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

……

Zhou Jinxuan was indeed a person from the True Profound Continent, but he was also a slave, a slave who belonged only to Gu Qici.

In fact, when Gu Qici began to reincarnate to find that person, she had considered that if something unexpected happened during the process of reincarnation, causing her memories to be unable to be restored, and she could only choose to reincarnate continuously until she was completely lost, would someone help her overcome some difficulties?

The answer is definitely no. After all, only she knows that person exists. So, to avoid this situation, she decided to create someone who is completely loyal to her and can reincarnate with her. Therefore, she set her sights on an ordinary sect disciple in the True Profound Continent.

It goes without saying that this disciple was Zhou Jinxuan.

Originally, Zhou Jinxuan was not called Zhou Jinxuan, but Jinxuan. It was only after Gu Qici altered his memories and injected some things that he changed his name to Zhou Jinxuan.

It must be said that Zhou Jinxuan is really loyal. Through countless reincarnations and countless times of protection, his loyalty to Gu Qici has never changed. The only problem that arose in this life was neither too big nor too small.

That is, when he was disguised as the sect leader of Jinxuan Sect, he took in a girl who had been abandoned at the foot of Jinxuan Peak due to a moment of soft-heartedness. This girl was Zhou Xi. In fact, the reason he chose this name was because of his loyalty to Gu Qici.

Of course, even though he had Zhou Xi, and Gu Qici had become the senior sister of the Heavenly Demon Sect due to her reincarnation, he did not forget his mission. He still used a minor identity as a cover to protect the people he believed he should protect.

However, he made a mistake once. When Gu Qici was in the midst of the election, she was attacked by Zhou Xuan and was seriously injured and fell into a coma. At that time, he was only thinking about Zhou Xi and did not pay attention to Gu Qici, which made him afraid.

Although Gu Qici had said before her reincarnation that unless something major enough to affect her reincarnation happened, he must not expose himself or let anyone discover his true identity, he still felt that he had an inescapable responsibility for Gu Qici's serious injury.

So when other sects attacked the Golden Profound Sect, he decisively took Zhou Xi, who knew nothing about the sect, and left the Golden Profound Sect.

However, he knew that once Gu Qici regained her memories, she would never let him go. Therefore, in order to save Zhou Xi, he chose to go to Gu Qici alone and apologize on his own initiative. This shows how much influence Gu Qici had left on him in the past.

However, what he didn't expect was that he would encounter Gu Qici, who had already awakened her memories, as soon as he arrived at Phoenix Valley.

……

"I see... You were unhappy with his betrayal, so you captured Zhou Xi and then threatened him to kill me, right?" Huang Quan guessed after hearing Zhou Jinxuan's story.

“I don’t need someone who betrays me. Even if he really killed you, I would kill him too. But I also promised him that I wouldn’t hurt his daughter, and I will not break that promise,” Gu Qici replied.

Upon hearing this, Huang Quan fell silent, seemingly pondering Gu Qici's words.

"Alright! That should be enough about the traitor story! Now, I should formally tell you about Xuan Yin and Zeng Yu." Gu Qici breathed a sigh of relief and continued.

Upon hearing this, Huang Quan also took a serious look.

When listening to other people's stories, it's best to stop when you've had enough.

As for matters concerning oneself, those really need to be listened to attentively.

Huang Quan understood this very well, and he also knew very well that what Gu Qici was about to say was...extremely important.

A little while later.

As Gu Qici explained, Huang Quan found it increasingly unbelievable.

"The source of cause and effect? ​​I am the source of cause and effect? ​​If I die, Xuan Yin's cause and effect plan will fail?" Huang Quan asked with great doubt.

“That’s right. Although it sounds mysterious, it’s true. From your first life to this life, including the causal cycle planned by the Tree of Time, it’s all under the control of Xuan Yin…”

"Could it be... that he knew I would make a deal with the Tree of Time?"

"No! He doesn't know, and he can't know. He only knows one thing: in this cause and effect, you will eventually die in his way, and because of your death, another kind of cause and effect will be born, and this new cause and effect will save all the people he wants to save."

"I don't really understand!" Huang Quan said, bewildered.

"You should understand, just as the Tree of Time speaks of cause and effect. One cause leads to one effect, but isn't that effect also a cause? If we trace it back further, this new cause will surely produce a new effect..."

"You mean that as long as I follow his way, new causes and effects will inevitably arise, and in the end, everyone will be saved in this new cause and effect?" Huang Quan asked in surprise.

"That's how I understand it, because that's the only way I can understand it. As for his true thoughts, I don't know yet, but one thing I'm sure of is that you are extremely important to him..." Gu Qici said solemnly.

"Then what does this have to do with you wanting to kill me? Is it just because you don't know his true thoughts?" Huang Quan asked again.

"Of course not. You are important to him, and you are important to me. In fact, ever since I saw that person's phantom in the Heavenly Realm, I have had a subtle karmic connection with that person. But this connection is extremely weak, not enough for me to find that person at all. At most, I can only find people who are related to that person..."

