738: Chapter 151: Card No.
3 738: Chapter 151: Card No.
3 After Arex once again fell into a healing slumber, Yan Wuyue also sank back into dead silence.
Miki would never go against Arex’s orders outwardly while doing the opposite in secret.
When he instructed to eject the consciousness of the main-world humans, she would do so one by one without reservation.
The preparation to eject human consciousness did not take much time, but Miki hesitated at the final step.
She glanced at the book handed over by Luo Qiu, and then opened it again.
“What is the ending you desire…”
This thought flashed through her mind, and she muttered to herself: “If I don’t control it, what will be the oute brought by Mo Xiaofei…”
In the now pletely dormant Yan Wuyue World, only the sound of turning pages could be heard, amidst the utter silence.
…
…
Destroying the true secret of the Nagato House had no difficulties.
Mo Xiaofei reached the place where Narukami Haru was imprisoned without any obstruction.
Mo Xiaofei suddenly had a premonition that this time, even if he encountered Narukami Haru again, the situation of being reset would not occur.
He couldn’t explain what this premonition was based on.
Perhaps it was due to the enhancement of superpowers that a sixth sense surfaced—for what was happening to him, Mo Xiaofei wasn’t very clear.
If he could go back, it would be nice to ask the teacher about it.
But for now, the priority is still…
“Narukami Haru, can you hear me?”
Looking at the woman imprisoned in the dungeon before him, who never saw the light of day and led a tragic fate, to be honest, Mo Xiaofei’s feelings had transformed from initial anger, to later pity, then numbness…
finally reaching an indescribable sensation.
Setting aside the secret involving the fox, merely the filthy agreement between Nagato Saburo and Nagato Munachika…
Narukami Haru remained motionless, perhaps in this state, she wasn’t much better than being dead.
“Actually, you could have chosen to resist back then.” Mo Xiaofei shook his head, “Perhaps if you had resisted, or even left the Nagato House, there wouldn’t have been so many subsequent problems.
But sadly, you kept enduring silently.”
He began to speak.
Mo Xiaofei started saying things he had held inside for a long, long time.
At this moment, he didn’t care whether Narukami Haru heard him or not, nor did he care whether the time to e would reset.
He simply sat down, leaning against the bars imprisoning Narukami Haru, and murmured, “I once synchronized mentally with your daughter Tsuruko, experiencing the pain she endured at the time.
Honestly, that despair is something I never wish to experience again.”
With a soft self-mockery, Mo Xiaofei said with a wry smile, “I am not as strong as I imagined.”
He twisted his neck, glancing at Narukami Haru behind him, noting there was no movement from her, as if she hadn’t heard anything, then looked at the dim corridor ahead.
Mo Xiaofei sighed, “Actually, I somewhat understand why, at the beginning, when I discovered your presence, I would always be sent back to the time I first entered Zaodao Village…
because in Tsuruko’s heart, perhaps you are the origin of it all.
I think, in Tsuruko’s subconscious, she might believe that if you had resisted Nagato Saburo and Nagato Munachika…
she wouldn’t have been born.
Actually, did you ever think about resisting?”
There was no movement behind him, but Mo Xiaofei relaxed more, as if having a conversation with an old friend.
“Actually, there must have been, right?
Surely there was…
If it were in the modern times I live in, it wouldn’t just be about resistance.
But even in modern society, which prides itself on civilization, such situations still happen, and there are those who endure like you…”
He shook his head again, knowing his self-talk was being a bit far-fetched and suddenly felt uninspired.
His mind wasn’t in turmoil; he just thought about these societal issues—male and female power struggles, which have been unresolved for thousands of years—and felt his head was getting bigger.
“Nagato Tsuruko doesn’t have many memories of you.” Mo Xiaofei suddenly said, “So, you are in this state…
in her nightmares.”
“Nagato Munachika is dead, killed by Nagato Saburo himself.
Of course, I helped him a little.
These two men ruined your life, and Nagato Saburo wants to atone.
If you were clear-headed, you might not have wanted to give him this chance.
But I gave it to him, perhaps because I’m still a bit kind-hearted.
However, for those who still can be saved, can’t we give a bit more mercy?
I think we can.”
“The curse of Zaodao Village will soon be lifted.
