Yi Chuan did not look at the door, but saw the wooden puppets in the study moving. They stood up and rushed to the door one by one, pressing their bodies against the door panel to contain the restlessness of the guy outside the door.

At this moment, Yi Chuan's eyes were filled with sadness...

"From that day on, I began to practice desperately, not for my family and my country, not to stand on the top of the mountain and become above those ten thousand people. I... just wanted to save my bride... that's all."

"If ordinary talent is the high wall blocking me, then hard work is the long ladder that is enough for me to climb over the high wall!"

"After climbing over the high wall, you can see a wider world. Maybe there, you can find a way to rescue Xiaokui. I thought so..."

Ren Jie's scalp was numb. You must know that the Puppet Master is the most powerful group in Daxia. How did he climb to the top of the mountain step by step with his not-so-distinguished talent?

How many hardships did he go through? Perhaps only Yichuan himself knows.

Yi Chuan smiled bitterly: "I have wanted to give up countless times, but every time I look at Xiangkui, her wedding dress, and the ring on my hand in the dead of night, I will get up and grit my teeth.

Keep holding on…”

"In this way, I climbed all the way without paying attention to the scenery along the way. The fifth level, the eighth level... the ninth level... I have gone deep into the terracotta restricted area, explored ancient ruins, unearthed the secrets of teleportation, and also searched for various ancient books and stone carvings to complete the human body.

The great alchemy that was refined has also entered the bottomless tower, the devil's cave, the island in the sky, the endless sea, and the demonic realm of the sky..."

"My footprints are all over the blue star, and I have even reached areas that humans have never set foot in. I have experienced countless lives and deaths, just to find a way to restore Xia Kui..."

"But...things in the world are not going as planned, nine times out of ten..."

Speaking of this, Yi Chuan's eyes were full of regret:

"I tried every method I could think of, but I still couldn't turn Aoi into the Xia Kui that once belonged to me. I still couldn't save my bride..."

"What makes me even more devastated is that as time goes by, I gradually can no longer see the shadow of Xia Kui in Kui..."

"That night, I stared into Aoi's eyes. When I could no longer see the woman I loved in her eyes, I knew...Xia Kui was no longer there..."

"She seemed to have been waiting for me for too long and couldn't wait any longer. She turned her back to me alone and stepped into the abyss, towards the door of time that can never be turned back..."

"Aoi...is just Aoi...Xia Kui's soul is no longer in her body..."

Looking at the sad old man in front of him, Ren Jie felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to comfort her.

Yi Chuan has only moved forward for this goal in his life, and when he knew that this goal would never be achieved, the blow was undoubtedly devastating.

I saw Yi Chuan clenching his fists: "But... I never thought about giving up. I still hold unrealistic illusions. The road will continue to go. Maybe I haven't gone far enough..."

"But I'm really afraid that I will die on the road one day. No one will take care of Aoi, and no one will fulfill my vow."

"So I dismantled part of my bones, shaved off part of my flesh, and made a puppet based on my bones and blood. I gave him a new life and named him Cai..."

"I made him originally to be my insurance after an accident. I hope he will take care of Aoi on my behalf and continue on, so... I have very strict requirements on him and force him to learn various skills from me..."

"But all this has gradually changed over time. Cai has grown up and matured little by little. His performance surprised me. He is completely an independent individual, not just a puppet, a tool, or a substitute for me.

.”

"In my eyes, Cai is more like my son, and I...why should I let him take my place, shoulder such a heavy mission, and continue on the path that I have not been able to complete?"

"So...I gave up my original idea..."

Ren Jie was stunned, is this the process of the creation of the Corpse Stitcher? Is it an existence based on the bones and blood of the puppet master?

These secrets may not even be known to the corpse stitchers themselves.

Yi Chuan smiled bitterly: "I never told the boss about Kui, I just didn't want him to think too much about the original intention of my birth..."

"But just like most fathers who cannot handle the relationship with their sons well, I spent almost all my energy on Aoi, but ignored Cai's feelings..."

"Until the end, he kept having trouble with me, and I still owe him a gift..."

At this moment, Yi Chuan's eyes were full of guilt and debt. Ren Jie could see how much he felt in Yi Chuan's heart...

"Grandpa Yi~ As long as you can say some things, it's never too late, no matter how late you are..."

Yi Chuan smiled helplessly: "Yes..."

As the pages of the book turned again, the light and shadow flowed, and the thick notebook wrote Yi Chuan's life.

I saw Yi Chuan looking up at the light and shadow: "I climbed to the top of the mountain just as I expected, but in this future, there is no shadow of Xia Kui anymore..."

"I still haven't been able to save my bride, Aoi... maybe she has a new life, but I'm not willing to give up. I keep holding her tightly by my side as an emotional sustenance, looking forward to her coming back...

"

"And that day...the abyss demon appeared. It kept passing through the cracks in the abyss, releasing high-level demons all over the world. It was unable to defend and unpredictable, and the world was in ruins..."

"So...I chose to stand up..."

Having said this, Yi Chuan looked at Ren Jie and smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I am not as noble as you think. I am not standing up for my country, Daxia, or the righteousness of the human race..."

"I just want to stop all this and prevent tragedies like me and Xia Kui from happening in this world..."

Ren Jie looked serious, shook his head and said: "Grandpa Yi...this is also about family and country..."

Yi Chuan smiled: "Standing on the top of the mountain, I have reached the end of the road. I know that I will never be able to fulfill that vow in this life..."

"It's time to let go of myself and let go of Aoi, who has been following me all my life, so... I took Aoi and all my puppets and rushed to the battlefield... It's time to put an end to all this."

"But I only kept Cai. He is already a new life, a completely independent individual. He should not be bound by my past. Taking him to death with me is too selfish, isn't it?"

"Kui means the past to me, and Cai... represents hope..."

"Only when a young bird leaves the nest can it learn to truly fly..."

Ren Jie's eyes were full of sadness: "But... for a young bird, the nest is home, and it is everything he has..."

Yi Chuan smiled bitterly: "Yeah, so...I can't feel sorry for that child, let alone Kui..."

"Until the last moment, my past still bound her..."
Chapter completed!