"We will go into a realm called the empty realm, where my wife imprisoned me for… I don't know how long anymore."

"… and what will I get?"

"Han Shun, you will obtain my power."

"Your power?" Han Shun was surprised. "You mean…. As the God of Nothingness?"

"Yes."

…

"And what can I do with that power? I don't care if I can be the strongest god, but if I can't be with Bai Gege, I will ditch it all."

"I have various power that I cannot show because of my seal limitation. But my power consists of many things, including time travel," Han Ye explained. He knew well that Han Shun would not be able to refuse his offer. "You will be able to travel back in time and fix your mistake with your Bai Gege. You can do it over and over until you think you've made the right choice. Isn't that a nifty ability to have?"

"That's…" 

Han Shun started imagining him returning to that time when he was only eight, and Bai Gege took care of him without demanding anything. 

At that time, Han Shun only had one thing in mind— to ensure that Bai Gege was happy with his work and won't kick Han Shun out of the residence. 

It was a good time…

"Okay," Han Shun nodded without hesitation. "Take me to your real realm, Master Han. I'm ready for any training you give me. I will do anything as long as I can be with Bai Gege once more."

"Good. Don't worry. I am the man of my words. You will be able to relive your good old days with your Bai Gege after you finish your real training."

"Oh, one question, Master Han."

"What is it?"

"How come you know so much about Master Bai? Including what was inside his mind? You're basically his equal, right? That means you should not be able to read his mind." 

…

"I have great intuition, and we're basically two sides of a coin. That's why I know what is inside Bai Shijue's mind, naturally," Master Han Ye said.

Of course, that wasn't the real reason.

Han Ye had been married to Yunyu for millennia— maybe even more. They were both Gods, after all. He also knew what kind of person Bai Yunyu was and how absolutely gorgeous and disgusting he was at the same time. 

Han Ye had to admit that there were a few changes in Yunyu after a long separation between them. 

'But that's not important at all. Once he sees the real me, he will revert to his old self. It will be the same pain over and over.'

"I see…" Han Shun nodded. He was a little jealous because an evil god that was supposed to be Bai Gege's adversary knew him very well.

Meanwhile, he was Bai Gege's disciple and lived with him since he was a kid. Yet, he didn't know much about Bai Gege…

'It's okay, Han Shun. Once you can obtain Master Han Ye's power, you can go back in time to the moment where Bai Gege picked you up from the street, and you can mend your mistakes there."

**

Bai Shijue visited the mortal realm with Chinchin and Pupa, specifically to visit Baishe's lair.

He wanted to tell Baishe about everything. When he arrived at the lair, he found no sign of Baishe anywhere.

"Baishe?" Yunyu called the white snake. He thought that Baishe was at the bottom of the lake.

…

No response.

"Baishe? Where is that white snake?" Yunyu asked. "She never left her lair. She doesn't even need to eat, right?"

"Yeah," Pupa said as it materialized in front of Yunyu. "Maybe she is getting a fresh air outside."

"Hmm… outside... you know what? Let's be invisible and search for her. I can use my sense to detect her presence," Yunyu said. He snapped his finger and turned invisible with Chinchin and Pupa, and they went out of the lair.

Truthfully, Bai Yunyu never visited the village after leaving with Han Shun. 

Because he had no business being there and didn't want Han Shun to feel sentimental about leaving the mortal realm. It had been a while, but he didn't know how long had it been in the mortal realm.

[Pupa, how long have I been since the last time I left the village?]

[Pupa: There is no time nor aging in the immortal realm. So we don't really know, maybe you should visit Han Min. It's been a while, right?]

[Ah, you're right! I want to see if he is doing well alone! Maybe he already found a girlfriend!]

Bai Yunyu decided to walk in the street— still invisible, of course, to relive the experience of living like a mortal with Han Shun before. 

The peaceful village had become a small, busy town, with many shops and people chatting around while walking towards the town square.

[How long has it been in the mortal world anyway? This development shouldn't happen in only a few years, maybe ten years?]

[Pupa: Plausible, it should take a while for them to develop this much, especially since it is located in a big valley behind a mountain.]

Yunyu was walking in the same direction as many people. Bai Yunyu got curious because they were all wearing silver or white-colored traditional clothes, which was very rare since red color was a tradition in ancient China.

[What's with these people? Why are they walking in the same direction as us? We're heading to our old residence, right?]

[Pupa: Yes, that residence should be the only house on this road unless there is another newly-built house around it.]

But as they continued walking, they found more and more people walking in the same direction, and then… Bai Yunyu saw something grandeur in front of him. 

It was a huge temple, scaling up with long stone staircases to the mountain behind the old residence, leading to the huge, magnificent temple with a gate on top.

Yunyu squinted to see the writing on the giant gate, and he paled instantly.

'Temple of White Jade— Bai Shijue, God of Prosperity.'