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

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“Senior, I don’t understand the path of life very well. Perhaps you are right. A person’s life is indeed predetermined by fate. If one does not follow the path of fate, one will eventually meet a bad end… But…” At this moment, Huang Quan’s tone suddenly changed, revealing an indelible determination.

"Hmm?" Perhaps sensing Huang Quan's determination, the big tree did not interrupt Huang Quan after a moment of doubt, but remained silent.

“But… I also know that even if a person’s path is predetermined by fate, there are ways to trample it underfoot…” As he said this, many people’s images flashed through Huang Quan’s mind, some good to him and some bad. It was as if he was reviewing his past life in an instant.

The road you travel alone is not one you walk alone. Along this road, you will meet different people who will give you memories, emotions, and things you might never have imagined.

Because Huang Quan knew this, he believed in his heart that he was not alone, and he believed that his path was not determined by fate.

"How arrogant! Very well! Young people like you will never understand unless you experience certain things... However, it's time to end this chat and get down to business. Tell me, where are you going? My purpose here is to send you, who have walked the path to the end, to a destination."

"Hmm?" Hearing the tree's words, he understood a little. So this tree was something that was inside the teleportation array!

However, in the Zhang family, apart from the ancestors, there is probably no one else who could make such a human-like tree willingly act as a teleporter. Presumably, the tree's previous words of dissatisfaction with the second patriarch were just a memory.

“Yes, that is, the final step for you to leave the Tomb of the End. But today is really strange. So many people have actually walked the Path of the End. I sent two people directly out of the Path of the End before, but now you have come directly to this space... Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that the difficulty of the Path of the End has really decreased!” The tree suddenly sighed, as if it had some dissatisfaction with the Path of the End.

Upon hearing the tree's words, Huang Quan's eyes flickered, and he secretly thought to himself, "Those two from before? That must have been Jue Yi and Xu Ye, right? I didn't expect them to go out first..."

"But to be honest, I really do have to thank that old guy! If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to stay true to my path and have the opportunity to understand darkness and light..."

"Well? Have you made up your mind?" At this moment, the big tree's urging voice once again reached Huang Quan's ears.

"Hurry up! I still want to sleep! If you don't decide, I'll just take you somewhere random! Think, think! If you can't think of anything, just imagine a place. That's how I took those two people out before..."

"The place I want to go? The final step?" Huang Quan pondered, and finally his eyes decided on a place: "If that's the case, then it's the only place!"

As Huang Quan's thoughts unfolded, a white halo slowly appeared...

Not long after, the white halo disappeared into the lush green grass, and Huang Quan also left at the same time.

Finally... the meadow fell silent.

Only one big tree remained, continuing to sway in the wind.

"Junior... The Zhang family was born in my name. I believe in Zhang Xuan's choice, so the path ahead depends on how you walk it... Alas!" A more weathered voice, accompanied by that sigh, quickly echoed in this space, seemingly lingering for a long time.

Chapter 211 Cause and Effect

This is an endless wasteland where the sun never shines.

This is a lifeless wasteland.

This is an abandoned rooftop in the West District.

There is a girl in red here.

Huang Quan vaguely remembered that her name was Shangguan Yuxin.

He didn't know the girl.

There was a faint voice telling him everything, telling him that he should know this girl.

Or perhaps it's like a dream, a sense of déjà vu.

Or perhaps a strange memory was inserted into my mind.

He is now in the underworld, yet he is not in the underworld.

She was crying, and he was behind her.

"Huh? What's going on? How did I get here?" At this moment, Huang Quan finally came to his senses, but he was extremely confused.

Just a moment ago, he was chatting with that big tree at the final resting place of the Emperor Sword Clan.

After a cup of tea, he inexplicably arrived at this place and met Shangguan Yuxin.

"No! Why did the tree bring me here? This doesn't make sense!" Huang Quan thought to himself, somewhat distressed.

Perhaps it was Huang Quan's sudden appearance that startled Shangguan Yuxin, causing her to turn her head subconsciously and, without any surprise, see Huang Quan.

"Ah! You!!" Shangguan Yuxin was startled, and with a slight movement of her beautiful eyes, she quickly wiped away her tears.

But seeing Shangguan Yuxin like this, Huang Quan seemed a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, Shangguan Yuxin was not a weak woman. After a couple of breaths, she calmed herself down, but she looked at Huang Quan with a very strange expression and asked, "What are you doing here?"

“Uh…” Huang Quan was speechless, his expression showing some difficulty.

In fact, Huang Quan also wanted to know why he had come here, and even more so, what the significance was of the tree going against his will.

Seeing that Huang Quan remained silent, Shangguan Yuxin felt a growing sense of unease. She continued to stare at Huang Quan, but said nothing more, which made the atmosphere between the two even more awkward, making Huang Quan feel a little embarrassed.

The sudden appearance of people, the sudden meeting, everything was so sudden that Huang Quan had no idea what to do.

Perhaps to avoid the awkwardness from continuing, Huang Quan coughed twice in a mock manner before stammering, "I'm really... I'm so sorry... I must have scared you! After all, it's been several years since we last met."

Although I have never seen it.

But Huang Quan still felt he should obey that voice.