And the things Nagato House was secretly studying, I’ve made sure they’ll remain secrets forever.”
“In fact, with all I’ve said, I just want to convey one thing.
Rationality tells me, perhaps you’d do best not to leave here ever, not to appear in the nightmare of Nagato Tsuruko, that’s the best.
Not just you, but everything in this dungeon.
Do you…
understand what I mean?”
Mo Xiaofei turned towards Narukami Haru, finding her still with her head lowered, extremely quiet.
He sighed, “Even if it’s just in this dream, can…
can I personally bury all of this?”
Even if it’s just in a dream, what’s the difference between such a dream and reality?
Once it’s done, it’s done, regardless of the circumstances.
No excuse for himself.
Mo Xiaofei suddenly stood up, “I will personally bury all this.
Asking a six-year-old child to destroy the place where she grew up is something she can’t bear.”
He slowly walked down the corridor, gradually leaving, his voice fading away, “Even if it’s just once, if this nightmare can wake up, progressing in a positive direction…
even if it’s just this once…”
…
What surprised Mo Xiaofei was that when he emerged from the dungeon, Nagato Saburo was already sitting calmly at the entrance—inside Nagato Munachika’s bedroom.
Nagato Saburo sat with perfect posture, and in front of him was a square Embroidered Box.
Mo Xiaofei’s eyelid gently twitched, already having some guesses about the contents of the box.
Nagato Saburo’s face was eerily calm, even somewhat frightening.
“What’s in here…” But Mo Xiaofei still asked.
“Shinji’s head.” Nagato Saburo’s face was as still as dead water, without any ripples, “He didn’t know who killed him.
I attacked from behind, pletely unlike the noble conduct of a Samurai.
But that doesn’t matter, because since a few years ago, I no longer deserved the title of a Samurai.”
“What do you plan to do next, go see Narukami Haru?” Mo Xiaofei asked after a moment of silence.
“I will fully cooperate with you.” Nagato Saburo said calmly, “After everything is over, I will go to the dungeon, to see Haru.”
Mo Xiaofei nodded.
Besides Nagato Munachika and Nagato Saburo, there is also a second daughter and son-in-law in the Nagato House, and they have descendants.
Additionally, there are some elders and collateral branches of the Nagato Clan to deal with—a lot of matters.
Firstly, Mo Xiaofei feels, to be safe, those elders of the Nagato Clan should also be checked to ensure no one knows the true secret of the Nagato Clan.
“For the next couple of days, help me distribute the medicine…” Mo Xiaofei pondered for a moment, “Moreover, for anything related to the ‘Eternal Palace’ business, I hope you can handle it.
If you can’t, I’ll help you.”
Nagato Saburo didn’t speak; he simply placed his hands on his knees and then bowed deeply.
Zaodao Village had no idea that in just one day, the village lost the Nagato Lord, who held the power of life and death, and his successor, Nagato Shinji.
No one paid attention to these events, because for the villagers of Zaodao Village, the uping distribution of the curse-breaking Divine Medicine by the mysterious Samurai was the top priority.
Nagato Saburo, on his own behalf, mobilized the servants of the Nagato House to maintain order at the distribution site.
Meanwhile, Mo Xiaofei handed the pills he had prepared to the women, one by one.
As for the men, he pretended to perform a ritual and then claimed that their curse had been lifted and that they could now freely leave Zaodao Village.
Due to the redeployment of people, the Nagato House became extremely quiet all of a sudden.
Outside the courtyard, Ah Xiu was thanking Liang Tian.
Watching Liang Tian’s smiling face, Ah Xiu couldn’t say if she liked it or not; she just hoped this guy would leave quickly.
“Ah Xiu, I waited in line for a long time to get you this medicine.” Liang Tian rubbed his hands and said, “I know you have to take care of Miss Tsuruko, so you couldn’t leave.”
“Thank you very much,” Ah Xiu replied politely.
Liang Tian could tell that Ah Xiu’s gratitude was somewhat perfunctory, so without lingering awkwardly, he quickly made up an excuse and left.
Ah Xiu stared blankly at the curse-breaking pill in her hand.
Besides her own share, there was also Nagato Tsuruko’s share in it.
Would consuming it allow them to start anew?
