Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 267, Section 058: A Long-Awaited Reunion

The sword attendant, or rather, the real San Shui Lin Xin, was of one mind with her. She bowed slightly and nodded, saying, "No, it is Lin Xin's honor that you can borrow my body, my lord."

"Lin Xin only asks for one last thing: that his family's grudge be avenged."

The true meaning of "Three Waters Approaching the Heart, A Blessing Awaits" is said.

"Yes, I will keep my promise."

There were no memories of exchanging souls with Sanshui in [Soul Naturally Formed]'s memories, but she didn't dwell on them, nodding and saying:

"You are the true bloodline of the Sanshui clan. Only you can activate the spirit-summoning array. Please."

“My lord, please don’t blame me for keeping silent. You and I have instructed you to recall all of this yourself. I am not to interfere with your actions, my only duty is to protect you.”

【Soul Born Naturally】was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood the cause and effect, and said, "It's okay."

With a wave of the three waters, the sand and dust on the ground, which was originally overgrown with withered grass, automatically parted, revealing the array's core, symbols, and formation in front of you, just like the center of a vortex.

The Soul-Guiding Array, with its guiding principle, directs souls to their final resting place.

"My lord, I must remind you that once the Soul-Guiding Array is activated, your consciousness will be fully restored, and your identity as a Destiny Word will completely disappear. In other words, you will only retain the most original memories, which will be integrated into your main body. The remaining Destiny Words will no longer possess consciousness."

In other words, the consciousness of [Soul Naturally Formed] will become part of Fu Qin's soul fragments, and she herself... will never be able to come back.

"I understand." She smiled, but there wasn't much sadness in her expression.

"I hope that heartless person will remember that there was once a girl who dared to act like a hooligan to him."

She smiled, stepped into the formation, and held Jin Ziyue's hair in her hand.

Red light rose from the eight corners, like eight red arcs, surrounding the "Soul Naturally Formed" and forming an interwoven, rounded protective shield.

San Shui silently chanted the incantation, a long and ancient chant, which completely activated the spirit-guiding array. The patterns on the ground glowed red, like the rapidly moving fins of a shark swimming underwater.

"No!" Fu Xun, who had just woken up, witnessed this scene. Blood was smeared on his forehead, and tears welled in his eyes. He roared:
"You didn't even say goodbye to me!"

【Soul Naturally Found】was taken aback, made a face at him, her eyes slightly moist, and said, "You've mistaken me for someone else, you brat."

Having said that, the Soul-Guiding Array was activated, and a warm energy lifted her higher and higher. Her consciousness, 【Soul Naturally Formed】, felt light and floaty as she slowly rose into the air.

She looked down and saw her own body collapse to the ground.

Fu Xun walked over shakily, wanting to touch her but not daring to. He could only reach out his hand from a distance and cry out in anguish, "Sister!"

Sanshui Linxin, who was standing to the side, also disappeared; she returned to her own body.

Now I'm all alone.

【Soul Born Naturally】I wanted to wipe away my tears, but I found that I no longer had any concept of my body. A nameless sadness and bitterness welled up in my heart.

There's no time for sentimentality, Jin is waiting for me.

She followed the red light and flew towards Jin Ziyue's direction.

……

Jin Ziyue's inner world.

His body was already broken into pieces, his soul-like body riddled with holes, many parts of it completely transparent, his entire being so thin that only a trace of color remained, making a symbolic struggle in the semi-transparent space.

"You have no chance," Chu Pingqiu said.

The rolling clouds and torrential rain filled Jin Ziyue's mental world. Occasionally, a blinding flash of lightning would streak across the sky, followed a few seconds later by a rumble of thunder, which would strike Jin Ziyue's body directly.

The soul-searching torture made Jin Ziyue's eyes widen in fury.

"Still not yielding? Then let us perish together." [Gongfeng Shengshi] was also gradually losing patience; he had been waiting for his return to the mortal world for far too long.

It was formless and intangible, yet it occupied the entirety of Jin Ziyue's spiritual world; when it opened its mouth, even the heavens trembled.

