My Endless Life.

Chapter 647 Earth
Yueling didn't ask Hongling why she came. After eating a few candies that Hongling gave her, she turned to Hongling and asked:
"So, who is this?"

Yue Ling's gaze fell on Hong Ling's back.

Removing his mask, Li Qi, with white hair and red eyes, stood in front of and behind Ate, who was in charge of guarding him. Seeing Yue Ling looking over, Li Qi replied:

"Senior, my name is Richie."

"Hmm? White hair... what's your relationship with Charlotte?"

"?"

Who is Charlotte?
Li Qi, who had never heard of this name before, had a question mark above his head. Hong Ling answered for Yue Ling:
"He is the son of the White Emperor, so Charlotte should be his... well, his great-great-grandmother?"

"I see, no wonder he looked familiar."

Yue Ling nodded in sudden realization.

From their conversation, Li Qi realized that the other person was referring to an elder in his family.

There's actually a tenth-rank member in the family?

This was the first time Li Qi had heard of this.

That makes sense, though. If the Xel'Nak family didn't have any Tier 10 members, they wouldn't have become the second-best family after the Imperial Family.

Even judging from the interaction between Zelia and the Queen, the phrase "second only to" should probably be removed.

The Xel'Nak family has a level 10 member, the royal family has a level 10 member, and if the other two ducal families also have a level 10 member, then the Empire alone will have four level 10 members.

No wonder the Empire has been able to stand firm in the interstellar world for so long.

Speaking of which... how many tiers are there in the interstellar world again?

Li Qi had no idea about the existence of the tenth rank before, so of course he didn't know how many tenth-rank veterans there were in the interstellar era.

In any case, Li Qi knew that there were five saints in the Cangxuan Realm.

The moon bell in front of us is one of them.

"Why did you bring him here?" Yue Ling asked immediately after Li Qi was pondering.

Hongling blinked: "Curious."

"Yes, I understand. It's because you were beaten by Zelia back then, so you want to take revenge on her son."

"No."

Hongling looked away.

Li Qi watched Hong Ling from behind, his lips twitching slightly.

If you really aren't, why are you avoiding the Moon Bell Saint's gaze... Good heavens, so you really wanted to cause me trouble when you blocked my way back then?

Thankfully your party came quickly...

Li Qi was even somewhat relieved that news of the collapse had spread. Otherwise, if Hong Ling hadn't come out to look for Yue Ling, he probably wouldn't know what kind of trouble Hong Ling would have dealt with him by now.

Whether Yue Ling noticed Hong Ling's lie or not, she didn't accuse Hong Ling of anything, she simply nodded and said:
"Be mindful of your actions. I'm currently in a cooperative relationship with Charlotte. Don't harm her offspring..."

"Also, don't make a move here. This is a special world where everyone's Dao energy can be used. After you leave me, don't mention Charlotte at all, not even in your mind, or she will notice."

"I know."

Hongling nodded obediently.

As a disciple of the sage, Hong Ling was all too aware of the sage's power.

In their own world, saints are practically indistinguishable from gods; even just thinking of a person's name or image in their mind is easily perceived by that person.

In fact, those at the ninth level already possess similar abilities. In the current world, as long as someone's name is mentioned, their presence can be sensed no matter how far away they are.

The sage goes a step further, reaching the level of "wherever there is thought, there is knowledge".

Of course, the saint wouldn't pay attention to others even if they mentioned his name, but that wouldn't work for those at the ninth rank, and even less so for those with ties to the Xel'Nak family.

Hong Ling happens to possess both qualities.

After giving Hongling her instructions, Yueling got up and left, saying:
"Alright, if you have nothing else to do, you should go back as soon as possible. The Cangxuan Realm still needs my Dao artifact to protect it. If you run away with the Dao artifact now, and you encounter any crisis, you won't even have anyone to help you."

"The Azure Emperor sent me to ask if you had abandoned them, which is why I came to find you."

“Ah…that kid.” Yue Ling remembered who the Azure Emperor was that Hong Ling had mentioned. She said, “He’s very suspicious, so it’s not surprising that he thinks like that. Go back and tell them that we are building a big house that can withstand disasters. Once the house is built, they can move in.”

The big house that Yue Ling mentioned is this world.

She looks like a little girl, and speaks in a similar way, comparing the world to a large house that can hold people.

But upon closer inspection, it seems there's nothing wrong with it.

A house is meant to provide shelter from the wind and rain.

Now that the "storm" of collapse is coming, of course we need to build houses as soon as possible to avoid this rain.

No one knows for sure whether the collapse was caused by a torrential rain or a meteorite capable of destroying the world.

Yue Ling chatted with Hong Ling for a while longer before turning to leave.

