CHAPTER 1536: CHAPTER 38: THE EXPANDING WHIRLPOOL

Southern Star Region, Windra Star Domain, ’Pigeon White’ Residence Star.

The songstress ’Greer Stone Blue Flower’ often resides here, and recently Tilan is also staying as a guest.

"It was probably about ten years ago." Tilan stood side by side with Greer, sighing at the fleeting passage of time.

"Hmm." Greer’s voice remained as gentle as ever, like the cold white stone cliffs.

The two walked on the deserted beach, where many large stones had been eroded by the sea, and in the crevices of some stones there were many shells and conchs washed ashore, but most had long since been weathered and did not look as beautiful as in various films and television works.

In the past, Tilan might have associated these fragments of shells with many things, such as once beautiful objects now left with only an outline, the soft insides exhausted and faded away with time, and felt a sense of melancholy.

Now, though she could still feel a tinge of sentimentality passing through her heart, it quickly dispersed with the wind. Why? Probably because after experiencing and witnessing so much over the years, her heart had become vast and wide, no longer easily swayed.

The Fifth Epoch, Black Sun, Newborn Races, Twilight Era faction disputes, today’s Federation is also caught in the tide of epochal changes, with its rise and fall.

Used to think that good friends being together meant talking a lot, sharing and discussing all sorts of big and small things in each other’s lives, venting, confiding, complaining, and sharing. But now it seems that most of these are insignificant trivialities, except for the few major life and death issues, and there is no longer the desire to confide everything as before. Being able to sit together with someone from past memories, have a meal, take a walk, feels quite peaceful and comfortable.

Over the years, Greer has supported Tilan in various matters in the Southern Star Region, but because of the many affairs, they mostly communicated through the network, and now finally finding time, the girl also wanted to visit Greer to express her thanks.

Talking about strengthening relationships and emotional ties always felt somewhat utilitarian. Tilan didn’t want their relationship to be entirely political allies, and she was quite interested in this reclusive songstress, staying for a while on the ’Pigeon White’ residential star, frequently walking and talking together.

As before, Greer didn’t speak much, her presence always carrying a hint of aloofness as cold as sea cliffs. ’Greer Stone Blue Flower’ was indeed a most fitting name for her.

"You actually don’t have to stay with me every day." Their footsteps gradually stopped, standing on the high stone cliffs by the sea.

"I know, but it’s not a burden for me." Tilan slightly tilted her head, looking at the songstress beside her, dressed in a stone blue long dress.

"Greer, you can probably sense it too, I also like quietness and solitude. I very much like your usual lifestyle." Tilan blinked slightly.

If she hadn’t carried too many expectations and missions, perhaps her songstress career path would have aligned with Greer’s. If she hadn’t had a firm heart, remaining timid as in her childhood, even possessing great talent, she wouldn’t have dared to take that step, and her future might have been like Evelyn; if her mother hadn’t left Jielou City with her father, she would have been bound to the Pan-Eastern Forces since childhood, probably running like Luo Fenghua for her affiliated faction now.

Childhood solitude stripped away many dependencies, making early years and initial stages difficult, but it allowed her not to be bound by a faction label, to freely choose her future path.

Because of life and death struggles and rejecting her sister, despite feeling sad and inwardly consuming once, this painful period forced her to think about the meaning and direction of her life, thus avoiding becoming overly gentle as Evelyn, losing sharpness.

Born in the historically profound yet declining Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain, she couldn’t sit idly by and watch all things occur, avoiding a lonely, cold route due to her character.

Although encountering many hardships from childhood, thinking about it now, those experiences seemed like meticulously arranged paths, steering her clear of several major obstacles, ensuring her life was not veering off course. She doesn’t wish to express gratitude towards suffering, but fate can sometimes be quite marvelous. Some well-arranged hindrances can trim a tree, making it grow straighter.

After listening to Tilan’s words, Greer slightly lifted her head.

"Tilan has become more lively than before." She commented.

"Like a flower completely blooming freely, shedding awkward shyness." She smiled.

For this songstress, smiles were rare expressions; however, as Tilan said, they shared a similar underlying nature. So, seeing Tilan’s growth brought her a light sense of gratification and happiness.

Therefore, she no longer discouraged but asked, "How long will you stay this time, if time allows, let’s have everyone create a few more works for you."

"Time, huh." Tilan closed her eyes to think.

"About three months, then off to see a few others." She referred to the other songstresses in the Southern Star Region.

"Alright." Greer briefly answered.

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The Sixth Era, April 1271, Hexia Tilan visited the songstress ’Greer Stone Blue Flower’ in the Windra Star Domain. The two leaned together, standing atop a scenic peak for a photo, and later performed a newly created ballad, "Deserted Beach White Dove," in chorus.

This collaboration marked a beginning, as over the following year, Tilan visited other songstresses in the Southern Star Region one after another, releasing new collaborative songs in quick succession. These new songs filled the blank spaces in Tilan’s albums due to her busy affairs over the years and enriched the understanding between the various star domains in the Southern Star Region through album shootings and exchange news, bringing the star domains closer together.