I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

"This...this...this was an accident!" Xiao Mao said.

"Unexpected my ass!" At this moment, he had already mounted a horse beside him and galloped into the distance amidst the neighing of the horse. As expected of the bandit leader, he was faster than his underlings when he ran away.

In short, the arrival of the village chief meant the end of the disaster. Most of the bandits were either dead, wounded, or fled. After a while, the village finally became quiet.

Furthermore, the villagers felt extremely relieved to see the village chief return and drive the bandits away in disarray. Some men, whose wives had been violated, were even more emboldened and chased after the fleeing bandits with their weapons in hand. Others angrily chopped the bandits' corpses on the ground into pieces to release their hatred.

……

a long time.

"Throw those bandits' corpses back into the mountains! As for your own family members' corpses, you can deal with them yourselves!" the village chief said anxiously and sadly, before heading off to look for his wife and children.

On the other hand, under the girl's cover, Zhang San and Li Lan successfully hid in the mountains and forests, escaping this calamity, and soon returned to the village.

But the moment they saw the girl's body, an overwhelming sense of grief and guilt surged into their hearts, causing them to burst into tears.

“This child died because of us, I…I…” the mother sobbed.

Zhang San gently patted Li Lan's back without saying a word, but from the expression on his face, it was clear that he was also in great pain.

Fortunately, at this moment, a ray of sunlight finally appeared on the horizon, and the sky... finally brightened.

Chapter 159 Missing Memories

One world, one mountain, and at the foot of the mountain, there is a house.

It's raining today. Raindrops are pattering down, falling on the trees, on the flowers, and on the ground.

It's because of the weather; the rain hasn't stopped.

Several days of rain have made the roads around this mountain very difficult to walk, and some people are even unwilling to walk on them. As a result, there have been very few people on the mountain road recently.

At this very moment, amidst the torrential rain, it seemed as if two people were running along the mountain path, panting heavily.

He was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, and there was also a midwife.

"Hurry, hurry...my wife is about to give birth..." the middle-aged man urged the midwife, his steps still somewhat hurried.

"Oh dear... such heavy rain... slow down, slow down, there's no rush, no rush," the midwife complained.

Soon, the two arrived at a simple house, where a woman's painful scream could be heard from inside.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man was startled and hurriedly led the midwife inside.

The room was simply furnished, with nothing particularly special about it, except, of course, for the beautiful woman panting heavily by the bedside.

After the midwife entered the room, she immediately chased the middle-aged man out and began delivering the baby.

The middle-aged man was very anxious outside, pacing back and forth, and didn't even notice that his clothes were soaked by the rain.

boom!!

A long time had passed, and the sound of thunder in the sky was accompanied by continuous raindrops. Listening to the screams of pain from inside the house, the man's heart felt as if it were being torn apart.

"Heavens above! I, Zheng Mo, have been blessed with a son today. I pray that both mother and child be safe and sound! If possible, I swear to pray for you for the rest of my life." Suddenly, the man knelt down and shouted loudly.

Whether it was heaven hearing his vow or not, at that moment, a baby's cry came from inside the house and landed directly in the ears of this man named Zheng Mo.

Then, the midwife's slightly excited voice came over.

Congratulations! It's a girl, and both mother and daughter are safe and sound.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Mo excitedly got up and immediately ran into the room. He immediately saw the baby wrapped in cloth and the woman who was giving him a slight smile.

Only then did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, when he picked up the child and looked directly at him, a strange feeling immediately filled his body. It was as if he saw something inexplicable and unclear in that instant, which put him in a state of clarity.

He almost dropped the baby on the ground, but luckily a midwife was there to warn him; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

After some time, he tried to recall the scene, but he couldn't remember it at all.

……

Time flies.

The child's name was Zheng Xin. She was very smart and was called a child prodigy by the villagers when she was only six years old. Almost no problem could stump her.

However, she has a personality that often involves not speaking and disliking seeing people.

In particular, she remained almost completely silent when she saw her father.

This caused her father a lot of distress. Fortunately, she treated her mother, Zhou Zhou, better.

But that's not all. After she gained the ability to act independently, she would often rummage through drawers and cabinets at home, as if she were looking for something very important. When her family asked, she would not say. So, over time, some people who visited the Zheng family found out about it, and somehow, the news spread completely.

