182: A belated ending

After making up his mind, Lin Xiao casually slipped the lotus seed into his pocket.

Then he said, "Alright, I've chosen. Let's go."

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than the voices of Lu Ming and Li Qingyu quickly rang out.

"What, Brother Lin Xiao (Elder), you're not mistaken, are you? You didn't choose any of those other precious treasures, but instead picked this broken lotus seed?"

As they spoke, they both looked at Lin Xiao, full of bewilderment.

"Haha, don't worry, both of you. I have my own plans," Lin Xiao said with a laugh after hearing their words.

After speaking, he walked directly out of the Azure Emperor Sect Treasure Vault.

Seeing that Lin Xiao had said so, Li Qingyu and the other naturally had nothing more to say and could only follow closely behind him, exiting the door.

Boom!!!

But just as the three of them had walked out of the Azure Emperor Sect Treasure Vault's main door...

Suddenly.

Accompanied by an extremely powerful spiritual energy fluctuation, an incredibly massive figure suddenly shattered the Void Realm and emerged.

It grabbed Lin Xiao directly in its palm, rendering him completely immobile.

As this Void Realm emerged,

all living beings in the Myriad Heavens and Ten Thousand Realms, except for Lin Xiao,

instantly fainted and collapsed to the ground, unable to rise.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao, who was held by the mysterious Void Realm, was immediately startled.

He stared intently at the Void Realm that was gripping him, with eyes that looked as if he was seeing a devil.

He wanted to see clearly what kind of astonishing figure this was that could unleash such immense power.

"You, you, you, who exactly are you? Why did you suddenly attack me?"

While his mind raced, Lin Xiao shouted out, somewhat fearfully.

A feeling of impending death, along with this fear, surged into his heart.

He did not want to die so pointlessly.

So, even if he were to die, he wanted to see who this person was who was killing him!

"Haha, are you Lin Xiao?"

But just as Lin Xiao thought he was about to die, the Void Realm suddenly released him.

"You... you know me?"

This action instantly left Lin Xiao, who had just been preparing for death, somewhat at a loss.

However, he had no other choice.

Lin Xiao knew there was no escaping, so he simply stopped trying to run.

He found a place to sit down, looking at the Void Realm in the sky with a solemn expression, waiting for its next move.

But very quickly, a scene that stunned Lin Xiao appeared.

Because after the Void Realm released him, it actually began to transform directly.

It shrunk by hundreds or thousands of times.

It transformed into a handsome and elegant young man, who was also masculine.

"You, you, you... who are you?"

Upon seeing this person, even Lin Xiao, being a man, couldn't help but blush slightly.

"I am the Author."

Hearing Lin Xiao's words, the handsome young man replied with a smile.

"Author? Such a strange yet familiar name."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao pondered deeply, his brows furrowed.

"Haha, don't think so much."

"Due to Tadu's guidance, I descended into this world."

"As long as you read it, you will understand everything," the Author said with a smile.

But what Lin Xiao didn't know was that as the Author smiled,

a hint of reluctance flickered in his eyes.

As the Author spoke, he pointed directly at Lin Xiao's forehead.

In an instant, golden light bloomed.

With a roar, an immense surge of memory flooded into Lin Xiao's mind.

After a moment, Lin Xiao, who had been frozen in place, slowly began to move again.

His eyes revealed a sense of melancholy, and with a very dejected expression, he looked at the Author before him.

"Does it really... have to end unfinished?" Lin Xiao said, his voice full of bitterness.

Upon hearing this, even though the Author felt extremely uncomfortable inside, he still held back his tears and nodded with difficulty.

"Yes, although I am omnipotent in this world."

"But in my world, I am just an ordinary person."

"An ordinary person?" Lin Xiao was stunned.

Accustomed to the rhythm of this world, he no longer knew what the concept of an ordinary person was.

"Yes, an ordinary person," the Author nodded.

"What is an ordinary person?"

"I don't know either," the Author said with a bitter smile.

"The reason why you are just an ordinary person is because you weren't diligent enough in your world, right?" Lin Xiao asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the Author shook his head.

"Not at all."

"Then why?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Because no matter how hard I try, I will still just be an ordinary person."

"Is that so?"

"Then if you end it like this, aren't you afraid your readers will scold you?"

"Also, by doing this, are you worthy of your original aspiration?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I'm afraid, but I'm also very helpless."

"As for my original aspiration, I always remember it, but an original aspiration cannot feed me," the Author shook his head.

"If that's the case, then just finish it," Lin Xiao said.

"Hm? You don't hate me for doing this?" The Author was somewhat surprised to hear Lin Xiao's words.

"Why should I hate you?"

"Because my story isn't finished yet."

"If it's not finished, then don't finish it. Anyway, I will always be here and will never disappear."

"It's just..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that from now on, readers will never see me again," Lin Xiao sighed.

Tears streamed down his face, dripping onto the ground.

Seeing this, the Author's heart was twisted with pain, and tears immediately welled up in his eyes.

"Mm, thank you."

"Don't cry anymore. Go live the life you want. Remember not to stay up late anymore and be kinder to yourself," Lin Xiao said with a forced smile, wiping away his tears.

"Mm-hmm," the Author nodded with some difficulty.

Then, he tore open a spatial rift out of thin air and returned to his own world.

With immense reluctance in his heart, he typed out a few large words on the keyboard.

This book is concluded. May we live up to our youth, and may we meet again if fate allows!!!