Chapter 4, The Bluebird Lights the Way

In fact, there was a ranger who encountered the same situation, but he chose to kill the woman he loved, perishing together with her on the battlefield. Tian Xiong continued, "Teacher Guan said that even with his five hundred years of power, he could not replicate the sorrow in that ranger's heart"

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Tian Xiong then came to his senses and hurriedly said: "I apologize, I suddenly recalled what Teacher Guan said to me in the museum yesterday, which caused me to lose my focus"

"Lost in thought again?" Gao Shan said with a worried shake of his head, raising his voice, "Tian Xiong, are you even listening to me?"

"Damn it, a single eye, are you trying to scare me to death!" Tianxiong shouted loudly

Gazing at the beautiful, flame-like clouds, Tianxiong exclaimed: "When the gods created the Island of Adventurers, they must have put in a great deal of thought. Look at this Western Peak and the distant Eastern Peak, one for watching the sunset and the other for watching the sunrise. How convenient this is!"

I also hope so; it would be terrible if I can't forget it

"Then let us assume that if he chose the identity of a ranger and gave up love, what would happen to him?" Tianxiong asked

"Wait a moment, my mind is a bit confused; this sounds unreasonable. The sorrow you feel is not the same as the sorrow of that swordsman losing his beloved. If I understand correctly, this sorrow should be the kind he experiences when he sacrifices his identity as a wanderer to save his lover." After organizing his thoughts for a long time, Tu Shugang slowly expressed his opinion, "This does not prove that a wanderer must experience sorrow to fulfill his duties, right? It is completely a different matter."

By the way," Tianxiong suddenly remembered something and asked, "What were you about to tell me just now?

He grasped a meteor with one eye, tucked it into his bosom, and then shouted simultaneously with the tall mountain, activating his lightness skill, darting like an arrow towards the West Peak, which stood tall on the western side of the Azure Sky City

"Every ranger has their own sorrows, it is truly tragic." Tian Xiong sighed, "You have no idea, when I saw that group of unfortunate people gathered around the table in the last exhibition hall, cheering and drinking, I really didn't know whether to be happy for them or to cry my heart out."

Tianxiong sighed and recounted the story of the swordsman to Gaoshan, then said: "The statue is infused with some magical power, and I can clearly feel the swordsman's heart-wrenching pain at that moment, as if someone were violently tearing a part of my body away. At that time, I felt as if I was about to suffocate, and I longed to die right then and there; this terrifying feeling has not subsided for a long time."

"Hmm, please continue," Gao Shan nodded and said

"Being a ranger is really ... . ... It's truly not fun at all." Gao Shan paused for a long time before stammering this.

Suddenly, a huge eye of a *picture* book appeared right in front of him. Tianxiong was caught off guard, screamed in terror, jumped up from the stone chair, and fell to the ground.

Gao Shan did not take his words to heart, as if lost in thought, and after a long while said: "I have thought about it for a long time. That day at the Azure Sky Pool, I should not have been so timid. These past few days, I have been considering it carefully, and I believe you are right. As rangers, we should take a trip to the mortal realm and resist the divine beings together with them"

He finished speaking in one breath, let out a long sigh, but did not hear Tianxiong's response. He turned his head and found Tianxiong gazing at the distant sunset with an almost affectionate look, remaining silent.

"Yes! We do." Tianxiong said with a forced smile, "If we can be considered wanderers as well."

"Meteor—, Meteor with one eye." Meteor with one eye corrected his misnomer with a critical tone, "Gao Shan and I have been calling you for quite some time. Did we not agree that today at dusk we would go to West Peak to watch the sunset and have the bluebird light the lanterns?"

"Teacher Guan wants people to understand that as a wanderer, one must relinquish certain things that people would rather give up their lives than part with—things that even this legendary swordsman cannot forsake." Tian Xiong sighed, and as he spoke of this swordsman, he seemed to feel again the sorrow experienced in the museum.

"Oh," Gao Shan exhaled, waving his hand aimlessly in the air, and said, "It's nothing, nothing at all. I just wanted to advise you to completely forget about the matter of the Bikun Tianchi."

Upon hearing this, Tianxiong's spirit was lifted, "I also have a lot to discuss with you; let us hurry along."

