Chapter 47 Reincarnation Platform
"Wait a minute." It was Ran Wen who spoke.
Shi Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief; the anxiety that had been hanging in the air finally died.
That's right!
Although she has some skills, she is far from being able to get an ancient powerhouse to eagerly request a contract.
Well, Huan Ni is an exception. Shi Yuan had only been in this era for a short time and thought she was a post-apocalyptic powerhouse in a newbie village. Even though her powers hadn't recovered yet, she still thought she was incredibly powerful!
If it were her now, she probably wouldn't have dared to coerce Huan Ni, this ancient divine beast, into forming a contract with her, even though Huan Ni looks a bit weak.
A powerful figure like Ran Wen would rather die than submit! She will always find a way to resist the exclusion from this world.
Huan Ni: ...Something seems off? But then again, it seems like there's nothing wrong with it.
Just as Shi Yuan was about to say she was going to wash up and go to bed, Ran Wen walked up to her and solemnly said, "Before we make the contract, I have something to say to you."
"You really made a contract with me!" Shi Yuan exclaimed in shock. Huan Ni rolled her eyes again and shouted, "So all that effort I put into talking to you was for nothing!"
Shi Yuan quickly pulled her into his arms and stroked her repeatedly: "My sense of worthyness suddenly dropped a bit, but it won't happen again!"
Ran Wen unconsciously revealed a faint smile: "Shi Yuan, after forming a contract with you, my strength may be greatly reduced." There was regret in his words, but more so, there was relief.
The world was increasingly ostracizing her. If it weren't for the unexpected reunion with Huan Ni and Shi Yuan, she would probably have found a beautiful mountaintop, dug a lovely pit, and waited for that day to come.
The will of Heaven cannot be defied, and she had long since lost the ability to do so.
Seeing that Shi Yuan hesitated to speak, Ran Wen comforted her, "It's alright, there aren't many strong fighters in this world." She gave an example, "Even if I've dropped in cultivation level, I could kill several octopuses in a second!"
That's amazing!
Seeing Shi Yuan's furrowed brow and hesitant expression, Ran Wen pressed on, "Don't worry, after we form a contract, I'll be treated the same as Huan Ni and the others." Her smile deepened, "Don't let my good looks fool you; I'm strong and capable, but I abide by the rules. Feel free to order me around!"
Seeing that Shi Yuan looked like she wanted to speak but didn't dare, she frowned and said, "Huan Ni said you're a straightforward person, so just say what you want to say!"
"So I'll tell you then?"
"explain!"
"You said your strength would decrease after you form a contract with me, right?"
"That's right."
"Then... where did all that power that was reduced go? Did it disappear? Is it possible that one day you break through the limits and that power will return?"
Ran Wen shook his head: "Back in our time, it was indeed possible, but it's impossible now. What's gone is gone."
"Then... what about the ability of Nirvana? Will it also diminish or disappear?"
Ran Wen glanced at Shi Yuan and patiently replied, "The power of Nirvana will not disappear. I promised Huan Ni that after we made a contract, I would share the power of Nirvana with you."
"However," she changed the subject, "you'll lose about 70-80% of your Nirvana power, but don't worry, it'll be enough for you."
"Well, this is what I was thinking." Shi Yuan was embarrassed, but still gritted her teeth and said, "Ran Wen, I was wondering if you could infuse the lost Nirvana power into the Reincarnation Platform?"
"The Reincarnation Platform is here with you?" Ran Wen asked in surprise, as she thought it had long since been destroyed.
"yes."
"Is he crippled?"
"……OK!"
Ran Wen looked at Huan Ni, who seemed to be deep in thought, and then said, "Great idea!" "Why didn't I think of that!"
"The Reincarnation Platform has remained silent. Could it be that it's lacking the power of Nirvana?"
Ran Wen seemed to understand something: "Then let's give it a try!"
"quick!"
Shi Meili: ...The topic is too profound; she doesn't understand.
