Chapter 1329: Reincarnate Together?
“You also kicked the bucket? Well, that’s a cause for celebration all around. Did you go first, or did I? Never mind, you go ahead. You’re probably still good for being a person.”
Lin Nuo said casually, everything seemed like a great dream to him. Now that the great dream was awakening, it was time to embark on a new journey.
Since he didn’t belong to this timeline, whatever came would go back to where it came from.
“Life, old age, sickness, death; the wheel of reincarnation cannot be escaped by anyone, not even me.”
Su Kexin replied lightly, still retaining her former aloof demeanor, which irritated Lin Nuo.
Well, we’re all dead now. What’s there to be upset about?
But unexpectedly, heading on this road to the yellow springs with her—damn it, what kind of script is this? Even in death, I can’t catch a break?
“So how did you die? By the looks of you, it doesn’t seem like you croaked from old age? Or did Yama specially grant you a youthful appearance?”
Lin Nuo was curious about how Su Kexin met her end. A favored one like her, who in the past didn’t want Liang Zhao to stir things up—who could possibly kill her?
Moreover, after she died, the world settled down. All the disputes seemed trivial and not worth mentioning.
It’s possible that later Liang Zhao showed up, then activated some protagonist skill to disappear, and then she kicked the bucket.
“Suicide.”
“What? You couldn’t take it and offed yourself?”
Lin Nuo was startled. Was invincibility the loneliest path, so you found an opponent to take yourself out?
“Because it lost all meaning, just like your family. Those who remain often suffer the most.”
Su Kexin said faintly. In her previous life, all her family had perished, Su Lingjiang was missing, and Xuanyun Sect was thrown into chaos by Zhang Yuanxu. Everything she trusted faded into nothing.
She once fought to kill Lin Nuo, which was her motivation to live, but after Lin Nuo died, she became lost.
And no one could kill her. Living such a life felt like an eternity, leading her to ultimately take her own life.
“Yes, you’re right.”
Lin Nuo recalled the days his mother, Xia Hanmo, lived with Ruo’er in Ru Yu Village, and thought about how Su Kexin and the others must be suffering after losing him.
At this thought, Lin Nuo felt a twinge of guilt. He had no one to protect before, thinking everyone in the world was his enemy. Yet in the end, someone was sad because of his passing.
In this new life, there was even more. It sounded nice to call it self-redemption, but if not, then it meant the sins were heavier.
“Can you see what I’ve been through? About the parts of my new life,” Lin Nuo asked.
“I only see the things between you and another version of me. So it’s hard to imagine you actually got to this point with her, going from wanting to kill her to falling in love, even willing to sacrifice for her. You had a chance to kill her, to get the world you wanted, a world without threats to you. Yet you gave that up, choosing to save her instead. That doesn’t seem like something you would do.”
“Don’t act like you know me so well.”
Lin Nuo waved his hand dismissively. They were just enemies, hardly pals, acting like they were old friends.
So he wasn’t thrilled with Da Su’s self-righteous attitude; Xiao Su, who obeyed him, was much cuter.
“I can’t believe you two are the same person,” Lin Nuo shook his head.
“Before disaster struck, I was always full of expectations for this world. If only I could have acted like the Senior Sister, would the outcome have been different? Would I have spent my new life this way?”
Su Kexin mused, but Lin Nuo kept waving his hands in rebuttal.
“No one wants to care specially for a useless person. Liu Shuqin is the same; she’s just nice to everyone. Even if I hadn’t gone down the path of madness, it wouldn’t have changed anything between us. You admire the strong, that’s the crux of it.”
Exactly, if I’m not strong, you think you’d want to date me?
Are you out of your mind? You think I’m the protagonist of some novel? A nobody can’t just rely on sheer luck to form a harem?
“Perhaps.”
“Don’t say ‘perhaps,’ just confirm it.” Lin Nuo retorted. Does Su Kexin not realize her situation? Acting like she’s providing assistance.
“So I was really jealous of her. Last time we met, I truly had the impulse to kill her.”
“You’re something else, even wanting to kill yourself.”
Lin Nuo shook his head. What kind of twisted mindset is that?
It seems that last time’s illusion linked right back to her. If she had wanted to take out Xiao Su, then Lin would have accepted it.
“Are they…doing okay?”
Lin Nuo’s tone turned somber as he recalled their time in Ru Yu Village, an indelible scar in his heart.
“They’re living well, at least they were while I was still around.”
Su Kexin replied coldly. She didn’t have much interaction with Xia Hanmo and the others, after all, she was the one who killed Lin Nuo. But she had kept an eye on their circumstances, ensuring their safety after Lin Nuo’s passing.
“Alright.”
Lin Nuo nodded, unsure if Su Kexin was lying to him. It didn’t seem necessary for her to deceive him, and she lacked the awareness to tell him some kind-hearted lie.
“Anyway, back to the point. Where is this place? Is it the road to the yellow springs? So, are we really going together? To be honest, I really don’t want to walk this path with you.”
“A space of reincarnation, reflecting on your life, and you can also reflect on mine.”
“I’m not too interested in your life.”
“Just a matter of give and take.”
Soon, Lincoln found himself presented with the scenes of Su Kexin’s life, of course, only key moments flashed before his eyes.
From her initial training in martial arts to entering Xuanyun Sect, gaining recognition, to Lin Nuo’s descent into madness, the internal strife in Xuanyun Sect causing chaos, all the sects fighting among themselves, the Demon Sect rampaging the world until she awakened her powers to bring peace, ultimately killing Lin Nuo, living a mundane life until she chose to end it all—Lin Nuo got a rough picture.
Su Kexin was indeed a tragic figure; though she gained immense power, she sacrificed everything.
“Your life really was quite colorful, but it’s a shame—such a tragic ending. Well, all those past events are meaningless now. When do we hit the road? Don’t tell me I’m meant to be stuck here forever reflecting on my life?”
“Someone will come.”
As soon as she spoke, indeed a figure suddenly appeared before Lin Nuo. Upon seeing him, Lin Nuo felt a hint of familiarity.
“Who are you? The guy selling Meat Floss Cakes?”
“…”
The man looked a bit helpless, feeling his sense of presence wasn’t very high.
“Hello there, young man. I’m not a Meat Floss Cake vendor; I used to own a grocery store in Huan Tian City. You and Liu Shuqin once came to buy a ring from me.”
“Oh, that sounds about right.”
Lin Nuo suddenly recalled something,
“You also kicked the bucket? Coming along with us to reincarnate?”
“Not quite. I’m just a grain of dust in the cycle of reincarnation.”
“Bro, can you speak in human terms?”
Lin Nuo found it confusing. What is it with this guy acting like a riddle master?