So, the problem was Nan Ningxin. That stupid woman approached Gu Bailu to steal the memory in her soul, but she annihilated the Gu family because of her greed for the Sky Splitting Mirror.

  “I… I didn’t have a choice. I was forced to…” Nan Ningxin pulled on Gu Yunjing’s sleeve pitifully. “You’re the only one who can save me now. I don’t want them to take me back. They’re too horrible.”

  “You worked with them when you know they’re horrible?” Gu Yunjing kicked her away. “Do you think I need a useless chess piece?”

  He unleashed a pillar of dazzling light that enveloped Nan Ningxin. The power in it froze Nan Ningxin, and it felt like someone was splitting her head apart.

  “Ouch! It hurts! Shao Di, what are you doing?” Nan Ningxin cried.

  “Taking back what doesn’t belong to you.”

  He didn’t care about Nan Ningxin, but that part of Gu Bailu’s soul had to be returned to him.

  “No… Don’t take it away. Prince Zi will never talk to me again without that… Please don’t…” Nan Ningxin cried humbly.

  “Prince Zi won’t talk to you even if you have it. Your role ends here.” Gu Yunjing seized a crystal ball that flew out of Nan Ningxin’s head.

  “No… no…” Nan Ningxin shrieked and passed out.

  Without looking at her, Gu Yunjing entered his palace with the partial soul.

  He opened his hand, and the partial soul glowed in the air.

  Inside the ball was Gu Bailu’s memories with Feng Qingtian. There was both sweetness and devastation.

  Nan Ningxin knew so much about the past events all because of this.

  However, even though she had the partial soul, she still couldn’t find a way into Feng Qingtian’s heart.

  Feng Qingtian’s heart could see the right person, no matter how many lives had passed and how much her face had changed.

  Gu Yunjing sighed and said, “I’ve lost.”

  He made all kinds of plans, but those two were still meant for each other.

  “Master, you haven’t lost. She hasn’t fallen in love with him yet, has she?” The outline of a beautiful woman appeared in a haze.

  “She hasn’t? Then why would she let him touch her and sleep with her? You don’t know her. She wouldn’t let anyone she dislikes get close to her. She avoided me when I accidentally touched her.”

  It was only out of self-defense that she had never admitted that she loved Feng Qingtian, and Gu Yunjing intended to keep it that way.

  “Do you want to win, master? There are plenty of ways to win, but you never made up your mind about it.”

  The master was too into that woman to take resolute action, and simply let things go her way.

  Then, how could he defeat Prince Zi?

  Gu Yunjing sat down on the bed and looked at the ball of memories floating above him. “Now, I don’t care about victory any longer. Ying Jue, you have no idea how much I love them…”

  Ying Jue said pitifully, “My lord, why?”

  “Because I love them, I can’t let them be together. I can’t.”

  Gu Yunjing sat up and grabbed the ball. “Ying Jue, it’s time for you to take action.”

  “Just give me an order, master. I’m ready.”


  379 I Promise to Accomplish the Mission

  Gu Yunjing opened the door to a secret chamber, where another ball that was similar to the one in his hand was kept.

  Both balls contained memories.

  “Master, this is Prince Zi’s?”

  Years ago, her master made an exchange for this ball of memories at great cost in case Prince Zi lost them.

  She had always wondered why her master had done it. But was he going to return it to Prince Zi now?

  Why? If it were returned to Prince Zi, her master would lose everything.

  “Ying Jue, you’ve never loved anyone, so you don’t know that when you love someone so much, you’ll be willing to give up everything.”

  Ying Jue was confused. She had never loved before and couldn’t understand such a sophisticated theory.

  “Hehe. It’s normal that you don’t understand. I’m going to give it back to Prince Zi.” Gu Yunjing smiled miserably.

  He knew that a lot of people would suffer after he gave this back, but he had to do it.

  The situation was beyond his control, and he had to make up for it through other means.

  “What do you want me to do?” asked Ying Jue.

  “You will take this.” Gu Yunjing opened his hand and put Gu Yunjing’s memories in Ying Jue’s hand.

  “You want me to go to Prince Zi, master?”

  Ying Jue had been with Gu Yunjing for a thousand years. She was actually unwilling to go.

  “You should be more useful than Nan Ningxin. Your body is not untouchable for Prince Zi.”

  “Are you saying that……”

  Was she going to sleep with Prince Zi?

  She subconsciously knew that her master was giving her away to Prince Zi.

  Though she didn’t want that, she knew that she couldn’t disobey her master.

  Her master didn’t want to hurt either Prince Zi or Princess Zi, so she had to be sacrificed.

  Without looking at Ying Jue, Gu Yunjing looked at the glittering ball in his hand and said, “Your mission this time is to let Prince Zi touch you once, in whatever way possible.”

  “I’ll do my best. However, I’m not sure I can accomplish what Miss Nan failed to……”

  Prince Zi had had absolutely no reaction when Miss Nan was naked.

  “Ying Jue, you have more advantages than Nan Ningxin has. Have you forgotten your ultimate skill?”

