Chapter 69
The Phantom Spirit Crane was sent flying by the demonic energy and was seriously injured.
The formation began to disintegrate. Seeing that it was about to backlash on both man and beast, Helan Xue made a hand seal and opened his eyes.
The temperature dropped sharply, and a fierce wind and snow raged. In an instant, the surroundings were plunged into a blizzard!
This fierce wind and snow even made it difficult for people to stand, and their vision was only a vast expanse of white. In the haze, he saw strands of golden light devouring the formation.
The Phantom Spirit Crane, seeing that its chances of winning were slim, actually went crazy and mobilized all the spiritual energy in its body, looking as if it would not rest until it died and would perish together with A’Xue.
A’Xue took a deep breath, his eyes shining with a golden light.
After dissolving the formation that had been restraining the Phantom Spirit Crane, the wind and snow, which had a trace of Helan Xue’s cultivation, also made it easy for A’Xue to condense his spiritual energy. He saw the ground he was stepping on begin to crack, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth rushed towards him.
The Phantom Spirit Crane finally realized that all its desperate resistance was meaningless. It let out a long cry and was actually about to self-destruct its inner core!
Just then, he saw A’Xue raise his sword and leap, heading for the Phantom Spirit Crane’s eyes.
The Phantom Spirit Crane closed its eyes. It had thought that A’Xue was going to kill it, but the next moment, it saw A’Xue hug its neck, his palm gently placed on its red-crowned head.
A’Xue said in a low voice, “Why must it be so? We were never enemies to the death.”
He was a child who had grown up in the Tiandi tribe and had been able to perceive the living things of heaven and earth since he was young.
And the Phantom Spirit Crane was an ancient spirit beast, a sacred object nurtured by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
At this moment, the spiritual energy of man and beast seemed to merge in this instant, and their seas of consciousness also resonated for a moment.
The Phantom Spirit Crane was stunned and stopped its attack.
All of this happened in an instant. The scene that the arriving Shouyang and A’Yu, A’Lin saw was A’Xue pressing his face against the Phantom Spirit Crane. The small young man beside the huge crane was a huge contrast, but it had reached a delicate balance.
The Phantom Spirit Crane seemed to have been subdued. It bent its legs and curled up in the snow, bowing its head to A’Xue.
Shouyang said in a daze, “This child… his future and spiritual energy are limitless.”
And on the other side, Lin Queli had already fainted and was carefully held in Helan Xue’s arms.
Helan Xue picked up Lin Queli and said with a cold face, “Let’s go back to the mountain.”
—Lin Queli’s divine sense was even weaker.
…
…
Lin Queli felt as if he had had a very, very long dream.
There was joy and sorrow in the dream, as if in a dream. He seemed to have lived another person’s life.
And then he found that that person… was himself.
His mind was filled with images, and new memories surged in like a tide, even giving him a splitting headache.
“…!”
Lin Queli suddenly opened his eyes, his chest heaving violently.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying on a soft bed. He looked at the ceiling, then at the furniture around him…
This was his previous room in the Myriad Sword Sect!
“A’Li?”
Helan Xue and A’Xue sat on the side, looking at him with concern.
Lin Queli glanced at Helan Xue, then at A’Xue.
Lin Queli: “…”
After regaining his previous memories, his recent memories were also still there. After comparing the two, a faint sense of social death emerged.
—Little junior martial brother was actually me.
And Helan Xue and A’Xue must have known everything by now. He was the only one who was still foolishly kept in the dark, sob, sob…
Not only was he kept in the dark, but he had also revealed all his secrets.
Ah, ah, ah, ah!!
Helan Xue frowned. “Are you okay?”
Lin Queli: “…”
N-not very good!
Helan Xue stepped forward and placed the back of his hand on his forehead. “How is it? Is there anything else uncomfortable?”
A’Xue also obediently brought a cup of water. “Does brother want to drink some water?”
Lin Queli: “…”
What brother? I’m your father.
Help me—
Lin Queli held his head as if he had a sudden illness and rolled around in the quilt.
“A’Li…”
“Sob, sob, sob, sob, Shizun, I’m sorry!! But can you let me calm down for a moment!!” Lin Queli was still rolling around. “I-I-I-I need some quiet!”
His mind was still filled with many images fighting each other. Perhaps his memories were slowly returning, and his heart was like a countless number of seasoning bottles had been overturned, his emotions all mixed together, his mind in a mess.
Helan Xue froze in place.
—Shizun.
Not Brother Wen Chen, but Shizun…!
Helan Xue had lived for thousands of years and had never felt his heart beat so clearly and intensely as it was now.
Had Lin Queli regained his memory?
Had his A’Li… completely returned?
But after his complete memories returned, would A’Li be angry with him, blame him for not protecting him well before? And for making him suffer?
He didn’t like him to begin with. Their recent interactions had finally softened Lin Queli’s attitude towards him. Now that his memories had returned, would he be afraid of him again and not believe his feelings?
Even worse, would he avoid him again?
Helan Xue lowered his eyes, his hand constantly rubbing the prayer beads.
A moment later, Helan Xue observed Lin Queli for a while to make sure he was temporarily fine, then stood up and took a deep breath. “Okay.”
He took A’Xue’s hand and left. “We’ll be back later.”
His tone was a little low, almost imperceptible.
After the two left, Lin Queli curled up in the quilt in a daze.
After the dizziness passed, Lin Queli finally managed to pull himself out of his emotions and summoned the System.
【Host!!】
Lin Queli glared.
“Wow, you still know how to come back! Why didn’t you wait until I became the snowball’s step-daddy before you came back!”
