After a period of stagnation, Cai's gaze returned to calm.

In the depths of those flickering eyes, there emerged a terrifying rationality.

Unlike most girls faced with a farewell scene, Cai did not do anything dramatic. Instead, she asked the girl in a vacant tone:

"Can you give anything in exchange?"

"Yes, there's nothing I can't do as long as people can't imagine it," the girl replied.

What an arrogant tone!

But Cai hoped that the girl would give such a definite answer.

Otherwise, how could she propose the trade that was to come?

"Can you trade my death for his life?"

Cai wanted to make a deal.

The price she offered was her own life, in the hope of prolonging Wang's life.

Indeed, the girl could do this, but whether she would was another matter.

As the small hand lifted up, Cai's gaze followed, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

Because Cai saw a cruel scene, she discovered that the balance had clearly tilted.

The white ball completely surpassed the black ball, which meant that the "value of the wish" was higher than the "price to be paid".

The girl bluntly told Cai:

"A boy, as long as he is alive, can change the destiny of millions of people on the mainland; as for you, girl, at most, you can be one of those he changes."

The trade that hadn't even started was terminated.

Cai's legs pressed against the ground, hands clenched tightly, nails piercing the skin, and then she continued to exert force...

She was unwilling, but there was no way to make up for this unwillingness.

Apart from the power excluded from the trade, she only had this life left;

Unfortunately, even if she devoted everything, she couldn't exchange it for the life of the one she cared about.

Wang looked at this scene without saying much, and instead made a second wish to the girl:

"The wish for immortality... can you fulfill it?"

"Yes! If the boy wants the girl to be immortal, what kind of immortality do you need?" the girl responded.

"I don't know myself. You, as the 'seller', explain it," Wang said.

The girl didn't dislike his teasing smile and patiently explained:

"Most people understand 'immortality' as simply living a little longer. Five hundred years, a thousand years, these are all just 'pseudo-immortality'."

"What about the other kind?"

"To have eternal life, with no aging in appearance or body."

It was clear that the second type of "immortality" was what Wang desired.

Indeed, human desires can never be satisfied.

At first, Wang only wished for Cai to live safely, then he wished for her to live a long life;

And now, at this moment, Wang longed to give Cai infinite life.

In order to fulfill this "greed," he was prepared to give everything he could give;

The girl could ask for any price, as long as he had it, as long as he could give it!

"Unfortunately, you cannot afford the price for immortality," the girl said after carefully considering it, realizing that she couldn't obtain much from Wang, thus unable to proceed with the trade.

"Is it really impossible for me to pay?" Wang panicked, and then he heard the girl calmly point out:

"Don't be anxious. What the boy cannot give, the girl is more than enough to pay!"

Originally, Xiaocai had nothing;

Until not long ago, the girl discovered her unique "value," and the sad reality was improved.

Then it was time for a private conversation.

The girl waved and motioned for Xiaocai to follow her to a corner, and whispered:

"Whether the girl can live forever depends on yourself. Do you want to consider listening to my proposal?"

Xiaocai did not answer.

For Xiaocai:

In a world where that person does not exist, even if she can live forever, what is the meaning?

Because she is involved in transactions, she understands people's hearts;

Because she understands people's hearts, she understands the greatest need of the person in front of her.

With just a glance, the girl can understand Xiaocai's greatest desire, leading to an immediate conversation:

"Does the girl not want to let go of the boy? That's what I want to say. Only by living for a long time can you reunite with the boy in the future."

"Please make it clear!"

"Simply put: After a person's physical death, they cannot escape reincarnation. Does the girl know the biggest principle of 'reincarnation'?"

"I have heard that after reincarnation, a person cannot inherit the memories of their past life."

Smack!

The girl clapped her hands and expressionlessly congratulated Xiaocai for the correct answer, and then said:

"Have you ever thought: decades after the boy's death, you will also bid farewell to the world with gray hair; from then on, no one in the world will know about your past together, and your precious memories will not be inherited..."

Overall:

The girl named "Lost Balance" has a positive mindset.

Rather than engaging in desperate transactions, the girl prefers to guide others and make the person she is trading with face the rest of their life with optimism.

This is normal.

After all, the girl is not a grim reaper specifically harvesting lives, with no interest in urging others to give up on life.

Based on this kind-hearted mindset, the girl just advised Xiaocai to plan for a distant future.

The targeted persuasion was very effective, and Xiaocai couldn't help but imagine the scene of reuniting with Wang in the future.

