In the middle of his soliloquy, jing tells his brother-in-law to hold on to him. The current is strong, and it wants to "fuse everything," including jing and tao. jing says that he can fly out of the current by conjuring his wings, but he can't live if he gets absorbed and disappears. He reminds tao that he shared his life force with him using the spell, and he says he wants jing to "find a way" to "save the world" and save tao and him. He tells jing that knowing him is the "best thing" ever happened to him, and that he will be jing's "sword" if he wants to protect. He says he'll be his "wings" if jing wants to fly, and jing promises to protect him. Worried that the two of them are still in love, tao tells them that they only need one sacrifice: the "holder of the solar light" , and they will return to the "peaceful life" that they had before. They agree to save jing because she is their child. .