Chapter 66 The Chaotic Timeline: This is Fate
I opened my eyes and was greeted by a familiar scene.
The valley was lush and green, with medicinal herbs covering the hillsides. There were also groups of disciples tending to these herbs and discussing something among them.
Gu Xiaozhu was familiar with this place because she had lived here for almost a month.
—This is the Valley of Healers.
Not only that, she also discovered that, apart from the clothes she was wearing, her storage bracelet and storage bag were nowhere to be found, and her red outer robe had also disappeared. Only the red amulet was still hanging at her waist, silently protecting her.
"Hey? Little Sister Xiaozhu, what are you doing here?"
A familiar and gentle voice came from behind me.
Gu Xiaozhu turned around suddenly and saw a black-haired girl dressed in white, holding a basket of herbs, looking at her with a surprised expression.
But the moment Gu Xiaozhu turned around, the surprise on her face turned into worry, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and her lips pursed.
She put the basket in her hand on the ground and walked forward.
A fair finger gently touched Gu Xiaozhu's cheek, a fleeting warmth on her skin.
"Little Zhu, your face..."
A hint of confusion appeared in Gu Xiaozhu's eyes. She reached out and touched the spot that Wu Jiangxue had touched earlier, a familiar sensation running through her fingertips.
It's a crack.
"I..." she began, her voice even softer than she had imagined.
But before she could finish speaking, Wu Jiangxue grasped her hands, and warmth flowed through their touching skin.
"Your hands are so cold," Wu Jiangxue said, frowning. "And your face too. Don't you feel something's wrong?"
Gu Xiaozhu was stunned, her thoughts lingering for a moment.
She initially thought she felt cold because the surrounding temperature had dropped. Now she realized that it wasn't the surrounding temperature that had dropped, but rather her own body temperature that was decreasing.
The chill emanating from within was unshakeable, revealing her increasingly fragile health.
Seeing Gu Xiaozhu's blank expression and lack of response, Wu Jiangxue frowned slightly: "Little sister Xiaozhu, do you know why you are here?"
Gu Xiaozhu came to her senses.
Yes, why is she in the Valley of Healers?
She had clearly entered the Boundless Sea just now, so why did she end up in the Valley of Healers after stepping into the white light?
Suddenly, Gu Xiaozhu thought of something. She raised her head and looked at the girl in white beside her: "Sister Wu, how long has it been since I left last time?"
Wu Jiangxue was taken aback: "It's only been less than an hour. Didn't you just go down the mountain with that kid Jiang Zhihe? That's why I was wondering why you suddenly appeared here, and why Jiang Zhihe wasn't with you."
Therefore, this is the point in time when she fell into the secret realm.
She had indeed entered the Boundless Sea, but she had lost her way and entered a point in the past.
The problem now is how she can get back to where she started and how she can leave this point in time.
"System? Heavenly Dao?"
There was no response, which was to be expected.
After all, this world is inherently chaotic, and her aura is quite weak at the moment. In addition, the aura of the Boundless Sea is mixed up, so it is normal that the Heavenly Dao cannot detect her.
But if she doesn't contact the Heavenly Dao, she won't be able to get out of here.
So, where is the place closest to the Heavenly Dao, and where is the most likely place to connect with Him?
—Herself.
At this point in time, the place where "Gu Xiaozhu" is located is the place with the strongest connection to the Heavenly Dao.
Having figured out the cause and effect, she looked up at Wu Jiangxue and said, "Sister Wu, I need to go now. There is a very important matter waiting for me to resolve."
After saying that, Gu Xiaozhu wanted to leave.
After all, even if she wanted to catch up with Wu Jiangxue here, her physical condition wouldn't allow it.
Wu Jiangxue looked at the girl who was about to leave, slightly parted her lips, but quickly closed them again.
She reached out to stop the girl, and with a flick of her wrist, a porcelain jade bottle appeared in her palm. She picked up the bottle and placed it in Gu Xiaozhu's hand, her brows softening and her eyes filled with tenderness: "This is a healing pill. Although I don't know what you're going to do with it, I can tell—"
"You've changed."
Gu Xiaozhu looked up suddenly and met Wu Jiangxue's smiling eyes: "You have become stronger and more resilient. I can see the persistence and determination in your eyes."
“This is completely different from the you we knew before.”
She gently patted the girl's cold hand: "I don't know what you've been through in such a short time, but..."
She released her hands, a smile spreading across her face. Her dark hair fluttered in the wind, like willow branches gently swaying, radiating the warmth of spring.
May you have a safe journey.
Gu Xiaozhu was stunned.
After a long pause, she concealed the complex emotions in her eyes and gripped the bottle tightly in her hand: "Hmm."
She turned around, took a step, and left the spot.
She knew.
She always knew.
The spacetime in the Boundless Sea is chaotic. If someone accidentally enters it, they can talk to the people inside, but after they leave, that point in time will be restored, and the conversations they had previously experienced will also be restored.
No one will remember.
It's as if it never existed.
Feeling the smooth porcelain bottle in her palm, she lowered her eyes and glanced at it, her brows and eyes unconsciously relaxing.
It doesn't matter.
"I will remember."
… …
The scenery around her flashed by quickly. As she hurried along, she kept looking around to make sure she was on the right track.
