1354 Is The Other Side Of The River A Riverbank? (1/2)

The ferryman stood on the sky in the endless river

That sky was reflected on the River of Forgetfulness The cliff was the never-ending water flowing to an unknown direction with loud rustling sounds, an endless river

If anyone drank a etfulness, they would forget the past, just like Su Ming He rowed the boat and steered the oars The splashes that rose from the water scattered, but so was still at the River of Forgetfulness, and he looked as if he was in the wooden house that would never decay in the passage of time He sat under its eaves quietly and watched the sky, the world, and the rise and fall of all lives while he waited for the next person to arrive under the rainy sky

One day when the rain brought with it a hint of freshness in the searing heat, a person finally arrived outside the house at night

It was a hugeand built, and had an awe-inspiring face

He stopped quietly beside the wooden house and stared at the river silently A miserable look was on his face

”Ferry, who sat under his wooden house, lifted his head His face was hidden in the darkness When he looked at theLan away, and now, his eldest senior brother had arrived

”Is this river the River of Forgetfulness?” theat the river

”Yes”

”Is the other side of the river a riverbank?”

”I don't know”

”I' for a person” The , the reat reluctance to leave in his eyes, along with a sadness brought by parting that he could not tell

Su Ming sot up and walked to the end of the boat, then turned his head around to look at the hed His laughter grew louder, and as he laughed, it looked like tears were about to fall frole step, he landed onto the bow of the boat and sat down

The lonely shi+p headed forward During the night, rain fell in the River of Forgetfulness, creating endless splashes The rain also fell in the boat, knocking against the wood, as if it was recalling the passengers' past lives and speaking of their future lives

In the past, they were fellow brothers under the same Master In the next life, they sat in the sa stared into the distance The faint sh in his heart When they reached the riverbank, the man stood up in silence and stepped off the boat

”The person I'est senior brother Ferryht trouble you, if you see hi, the e strides forward and walked into the distance

Su Ming stared at the htly

”I will”

He turned around and rowed the solitary boat back to the place at which he should wait for the next person to arrive

The rainy nights during that season seehtly slower pace than before Even if a few months had passed, rain still poured froht It was as if there was so in the sky When their tears fell into the mortal world, they turned into rain

It seeht When wind blew, the rain would land everywhere: the ground, the leaves, the bow of the boat, the river, and the eaves benath which Su Ming satThe different sounds created by it reached his ears at the sanored if so sat under the eaves, fusing with the darkness He listened to the rain and calmed his heart as he stared at the distance He quietly sat through the chill brought by the rain, and when ht arrived, he lit a lamp He placed it under the eaves, then carefully placed a cover over it, causing the wind blowing towards hiuish it The lap becaht in the darkness… that would lead the way for anyone ould arrive at night so they would not get lost

As he stared at the laht of his past He did not think of his level of cultivation nor cared about the disaster descending or Arid Triad The only thing he cared about was being the ferryman ould carry his friends and his loved ones to the other side of the river during the one hundred and twenty years

At some unknown point of ti's heart, and a straw hat was placed on his soul He bent his head down, and under the straw hat, he stared at the candle flame beneath the cover of the lamp He saw the world in the candle flarief, and joy of those he was familiar with in it

When daas about to arrive, a phantom came to him

The phanto and watched the candle flame protected by the cover with him As he did so, complicated look he could not describe appeared in his eyes Slowly, he lifted his head and looked at Su Ming

”You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool me… Since this is your decision, I only hope… that there will be a day where I will be able to find ain

”In this life, you are a ferry me across the river” The phantom suish

Su Ming raised his head and stared at the phantom before him, as his second senior brother He quietly stood up, entered the boat, steered the oars silently, and reached the other side of the riverbank

”I didn't bring anyat the bow of the shi+p

”You already gave it toshook his head and sent his second senior brother off with his gaze Once second senior brother heard his words, he seemed to have smiled There was a reluctance to part in that expression, and even if the River of Forgetfulness and the solitary boat were between them, that smile was still very distinct when he turned his head around

”This should have never been your responsibility”