But she still went over and echoed her boss Huan Ni's words: "Quick!" After saying that, she shrank back her vines, afraid that Ran Wen would think she was too arrogant and give her a beating.
Ran Wen glanced at Shi Meili with a half-smile, thinking to herself, "This fool is incredibly lucky to have met Shi Yuan and Huan Ni."
She looked at Shi Yuan, whose right hand was loosely clenched into a fist, with the index and middle fingers pointing towards her forehead. A moment later, the moon-white Rebirth Platform flew out from her forehead.
After absorbing the essence of the moon for so long, the Reincarnation Platform doesn't seem to have changed much; it's still the same moon-white disc.
Ran Wen raised her eyebrows high, unable to hide the shock in her eyes. Knowing that the Reincarnation Platform was on Shi Yuan was one thing, but watching Shi Yuan draw the Reincarnation Platform out of her forehead was another!
A mortal body inheriting a divine artifact! Unheard of!
Of course she knows about the Reincarnation Platform; she's Yin Ginseng, the Yin of the underworld!
Back when she suddenly appeared in the world, everyone thought she was just an ordinary ginseng spirit and chased after her relentlessly. Later, when they realized how powerful she was, they avoided her like the plague.
Of course, some people have traced her birth, but no one has ever associated her with the underworld.
Therefore, no one knows that she was originally just an ordinary ginseng seed. She also doesn't know what happened in between. When she gained sentience and opened her eyes, she was in a sea of moon-white flowers.
Next to the sea of flowers is an even larger sea, where people are constantly being thrown into it like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
Before going into the sea, these people linger in the sea of flowers for a long time. Some cry, some laugh, some grit their teeth, and some are in a daze. There are all kinds of reactions, and it is dazzling.
Later, she learned where she was and what kind of "people" they were.
Extremely occasionally, a trace of the heavy yin energy emanating from these "people" would fall onto her and be absorbed by her.
She had been in the Underworld for millions of years, and even occasionally, the Yin energy that fell on her accumulated to an astonishing amount!
Later, she encountered immortals and gods who had entered the underworld for various reasons, and occasionally received a word or two of guidance.
By the time she attained human form and could freely enter and leave the Underworld, several million years had passed.
It can be said that her entire cultivation came from the Yinming Palace, and naturally, she also benefited from the nourishment of the Three Lives Flower Dew.
Ran Wen had a vague feeling that something was predetermined.
She smiled with relief, sat down cross-legged, and the Reincarnation Platform, carrying the Three-Life Flower, flew autonomously to the top of her head.
As Gu Linyuan stepped out of the basement, he subconsciously looked up at the balcony of Shi Yuan's room on the second floor and saw golden-red light bursting into the room.
He was anxious and rushed to Shi Yuan's room. Just as he was about to knock on the door, Shi Meili stopped him and said softly, "Don't disturb them."
"they?"
"contract."
Gu Linyuan exhaled and then realized with surprise that his back was already soaked with sweat.
Concern leads to confusion!
He nodded to Shi Meili, went downstairs again, and stood guard in the courtyard.
As the power of Nirvana was continuously absorbed, the Reincarnation Platform became more and more solid, and the Three-Life Flower finally stopped drooping. The withered stems slowly became full and strong as if they had absorbed enough water, and the flower finally raised its head.
I don't know when, but the waning crescent moon hanging high in the sky has turned into a full moon, with a crimson halo appearing on its edge from time to time. The moonlight is even purer, illuminating the world.
After an unknown amount of time, wisps of moonlight, tinged with a crimson halo, flew into the room, and the Reincarnation Platform began to spin rapidly around the Three-Life Flower.
As crimson threads continuously flew into the Three Lives Flower, a faint trace of blood appeared in the flower's heart before disappearing again.
The Three-Life Flower begins to wither and flourish, again and again.
Finally, a bright, moon-white light shot out from the heart of the newly blooming Three Lives Flower, directly into the Reincarnation Platform, and was immediately absorbed by it.
