"It's been three days."
Tang Ling opened the curtains and the morning sun lit up the room. Through the curtains, the refreshing lake breeze blew in and blew a few green leaves off the table.
Tang Ling placed the freshly plucked wildflower into the vase and said, "I've been curious these past two days. How long does it take outside for a day to pass in this place? Is it two days or three hours? "
"What do you think? Higan? "
At this time, the wildflowers had already been inserted into the vase. They were not very stunning flowers, but they were colorful and the petals were stained with the morning dew. They looked very beautiful.
The room was quiet except for the rustling of the morning breeze, which fluttered the thin muslin curtains.
Tang Ling did not mind. He turned around and covered the unconscious Higan with the blanket. He then sat beside her and held her hand.
After three days, Tang Ling had recovered a lot and could at least move like a normal person.
That night three days ago should have been the most difficult moment.
Tang Ling could not forget how it felt to travel seven to eight hundred meters in two hours.
He crawled to Higan's side.
He never expected his injuries to be so severe. When he woke up from his coma, he did not realize it. It was not until the Island Owner fell into a deep slumber that he started to move that he realized he had lost the ability to move.
What kind of feeling was that? He felt like a person who had just broken a bone. After enduring the initial pain, he could still move a little, but after a night of rest, his body was swollen and he could not move anymore.
He had to find Higan. Therefore, after four hours of arduous crawling, he finally reached Higan's side. His body was covered in mud and grass.
Actually, it was nothing. He had been through a lot of life and death situations. Because of his hatred, he had even endured the pain of cultivation.
What troubled Tang Ling the most was that when he carried Higan, his heart crumbled.
There was no need to verify the Island Owner's words. The moment Tang Ling hugged Higan, he already felt Higan's life force slipping away.
Tang Ling panicked. The first thing that popped into his mind was to replenish Higan's energy no matter how much he calmed down. However, to his despair, he realized that because his spirit was heavily damaged, his Astral Concealment Dimension Fixing Blade could no longer open the alternate space.
At the lakeside where the owner of the deserted island was, there were resources left behind by the owner of the deserted island, such as vicious beast meat, vicious beast bones, gifts from the Sea God that the owner of the deserted island said were useless to the Nirvana Realm, and even the Tear of the Sea God.
It might not be able to stop Higan's life force from flowing away, but it would be good for her body, right?
Tang Ling did not know any medical skills. He used to live a barbaric and straightforward life. As long as he ate, he would be able to recover.
But what should he do now? Crawl back again? Tang Ling hugged Higan as he looked around. The night sky was filled with stars. The breeze from the lake was cool but not cold. The shadows of the trees, the mountains, the buildings, and the safety and tranquility of the night.
At that very moment, Tang Ling broke down. He buried his head in Higan's hair as tears rolled down his cheeks.
Yes, everything was perfect before this. However, at night, he realized that everything was so unfamiliar.
It was so quiet that there were no growls from any large creatures. Not even the buzzing of a mosquito could be heard.
No one spoke, no footsteps could be heard, and even the owner of the deserted island was silent. Loneliness blanketed the sky and the earth.
In this place, there was only Higan.
However, he could feel Higan's life force slipping away bit by bit, yet he was so weak that he could not do anything about it. What if he lost Higan?
No one would have thought that Tang Ling, who was as smart as a devil and had created miracles time and time again, would cry like a child at a time like this. No one would have thought that when he faced his lover who was about to lose her life, the only thing he could think of was to feed her. When he could not get any food from her, he broke down.
If there was someone else around who happened to know Tang Ling and knew about his so-called glory, they would surely exclaim at the scene.
"So, Tang Ling is also alone. He's just a normal young man. "
Unfortunately, there was no one else around. There was only Tang Ling and Higan in this lonely world.
In the end, Tang Ling did not go back for food.
He did not have the strength nor the courage to leave Higan at that moment. He hugged her and cried for the first time in his life. He fell asleep without any warning.
Tang Ling held Higan's hand while his other hand caressed Higan's sleeping face, which was quiet but a little pale.
That night was unforgettable and they would have to depend on each other for the rest of their lives.
If Higan was really San Shan, Tang Ling could only lament that time was a cycle. After going through so many twists and turns, in the end, they would still depend on each other for survival.
However, if she was not, it would not affect anything. Some feelings were like the sunlight hidden behind the clouds. Even if the clouds covered it, it did not mean that it did not exist. Once the clouds dispersed and the sunlight was revealed, it would spill over the land and it could no longer be hidden.
The sunlight was undoubtedly love. All kinds of memories and entanglements confirmed Tang Ling's love for Higan.
Therefore, whether she was San Shan or not was not the point. The point was that Tang Ling loved Higan.
If she was not, it would not affect his love for her.
