101 is destined
◎It drenched her life life after life.
What does that mean? What do you mean she is that voice? Didn't Gu Zhang already ascend to immortality? How did she end up in his mind?
A barrage of questions rained down on Ying Jianhua, leaving her dizzy and her mind blank.
But he quickly grasped the crux of the matter and asked in return, "Forgive my ignorance, but why do you want to kill me, Master?"
If he remembered correctly, this was his first meeting with Gu Zhang; they had no prior connection. What kind of deep-seated hatred could drive someone to murder a complete stranger?
Thinking back, the only connection between them was Du Zhijin.
"Don't you think you're in the way?" Gu Zhang said, looking at him and speaking slowly and deliberately. His voice was flat but carried a chilling undertone. Ying Jianhua knew he had guessed correctly.
However, precisely because he had confirmed that she was the voice in his head, he dared not let any doubts or questions take him to heart, not even a single thought.
Therefore, Zhang's strength is beyond doubt. He could sense that she was truly intent on killing him. How could he escape?
He unconsciously gripped the cracked jade pendant, both hoping that Du Zhijin would return soon and hoping that she would not.
How do we break this deadlock?
Fortunately, after his initial attack failed, Gu Zhang hesitated to make any further moves, giving him a chance to catch his breath. Ignoring the possibility of being read, he grasped at the last thread, desperately trying to recall the past and find any clues, but it was all a tangled mess with no clues.
He never imagined that the seemingly idle prophet who uttered those strange words would be Gu Zhang Zhenren. The contrast between the two was too great. One seemed to be determined to defend his relationship with Du Zhijin to the death, while the other wished he could kill him immediately... No, his eyes suddenly cleared, and he finally found a suspicious point.
Actually, the two are not contradictory. Think about it carefully: the strange noise first appeared after Du Zhijin was seriously injured and unconscious, essentially to send him to rescue someone. Although its frequency gradually decreased afterward, it mostly occurred during critical periods when he was at a loss for what to do, such as when investigating the Orchid Demon.
In other words, the "strange voice" exists to protect Du Zhijin's interests, which is consistent with Gu Zhang's role as her master. However, he still doesn't understand why, when there are so many ways to help Du Zhijin, it would be better to pretend to be a strange voice saying nonsensical things in his head?
In the blink of an eye, one should see the painting looking up at the ancient ruins.
He said this to her on purpose.
Sure enough, the next moment, Gu Zhang frowned slightly, clearly having heard his thoughts. After a long while, she suddenly closed her eyes, as if she had encountered an insurmountable chasm, and her tone revealed a hint of helplessness: "So be it, this is the last life. If she still can't get over it, then it is her fate."
Her fate?
Suddenly, Ying Jianhua realized that "she" referred to Du Zhijin. But what did "last life" mean? He suddenly felt a sense of unreality and absurdity, and at the same time, he began to feel fear, afraid to hear what was to come.
But Gu Zhang will not stop because he is afraid.
"Do you know what ascension to immortality means? It means completely shedding the mortal body, discarding bones and flesh, and cleansing the soul. Those who ascend to immortality must not have any worldly attachments, emotions, or desires."
"Huai Zhou could have ascended to the upper realm, but she couldn't break through each time because of you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the seventeenth floor of the library fell silent, even the moonlight seemed to dim.
He was still in a state of great shock, managing to squeeze out only four words: "What... does this mean?"
Gu Zhang did not answer his question, but continued to speak: "In the first life, because she was not treated in time, she did not regain her memory and forgot her true identity. She was trapped in that small mountain village by you and never remembered her mission until her death. In the second life, I managed to get you to save her in time and preserve her memory, but Huai Zhou killed Prince Cheng Duan with his own hands to avenge you, and was afflicted by karma, and later went into a state of demonic possession. In the third life, she finally left that mountain village safely and went all the way to Liulijing, but I did not expect that the old story of the emperor and the orchid fairy could not be separated from you... After all the twists and turns, she still could not escape her original destiny."
"I still can't understand why you two are destined to be entangled. Since Heaven bestowed such a fate upon Huai Zhou, why must she become entangled with you? If this is her tribulation of love, then this time I will not interfere, but let things develop and observe the situation, even going so far as to fan the flames. I thought that before, Huai Zhou fell in love with you because she didn't know your true nature and character. She is a simple child, and if she could see through your disguise, she would never have chosen you. But I never expected that in this life, she would still fall in love with you even though she knows you are despicable, jealous, resentful, and hateful."
Her tone was so blank, so confused, utterly bewildered, like a newborn baby seeing color for the first time, her eyes filled with astonishment and bewilderment. Ying Jianhua could tell that Gu Zhang truly didn't understand why her perfectly good disciple had suddenly "fallen" and insisted on associating with a despicable half-demon.
What will she become after ascending to godhood? A god? Does she mean that Du Zhijin repeatedly gave up the opportunity to become a god because of her?
He lowered his head, staring at himself in disbelief, momentarily dazed.
