On the Eight Extremes Star, I awakened the twelve talismans.

She had only spoken halfway when Lingling suddenly felt a chilling sensation coming from her side.

He subconsciously turned his head and met a look from Dia, who turned her head from Ye Han's arms.

His eyes were filled with ill intent.

Then, Lingling changed the subject: "She...asked Master many times when he would be back, thinking it would be a long time."

This wasn't entirely to help Dia out of a predicament.

When Ye Han left, it was to obtain energy points to upgrade the twelve talismans.

Now, all twelve talismans have been upgraded, and there is no longer a need for them to travel back and forth.

"I came back as soon as I finished my business," Ye Han said casually.

"You won't have to be separated anymore. Have you gotten used to living on Titan during this time?"

Bai Xue stepped forward with a smile and said, "How should I put it? It was indeed very difficult to get used to at first."

"However, with Sister Zolin's help, I quickly adapted and she was very accommodating. She took care of everything."

At this point, Bai Xue changed the subject to another matter:

"Speaking of which, Ye Han, Sister Zuo Lin has been waiting for you for 100,000 years. 100,000 years, what does that even mean? The history of our Tianxue Star human civilization isn't even that long."

"Aren't you going to reciprocate their feelings?"

Dia chimed in, adding, "Bai Xue is right. She and I have already expressed our opinions; we both agree to this."

During their time on Titan, Zorin took good care of them, and they saw it all.

Some things can't be faked, like waiting for ten thousand years, or the gentle light that unconsciously wells up in your eyes when someone's name is mentioned.

As the parties involved, Dia and Snow certainly had the right to mind, but they chose to adopt a more aggressive stance.

However, while enjoying the gossip, Dia actually had another question in her mind.

"Ye Han, there's something I've never really understood. Aren't you only in your thirties? To be precise, you're only a little bit older than me."

"Zorin waited for you for 100,000 years. You weren't even born 100,000 years ago. How could you possibly appear at that time and save her? This timeline doesn't make any sense."

When the two brought up the matter, Ye Han's expression suddenly paused slightly.

Something deep in my memory was gently stirred.

Ye Han remembered the little girl under the ruins, her whole body was dirty, her face was covered in ash, and her features were completely obscured.

He was just passing by when he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a faint sign of life beneath the collapsed ruins.

They pulled her out of the rubble and placed her in a safe place.

For Ye Han, it was nothing more than a trivial interlude in a long journey.

Over the long years, I have witnessed too many life-and-death situations and done many such casual things. I saved someone and then forgot about it as soon as I turned around, never taking it to heart.

But at this moment, the already blurred image suddenly overlapped with another face.

Could it be... that little girl is Zorin?

Judging from our current location, a complete and independent space has been carved out inside the star.

It's just his own doing!

Ye Han's expression changed slightly.

If he was just guessing before, now that all the pieces are put together, the answer is obvious.

It really is her.

She actually remembered this for so long.

A full 100,000 years is not a short time span for the universe.

Ye Han suddenly recalled the scene when he first met Zuo Lin.

As the leader of Titan, she should have maintained the proper demeanor and distance befitting a ruler.

But she didn't.

She was exceptionally proactive from the first meeting, personally greeting him, arranging his accommodations, and inquiring about every need in detail. On several occasions, she even displayed a familiarity and closeness in front of him that was difficult for others to understand.

Looking back now, those actions clearly carried another layer of meaning.

For her, it was a reunion after 100,000 years.

But for Ye Han at that time, everything was still shrouded in mystery.

He had no recollection of the life-saving grace that Zorin mentioned, and could only vaguely brush it off by using the excuse of missing memories.

Dia kept watching Ye Han, and seeing his expression change several times, she couldn't help but wave her hand in front of his face: "Hey, what are you thinking about?"

Ye Han snapped out of his daze and found the three women staring at him with curious expressions.

"Aren't you curious why I, at only thirty years old, could have accomplished these things a hundred thousand years ago?"

"yes."

"It's actually very simple. It's because of the rainbow stone on me that I accidentally triggered the ability to travel back in time at a specific point in time, and I went back to the past."

Faced with such problems, Ye Han always covered them up with rainbow stones.

Simple, crude, and unverifiable.

After all, rainbow stones are a cosmic mystery, and no one can disassemble them to verify them.

Dia wanted to say something, but then felt there was really nothing to say.

Ye Han didn't give them a chance to ask further questions and continued, "As for Zolin's matter, I will give her an answer."

Bai Xue said, "That's good. Let's not keep them waiting any longer."

In fact, they both harbored the same worry.

They were afraid that Ye Han wouldn't take the initiative, refuse, or give an explanation, leaving the situation hanging in the balance.

Zorin has waited so long; it would be too cruel to continue to endure this any longer.

A ten-thousand-year-old obsession deserves a clear and unambiguous answer.

Whether it's round or broken, it's better than an endless, unresolved situation.

......

a few days later.

Deep within the palace of Titan lies a garden, a sanctuary carefully cultivated by Lina.

All sorts of flowers and plants grow here, vines meander and climb along the white jade pillars, and clusters of light purple and moon white flowers hang down from the branches and leaves.

A gentle breeze swept through the hall, carrying with it the fragrance of flowers—clear, not overpowering, and refreshing on the face.

Zolin was squatting by the flower bed, carefully tending to a newly sprouted plant.

With her abilities, nurturing a seedling is a matter of a snap of her fingers.

A single thought could have made it sprout and bloom in an instant, but she chose not to do so.

Instead, they followed the established rules, doing everything themselves, personally handling every step of the process.

"It's rare for you to take the initiative to find me. Is there something you need?"

Ye Han stood a few steps away from her, and without beating around the bush, said directly, "I remembered some things from the past."

A ripple of emotion flickered in Zolin's eyes as she softly asked, "Which one are you referring to?"

Ye Han did not answer directly, but instead softly brought up the last thing he had said to her last time.

"My name is Ye Han."

Goodbye, maybe we'll meet again someday. Live on strongly.

Zorin's fingers trembled, and she dropped the shovel.

She stood up abruptly, her eyes reddening, brimming with a precarious light, as if a gentle touch would cause a dam to burst.

"You...you remember everything!"

Having weathered many storms, Zorin, a survivor, devoted countless efforts to bringing Titan to its current glory.

Of course, all of this was not smooth sailing, but rather fraught with difficulties.

Difficult choices when resources are scarce, life-or-death decisions when surrounded by external enemies, and overcoming dissenting opinions when internal strife arises...