Even at that time, even if the other party didn't remember her at all, it wouldn't matter at all.

Many times, the memories of two people are often engraved in the heart of only one person in the end.

Since the moment she was convinced, Xiaocai made up her mind to become the person who "remembers everything" with her endless remaining life!

"What kind of price do I have to pay?"

Suddenly, the girl felt a sense of fulfillment from "saving a life," and handed over a magically potent contract while humming a tune.

"By signing it, only when the girl shows a certain spirit of trade can I proceed with the next step with peace of mind."

No explanation was needed; the girl's intention was quite clear:

If Xiaocai violates the contract, the backlash will take effect immediately, and her immortality granted will be revoked.

And what must be noted is that the cost listed on the contract clearly states:

"Starting from this year, for the next seven hundred years, Xiaocai is not allowed to meet the boy after his reincarnation!"

Seven hundred years is a number that most races dare not even think about for their lifespan.

But for Xiaocai, who is about to obtain immortality, it is just a stage in her life, a stage that will undoubtedly be very difficult to endure.

During the long restricted time, no matter what kind of person Wang becomes after reincarnation, no matter which girl he falls in love with, it has nothing to do with Xiaocai.

But even so, what's there to worry about?

The boy that I unknowingly fell in love with, he will experience many aspects of life in the future and every time, he will find happiness, isn't that enough?

The scenes in my eyes appear blurry, so I close my eyes and fiddle with the small accessory hanging around my neck.

The original cross has long been broken, the old shackles no longer exist;

She vaguely feels:

Perhaps it is because of her own awkward personality that she cannot adapt to freedom, thus personally limiting the rest of her life.

The cross sword transforms into a reverse cross, worn on her slender neck, in the years to come, this small accessory will accompany her for the longest time.

In the instant her eyes open again, Cai takes up the feather pen engraved with magical patterns and writes the only name.

From beginning to end, it takes less than seven seconds.

However, she will spend hundreds of years experiencing the "weight" of each second, perhaps it is a sweet taste.

With her determination, the girl casually makes a wish:

"I don't expect every happiness of yours to be related to me, but if it's possible..."

The shattered "glass" falls to the ground, this embarrassing sight cannot be seen by that person.

To cover it up, she quietly wipes away the remnants, just like the silent wish in her heart:

In countless moments of your happiness, please allow me to be by your side at least once!

A plea for eternity is fleeting, so insignificant that it cannot be recorded by the mortal world, only the person involved will forever treasure it.

The girl watches the silly expression unique to that foolish person, and upon seeing the approximate balance between the black and white balls, she knows she can proceed to the next step.

To be honest:

The cost of not being able to meet for hundreds of years does not benefit the girl herself.

But the cost still needs to exist, she still has to be involved in one side of the emotion and swallow the "bitter fruit" that accompanies the beauty.

Without pain, happiness is also tasteless;

Without struggle, happiness is taken for granted.

The girl always treats this truth as her life motto...

To seek eternal life, one must stop the natural process of human aging.

In front of Cai, the girl makes this metaphor:

The life span of a human body is like a continuously rotating gear;

With the continuous rotation, aging becomes an unavoidable process.

Under the premise of admitting the above metaphor, she boldly makes an assumption:

If through the intervention of external forces, we can artificially stop the "gear rotation," then a person's body will no longer age;

Without aging, there will be no experience of death, this is the true essence of "immortality"!

To achieve this, the girl must rely on external forces, specifically, she must rely on a certain element.

Water, fire, ice, wind, thunder, earth, and if necessary, add light and darkness, these are the eight elements known to people.

Not everything that most people know is necessarily the complete truth.

In the girl's broad understanding, at least one more element should be added, and its name is:

Ether!

The secret to Cai's eternal life lies in the mysterious ether.

This element was proposed many years ago by a highly respected mage;

But because it was not proven, all views on ether are generally considered pseudoscience in modern times.

There are benefits to it not being popular.

Otherwise, if this rare element were widely used one day, a third of the girl's quantity would be out of the equation.

This also indirectly proves that:

Ether possesses the power to accomplish miracles.

Not to mention the distant future, let's just talk about one of the characteristics of ether, which is "perpetual motion."

Water may run dry, earth may perish, but only the ether element is eternal and indestructible.

By merging this sustaining element with the human body, one can achieve the goal of "immortality."

In the past, the girl used this method to transcend time and live until today.