Jin Ziyue coughed, confirming that he was still breathing.

"What time is it now?" His first question was surprisingly abrupt.

"Four o'clock? Five o'clock?" Chu Pingqiu wasn't sure either, and said, "It doesn't seem to have anything to do with you anymore, does it? Do you expect to see the sun rise tomorrow?"

He said half jokingly.

Jin Ziyue suddenly smiled.

"Time's up," he said.

"What time?" Chu Pingqiu asked instinctively, but he quickly realized that whatever the time, it was definitely bad news. He suddenly shouted to the sky, "Your Majesty, make your move!"

Jin Ziyue took a deep breath, and the pent-up emotions in his chest vanished. He seemed to have a sudden burst of energy before death, and his spirits returned.

"Click, click—"

There seemed to be a cracking sound.

Chu Pingqiu was surprised to find that it was Jin Ziyue's body that had shattered.

"How is this going?"

Jin Ziyue's soul cracked, and beams of golden light shone through the cracks, illuminating the dim world.

Chu Pingqiu discovered that a mysterious power of destiny was continuously flowing into Jin Ziyue's body.

That was the long-overlooked carbon dioxide.

The outer shell of his soul peeled away, revealing his true soul. Above the soul, a pale mask, half-crying and half-laughing, was clearly visible, obscuring his true appearance.

Golden lines intertwine to form an outline. The man is unharmed, like a golden god, standing between heaven and earth, supporting the entire dim space.

"If it weren't for waiting for time, you wouldn't even be alive by now." The man's voice was cold and unrestrained. Through the mask, his voice changed, and even his appearance began to blur.

Chu Pingqiu's eyes widened, but her expression became increasingly distorted: "Mask? Mask! You, you, you're not Jin Ziyue! Who are you!"

His voice even trembled slightly.

Soon, [Gongfeng Shengshi] also discovered that he had lost control of this world: "What happened! I—ho ho—" Like an emperor who had been dragged off his throne, he gasped for breath in a sorry state.

"Don't you understand?" Jin Ziyue stepped on the ground. "What you are trampling on is nothing more than a mask-like, false surface."

Chu Pingqiu struggled in vain, and his body involuntarily floated up, letting out screams, "Ah, no! Ah!"

The intelligence never mentioned that Jin Ziyue possessed this kind of mask!

Everyone treated his mask as an ordinary accessory.

"Are you human or a ghost?!" Chu Pingqiu's resentment turned into fear. In the organization, the only masked figure stood high on the throne of power, overlooking the life and death of the Others and the human race.

“The dying need not know.” Jin Ziyue took a step forward. The power of [Eagle Body Carbon] still supported him. In the incantation, several women appeared faintly, and soon they also turned into orbs of light, a total of four, surrounding him and slowly repairing his soul and body.

"What kind of power is this?!" [Gongfeng Shengshi] also noticed the abnormality of [Aishen Tanqi]. Just like the natural suppression between the words of destiny, it couldn't help but reveal a tone of fear.

Just then, in the distance, a red light escorted the last ball of light through the sky, like a meteorite from outer space, and swept into Jin Ziyue's mental world.

The mask, half-crying and half-laughing, fell off Jin Ziyue's face with a thud.

Jin Ziyue snapped out of his daze, clutching the pale mask in his hand, as if it were facing him, making an ugly expression that was neither crying nor laughing.

As the ball of light approached, the red guiding lines disappeared, and Sanshui Linxin emerged from within, like a canary in a cage.

She looked at Jin Ziyue without saying a word, her eyes filled with tenderness.

The man looked surprised and tried to reassure him, but managed to stammer out, "You still came."

"So you were already waiting for me." [Soul Born Naturally] observed the surroundings and found that the two fragmented consciousnesses had long been suppressed and were only putting up a last-ditch resistance. They didn't actually need her help.

"I'm sorry to have worried you." Jin Ziyue was a little tongue-tied at this point. "It's said on [Hundred Rivers Converging into the Sea] that you would arrive at three-quarters past dawn..."