  Ying Jue knelt and said, “No, sir. Ying Jue promises to accomplish the mission!”

  Gu Yunjing looked at her and said, “Take it.”

  Ying Jue put the ball in her mouth and swallowed it. Immediately, infinite pictures popped up in her head like a dream.

  “Master…… Does Miss Gu……” With Gu Bailu’s memories, she could clearly sense that the woman was scared of her master.

  “I was the one who ended her. It’s understandable that she hates me.”

  Gu Yunjing said with a self-mocking smile, “But I love her the same, however she hates me.”

  “Master, why bother? You wasted so much time on those two.”

  Gu Yunjing lay on his bed and closed his eyes. “Enough. My life is long and lonely, and I have to find something to do.”

  He waved his hand. “You can go now.”

  Ying Jue was about to say something else, but she knew that he wouldn’t listen.

  “Master, take care.”

  Ying Jue then disappeared.

  Gu Yunjing opened his eyes. Another old acquaintance had left him.

  He rose and walked through another passageway in the secret chamber.

  At the end of the passage was a garden, where an old man was having a drink.

  380 My Master Is Cold

  “You’re finally here?” The old man put his cup down and looked at him.

  He was wearing a ragged robe, and his white hair was messy. His face was weatherbeaten as well.

  Yet, he looked energetic and in high spirits.

  If Gu Bailu were here, she would’ve recognized her master.

  “This is what you wanted.” Gu Yunjing gave him the ball of memories. “You’re still willing to be imprisoned on Futu Island?”

  “Those people will act a lot more restrained if I’m there. Besides, I can atone for her sins by carving more Buddha sculptures there.”

  “She’ll know everything you’ve done for her someday.”

  The old man had a mouthful of wine and smiled. “What about you? Do you want her to know what you’ve done for her?”

  “I would rather she not.”

  “You’re a trustworthy man, and I created a lot of opportunities for you. Regretfully…… she’s not meant for you.”

  “She will be. I haven’t lost yet.” Gu Yunjing stood up and walked away.

  The old man stroked his beard and sighed, before he waved his hand and disappeared. ……

  Gu Bailu and Feng Qingtian saw Miyasi the moment they landed on Futu Island.

  However, the handsome prince that they knew was now in tattered clothes, and his golden hair had been blown into numerous knots by the wind.

  His pretty face was now also red and black.

  Gu Bailu looked at him again and again to confirm that he was Miyasi. Thankfully, the color of his pupils were the same.

  “Young prince, why did you become like this?” asked Gu Bailu sympathetically.

  Feng Qingtian snorted angrily, and Gu Bailu grinned at him, hinting that they needed his help.

  Miyasi looked at her in delight and flashed a grin full of white teeth that was at odds with the rest of his appearance.

  “I’m helping my master carve Buddha sculptures. My master said that he won’t forgive me until the island is full of Buddha sculptures.” Miyasi smiled happily.

  “Why does our master want so many Buddha sculptures?” Gu Bailu saw that the rocks nearby were indeed laden with Buddha sculptures.

  “To atone for someone’s sins, he said. Why are you here? Master has been meditating since a couple of days ago.”

  Miyasi led them through the barriers as he spoke.

  His master had told him to bring them in if they came.

  Miyasi had been anticipating them since his master said that, and they were really here.

  Miyasi fixed his eyes on Gu Bailu, who looked even prettier than before.

  After such a long time, her skin was even fairer, which indicated that she was living a comfortable life.

  “What’s wrong with master? Did anything happen to him?”

  Gu Bailu remembered her dream, where her master was hit by the ocean waves day and night against a cliff.

  When Gu Bailu saw her master, he was still seated on the same rock as last time. His eyes were closed, and he was absolutely immobile.

  Gu Bailu prodded him with a finger. “Master?”

  There was no response.

  Gu Bailu used more strength. “Master!”

  There was still no response. Not only was his body still, even his muscles were rigid.

  Gu Bailu grew anxious. “Qingqing, see, my master’s body is cold.”

  She hurriedly put a finger under her master’s nose, only to sense no breath at all.

  381 She“s Your Enemy

  Right then, an enormous tide swept toward them. Feng Qingtian reacted quick enough and took Gu Bailu into the sky, but her master was hit by the tide.

  Her master was entirely drenched, but he still just sat there.

  Gu Bailu wept. It was just like what she dreamed. Her master was attacked by the tide every day.

  “Master.” Gu Bailu pushed Feng Qingtian aside and ran to the old man.

  Could her master still be alive after being hit by the ocean waves every day?

  Gu Bailu hurriedly grabbed his wrist and took out silver needles, about to perform first aid.

  She had barely raised the silver needles, when her master suddenly opened his eyes. “What are you doing? Are you trying to kill me?”

  Gu Bailu was stunned. “Master, you’re still alive?”

  “What are you talking about? As a fortune teller, I’ve estimated that I still have a thousand years to live. Why would I be dead?” The old man got to his feet.

  He seemed stiff after not moving for such a long time.