At the same time, a wisp of moonlight drifted from the heart of the Three Lives Flower and flew into Shi Yuan's forehead, leaving a white mark on the Soul Jade Imprint that appeared on Shi Yuan's forehead.
"Now!" Huan Ni whispered a reminder.
Shi Yuan's mind was clear, and she cooperated with Ran Wen to successfully complete the contract.
She opened her eyes; her pupils were pitch black, but upon closer inspection, one could see wisps of golden-red hidden deep within them.
With the contract complete, Ran Wen stopped channeling Nirvana power into the Reincarnation Platform. The platform's rotation slowed down, and the crimson hues of moonlight were completely absorbed, causing the moonlight to dim.
The room returned to calm.
The next instant, a blinding white light suddenly burst forth in the room, turning the sky above the small villa into daylight. The enormous image of the withering and flourishing of the Three-Life Flower flashed in the sky. Although the full moon still hung in the sky, a white moon disc slowly rose.
The disc passed by the Three-Life Flower and took Him into the air.
"It's the Law of Heaven and Earth!" Huan Ni whispered excitedly in Shi Yuan's ear, "The Reincarnation Platform is repaired!"
Shi Yuan was also very excited. The reincarnation platform was successfully repaired, and the burden on her shoulders was finally lifted. Her head was finally not so heavy anymore!
Shi Yuan looked up at the double full moon in the sky, a relaxed smile in her eyes.
The image of the heavens and earth remained for about fifteen minutes before transforming into starlight and falling into the earth.
Later, when this old story from the 1970s was mentioned on forums, many people came forward to say that they really saw a double full moon, and that it was as bright as day even though it was midnight.
Some locals from Haicheng said that they drove to the suburbs as soon as they saw the celestial phenomenon, but soon only a waning crescent moon remained in the sky, and it quickly got dark.
Many people believe that the phenomenon of "heaven and earth in the sky" that only appears in cultivation novels actually occurred over the country that day, but many more people explain that the magnificent but short-lived spectacle by talking about weather and magnetic fields.
Opinions vary.
At this moment, Shi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, for the ghosts in the Underworld finally had hope!
She helped Ran Wen up: "Are you alright?"
Ran Wen shook her head: "I'm a little weak. Put me on the balcony so I can absorb some moonlight essence." She muttered under her breath, "Damn it, absorbing moonlight essence is like taking the moon's life out of me now. It takes all night to get even a tiny bit. I might as well just kill it!"
Shi Yuan was taken aback, and she and Huan Ni looked at Shi Meili at the same time. Shi Meili immediately straightened her back!
Yes, she can absorb a lot of the essence of the moon!
Ran Wen was still cursing: "If it weren't for the fact that spiritual energy is cut off everywhere, would I have to suffer by absorbing so little moonlight essence!"
"Um," Shi Yuan nudged Ran Wen, "perhaps you need a transit point?"
"What?" Ran Wen didn't understand, so Huan Ni immediately stepped forward and explained to Ran Wen what Shi Yuan wanted to do as a charger for the Reincarnation Platform.
Ran Wen's eyes brightened, and her beautiful gaze became kind as she looked at her.
"Little flower fairy, come here, come to your sister for some demon cores." The voice was full of temptation.
When Ran Wen called her, Shi Meili wanted to be reserved, but as soon as the words "demon core" came out, she immediately darted to Ran Wen's side: "Sister, if you're tired, go and rest. Leave the task of absorbing the essence of the moon to me!"
Ran Wen chuckled, "This little flower fairy is quite sensible." She took out her demon core and tossed it around, "Let's divide the spoils."
Huan Ni rolled her eyes: "Speak properly, what do you mean by dividing spoils? These are the spoils of war!" Speaking of spoils of war, she also spat out a demon core, "This is the demon core of the mountain rhododendron, let's divide it together."
Shi Meili's branches trembled with excitement. Her sisters were all such good sisters! She wanted to be a good younger sister too!
Seeing the three of them happily sharing the demon core, and noticing that Ran Wen, though not looking well, was still in good spirits, Shi Yuan ignored them, washed up, and went to sleep.