[Soulful and Natural] I suddenly remembered what the smiling masked man said about "playing clever tricks," and this must be what he was talking about.

Although she had worried for nothing, [Soul Naturally Perfected] felt much more at ease.

The girl studied the man's face, her eyes clear, and said, "I'm not Fu Qin, will you be disappointed?"

“A little.” Jin Ziyue looked at her, glancing at her, and then gently stroked her cheek. “But it’s fine this way.”

"What do you mean?" [Soul Naturally Perfected] thought he understood Jin Ziyue's thoughts well enough, but still couldn't figure out the implied meaning in his words.

"Only then can I remember you, instead of blaming everything on Fu Qin."

【魂然天成】stared wide-eyed, instinctively covering her mouth, but unable to hide the emotion in her eyes: "Scumbag."

"I will not betray Qin," Jin Ziyue explained.

The girl closed her eyes, and in that moment, she suddenly felt relieved. Whether she was a part of Fu Qin or an independent personality didn't seem to matter so much anymore.

She untied the last shackle that bound her, and when she opened her eyes, her body gradually became transparent.

"Take good care of yourself." Tears welled up in [Soul Naturally Perfected]'s eyes as he bid his final farewell.

The orbs of light around me gradually appeared.

Asuka Ryuu, Ito Nanayuki, Sada Haruko, Ao Isshiki.

【Soul Naturally Perfected】 is incorporated into the story in the form of Sanshui.

With more than half of the soul fragments remaining, they gradually coalesced into the image of the woman he longed for amidst the light and shadow.

In a moment——

The sky cleared, and the ancient light illuminated the whole world.

The wailing noises vanished without a trace.

Chu Pingqiu's soul was erased.

The awareness of "living in a prosperous era" has been erased.

The world is quiet.

Jin Ziyue watched as the woman slowly descended from the sky, remaining motionless for a long time.

She was no longer a blurry double image; her semi-transparent features were now clearly visible. Her simple white dress flowed gracefully, and her long black hair cascaded over her shoulders. While she had appeared more aloof before their parting, she now possessed an ethereal, otherworldly beauty.

The woman also looked at him, her eyes filled with tears.

Neither of them took another step closer; they simply gazed at each other, and a feeling of happiness welled up from the bottom of their hearts.

Jin Ziyue's lips trembled, and tears were already streaming down his face.

The woman was also affected by his emotions; her eyes reddened, and she turned her head away somewhat embarrassedly, her fingertips twirling the ends of her hair that fell over her shoulders.

"I'm back," she whispered.

"Ah."

Jin Ziyue gazed at her, a genuine, gentle smile appearing on his face. His pupils trembled as he said, "I love you."

"receive."

……

The sky was turning pale.

Whether in the real world or the spiritual world.

The light grew larger and larger, and after a night of fierce fighting, the fields returned to silence.

Not long ago, the "Cuckoo's Cry of Blood" was suddenly erased by an unknown force.

A flash of white light swept through, and everything settled down.

Zhang Rang and Feng Shenglei were responsible for the burial of Zhang Xixi, as well as the fate of Wei Zheng and his wife, whose whereabouts remained unknown.

Chen Ruolan supported Fu Xun, took care of Sanshui Linxin who had regained control of her body, and also protected Jin Ziyue while waiting for him to wake up.

But this dream was too beautiful, and Jin Ziyue showed no signs of waking up for a long time.

……

The man wearing a smiling mask sat on a branch, his back hunched, and even through the mask, one could feel his dejected air. He stared blankly at the group of people in the distance, watching the farce finally come to an end.

"Tch, boring." He spoke abruptly, his tone full of disappointment, casually discarding Xu Hong's soul. "Isn't it still going according to my script?"

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, turned his head, his smiling mask stretched to his ears, and extended an index finger to his lips, gesturing for you to be quiet.

Lie.

The final presentation wasn't quite satisfactory, but after much deliberation, I'll leave it as it is for now...

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