Chapter 96 Chapter 96 No Sleep
"Which do you prefer, my current senior brother or my senior brother from my previous life?"
Ji Chu was stunned by the question.
Her first reaction:
"Whether in the past life or this life, aren't we all brothers?"
"What's more..."
Meng Yuci looked serious, not joking.
"They're different. You have to choose one."
"Can't choose?"
Seeing her hesitant and confused expression, he narrowed his eyes and said in a deliberately meaningful tone:
"That's right. After all, everything has a first come, first served basis. You already have expectations in your mind. When you see me again, you will naturally think that I am a cold-blooded villain who will take your life..."
“No, no, no!”
He said so, how could Ji Chu still hesitate? He hurriedly shook his head and explained:
"How is that possible? Brother, you know that we weren't close in my previous life, except for the love poison incident..."
"...But that was an accident! Senior Brother was trying to save me, he had no other intentions."
"Yeah?"
Meng Yuci raised his eyes and looked at her.
Ji Chu nodded and said solemnly:
"Of course, I only became familiar with Senior Brother after my rebirth. Otherwise, I wouldn't have misunderstood him for so long."
Meng Yuci was finally satisfied.
He rubbed Ji Chu's face with his fingertips, bent down, put his forehead against hers, and whispered:
"Yeah, I understand."
His breath was so close, Ji Chu looked up at his beautiful eyes, and because the distance was so close, he felt that their eyes were almost crossed.
She couldn't help asking:
"So, Senior Brother, are you really not angry anymore? About me in the dream..."
Ji Chu was a little embarrassed, and moved his mouth to squeeze out a few words:
"...I flirted with you in my dream."
Meng Yuci laughed, raised his head, and rubbed her head:
"What's there to be angry about? If you like me, it doesn't matter what I do. But I'm right in front of you, why would you have to be in a dream..."
He paused, clearly speaking to Ji Chu, but his gaze fell on the ice in front of him.
There was a dark shadow resting below, like his reflection, showing another possible version of him.
But so what?
Meng Yuci lowered his eyes, hiding the deep meaning in them, and said word by word:
"The past is gone."
"This life of yours and mine is real."
With a loud "boom", thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, the wind swept away the remaining clouds, the falling snow stopped temporarily, and night fell.
The sky, which was originally bright, seemed to suddenly darken.
There were shadows beneath the ice, and the details were unclear. One could only feel that there were large patches of black shadows attached to it, making the ice they were standing on a deep and dark color.
Ji Chu was startled and subconsciously grasped the hilt of the sword.
Meng Yuci was quite calm and said:
"Don't be afraid, we can go out now."
Upon hearing this, Ji Chu turned around following his gaze and saw that the endless glacier and snow scene behind him gradually dissipated and melted, revealing the true appearance behind it.
The dilapidated and deserted stairs, the collapsed and hanging bricks and stones, and the thick dust have covered the former glory and grandeur. Now only such a small desolate scene remains.
The real Tianxuan Secret Realm is just a remnant left behind when the God Realm was destroyed.
Apart from being able to peek into the still space and time when the divine world was destroyed, there is nothing else here.
Ji Chu looked at this scene and couldn't help but sigh.
The world changes drastically, and time passes, but nothing ever stops for a particular person or a particular clan.
What was once a vibrant spectacle may now become desolate and dilapidated.
Who could have predicted it?
The only thing we can do is to try our best and make our life worthwhile.
As she thought this, she subconsciously glanced at her senior brother and found that he was also looking at her.
Their eyes met, and he smiled faintly:
"What do you want to say?"
Ji Chu was inspired by his gentle tone, and felt an incomparable passion growing in his chest, so he said excitedly:
"Brother! We will definitely succeed this time!"
"And we'll all survive!"
Her eyes were bright and full of fighting spirit, and Meng Yuci couldn't help but let out the emotions that he had been suppressing in his heart.
He held Ji Chu's hand and was about to speak when the scene around him suddenly changed.
The broken and collapsed bricks and stones suddenly floated up from the bottom, as if the scene was inverted, and were pieced back into place piece by piece.
The cracks shrank back along the gaps that spread as it climbed, eventually becoming an extremely tiny black dot, and were then blown away by the wind. The broken steps and jade were completely restored to their original state.
The dust dissipates and time goes back.
The dilapidated scene before their eyes recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually forming the prosperous scene of a thousand years ago when the gods were still alive.
Colorful clouds surround the sun, spiritual birds sing, the jade disk reflects the seven-colored rays of light, and fairy mist shrouds the towering palace.
A cloud of mist-like things appeared on the steps, just like Ji Chu and Meng Yuci who were invisible here, "floating" past them lightly or heavily.
——Or maybe he saw it, but didn't care.
Those things had no fixed shape, some were sharp and protruding, some were round and soft, the only thing in common was that they were all surrounded by a faint golden halo.
This layer of light golden light blurred the boundaries between them and the clouds and jade disks, making them look as if they were clouds growing out of the entire space.
But it was clearly not fog.
They are clearly conscious and touch each other in an indescribable way as they pass by, as if they are talking.
It was difficult for Ji Chu to describe the feeling when he saw these things.
It was also difficult for her to describe in words the impression these things made on her.
If I could find something that corresponds to this in my memory, it would only be what the Unruly Taoist and Zhongli Bai said: God has no fixed shape.
What they see now is the former scene of the gods.