【Sob, sob, sob, sob… I had no choice! The more I focused on charging, the faster I recovered!】
【Anyway, no matter what, the Host has successfully found his family! This is called what’s fated will be!】
Lin Queli took a deep breath.
That’s also true.
Ten years had passed, and his snowball had grown up into such a handsome and sunny young boy.
Lin Queli’s heart was full of relief. It seemed that his decision back then was not wrong. The young boy who had grown up in the Tiandi tribe had not gone down the self-destructive path of the original Long Aotian, nor had he, like in the original novel, after entering the Myriad Sword Sect, drifted further and further away from the ideals of the Myriad Sword Sect and Taxue Xianzun, and finally become his enemy.
He had grown up happily and without worry. This was what Lin Queli had hoped for.
And now that the snowball and Helan Xue had a good relationship, it meant that although the general direction of the plot would not deviate, the details could still be changed!
As for Helan Xue…
Lin Queli’s fingertips paused.
He looked at the tightly shut door in a daze.
He had thought that Helan Xue, this high and mighty Taxue Xianzun, would never fall in love with him, this ordinary person. The words of love he had said to him before he died were just to coax him because he was about to die.
Even if it was just coaxing, for Taxue Xianzun to be willing to say that, Lin Queli felt that this life was enough.
But… it wasn’t.
Looking at it now, Helan Xue’s love was not just verbal.
Lin Queli’s cheeks grew redder.
He really likes me…
Helan Xue actually really likes him!!! Everyone knows he likes him!!
“Sob, sob, sob, sob, sob, ah—”
Lin Queli had another sudden illness and dug into the quilt to roll around.
But after the joy and excitement passed, Lin Queli lay on the soft pillow, but he felt a little sad.
He had thought that Taxue Xianzun was untainted by the mortal world and did not have too many emotions.
But if Helan Xue had really fallen in love with him, then would he have… been a little sad these past ten years?
Lin Queli was a little unsure, but at least Helan Xue had never forgotten him.
“Da Zhuang, what were you saying about smuggling before?” Lin Queli asked with some worry, “If this body of mine was smuggled, will I die again in thirty days if I don’t find a solution?”
It was no big deal if he died again. The System had said there were still ways to come back. But he felt that this would be too much of a disappointment to Helan Xue and the snowball.
【Yes! Now that the small world has no abnormalities, it means that Lin Luo is already dead, and there is no plot that deviates from the original novel. Therefore, it does not accept foreign souls and bodies. After I smuggled you in, you will definitely be detected by the heavenly dao within thirty days, and a thunder tribulation will descend!】
Lin Queli: “…So, the solution?”
Speaking of which, how did Lin Luo die? He had a system, right? How did he die so easily?
【Umm…】
Lin Queli: “…”
Lin Queli: “Excuse me, how long is left until the thirty-day limit?”
【Let me check! Ah…】
【Th-three days.】
Lin Queli: “…”
Lin Queli almost fainted.
You thick-browed Da Zhuang!
【Host, don’t worry! We have a lot of points now. I’ll see if there are any items we can exchange for!】
A moment later.
【I found it! A 100-point [Compass That Points the Way]! As long as you exchange for this item, the item can point us in the right direction!】
Lin Queli: “That sounds as unreliable as you.”
【But this product is in the top row. It’s an item that the store has analyzed based on our current situation and thinks is most suitable for us!】
【Anyway, it’s just 100 points. Host, why don’t you try it?】
“…Fine.”
After getting the compass, Lin Queli looked left and right but couldn’t see anything special. Isn’t this just a compass?
Lin Queli stood up, held the compass, and turned around, and found that this compass really did point him in a direction.
So he held the compass and left the room.
After coming outside, he was first hit by a wave of cold, and then he vaguely heard the cry of the Phantom Spirit Crane.
It seems Helan Xue and A’Xue are now dealing with the Phantom Spirit Crane. Then he’ll go and take a look himself first.
The compass led him to the back mountain.
Lin Queli left a string of footprints in the thick snow. He looked up at the flying swords in the sky and the snow scene around him, let out a breath of cold air, and felt a sense of emotion in his heart.
—He was back here again.
Back to this isolated, quiet, and desolate place, but it was the place that felt most like home to him in this world.
And to Lin Queli’s surprise, the compass led him to…
“The Ice Cave Abode?” Lin Queli frowned. “I told you this compass is unreliable.”
The Ice Cave Abode was where Helan Xue cultivated. Besides a stone platform and a cold pool that made him a little shy to think about, what solution could there be inside!
This used to be his second room. He was more than familiar with it.
【Umm… impossible?】
Lin Queli walked in helplessly. The last second he was sighing about being scammed by the System again, the next second after walking into the Ice Cave Abode, he was stunned.
Not far away, there was a small side chamber, protected by layers of icicles. If he wasn’t mistaken, there seemed to be a… coffin inside?
Huh??
Lin Queli froze in place.
Th-this, what’s going on?
He walked to the side of the coffin with stiff steps, and then…
—He saw himself.
The Demon Lord “Lin Queli” was lying quietly in the coffin. He was clearly dead, but his body was well-preserved. Although his skin was the pale white of a dead person, without a trace of blood, it was still smooth and flawless.
Beside the body, his previously used wooden sword, weapons, discipline ruler, jewelry, clothes… and so on were neatly arranged.
And on the mountain wall on the side, there were many paintings hanging.
All of them were of him.
Smiling, expressionless, sleeping, dancing with a sword…
Every stroke and every line could show the painter’s thoughts and meticulousness, fully showing the painter’s love.
Lin Queli finally knew who the person in the unfinished painting he had found in Helan Xue’s spirit pouch was.
Lin Queli almost collapsed to the ground.
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