Ultimate Series, Past Lives Revealed

128: Final WordsIn the following days, Fang Lie and Perfection waited with full hearts, hoping to receive a letter of safety from Zhong Xinshang.

As the days passed, their anxiety grew.

Finally, after a full month of waiting, Fang Lie and Perfection finally received a letter from Zhong Xinshang! To them, this letter was like rain after a long drought.

However, due to their limited literacy, in order to read this letter, they even humbled themselves to specifically ask their Wife-Lord for help in recognizing the characters.

This was truly not easy for them!

Finally, the letter was read aloud.

Zhong Xinshang wrote in the letter that he had now arrived at a new county town and had settled down again to rest.

He told Fang Lie and Perfection that he felt his decision to travel was absolutely correct.

Along the way, Zhong Xinshang saw many sights and human affairs he had never encountered before, which broadened his horizons and enriched him greatly.

Hearing this, Fang Lie and Perfection knew clearly in their hearts that Zhong Xinshang was reporting only the good news, not the bad.

How could traveling alone not be difficult?

Moreover, he did not mention the specific name of that county town in the letter, filling Fang Lie and Perfection’s hearts with complex emotions—worry and helplessness.

Despite this, they had no better alternative and could only silently pray for Xinshang in their hearts, hoping for his safe travels.

Thus, time passed swiftly. Every month, Zhong Xinshang would send back a safety letter as punctually as a clock.

These letters carried his experiences along the way, like his eyes and ears, allowing Fang Lie and Perfection to feel the details of his journey through the words.

This habit had been maintained by Zhong Xinshang for many years, as if it were an unspoken understanding, a tacit agreement between him and his family.

However, in these letters, he never mentioned the hardships and difficulties he encountered.

Fang Lie and Perfection knew well in their hearts that Xinshang could not have had a smooth journey without encountering any difficulties or setbacks.

He simply chose to swallow these bitter experiences alone, not sharing them for fear they would worry.

This summer, the sun blazed fiercely, unbearably hot. Fang Lie and Perfection received Xinshang’s letter as usual.

The familiar envelope and handwriting brought them immense comfort.

After all, this regular pattern of sending letters had become part of their lives, giving them more certainty about Xinshang’s safety.

However, after reading this letter, they were as if struck by lightning, shocked into speechlessness.

Tears poured from their eyes like a breached dam, and their hands trembled uncontrollably.

Fang Lie choked out, ”Xinshang... Xinshang says this is the last letter!”

His voice was filled with despair and helplessness, as if the entire world had collapsed at that moment.

Perfection was also sobbing uncontrollably, trembling as she asked, ”What has Xinshang encountered? Why would he say this?”

Her heart was filled with fear and unease, countless terrible thoughts flashing through her mind.

Fang Lie could no longer suppress his grief. Covering his face with his hands, he crouched down like a child and wailed loudly, ”What happened to Xinshang?” His cries echoed in the air, carrying endless sorrow and worry.

Perfection said painfully, ”Xinshang is alone, with no one by his side. Could something have happened to his health?”

Fang Lie replied despairingly and anxiously, ”No address, no address—we have no way to find him!”

Meanwhile, Zhong Xinshang lay alone in a dilapidated house he had newly bought.

He was already very old, with the vicissitudes of time leaving deep marks on his face.

He lay quietly on the bed, but countless thoughts surged in his heart.

He thought of the loneliness and hardships he had endured along the way, of the female ruffians and bandits he had encountered, and of the countless dangers and life-threatening crises.

Although he had resolved them one by one, these experiences had gradually worn down his body.

He knew his time was running out.

He wanted to end this long and lonely journey while he could still move.

Thus, he wrote his final letter to Fang Lie and Perfection, not revealing his true situation in the letter.

He felt he had no home, and returning to nature might be a form of release.

Over the years, he had traveled alone across the land, seeing countless sights and human affairs.

Now, his body could no longer endure such a life.

Ending it early might allow for a better next life?

Zhong Xinshang got up and sat quietly at the table, in front of which was a cup of poison he had bought himself.

He gazed at the cup of poison, a complex emotion welling up in his heart.

This was the end of a life that had suffered for most of its years. He had specifically chosen this poison to allow himself to depart painlessly in a beautiful dream.

He did not want to endure pain in his final moments; he only wanted to leave this world quietly.

Slowly, he raised the cup and drank the poison in one gulp. The taste was extremely bitter, but he did not hesitate in the slightest.

After drinking it, he smiled, closed his eyes, as if seeing his former dreams and hopes.

His gaze turned toward the direction of the capital, and he silently bid farewell in his heart, ”Goodbye!”

This place where he had lived his entire life held his memories, his pain, and his helplessness.

Meanwhile, in the study of the Generals Mansion, the retired Hao Ge was intently reading a book.

Suddenly, she felt a pang in her heart, as if something had been pulled from her body.

She frowned, somewhat puzzled by this strange sensation.

She thought perhaps it was due to old age, with minor ailments starting to appear.

She did not dwell on it and continued reading.

However, at home, Fang Lie and Perfection felt an inexplicable unease.

They remembered the letter Zhong Xinshang had left, and the unease in their hearts grew stronger.

Finally, they decided to seek help from their Wife-Lord. After reading the letter, the Wife-Lord’s expression turned grave. She told them, ”This is a final letter!”

Upon hearing this news, Fang Lie and Perfection were as if struck by lightning, instantly breaking down in tears.

They could not accept that Zhong Xinshang had left them like this. They wanted to find him but did not know where he had gone.

Apart from crying, they seemed to have no way to find Zhong Xinshang.

Their world seemed to collapse at that moment; they had lost the most important person.

Silver Time Space Xiao Qiao: Wuwuwu... Why not go back to see your friends one last time!?

Copper Time Dimension Xiong Ya: Perhaps he didn’t want his friends to see him like this?

Wang Dadong of the Gold Time Dimension: Truly amazing, and also so tragic!

Iron Time-Space A Kou: Wuwuwu, elementary school classmate, you’re so tragic!

Jiu Lai from Iron Space: Wuwawa! Brother!

Iron Time Space Jiu Wu: Xiao Lai, I’m still alive!!! And, A Kou!!

Cao Cao: I think in that era, he was truly special, like an anomaly in that world!

Sun Shangxiang: Sigh, what a pity!