Ah Xiu suddenly got lost in thought, momentarily forgetting that Nagato Tsuruko was still playing alone in their household courtyard.
In the courtyard, Nagato Tsuruko was squatting by the pond, watching the carp swimming in the water.
She extended her finger, gently dipping it into the pond, as if attempting to touch the bodies of the little carp.
Just as her finger was about to make contact, the fish quickly scattered.
Nagato Tsuruko tilted her head in confusion.
“It’s the refraction of light.”
Hearing the voice, Nagato Tsuruko raised her head curiously and saw a mysteriously dressed older brother beside her.
“Refraction?”
“Yes, you think you can touch it, you think it’s close, but actually, it’s elsewhere, still some distance from you.
That’s what refraction is…
In simple terms, that’s how it is.”
Boss Luo crouched beside Nagato Tsuruko, then extended his palm, glanced swiftly at the fish in the pond, and directly plunged his hand into the water.
When he lifted it out again, he had captured a small carp.
“See, once you understand refraction, you can easily catch them.
It’s very useful when fishing.”
Nagato Tsuruko nodded as if she understood but didn’t quite grasp the concept.
She took the small carp from Boss Luo’s hand, thought for a moment, and released it back into the pond.
Then she asked, “Does refraction always happen?”
“It depends on the location.” Luo Qiu smiled and then pointed to his heart.
“If it’s here, it’ll always be present.”
Nagato Tsuruko reached out to cover her own heart, then shook her head.
At that moment.
“Miss Tsuruko!
Miss Tsuruko!”
Ah Xiu entered the courtyard.
Nagato Tsuruko looked over at Ah Xiu, and without a second thought, ran over and threw herself into Ah Xiu’s embrace.
“Miss Tsuruko, what were you looking at by the pond all by yourself?” Ah Xiu asked cheerfully.
Nagato Tsuruko peeked out from Ah Xiu’s arms, looking towards the pond’s edge, and saw the older brother there nodding at her before slowly disappearing.
Nagato Tsuruko opened her mouth slightly, then touched Ah Xiu’s chest and murmured, much to Ah Xiu’s surprise, “Ah Xiu, I can feel your heart!
It’s very close!”
“What are you talking about?” Ah Xiu ruffled Tsuruko’s hair, then took out the pill.
“Miss Tsuruko!
Quickly, take this!”
“What is it?” Nagato Tsuruko asked curiously.
Ah Xiu whispered, “Hope.”
Hope was the word most spoken in Zaodao Village these past two days.
As those women survived past the life-threatening month, as one man after another walked out of Zaodao Village, everything was changing at an unbelievable speed.
Boss Luo walked around the outskirts of the village, casting a distant glance at Mo Xiaofei pretending to fool people, before heading slowly towards the shrine on the mountain.
He soon arrived at the empty shrine, at the place of worship in the main hall.
The arrangement here was slightly different; the Embroidered Box was gone.
“Not within Nagato Tsuruko…,” Luo Qiu shook his head, somewhat disappointed.
“Nor in the shrine.
It seems that it’s still beyond Arex’s capabilities.”
Luo Qiu flipped his palm, and a small Embroidered Box appeared in his palm—this was something found in the layer where Miki was located.
Opening the box, Luo Qiu took out its contents.
Inside the Embroidered Box was a palm-sized green Jade Ruyi.
Holding this green Jade Ruyi, a cool sensation flowed into his body.
“The key to the Penglai Gate…,” Boss Luo muttered, then gently tapped on the green Jade Ruyi, causing it to crack open, and a faint golden light emitted from within.
In the next moment, a golden card began to slowly spin in Luo Qiu’s palm.
“The third one…”
Golden card.
Aside from the one in his hand, Luo Qiu already had two cards.
The first was found in Yang Taizi’s Taoist temple, hidden within the founder’s statue.
The second card was delivered by Arex when the former boss made him a courier, and as for this one…
“Something brought by the fish girl’s mother who stumbled into Yan Wuyue World…”
Luo Qiu muttered to himself, “In the main world, the first golden card I obtained was in the Taoist temple of Yang Taizi’s inheritance.
The fish girl in the main world later joined this sect.
Unexpectedly, in the historical divergence of Yan Wuyue, the fish girl’s mother also gave birth to a child named Yu Sanniang, inheriting it…”
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