"Someone connected? Could it be?" Huang Quan suddenly exclaimed in surprise, as if he had just realized something.

“That’s right, you’re absolutely right. You are the one connected to me. The reason I have a six-life entanglement with you is because you have some kind of connection with that person that you yourself are unaware of,” Gu Qici said.

"I have a relationship with...that person? This..." Huang Quan could hardly believe it.

“It’s normal for you to react this way, because when I thought of this, I was just as surprised as you. It’s a pity that I don’t understand cause and effect very well, and I don’t know when or where you became connected with that person, but even so, I don’t want to give up this opportunity…”

"What do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Huang Quan, who had finally managed to calm himself down, suddenly asked, his eyes flashing.

"It means exactly what it says. I have now regained my memories and become the person I was at the beginning. But if I want to find that person, I must reincarnate again and continue to connect with the cause and effect through reincarnation..."

"But I can't just reincarnate like this, because you are the only clue I have to find that person. If you are alive, and I reincarnate like this, then there is a high chance that I will... lose you..."

"Now you should understand, right? Why did I want to take your life?" Gu Qici explained clearly.

Huang Quan was no fool. Having understood cause and effect and seen many truths, he understood what Gu Qici meant almost before she finished speaking, which made him frown immediately.

"You want to be reincarnated with me?" Huang Quan murmured, revealing Gu Qici's ultimate goal.

“Yes!” Gu Qici didn’t deny it and immediately said, “As long as we are reincarnated at the same time, you may be able to reconnect with me through karma, because in your previous five lives we died together. This bond is already unbreakable. So this time, we may also begin our seventh life’s marriage after reincarnation…”

"And I know that you only have less than a year left to live. You have so many things weighing on your shoulders. Don't you want to be free? After all, whether it's the Tree of Time or Xuan Yin Zeng Yu, they have all imposed their karma on you!" At this point, Gu Qi Ci's emotions suddenly became a little agitated, as if she was speaking out for Huang Quan.

Huang Quan remained silent, his gaze fixed on Gu Qici, the complex emotions in his eyes growing ever stronger.

However, Gu Qici failed to notice this and continued speaking to Huang Quan, "Actually, you should have sensed it. The causal cycle of the Tree of Time cannot succeed. Its causal power is not even as strong as Xuan Yin..."

"Xuan Yin's purpose is unknown, and he may very well use your karma to do something unexpected. Even if he really wants to save people, he will only save those he wants to save. As for others, he may not even consider them..."

"Not to mention Xuan Yin's brother, he created the True Profound Continent, yet he was still betrayed and is still in danger. I think even if he were to come back to life, he would still choose to find another world to escape the destruction of the universe—a superficial solution!"

"But he truly doesn't know that the rate of the universe's destruction has accelerated significantly. Reincarnation means death, so what can he do? One day, the entire universe will be destroyed, and one day, everyone will die..."

"Only I, only my way, can save everyone! Huang Quan! I hope you can believe me, after all... we are husband and wife!" As she spoke, Gu Qici's tone softened, like a wife pleading with her husband.

But Huang Quan remained unmoved, only a faint sadness appeared in his eyes as he looked at Gu Qici.

However, unlike her previous indifference, this trace of sadness was precisely imprinted in Gu Qici's eyes, which made Gu Qici's heart tremble, and an incomprehensible feeling immediately surfaced in her heart.

For some reason, the scenes of her encounter with Huang Quan suddenly flashed through her mind.

"This is..." Gu Qici was surprised, and her face also changed slightly. She tried to suppress these memories, but the more she suppressed them, the clearer they became.

"What...what did you do?" Gu Qici's forehead was covered in sweat, as if she was in some pain. Then she stared at Huang Quan and asked abruptly.

Huang Quan simply shook his head and calmly replied, "I didn't do anything. I was just wondering if you were Gu Qici... that's all."

However, upon hearing Huang Quan's words, Gu Qici's delicate body trembled violently. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond, and she even felt a little flustered.

"Me?" Gu Qici was speechless.

Chapter 235 Another World

At this moment, Huang Quan shook his head and continued, "I'm sorry! I can't die with you yet, because I, like you, have my own thoughts."

“But you don’t have a concrete plan yet, do you?” Gu Qici said.

“I didn’t have it before, but after hearing what you said, I do,” Huang Quan said firmly.

"What plan?" Gu Qici asked, raising a delicate hand.

But Huang Quan ignored Gu Qici and simply said, "I would only tell my wife this, but you... are not."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qici's beautiful face suddenly showed surprise.

She paused for a moment before tentatively asking, "You?"

Unfortunately, before she could even ask her question, Huang Quan interrupted her, saying, "I don't know how you suppressed Gu Qici's consciousness, and you didn't give anything away. I just think... if it were the real Gu Qici, she wouldn't be saying these things to me, would she?"

