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She carefully chose concepts that Gu Shouzhuo could understand. "The 'external force stitching' and 'trajectory distortion' you mentioned... are they... related to a force that... transcends the boundaries of time?" She tentatively brought up the concept of "timeline".

"Time limit?" Gu Shouzhou's eyes flashed with a sharp light, like a cold star suddenly illuminating the night sky.

He did not answer immediately, but turned and walked to a smooth stone bench at the edge of the stone platform, slowly sat down, and gestured for Yan Yueqing to sit down as well.

Seeing that Gu Shouzhou had taken the initiative to invite her daughter, Jiang Yu knew that the two had important matters to discuss. She nodded slightly to Teacher Gu and then turned and left.

The wind was very quiet.

Gu Shouzhou sat on the stone bench, tilting his head slightly back. His gaze seemed to pierce through the dense bamboo leaves and reach into the vast and boundless sky, as if sensing something.

"The universe has its own unchanging trajectory of operation, which is called 'the Way of Heaven'."

Gu Shouzhou's voice carried a mysterious rhythm: "Individual life also has its own 'destiny track' of birth, death, and transformation, just like the movement of stars, which has its own way."

He withdrew his gaze and focused it back on Yan Yueqing's face, his eyes sharp as knives. "Forcibly distorting and altering the course of fate is like trying to shake the workings of the galaxy with the power of an ant, or rowing against the current. Only those with great supernatural powers, great perseverance, and a heavy burden of karma can do it. And such an act will inevitably incur the backlash of the Heavenly Dao, the severity of which is unimaginable to those who have not personally experienced it."

He paused, seemingly confirming Yan Yueqing's understanding, before asking in a deep voice, "What you call 'crossing the boundaries of time'... Such methods are beyond human power, almost like the legendary power of immortals and gods, touching the forbidden realm of the fundamental laws of the universe. Do you know what kind of power intervened? What is its purpose?"

Yan Yueqing did not directly mention the names of Su Zihu or Jun Li, as she was well aware of the complex causes and effects behind these names, especially when she was not yet fully aware of her own situation.

She organized her thoughts to describe the phenomenon: "My knowledge is extremely limited. I only know that... there is an unfathomable force whose fundamental purpose is to sever an extremely tragic 'ending' in a predetermined future..."

Thinking of everything Su Zihu had done for her, she felt a pang of heartache. "For this, he spared no expense, going against the tide to forcefully detonate a 'cause' that should have erupted at some point in the future—a fatal trap and calamity—at a past point in time. His intention was to sever the 'effect' that would inevitably lead to a tragic end at its source."

She paused briefly, observing Gu Shouzhou's reaction, and only after seeing a hint of understanding and a deeper seriousness flash in his eyes did she continue:

"This seemingly altered action is actually like a boulder thrown into the river of time, stirring up towering waves and chaotic whirlpools. It not only forcibly disrupted the disciple's original life trajectory, causing the time disorder you perceive, but also completely scrambled the causal lines of the disciple... and many related individuals."

“And the root cause of the severe damage to my soul is that calamity forcibly moved to the past by this force—alas, a devastating explosion that should have occurred three years later was brought forward to five years ago.” “Five years…” Gu Shouzhou repeated softly, his fingers unconsciously tapping lightly on the cold stone table beside him, producing a low, rhythmic “tap, tap” sound, as if performing an invisible calculation. “The ‘cause’ that should have occurred three years later was moved to detonate five years ago… This creates a time difference of… eight years…”

He closed his eyes, deep thoughts forming between his brows.

The aura around me seemed to connect with the mountains beneath my feet and the sky above, becoming ethereal and grand.

Yan Yueqing held her breath, not daring to disturb them. The mountain breeze seemed to understand and quiet down as well.

A moment later, Gu Shouzhou suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils seemingly sparkling with starlight, piercing through layers of mist: "So that's how it is! This makes perfect sense!"

His tone carried a certainty of having seen through the mystery: "Forcibly shifting the 'cause of disaster' that is destined to erupt in the future to a point in the past is by no means a simple change; it is the most thorough usurpation of fate! Its essence is to forcibly tear apart the latitude and longitude of spacetime and distort the local rules of the universe's operation!"

His voice carried a chilling undertone as he continued:
"This action is like throwing a towering mountain onto a calm, mirror-like lake of time and space! It will stir up far more than just ripples; it will be a tsunami powerful enough to overturn the riverbed and change the course of the river! This force will not only have to contend with the powerful inertia of your own destiny—that stubborn pull that points to a 'tragic end'—but also withstand the terrifying backlash from the forced distortion of the entire spacetime structure itself! Double compression, double tearing!"

His sharp gaze pierced Yan Yueqing, "No wonder your soul foundation is so severely damaged! This injury is not just due to the physical impact and soul shock of the explosion itself! The deeper and more fatal one is the fundamental tearing injury caused by the force of spacetime forcibly distorting the essence of your existence! Your soul was forcibly torn apart and stitched back together in the spacetime storm!"

He abruptly changed the subject, his tone now tinged with a chilling murderous intent: "And that bombing you mentioned, was it deliberate? Was it... Jiang Ke?"

"Yes!" Yan Yueqing's eyes instantly turned icy cold; the name itself carried a deep-seated pain and hatred.

Gu Shouzhou was not surprised by the name at all, clearly aware of the undercurrents within the Jiang family and the "accident" that targeted Yan Yueqing back then.

“Jiang Ke…” He slowly savored the name, his eyes sharp as a hawk’s. “She made her move against you five years ago, the timing so rushed, the location chosen in a place where the Jiang family’s power was relatively weak… This was definitely not a spur-of-the-moment decision or a simple conflict of interest. The only explanation is…”

His gaze was fixed intently on Yan Yueqing. "She, or the true mastermind behind her, sensed in advance... the signs of 'timeline disruption'!" (End of Chapter)