Two souls
Cha Suxun handed the old hen to Chi Que, but Chi Que refused to take it and said, "Why did you come here to pick up a chicken? Take it back, take it back. I just want to have some fun and dinner with you, not to give you any gifts."
She joked, "It's not for you, it's for your mother's health. Can you, Chiyu, shirk the gift for me? If you don't accept it, I'll tell my mother and let her teach you a lesson. The chicken is not given for free, brother, you have to cook for me. I'm almost retching from eating medicinal food at home."
"Whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you."
They chatted and laughed all the way and soon arrived at Chi Yu's home. Chi Yu was sitting in the yard with the baby in her arms, basking in the sun, playing with the baby and singing nursery rhymes to soothe the baby, making the child laugh.
This house has changed a lot under Chi Yu's care. The originally dilapidated places have been repaired and are brand new. The yard fence is also full of flowers. Although they are small flowers commonly seen in the mountains, they are also very beautiful.
When Chi Yu saw them coming, he put the baby back into the cradle, went back to the house, brought out a number of bamboo stools, and warmly invited them to sit down.
The whole family was busy preparing for their arrival, and it was very lively. Yuanli looked at the chubby white baby in the cradle, and her heart became more determined to ask Cha Suxun for a baby.
After leaving Chi Yu's house and heading home, Yuan Li said to Cha Su Xun, "Did you see that little baby? It's so cute."
"Yeah, that's very good."
"Did Axun have a baby?"
"Where did I come from, little girl? You are the only woman in my life."
"No, I mean, in the past, when you experienced tribulations, did you have a baby in the mortal world?"
Cha Suxun thought carefully and said, "No."
He understood what Yuanli wanted, but he couldn't do it yet.
Yuanli returned home in silence, feeling somewhat discouraged. Cha Suxun had gone out to work with his father, leaving her feeling rather bored at home alone, her mind swirling with worries that made her feel irritable and depressed.
She called out Xiaobai and instructed, "Xiaobai, go back to the heavens and help me search the library to see if there is any book that records two consciousnesses in one body, two consciousnesses that think independently, but not completely independently."
"But if I leave, who will protect the master? I always feel that the wolf demon is very dangerous. Did something happen to the master?"
"It doesn't matter whether it's dangerous or not. It's all fate. It doesn't matter. What I've entrusted to you is more urgent. If you can't find anything, take the token from our Xingjun Mansion and go to the Netherworld to find Meng Po Ah Xiang. Tell her that I have something to ask her and ask her to come to the human world when she's free. Be careful not to let her master know."
"Okay, I'll be back soon."
As soon as Xiaobai left, Tianshu appeared in the house.
"If Xingjun wants to investigate this matter, I'm afraid Xiaobai's trip will be in vain."
"What does Tianshu Xingjun mean?"
"I was originally wondering why A'li's disposition towards the Emperor had suddenly changed. She was so cold and distant towards him, like an enemy. But you are Yuanli, and I couldn't detect anything unusual. I even checked your soul while you were asleep, and there was indeed an extra soul. But no matter which one it was, it was you."
She had read the memories about Tianshu Xingjun and knew that he was a companion who was good to her, so now that he had pointed it out, she had no intention of hiding it from him anymore.
"Two souls? Don't I have an extra consciousness?"
"If it was just consciousness, you wouldn't have been able to appear for so long. If you trust me, you can tell me everything. Perhaps I can help you."
Yuanli told the whole story, but of course she avoided many details related to Cha Suxun and just mentioned them in one sentence.
"The Yellow Spring Clan..."
"Don't the Huangquan people submit to my husband? They shouldn't be so bold as to do these things around my husband, right? This is too obvious."
"It's hard to say. According to the man in black, he was the one who caused the original body to be on the verge of death and its soul to leave its body. How could you possibly wake up? Only the Netherworld and Huangquan clans could do this. I can't think of anyone else. You started to wake up in Yuemang Mountain. Could it be that you have been coexisting with this body from the beginning?"
"Then why has no one been able to detect that I have two souls before? If it is really as you said, then my husband should have discovered it from the beginning."
Tianshu took out a round glass cake that was completely transparent. Yuanli took a closer look at it, and it didn't seem to be anything special.
"Don't be fooled by its ordinary appearance now. That's because I haven't activated it. It's in a static and closed state, and it looks like an ordinary piece of glass. The spiritual power contained in the Guansheng Wall is too strong. I dare not activate it a second time in the mortal world, for fear of being discovered by the Heavenly Court."
"What is the Guansheng Wall?"
"I don't know much about the Guansheng Wall. I don't remember seeing it in any ancient book when I was young, but there were only a few words about it. One of the functions of the Guansheng Wall is to distinguish souls."
"Isn't this Guansheng Wall yours?"
"The Guansheng Wall is a magical weapon of the ancient gods. It was brought back by Emperor Hengjin. He temporarily entrusted this treasure to me for safekeeping."
