Chapter 49: Lies (Catching Bugs)
An inconspicuous corner in Mingzhou City.
Fan Qingyue and Jiang Tan did not follow the people of Mingzhou City out of the city to see off the victims. They were both descendants of aristocratic families, so they were even more curious about what the storyteller said, which might be recorded in the leaves of the hibiscus tree, about the original connection of the aristocratic families.
That must be a record from very old times, so it is very likely that people today cannot understand the text on it.
They thought so, and the hibiscus leaves they stole from the Ye Mansion were indeed written with a language completely different from the one used now.
If it were someone else, they might be helpless at this point.
However, both Fan Qingyue and Jiang Tan are from aristocratic families who have inherited the original heritage, and can piece together the meaning of those words from the ancient inherited memories.
This is indeed a huge project. The content in the inherited memory is so vast that finding the meaning of the text is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Fortunately, both of them are Jindan-stage cultivators, and the content of this hibiscus leaf was recorded when the Ye family was guarding the hibiscus tree, so the font is written in a grand manner without sparing the use of hibiscus leaves. This also results in the effective sentences being only a few words.
"A disaster has descended upon the land of Dongchang, yet they refuse to hand it over."
"Don't trust Jane Anning."
"She's not Jane Anning."
There were not many recognizable words, and most of them were meaningless. Among these three disjointed and understandable sentences, two of them mentioned Jane Anning's name.
Fan Qingyue and Jiang Tan looked at each other and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.
Is it really such a coincidence in this world that in ancient times, there was an extremely important person with the same name as their master?
The two did not dare to delay and went to look for Jian An Ning.
Outside Mingzhou City.
Lu Fei's heart was filled with joy and happiness at this moment. He thought that the happiest thing in the world was that the person he loved also loved him.
However, he didn't want to accept such an unclear love. He wanted to remember everything so that he could openly offer his heart to Jane An Ning.
Then he thought of the bottle of water from the River of Forgetfulness, which was said to help people recall their memories of this life.
Lu Fei moved extremely quickly. He took out the white jade porcelain bottle almost in an instant, and then drank the liquid in the bottle in one gulp.
Jian Anning was extremely surprised. She asked directly, "What are you drinking?"
Lu Fei had no intention of hiding anything and responded, "It's the water of the Forgotten River. He said it can help me restore my memory."
Jian Anning's eyes widened instantly. She pressed Lu Fei's shoulders and almost shouted, "Where did you get the water of the Forgotten River?"
"It's that vendor..." Before Lu Fei finished speaking, the power of the water of Wangchuan, which coexists with the origin of water, began to truly exert its power.
Lu Fei only felt as if there were countless saws trying to saw open his head and take out his soul and ravage it.
Many strange yet familiar images kept flashing before his eyes.
He saw again the image of red and black that impressed him the most.
But the picture was constantly becoming more detailed, from rough red and black blocks, it gradually became detailed into the dark sky, the earth dyed red by blood, and the raging fire between heaven and earth.
Countless miserable howls suddenly resounded through the sky at some point.
Amidst these meaningless wails, the only words became exceptionally clear.
"Where do you think you can escape to?"
The sound gradually changed from sharp and terrifying to a recognizable human voice, becoming extremely familiar.
Is that Aning's voice?
Lu Fei's heart was suddenly filled with turbulent waves, and for a moment he seemed to be in the place in his memory.
That is Dongchang Luming City.
The prosperous city was set on fire, the flames shot up into the sky, illuminating the night as bright as day, and no one could escape from the city alive.
Except Lu Fei.
"I will tear you into pieces, and I will make you pay with blood!" Lu Fei heard himself roaring at the top of his lungs, and the rage in his heart burned along with the flames of the burning city.
However, the man laughed wildly, and then walked towards him step by step through the fire that could burn people's eyes.
And he will see the man's appearance for the first time, and he must engrave that man's face in his mind and never forget it.
However, an ominous premonition continued to rise, and he felt his heartbeat getting faster and faster.
Until he saw the man's face clearly.
She was a beautiful woman, and Lu Fei knew her name very well without her introducing herself.
She is clearly Jane An Ning.
Are there two people in this world who look exactly the same?
Lu Fei was thinking in a confused state of mind.
The person who looked exactly like Jane An Ning covered his face with his hands and laughed for a long time before stopping.
"You won't."
She spoke as if it were a final conclusion, as if her words were some kind of irrefutable iron law.
She walked towards Lu Fei, lifted his face and looked at him expressionlessly.
It was like trying to pick out something that suited his taste, but failing over and over again, with a hint of disgust and disdain that could not be suppressed between his brows.
