
However, his eyes had been blinded by hatred. He had placed revenge as his only goal in life and it had become a habit.It was only until the day he lost it that he had understood that this girl had long been more important than his life; than his revenge.
Many times, he would ask her not to take revenge again with tears in her eyes. It was his only request amidst all his selfless sacrifices and gifts, but he never listened, he still asked her not to avenge his master or him. It was not because the one who killed him was his own family, but because he desperately wished he had stopped living a life of endless revenge and hatred.
No matter how much pain he suffered or how much he regretted, what he had lost would never come back again. If he could, he was willing to give everything he had instead; even if it was his own life and soul.
“Ling'er.. Ling’er.. Ling’er.”.
He held Ling'er tightly in his arms. Time and time again, with each cry, he wished he would never wake up from this dream. The feeling of being blessed regains what was once lost so warm that it cannot be explained by the words spoken.
“Sister Yun Che...” Whisper Ling'er came from beside his ear, with light and obscurity that looked like a dream, “Don't think about revenge again, okay? Your master's soul in heaven would also definitely not want to see you like this. No matter what it is, I can promise you that as long as you promise not to take revenge again… We can both live here in the bamboo forest. You will accompany me, and I, you, forever.... For a lifetime..I will be your most gentle wife.
His fragrance, his voice and his words; they were all very familiar. It's exactly with the smell and sound of hers. And moreover, these were the words he had spoken to her many times before ... In the past, every time he said these words, he would feel the inside of his heart pounding, but right after that would die under his hatred. …
After losing him, he had dreamt many times. If he could turn back time, if the heavens could give him another chance, he would never reject it again.
Without hesitation, he nodded his head in great excitement; nodded five or six times in a row and insisted in a hoarse voice: “Ya! Yep! Ling'er, I'll listen to you. I promise, I will never take revenge again. In the future, you will be my life; your life, will be my life. Wherever you are, I will be by your side forever, watching over you and we will never part life and death!!”
Every sentence, every word, and every bit of emotion came from the bottom of his soul. How much he wanted to shout these words to her all those years ago.
Ling'er cried in happiness, her white hands hugged her tightly, “Sister Yun Che, do you mean it? What are you saying it's real?”
"i'm serious. Every word I say is real. If anything I say is wrong, may I be destroyed by heaven. Yun Che said every word with determination.
After saying these words, he closed his eyes; his expression was so peaceful and satisfied. He felt a sharp cold object piercing deep into his back. His blood spurted out as his consciousness quickly spread amidst the burden ...
The scene before his eyes distorted and disappeared as the world once again returned to darkness. Yun Che opened his eyes. In front of his gaze, there were those two gigantic golden eyes.
"I have failed." Yun Che laughed self-deprecatingly, but steadily. “At first, I thought, with my state of mind, I would be able to pass the third stage easily. But I think too much about myself. He. he., I must have let you down. Pursuing my power is not so decisive. ”
The voice of the phoenix spirit floated, “Your soul response told me that you already knew it was just an illusion from the start, and you obviously have seen a dagger by the bedside. You also clearly know that if you hold this dagger and stab the girl, you will be able to get out of the illusion and easily pass this test. Why would you rather stay in an illusion and even trick yourself into believing that it is real? Unless, in your heart, the great power you can immediately obtain cannot even be compared to that illusion?”
"If that's the case, why don't you dodge it, or push it away when you clearly feel him picking up a dagger to stab you?" The phoenix spirit asked in a confused tone.
Yun Che laughed; but it was a laugh of sadness, “I know that it is an illusion that you forcibly created based on my memories, he won't hurt me. . However, I was willing to die at his hands because what was the meaning of life compared to me who owed him? To be able to die on his hands, even though it was just an illusion, it has made the guilt in my heart slightly decrease.”
The phoenix spirit was silent for a long time.
“I thirst for power, but in this world, there are many things that are far more important to me than power. I need strength as well because I need to protect the things that are important to me. It seems that I am not fated, or qualified to obtain the power of a phoenix. However, even though I have failed the test, I am already satisfied. Because this training has allowed me to see and embrace her again. It allowed me to voice the promise I wanted to make to her even in my dreams. ”.
Yun Che laughed; he laughed very warmly, without the slightest bit of reluctance or regret.
“It looks like the girl you called Ling'er must be very important to you. And also because of him, your mind holds heavy regrets. However, you do not need to suppress this regret in the depths of your soul. You have passed the reincarnation cycle because of the Heavenly Treasure and it has damaged the karma of this world. Under the effects of time, dimensions, and fields will also change. Your regrets and debts, you may not have lost the opportunity to make up for them.
“You have passed the reincarnation cycle because of Heavenly Treasure.” This sentence caused Yun Che's heart to be greatly jolted. He stared directly into the golden eyes in front of him and could not say anything for a long time.
Heavenly Treasure ... Passing reincarnation ... Could it be, it was real to have seen that he had lived two lives? And the reason why he lived for two lives... Was it because of the Heavenly Treasure's ability to pass through the reincarnation cycle?
Heavenly Treasure... Jasmine had mentioned that the Celestial Poison Pearl within her body was one of these Heavenly Treasures. But the Celestial Poison Pearl's abilities were centered on poison, medicine, refinement, space, and detection. Where does the ability to reincarnate come from?
As for the second half of the words spoken after that sentence, he was completely unable to understand them. He may ask: "What do you mean by these words you say?"
“Heh heh...” The phoenix spirit laughed mysteriously, “It is okay for you to only understand half of it, but the rest is heavenly secrets that should not be revealed. As your strength continues to increase in this world, one day you will understand everything.
Yun Che thought hard and then nodded his head, “Spirit Phoenix, even though you have broken the illusion of my memory and made Ling'er stab me to death, which is rather unpleasant, I still have to thank you. But since in the end I couldn't get through this stage of training, I have to leave now.”
“No, it's not time for you to leave yet. Because of you, it has successfully passed the third stage trial.”
“Congratulations, humans who bear the power of Heretical Gods. For these countless years, you were the eighth practitioner to choose to surrender your power rather than injure the illusion of your loved ones. You have earned the right to inherit the Phoenix.” gift