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Wait for this year's harvest. You'll see.

By the way, have you ever worked the land before?

It's planting season now, and everyone has their hands full. Would you mind lending me a hand?

I vaguely remember that the crops grew particularly well that year.

The plowed rice piled up into little hills, and the farmers said they wouldn't need to worry about Catastrophe for the next few years.

You're smiling?

...I'm really glad.

Are you still going to write me up in your report to the Sui Regulator?

Are you going to stay here forever? Stay here and help us...

With you here, everyone feels safe.

I used to have a friend just like you.

Now, there truly is no other way.

Just once... I'm begging you just this one time.

Can you please save the people here, only once?

You promised me that you'd stay here forever...

Shu...

The room is empty.

A warm bowl of soup still sits on the table.

I see... You've already...

The rain starts to fall.

It's raining?

The farmer looks up to see a thin cloud covering the crescent moon in the sky. Shortly thereafter, a few drops of cold rain fall.

Who is that...?

In the distance, someone walks deeper into the fields.

She walks across the barren fields, and wherever her feet fall, small verdant patches follow.

'Wei, where are you going?'

She does not respond, and simply continues to walk forward.

She walks further and further, until her figure disappears altogether with a thunderclap.

Unlike the heavy rain from just a few days earlier, the rain right now is so tender and fine.

As the rain falls, all the cracks in the land fade away.

And thus, a soul trapped for a thousand years dissipates.

All things will come to grow.

Laoshi?

It's raining?

As I thought...

Like ink stains blending and blurring with water, the painting sealing this section of space gradually dissipates without a trace.

What just happened?!

You were so close...

Why you—

Lord Zuo, I have no intention of becoming your enemy. However, I do hope you take what I said to heart.

The days ahead of us are long, and there shall come a time when we meet again.

In the end, this is how it turned out. Just like I said.

My dear sister... These humans can't do anything without you.

May you rest well now.

When you next awaken, everything will be better.