[ There was a lot more to it than that, not that he would go into details. Yunlan had known at one point, but everyone warned him about the hazards of telling him the past. Of all the things Shen Wei had done in trying to keep him safe, not speaking about what the Awl had done to people should be easy enough. ]

You cannot say that all gods were living when they were pulled here as well.

[ Like himself, who had been standing at a point between life and death. It was going to be his last goodbye to Yunlan, and that he was also dead now? Well, Shen Wei wasn't sure if he should laugh or scream at the implications. ]

I haven't tried to see if I could go to my homeland, but I have a feeling I won't be able to.

[ Dixing had been separated from Haixing. The Gates would have been closed. At least, that's what he thought was happening in those final moments. He wasn't sure, and he would never be completely sure, not like this.

And there was that mind he loves so much, working through the pieces to jump to a theory. Often it turned out he was correct, and he loved Zhao Yunlan for it, but other times, it was a disaster. Usually one that ended up with him being injured and in pain. ]

Yes, it could be, but we only have bits and pieces to work with here.