After Yue Ling left, Li Qi silently gazed at Fairy Hong Ling. He took a deep breath and then asked:
"Senior, you said... you wanted to take revenge on my mother, so you captured me. May I ask how you plan to take revenge on her?"

"I didn't say that."

The Red Silk Fairy looked away again and said calmly, "I just wanted to make her feel a headache."

"..."

Although the words of Fairy Red Silk seem to refer to two different things, in essence, they are one thing! Li Qi didn't know if Zelia had a headache, but he certainly felt a bit of a headache.

Fortunately, Li Qi's headache didn't last long. A familiar voice suddenly rang out behind him:

"Huh? You're here too?"

"!!!"

The sound made Li Qi's hair stand on end. He turned around abruptly and saw a girl with short blonde hair, dressed in adventure clothes, standing behind him.

The moment he saw the girl, memories of her resurfaced in Li Qi's mind.

It's her! No... it's Him!
The mysterious powerhouse who summarized all of Li Qi's abilities into power and then disappeared without a trace!
"you--"

Just as Li Qi was about to speak, a man's voice suddenly appeared, as if answering the girl's question, explaining:

"Judging from his hair and eyes, he's similar to that white-haired family. He's probably related to the girl named Charlotte. Why do you think he's here?"

"Oh, right, I almost forgot about that."

The girl suddenly understood.

Li Qi then looked towards the girl's side.

He hadn't noticed before, but now Li Qi saw that there was a man standing next to the girl.

This was a handsome man with short, dark brown hair. His face was Western European in appearance, and he had blue eyes. He was wearing a casual suit, but the suit jacket was not buttoned up, revealing a white shirt underneath.

The man, wearing sunglasses and with his hands in the pockets of his casual trousers, looked at Li Qi with great interest.

His posture and appearance make him look like a tourist passing by.

Li Qi glanced at him, then quickly looked away.

Because his attention is currently drawn to other things.

Time seems to have stood still around us?

Looking at all the people and things in the sky and on the ground that had stopped moving and were frozen in mid-air, and then looking back at Hong Ling who still maintained her previous expression like a doll, Li Qi took another deep breath and gained a deeper understanding of the power of the girl in front of him.

Where the tenth-tier beings exist, time in the world is frozen. Only those stronger than the tenth-tier beings, or even far stronger, can accomplish such an outrageous feat.

Li Qi felt his body trembling slightly. He swallowed nervously, forgetting his previous question, and asked directly:
"Who...who are you?"

"What? Didn't you tell him?"

The man showed surprise when he heard Li Qi's question.

The girl shook her head: "No, it's not something that needs to be said anyway, and... even if he knew now, it wouldn't make any difference, he's too weak."

"Yeah, that's true... I only found out at the very end too."

The man nodded in agreement.

The two of them were speaking in cryptic language right in front of Li Qi.

Li Qi was completely confused, but he understood that some news was indeed not something the weak could hear. This was not because it was deliberately concealed or because they were acting as riddle tellers, but because, often, the news from the strong was fatal to the weak.

If you want to ensure your safety, it's best not to know anything until you reach a certain level.

So Li Qi quickly stopped asking questions. He took a deep breath and simply asked another question:
"...Alright, senior, I won't ask who you are, but I still want to know one thing... Senior, do you have a way to deal with the collapse?"

Although the girl's appearance startled Li Qi.

But amidst the shock, Li Qi felt a surge of anticipation.

The tenth-tier beings might not be able to withstand the collapse, but what if there are beings even stronger than the tenth-tier?
If they have a way, then there is still hope for this world... for all worlds!
Li Qi looked expectantly at the girl, Sally.

The girl Sally had a bright smile on her face, which reassured Li Qi a lot.

But the girl's next words shattered Li Qi's expectations in an instant.

"No," the girl said with a smile.

Li Qi's expression froze, and he asked blankly, "No...nothing?"

“Yes, no.” Sally nodded. “The collapse is an irreversible trend, and no one can stop it.”

"Not even you?"

“White-haired little brother, you seem to think we’re too powerful. Who do you think we are?” Sally retorted.

Ignoring Sally's form of address, Li Qi replied, "The...god of the World Sea?"

"Perhaps that is true for you, but for us, we are... just a group of 'wanderers'."

"A wanderer...?"

Yes, we are, and so are you.

Sally pointed to herself, then to Li Qi, and said, "Do you know why I said we were the same kind of people when I met you? Because we really are the same kind of people. We... are all from the same world."

"Wh...what does 'one world' mean?" Li Qi's mind was blank; he just asked the question in a daze.

Sally tilted her head and smiled at Li Qi, saying:
"Then let me use a word you understand better, hmm..."

As she spoke, she slowly uttered two familiar words in the language that Li Qi was familiar with.

"--Earth?"

(End of this chapter)