  “Master, why were your muscles rigid, like……”

  Like he was dead.

  “Because I was meditating.”

  Gu Bailu wouldn’t be tricked so easily. Her master couldn’t be very healthy after being tortured by tides every day.

  “Master, you really can’t get out of here?”

  “Didn’t I already tell you last time? Why are you here again? Have you found the Sky Splitting Mirror?” Her master sat down again after stretching for a bit.

  Gu Bailu leaned in close and sat down next to him. “I dreamed that you were suffering, so I came. I’ve found one piece of the Sky Splitting Mirror.”

  “This isn’t suffering at all. You can only keep your mind pure if you’re washed by the tides day and night.” The old man wasn’t bothered. “Don’t you know that your dreams are a manifestation of your subconscious fears?”

  He then looked at Feng Qingtian, who had remained silent. “You’re indulging her too much. You could’ve spent the time searching for the Sky Splitting Mirror. One piece isn’t good enough.”

  Feng Qingtian gazed at Gu Bailu affectionately, not affected by what the old man said at all.

  “I was wrong. I’ll work harder.” Gu Bailu didn’t dare argue with her master, and admitted her mistake.

  “Go back now. The more you visit me, the more likely I’ll be exposed.” The old man didn’t seem to be in a good temper.

  Gu Bailu looked at him, and then at the ocean waves. “Can’t you train in a higher location, master?”

  “As I said, this is meant to help cleanse my mind. If I can’t take it any longer, I’ll naturally switch spots. You go away. I need to talk to this guy in private.”

  Gu Bailu looked at Feng Qingtian strangely. Why did her master want to speak to him alone again?

  It happened last time when they met, and he told just Feng Qingtian everything.

  But she didn’t dare disobey her master, and simply stepped aside.

  Miyasi greeted her and asked, “What did our master tell you?”

  “What else? He asked me to get the hell out of here. He doesn’t want to see me.”

  Gu Bailu was slightly depressed. She had always loved her master.

  He was her only family member now, and the man she trusted the most.

  She wouldn’t be scared if Feng Qingtian abandoned her, but she was scared of her master doing so.

  Her master might be stern, but he loved her as much as her parents did.

  382 Ball of Memories

  “Master is kind of weird. Don’t blame him.”

  Gu Bailu looked at him. “Speaking of which, shouldn’t you call me Senior Sister? I started learning under master many years ago, Junior Brother.”

  Miyasi’s eyes bulged. “No, you’re my partner……”

  “Oh, I forgot to tell you. I’m married to Prince Zi, so I can’t be your partner.”

  “But you’re going to break up one day.”

  Gu Bailu kicked him. “What are you talking about? Who says that we’ll break up?”

  Miyasi clutched his butt, which hurt from the kick, and felt wronged.

  It seemed that human beings didn’t like hearing the truth.

  “Master said that.”

  “What?” Gu Bailu was stunned, and her heart felt like it had been stabbed with needles.

  Everything her master had ever said had come true. Her master wasn’t someone prone to gossip either.

  “Why would master say that?” asked Gu Bailu.

  Miyasi had her sit down on a rock, then told her what happened.

  On the other side, the old man stared at Feng Qingtian for a long time. He could see through a lot of people, but no matter how good his skills were, he couldn’t see through this guy.

  This guy could’ve dominated this universe once, if he hadn’t run into that girl.

  The old man couldn’t see through such a powerful man.

  “You love that girl?” the old man asked in a straightforward manner.

  Feng Qingtian smiled. “Don’t try to turn us against each other. I won’t listen.”

  The old man was lost for words. It truly didn’t feel great to be seen through by someone else.

  “Don’t you want to know she is?” asked the old man.

  “Yes. Are you ready to tell me now?”

  “I can tell you now, as long as you promise that you’ll leave her……”

  “Then I don’t want to know who she is,” Feng Qingtian replied the moment the old man spoke.

  The old man was lost for words again.

  He was a little annoyed, but it wasn’t unusual for the tyrant of the universe to be this rude.

  “Are you sure? What if she’s the one who murdered your former lover?” The old man looked at him sharply.

  Feng Qingtian turned even colder. “That’s absolutely impossible.”

  “Are you so sure? Without the slightest doubt?”

  “Yes,” Feng Qingtian replied swiftly.

  The old man sighed. Words turned out to be absolutely useless for this bull-headed person.

  He took out a glowing ball from his pocket. “This contains your memories. If you truly believe that she isn’t a murderer, just take it.”

  Feng Qingtian was taken aback. He didn’t doubt the old man’s words, because the ball strongly resonated with him, as if it were a part of him. He felt a strong desire to absorb it, as much as his desire to possess Gu Bailu.

  He trusted his instincts and believed that Gu Bailu was the person he had been looking for, so he had to absorb the memories.

  He took the ball, but held back his urge to absorb it and stared at the old man. “Why do you have my memories?”

  “I got it from an old acquaintance. Had it not been for him, this part of your soul would’ve been fractured. I can’t tell you anything else. You’ll know everything after you absorb it.”