If she was, it would not affect his love for her either. He would even feel fortunate that they were so close when they were young and they depended on each other for survival.
Tang Ling did not feel burdened. His ego was buried deep in his bones. He was not related to San Shan by blood, so he did not care about other people's opinions.
"Higan, I'm going to the lakeside later. It's the third day and the rebirth of the island owner is about to begin. I have to help him since I made a promise to him. Wait for me. I've made something for you in the kitchen. I'll feed you when I come back. " Tang Ling had a warm smile on his face. He did not look like he was talking to an unconscious person. Instead, he looked more like he was talking to his lover.
Indeed, the most helpless night was over. On the second day, Tang Ling relied on his beast-like recovery ability to move around freely like a normal person.
Although he was still far away from his prime, in this place where there was no need to fight, it was useless to have so much strength, was it not?
A little bit of recovery soothed the anxiety in Tang Ling's heart.
He returned from his fragile self back to the rational and organized Tang Ling. First, he carried Higan to the lakeside to deliver the first spinal cord blood to the island owner.
Then, he swallowed a tiny bit of vicious beast meat left behind by the island owner.
It was a risky and helpless move. Even at his prime, Tang Ling could not swallow the meat of a super vicious beast, let alone now with his broken body.
Fortunately, Tang Ling, who had regained his sanity, had a sense of propriety. Although the process was painful and dangerous, he endured it and recovered some of his strength.
However, the bad news was that his body's condition obviously affected all his abilities, including his digestion and energy absorption.
In short, the tiny bit of vicious beast meat wasted most of the energy, and it did not help his spirit recovery at all. The vicious beast meat could not replenish his spirit either.
Nevertheless, it did not matter. Things would get better bit by bit.
His mood was like the weather. After a rainy day, it would clear up. After despair, he had to find hope.
After doing all that, Tang Ling made himself happier and more optimistic.
He carried Higan on his back and started to explore the space fragment.
"Higan, look! This is a house from the old civilization. It's beautiful."
"Higan, what did I find? It's a supermarket from the old civilization. Let's go in and see if there's anything inside. "
"Higan, is this a car from the old civilization? I didn't know there were so many different models! I've never sat in one of these in the Purple Moon era! Only the big shots have sat in them. "
Tang Ling was like a little kid who jumped around with Higan on his back as if everything was new and interesting.
"Higan, it's autumn here, isn't it? Look at the leaves on the street. They're yellow and red. It's beautiful on the street. "
"You must be wondering what I'm talking about. You must be saying that a person like me who only knows how to fight can't describe beautiful scenery, right?
"So, hurry up and wake up. See for yourself how beautiful this place is."
Tang Ling carried Higan on his back and walked for half a day. With his current condition, half a day was the limit of his stamina.
However, this was a huge space fragment, so half a day was not enough for him to explore the entire place. As a matter of fact, Tang Ling was certain that there was a small town by the lake, but where exactly was it? Tang Ling had no idea since he was in the chaotic space and time. Half a day had passed, yet he had not even finished exploring the small town.
Nevertheless, it did not matter. This place was not the busy Purple Moon era where survival pressure was everywhere. If he was tired, he could just stop.
In the end, Tang Ling chose a small house by the lake. He was surprised that time had passed in this place for an unknown amount of time. Everything in the small house remained the same. It was not rotten, but there was a lot of dust.
Of course, it went against the laws of physics, but this space fragment had its own unique laws.
Tang Ling did not want to think about it anymore. He chose this place to settle down and think about it later.
Tang Ling cleaned up a room and settled Higan down. He did not have any qualms about wiping her down and changing her into the clean clothes that he found in the house.
Tang Ling's face was flushed and his heart raced when he did that, but he gradually calmed down. His eyes were clear and his expression was peaceful.
It was a kind of mutual care. It was pure and transparent. If Higan was in his shoes, she would have taken care of him too, would she? Tang Ling's heart was filled with a sorrowful warmth.
If … Higan was awake and her life force was no longer fading, how great would that be?
Then, Tang Ling started to clean up the house that they would have to stay in for a long time. The Island Owner said that it would be a month, and Tang Ling swore to get out within a month.
It was a strong determination, but Tang Ling also knew that this world was not a fairytale. He might not be able to do it just because he was determined.
What if he could not get out? Tang Ling buried himself in wiping the furniture in the room. He did not want to think about it. All he knew was that if Higan was really here, he would never leave.
Tang Ling cleaned up the house. The floor was bright and the furniture looked brand new as if the original owner of the house had never left.
Tang Ling also noticed something interesting. He found a lot of books, some DVDs, movies, music, and even a diary in the room.
However, he did not have the time to read them. After a busy day, he fell asleep beside Higan's bed, holding her hand.
Early in the morning, he opened the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room. The scenery of the lake and mountains outside the window was beautiful under the faint golden morning light.
