Chapter 169 Self-Redemption

Jiang Jiu smiled helplessly, gently extended his hand towards Ji Chen, and spoke in a gentle tone.

"Master, I'm back."

Her voice drifted in the air, leaving Ji Chen completely stunned. Even though he had been a sect leader and an immortal, the happiest time for him was when he was Jiang Jiu's master. The familiar name, which seemed like a lifetime ago, almost brought tears to his eyes.

Even Ji Chen, who was as indifferent as an immortal, would be moved at this moment.

"Well, I'm glad you're back."

He hid his trembling hands behind his back, showing the same expression as usual, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, calm and composed. Only he knew how full his heart was. His mind was full of Jiang Jiu's current appearance, and he wanted to rush up and hug her.

But.....there are other people in the room now.

"Why, why are you looking at me like that? I just slept for a while."

Jiang Jiu felt a little helpless. Although she might have slept for a long time, she didn't look as if she had lost something and found it again. It wasn't like she was completely dead.

"Do you know how long you slept?"

There was even a hint of shame and anger in Yun Shuili's tone, as if the light words of ginger wine could divert her from all the dangers she had encountered.

In fact, who doesn't know how terrible this struggle is.

They have asked about the Earth's consciousness countless times. No matter how calm they appear on the surface, they are actually very anxious inside. They can only relieve it through this method. Fortunately, Jiang Jiu is now completely awake.

"have no idea."

Ginger Wine shook his head.

She was immersed in that empty space, and it seemed like a very long time had passed. However, she knew that as long as she woke up, someone would be waiting for her. This was her confidence.

She deserves all the best in the world.

Today's ginger wine has an extremely firm belief.

She has never been a poor little person who is ignored by everyone, but the most powerful person.

"But it turns out you're all still here, aren't you?"

Jiang Jiu looked at them with a smile on his face, his tone pretending to be relaxed.

The atmosphere in the room seemed to become less heavy all of a sudden because of her words. Yun Shuili burst into laughter and rushed past Fo Jiang. He half-hugged Jiang Jiu and pressed his entire head into his arms, wanting to embrace him into his bones and blood.

"Don't leave again."

He said.

Jiang Jiu patted Yun Shuili's back helplessly, with a teasing tone.

"Now I can't leave even if I want to."

What she said was true. Choosing to break away from the dream meant giving up her last chance to die. From now on, she would become an immortal wanderer, forever detached from the world.

In the words of the world of cultivation, it means being outside the Three Realms and not within the Five Elements.

"Um."

Yunshui Li raised his eyebrows slightly, and finally curved them.

"good."

...

Jiang Jiu sat in the living room of the villa, looking at the pile of delicious food in front of her. Whether it was fruits or vegetables and rice, they looked so delicious that made her drool. However, the other men sitting in a row at the table, staring at her in unison, made Jiang Jiu feel very pressured.

“What are you doing…?”

She asked hesitantly.

"They're all prepared for you."

Xiao Nianzhong crossed his legs, looked at Jiang Jiu with a smile, and raised his chin to signal Jiang Jiu that he could start eating.

But Jiang Jiu only felt a huge pressure. This was obviously the attitude of a three-court trial, which made her unable to eat a single bite and dared not eat it.

Everyone knew that after she woke up, she would face the most critical problem.

Who should she choose to be with?

“…I just woke up.”

Jiang Jiu took a deep breath, trying to subtly remind them that he was still a patient.

Chi Li leaned lazily on the back of the chair, raised his eyebrows slightly, and uttered words from his thin lips that made Jiang Jiu stiffen all over.

"Then let's talk about what you experienced during your coma."

Jiang Jiu's face showed annoyance. She didn't really want to talk about this matter, but since she woke up, these guys had been very concerned and curious, which made Jiang Jiu feel uncomfortable and she didn't know how to start.

It’s not that I don’t want to tell them, it’s just that I don’t know how to say it better.

"What do you want to hear?"

Jiang Jiu sighed and asked back.

"Earth consciousness has told us that you are struggling."

Ji Chen added another knife.

In the end, Jiang Jiu had no choice but to rub his temples and say something that actually bothered him a little.

“I just don’t find the meaning to continue living.”

When she said this, the confusion in her eyes was gone, but she had become very determined, but this kind of determination took her a lot of time to regain.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank Bai Ze."

Jiang Jiu actually tried for a long time in the space besieged by the Time Worms, but before she figured it out, she was just a powerless mortal with no room to struggle at all, until later her thoughts became clear and she connected with Bai Ze.

"I went back to look for him."

Xiao Nianzhong's eyes darkened.

"Yeah."

Jiang Jiu was stunned, and a look of understanding appeared in his eyes.

"I was surrounded by the Time Worms in a small space. They transformed into people I once knew and the things I'd experienced. They asked me if it was worth it, what was the meaning of living, and if one day I got tired of living and wanted to die, but couldn't, would I regret it?"

She said a lot of words, and the men at the dinner table were all quiet.

"My mom said I wasn't good enough and didn't satisfy her. Jiang Hai said I wasn't strong enough, which is why he died in gambling debts. Some people even asked me if I was worthy of being with you guys, and so on..."

Jiang Jiu actually doesn’t remember very clearly. He only has a vague memory of what happened.

If her will was not strong enough, and if Chi Li and others had not affirmed her, which made her realize her own value, she probably would not have been able to get out of it.

"But fortunately, I didn't doubt myself because of this."

Jiang Jiu smiled softly when he said this.

The dinner table fell into silence, and no one knew how to comfort Jiang Jiu until Long Xuan spoke to Jiang Jiu in a very low voice.

"Thanks for your hard work."

He recognized Ginger Wine's efforts.

I have been mentally oppressed and faced all kinds of difficulties since I was very young. It is good and great that I can grow up.

"Of course, I also feel that I have worked hard."

Jiang Jiu readily agreed. If a person does not have a high enough sense of deservingness, he or she will fall into endless internal friction. Although her original family brought her nothing but disaster and hardship, she has now completely walked out of it and is no longer a little girl trapped in her childhood.

"The fact that you guys can fall in love with me shows that I'm really amazing."

She crossed her arms and spoke seriously.