“Wonderful, wonderfully said!” Xia Yan hurriedly took Jiang Xiao's empty glass, pouring more than half a glass of champagne again, "Come, come, let me toast you again!"

Jiang Xiao: "Uh..."

Okay, bottoms up.

Xia Yan snatched Jiang Xiao's empty wine glass after he downed it again, muttering, "Come, come, after this cup, there are still three more."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

...

After three rounds of drinks, the soothing music by the sea turned into lively dance music. Hai Tianqing and Fang Xingyun, amidst the cheers of the crowd, started dancing as well. Soon after, everyone joined in.

Jiang Xiao originally wanted to dance with Han Jiangxue, but Song Duoduo cut him off.

Being invited to dance by a little angel, Jiang Xiao really couldn't bear to refuse.

Today, Jiang Xiao wasn't salty at all, and the little angel was very happy, holding Jiang Xiao's hand, spinning around and around, having a great time.

From the perspective of being an idol, Jiang Xiao was indeed very high-quality tonight.

A seaside banquet, where hosts and guests alike enjoyed themselves.

Fang Xingyun and Hai Tianqing, the newlyweds, left in the middle of the night, and most of the guests who came here had children, so they wouldn't stay up too late.

Han Jiangxue originally wanted to call Jiang Xiao back to rest, but Jiang Xiao was held back by Xu Li.

Li Wanyu specially left behind the crystal ball that emitted a faint glow. By the sea, only Jiang Xiao and Xu Li remained, sitting face to face and drinking.

"A very interesting toast," Xu Li said.

"Yeah, just making things up," Jiang Xiao casually replied.

Xu Li said, "I heard that you are not only a member of the Night Watch, but also a pioneer."

Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said, "Ah, from the volunteer corps."

Xu Li nodded, "I never thought that the child I met in the snowy plains would have reached such heights."

Jiang Xiao was a little embarrassed, and replied, "You flatter me, you flatter me..."

Xu Li changed the subject and said, "You want to know the story of San Wei."

Jiang Xiao put away his smile, his face serious, "Of course, this matter has been bothering me for a long time."

Xu Li turned his head and looked at the dark sea, "Did Er Wei ever take you to her favorite barbecue restaurant?"

Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and said, "Of course."

Xu Li: "Are the two elders still healthy?"

"Uh..." Jiang Xiao thought for a while, and said, "I haven't been there for a while, but the last time I went, Uncle Yu and Auntie Yu were still very hale and hearty."

Xu Li: "They are San Wei's parents."

Jiang Xiao: !!!

Xu Li said softly, "San Wei, Yu Qiushi."

Jiang Xiao pursed his lips. If they were San Wei's parents, and Er Wei still frequented that small shop, what did that mean?

Did it mean that Er Wei could separate things? The betrayed comrade and her beloved grilled cod, were two different things?

Or... was Er Wei not really angry with San Wei?

Xu Li: "Qiushi's story is very simple."

Jiang Xiao: "What?"

Xu Li: "She is someone who can't stay still. Her heart has always been restless."

Jiang Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly: "In what way? The desire for strength?"

Xu Li thought for a while, and agreed, "There's that aspect. She yearned to gain strength, but gaining strength was to serve her life.

She wanted a different life, different feelings, different experiences. She was a person with her own ideas. She always said that people's lives are roughly the same in length, but their depth is different."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Xu Li: "Because she had her own ideas, her first half of her life was lived in contradiction."

Jiang Xiao softly inquired, "How do you mean?"

Xu Li: "Her thoughts did not match her actions, or rather, her thoughts did not match her heart."

Jiang Xiao frowned, "What do you mean?"

Xu Li: "She shouldn't have entered the military academy. Her college application was changed by the school without authorization. She shouldn't have been selected by the Night Watch in her freshman year. She shouldn't have entered the Zhuguang Team. She shouldn't have entered the Wei Yu Squad. She wasn't suitable for this place."

Xu Li listened to the sound of the waves hitting the beach, turned his head to look at Jiang Xiao: "She was a good girl for 24 years. One day, she suddenly exploded, or rather, her emotions suddenly collapsed."

Xu Li sighed softly: "I have a great responsibility. I've been with her for so long, but I never discovered her true inner thoughts.

She had always been so calm, so calm. She was a taciturn, disciplined soldier, a soldier who was qualified to the extreme. But on that day, she left us and jumped into the Saint Ruins."

Xu Li forced a smile, and said, "Her last words to us were that she didn't want to live like this anymore. She wanted to see the mountains she had never seen, to see the sea she had never seen."

"Heh." Xu Li shook his head, "Snowy plains, starry sky, armory, shrub forests.

The North Three Provinces and the East Five Alliances were once within our jurisdiction, but these could not satisfy her dreams and desires.

