Donghai City, Xuankong Academy:
It was the end of school time, and the entrance of the college was bustling with people and cars. Among the crowd, a young man was particularly eye-catching.
He has a very handsome face, fair skin, a tall figure, clear and deep eyes, smooth black short hair, and a gentle and confident smile that reveals kindness and calmness, giving people a sense of peace and security. Most importantly, he has a unique and strange temperament, fresh and elegant, noble and easy-going, which makes people want to get close to him.
There is no doubt that the young man who attracted most of the attention in front of the academy was Jing Shaoyu.
"Brother!" A sweet voice of joy came, and an equally eye-catching little girl ran towards the boy.
She has a pair of big lavender eyes, clear and bright, emitting a lively light. Her silver hair is soft and smooth like silk, tied into a playful ponytail, swinging back and forth as the girl runs, and every swing seems to touch the hearts of others.
Her delicate face, as if carefully carved, is accompanied by a smile, which is as warm as the winter sun and as bright as summer flowers, making everyone who sees it unconsciously love her.
This girl is naturally Naer.
"Let's go, let's go home!" Na'er ran to Jing Shaoyu and hugged him affectionately. Jing Shaoyu touched her head lovingly and said softly.
"Yeah!" Naer nodded and sat on the back seat of Jing Shaoyu's bicycle.
Jing Shaoyu rode his bike and took Na'er home.
Looking at the brother and sister riding away on their bicycles, many parents who came to pick up their children showed envious eyes. Then they looked at their children and became even more envious.
Jing Shaoyu was not aware that the two of them had caused headaches for many children of the same age. He just rode his bike and shared what he saw and heard during the day with Na'er, as usual. Na'er usually responded to him positively, but today, she was silent for some reason.
"Na'er, are you worried? Why are you so absent-minded?" Jing Shaoyu was a little surprised and asked with a chuckle, "Why? Are you unhappy because your brother is going to Donghai Academy?"
"No! I just suddenly wanted to hug my brother like this. It would be nice if it could always be like this!" Na'er retorted, shaking her little head. She hugged Jing Shaoyu's waist tightly and put her face against Jing Shaoyu's back. At an angle that Jing Shaoyu couldn't see, a hint of sadness flashed in her beautiful eyes.
"Okay, then we'll go home later today, and brother will take you for a ride on the beach!" Jing Shaoyu didn't care what Na'er said and said with a smile.
"Okay, then, brother, please ride slower so that Naer can hold you for a while longer!" Naer said with a smile, but tears couldn't help but slide down from the corners of her eyes.
"Na'er, what's wrong with you?" Jing Shaoyu finally realized that something was wrong with Na'er. His heart sank, and then he thought of something. His voice trembled a little.
"Nothing!" Na'er replied, pretending to be happy, shaking her jade feet, trying to hide the sadness that was about to overflow from her heart. When she found that Jing Shaoyu wanted to look back, she immediately stretched out her jade hand to stop him, "Brother, you have to look at the road when you ride a bike! Don't look back!"
"…Okay!" Jing Shaoyu was already sure, so his voice was a little dull, and his riding movements unconsciously slowed down.
The brother and sister could not help but fall silent. The bicycle moved slowly forward on the mainland. The boy riding the bicycle had red eyes and a sad face. The girl in the back seat cried silently with tears in her eyes.
The sky gradually darkened, and the streetlights lit up one by one. The bicycle continued to move forward slowly until it reached the seaside.
"Na'er." Jing Shaoyu finally couldn't control his emotions. The bicycle stopped, and he immediately turned around, only to find that Na'er's eyes were red, her face was wet, and her delicate body was shaking uncontrollably.
He hugged Na'er all of a sudden, and Na'er finally couldn't bear it anymore, hugged Jing Shaoyu, and burst into tears. Listening to Na'er's crying, Jing Shaoyu felt like his heart was being carved out by a knife. He wanted Na'er to stay so much, but, but, he could not; this was the first time he was so desperate for strength.
"Brother, I'm sorry. Naer has recovered her memory, and Naer is leaving." After an unknown amount of time, Naer stopped crying and raised her head, and her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, which made people feel pity. Her voice was a little hoarse, and she spoke in an extremely depressed mood.
"Can't you stay?" Jing Shaoyu asked in a low voice, still retaining a trace of unrealistic fantasy in his heart.