She frowned and asked, "So the Emperor also knows that I have two souls in my body?"
"The Emperor doesn't know at this moment. The most important thing right now is to help you resolve the current situation. Every normal person has a soul within them. The cycle of reincarnation is to cleanse the soul of past memories, allowing it to reincarnate with a new body and identity. A past life is merely a forgotten past, not a soul. There are currently no records of your situation."
"Could it be that there was a problem during my reincarnation? For example, two souls were placed in one body."
After thinking for a moment, Tianshu shook his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Didn't I tell you just now? I used the Guansheng Wall to check, and both souls are yours."
"Tianshu, what I mean is that the two souls entered the same body during reincarnation and were both born as Yuanli. So from the moment we were born, we were both Yuanli, so the Observation Wall naturally wouldn't show any abnormality."
"All the ancient books and texts I've read about the six realms of reincarnation state that they follow the laws of nature and cannot go wrong. One soul corresponds to one body, and three souls and six spirits can only be missing, not extra. Of course, this does not apply to situations like ghost possession or ghosts taking over a body, which is obviously not the case with you."
Hearing this, a thought flashed through Yuanli's mind. After a moment's hesitation, she finally said, "What if I'm the soul that shouldn't be reincarnated, and I forced myself into reincarnation to follow her?"
"How can there be a soul that shouldn't be born? If the time hasn't come yet, do you think the underworld is a vegetarian? Every living being has its own destiny. There's no need to fight for it."
"But if I don't force myself to reincarnate, I'll be reduced to ashes? By then, my fate will have run out, with no chance of another life. From the moment I woke up, she and I both felt like I was an evil thought. Almost all the bad things were caused by me. Perhaps it's because my habits are hard to change, and I'm an evil spirit that can't enter reincarnation..."
Tianshu saw her condition was getting worse and worse, so he forcibly interrupted her wandering thoughts and said soothingly, "No, no, if your crimes were truly so heinous that you weren't qualified for reincarnation, then you should be suffering for your sins in hell right now. Besides, you're not all bad. I'll find a way, don't worry."
Her words also gave him some inspiration.
She calmed down and asked him, "Tianshu, why are you so nice to me?"
"Because you are Yuanli, my friend."
"But the soul that voluntarily fell asleep is Yuanli, not me. I am the extra soul, and I don't even know what I am."
She felt extremely sad and bitter. She choked with guilt as she spoke to the Yuanli in her heart, "I used to think that this body was mine and that it was only natural to take it back. Little did I know that I had taken everything from you... and even tried to take over your bright life... I was like a parasite... living on you. Now that I know the truth, I don't want to return my body to you immediately. I am selfish and greedy after all..."
Tianshu gently patted her shoulder and comforted her, "You are also Yuanli, and my friend. Don't overthink it. This is all just your conjecture. I will find a solution and get to the bottom of it. Before then, don't tell anyone about this. Once it's leaked, it will only do you harm and no good."
"Can't I tell my husband? But he already knows."
"You can tell him that he will never harm you, just like me. Don't tell anyone else except those who know him."
"good."
"Then calm down and don't let your imagination run wild. I'll go check it out first."
After leaving Yuanli, Tianshu waited quietly for Cha Suxun to fall asleep at night, then entered his dream and took him back to the underworld to discuss matters.
In the Nether Palace, Tianshu asked him to send his attendants away and personally cast a barrier in the Nether Palace before he dared to tell Cha Suxun about his conversation with Yuanli.
"I personally think she has some truth in her words. Think carefully about it. Could something have gone wrong somewhere? The two souls in her body have already awakened. If they return to Heaven, I'm afraid they won't be able to hide it from the eyes of the Heavenly Sovereign."
Cha Suxun no longer dared to jump to conclusions, so he had to take Tianshu to the sea of flowers on the other shore. He summoned Nian Dai and took out Awan's soul.
The moment Tianshu saw the face of the woman in front of him, he was so shocked that he was speechless, like a mute trying to speak in a hurry, his words remained silent.
"Do you still recognize Li Wan's power?" Seeing Tian Shu nod, Cha Suxun said, "Try to explore the true nature of A Wan's soul."
Tianshu did exactly as he was told. When he approached Awan's soul, he was immediately beaten back by the restriction on the soul, preventing him from spying.
He was very familiar with that restraining power. It was Li Wan.
"How come?"
"Can you explore the true nature of Ahri's soul?"
"She's a deity now, but how can I investigate the true nature of her soul? You think too highly of me. Even though we're both deities, we can't investigate the true nature of each other's souls. I can investigate myself, but are you asking her to investigate whether she's Li Wan? What are you going to tell her? Are you going to tell her that she's Li Wan's reincarnation?"
"I'm no longer sure if Yuanli is actually Li Wan's reincarnation..."
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