Seeing that the strange phenomenon had disappeared, and that Ran Wen and the others were laughing and joking on the balcony, Gu Linyuan returned to his room. Soon after, the lights in his room were turned off.
The entire villa disappeared into the night, and those who came to investigate were ultimately disappointed, finding nothing.
Gu Linyuan woke up as dawn broke. He looked at the simple furniture and chuckled softly, rubbing his forehead. Unexpected things had been happening all along during this trip to Haicheng.
He called He Tian to cancel the private room at the Peace Hotel, thinking that he could only invite Shi Yuan over at another time. He also talked to He Tian about some work arrangements before getting up to wash up.
Shi Yuan also woke up. She opened the window and took a deep breath. In Haicheng at this time of year, the air was still very fresh. The morning breeze seemed to have a touch of gentleness on her face.
"You're awake. How did you sleep last night?" Huan Ni flew over and landed on Shi Yuan's shoulder.
"It's great," Shi Yuan said with emotion. "I won't take the train anymore. It's too much trouble and too tiring."
"Then you can drive yourself from now on. Anyway, I'll be here, so you can bring whatever you want."
Shi Yuan patted Huan Ni's head and asked her with a smile, "Did you absorb the demon core?"
"Yeah!" "It's a great help to Shi Meili."
"Where are you and Ran Wen?"
"A drop in the ocean is better than nothing," Huan Ni said helplessly.
"You're quite good at describing things." Ran Wen appeared silently next to Shi Yuan, and Huan Ni immediately bristled. "Ran Wen! How many times have I told you to make noise when you walk!"
"You walk without making a sound."
"My wings make a sound when I flap them!"
"Alright, alright, I know, stop nagging!"
While they were bickering, Shi Yuan went to the bathroom to wash up. In families with multiple children, the patriarch either becomes a master of impartiality or learns to pretend not to hear. Shi Yuan chose the latter. If impartiality failed, Huan Ni and the others would smash the bowl.
When she came downstairs, breakfast was already laid out on the table: pan-fried buns, soy milk, and noodles. The crispy aroma of the pan-fried buns, the rich fragrance of the soy milk, and the scallion oil aroma of the noodles rushed into Shi Yuan's nose.
Shi Yuan touched her stomach; she was hungry!
She thanked him, sat down, and began to eat breakfast.
He Tian slurped up a mouthful of noodles and swallowed it with satisfaction, then sighed, "When I'm on the road, all I crave is a hot meal like this."
Gu Linyuan smiled, picked up a pan-fried dumpling, dipped it in vinegar, and said, "The food on the train is just so-so."
“That’s true.” He Tian finished his noodles in a few bites and then started eating pan-fried buns.
Shi Yuan placed a few pan-fried buns on Huan Ni's jade plate and asked, "What's the plan for today?" She took a sip of soy milk. "Should we go straight to the black market?"
He Tian looked up and looked at Gu Linyuan with her. Gu Linyuan put down his soy milk and shook his head: "Let's go check the address on the note first." Anyway, the Mo family has people watching the black market. At most, the Mo family will suffer a big loss, but there won't be any trouble.
Shi Yuan had no objection. She didn't have a good impression of the Mo family. Just by looking at Mo Xun's character and Old Master Mo's indulgence, she knew that their family values were not upright.
What's more, they even snatched the black market from Gu Linyuan, which could have been a place for her to find treasures and accumulate points!
In the small white building in the center of Haicheng City, Mo Xun was awakened from his sleep once again, his face full of fear.
"Brother Xun?" Liang Peilian hugged him and comforted him, "It's nothing, it's nothing, it was just a dream!"
Mo Xun didn't speak, but held Liang Peilian tightly. After a long while, he said in a low voice, "Peilian, it's good that you're here with me."
Something flashed in Liang Peilian's eyes. She nuzzled Mo Xun's cheek and said gently, "Of course I'll be by your side."
