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离开战场十余里的僻静所在，宵万斛停下脚步，将陌银刀放了下来。
周围没有一丝风，树林在垂下的微光中沉默着。宵万斛观察了一下陌银刀的状态，在几个穴道上点了几下，陌银刀随之坐着长舒了一口气。
宵万斛离开战场十余里后，环境的变化明显。Gonewasthecacophonyofwar,replacedbyaneeriesilencethatseemedtosuffocatehim.Thestillnesswasabalmtohiswearysoul,awelcomerespitefromthechaosandbloodshedhehadenduredforsolong.
Ashewalked,thetreesseemedtocloseinaroundhim,theirbranchescreakingsoftlyinthewindlessair.Thesunhadlongsinceset,castingadeepindigohueoverthelandscape.Constellationstwinkledlikediamondsscatteredacrossthevelvetexpanseofnightsky.Itwasasiftheuniverseitselfwastryingtotellhimsomething?thattherewasmoretolifethantheendlessconflictandstrife.
宵万斛paused,hiseyesscanningthesurroundingswithapracticedairofcaution.Hehadbeenwalkingforhours,andthesolitudehadbeguntofeeloppressive.Heneededaplacetorest,tocollecthisthoughtsandrechargeforwhateverlayahead.Thetreesseemedtoleanin,asifsharingasecret,andhefollowedtheirgazetoanearbyclearing.
Inthecenteroftheclearingstoodanancienttree,itstrunktwistedandgnarledwithage.Thebranchesaboveseemedtostretchoutlikewitheredfingers,beckoninghimcloser.宵万斛approachedthetreeslowly,hissensesonhighalert.Hecouldfeeltheweightoftheworldbearingdownuponhim,butthisplacefeltdifferent.Thisplacefeltlikearefuge.
Ashereachedthebaseofthetree,henoticedsomethingglintinginthemoonlight?anoldsword,itsbladewornandbatteredfromcountlessbattles.宵万斛‘seyesnarrowedasherecognizedthesword?itwasanancientfamilyheirloom,passeddownthroughgenerationsofhisclan.Hehadlostitduringaskirmishwithrivalclansseveralyearsago.
陌银刀，constellationstwinkledlikediamondsscatteredacrossthevelvetexpanseofnightsky.Itwasasiftheuniverseitselfwastryingtotellhimsomething?thattherewasmoretolifethantheendlessconflictandstrife.
宵万斛‘seyesneverlefttheswordasheslowlyreachedoutahand,hisfingersclosingaroundthehiltlikeagentlecaress.Themetalfeltwarminhispalm,radiatingasenseofcomfortandfamiliarity.Hecouldalmostfeeltheweightofhisancestors‘presence,theirguidanceandwisdominfusinghimwithstrength.
Thewindbegantopickup,rustlingtheleavesofthetreesabove.宵万斛‘sgazedriftedupwards,andhefeltashiverrundownhisspineashesawtheswordbegintoglowsoftlyinthemoonlight.Thelightwasethereal,otherworldly?asiftheswordwaschannelingsomedeepwellspringofenergyfromtheveryearthitself.
Withasenseofreverence,宵万斛drewtheswordfromitsrestingplaceandhelditaloft,feelingitspowercoursethroughhimlikeliquidfire.Foramoment,heforgotaboutthewars,thebloodshed,andtheendlessstruggleforsurvival.Inthatinstant,hewasonewiththeuniverse,connectedtotheveryfabricofexistence.
Theclearingseemedtoholditsbreathas宵万斛stoodthere,swordraisedhigh,baskingintheglowofthemoonlight.Thesilencewasalmostpalpable,alivingentitythatwrappeditselfaroundhimlikeasforting.Itfeltlikecominghome.
Withoutthinking,宵万斛begantochantsoftlytohimself,thewordslostinthestillness.Hedidn‘tknowwhathewassaying?itwasjustaseriesofwhispersandmurmurs,anexpressionofhissoul‘sdeepestlongings.Butashespoke,theglowaroundhimgrewbrighter,untiltheentireclearingseemedbathedinanotherworldlyradiance.
Asthelightreacheditscrescendo,宵万斛felthimselfbeingdrawntowardsit,likeashiponastormyseabeingpulledbyanunseencurrent.Hisfeetmovedinvoluntarily,carryinghimcloserandclosertothesworduntilhestoodrightbesideit,hischestpressedagainstitsblade.
Andthen,inaflashofinsightthatlefthimbreathless,宵万斛understood.Hesaithneweyes?notasabattlegroundoraplaceofconflict,butasatapestrywovenfromcountlessthreadsoflifeanddeath,ofjoyandsorrow.Thesword,whichhadlaindormantforsolong,wasonceagainhisally,itspowercoursingthroughhimlikeliquidfire.
Withthisnewfoundunderstandingcameasenseofclarity,ofpurpose.宵万斛knewthathewouldneverbethesameagain?thatthismoment,thisrevelation,wouldforeverchangethecourseofhislife.Thesword,whichhadlainhiddenforsolong,nowshonebrighterthaneverbefore,illuminatingapathforwardthroughthedarkness.
Asthelightfaded,leavingonlythesoftglowofthemoonlightbehind,宵万斛stoodthereforamoment,savoringthetasteofthisnewfoundunderstanding.Heknewthathewouldcarryitwithhim,likeabeaconinthenight,guidinghimtowardsabrighterfuture?onewherewarandstrifewerebutdistantmemories,replacedbyaworldofendlesspossibility.