this infinite world

--elder brother.

A familiar voice, a familiar tone, that gentle call was like an arrow that traveled through time, accurately hitting the softest corner of Yang Yun's heart, and every syllable perfectly overlapped with the echo deep in his memory. Even the delicate body that fell into his arms, and the trembling hands that grasped his chest, as if to tear apart the sadness of separation, were so warm. Warm as the past, the old days when they walked together...

All the memories came back with the warmth of memories, burning Yang Yun's eyes. The sudden sourness in his throat made his voice hoarse, but following the throbbing deep in his heart, he couldn't help but want to reach out his hands and hug the woman who was sobbing in his arms...

"I'm sorry, Tu, I'll go back..."

——Wait, who?
There was a crackling sound, like an invisible thunder exploding in Yang Yun's mind, shaking his soul.

Originally, Yang Yun's palms were touching the other person's back, and his fingertips could even feel the slight bulge of the spine and the rapid ups and downs of breathing under the clothes. But at the moment this thought came to his mind, he suddenly froze in place, and his hands, which were supposed to hold the other person in his arms, were like being electrocuted, and he quickly withdrew them...

——Why would I react like this?

The other party's identity was about to be revealed, and when Yang Yun came to his senses, he felt a sense of fear.

For a moment, Yang Yun seemed to be transforming into the emperor in his memory, hugging the woman in front of him and expressing his true feelings... But now that Yang Yun has recognized himself, after a brief struggle, he finally gritted his teeth and whispered, "I'm sorry, I'm not him... You got the wrong person."

The moment he finished speaking, Yang Yun felt his heart being grasped by invisible claws. It hurt so much that he could hardly breathe, as if something more precious than life was being torn away from his soul. But in this heart-wrenching pain, a deeper sense of relief welled up like a spring, just like a traveler who had been lost for many years finally tore apart the illusion of a mirage...

...That is relief.

A kind of relief after recognizing oneself.

——Perhaps it is "heritage", perhaps it is "inheritance", or perhaps there is indeed some unclear relationship between the two, but Yang Yun and "Nong" have always been two distinct and independent individuals.

Although the vast river of memories belonging to Nong still resides in Yang Yun's mind, and the acquired treasure "Shennong Measuring Ruler" is also slowly rotating in his inner universe, Yang Yun knows better than anyone that he is definitely not the ancient existence who was once among the three emperors of the human race and had long left this multiverse. This is a fact he has already determined long ago...

When the denial came out of her mouth, Yang Yun clearly felt the body of the person in her arms suddenly tense up. Her slender shoulders trembled slightly, as if she was hit by an invisible cold current, and the emotions emanating from her were even more complex and heartbreaking, like the long-awaited morning star suddenly falling into the eternal night, and like the trembling of seeing a glimmer of light in despair. But until the end, she still whispered: "I'm sorry..."

"…I was too excited."

After the words fell, the woman took two steps back and left Yang Yun's arms with her head down. When she raised her head again, the sadness and nostalgia she had just felt had completely disappeared, replaced by a calmness that had settled for eternity, as if the woman who had sobbed in her brother's arms was just an illusion.

The gentle voice was no longer choked with sobs, and no longer had the excited tone of a child. At this moment, the black-haired, black-eyed woman in front of Yang Yun seemed to be surrounded by the glow of the stars. The singing of thousands of creatures seemed to be faintly audible as her clothes fluttered, and the fire of civilization seemed to flicker in the depths of her dark pupils. Her left eye reflected the harvest scene of rice ears hanging down, and her right eye was filled with the great virtue of all things returning to silence. It was the sedimentation that witnessed the change of eras and the rise and fall of civilization. At a glance, one can know the thickness of the earth and the kindness of Mother Earth. Just standing there, a certain tolerance of the universe naturally emerged...

One of the Three Emperors, Queen of Earth!
Nong's sister, and the successor to his throne after Nong left the multiverse by doing Jian Qiukong. She also showed the Hou Tu Reincarnation Platform in the final battle, driving the main god as the backing of the reincarnation, and existed as the backing of the members of the reincarnation team from beginning to end!
"…Why do you think I'm him?"

Although he knew the true identity and strength of the person in front of him, Yang Yun surprisingly did not feel any pressure, as if the other party was really an ordinary person, not an emperor who was high above him: "If it were you, you should not have made a mistake..."

Looking at Hou Tu's face, Yang Yun asked from the bottom of his heart.

If Chi You recognized the wrong person because of Yang Yun's spiritual light, Shennong's Ruler of Heaven, and Yi Qi's mistake was because Yang Yun did have Nong's memory, then as one of the Three Emperors of the human race, and one of the few people standing at the top of this multiverse, and possessing Hou Tu's reincarnation platform and the "Infinite Reincarnation Light" that can trace back to the previous life, Hou Tu should never confuse Yang Yun with Nong... After all, neither the former Emperor Fuxi nor Gong Yeyu had ever mentioned this matter.

Because of this, even though his inner thoughts were firm, Yang Yun still asked this question.

"Although they exist differently, there will eventually be two identical flowers in this world." Facing Yang Yun's question, Hou Tu replied with a smile.

"… the same flowers?"

"As for the afterlife, if you believe in it, it exists; if you don't believe in it, it doesn't exist."

Lin Xuwen, who was standing by, sighed and took the initiative to explain: "One flower withers, another blooms. As for which is right and which is wrong, future generations will judge."

"..."

After listening to Lin Xuwen's explanation, Yang Yun frowned slightly, and roughly understood what he meant. Perhaps in Hou Tu's eyes, although Yang Yun and Nong were different individuals and not direct reincarnations, there was some deeper connection between the two.

Although this statement cannot fully explain what happened to Yang Yun, such as why he has the memory of Nong and the origin of Shennong's ruler...but it is undeniable that this statement is much more reliable than the so-called reincarnation theory, and it is much easier to accept.

Seeing Yang Yun's thoughtful expression, and not denying it immediately, Hou Tu's smile gradually spread. Her eyes curved slightly, like a crescent moon passing over a calm lake, but with less divine aloofness and more human cunning...

"Brother, this time..."

"I won't let you leave me again." (End of this chapter)