She has always been a sensible and understanding person. In Mo Xun's eyes, except for two years ago when she lost her composure and came to him dressed in revealing clothes because of Ran Wen's appearance, she has always been a good confidante and a competent family doctor.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have left her by his side after his health deteriorated.
After Mo Xun regained his senses, he got out of bed. He still looked burly and strong, but who would have thought that he was now all bark and no bite!
Liang Peilian took out a Zhongshan suit with incense from the wardrobe. The incense was very similar to soap, very understated, but if you smelled it closely, you could smell a faint floral fragrance that could keep you clear-headed at all times. Mo Xun liked to use this kind of incense the most.
"Brother Xun, what would you like for breakfast? I'll make it."
"No need." Mo Xun took out a stack of banknotes and threw them on the bed. "I have something to do today. Find somewhere to kill time yourself."
Liang Peilian smiled and carefully put away the money and tickets, obediently saying, "Okay."
Only when the sound of car engines downstairs gradually faded away did Liang Peilian lie back down on the bed, cover her head with the blanket, and then her face turned cold.
Looking down from a high vantage point at this moment, you would see that the two cars that started from the villa in the suburbs and the white building in the city center were heading to the same destination.
In the courtyard of a detached house in Jing'an District, Haicheng, a man wearing an old-fashioned dark blue robe and a hat covering his face reclined on a bamboo chair. He held a cigar between his fingers and his other hand rested on the armrest of the chair, caressing a jade ball. The jade ball was carved with a lifelike picture of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains.
A knock sounded on the door, and the man slightly raised his head. His hat fell to the ground, revealing his face, a scar running from his left eyebrow to his right chin that made his face look fierce.
"We're from the North City," the person who knocked on the door said.
Su Mei stood up from the recliner, walked leisurely to the door, and opened it without confirming the identity of the person knocking.
"We are members of the Mo family. We have come here to discuss with you the plan to ambush and kill Gu Linyuan."
Huan Ni flew around the house once and returned to the car. She said to the people in the car, "It's strange. I clearly saw those people go into the house, but I didn't hear any conversations coming out. I flew up high but I couldn't see anyone in the yard."
"I wanted to investigate further, but Ran Wen told me to come back quickly."
The moment Huan Ni finished speaking, Ran Wen appeared in human form. This time, she was wearing a fashionable Western-style dress from the Republican era, and a veil on her head: "It is Yu."
She looked at Shi Yuan: "Even before I formed a contract with you, I would have avoided someone as capable as you." Not because I couldn't beat them, but because there was no need to.
Shi Yuan looked at Gu Linyuan and asked him, "Could it be that person from back then?"
Gu Linyuan nodded: "Possibly. Domains aren't something everyone can master."
"Someone actually managed to hire such a capable person." Shi Yuan's expression was somewhat solemn. "They must have gone to great lengths to lure us into this trap."
"Yes." Gu Linyuan gently stroked the peach branch on his wrist. "First Japanese ninjas, then strange demons, and now they've even hired such a master. The person behind this really won't stop until they've put me to death."
"Huan Ni, what do those people who knocked on the door look like?" Huan Ni was still considering how to describe their appearance when Ran Wen waved his hand, and several faces appeared in the air.
“It’s them!” Huan Ni said.
Even in the tense atmosphere, Shi Yuan couldn't help but exclaim, "Ran Wen, you're amazing!" It's just like a high-definition camera lens from later generations!
Ran Wen smiled but didn't say anything, though her little finger was sticking up high.
He Tian exclaimed, "It's Mo Xun! The one surrounded is Mo Xun!" "I've seen him before on formal occasions!"
“The Mo family!” Gu Linyuan chuckled meaningfully. “They are quite secretive.”
The Mo family had already reached into his pocket, so of course he investigated them thoroughly. But now it seems the Mo family was hiding very, very well.
"Those Japanese guys actually did a good thing," He Tian remarked. "Otherwise, we would have really fallen into a trap if we had gone to the black market!"
"Master Gu, what do we do now?" He Tian knew best that no matter how many plans there were, they were useless in the face of absolute power. "Should I summon everyone else from the Seventh Division?"
