Chapter 30 The Reversal of the White Dream Day (5)
“Where is it different?”
“Hehehe, besides our appearance, how are we the same?”
I haven’t met that Ruansui, so I can’t compare her to Ji Lianbing in front of me.
However, when Juncheng mentioned Ruansui, his expression was very gentle. A woman who can make a man, especially Juncheng, care so much must be someone who can heal him.
“Don’t bring this up again. It’s useless to discuss it now. In any case, I’ve already let her go in instead of me. And if I hadn’t stayed outside, perhaps the Yata no Kagami would have been snatched away by her.”
“That’s true.”
It was precisely because Ji Lianbing stayed outside and obtained information from the Head Maid that she was able to gain the upper hand over Zihua when she arrived.
“Alright, you can go about your business now, Zi’ai.”
“Huh? What should I be busy with? Didn’t you say we just have to wait now?”
“We are waiting for Juncheng’s soul, but the soul alone won’t do. The current Juncheng has been declared a ‘dead person’, and his soul is now contained within the mirror realm, so the underworld cannot take his soul. In fact, a Soul Messenger has already come looking for Juncheng’s soul, Zi’ai.”
“Yes, and not only a Soul Messenger came, but King Yama himself also came.”
“Juncheng told me this too. He’s been acquainted with King Yama since his past life. Juncheng’s past life seems to have an agreement with that Yama, that after this death, he won’t reincarnate again but will become a subordinate of King Yama. Juncheng once said that if he were to truly die one day, becoming a Soul Messenger would be fine… I never expected his words to come true. He really is a jinx… Hehehe, it’s hilarious, Juncheng is really a jinx.”
“Indeed…”
Perhaps it’s because Juncheng has a very strong ability to sense danger. Whenever he says ‘I have a bad feeling’, ‘it might be dangerous’, or ‘I’m getting goosebumps’, it can basically be confirmed that something unlucky is about to happen.
This is less about bad luck and more about being able to predict danger.
I used to think Juncheng was just too sensitive, but now it seems like it might be because Juncheng is the Master of Life, and he has a sense of destiny.
“But I don’t want Juncheng to die just like that. As living beings, we usually can’t see Soul Messengers. We can only see them at specific times with permission. But we can only see them, not touch each other. It’s more unbearable than a long-distance relationship. Would you be satisfied with just this kind of meeting, Zi’ai?”
…
They could only see each other but not touch. Let alone hug or kiss, they couldn’t even touch fingertips. It was like there was an invisible transparent wall between them…
To say that being able to see Juncheng would be enough would be a lie.
“Moreover, there are so many of us. If Juncheng becomes a Soul Messenger, he will surely have work to do. How much time will he be able to spare to see us then, and after dividing that time into portions, how long will each person get… Hehehe, it’s not the way I envisioned it anyway.”
“So, you want to revive Juncheng?”
Ji Lianbing drank all the black tea in her cup. When I wanted to refill it, she gestured with her hand, indicating that it wasn’t necessary.
“That’s right. We need to complete his revival at the same time his soul leaves the mirror. This way, that King Yama won’t be able to take Juncheng away.”
“Then what’s the method for revival?”
“It hasn’t been decided yet, but Zi’ai, you should have already heard some alternative plans from Shirley. She wasn’t lying to you; these are indeed the only few remaining methods at this stage.”
“I remember… materializing the soul and creating a new body…”
“Exactly, but creating a new body is an almost impossible task. Creating a new body here doesn’t mean just cloning a body using Juncheng’s DNA as usual. It must be ‘Juncheng’s’ own body.”
“Huh? I don’t understand. Is there a difference between the two?”
“As long as it’s a life, it has a soul when it’s born, and one soul corresponds to one body. So even if you clone a body that looks exactly like Juncheng’s, it will have a new soul inside. That body won’t be Juncheng’s body because the body and soul won’t match. Do you understand now?”
“Then… isn’t it impossible to create a new body?”
“Yes, it’s almost impossible, unless we go back to the past and retrieve Juncheng’s body from then. This is completely impossible. So, the only thing that can be achieved now is the materialization of the soul, which is to help Juncheng achieve Yang Shen.”
“But I remember Miss Shirley saying this would take a lot of time…”
“That’s right, but there’s no other way.”
There’s really only this one method left… No.
It’s not that only this method is left, it’s that this is the only method that can be used now.
Perhaps there are other ways to revive Juncheng, and I can search for them!
There are clues, or rather, the clues have never been broken!
Thinking of the skein of thread in my backpack that hasn’t been completely unraveled, I suddenly felt renewed motivation. Perhaps this is the true reason for my existence, not as a mental projection replicated by the main body to conceal the truth, a safeguard that can be discarded after use… I was born to help Juncheng, to revive Juncheng!
That feeling of being lost and wandering is finally gone, and I have found a new meaning to my existence!
As soon as I thought of it, I put it into action. I picked up the backpack I had put in a corner of the room while changing clothes and was about to go out when Ji Lianbing called me and asked.
“Zi’ai, where are you going?”
“I’m going to search for other ways to revive Juncheng.”
“Huh? What are you talking about? The method for revival has already…”
“No, there is. It’s in this skein of thread.”
I took out the skein of thread of Ariadne’s Thread from my backpack. At this moment, the skein was only the size of a cantaloupe.
“This is an anomalous item that forms clues based on the questions given. When all the mysteries are solved, I will get the answer. And the question I asked back then was… how to revive Juncheng.”
And according to the clues from the skein, I have already found two of the required items: one is the butterfly-shaped gem hairpin my mom gave me, and the other is the Yata no Kagami.
“I’ve already collected two important items, so as long as I continue to follow the clues and gather the remaining items, there might be a way to perfectly revive Juncheng.”
“I see… Hehehe, I didn’t expect you to be so well-prepared, Zi’ai.”
“Ah, my determination to revive Juncheng hasn’t changed from the very beginning.”
I want to find a way to revive Juncheng without taking a lot of time, and then give him a big hug when he returns and tell him ‘welcome back’.
At that time… Juncheng will surely pat my head and praise me.
Then, everything I have done will be worthwhile.
And I, Anzi’ai, will have a reason to exist.
