Guo Baiyu stood facing Ping'an's statue. He couldn't say a word. If she took her heart back as Jiutian Xuannü once said, she will still be human, not a clay sculpture. A series of questions circulated in his mind, but no answer.
Zhao Renshu laughed out loud, "Baiyu, you have the perfect plan." He pointed his finger at Guo Baiyu, he continued to laughed with tears. "We think our contingency plan is flawless. She has her own contingency plan." He continued to laugh while shedding tears. After a while, he stopped laughing and walked slowly towards the clay sculpture .
Guo Baiyu held Ping'an's right hand, and embraced her cold stone body, Zhao Renshu held her left hand and also embraced her body.
Guo Baiyu leaned into Ping'an's ear and whispered, "Silly woman, you promised not to sacrifice yourself for anyone." He kissed her right cheek.
Fang Yaoting, Lim Peizhi, King Shammek, and Siyuan walked and stood beside the two hunters and their wife.
Fang Yaoting, "Ping'an. How? Why?"
Aishu stepped out of the centaur soldiers and walked to the clay sculpture. She looked at two men who refused to let go of Ping'an.
Aishu said, "Don't be angry with her, she keeps her promise to you two, she didn't sacrifice for anyone, she sacrifice herself for herself."
Zhao Renshu asked, "Do you know about this?" He turned madly to face Aishu.
Aishu, "This is her destiny. She can ignore all of this and live with the two of you in Peach Blossom Valley with her disciples. She can also be greedy and protect the people she loves. She chose to protect the safety of the people she loves."
Guo Baiyu asked, "What will happen to her?"
Aishu, "She uses herself as a bargaining chip and borrows the power of the earth to temporarily transform her into Syaoran and destroyed the enemy. She will stand here guarding the Demon Gate for eternity, in case the demon escapes and beyond the horsemen soldiers ability, she will turn back into Syaoran and exterminate the demons. After the demons are exterminated, she will return to the clay sculpture and continue to guard the Demon Gate. You two will live your lives and continue your reincarnation in the next life."
Guo Baiyu, "When did you tell her this?"
Aishu, "Back when we first met, she asked me if there was a way to turn into Syaoran without having to call back her heart. I did tell her that if she is the true reincarnation of Syaoran, this might be an option." She looked at the two men, feeling a little guilty. "To be honest, I also told her it was a gamble. It might not work."
Guo Baiyu said painfully, "She gambled because she doesn't want to lose us."
King Shammek turned to Siyuan, "Gather all the dead warriors and write down their names. Call all the healers to help heal the wounded." He turned to the two hunters. "Stay as long as you want."
Aishu, "I'm sorry, doctor Guozhao. I know how much you two love her. We can choose our own way of life, but we can never escape our destiny."
Lim Peizhi sighed, "My condolence, I have to gather the dead soldiers, and I will visit you two later." He patted Guo Baiyu's right shoulder, and then patted Zhao Renshu's right shoulder.
Fang Yaoting, "I will go gather the dead fairies and hunters and when I finish cleaning up, I will bring Dachin to visit."
Guo Baiyu, "Thank you Yaoting, we want to stay here alone."
Fang Yaoting said sadly, "I understand."
Fang Yaoting, Lim Peizhi, Aishu, King Shammek and Siyuan took the remaining soldiers to clean up the corpses.
Guo Baiyu and Zhao Renshu sat at the feet of Ping'an. They don't know how long they have been sitting there, the blood on their clothes has dried up. Both felt that their bodies were aching from exhaustion.
Zhao Renshu sighed sadly, "If you can choose again, would you still walked away with us on that day?" He leaned onto Ping'an's side.
Guo Baiyu smiled at him, "I still would." He stood up and reached out to Zhao Renshu. "Let's go, we are not the only family who lost a loved one today. Aishu said she can't go anywhere. After everything is resolved, we will find a solution in some way."
Zhao Renshu looked up at Guo Baiyu. He had known for a long time that his strength was much stronger than Guo Baiyu, but mentally, Guo Baiyu suppressed him. He grabbed Guo Baiyu's hand and pulled himself up. He turned his head and looked towards Ping'an. Zhao Renshu smiled, "Now you stay here and behave."
Thousands of corpses were stacked on top of each other. King Shamek ordered that the dead be buried outside of Immortal Valley. The deceased soldiers' bodies was collected by the unwounded soldiers and hunters. They were wrapped neatly from the neck down to their feet. The wounded soldier was placed on a carriage and towed away by the Horsemen soldiers. For the first time in four days, the first sign of live walked out of the Immortal Valley.
King Shammek standing in front of the lake, opened both his palm, and two light blue spheres appeared. He sent two blue spheres into the lake, and the two spheres formed two underwater walking paths. The Horsemen soldiers lead the way. Each Horsemen soldiers pulled a wagon full of wounded soldiers, hunters, and fairies across the lake. Hundreds of wounded who were still able to walk helped each other to walk across the lake. The walls of the two underwater trails are hundreds of meters high. The wounded soldiers walked through the underwater path, with mix feelings of excitement and fear. This was an eyes opening for the mortal soldiers, hunters and fairies. The people followed the Horsemen soldiers out to the other side of the lake.
Waiting on the other side of the lake were Lee Dachin and Guo Longtong. They waited with the families of many soldiers who lived in Waterfall City or the surrounding area. When everyone heard the news that the war was over, the family rushed to Horsemen Land. Everyone prayed, and hoping that the person walk out of the underwater path is their beloved. When the heroes walked out of the underwater path one by one, their families rushed towards them, hugging and kissing them. Among the hundreds of wounded, Huang Yueliang and Huang Hongse walked side by side with the wounded on the carriage.
Guo Longtong stood up, waved, and exclaimed excitedly, "Hongse! Hongse!" He jumped off the small rock he was standing on, pushed away the other soldiers, and walked towards Huang Hongse.
The wounded soldier was as excited as Guo Longtong. They pushed each other towards their families. Guo Longtong was pushed too hard and lost his balance. He was lying flat on the ground, and a soldier stepped on his left hand. When he was still disorient from all the pushing and shoving, he saw a pair of black boots standing in front of him. He raised his head, crying like a child holding boots.
Huang Hongse shook her head, "As a man, even if he bleeds, he won't shed a tear." She exhaled coldly. "You are just the opposite." As she helped him up.
Guo Longtong protested, "Crying is a beautiful thing." He put his arms around Huang Hongse's waist. "These are tears of happiness."
Huang Hongse patted Guo Longtong's head gently, "Okay, we need to go back to Waterfall City and set up temporary clinics for all the injured heroes." Then she patted his back gently to comfort him.
Guo Longtong wiped his tears, "Don't worry, Dachin figure something like that will be needed. Mayor Lim prepared it already."
Huang Yueliang, "Hongse, you take the wounded back to Waterfall City, I will wait for Peizhi."
Huang Hongse looked at Lee Dachin, "Dachin, Yaoting wants you to wait for him in Waterfall City, and he will come to find you." She looked at Lee Dachin.
Lee Dachin smiled Huang Hongse, "Thank you. I would rather wait for Yaoting here with Yueliang."