"She's a person without ambition. Although she may seem a bit cold on the surface, she's actually not a very intelligent woman. She just uses indifference to reject others from hurting her..."

"So I think if it were the real Gu Qici, she wouldn't have said those things just now, right?" At this point, Huang Quan had already withdrawn his previous joy, because he knew that he had not yet met the real Gu Qici.

Of course, this doesn't mean that the "Gu Qici" in front of us just said something false. She might really be Gu Qici's past life. It's just that after that memory awakened, the consciousness of that past life also awakened. So, the consciousness belonging to Gu Qici was suppressed without her even realizing it.

It's like having two souls in one body. This soul, although it is also Gu Qici, is not Huang Quan's wife.

After this conversation, Huang Quan couldn't detect any emotion in Gu Qici. She seemed like a puppet who knew how to disguise herself, trying to deceive those who came into contact with her.

"No! No! Don't! Don't give up this opportunity! Okay?" Gu Qici looked at Huang Quan with feigned tenderness and said, "As long as we reincarnate together, we will definitely be able to find that person. We have a chance! We have the best chance among all of us! Just be with me... okay? Please!"

However, Huang Quan shook his head and turned away. In fact, he still had many questions, such as why Gu Qici was in this ruin, what her relationship was with it, and who built it. But at this moment, he didn't want to ask these questions anymore.

He just wanted to leave, just wanted to get out of this place.

Step by step, Huang Quan began his journey, carrying feelings that only he could understand.

He didn't turn back, not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't. He felt that if he turned back, he would no longer be able to make a choice and would only be able to follow Gu Qici's ideas. This feeling was subtle, but it was real.

But Gu Qici couldn't take it anymore. She had thought so much and told Huang Quan so much, but now all her efforts were about to be in vain. She didn't want it, she didn't want it to happen, so at this moment, her mentality... collapsed.

"Yellow Springs!" Gu Qici shouted with a hint of anger, "This ruin was secretly built by Zhou Jinxuan before my reincarnation. There is the power of the fourth world in this ruin, so it can hinder the causal power of the Tree of Time and Xuan Yin..."

"If you leave, you will inevitably fall back into their karma and become their pawn. Do you really want to become like that? And... and the true technique you cultivate is actually the top secret technique of the fourth world..."

"Besides granting you the power of the fourth world, its main purpose is to guide you, help you come to this place, and free you from those causes and effects. And now, are you really going to give up?! Yellow Springs!!!" By the end, Gu Qici had almost used a roar instead of speaking, showing that she was already agitated.

Huang Quan paused, but still didn't turn around. He simply replied, "No! I haven't given up. I've said it before, I have my own way. If you don't believe me, you can witness it for yourself. You have the karma of the fourth world on you. I believe that neither the Tree of Time nor that Xuan Yin can affect you."

"Don't joke around. The Tree of Time is one thing, but if Xuan Yin knew of my existence, he would do everything in his power to kill me. He would never allow someone like me, who is beyond his causal boundaries, to exist, except for you!" Gu Qici said through gritted teeth.

"No! You'll be alright... because... I'll protect you!" Huang Quan replied. Although he didn't give Gu Qici a direct look, his tone revealed his determination.

However, Gu Qici did not believe it. She sneered, "Ha! You want to protect me? You should know very well that Xuan Yin's cultivation has reached the peak of the Heavenly Monarch realm, while you are just a small Nirvana cultivator. Even if your true strength can fight against a strong person in the early stage of the Heavenly Monarch realm, you are still no match for him. So what do you have to fight him with?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Quan smiled and replied softly, "Didn't you just say that I'm very important to him?"

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Gu Qici's eyes flickered, as if she understood Huang Quan's meaning. She asked in surprise, "Could it be... that you intend to threaten Xuan Yin with your own life?"

“It’s not a threat, it’s a deterrent! I can promise you that if I can’t protect you, I will reincarnate with you, but if I can protect you, then please believe me and believe in my plan…” Huang Quan said earnestly.

At this moment, Gu Qici fell silent for the third time. She was conflicted because, for her, this was truly a huge gamble.

"Didn't you say that you are my wife in six lifetimes? Then what wife doesn't believe her husband?" After saying this very casually, Huang Quan stopped talking altogether.

He threw the choice to Gu Qici, or rather, to Gu Qici's past life. Although he knew that Gu Qici might not agree to his choice, he would not regret it. After all, he could only make one choice, and he really couldn't decide how to choose.

Time ticked by, and the two stood there for a long time, until the sun outside gradually set...

"Sigh!" Gu Qici sighed, then shook her head helplessly, suddenly muttering to herself, "I thought I had no choice, but I never expected... you are my choice!"

After speaking, Gu Qici finally revealed a genuine smile, then took a step and followed Huang Quan.

This scene is just like a wife searching for her husband.

Huang Quan didn't ask about the True Law again. Although he knew very well that Gu Qici must know how to make the True Law unleash its true power, he also knew that such things could not be forced.