"You will forget me, and everything here," the man whispered, stepping back slightly. "You will thank me, perhaps even fall in love with me. You will personally offer the Red Lotus Karma Fire to me."
As he spoke, a nail as big as a palm suddenly appeared in the man's hand, and he directly wedged the nail into Lu Fei's forehead.
"And I won't give you a chance to escape. No one can stop me from realizing my plan." She said coldly.
Lu Fei felt a splitting headache. The long nail pierced through his head directly, as if it was piercing his soul.
Even when the man let go of his hand, he still felt extreme pain, as if it was not just one nail, but countless nails piercing his skull, trying to smash his brain to pieces.
"Who are you?"
The Lu Fei in his memory had an unbearable headache, and he couldn't help but ask.
At that time, he didn't understand why the Lu family had to suffer this unexpected disaster.
But that person laughed, and Lu Fei felt a pang in his heart.
"I'm Jane Anning."
She replied.
Lu Fei was startled and her memories were interrupted.
In reality, Jian An Ning formed a seal with one hand. Seeing that Lu Fei was still unconscious, she was ready to take the risk and explore the condition of his eyebrow spiritual platform.
Fortunately, Lu Fei woke up at this time.
But what about that look?
Jian An Ning never thought that one day Lu Fei would look at her like that.
She knew it was broken.
"Calm down first. No matter what you think of, don't believe it." Jian An Ning pretended to be calm and said, pinching her slightly trembling hands.
"The origin of water is hidden in the River of Oblivion. The water of the River of Oblivion has become a treasure that coexists with the origin of water. However, that river is in the underworld, the place where the dead are reincarnated. Not just anyone can go there."
"Even if I could get it, I wouldn't just give it to someone else," she explained, looking at Lu Fei. "It can only be said that the person who gave it to you had a plan."
Lu Fei seemed to have taken her words to heart, and his expression gradually softened. Jian An Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and then the next moment, Lu Fei said, "I saw someone who looked exactly like you. She said she was Jian An Ning."
Jian Anning's heart instantly rose to her throat. Before she could explain, she heard Lu Fei say, "But I don't believe it."
Jian An Ning was startled, and then she saw Lu Fei pointing at her heart and said, "Maybe I will misjudge many people, but my heart tells me that I will never mistake who Jian An Ning is."
It was an inexplicable self-confidence. He firmly believed in this. Anyone in the world could confuse Jane An Ning with the person who looked exactly like her, but he wouldn't.
"So, can you tell me who that person who looks exactly like you is?" Lu Fei said softly, "I seem to have seen her in your mirror."
Jian Anning lived an honest life, but Lu Fei happened to ask her about one of her few secrets.
"She--" Jane Anning had a dead look in her eyes and didn't want to answer properly.
But the moment she looked around and talked about something else, the mirror slipped out of her arms, and with a "crack", spider-web-like cracks appeared all over it.
Jian An Ning tilted her head, looking at Lu Fei and also at the broken mirror.
"So you have planned this a long time ago?" she whispered to the person in the mirror.
"Of course."
Ink-black gas spread out from the cracks in the shattered mirror, gradually piecing together a human figure.
The man was dressed in black and had a face exactly like Jane An Ning's, even his voice was the same as Jane An Ning's.
She looked at Lu Fei, also smiling, but with a hint of contempt and disgust in her expression, and said, "You should remember now, right?"
"Ordinary things cannot hurt me. Only the power of the origin can."
"Don't you want revenge?"
The anger hidden deep in Lu Fei's heart was ignited in an instant.
The flame not only burned in his heart, but also danced in his eyes. It was the red lotus fire that coexisted with the origin of fire.
In an instant, Jian An Ning realized what she wanted to do. She wanted the karma fire on Lu Fei's body.
When he was in Dongchang, although the karma fire was in Lu Fei's body, he could not use it. Only by activating it with the water of the Forgotten River could the karma fire break free from his soul.
At that time, Lu Fei would definitely not drink what his enemy asked him to drink, but when he lost all his memory, he would definitely want to drink the water of the Forgotten River that could restore his memory.
The person in the mirror also knew Jane An Ning very well. In an instant, she blocked Jane An Ning's voice and stopped Jane An Ning's actions while seducing Lu Fei.
So the karma fire followed Lu Fei's will and attacked the person in the mirror like a roaring beast.
The flames instantly covered the entire body of the person in the mirror.
However, strangely, the person in the mirror could still smile. She seemed completely unaffected and unharmed. With a hint of pride, she said, "I forgot to tell you, even the karmic fire can't hurt me."
"Only extremely foolish people in this world will be harmed by the fire of karma."
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