"It is the bluebirds coming to light up the City of Azure Sky." Gao Shan climbed up from the ground using both hands and feet

"Is there no ranger who can attain happiness?" Gao Shan sighed as he asked

"To be precise, I have never seen anyone daydream like you do." Gao Shan quickly teased him and then said, "Hurry up, Tian Xiong, it's almost time. We need to head to West Peak immediately; I have something to discuss with you."

After returning from the museum, Tianxiong seemed to be in a daze all day, sitting in his garden and blankly staring at the drifting clouds in the sky, without uttering a word. In his mind, chaotic images kept flashing; at one moment, he saw the tragic scenes of the human world reflected in the azure sky and the mirror-like waters of the celestial pool, and at another moment, he felt the gaze of the bronze statues in the main hall of the museum directed at him.

At this moment, a green tide gradually enveloped the entire West Peak. This magnificent celestial tide was composed of countless birds with pale blue wings that shimmered like fireflies, each bird carrying a radiant, multicolored spark in its beak

"How beautiful!" the mountain sighed softly, almost like a moan.

Indeed! Tianxiong replied softly, but his gaze extended far beyond the Azure Sky City, directed towards the ethereal and boundless night sky

I initially thought the same. In fact, if you think about it carefully, this swordsman chose love over the responsibilities of a wanderer, which led him to experience the kind of sorrow I just mentioned. This sorrow has become unbearable, hasn't it?

Gao Shan, Tian Xiong, and Liu Xing raced swiftly along the mountain path towards the peak, a journey that would take an ordinary person half a day, but they completed it in the time it takes to burn a stick of incense

Tianxiong then realized that Gaoshan was standing right beside him, staring at him in astonishment

Xifeng stands tall in the southwest of Youxia Island, overlooking the azure Tianchi, renowned for its eight hundred miles of misty waves. The peak is adorned with lush green forests, and several streams flow down the slopes from the summit, nourishing the verdant pines and grasses on Xifeng. It is indeed a splendid place for the people of Youxia Island to seek tranquility and explore scenic beauty

"You met Teacher Guan!" Gao Shan exclaimed excitedly, "What did Teacher Guan say to you?"

At that moment, the rolling clouds of rosy hues in the sky seemed to part like curtains, slowly opening to the north and south. A surge of pale azure waves rushed toward the western peak as if the Milky Way were cascading down, and the melodious calls of birds echoed throughout the summit of the western peak.

"Goodness, this is terrifying," Gao Shan exclaimed in shock. "Why would Teacher Guan carve such a statue?"

Since he has actually chosen love and given up the responsibilities of a ranger, it indicates that abandoning love would cause him even greater pain... Then... Gao Shan desperately thought, "If he chooses the duties of a ranger and forsakes love, what he will have to endure... Oh, it is simply too terrifying; the sorrow he will experience will be far greater than what you feel in the museum." Oh, it is simply too terrifying; the sorrow he will experience will be far greater than what you feel in the museum.

"What’s wrong, Gaoshan? Haven’t you seen me daydreaming before?" Tianxiong said displeasedly

"Are there really such people in the world?" Tian Xiong gazed at the sky, "Can such individuals truly survive in this world? Are they the real wanderers, or are those of us born on Wanderer Island, like ourselves, the true wanderers?"

Gao Shan desperately squeezed the muscles in his face, trying to smile, but he was completely unable to do so

As they sat atop the peak of Xifeng, gazing down at the brilliant red sunset in the western sky, the orange sun still lingered on the horizon. The birds soaring over the azure sky pool lost all their colors in the vibrant glow of the sunset, transforming into silhouettes akin to paper cutouts.

The azure tide in the sky seemed to demonstrate against the youths on the western peak, gracefully circling several times at the summit before joyfully calling out and flying towards the city of Azure Sky, which was gradually fading into twilight. As the flock of bluebirds flew over the city, countless beautiful seven-colored sparks fell like rain onto the streets, igniting one bright light after another, radiating enchanting brilliance. The city of Azure Sky suddenly became dazzlingly radiant in the night, resembling an eternal city in the ninth heaven. As the flock of bluebirds flew over the city, countless beautiful seven-colored sparks fell like rain onto the streets, igniting one bright light after another, radiating enchanting brilliance. The city of Azure Sky suddenly became dazzlingly radiant in the night, resembling an eternal city in the ninth heaven.