These so-called "clouds" floating and moving should be the extinct gods.
Directly in front of the steps is a circular pool, with mist lingering above the pool, completely blocking the view below.
Many "clouds" stopped in front of the pool for a moment, and then stretched out something like "tentacles" to touch the mist above the pool.
The whole process was silent and without making any sound, yet they had already completed the communication between them.
The mist in the pool seemed to have thinned a bit.
Ji Chu let go of his senior brother's hand and strode up the steps to the edge of the pool.
Her shoulder brushed past a cloud of "mist", but it felt like real mist, without any sense of reality. A moist, hazy feeling came along her shoulder.
Ji Chu's expression froze for a moment.
The moment they passed each other, she seemed to feel happy.
This feeling of joy filled her heart and she couldn't help but burst into tears.
She even had a feeling that she was willing to pay anything for this moment of joy and happiness.
The mist in the pool should have the same idea. The light water vapor floated onto Ji Chu's face. Without any verbal communication, Ji Chu could feel each other's feelings.
It is the most genuine feeling of happiness without any impurities.
One could even seem to hear laughter and voices of gratitude coming from down there.
She subconsciously looked up at the drifting "cloud". The golden light seemed to be tinged with gentle pink and orange, just like her mood at the moment, so beautiful that it almost floated.
Soon another cloud of mist "floated" over and stood at the edge of the pool.
It just touched the water vapor lightly, and Ji Chu felt the atmosphere in the pool suddenly change, from happiness and joy just now to unspeakable sadness.
She did not touch the "clouds", but just stood beside them. Her heart suddenly ached and tears gathered in her eyes.
sad.
This is a "cloud" that spreads sadness.
With his cool fingertips, he wiped away the tears from her eyes and said:
"The gods of the upper realms are often born from the thoughts of the lower realms. When sentient beings are suffering, the thoughts of suffering arise; when sentient beings hope for happiness, the thoughts of joy arise."
Ji Chu choked up and raised his hand to wipe his sore eyes:
"Then why did they suddenly disappear and give birth to things like the Last God to harm people?"
Without waiting for her senior brother to answer, she had already seen the next scene.
Mixed water vapor flew out of the pool and hit the nearby clouds. The two closest "clouds" were collided and merged at the edges, quickly forming a new "cloud".
This newly formed "cloud" merged with more "clouds" and eventually became a colorful "cloud" whose halo was no longer pure.
People give rise to the three poisons of greed, anger and ignorance due to the seven emotions and six desires.
But what if it is God?
The originally pure gods gradually developed selfishness and desires. Simple prayers and mental power could no longer meet the needs of offerings, and more complex and intense emotions were needed.
Wars, disasters, and diseases followed one after another, and the cycle of death and rebirth continued...
…
Ji Chu seemed to be watching a complex and chaotic drama of reincarnation in the six realms.
The clouds collide, disperse, vanish, and collide again...
It is indeed a constant repetition, alternation of life and death, endless reincarnation, but it continues endlessly in a way of replacing the old with the new.
Her poor attention control began to take effect, and her vision gradually became blurred.
Although he looked like he was still standing, he had actually been sleeping for a while.
…
Suddenly, my cheek hurt.
It felt like being bitten by the most vicious insect in the world.
Ji Chu suddenly came back to his senses, opened his eyes, and saw "bug is a bug" - the action of his senior brother retracting his hand.
"No sleeping."
Meng Yuci said coldly.
In the past, he would have even stopped Ji Chu from hitting herself. If she was sleepy, he would have taken the initiative to carry her on his back and let her sleep.
But now that he knew what would happen after she fell asleep, he could no longer tolerate it. He immediately turned into a "cold-blooded" supervisor and had to stare at Ji Chu until she opened her eyes before he could feel at ease.
But it’s not reassuring enough.
He looked at Ji Chu, who had his eyes open but was still in a trance. After thinking for a while, he condensed a bit of cold spiritual power on his fingertips and suddenly pressed it against Ji Chu's sleepy and hot face.
Ji Chu, who was still a little sleepy, said: "......!!!"
She woke up, she really woke up this time.
Her face felt like it was stuck with a large block of ice that had just been cut from an iceberg. It was so cold that her face turned blue. Even if ten Zhou Gongs came to seduce her, she would not be able to sleep.
Is it really that serious for Senior Brother?!
Even if I accidentally flirted with him in my dream, isn't he still himself?
Is he really that defensive against himself?!
Not even in dreams!
The more Ji Chu thought about it, the angrier he became. He slapped away his senior brother's icy hand, propped up his eye sockets with two fingers, stared at them wide, and said angrily:
"Brother, you don't have to be so scared! I won't sleep! I will never have any improper thoughts about you again!"
Meng Yuci: "..."
He coughed lightly, realizing that he had indeed gone a little too far.
But it was difficult to discuss the inside story with Ji Chu, so he could only explain:
"That's not what I meant."
Ji Chu stared at him with his eyelids propped up:
"What do you mean?"
"you can……"
When the words came to his lips, Meng Yuci felt a little embarrassed, which was rare.
But when he thought about the fact that the person in his dream who was so unrestrained could get ahead of him, he no longer felt embarrassed.
He then spoke with a stern face, his voice unconsciously lowering a few notches:
"…You can miss me."
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The author has something to say: Senior Brother: Everyone knows who I am guarding against [roll eyes]
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