"I... I'm sorry, brother! I'm sorry!" Na'er looked at Jing Shaoyu's pitiful face and felt very uncomfortable. She almost agreed, but she couldn't. She could only force herself to be a little cruel to say no. She could only say in a crying voice, "My family needs me; they have come to find me!"
As she spoke, Naer pointed towards the seaside highway not far away. Jing Shaoyu looked and saw a few people in black standing in the darkness. He couldn't tell whether they were men or women, but he could feel their presence. There seemed to be a car parked behind them.
Undoubtedly, they are the only remaining land soul beasts, such as Di Tian, and were once the ten most ferocious beasts.
"Brother, I'm leaving!" Na'er finally made up her mind. She slowly let go of Jing Shaoyu. Jing Shaoyu's hands, which were tightly around her, also slowly loosened under an inexplicable force, and she slowly backed away.
"Na'er!" Jing Shaoyu shouted, his voice full of reluctance.
Na'er stepped back step by step, and every step touched Jing Shaoyu's heart. Suddenly, Na'er stopped, and Jing Shaoyu's eyes lit up. Na'er walked forward quickly, and in Jing Shaoyu's eyes full of hope and expectation, she tiptoed and gently kissed Jing Shaoyu on the lips.
Jing Shaoyu was stunned for a moment. Na'er's lips were cool and soft, with a faint fragrance, which made him instantly infatuated. When he came to his senses, Na'er had retreated again. This time, there was no reversal. Na'er's figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.
"Brother, goodbye!" This was Naer's last voice!
"Na'er!" Jing Shaoyu was extremely sad. His fists were clenched together unnaturally. He subconsciously took a few steps forward but immediately retracted them. His eyes were red, filled with unwillingness and resentment.
On the huge empty seashore, Jing Shaoyu was the only one standing there alone, with a thick melancholy emanating from him. He had been prepared for Na'er's departure, but when this day came and Na'er left, he realized that he had thought too simply. Regardless of whether one knows the future or not, human emotions cannot be changed.
Everyone knows that birth, aging, sickness and death are common to all human beings, but whenever death comes, people still cannot control their sadness and fear. This is human instinct, just like Jing Shaoyu now. Although his mind is extremely clear, his heart is still full of pain and bitterness.
Reason and emotion are intertwined in him at the same time, making his condition quite complicated, as his brain consoled him with reason while his heart tormented him with emotions.
It was not until this moment that he realized that Na'er and Gu Yue were, after all, two different souls. Although both of them came from the Silver Dragon King, the emotions and memories they possessed destined them to be fundamentally different.
For the first time, Jing Shaoyu hoped that Gu Yue would not appear because, in this way, Na'er would be the complete Silver Dragon King.
However, if Gu Yue appears, it means that Na'er, as an independent soul, will not be able to escape her predetermined fate in the future, which Jing Shaoyu cannot accept.
Destiny must change!
That night, Jing Shaoyu stood on the beach for a long time. No one knew what he was thinking. All they knew was that when he returned home, the once confident young man was less impetuous and more calm. This was undoubtedly a good thing for him, but he was not happy.
Growth came, but at a cost that bled his heart out. If given a chance, he would rather not have this growth, not at this cost.
Na'er's departure did not affect anyone other than Jing Shaoyu's family. After Jing Ziyuan and Lin Xin learned that Na'er was taken away by her family, they reacted differently. Lin Xin burst into tears and was so sad that she couldn't eat for several days.
Jing Ziyuan behaved as usual and even deliberately acted very happy, saying that she would no longer affect Jing Shaoyu's practice. If Jing Shaoyu hadn't accidentally seen her staring at Na'er's room, he would have thought that Jing Ziyuan really wanted Na'er to leave.
Naer's room was preserved, and Lin Xin cleaned it from time to time, as if Naer was still at home.
Jing Shaoyu's life rhythm has not changed much. He still goes to the library with Xu Xiaoyan to read and study in the morning, practices his martial soul ability in the Park in the afternoon, and practices his soul power normally in the evening. However, without Na'er, he no longer has the heart to rest in leisure.
That pain, that desperation, that powerlessness, that weakness- Jing Shaoyu vowed that he would never be the same again.
This kind of life continued until the day before the opening of the school year at Donghai Academy. That day was the opening day of the Spirit Ascension Platform, and Jing Shaoyu also had his last trip to the Spirit Ascension Platform before entering the intermediate academy.