"The Mo family probably won't give us that opportunity," Gu Linyuan said.
Now that he's finally fallen into their trap, the Mo family will definitely use their connections to prevent the Seventh Bureau from sending reinforcements.
"Then what do we do?" He Tian's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "Let's fight him to the death!"
"Don't rush. If it really is that person, if we act rashly, we'll just be handing ourselves over to someone else."
Huan Ni looked at Ran Wen, but Ran Wen didn't say anything.
It's really hard to say whether a domain is a fodder for attack or a meal until you actually engage with it.
There is no upper limit to this; it depends entirely on the owner's strength.
For example, Gu Linyuan almost died in the domain back then, which only shows that his strength was inferior to others.
If Gu Linyuan's strength is higher than that of the person using the domain, then even if he gets trapped in the domain, he can break out of it!
Everyone's attention then shifted to Gu Linyuan, the only one who had ever fought against the master of the domain.
Gu Linyuan pondered for a moment and said, "If I were to meet him back then, I would be 90% confident that I could kill him. I just don't know how much his strength has increased over the years."
“Then let’s go test it out,” Shi Yuan said. “Ran Wen, I remember you said that if your clone is close to you, you can summon her directly?”
"yes."
"Then try summoning your clone."
Ran Wen nodded, made a hand seal, and muttered incantations.
In the black market, a woman dressed in a light red gauze dress with a neckline plunging to her waist, revealing a black bodice embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water, slapped away the men who attacked her with a fierce expression: "Which bastard sent you?"
"Bring that grandson of yours, what's his name? He slept with me for free, and now he dares to have someone suppress me? Does he think I'm a pushover?"
Several talented individuals invited by the Mo family did not know who the "Xun" grandson mentioned by the demon was, but upon hearing that he had slept with the demon and suppressed her, they all inwardly complained that this "Xun" was inhuman, while the great Xu had truly fallen in love with the snake demon back then.
The group exchanged glances, secretly praising the other's audacity. The strange demon before them was beautiful, but she was also insane. They never expected that someone like Xun would actually do such a thing.
Ran Wen's clone finally escaped from its master and arrived in Haicheng, where it found such a fun place as the black market. Before it could even let loose and have some fun, it was suppressed for two years because of a fleeting romance.
Who could tolerate this?!
Fortunately, the person who suppressed her was a half-baked one, and after more than two years, she finally broke through the seal.
She met that heartless bastard in the black market, so naturally she came to the black market to find him.
She goes crazy if she can't find the person.
It's quite a coincidence that the black market changed hands in the past two years. All the original staff left, and the newcomers were unaware that two years ago, their master had staged a heroic rescue in the black market, only to betray the beauty's true feelings.
Ran Wen was not a good-tempered person, and her alter ego was even more easily angered by the changes she had experienced. After asking several people without finding any trace of the bastard, she couldn't help but go berserk.
By the time the head of the Haicheng black market found out, things had already blown up. The treasure was destroyed and the customer was injured. Of course, even if things hadn't blown up, he wouldn't have betrayed Mo Xun's whereabouts to Ran Wen's clone.
The current situation is that the Haicheng black market has been destroyed and looks like a large garbage dump. Ran Wen's clone cannot leave the black market, but the people sent by the Mo family are also unable to subdue the clone and suppress her again.
Well, after painstakingly breaking through the seal, Ran Wen's clone was now imprisoned in the small space of the black market. The clone was about to explode!
If she had known this would happen, she would have been better off staying by her master's side!
Thinking of his master's temperament, he knew she would definitely settle scores with him when she woke up, and he might even be killed!
Damn it!
She only slept with a man, why is fate so cruel to her!
Thinking of this, she went even crazier. Just as she was about to reveal her true form and fight those who imprisoned her for another three hundred rounds, a call from the depths of her soul came from her master.
Her face turned deathly pale instantly. She stopped arguing with those people and simply sat down cross-legged, trying every possible way to resist the ancient curse deep within her soul.
