I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

The Goddess of Mount Tai answered matter-of-factly, and Lingling quickly refused, saying, "Your Majesty, I don't need to sleep."

"A good night's sleep is all it takes to wake up from a dream. You'll be wide awake after a good night's sleep."

Lingling wanted to say something, but at that moment she suddenly felt dizzy and her head was spinning. She forced her eyelids open, not wanting to fall asleep.

But how could she possibly contend with the divine power of the Goddess of Mount Tai? In just a few breaths, Lingling fell into a deep sleep, but her body did not collapse. Instead, Lingyi quickly took over.

"What have you done!"

Zero One said angrily as he retreated towards the door, trying to find a chance to escape.

She was a bit reckless, but she wasn't stupid.

The Goddess of Mount Tai quietly put Lingling into a deep sleep, and now she can't be woken up no matter what she does.

What if Lingling falls into a coma and their dual-soul coexistence method fails?

If you can't win a fight, run away; that's common sense.

However, once inside the palace, escape is impossible.

The Goddess of Mount Tai is, after all, a ruler of the underworld. How could she let a little ghost escape from her grasp?

She didn't do anything, and the palace gates closed by themselves.

In this palace, every blade of grass and every tree is under her control; whatever she wants to do is just a matter of a single thought.

There's no way Zero One can escape.

The Goddess of Mount Tai quite enjoyed seeing her tense and wary expression, but she wasn't there to toy with Zero One. Playing around was fine, but it wouldn't be good to go too far.

"Don't be too nervous. I'm just letting your sister sleep for a while. It's not good for her to know too much about what I'm about to say."

Zero One: "..."

It turns out she had already figured it out!

They are one body with two souls, and they can switch between them at will. Someone was even able to distinguish between the two of them and accurately take down one of them.

This method is terrifying.

Zero One dared not be fierce anymore, but only asked with a blustering but weak voice, "What do you want to say?"

"Of course, it's everything related to you. Isn't this why you came to the underworld this time?"

Are you so desperate to save your husband that you've neglected your own affairs?

Hearing the Empress Dowager's teasing, Lingyi immediately retorted in embarrassment and anger, "Who's so eager to save their husband? Don't talk nonsense! He's not my husband!"

This is not like when they were on the verge of death. There were only the two of them, and it wouldn't damage the reputation of the Goddess of Mount Tai if they tried to explain. Of course, Zero One would not let the misunderstanding continue.

So that others wouldn't think she would be happy about such a thing.

Could she be that kind of person?

The Goddess of Mount Tai chuckled and said, "Do you think I'm so confused that I can't even understand your relationship?"

Zero One: "..."

That seems to make sense.

How could a god of that level not see that Lin Yi and she were not husband and wife?

She said that on purpose, and she still insists on it now, perhaps...

"Was I Lin Yi's wife in my past life?"

Lingyi was a little shy when she said those words.

Seeing the Goddess of Mount Tai shake her head, she felt a pang of disappointment.

guessed wrong?

"To be precise, it's not a past life, because you haven't reincarnated. In this life, you are still you; you've just lost some things."

The Goddess of Mount Tai's statement only denied half of the truth. In other words, she is indeed Lin Yi's wife, but not in her past life, but in this life.

Zero One was delighted, but quickly realized what was happening.

If she was Lin Yi's wife in his previous life, it would be a wonderful story if they continued their relationship in the next life.

But she was Lin Yi's wife in his previous life. So, can she still marry Lin Yi in this life?

Looking at Zero One's changing expressions, what she was thinking was clearly written on her face.

"Don't worry, he's just like you, he doesn't reincarnate, he's just been reborn."

There are many details involved, which even the Goddess of Mount Tai is unaware of. As she governs the underworld and has control over the Six Paths of Reincarnation, she knows that Lin Yi and Ling Yi have not been reincarnated.

Both involve being reborn and losing old memories, but there is a fundamental difference between rebirth and reincarnation.

Reincarnation is the process of throwing that true spirit into the six realms of reincarnation, washing away the original imprint, wrapping it with some fresh fragments of the soul, and then it's ready to be cooked.

After reincarnation, the true spirit remains the same, but with some additional soul fragments. Whether it is still the original person is hard to say.

Rebirth makes all the difference.

