I once thought being deleted from WeChat by both my daughters at the same time was the biggest failure of my life.
Until 2028, when the universe ascended to a higher dimension and tore reality apart. The laws of physics collapsed, and the world was reshaped into the dimension of the Ten Heavenly Stems.
I awakened the clumsy element of Wu Earth: building walls for protection, steadfast in my promises.
My wife, Lin Yayi, became Xin Metal, able to see through illusions. Together, we fought our way through the apocalypse.
But when I finally got news of my daughters, I discovered I was no longer worthy of being their father.
My eldest daughter, Cai Qingyan, was Gui Water, a “mastermind of the abyss.” She silently swallowed up all my concern.
My younger daughter, Cai Mingxi, was Bing Fire, an “undying morning star.” My protection was scorched into barren earth by her flames.
They no longer needed my blueprints, and they no longer needed me.
But I know that red exclamation mark at the birthday banquet, and the words “You can engineer anything except the human heart,” were seeds I planted myself.
So this time, I will stop trying to “optimize” their lives.
I built “Hesin,” founded on trust, to bring people together. Lei Dong, Tie Jun, Lu Zhao, Qing Xuan... We are the foundation, rooted in the same ground.
Reinforcements from the Golden Domain have arrived. Jia Wood returns to its place, Yi Wood brings salvation, and the Five Elements turn in their cycle.
There is also Cangming, the wise one who guarded a lamp for two thousand years, now passing the last flame to me.
And Zhuge Ming, who can calculate the heavens, has waited for me for a year at Falling Star Cliff.
I will cross dimensions and battlefields to stand before my powerful daughters.
Not to save them, but to tell them: Dad has laid the foundation.
This time, the walls won't fall, and the light won't go out.
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