"Is she about to unleash her ultimate move?" the strange man asked the Taoist beside him during the standoff.
The Taoist nodded: "It should be. This strange demon is already very powerful when it's in a frenzy, and now that it's serious, it's probably even more troublesome."
"Guys, let's not hold back anymore, let's bring out all our best stuff!"
As soon as the Taoist finished speaking, his companions immediately grabbed their weapons and stared at the clone menacingly.
The next instant, they stared in disbelief as the clone vanished right before their eyes!
Ah... The group looked at each other in bewilderment.
The vanished clone reappeared beside Ran Wen the next second. Ran Wen grabbed the clone by the neck and said in a sinister tone, "Using my face to sleep with men, who gave you the guts, huh?"
"Master...I was wrong! I will never do it again!" The clone immediately admitted her mistake, not wanting to be eliminated.
The grip on her neck loosened a little, and she immediately said, "Master, I will listen to you in everything from now on!" After saying this, she lowered her head and adopted a submissive demeanor.
But if she were truly submissive, why would she go to such lengths to escape the master who created her, and even use the master's face to stir up trouble?
Ran Wen chuckled, not caring whether her clone was putting on an act in front of her. A clone that betrayed her would only have one fate.
She withdrew her hand from the clone: "I know you were deceived by a man, and I've found him for you."
The crimson glint in the clone's eyes vanished in an instant. She kept her head half-lowered and said softly, "I will obey my master."
Ran Wen sighed: "I'll give you one hour to take revenge, then go back up the mountain immediately."
The clone immediately said "Yes," her eyes were hidden by her bangs, only a slightly upturned corner of her mouth was visible.
I don’t know if it’s just a preconceived notion, but Shi Yuan, who was watching from a distance, didn’t really like clones. The actions of clones can be romanticized as the awakening of self-awareness, escaping constraints and finding one’s true self, but in essence, it is an ungrateful betrayal, and Shi Yuan hates betrayal the most.
So now, seeing her clone step by step into the trap that Ran Wen had woven for her, Shi Yuan was not moved at all. It was all her own choice, and she had no regrets once she made a move!
The clone was blinded by the freedom that was within his grasp, ignoring the coldness in Ran Wen's tone, and immediately wanted to take revenge.
As for returning to the mountain with her master after taking revenge? Impossible! She can escape once and she can escape a second time.
Moreover, her master's aura seems weaker than before? Could she...?
Ran Wen was actually very good to her. When he was refining her, he gave her half of his cultivation without hesitation. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to break through Ran Wen's self-defense barrier and escape.
Actually, while Ran Wen was asleep, she did consider killing him and taking his place, but the moment she was about to strike, a clap of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky, and she immediately changed her mind and fled the mountain like the wind.
The face Ran Wen sculpted for her was that of a girl with cat-like eyes, cherry lips, a round face, and dimples when she smiled. It was a face that Ran Wen had created after she left the mountain, using some of her power to alter her appearance.
Ran Wen pretended to make a hand seal, and Huan Ni appeared out of thin air on her shoulder: "She will lead you to find that heartless man, so make a quick and decisive battle!"
"yes!"
Huan Ni led her clone to the house. He Tian drove the car to Ran Wen's side, and she opened the car door and got in. The car slowly drove away.
"Won't she notice something's wrong?" Shi Yuan asked.
Ran Wen shook her head: "She's very immature, stubborn, vindictive, and impulsive. She seems shrewd, but her rebelliousness is written all over her face." Sigh, how did she create such a thing!
She looked at Shi Yuan and sneered, "She thinks I'm restricting her freedom, but she's never considered whether she can adapt to the rules of this world."
The clone was indeed something she casually created out of boredom, but now it's not like before the catastrophe when she could easily create one by refining a single ginseng root. The more effort she put into it, the different her feelings for the clone became.
As she sculpted the pieces, she genuinely wanted to create a companion for herself.
She dared not admit that she was too lonely.
Unfortunately, her clone ran away, but thankfully, her life is now lively to the point of being a bit chaotic.
