Rong Guang: "Presi... President!"
Shen Liuxing: "Zi Jie... Jie... Miss Zi!"
Xuanyuan Xun: "Miss Zi! You're awake!"
Zi Linling looked at the few people, was stunned for a moment, and then understood.
She knew that they must have come to the Endless Wasteland following Ye Lingyuan to save her.
Of course, she only learned the name "Endless Wasteland" when she was collecting the Ancient City of Repentance just now.
Zi Linling nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you! I'm awake!"
"That's great!"
The few people shouted excitedly.
If it weren't for the fact that men and women should maintain distance, they would have wanted to toss Zi Linling into the air to express their feelings.
"Huh? Where's Ye Lingyuan?" Shen Liuxing looked around and asked.
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin also looked around and asked, "That's right! Where is the Lord of Nether Abyss?"
"This..."
A trace of sadness flashed in Zi Linling's eyes.
With a thought, "Chong'er" floated before their eyes.
The few people looked at Chong'er in confusion and then discovered that Ye Lingyuan was lying quietly inside "Chong'er."
"What's going on?"
Shen Liuxing asked in surprise.
"This..."
Zi Linling hesitated for a moment, then recounted how Ye Lingyuan had exchanged his soul for hers.
"Alas..."
Xuanyuan Xun sighed and said, "Miss Zi, don't be too sad. The Lord of Nether Abyss is extremely devoted. We can never compare!"
Rong Guang followed, "Yes, President. If the Lord of Nether Abyss were awake, he definitely wouldn't want to see you sad!"
Shangguan Yulin also said, "Miss Zi, don't be sad anymore. It's just three drops of True Love Tears. We'll go find them with you!"
Shen Liuxing was silent for a moment and then said, "Sister Zi, Brother Shangguan is right. We'll find them together, we'll definitely find them!"
In his heart, he silently thought, "Ye Lingyuan, I am no match for you!"
Zi Linling, being too heartbroken, didn't notice Shen Liuxing's address.
"Yes! I will definitely find the three drops of True Love Tears for him!"
As she spoke, a crystal-clear tear fell onto "Chong'er."
Immediately, a barely visible gleam flashed on "Chong'er."
The few people were immersed in grief and lamentation and didn't notice it at all.
"Miss Zi, should we still go to the demon realm?"
Shangguan Yulin asked.
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shen Liuxing also looked at Zi Linling, awaiting her decision.
Zi Linling pondered for a moment, looked towards the end of the Lake of Repentance, and said with a firm voice, "Yes!"
"He walked half this path for me, so I will walk the remaining half for him!"
"This way, we'll go ashore first, rest for half a day, and then continue on our way after you've stabilized your cultivation!"
"Okay!"
The four replied in unison.
"I'll steer the canoe!" Shen Liuxing said, taking the lead.
Zi Linling nodded and said, "Alright! But before that, there's one more thing to do!"
"What is it?"
The few people asked in unison.
"It's..."
As Zi Linling spoke just two words, she had a thought and put "Chong'er" on her back. Then, she quickly formed seals with her hands.
Instantly, a giant sphere of law struck the Lake of Repentance and exploded in a flash.
She shouted, "Come out!"
"Coo! Coo..."
With a burst of laughter, a tender sprout emerged from the lake water and instantly grew into a large flower.
Seated on the large flower was a beautiful woman in green.
The woman in green looked at Zi Linling and teased, "You're a woman, why are you so rough?"
Zi Linling said coldly, "Will you surrender yourself, or should I capture you?"
The woman in green changed into a seductive pose and said, "Oh! Not only rough, but also impatient!"
"It's not impossible for me to surrender, but you have to pass my test!"
Zi Linling raised an eyebrow subtly and said with a cold face, "What test?"
The woman in green smiled faintly and said, "I have three questions. If you can answer them within the time limit, I will recognize you as my master!"
"Of course, you can refuse and attack me directly. I won't resist. But the result is that every time I get injured, this flower will lose a petal."
"By the way, this flower has nine petals, representing nine lifetimes of true love. When this flower completely withers, there will be no more flowers of true love in the world."
"And without the flowers of true love, even if you find the three drops of True Love Tears, you won't be able to merge them, and your lover's soul will be trapped in the Purgatory Space forever!"
Zi Linling's aura suddenly turned cold, her eyes flashing with a dangerous light, and she said with a chilling voice, "Are you threatening me?"
The woman said nonchalantly with a smile, "If you say it's a threat, then it's a threat!"
"You!"
Zi Linling clenched her fists tightly, but had to let go reluctantly, "Fine! Ask your questions!"
The woman in green stood in the center of the large flower and said with a smile, "That's right! This is the attitude you should have!"
Zi Linling tightened her fists and said nothing.
The woman in green said, "First question: A stone that had not yet gained sentience lived in dependence with the small grass beside it. Over a long period, the small grass loved the stone wholeheartedly, but because the stone had not gained sentience, it did not respond to the small grass's feelings at all."
"Time flew by, and millions of years passed in the blink of an eye. The small grass could no longer stand the loneliness and got together with the flowers beside it."
"Not long after, the stone finally gained sentience. It blamed the small grass for not being firm enough in its feelings and not being loyal enough in their love."
"However, the small grass said that it had waited for the stone for millions of years, but the stone had never responded to it. Therefore, it was the stone that failed its true feelings and missed their destiny."
"So, tell me, who was wrong, the stone or the small grass?"
Hearing this question, Xuanyuan Xun, Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, and Shen Liuxing fell into deep thought.
Was the small grass wrong?
But what was wrong with it pursuing its love?
Was the stone wrong?
But how could it understand any feelings when it had not gained sentience?
Who was wrong in the end?
The four were extremely conflicted; it was a question that couldn't be untangled.
Just as they were racking their brains, Zi Linling suddenly said loudly, "Neither the stone nor the small grass was wrong!"
The woman in green asked in surprise, "Why?"
Zi Linling smiled faintly and said, "Because in love, there is no right or wrong!"
"In love, there is only love or not love. There is no right or wrong. When you love, everything is right, even if you sacrifice your life for the other person and they ignore you, they are not wrong."
"Conversely, when you don't love, everything the other person does is wrong. Their words are wrong, their breathing is wrong, and their efforts are wrong!"