Chapter 1138: Jumping Off the Cliff Together

Chapter 1138: Jumping Off the Cliff Together

Lin Nuo stood once more at the edge of the cliff, reminiscing about his past, pure self.

Back then, there were no cunning schemes, just carefree days filled with dreams of becoming a knight—so blissfully untroubled.

As one grows older, nostalgia often intertwines with melancholy.

“Yeah, not much has changed since the past.”

Lin Nuo summoned his sword and descended, standing at the cliff’s edge. He glanced down and spotted a small village in the distance, with towering mountains shrinking under his gaze.

It was overcast today; the sun was nowhere to be found. A chilly wind blew, lending an air of desolation.

“Do you remember how you fell down?” Lin Nuo inquired.

“Um… the herbs were at the cliff’s edge, and I didn’t know how to summon my sword or use the Wind Technique at that time. I probably just fell off like that,” Su Kexin replied.

“Probably?”

“The memory is too hazy; I’m not sure if I ever fell. Regarding that dream, it feels so real yet not at all. But I hope it truly happened because that was when I first met my senior martial brother—a beautiful memory,” Su Kexin giggled.

“Considering falling off a cliff a beautiful memory? Now that’s something. Honestly, we don’t even have the memory of falling, so it likely never happened—just a product of dreams. Why we met in dreams is still a mystery. It’s like when we stumbled into that illusion together; it all defies explanation, and finding answers seems impossible.”

Lin Nuo said, his gaze fixed on the layers of rocks and vegetation below the cliff. He scanned and, after taking it all in, found no deep valley, only that wolf and the demon master—everything felt too surreal.

Anything in this chaotic world couldn’t be expected to be explained by science, as it was anything but scientific.

“Maybe there really is? Everything is possible, right, senior brother?”

“Take a good look. After one glance, can you really spot any deep valley? You can’t just jump somewhere else, right?” Lin Nuo rolled his eyes.

“It’s possible! Look at Ruo’er and the others; they experienced it this way too! That means such an image exists; we just experienced it a bit earlier!”

Su Kexin stood firm in her belief that she had met her senior brother; that beautiful memory was real, not fabricated by dreams!

“Can’t explain it. But we could give it a try.”

Lin Nuo said, then jumped off the cliff without hesitation, just like before in Cangshan Forest, leaping without batting an eye, almost as if he was dancing.

“Senior brother, you’re jumping again! Wait for me!”

Seeing Lin Nuo jump, Su Kexin couldn’t fall behind and hurried to follow his rhythm.

However, she was quickly caught by Lin Nuo. Both of them landed without crossing into that previous deep valley.

“I mean, wouldn’t it have been better to just watch from up there? Why jump?”

Lin Nuo grumbled, releasing Su Kexin to stand on her own.

“Senior brother, if you jump, how can I lag behind? I have to stick close to you! What if you crossed over, and I ended up separated from you?”

“If I can cross over, you can too. If you can’t find me, just jump again. But if I don’t notice, won’t you just go down apologizing? Alright, are you satisfied now? Jumping down here, nothing’s different. Do you think this is your dream’s deep valley?”

“Um… should be…”

“Should be, my foot. Is this even a valley?”

Lin Nuo muttered, as their surroundings were wide open—definitely not any eerie valley, and there wasn’t even an echo. He began to question his intelligence, wondering why he let Su Kexin convince him that this was real.

“That just means we haven’t crossed yet. Let’s try again; we’ll definitely make it. I’ll try once more.”

“Don’t come down again. Just stay up there and watch; I definitely don’t want you falling out of your other personality.”

“Senior brother, you also despise that personality, right? The woman we saw in that illusion—you dislike her too, right?”

“Yes.”

“Good!”

Su Kexin giggled, making Lin Nuo speechless.

This silly girl—she’s basically you, and you’re so happy about it? Your mindset is unreal!

“I don’t even know what you’re laughing about,” Lin Nuo muttered.

“Because I also can’t stand that personality! So we’re like-minded, you know? That makes me happy!”

“What a ridiculous notion of being like-minded… she’s you, just another part of your being…”

“I refuse to accept it. I want her gone from my body, forever! I don’t want to see that personality again. Proud, arrogant, disrespecting senior brother—I dislike her! I’ll never admit she’s a part of me; I must find a way to expel her!”

“…Well, as long as you’re happy.”

Lin Nuo refrained from commenting further. He really should record that line for the day when she truly becomes that ridiculous—he’d play it back and see her reaction.

It’s not just her persona; it’s who she is. After what she’s been through—going through life and death, tragedies—she turned into that cold person.

Honestly, Su Kexin was really something else.

Too bad he couldn’t do anything about it.

This girl was something else, absolutely extraordinary; if only he could get a taste of that.

“Forget it; just stay put and watch.”

Saying that, Lin Nuo gathered his strength for a jump. His leap was powerful enough to reach halfway up the mountain. He then used his Wind Technique to soar back to the cliff’s edge in no time.

“Senior brother, you jumped so high! If it were me… well, never mind, I wouldn’t be able to do it. Um… it feels like jumping off a cliff together with you is akin to a romantic farewell…”

Su Kexin mumbled to herself, fantasizing about a romantic scene of leaping off the cliff with Lin Nuo—this girl had a romantic mindset, always lost in such daydreams.

Lin Nuo jumped again, and the result was still the same—no crossing over, just back to Su Kexin’s side.

He tried a couple more times with the same results, more like enjoying the feeling of flying through the air.

“Nothing—we’re not even close.”

“It exists, senior brother!”

“Then you tell me, how do we get there?”

“Um… I…”

Su Kexin hesitated. She really had no idea how to get there.

“Senior brother, how about we try jumping together?”

“Is there a difference?”

“There is! Since we’re here, why not just give it a shot?”

“If we jump together, you’ll just hit the ground first.”

“We’ll hold hands; it’ll be fine!”

Su Kexin giggled, and without waiting for Lin Nuo to agree, she pulled him along.

“What kind of act is this?”

“No act! Just trying it out; let’s head up!”

“Fine then.”

Lin Nuo didn’t refute; giving it a try wouldn’t hurt.

Unbeknownst to them, a white mist began to envelop the mountains, creating an eerie atmosphere.

“Senior brother, it’s getting misty.”

“Seeing it. We need to ascend quickly.”

Lin Nuo swiftly used his Wind Technique to return to the cliff’s edge, grabbing Su Kexin, and leapt down together.