Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 2276: Chapter 2277: The Immortal Path is Long; You and I Will Both Suffer!

In an instant, the desert illusion shattered, and everything returned to the scene of the great mountain.

But at this time, Xue An was no longer at the foot of the mountain; he had reached the mountain’s peak.

The mountain wind howled past, carrying a biting chill.

Xue An narrowed his eyes slightly, for in the distance stood a person.

This person had their back to Xue An, seemingly gazing at the view below the mountain.

The mountain wind billowed the person’s robes, making them appear ethereal, as if they might ride the wind away at any moment.

But Xue An noticed the frail body beneath those wide robes and the imminent sense of solitude about to overflow.

Xue An remained silent, proceeding directly forward to stand beside this person.

From the side, the first thing visible was the heavy Fine Gold mask on this person’s face— it was Yue Guannan.

Xue An said nothing, simply standing quietly by, accompanying Yue Guannan in watching the view below the mountain.

But in truth, there was no scenery to speak of, aside from the endless green and the stones sculpted by the strong wind into various shapes.

When the mountain wind passed through these massive rocks, it often brought a sharp sound.

This sound was like an eagle’s scream from high above, indescribably monotonous and lonely.

Fifteen minutes, thirty minutes...

An hour, two hours...

Until after an entire day, Yue Guannan, who stood motionless like a mountain stone, suddenly trembled, then said in a deep voice, "Is it beautiful?"

Like Yue Guannan, Xue An had not spoken or made any movements for an entire day, and upon hearing this, he shook his head.

"Not beautiful!"

"Then why did you accompany me for so long?"

Saying this, Yue Guannan slowly turned to gaze at Xue An.

On that half-crying, half-laughing mask, resembling a specter, there were a pair of cold eyes.

These eyes were not particularly beautiful, even seeming somewhat eerie and menacing in contrast to the mask.

Yet when they fix on you, they instantly calm you.

Because within those eyes was an infinite loneliness and solitude.

A loneliness so intense that a person of weaker mind would collapse merely from a glance.

As if this person had stood there since the world began and remained there until now.

Xue An’s expression did not waver as he softly said, "Because I wanted to experience your feelings!"

"My feelings? What feelings?"

"During this day, it seemed like your heart never stirred, but as if you were continually reminiscing about something. I don’t know what you’ve experienced, but that kind of feeling must be very unpleasant!" Xue An sighed softly.

His voice was not loud, so much so that it dissipated into the wind just as he spoke.

Yet this simple sentence caused Yue Guannan to tremble all over, a hint of confusion and longing flashing in his eyes.

As if recalling something.

"Yes, it’s very unpleasant, as if watching helplessly as certain things in memory continuously play out in your mind, yet you cannot interrupt them!" Yue Guannan murmured softly, his voice even, without a trace of trembling.

Yet this extreme calmness conveyed an overwhelming sorrow.

Xue An remained silent, for he knew that what he most needed to do at this moment was to listen.

"I hate time, how fervently and vehemently I hate it, because it is the most heartless and cruel thing in the world!"

"It pushes us incessantly forward, and no matter what important things you lose in this process, it will not turn back one bit. Even if you kneel down to beg it, hoping to return to a certain time, it only mocks your cowardice and helplessness with cold eyes!"

"It’s an utter bastard because it delights in watching you impotently rage and writhe in pain over everything that’s passed!"

Even while recounting these vast stretches of sorrow, Yue Guannan’s tone remained one of extreme calm.

Under such an unhurried tone, he expressed hatred through beautiful metaphors and rhymes for something that never truly existed.

Xue An still did not speak, not even showing a hint of sympathy.

"Do you know? I once wanted to forget everything that drove me mad, but I couldn’t. Every effort and attempt only deepened that wound. I am like a beast fallen into a trap filled with thorns and barbs!"

"Any struggle would only bring deeper harm, so I could only lie there quietly, letting time roll ruthlessly over me. That feeling was truly terrible, do you understand?"

After nearly hysterically stating this lengthy passage, Yue Guannan looked at Xue An, his gaze still cold.

But the howling mountain wind gradually subsided, leaving an extreme oppressive stillness.

Xue An did not directly answer Yue Guannan’s words. He merely stepped forward silently and then gazed at the distant scenery, saying vaguely.

"As a child, I thought about something not once, but many times!"

"Why must I be so lonely, why does everyone else have beautiful new clothes and loving families, yet I have nothing?"

Yue Guannan’s gaze gradually became gentle.

Xue An continued: "At that time, I was very timid and cowardly, and I would even subconsciously avoid everyone, including some faces that seemed to express kindness towards me, I would shy away!"

"Because I felt unworthy! Do you understand that feeling? Unworthy!"

Yue Guannan’s eyes gradually brightened, listening quietly.

Unlike Yue Guannan’s extremely calm tone, Xue An’s tone was extremely relaxed, as if narrating a matter unrelated to himself.

"Because ever since I can remember, all the beauty I have ever seen happened to others, while I could only hide in the corner, envying, resenting, feeling sad!"

Xue An turned to look at Yue Guannan, smiling lightly: "Doesn’t it feel very humble?"

Yue Guannan nodded.

"But at that time, I really did think that way; I even foolishly followed my classmates home just to hear how their parents addressed them, then silently responded in my heart!"

"That was the only comfort I could find in the long, dark nights!"

"If nothing unexpected happened, my whole life might be shrouded in the shadow of childhood, dying lonely! Until later, I met someone, some things happened, and then I understood!"

"The essence of this world is loneliness; you hate time, despise the past, but you must eventually make peace with it!"

"Because if you want to give yourself a way to survive, you must forgive the past self, just like forgiving an ambitious child, letting go of an unspeakable secret!"

"The road to immortality is long, mortals will suffer, and you and I... are actually the same!"

"Right?"

Xue An turned to quietly gaze at Yue Guannan, then uttered words astonishing enough to shake the whole Yue Clan.

"Yue Guannan... Miss Yue!"