Chapter 1919: Go... Forget Him

Pedestrians shuttled along the park paths.

Under the shade of the trees,

A figure in a black leather jacket was sitting on a bench, staring blankly at the towering Sky-Piercing Tower in the distance.

"This location is a pretty good choice," Sun Bumian walked through the crowd and sat down slowly beside him, looking toward the Sky-Piercing Tower with a complex expression. "Back then, we must have left the Tianxue Realm from this direction..."

"...Yeah," Jian Changsheng nodded slightly.

In a trance, he seemed to return to that road paved with starlight. They stood side by side, leaving grandly under the gaze of everyone.

At that time, they were far from as strong as they were now; they seemed to have nothing, yet they seemed to have everything... until the past became a memory, about to dissipate with the wind, and only then did it become like the most precious gem in the world, shining in his heart.

The vortex of memory swallowed Jian Changsheng. Like a sufferer escaping reality, his hands on his knees clenched silently.

"Do we... really have to forget him too?"

Sun Bumian watched him for a long time and let out a long sigh:

"You know, Spades, avoidance cannot solve any problems..."

"I don't want to avoid it, I just..." Jian Changsheng opened his mouth. "I just... feel a bit unwilling."

"I understand, we are the same," Sun Bumian paused for a moment. "The price of victory is forgetting... we’ve been through so much together, how could we let go so easily?"

"But Spades, our longing will only become an obstacle to his victory. If we are truly on his side, forgetting is the best way."

"I know, I understand it all... but this is too cruel for him."

Jian Changsheng looked up at the deep sky, his brows furrowed tightly. "Even if he succeeds in the end, no one will remember him... When the Red Star passes through the sky again, humanity will not remember the suffering they once endured, will not remember his contribution to humanity, and even we, who once fought side by side with him, will completely forget his existence... Everything about him will pass through the sky like that unnoticed meteor..."

"From then on, his world will only have him, all alone."

Sun Bumian fell into silence.

Jian Changsheng lowered his head, his fingertips gently rubbing a notebook, his lips pressed together.

Jian Changsheng was never a confused person. He knew he must never become a burden to Chen Ling; he knew he must forget... He just couldn't bear to let go, couldn't bear to lose everything they had experienced, couldn't bear for Chen Ling to be forever lonely.

He had written many things in the notebook, but words could not carry all the emotions and memories. Perhaps many years in the future, when he opened this notebook again and saw the contents, he would still feel doubt and confusion, still feel curious about this person named Chen Ling, but everything would perhaps be like sand, scattering with a gentle breeze...

He didn't want the feelings between them to become something so light and fleeting.

Therefore, he would be in pain, he would struggle, he would be sad.

But he had no other choice.

"At least... we left him a gift, didn't we?" Sun Bumian comforted him softly. "He will definitely see it."

A breeze blew through the shade, causing the leaves overhead to rustle. In the distance came the carefree laughter of children, and the clock on the clock tower opposite was silently swinging toward the final mark.

Sun Bumian didn't urge Jian Changsheng again, but just accompanied him quietly, watching the Sky-Piercing Tower in the distance.

But both of them knew that time... was running out.

Jian Changsheng’s hand gripping the notebook tightened, his knuckles turning deathly pale, and after a moment, he let go helplessly...

"...Let’s go."

Jian Changsheng stood up slowly from the chair, like a general about to rush into the battlefield and sacrifice his life... He had walked a long road, experienced countless life-and-death battles, but never one that had caused him such excruciating pain.

He used all his strength and said hoarsely:

"Go... forget him."

……

The invisible Heart Python crawled slowly across the earth.

Two figures in lab coats stood quietly under a peach tree, confusion appearing in their eyes...

Under the brim of a worn top hat, Li Laide’s deep blue eyes swept over them calmly. He pressed down on the brim of his hat and slowly took a step, walking past them.

——「4」。

I don't know how much time passed before Chu Changqing held his forehead, his brows locked tightly as he spoke:

"Old Lu..."

"Why do I feel... like I’ve forgotten something very important?"

Lu Xun stood frozen like a statue, his gaze slowly looking toward the sky above... Fragmented memories surged in his mind, just like the chaotic stars, as if an important piece were missing.

Li Laide shuttled through the Imperial Palace. At this moment, everyone in the palace had been cleared out by Ying Fu, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of the wind remained.

Every step he took left deep footprints on the stone road. At the end of this road was a silent palace gate...

His British-style coat fluttered in the wind. He pushed open the palace door and stepped inside.

*Creeeak*—

The dizzying scent of medicine made Li Laide frown tightly.

"This whole year... you’ve just been lying here like a corpse?" Li Laide still had no respect for Ying Fu in his words. He walked into the palace and spoke with a cold sneer.

Ying Fu did not sit up, or rather, he could hardly sit up anymore... He lay flat behind the screen, his hoarse voice sounding slowly:

"In the Chengtian Realm... all memories regarding... the Red Star and Chen Ling are here..."

Ying Fu’s voice fell.

A thick, huge Heart Python slowly raised its body in the open space behind the palace, its snake eyes watching Ying Fu and Li Laide through the window, its red tongue flicking lightly.

A flash of surprise crossed Li Laide’s eyes.

He didn't expect that in the end, Ying Fu would still use the same method as him... using the [Heart Python] to swallow memories.

Ying Fu did indeed have other methods to erase memories, but most could only erase recent memories and could not steal specific memories like the Heart Python. After careful comparison, he had finally chosen this ability.

"I... although aged... have a portion of Red Star wish power, ten divine paths on my person... and the Imperial Seal in hand. My ability to carry memories... is not inferior to yours..."

"Let me... swallow your Heart Python... and then... you kill me..."

"Everything... will be over."

Hearing this, Li Laide’s brows furrowed again.

As long as the relevant memories were swallowed by the Heart Python, with their current demigod ranks, they could completely seal them within their bodies... As long as he died, the Heart Python would disappear along with all the swallowed memories, and there would never be a possibility of losing control and letting the memories escape.

From the very beginning, Ying Fu had planned to disappear from this world completely, taking all memories regarding the Red Star and Chen Ling with him...

After all, he was destined to die anyway.