She could faintly hear voices coming from ahead, so she slowed her pace and quietly approached.
She hid behind a tree, turning slightly to watch the two people chatting happily in the distance. Both of them had smiles on their faces, smiles full of genuine emotion, and the girl's skin was very rosy, unlike her current pale and fragile appearance.
That's great.
She sighed silently to herself.
If only things could stay like this forever.
"Boom—!"
A clap of thunder flashed across the horizon, dark clouds loomed overhead, and the atmosphere instantly fell silent. The air gradually became damp, as if it were about to rain.
At the same time, she heard the system's familiar yet angry voice in her ear:
[What happened?! Host, how did you become like this?!]
What happened to your face?! What are those cracks?! How did your body become so weak?!
Immediately, his anger subsided.
[Wait, how... how come there are two... hosts?]
The air was silent for a moment, and Gu Xiaozhu did not answer.
She knew that as the Heavenly Dao of this world, He only needed to think a little to judge the current situation.
As expected.
I understand... You're not the host for this point in time, are you?
[You were able to get here either because the host obtained all the power and could freely travel here, or through—the Boundless Sea.]
Gu Xiaozhu nodded gently: "That's right. I want to know how to leave here."
Raindrops began to fall, pattering against the ground. Heaven immediately shielded Gu Xiaozhu from the rain, then glanced at Jiang Zhihe, seeing that the boy was holding an umbrella for the girl beside him, before humming indifferently.
I can send you away from here, but my strength hasn't fully recovered yet. Sending you away might cause a tiny bug in this world?
Gu Xiaozhu seemed to have thought of something, and raised her eyebrows slightly: "For example... the rift leading to the secret realm?"
Heaven paused.
Did this actually happen?
Seeing Gu Xiaozhu nod, Tiandao felt a headache coming on.
[If you say that, then it means you, host, fell in there? When? Could it be around this time?]
Gu Xiaozhu did not reply, but Heaven already knew the outcome.
But in the end, He still sighed.
Well, perhaps this is fate's arrangement.
[Get ready, host, you might feel a little dizzy... Host, is your body alright?]
Gu Xiaozhu smiled and gripped the porcelain bottle tightly in her hand: "It's alright. I won't die until I give you a happy ending."
Heaven choked, and finally murmured in frustration:
【You also need a happy ending, host.】
The next second, a slight cracking sound rang out, and she subconsciously touched her cheek.
Sure enough, the cracks started to spread again.
The white light gradually engulfed her vision, and at the same time, she heard the system's terrified voice echoing in her ears—
[Holy crap! You didn't say you fell in so quickly!]
[Host! Get out of where you are standing right now!]
Before disappearing from sight, Gu Xiaozhu unconsciously curled the corners of her lips, a faint smile lingering on her face.
So this is fate.
… …
The white light dissipated, and vision gradually returned. Before I could make out the surrounding scenery, the noisy voices of people reached my ears first.
A bustling crowd moved around her. A person rushed past, and she quickly stepped aside, avoiding the person, but she lost her footing for a moment.
Just as she was about to fall, a hand reached out and caught her arm, saving her from the fall.
"Young lady, are you alright?"
It was that familiar voice again. Gu Xiaozhu slowly opened her eyes and looked up.
Could it be such a coincidence?
Then I met the gaze of a familiar face.
"Miss Gu?"
"Shangguan You?"
The two spoke at the same time.
After Gu Xiaozhu regained her footing, Shangguan You withdrew his arm, opened his fan, and held it to his face. He stared at her intently, his brows furrowed, as if trying to see through her.
There was nothing he could do; he had just witnessed Miss Gu and two other people leave through the teleportation array, and now, in the blink of an eye, Miss Gu had reappeared here.
“Hmm… things might be a little hard to explain, but…” Gu Xiaozhu said, looking around. Upon seeing that this was the place where she had used the teleportation array to reach the Valley of the Immortal Healer, she immediately asked:
"Did 'I' leave?"
Shangguan You: "...?"
He frowned and pondered for a moment, then closed his fan and tentatively asked, "Um... you're gone?"
“I just saw you and Brother Jiang leave through the teleportation array. I was wondering why you were here.”
If he hadn't witnessed the death of that phantom demon with his own eyes, he would have seriously doubted whether the person in front of him was a phantom demon in disguise.
"And your face... what happened? Wait a minute! Where are you going?"
Gu Xiaozhu had no interest in listening to what Shangguan You was saying. She quickly walked to the teleportation array, stood on it, and turned to Shangguan You, who was chasing after her, and asked, "Could you lend me some spirit stones?"
Shangguan You: "?"
He glanced at Gu Xiaozhu, then at the array beneath her feet. For reasons unknown, he actually took out spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to the girl.
He didn't even realize it until after it was handed over.
Wait a minute, why would I give her spirit stones?!
I'm not even sure if she's really Miss Gu!
Gu Xiaozhu quickly placed the spirit stone at the core of the array, activated the array, and a white light shone, her figure gradually disappearing into it.
Shangguan You, standing to the side, widened his eyes, wanting to say something, but it seemed too late.
The next second.
Gu Xiaozhu opened her eyes and looked at Shangguan You beside her.
Gu Xiaozhu: "?"
Shangguan You: "?"
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Author's Note: I'm so sorry! The update is late! This is the first update, and there will be another one later today!
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