There was a small path covered in maple leaves and surrounded by flowers. I was walking along it while dressed in a white shirt.

The cheerful laughter coming from the forest reminded me of the joy of the good old days.

"Lu Chen…" He Yi stared at me.

"Little Cheat…" Lin Yixin’s dimpled smile was just as beautiful as ever.

Li Chengfeng and High Fighting Spirits greeted me in casual clothes, "Hey, brother!"

Gui Guzi clenched his fists. "Boss Broken Halberd…"

Du Thirteen and Yamete called out my name, "Lu Chen…"

……

I tried to keep pace with everyone despite my heavy footsteps, but their figures grew more and more distant until I could no longer see them. It felt as if they had vanished from my life. In the end, I had to face the end alone. At least I had a feeling that this decision had been my own. If I must depart this world, then I would depart alone and in silence.

"Ah…"

I was startled awake from my dreams and found myself in the bedroom of a random house of Yuhang Old Town. I looked outside. The sunlight was bright, the tree branches were swaying hypnotically to the wind, and the air was filled with the scent of flowers and the melodious chirps of birds.

I sat up and quickly discovered that I...