Beicheng Gujia
Fan Jing tried to persuade Gu Lie several times, even suggesting that the whole family move out and stop interfering in the Gu family's affairs, but Gu Lie did not agree.
He told Fan Jing that before Gu Zhao was found, he had been groomed to be the heir of the Gu family. But as soon as Gu Zhao returned, he stole all of the old man's attention, and his status as the heir was implicitly assumed to be Gu Zhao.
Fortunately, Gu Zhao brought trouble upon himself and ended up in a retirement job. Unfortunately, Gu Lie's abilities and luck always seemed to be just a little lacking.
"I'm not reconciled!" he said. "The Gu family should have been mine to begin with!"
The old man finally relented; he won't let go.
After discussions, arguments, and disappointment, Fan Jing finally agreed to the divorce. However, she earnestly told Gu Lie, "I don't believe in fake divorces. A divorce is a divorce, a complete break between two people. I will not go back on my word."
"Gu Lie, have you thought this through?"
Gu Lie held Fan Jing's hand and smiled gently: "It's okay if you really mean it, I'll win you back."
Fan Jing gave a bitter smile and withdrew her hand in disappointment: "Then let's get a divorce."
Although she had feelings for Gu Lie, she saw the Gu family as a ticking time bomb, one that could explode at any moment.
If it were just the old man retiring from his core position, she could accept it. Having witnessed the ups and downs of other families over the years, she was prepared for it.
But Gu Lietou meant something else entirely: the old man was going against the heavens!
If the Gu family's affairs are exposed, they will be condemned by everyone!
Once she realized that Gu Lie was still stubborn, she immediately took him to the marriage registration office to get a divorce certificate. She then watched as he crossed her and her son's names off the family tree, and then immediately moved out of the Gu family home with her son.
Old Master Gu saw all of this, but he didn't stop it. He probably knew in his heart that this was the best arrangement.
Gu Lie began searching for the substitute that Feng Qing had mentioned, leaving early and returning late at night.
Gu Linyuan, far away in Haicheng, was unaware of all this. He never cared about the Gu family's situation; all he wanted was to uproot them completely.
Huan Ni returned quickly: "She kicked the door open and went in."
"Just like last time, I couldn't see anything once I entered the courtyard."
“She has vanished,” Ran Wen suddenly said.
"What!" Everyone on the bus was shocked.
"So fast!" Huan Ni calculated the time. "That's practically instantaneous!"
They both looked at Gu Linyuan, whose expression was solemn: "Let's go back to the outskirts of the city first."
He Tian nodded, and just as he stepped on the gas, a tall, thin man wearing a top hat and a dark blue robe appeared out of nowhere in front of the car. He had his head down, so his face was not visible.
He rested his hands on the hood and slightly raised his head: "Trying to leave?"
The scar on his face caught Gu Linyuan's eye: "It's him, Su Mei!" With that, he raised his hand, and the peach leaf whip shot straight at Su Mei's face.
Gu Linyuan jumped out of the car and said to He Tian without turning his head, "Let's go!"
But the next instant, the car was shrouded in a wisp of smoke, and the people and the demon inside vanished from the spot.
Shi Yuan immediately grabbed Huan Ni and Ran Wen, while Shi Meili clung tightly to her wrist. But when the wisps of smoke disappeared, she was left alone in an unfamiliar place.
"Huan Ni? Ran Wen? Mei Li?" "Gu Lin Yuan? He Tian?" She called out while listening to the sounds around her.
The silence, the absolute silence, filled Shi Yuan with a deep-seated fear.
At that moment, she suddenly dreamt of being trapped in the realm by the zombie king, powerless to survive or die.
Shi Yuan clenched her fists and took a deep breath. Faced with a desperate situation, she couldn't afford to panic.
She stood still, her fingertips twitching slightly, and an explosive talisman appeared in her hand.
A slight ripple came from somewhere in the space. Shi Yuan flicked his finger, and an explosive talisman flew out swiftly.
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