The wildflowers blooming outside the house were covered in dew, adding a touch of vitality to this quiet world.
Tang Ling decided to pick a bunch of wildflowers and put them in Higan's room.
Then, he used the food that he found in the kitchen yesterday, such as rice from the old civilization, mixed in a small amount of vicious beast meat and some other food that he could barely recognize such as canned food from the supermarket. He clumsily cooked some food for Higan.
Everything in the house felt a little strange. Everything felt fresh as if the world had not been torn to shreds. Or rather, it had just been torn to shreds?
However, it was impossible since the old civilization had been gone for more than a hundred years.
On top of that, other than some tiny insects and ants, there were no other living beings in the house.
On top of that, why was there energy in the house? The electricity, gas, and water works that belonged to the old civilization were still running, providing electricity, gas, and water.
Tang Ling did not know if his description was accurate. After all, he came from the Purple Moon era, so he could only describe everything in the language of the Purple Moon era.
However, was it important? It seemed very important. Every little detail was related to the hope of getting out, but it did not seem important at the same time. Everything in the house felt stagnant. Even Tang Ling felt like his heart had stopped beating. Moreover, if he could not get out, nothing else mattered anymore.
He combed Higan's hair again and let go of her hand. He said softly, "I'm going. I'll be back soon. "
However, when he reached the door, he paused and turned around to look at Higan, who was still sleepy on the bed. "I've been wanting to ask you this. Why do you like me?"
Tang Ling then lowered his head and showed a shy expression that never changed.
He then smiled. Higan would not answer or hear him anyway, so it might not matter even if he asked.
**
Beside the lake, inside the Island Master's heart.
The giant heart that Tang Ling had seen before had shrunk to the size of a fist. In fact, it had shrunk day by day in the past three days until it finally shrunk to the size of a fist.
To Tang Ling, the changes were interesting in this lonely place. It was something worth exploring.
Unfortunately, this kind of fun would come to an end today.
The heart was still in the chest cavity that the Lord of the deserted island had previously protected.
Tang Ling dived in and took it out. He then took out a palm-sized tubular bone.
It was undoubtedly the Island Master's bone. In its last command, the Island Master told Tang Ling that the bone was carved with a simple law pattern. All Tang Ling had to do was place it on his spine and it would automatically suck some of his blood from his spinal cord.
An automatic syringe? Tang Ling was just joking about it. Was the Island Master's idea to use the so-called law pattern in such a way of humor?
As he placed the bone closer to his spine, Tang Ling instantly felt a strong suction force followed by a little pain.
Is this some kind of suction law or something? Tang Ling's spirit had not recovered and his Precise Instinct was stagnant, so he could not see through it.
However, as the suction force grew stronger, a small part of Tang Ling's skin under the tubular bone started to turn red. Drops of blood from his spinal cord started to flow into the bone.
When a certain amount of blood was extracted, the suction force stopped.
Tang Ling looked at the heart beside the lake. He poured the tube of blood on it and waited patiently.
In less than a minute, the heart shrank by more than half at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then, it quickly crystallized, looking like a large heart-shaped gem.
Holding the slightly hot gemstone in his hand, Tang Ling walked to the lake and slowly walked into the water.
"My heart will eventually turn into a super crystal. Take it into the lake and my host will appear soon."
As expected, the Sunlight Hades Fish with hollow eyes appeared before Tang Ling. It looked at the so-called super crystal in Tang Ling's hand in a daze.
Tang Ling walked over and placed the super crystal in the middle of the Sunlight Hades Fish's forehead and pressed hard.
No blood was spilled. When Tang Ling pressed hard, the Sunlight Hades Fish struggled for a while before the super crystal automatically sunk deep into the fish's forehead. In the end, it turned into streams of energy that spread out and enveloped the Sunlight Hades Fish.
Tang Ling quickly backed away when he saw the scene.
According to the Island Master's last words, this was the most dangerous moment. The enormous energy would cause the Sunlight Hades Fish to struggle violently, and with Tang Ling's weakened state, if he got too close, his life would be in danger.
As for what would happen in the end and whether he would succeed or not? The Island Master was not confident either.
It only told Tang Ling that during the rebirth process, the most important change would be the rebirth of the cells. The enormous energy would return the cells to their strongest state, and the power of the Law of Time would lock the cells in. The theory behind it was complicated, and the Island Master could not possibly explain it to him.
In short, the Island Master was not born with the Time Talent. He had gotten his hands on an item that contained the power of time, similar to the ring that Tang Ling had gotten earlier. That was how he managed to pull it off.
Without a doubt, this item, which was of utmost importance to the owner of the deserted island, was hidden in its heart.
In short, Tang Ling did not covet it.
All he knew was that his rebirth had begun.
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