(This chapter needs revision. I've been rushing to finish chapters on and off these past few days, which is a bit frustrating. I'll try my best to finish another chapter tonight. The feeling of being delayed is... well, a bit unpleasant. Things are pretty stable here now, so there shouldn't be any major problems with finishing chapters later.)
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, you have too many stories, you could talk for a year and still not finish, but I don't have that much time. I will only appear today, and for a very short time, only one hour."
"Why are you helping me?" Fan Ye still didn't quite believe the voice.
“I told you, I am one of your memories and primordial spirits. If you don’t go to Dabie Mountain, I will not be able to return to your original body. You will always be incomplete, and I will also disappear completely because you have rejected me.”
"Is what you said true?" Fan Ye knew that his memory was missing, and this kind of life made him feel like he couldn't muster the energy to do anything, and he always felt that life was meaningless.
He only felt satisfied when he saw the most beautiful things in the world, for some reason.
"Are you willing to take the gamble?" Although he was anxious, he knew some of Qiao Qiu's personality traits. He was sure she would fall for his temptation.
Fan Ye's eyes darted around. The demon realm was his territory, so what was wrong with going with him to take a look?
He'd had enough of this kind of life. It was just gambling; Fan Ye had never been afraid of gambling.
"Okay, I'll go."
Fan Ye got up, spun around, and transformed into a sky-blue shooting star, flying towards the Dabie Mountains.
Zui Mei, who was cultivating among the fox clan, seemed to sense something. She looked up, saw the shooting star, smiled, and continued meditating.
If he was worried about his brother going out in the demon realm before, now he doesn't care where his brother wants to go.
Upon arriving in the Dabie Mountains, Fan Ye followed the instructions in his mind and went to the place where Lu Yao had appeared.
"I've arrived, what's next?"
"Go left."
Fan Ye did as instructed and went over.
"Do you see that rainbow flower sea?"
Suddenly, a sea of flowers appeared in the woods. Colorful wildflowers swayed gently in the wind, butterflies danced in the air, and sunlight slanted across the flower field, creating a beautiful and tranquil scene.
"How come I never saw this sea of flowers before?" Before subduing Yao Sanqian, Fan Ye often came to Dabie Mountain, and he had almost completely explored this area.
"This sea of flowers is a miracle; you certainly wouldn't see it easily on ordinary days."
Fan Ye nodded. He accepted the idea that their fox clan also possessed a miracle.
"What's next?"
"Walk over there, step into the sunlight, and bask in its warmth."
Fan Ye wanted to see what would happen if things continued this way. He carefully looked around but didn't find anything unusual before walking over.
Reaching the front of the sea of flowers, Fan Ye stepped in without hesitation.
As soon as he entered, he saw the true scene inside the sea of flowers. This was no sea of flowers at all; it was clearly a bottomless abyss!
Before Fan Ye could retreat, he was suddenly kicked hard in the back, and his body lurched forward uncontrollably, heading towards the cliff.
He quickly tried to circulate his energy, only to find that his demonic power had been sealed!
The speed of the fall is getting faster and faster...
The cliffs on all sides were bare and barren. There was soil, but not a single blade of grass. It was probably the cleanest cliff he had ever seen, as if it had been specially cleared away.
Fan Ye closed his eyes; his one and only moment of carelessness would cost him his life.
Raise your middle finger as a sign of respect.
...
In the cozy bedroom, on the sofa bed, Qiao Qiu suddenly opened her eyes.
"Master, you're finally back! I missed you so much!" The ring was almost in tears; it wanted to give Qiao Qiu a big hug.
Qiao Qiu recalled the last scene of her previous life and was instantly enraged, "Xiao Jie! How dare you kick me!"
Not only did he kick her, he also lied to her!
"Master, I was doing this for you," the ring said, sounding aggrieved. "With your shrewd nature, would you really jump off a cliff?"
“...Even a fool wouldn’t choose to jump.” Qiao Qiu rolled her eyes.
"That settles it then. If you hadn't jumped, how would you have come back?" the ring said matter-of-factly, with a hint of relief in it.
"Wait, why does it have to be my death to come back? Is there some kind of conspiracy?" Qiao Qiu sensed something unusual. "In my previous life, when I died, I didn't return here. Instead, I heard your screams, and then I lost my memory. What's even stranger is that when I killed the protagonist, the sky didn't collapse and I wasn't ejected from the world. What's going on?"
“Master, listen to me. Here’s what happened. You had just chosen to leave that world, and I was about to follow your soul back here. But at that moment, I was suddenly grabbed by a force, my mouth was covered, and I was locked in a dark room. No matter how much I struggled, it was no use. Then you were thrown into that world, your previous memories were erased, and the information about the world you were destined to be exposed to was altered.”
"You mean the information I received was actually altered?" Qiao Qiu understood something.
"Hmm." The ring gave her an affirmative answer. "The curse stuffed the master into the female lead's body. The Zui Mei you were protecting is actually the real original male lead. So killing Yao Sanqian and Hongcha won't cause that world to self-destruct unless you commit suicide."
"So that's how it is." Qiao Qiu finally understood. "It's a world where gods and demons coexist. As long as I don't die, I can live forever. Living in that world is equivalent to being trapped there for eternity."
"Yes, that's the purpose of the curse."
"How did you manage to break free after being treated like that?" Qiao Qiu asked.
"When it was creating the earth-shaking tremors and lightning, I inadvertently diverted some of my spiritual power to break through a cliff. I also left a trace of my spiritual power lurking in your nervous system, waiting for the curse to stop watching you, and then... cough cough."
Qiao Qiu knew what it was going to say, but didn't care. "You did the right thing this time. I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I would be trapped in the world woven by the curse again."
“Master, it is only right that I help you.”
Qiao Qiu heard a hint of embarrassment in his voice, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.
No matter how much scheming the ring might have involved, it's true that it saved her twice—no, more than twice.
She really didn't want to fight the ring to the death; perhaps there's still a chance for things to turn around in the end?
Qiao Qiu looked down at the few unlit stars on the ring, a dark glint flashing in her eyes.
"Master, the garden outside has changed again. Would you like to take a look?" The ring's tone was somewhat hesitant.
"Look, this is our home, why don't you look?" Qiao Qiu got up and walked outside.
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