Upon hearing Huang Quan's words, Shangguan Yuxin's eyes narrowed slightly, and she suddenly laughed, "Hahaha! Huang Quan, what are you saying! Didn't we just meet? It hasn't even been half an hour yet!"

"Huh?" Huang Quan was stunned upon hearing this.

"Yeah! Hmm! That's a bit strange! Didn't you go to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion? Why are you still here?" At this moment, Shangguan Yuxin seemed to remember something and suddenly asked.

"The Hundred Flowers Pavilion?" Huang Quan was immediately baffled.

"Yes! You're participating in Xu Tianqin's 'Fan' competition today! If you don't go now, you'll miss it! Have you changed your mind and want to start from the bottom of the Tian'an Chamber of Commerce?" Shangguan Yuxin's puzzled expression deepened.

But her words made Huang Quan's eyes narrow sharply, and he froze on the spot.

Seeing that Huang Quan seemed a little off, Shangguan Yuxin frowned and asked again, "Are you alright?"

"Wait, wait, wait! What's the date today? What year is it?!" Huang Quan asked urgently.

“Today! It seems to be the third day of the tenth month, the third day of the tenth month in the six thousand nine hundred and fourteenth year of the Zhenxuan era,” Shangguan Yuxin replied. Although she didn’t know why Huang Quan asked this question, she felt that this question might be very important to Huang Quan now. This was a woman’s intuition.

As expected, when Huang Quan heard her answer, an expression of disbelief immediately appeared on his face, even causing him to take more than two steps back.

"Six thousand nine hundred and fourteen years! Six thousand nine hundred and fourteen years! I...I...Could it be...no way? That tree..." Huang Quan seemed to have guessed something, and his body trembled slightly.

"Huang Quan! Are you alright?" Shangguan Yuxin noticed that Huang Quan looked a little strange and seemed a little worried.

At this moment, Huang Quan gritted his teeth slightly, took two deep breaths, and suppressed the thoughts in his heart before finally calming down.

"I...I'm fine, I just suddenly thought of something important, so I got a little excited." Although Huang Quan's heart was still pounding, he tried his best to remain calm.

"Oh?" Shangguan Yuxin responded with a hint of disbelief.

"Really, it's nothing. I came back because I forgot something, but I've got it now, so I have to rush over to the competition right away! Oh! By the way! Going upstairs was just an accident, don't mind it," Huang Quan said, half-jokingly.

Fortunately, Shangguan Yuxin and Huang Quan were not very familiar with each other at this point in time, so she didn't pay too much attention to what Huang Quan said. The only thing that happened was when she heard Huang Quan explain why she was upstairs, her face turned slightly red.

"Alright, alright! It's...it's nothing! You should go now! If you don't go now, it will really be too late," Shangguan Yuxin said.

"Okay!" As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Quan searched for the location of Baihua Tower in his memory. After confirming it, he planned to fly there directly.

However, just as he was about to take flight, he suddenly remembered his current cultivation level, which seemed to be too low for him to fly. So, in order not to cause any unnecessary trouble for his current self, he chose to jump and move at high speed.

He needed to ascertain one thing; only when that was confirmed could he find the true answer to why he was there.

Perhaps out of kindness, he said something to Shangguan Yuxin as he was leaving.

"Don't worry too much. Revenge is necessary, but... too much hatred can be suffocating."

Shangguan Yuxin heard these words clearly, but just as she was trying to figure out why Huang Quan had said them, Huang Quan had already disappeared.

This made Shangguan Yuxin silent for a moment, and for some reason, through these words, she sensed an aura on Huang Quan that did not belong to Huang Quan, as if...

"Judging from his appearance, I feel like he knows something about me! This... No! Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! But..." Shangguan Yuxin murmured, looking in the direction where Huang Quan disappeared, seemingly puzzled, complicated, and conflicted.

……

On the other hand, Huang Quan, having left Shangguan Yuxin, soon arrived at a rooftop opposite Baihua Tower.

From this vantage point, he could see what was happening inside the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. The event for those who were interested in him had just begun, and he could see the twenty-four people inside, including a rather inconspicuous young man dressed in a gray robe.

That is……

"I..." Huang Quan murmured outside, the shock in his eyes lingering for a long time.

Perhaps in response to his mood, the sky over this desolate region suddenly became even more gloomy, as if it would rain soon.

Just as Huang Quan realized his predicament, a white halo suddenly shone from his body, instantly enveloping him in his astonished gaze.

"Hey! Tree of Time?! What exactly do you want?!"

These were Huang Quan's last words.

At that moment, the gray-robed youth participating in the Lovers' event at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion seemed to sense something, and his gaze involuntarily turned outside, towards the rooftop where Huang Quan had just been...

Of course, he saw nothing, and that feeling quickly vanished.

"Hmm? Is it just my imagination?" the gray-robed youth murmured.

Just then, a floral fragrance wafted into the noses of the twenty-four people.

……

This is a lush, verdant paradise.

This is an ordinary little mountain village.

This is a family filled with laughter and joy.

There are three people here.

A couple and a child.

The Yellow Springs are outside, and the three are inside.

But this time is a little different from the last time.

They cannot see Huang Quan's figure or hear Huang Quan's voice, but Huang Quan can see their figure and hear their voice.