If a trace of true spirit remains, it can be re-formed into a physical body. Although the memory is lost, this true spirit remains pure, which is equivalent to amnesia.

This is the difference between rebirth and reincarnation.

Both Lin Yi and Ling Yi were reborn, but their methods, paths, and personal experiences differed.

After hearing the explanation from the Goddess of Mount Tai, Zero One understood.

In other words, she was originally Lin Yi's wife, but she lost her original memories, as did Lin Yi, so neither of them remembered the other.

"No wonder she's so close to Lin Yi, now I understand..."

Lingyi has figured out many things.

When Lingling went mad, she didn't experience many things at the same time, but on the day she was reborn after death, she saw everything that had happened before.

Even though Lingling had raised so many Zero Ones, Lin Yi was the only one she treated differently.

Not long after we met, we did so many lewd things, which was unprecedented.

But Lin Yi had that magical power; whatever he said, she would obey without question.

It turns out the two were husband and wife, which makes sense now.

It's likely that even if the memories are gone, there's still some kind of hidden connection between them.

Lingyi was feeling sweet inside when she suddenly heard her mother, Taishan, complain: "It's normal for you to be close to Lin Yi, but it's your sister who's being affectionate with Lin Yi!"

"Isn't she me?"

After 01 and 00 recovered from their mental illness, their self-awareness remained quite clear.

They are nominally sisters, but in reality, they are the same person.

She had always believed this, but today, that belief is about to be overturned.

"There has always been two souls in one body, but never two souls in one body."

The words of the Goddess of Mount Tai were like a thunderclap, leaving Zero One utterly shocked.

The concepts of "one body, two souls" and "two souls, one body" may seem to describe the same thing, but they are actually completely different.

The phrase "one body, two souls" refers to a body that naturally splits into two souls, while "two souls in one body" refers to two different souls squeezed into one body.

The meaning changes completely with a slight change in the order.

No wonder the Goddess of Mount Tai made Lingling fall into a deep sleep first, and only spoke to her.

It turns out that she and Lingling are not the same person.

She always thought she was another personality that split off from Lingling to protect her. This personality just had the persona of an older sister. She regarded herself as the older sister, but also believed that she and Lingling were one.

But now the Goddess of Mount Tai tells her that there is no such thing as one body with two souls, only two souls in one body.

"Why did this happen..."

Lingyi was a little taken aback and quickly asked, "What about Lingling? What's our relationship?"

At this moment, Zero One cares more about this.

The Goddess of Mount Tai said calmly, "Of course she is your sister. You are siblings born of the same mother. Otherwise, how could your soul coexist with hers?"

Whether it's two souls in one body or one body with two souls, it's not something that can be easily achieved.

If you force two units into a container with a capacity of one, the most likely outcome is that the container will burst.

But Zero and Zero One did it; they were in one body, and even their souls merged, giving them the ability to be immortal.

This in itself is a miracle. It would not have been possible if the two had not had a close relationship and both had a willingness to sacrifice and dedicate themselves.

Upon learning that Lingling was indeed her younger sister, Lingyi breathed a sigh of relief, and even felt a secret joy deep inside.

She had always thought of herself as a companion, and that her emotions and perceptions were all imposed upon her by Lingling.

Although she doesn't resist it, she still feels disappointed sometimes.

I only realized now that she is an independent person herself.

"Why did my sister and I end up like this?"

After her initial excitement, Lingyi quickly calmed down.

She simply asked the question to the Goddess of Mount Tai.

Now that things have come to this point, regardless of whether the Goddess of Mount Tai meant well or ill, she should tell me about the past.

"This story is long, so please listen carefully!"

The Goddess of Mount Tai pulled Lingyi to sit on the edge of the bed, as if they were having a long talk by candlelight.

"The story begins ten thousand years ago..."

What myth is this from 10,000 years ago?

Zero One silently complained in his heart, but still listened quietly without daring to interrupt.

The perspective from which the Goddess of Mount Tai tells her story is not Zero One, but her own.

"At that time, I was not yet the Goddess of Mount Tai. The one who ruled Mount Tai was the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak, my father."

The God of Mount Tai has many affairs, overseeing matters of the underworld and also serving in the human world. He commands all the fox spirits in the world and protects the righteous path of humanity.