It turned out that their fate was much longer than he had imagined... It turned out that in their previous lives, they had already fallen in love and never abandoned each other.
"Ha, as expected, no matter how many lifetimes have passed, you are still the same cold-hearted, selfish, and self-serving person." Gu Zhang suddenly pointed his sword at him again, questioning him with an icy voice, "Do you know that Huai Zhou's talent is rare in the world? She should have ascended to the upper realm to protect all people, but because of you, because of you, she has died tragically time and time again!"
"Died a violent death?" He was struck by this word and finally reacted, but his face was full of panic.
Gu Zhang looked down at him and said, “In her first life, she died from the lightning tribulation she could have survived because she lost her memory in order to protect you. In her second life, she killed Prince Cheng Duan and became tainted by karma. From then on, she was tormented by her inner demons every day. In less than a year, she committed suicide. In her third life, she gave up half of her cultivation to protect you, but this forced her to fight a desperate battle. In the end, she perished together with the orchid fairy and the emperor.”
With each word she spoke, her voice trembled more, revealing uncontrollable pain. Even the sword she held seemed to groan, its tip grazing his neck several times, leaving streaks of blood.
Ying Jianhua, however, seemed completely unresponsive to the pain. At this moment, only one voice echoed in his ears and mind: "She has died tragically time and time again because of you."
He knew himself all too well, and he also knew Du Zhijin's temperament perfectly. That's why he never doubted Zhang's stories about their past life. After all, he and she were truly capable of doing such things.
He was a despicable man who didn't hesitate to scheme against and manipulate Du Zhijin. Du Zhijin, however, had stated from the beginning that she was willing to repay his kindness, even at the cost of her life.
No matter how many times it's overturned and started over, everything begins at Tiger Pool in Wuling Village, which determines the ending of the story.
He suddenly recalled that a long time ago, when Du Zhijin was still recovering from her injuries, she told him her birth chart. At that time, he looked down on Lu Ping, saying that one of them was a water element and the other a fire element, their five elements clashed, and their birth charts were incompatible.
But the torrential rain she stirred up when she fell to the bottom of the lake has soaked her life again and again.
In fact, Ying Jianhua was no longer listening to anything, but Gu Zhang continued: "...You used her and deceived her, yet she repeatedly risked her life for someone who was not worth it. I only regret that when I was teaching Huaizhou, I did not teach her to be a ruthless person."
As her sigh faded, it felt as if the sword had already pierced his body, shredding his internal organs and causing endless blood to flow out.
He wanted to plug his ears and shut Gu Zhang up, but those words still flowed in from the non-existent wound, causing him unbearable pain.
"You, who are you, really loved her? If you loved her, would you have been willing to watch Huaizhou walk towards her inevitable death? I couldn't bear it, but you were."
Gu Zhang sneered, his eyes filled with disdain as he looked at him.
No, no... He didn't know before, but now he knows the consequences. How could he be willing to let Du Zhijin face certain death? How could he not love her? He had long since disregarded life and death. If she were gone, he would never live on.
Ying Jianhua suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot, and pleaded with Gu Zhang, "Master, please save her..." After speaking, he deliberately threw himself into the sword tip, hoping to use his own blood to gain a chance of survival, but Gu Zhang dodged it.
"Do you think I don't want to save her? Huaizhou is my only disciple, and I want to save her more than anyone else! But there is a price to pay for defying fate. Four times is the limit, and this is the last life. After this life... I will be powerless to change things." She sighed deeply, her face weary.
In her fourth generation, she raised Du Zhijin, watching her grow from a tiny child into a boy taller than a sword, watching her go from mediocre talent to the master of swordsmanship, and also watching her go from a promising future to dying tragically several times.
Therefore, Zhang exhausted all her efforts, even resorting to forbidden techniques to bypass the Heavenly Dao and try to find a way from other worlds. The strange voice in Ying Jianhua's mind was her attempt. However, even now, she is not sure whether her plan is worthwhile.
After all, the hearts of demons and humans are different.
Even Gu Zhang was at a loss... Ying Jianhua swayed, finally kneeling on the ground, gritting her teeth and holding back tears, and asked in a trembling voice, "Is there really no other way?"
He seems to be a jinx, constantly bringing misfortune to those around him since childhood—his mother, his father, and now even the only person close to him… He wants to ask the heavens: if everything that belongs to him will be taken away, why did they let his parents give birth to him in the first place?
They gave him hope, then ruthlessly shattered it.
Gu Zhang noticed his dazed expression and suddenly spoke: "This world is not over yet, there is still a glimmer of hope. However, it depends on whether you are willing to give it up."
He immediately crawled forward on his knees and said resolutely, "I'm willing to give up anything. I'm willing to give up anything, even my life, to save her!"
She nodded and tapped his heart with her finger from a distance. Ying Jianhua immediately felt his heart being gripped by an invisible hand.
"What a coincidence, that's exactly the life I wanted."
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