Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 166, Section 036: Farewell

Jin Ziyue suddenly realized something and turned around to reach for the girl: "Qingzi!"

Haruko Sada stood still and gently pushed him toward the whirlpool's exit. She opened her arms and used her back to block the surging black tide.

On the girl's face, glistening tears and a triumphant smile bloomed at the same time: "If you tell me to leave and I just leave, wouldn't I lose face?"

boom--

As soon as she finished speaking, Haruko Sada's petite frame blocked the surging black tide. In less than a second, she was completely swallowed up, bones and all. But in that instant, she bought precious time.

Jin Ziyue stared at her blankly, his eyes fixed on the girl's triumphant yet bittersweet smile. The next moment, the vortex closed, and he plunged into the abyss.

The surging black waves, like the roar of ten thousand horses, changed the color of space, and the beams of light from heaven and earth gathered together, only to miss their target.

Jin Ziyue felt as if his heart was about to burst out of his chest, stuck in his throat. He wanted to vomit but couldn't even vomit blood. The pain and despair were even greater than the injuries to his shoulder and severed limbs.

The sudden feeling of falling ended, followed by a sensation of rising to the surface, which was the return of consciousness.

In his hazy state, Jin Ziyue felt a warm, soft body pressing down on his chest, making it hard for him to breathe.

He struggled to sit up, and the unconscious girl slid onto his only remaining leg. Her neat short hair was pressed against her face, and her cheeks even had a blush.

Jin Ziyue bent down and saw that it was Haruko Sada.

The girl's eyes were silent, devoid of soul, utterly lifeless. Two tear tracks remained at the corners of her eyes, and a faint smile lingered on her lips, just as when she was swallowed by the black tide.

Jin Ziyue gently held the girl, trying to pull her close to his chest. His knuckles trembled uncontrollably as he tilted his head back and let out a long-suppressed roar:

"what!--"

Above the city, a low, blood-stained roar echoed.

Fu Xun stood quietly to the side, listening without saying a word.

Just then, the energy of the [Sleep and Death] command escaped. What died was the body manipulated by the command, not the command itself. It seemed to revert to its original chaotic and hazy form, having lost its host and no longer having the capital to be arrogant.

Jin Ziyue glanced at it, his killing intent obvious. He took out the three-legged golden cicada cauldron, which was only the size of a palm, and with a shout, the energy of the inscription "Hundred Rivers Converge into the Sea" surged out.

【Sleeping in a Dream】Instinctively afraid of the new destiny, she tried to escape, but was captured by Jin Ziyue with a single palm strike.

"Controlling fate from a distance?" This was the first time Fu Xun had seen Jin Ziyue make a move. Because they came from different sects, their methods of controlling fate varied to some extent. However, he had not heard of any school that could capture fate from a distance, and even the time required for incantations could be ignored.

Those who control destiny have opened their soul eyes and can see the traces of the destiny's inscription.

Fu Xun saw that [Sleeping in Dreams] was restricted in its movements and struggled frantically, but was held firmly by Jin Ziyue.

Jin Ziyue muttered incantations, guiding the "Sleep and Death" state into the "All Rivers Flow into the Sea" state, which resembled a furnace.

【All Rivers Flow into the Sea】is like an open vortex, mercilessly swallowing up the life-and-death destiny energy of 【Sleep and Death】, leaving not even the most basic original components of the Ten Gods, absorbing it completely.

……

Jin Ziyue carried the girl, whose tears had dried, slowly walking home. He regained his destiny [Dust Body Carbon], using his ability to transform into dust and reattach his severed limbs.

Fu Xun knew that this guy had always had a deep understanding of destiny words. Even when he escaped, he didn't bring any other destiny words except for [Earth Body Carbon] and the necessary [Hundred Rivers Converge into the Sea]. He even gave the Spirit Cat Boots to Yan Wuxun and the others.

[Earth Carbon Gas] is undoubtedly a century-old destiny, and Jin Ziyue's continued use of it is undoubtedly like dancing on a knife's edge.

Jin Ziyue used a knife to cut away the scabbed wound, and while reattaching the leg, he asked:

"Haruko's soul was held hostage by [Sleep Life, Dream Death], how could she still be here?"

His expression showed little change.

Fu Xun's expression was complicated, and he didn't know how to explain: "She ran over by herself, and her expression was very strange... She kept calling your name, and when the life-giving words were transferred to you, she fainted."

Jin Ziyue touched his chest. At that moment, he could clearly feel the [Soul Prayer Dream] flowing through his body, a gentle and tender feeling, like a cup of coffee that carried the heart of a young girl, rich and mellow, flowing slowly.

"The one who brought her body here is [Soul Prayer Dream].

Fu Xun raised an eyebrow.

"How could a destiny word that has lost its host's soul unconsciously come here with its host's body?" Fu Xun pondered, glancing at the girl in Jin Ziyue's arms. "What kind of will would make a destiny word develop such an obsession?"

"I don't know." Jin Ziyue lowered his head sadly. "Let's just let this matter go. We already have [Soul Prayer Dream], and we don't want any more complications."

He gazed at the sleeping face of the girl in his arms, his heart heavy.

In my mind, I still hear the stubborn words of that girl with a touch of girlish temper:
"You finally pulled me out of the abyss, are you really going to let me fall back into those dark and hopeless days?"

"There is no one in this world gentler than Jin, and even if there were, he wouldn't belong to me!"

"do not leave Me……"

In the dream, the girl's tearful face seemed to still be right before my eyes.

In the end, it didn't bring her a peaceful life. Jin Ziyue clenched his fists, his knuckles leaving white marks.

The girl in his arms was slowly cooling down, so Jin Ziyue draped a trench coat over her shoulders and gently leaned his face against hers.

The fluctuations of the [Carbon Gas] spread, and Jin Ziyue's palm slowly emitted a soft light, like fireflies and stardust, quietly covering Sada Haruko's body.

The next moment, her body seemed to respond, also emitting a faint glow, a twinkling light, like liberated fireflies, or like scattered stars, drifting away in the night and disappearing with the wind.

In the end, only the clothes remained.

Jin Ziyue slumped onto the grass, leaning against a tree trunk.

Looking up, the smoke and clouds dissipated, revealing a vast expanse of stars.

The twinkling starlight wove together to form the girl's smile, which slowly became blurred as Jin Ziyue's vision faded.

Fu Xun stood quietly to the side, also gazing at the night sky.

The man remained silent for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, Jin Ziyue finally stood up and said, "Let's go."

Fu Xun nodded and followed behind Jin Ziyue. He noticed that Jin Ziyue's figure looked much more desolate in the moonlight.

He carried a heavy burden for Fu Qin, but also endured many hardships. Fu Xun hoped that someone could open his heart, believing that his deceased older sister would not want to see him in his mad and self-destructive state.

However, the scene where [Soul Prayer Dream] manipulated Haruko Sada's body and ran out of her subconscious mind caught Fu Xun's attention somewhat.

I've never heard of a destiny word carrying out the host's will and running out to save a complete stranger like Jin Ziyue.

But not only did it escape, it was also crying, and its crying was so distressing.

This made him wonder how many secrets were still hidden around Jin Ziyue.

Moving today kept me busy all day; by the time I stopped, a new day had already begun.

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(End of this chapter)