Because of these two incidents, the reputation of being a "strange child" was firmly established on her.

So, on this day, Zheng Mo found Zheng Xin, wanting to have a proper talk with her.

A wooden table, a father and daughter.

The two remained silent for a long time, until Zheng Mo, whose face was already showing signs of wrinkles, broke the silence.

"Do you have a problem with me?" Zheng Mo asked directly.

Zheng Xin remained silent.

“I don’t know why you’re not talking to me, but I am your father, and you have to admit that.”

“Sometimes, maybe I’m not a good father, but I hope you can talk to me nicely. I will understand. If I have hurt you in any way without my knowledge, then I can change.”

“Your silence all day long is causing your mother and me great distress.”

Zheng Xin was naturally moved by what he heard, but he remained silent.

And so, the two talked for a long time—or rather, Zheng Mo talked for a long time by himself.

Even until the very end, Zheng Xin remained silent.

After it was over, Zheng Xin remained calm and slowly walked away from Zheng Mo's side...

Watching Zheng Xin's departing figure, Zheng Mo sighed.

At this moment, Zhou Zhou came out from the back of the house and sighed, "Oh! What should we do with this child?"

"It's okay, I believe things will get better." Zheng Mo shook his head and said softly, but his eyes were filled with confusion and complexity.

He had a feeling that he vaguely knew what his child was looking for, but he never really had any concrete clues.

Besides, that thing was also very important to him.

Zheng Xin returned to her room, closed the door, and sighed inwardly, as if she had remembered something.

"Who am I? Am I Zheng Xin or Gu Qici? Why did I come here? What do I want to do? What am I looking for? My memories... are a little blurry."

"Sigh... Oh well, even though I'm just a child and have lost all my powers, I can clearly feel that this is a part of my life..."

"And in this life of mine, named Zheng Xin, they... are my real family. But I know, I know that one day I will leave this place, so I must not mix too much emotion into this life. It would be bad for them."

"So the most important thing now is to find that thing. Although I don't know what it is, I'm certain that it exists in this world..."

"It seems... I need to leave here."

Zheng Xin was lost in thought, but the night had already deepened.

……

The next day.

In the lobby, Zheng Mo looked at the paper left by his beloved child. His heart ached as if it were being torn apart. That was his child, his flesh and blood, who was so close to him. How could he not be heartbroken?

As for Zhou Zhou, he fell ill immediately after learning about this.

But on that piece of paper, there were only a few simple words.

"Don't worry, I'll be back."

"I am different from others, and I must find that thing and cherish it."

Looking at these words, Zheng Mo sat on the stool from dawn until dusk.

I sat there from dusk until late at night.

He didn't say a word all day, and he didn't eat anything all day.

And so, three days passed.

Zhou Zhou's dizziness was caused by her heartache and was nothing serious, so she recovered quickly. However, she looked at her husband, who had not spoken or eaten for several days. Her heart was now filled with another person besides Zheng Xin.

She actually understood what Zheng Mo needed to do, and she also understood what Zheng Mo was considering.

Being a mother and a wife.

There are some things she understands.

That day, she walked up to Zheng Mo, forced a smile, and said, "Go."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Mo's expression became complicated.

"It's okay, I'll wait for you to come back."

In the end, Zheng Mo remained silent for a long time, struggling internally for a long time, before nodding heavily.

"Ah."

……

About a hundred miles from the Zheng family, in a mountainous area, Zheng Xin sat on a tree branch, his eyes closed, cultivating his lost spiritual power.

The environment here is excellent, with shady trees and level paths. Moreover, there are no people or wild animals around, so it is quite safe. People here don't need to worry too much about danger.

As for Zheng Xin's cultivation, for some unknown reason, her speed was extremely fast. In just a few days, she was already able to use spiritual power.

Although it was only a small portion, it was still better than nothing for him.

But at this moment, Zheng Xin opened her eyes, her eyes filled with doubt, because no matter how she tried to circulate her spiritual energy, it was not as smooth as she remembered, and she even felt a sense of disharmony.

It was as if this spiritual power did not belong to him.

"What's going on? Logically speaking... this can't be. Could it be that my memory is playing tricks on me?"

"It shouldn't be... It seems there's something blocking it..."

"That's true. It's normal for a new life to be somewhat unpredictable. But right now, I still have no clue about that thing. What should I do?"