Chapter 579 (1/2)

When Su Ming lifted the flap of the tent, a gentle light froht bea on his body

The sound of the xun became clearer once the flap of the tent was lifted

An old man sat inside He held a bone xun in his hands and had it placed against his lips His eyes were closed while playing a sorrowful tune As the notes filled the air, Su Ming felt as if he had been separated from the world

He walked into the tent quietly and sat before the oldHis heart soared with theto so around

Ti’s eyes re about, as if it could not find a place to stay

The bald crane’s feathers were all standing on its body, as it re around ide eyes Terror was evident on its face In its eyes, this entire area was e, no other person could be found

Su Ming had sat down in the distance on this vast mass of ehts

If it was just that, the bald crane would not have been terrified What caused it fear was the strange poithin the island It was invisible, and le inch

The entire area should be empty, but it could occasionally hear the sounds of children playing and laughter ringing by its ears It was as if there was a bunch of children it could not see playing tag around…

At tih the bald crane’s heart, as if the playing children had just phased through where it stood

Its beak snapped open and closed a few ti, looked at its surroundings, and a wave of fear towards the island ste did not kno much time had passed The sky was still dark, as if it would never know daylight The song of the xun gradually weakened, and when it eventually faded away completely, an old voice reached his ears

”You still ca down the xun in his hand There was a kind smile on his face, and his eyes looked like those of a nor knew… that he was blind

”You kneould co asked softly This was the third tiained a different experience each of the previous two times

”It’s because of your confusion that you are constantly wandering about That is why… you come here” The old man looked over The smile on his lips was incredibly kindly when he said words that Su Ming could not understand

Su Ming remained silent for a mo’?”

”If you do not have a place in your heart you call ho’s heart tre hi time, as he sat there He did indeed not have a place he could call home in his heart Dark Mountain was fake, and besides Hu Zi, the ninth su in his life

He did not knohere his ho all these things, and neither did he knohere the start of this entire cycle lay

”Who are you?” After so’s eyes

”When you knoho you are, you will knoho I am” The old man shook his head and caressed the bone xun in his hand His fingers scraped the surface of the xun, creating scratching sounds

That sound echoed in the tent before spreading outside

”You sahat is outside, my child Tell me, what did you see?” The old , but they looked blankly at the tent

”This place doesn’t exist, the island is empty All the e a this land, and you should be one of theht not be the truth, and what you believe doesn’t exist… ht not necessarily not exist” The old

Confusion appeared in Su Ming’s eyes That confusion ran deep, filling up his entire heart and surrounding his soul, refusing to leave

”They exist You saw them… but you refused to believe… Outsiders cannot see them, and they will be afraid It is as if thousands upon thousands of people are asleep, but you are the only one who has opened your eyes You are fortunate, but also unfortunate, because you don’t believe in what you see, and because the er accept you…

”Because… you will have woken froently There see to be uncertain about his words

”Thousands upon thousands are awake, but you are still asleep… Is it because you don’t want to wake up, or is it because… you believe yourself to be awake? What does it mean to be asleep, and what does it mean to be awake? All of this… is just the world you see, and no one else… can see it,” the old man said slowly There was an ancient air to his voice, and if anyone heard it, they would feel as if they had just heard time itself