Realm of the Night God

Regarding Yang Haoran's words of comfort, the young girl was unmoved, still gazing at Feng Yaoshi's corpse with a lost soul, as if she hadn't heard Yang Haoran's voice at all.

The girl's reaction didn't surprise Yang Haoran, because at this time, it was difficult for her to listen to any words, let alone for her, and even for himself, it was hard to accept any reasoning in this situation.

Wasn't he the same back then?

However, not listening was one thing, and not speaking was another. Even if the girl couldn't accept his words at this moment, they could still bring some warmth to her heart filled with pain.

"People all have a day to die, and no one can accompany anyone forever. Correct understanding and correct confrontation can lead to correct choices." Yang Haoran took a puff of his cigarette and continued.

The girl remained unmoved, and Yang Haoran didn't rush her. He looked at the girl, then at Feng Yaoshi's corpse on the ground, paused for a moment, and continued speaking.

"I think it's better to find a place to bury your master first. Letting him stay here like this is disrespectful to him. What do you think?"

Yang Haoran's suggestion was based on his consideration. If the girl continued to stare at Feng Yaoshi's corpse, she would find it hard to move on from her grief, and might even do so for several days.

If they buried Feng Yaoshi's corpse, the girl wouldn't see it, and even if she couldn't immediately move on from her grief, it would be better for her.

Although she had many regrets in her heart, she also knew that burying her master at this time was the right thing to do.

"Your master has been in this valley for many years. He must have had a special place he liked. Burying him there would make him happy."

Feng Yaoshi's soul had already dispersed, and he no longer existed in this world, so it didn't matter where they buried him. Yang Haoran, as an Underworld Envoy, couldn't be unaware of this fact. His purpose was to comfort the grieving girl.

The girl nodded again, this time without maintaining her silence. With a sorrowful face, she sobbed and spoke, "The medicinal garden was my master's lifeblood. He valued it more than his own life."

Upon hearing this, Yang Haoran's gaze fell on the nearby medicinal garden, where various medicinal herbs were planted. There were flowers, grasses, and even unknown fruits.

Yang Haoran didn't know much about medicinal herbs, so he didn't recognize any of them. However, he could see that they were all growing well.

The medicinal garden was free of weeds, and all the herbs were growing in an orderly manner. It was clear that someone had been taking care of it with great dedication.

"Your master was an Alchemist, and it's natural that he would value the medicinal garden more than his life. Burying him in the medicinal garden would allow him to merge with it, and they would never be separated again."

Yang Haoran spoke, wanting to help carry Feng Yaoshi's corpse to the medicinal garden, but the girl refused.

"Big brother, I'll do it."

The girl's words fell, and then she lifted Feng Yaoshi's corpse from the ground, carrying it towards the medicinal garden without using her internal strength. She relied on her slender body to carry the corpse, which was fortunate because Feng Yaoshi's corpse was also slender and not too heavy. Otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult for the girl to carry it without using her strength.

However, even though Feng Yaoshi's body was frail, the girl still found it very tiring to carry him on her back. Nevertheless, the girl didn't mind, and with tears streaming down her face, she carefully carried Feng Yaoshi towards the medicinal garden, step by step.

The girl insisted on carrying Feng Yaoshi's body herself, and Yang Haoran didn't argue with her. He let her carry Feng Yaoshi, thinking that this might make her feel a little better inside.

When they arrived at the medicinal garden, the girl gently laid down Feng Yaoshi's body and then quickly ran to the small hut to fetch a shovel. She first dug up the medicinal herbs in the center of the garden, roots and all, and cleared a patch of land. Then, on this empty ground, she personally dug a grave for Feng Yaoshi. Please read this chapter on its original platform—M|V|L1EMPYR.

The entire process took a very long time, and Yang Haoran didn't disturb her or offer to help. He quietly watched the girl busily at work.

It wasn't that he didn't want to help, but the girl didn't let him, and he also understood her way of doing things, so he didn't insist. He stood beside the girl, watching her do everything.

After the girl finished digging the grave, her hands were already blistered, but she didn't take it to heart. After all, the pain in her hands was far less than the grief in her heart.

After Feng Yaoshi was successfully buried, the girl knelt in front of the grave, her face still filled with sorrow. Yang Haoran tried to divert her attention by chatting with her about some topics.

Perhaps it was because Yang Haoran was someone Feng Yaoshi had brought into the barrier, so she felt she could trust him.

Or perhaps it was because the girl herself didn't have a guarded heart, and Yang Haoran's companionship made her feel a sense of warmth.

So, the girl didn't show too much resistance towards Yang Haoran, answering his questions from the start and eventually even initiating conversations with him about her past with Feng Yaoshi.

It turned out that the girl's name was Feng Xiao, a abandoned child who had been discarded by her mother. Fifteen years ago, Feng Yaoshi had found her in a dumpster.

She was thrown into the dumpster because her mother was still a naive child herself, who didn't understand the world and had no concept of being a parent.

At the time, her mother had just graduated from middle school and was about to start high school. She got pregnant after secretly dating a boy, which scared both her and her boyfriend.

Both of them were still students, and if this matter was exposed, they would likely be expelled from school. Moreover, their parents would probably be furious and might even beat them to death.

They couldn't afford to have an abortion, and even if they could, they didn't dare to, because they were afraid that someone would find out, including the doctor.

In their view, if someone found out, it would soon spread to everyone, and their reputations would be ruined.

They were, after all, just middle school graduates who had never encountered such a thing before, and their hearts were filled with fear.

In the end, they made a ridiculous and pitiful decision: they would secretly give birth to the child and then abandon it in a hidden place, so their secret wouldn't be exposed.

They did indeed make this decision and carried it out.

Her mother, who was originally very thin, started wearing loose clothes and wrapped layer upon layer of sanitary napkins around her belly to conceal her pregnancy.

To avoid suspicion, her mother tried every means, suffering a lot and almost being discovered many times, but she finally managed to keep the secret hidden.

When the time came, she was successfully born into this world, which was both fascinating and terrifying to her. However, instead of being welcomed with warmth by her parents, she was met with the coldness of the dumpster.

Feng Yaoshi found her when she was on the brink of death. At the time, Feng Yaoshi was very angry, so he reported the incident to the police, and the matter was quickly resolved. Feng Yaoshi thus learned about the whole story.

Because Feng Yaoshi found her when she had already been in the dumpster for some time, her body was extremely weak. When she was sent to the hospital, she was already on the verge of death, and the hospital was helpless, unable to do anything but give up on her.

Feng Yaoshi took pity on her and, without obtaining consent from her parents or family, forcibly took her away from the hospital.

With Feng Yaoshi's abilities, it was natural that no one could stop him from taking someone away in front of ordinary people.

Feng Yaoshi, after all, was an Alchemist, and his methods were different from those of ordinary doctors. What ordinary doctors couldn't do didn't mean he couldn't do it either.

The girl, who was on the brink of death, managed to keep her life thanks to Feng Yaoshi's help.

Since she didn't have a name, Feng Yaoshi let her take his surname, Feng, and gave her a single character name, Xiao (meaning "smile").