Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"Click".

The next second, Cui Yuanhai's head flew off.

"...Ma Fei Ma?"

Cheng Ling Shuang withdrew her hand.

"What's it to me?"

……

On the second floor of the long street opposite the Giant Whale Gang

Otto tucked his hands into his pockets and stroked his chin.

"Hmm... As expected, I can't beat him either."

The Number One Under Heaven—Cheng Ling Shuang

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Chapter Seven: Red Kite: If That Day Comes, Kill Me

I don't know who my parents are, nor do I know my origins.

From the time I was old enough to understand, I followed my master to learn martial arts. Before I was old enough to understand, I had already learned to use a sword.

My master called my unpredictable talent a "natural holy mark," but I didn't understand its meaning, and he never explained it to me.

For me, the affairs of this world have little meaning.

Me, Master, Senior Sister, Junior Brother, Junior Sister.

My life is only this big; everything else is just mundane worldly thoughts, not worth mentioning.

Freedom, status, fame, wealth...

Everything in the world is empty and has no inherent value.

For the living, only the sword matters.

All I seek is a sword.

All I could see were my master and fellow disciples.

“...Ling Shuang”.

"Yes, Master."

"...Perhaps I'm wrong."

"...Master is not wrong. If there is a mistake, it must be your disciple."

When Cheng Ling Shuang was thirteen years old, she followed her master down the mountain. When they passed a certain place, her master suddenly felt a headache and rested there for half a day.

"I was wrong...I was wrong."

The master pressed his head, looking at the scene before him with an expression Cheng Ling Shuang had never seen before.

"Master, why do you say that? Master is the only true immortal in the land, invincible under heaven, slaying demons and saving the people from suffering."

Cheng Ling Shuang was puzzled.

"If Master is wrong, then all living beings under heaven are wrong."

"Invincible under heaven..."

The master paused for a moment, then looked at the desolate land.

"Ling Shuang, if you were to become the best in the world one day, what would you want to do?"

"..."

Strangely, Cheng Ling Shuang was very troubled by the person in front of her who was clearly her master, yet didn't seem like her master.

"With my master here, I am no longer the best in the world."

"...Ling Shuang, do you know where this place is?"

The master sat cross-legged on the ground, and Cheng Ling Shuang sat down as well.

"Disciple doesn't know."

Cheng Ling Shuang shook her head.

"This is the place where Cangxuan and Danzhu perished."

"...Death? Shouldn't the two immortals return to the ranks of the immortals?"

Cheng Ling Shuang was taken aback.

"What if I said that even immortals can die, and I can die too? What would you think?"

"Master won't die. Master is an immortal, he is immortal, how could he die?"

Cheng Ling Shuang shook her head, her face full of certainty.

"I will die, Ling Shuang. Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu... didn't they die too?"

The master sighed.

"The dead cannot be brought back to life... Ling Shuang, do you feel that Master is very cold to you?"

"...The apprentice had no complaints about his master whatsoever."

"Because I can't remember."

The master muttered to himself,

“I can’t remember, Ling Shuang. I often forget even Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu… and Ji Lin, Lian Shan.”

"Master...don't you remember?"

Cheng Ling Shuang was stunned.

"You've seen this feather before, haven't you, Ling Shuang?"

The master stretched out her hand, and the red feather lay quietly in her palm.

"I remember, when Master used this feather, he could turn the tide of everything."

"This is called 'Feather Crossing Dust'... Everything has a price, and even such a powerful weapon has its limitations, which are my memories."

The master sighed.

"It's not that I don't want to remember, it's just that there are so many helpless situations in the world... It hurts to think about it. Even this 'Feather Crossing the Dust' hides a heart-wrenching past."

"memory……"

Cheng Ling Shuang vaguely understood something.

"Master...can we really let go of the past?"

“You’re right, she often said that… Fortunately, I still remember her.”

The master said with a wry smile,

"I wonder if she's alright."

"she is?"

"My... friend, a very, very good friend."

The master looked at Yu Duchen, hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took out a hairpin, handing it to Cheng Ling Shuang.

"Master, what is this?"

Cheng Ling Shuang was slightly taken aback.

"I used this Feather Crossing too frequently, and I'm afraid it's a side effect. Now I often can't remember things."

The master placed the hairpin in Cheng Ling Shuang's hand.

“If one day I forget even her, Ling Shuang, you must remember that the person holding the same hairpin is your martial aunt. Chao Yu also remembers her appearance. Alas... I know she misses your martial aunt, but she never mentions it.”

"Master...why do you speak as if entrusting your son to someone?"

Ling Shuang held the hairpin, her gaze wavering slightly.

"I always had a feeling..."

The doctor pressed his head, seemingly experiencing a headache again.

"If this continues, something bad is bound to happen... Ling Shuang, promise me one thing."

"Please speak, Master."

"You must agree to your master's request first."

"...Disciple agrees with Master."

"If one day..."

The master looked intently at her.

“I had a conflict with your senior female classmates, and I sided with them.”

"Why do you say that, Master?"

Cheng Ling Shuang's hand trembled slightly, and her usually calm expression was filled with terror.

"If anything happens to our master, we disciples will repay his kindness with our lives. How could we possibly commit such a heinous act!"

"Let's ignore worldly morality."

The master stood up and patted Cheng Ling Shuang's head.

“I know you’ve never cared about worldly etiquette, that’s just your excuse. Master achieved his current level of cultivation because of his sword heart, but he’s gone too far into it… his heart is now bound.”

This is a curse… The past is like the heaviest chains, making it impossible for me to move an inch. My master is a prisoner, a prisoner of a bygone era, a shadow of the past, and should no longer interfere with the future.

“I don’t understand what my master is saying.”

"Ling Shuang... If one day, your master has no choice but to turn against you with swords."