Maybe... she discovered long ago that these were not what she wanted, and only on that day did she make her own choice."

"Sigh..." Xu Li sighed deeply, "She shouldn't have been so obedient. The strict management system of the Night Watch may have been the last straw that broke the camel's back.

If her school hadn't changed her application, but she had entered a local Star Warrior University normally, if she hadn't listened to her parents' orders and agreed to the Night Watch's draft in her freshman year, if she hadn't...

If she had really become an explorer, the pressure wouldn't have been so great, and even if she had some free time to spend on her own, maybe she would still be on Earth now, maybe she would still be alive.

If she had really become an explorer, that would have been great."

Jiang Xiao softly said, "I thought she went to the upper dimensions for strength, but now it seems that she is a person who goes to extremes. Even if she became an explorer, one day, she would still enter the upper dimensions. The Earth can't keep her."

Xu Li shook his head and said, "There are thousands upon thousands of other-dimensional spaces on Earth. She may never be able to explore them all in her lifetime. As for going to the upper dimensions, my understanding is different from that of the other members of the team."

Jiang Xiao: "Hmm?"

Xu Li said, "Er Wei thinks that Qiushi abandoned her teammates, which is extremely irresponsible and disloyal. Er Wei believes that Qiushi went to the upper dimensions to explore the unknown world, to find her dream, to seek powerful strength, but I don't think so."

Jiang Xiao: "How so?"

Xu Li: "As you said, she exploded in silence and went to extremes. In fact, she still had many paths to choose from.

She could have retired, she could have left freely, she could have done what she wanted to do, but she chose to enter the Saint Ruins at that moment.

In my eyes, that's not exploring the world, but an escape, even a suicide."

Jiang Xiao opened his mouth slightly. After a long while, he finally understood what Xu Li meant.

As Xu Li said, San Wei still had many paths to choose from, but she didn't choose them.

And her last words were mistaken for exploring the world.

In reality, that may have been a resistance to life, or perhaps a resistance to fate.

Or perhaps, she simply didn't know how to face her parents. She simply had an emotional breakdown at that moment and chose the final escape.

"As a comrade-in-arms, I don't support her actions. But as a friend, I am willing to give her some understanding and tolerance. She appeared in the wrong place due to the wrong choice." Xu Li turned his head and silently watched the rising and falling sea water on the beach.

Jiang Xiao asked, "Why not explain these things to Er Wei?"

Xu Li silently said, "Because... compared to cowardly escape or suicide, Er Wei would rather believe that San Wei went to pursue her dreams, to pursue her dreams at all costs."

Jiang Xiao sighed silently in his heart. Er Wei would rather San Wei be a powerful traitor than a cowardly comrade-in-arms.

Having said that, it is now impossible to verify whose judgment is more accurate, Xu Li's or Er Wei's.

Everyone living in this world will have their own views and ideas. Xu Li's guesses and judgments are also one-sided words for Jiang Xiao.

Perhaps, Yi Wei and Er Wei have both chosen ways they can accept to bear the departure of their teammate.

Then what does Si Wei, Hai Tianqing, think?

Jiang Xiao will always keep this question in his heart and will not ask Hai Tianqing.

"Hehe." Xu Li smiled helplessly, shook his head, and said, "Unseen mountains, unseen seas.

Alas... I hope she is still alive, I hope that after she has seen the mountains, the seas, and everything she wants, she can return safely."

Jiang Xiao also smiled and said, "If this woman has the stars and sea in her heart, then she will not come back. On the contrary, she will only go further and further."

"Hmm?" Xu Li turned his head to look at Jiang Xiao, and said, "A very interesting conclusion, and it does fit the actions she would take. It seems that you understand this type of person very well. Are you one of them?"

Jiang Xiao was silent for a moment and did not respond.

Xu Li said thoughtfully, "If you are also this type of person, I have to tell Er Wei in advance. She is indeed very strong, but I don't want her to suffer such harm again."

Jiang Xiao waved his hand casually and said, "Don't worry, I won't leave her."

Xu Li suddenly turned his head, his eyes staring straight at Jiang Xiao.

On the beach, slightly glowing crystal balls were scattered everywhere. In this slightly dim environment, Xu Li's eyes were extremely serious.

Xu Li: "Combining your experiences, you seem to be a restless person, and you also have a restless heart."

Jiang Xiao smiled dumbly,

He picked up a mango from the fruit plate and threw it into his mouth, the sweet fruit juice rippling in his taste buds.

I won't leave,

Because I am already on the road.

Those mountains you have never seen, I have seen.

Those seas you have never seen, I have also seen.

Those mountains are mountains that cannot be climbed back.

Those seas are seas that cannot be crossed back.

Jiang Xiao did not answer, but said, "Maybe I am wrong, maybe one day, San Wei will really come back."

Xu Li said softly: "Hopefully."