...
The demonic disaster did not damage Sun Ruixing's tombstone.
There were no signs of life here; in the eyes of demonic creatures, this place might be a completely worthless sandy land, so naturally, there would be no wars.
And without plants, there was a lack of soil to sustain mutated creatures, making it unlikely for any mutated beings to migrate to this area.
What was once the Battlefield of the Two Realms had now become a sanctuary without combat.
This was truly a mockery of fate.
Standing beside the tombstone and surveying it for a long time, Wen Yu slowly retracted his gaze.
It was hard to describe Wen Yu's current feelings. He had originally thought he would feel sad, nostalgic, or pained, but at this moment, he suddenly realized he felt nothing at all.
This was true.
Whether one calls Wen Yu heartless or cold, he truly could not find a hint of sorrow.
As the only winner of the Battlefield of the Two Realms, Wen Yu's only feeling upon revisiting this place was that the wind tonight was a bit chilly.
Having grasped his most genuine feelings, Wen Yu couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating laugh.
No matter how unforgettable past events were, they were still just the past.
And the past is in the past— for Wen Yu, no, for most people, past events may not hold any importance at all.
It was as if he remembered a famous saying from before the apocalypse— "Do not be disturbed in heart, do not be trapped in feelings. Do not fear the future, do not dwell on the past. Thus, be at peace."
Thus, be at peace...
Thinking of this, Wen Yu smiled and addressed Sun Ruixing's tombstone.
"Old brother, are you doing well over there?"
...
Wen Yu did not really believe in the concept of an afterlife.
Before the apocalypse, he had heard a saying— "What is the purpose of visiting graves? It is to burn paper for the living to see!" If there were really an afterlife, would one still reincarnate? Would one still be reborn? Do the living wish for the dead to become ghosts or to be reborn as humans? If one were truly reincarnated, could they still receive the paper money burnt by the living?
Wen Yu thought there was some truth to this.
However, ancestral customs cannot be discarded. Before the apocalypse, it was out of concern for the mundane gaze, but now, Wen Yu merely wanted to express his sentiments in a simple way.
Since that was the case, if there was a tribute, it should be done properly.
Thinking of the customs from his hometown, Wen Yu took out three cigarettes from his Spatial Ring and placed them in front of Sun Ruixing's tombstone. He waved his hand, letting the spirit pets find places to explore, and then directly sat down on the open ground in front of Sun Ruixing's tombstone.