Chapter 1 Memories
The Black Book returned to the real world.
Looking at the black coffin not far away, it was silent for a long time, and finally couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
Before returning to the past, it could vaguely see Liu Haoyu’s fate through Future Sight.
From the beginning, it knew that the outcome of this trip would not be good.
This was also why it repeatedly advised Liu Haoyu not to go back.
But now, things were as it had predicted.
Looking at the man in the black coffin, devoid of life and completely cold, the Black Book slowly spoke.
“Fate plays tricks on people…”
Its tone was filled with regret and disappointment.
Although its feelings for Liu Haoyu were not as deep as those for Qin Liu, they were still brothers who had fought side by side.
If there was no love, there was brotherhood.
How could the Black Book not be sad to see its good brother die in a foreign land?
The Black Book turned into a beam of white light, as if melting and reforming, finally transforming into a tall young girl.
The Black Book, which was Youtan, reached out and gently touched Liu Haoyu’s face.
It was chillingly cold.
And there was no aura.
The soul had disappeared, possibly left behind in the past timeline.
Then, Youtan’s hand gently brushed across Liu Haoyu’s cold face.
The injuries sustained in the past timeline would not reflect on this body, which made him look as if he were asleep.
The night wind of Ye Shangfeng blew from afar, entering the cave, bringing a cool, moist feeling.
It was as if even heaven was a little disappointed.
Looking at the man lying in the black coffin, Youtan couldn’t help but recall his stubborn appearance in the past, and how he had repeatedly refused her advice, insisting on having his own way.
But at those times, everything was fine… except for this one.
It’s true that one can’t always walk by the river without getting their shoes wet.
“You’re always like this…” Youtan murmured softly, a trace of sadness in her voice: “Now, how am I going to explain this to Qin Liu?”
As she spoke, Youtan slowly squatted down and gently buttoned his collar, as if worried he would catch a cold.
Even though she knew that this man would probably never feel the warmth or cold again.
“You always said that even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, you had to try…” Youtan sat down: “Now that there is a way to activate the black coffin, Qin Liu can definitely be saved. What about you? Are you really satisfied now?”
There was no answer, only the sound of the wind blowing through the mine tunnel, like some distant response.
After an unknown period of silence, Youtan sighed. She stood up, took one last look at Liu Haoyu, and said softly.
“Sleep well, brother.”
She turned to leave, her figure gradually blurring in the deep mine.
But at that moment, a slight cough suddenly came from inside the black coffin.
Youtan’s footsteps abruptly stopped. She slowly turned her head, her pupils contracting.
A hand reached out from inside the black coffin…
At this moment, Youtan was completely stunned.
“Holy crap! He’s back from the dead!?”
Liu Haoyu poked his head out, looked at Youtan with disbelief, and said.
“I’m not dead.”
“No?” Youtan was dumbfounded: “Buddy, how can you be alive?”
“Pfft! Why are you still alive?!”
“This is unscientific!?”
In Youtan’s opinion, Liu Haoyu was already dead, having died in the past timeline.
Even if he came back to life, it would be impossible for him to return here.
Facing the bewildered Youtan, Liu Haoyu scratched his head and said.
“You’ll know when you see Qin Liu.”
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At the same time, in the hospital of the ancient town of Ye Shangfeng.
Qin Liu also opened her eyes.
She remembered many things.
Through childhood memories, she knew very clearly… she had met Liu Haoyu a long time ago!
This man had gone back to the past to find a way to activate the black coffin.
But in the end, he was surrounded by the five people, including Gu Qianyang, and died fighting.
That moment was unforgettable for her… although she had forgotten it later due to self-sealing.
But precisely because of these memories, the moment she sensed Liu Haoyu’s soul disappearing, she immediately chased after him and relentlessly tracked his whereabouts.
Striving to catch his soul at the last moment and bring him back.
Now, she had succeeded…
She had truly succeeded.
Forty years ago, she watched this shrimp head die before her eyes. Since then, she had always thought he was dead. To avenge him, she chose to endure all the way, until the sealing ritual began, and then she began her revenge.
At that time, the moment she gained power, she killed her way back from the Underworld and mercilessly killed the five people, including Gu Qianyang.
But she searched the entire Underworld and couldn’t find any trace of Liu Haoyu. At that time, she was filled with despair and helplessness.
Furthermore, her strength was too great at that time, so she could not stay in the Human World.
Thinking of this, various memories began to emerge.
Qin Liu remembered her conversation with the Gate of the Yellow Springs when she chose to self-seal.
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“Are you sure you want to do this?”
The Red Gate’s eyes were full of disbelief. It couldn’t understand Qin Liu’s reason for choosing to stay in the Human World.
“What in the Human World is worth your nostalgia?”
To the Red Gate, it truly couldn’t understand. Qin Liu could directly return to the Underworld, and with her own strength, she could have achieved something.
But now she told it that she wanted to be a guide, stay in the Human World, and even drag it along to work overtime!?
Although Qin Liu claimed to be helping the Underworld rebuild, anyone with eyes could see that she was choosing to stay in the Human World.
“Self-sealing, taking over the guide’s lantern, lying in the black coffin in a physical body for decades. What exactly is worth you doing this?”
Facing the Red Gate’s questioning, Qin Liu’s face remained expressionless.
After searching so many places and scanning the entire Underworld, she couldn’t even find his aura. It was as if this person’s soul had been completely annihilated.
So, in reality, she was already desperate.
She had also asked herself more than once if she should give up.
But every time she thought about it, three words spoken by the man with half his body scorched black and a look of release on his face would always appear in her mind.
“See you in the future.”
But the question was, would she really see him in the future?
She only knew that he came from the 21st century, but she didn’t know where or when they would meet.
“And you should also be very clear that if you choose to self-seal and forcibly stay in the Human World, your memory will rapidly decline.”
“It’s even a question whether your lifespan can last that long.”
“And even if, for the sake of argument, you surprisingly meet the person you want to find, how can you guarantee that you will still remember them?”
The Red Gate tried repeatedly to make Qin Liu give up… after all, it really didn’t want to work overtime.
Moreover, except for Qin Liu herself, no one knew who or what she was looking for.
She was only known to often mention a guy surnamed Liu.
To this, Qin Liu did not retort verbally, but her body still lay down in the black coffin.
Before closing her eyes, she slowly said.
“He will definitely recognize this mole on my chest…”
