Chapter: 3. Past
The place where Xue Feiya lived in her previous life was called Earth.
There was no magic there, no magical substances, and not so many strange races.
Even the big dogs were gentle breeds with only one head, the kind that could be kept at home, those miraculous dogs.
The only active race was humans.
Moreover, she clearly remembered that her gender in her previous life was the opposite of this one.
In her previous life, she was a boy.
This fact was the most important!
Ah…!
Every time she thought of this, she wanted to complain: “Reincarnation is fine, but why did my gender change!”
Shouldn’t it be more convenient to inherit the same gender?
Honestly, during that initial period after reincarnation, especially those years before turning ten, she felt incredibly uncomfortable. The change in lifestyle represented various complications in every sense.
Of course, there was
one small benefit, which she had to acknowledge.
That would be when she looked in the mirror — she could admire her extraordinarily cuteness.
Xue Feiya had no complaints about that!
She was really cute; she had this confidence, hehe.
Well, anyway, this year Xue Feiya was already twenty years old, and she had fully adapted to life as a girl. (Probably)
Thinking of this, Xue Feiya’s gaze drifted to the adorably tilted head of Xialet sitting across from her.
This girl, like herself, was also a reincarnator, and came from Earth in her past life.
However, she did not experience so many changes; she was a girl in her previous life and remained a girl in this one, just becoming more beautiful and with a bit more elegance.
As Xialet calmly smiled and talked about interesting stories from her past life, Xue Feiya propped her cheek up with her hand, reminiscing along with the almost unnoticeable bumps of the steady carriage, recalling those past experiences that perhaps weren’t worth looking back on.
Xue Fei and Xialet had known each other well in their previous life.
—In their previous life, they were childhood friends.
Xialet was a year older than her and had been her neighbor since childhood, always caring for her like a neighboring big sister.
Xue Feiya could be considered a left-behind child in her previous life.
Her parents worked outside for long periods; although they weren’t lacking in money, she spent nearly the whole year at home alone.
So naturally, Xialet, as a neighbor, became very close to her life.
Their relationship had always been very good, completely like family.
It was never awkward for anyone to come to each other’s houses for meals, and if Xialet went out to play, she would basically call Xue Fei along.
Up until high school, except for the year Xialet graduated first, they always attended the same school.
There were plenty of fights and playful scuffles, but no matter the conflict, they could always laugh it off after sulking for a while.
The girl was a bit naive, not understanding how to get angry or hold grudges.
The boy was a bit clever but also didn’t think it was worth it to argue too much with his big sister.
After all, their relationship was just a pure sibling bond like family.
The boy began preparing for the same university as the girl in his senior year of high school.
Hmph, after all, Xialet was quite simple-minded; if he didn’t follow her, she would probably encounter quite a few troubles!
In reality, the boy knew that it wasn’t her he couldn’t do without.
But rather the self that had always been cared for and had loneliness swept away.
The boy’s nature was such; he valued daily laughter and good times much more than future ambitions.
But…
The heavens can be unpredictable, and the world is hard to predict.
In Xialet’s previous life…
She contracted a terminal illness in her first year of university.
And when it was discovered, it was already late stage.
Xue Fei remembered how, when she received her university acceptance letter, Xialet had jumped around her in excitement…
But after a few months of not seeing her, she was already confined to a cold hospital bed, pale, having lost a lot of weight and looking unrecognizable.
Xue Fei felt heartbroken, but in the face of destiny, many things were difficult to say.
Fate is unreasonable.
That year, on that day.
The terminally ill girl spoke many comforting words to the weeping boy.
She said that the world always plays cruel jokes, and she couldn’t avoid it; being foolish, she felt unworthy of university.
She hoped the boy would continue to walk forward with optimism, even if alone, for her sister would always be there.
The boy certainly promised her with tears but never gave up on helping the girl’s family with treatment.
Clinging to a sliver of hope, he spent his days running back and forth to the hospital, even giving up on preparing for entrance exams.
The girl scolded him for being foolish; he said he was smart enough and could do well without studying.
During those most desperate times, the boy continued to protect their daily life, desperately trying to salvage everything he knew he would lose.
He thought that, at least, they still had a year together.
But who could have imagined…
Xialet was right.
The world really does play various cruel jokes.
One rainy night, with the medicine that was urgently needed from abroad in his arms, the boy hurriedly ran toward the hospital without even bothering to open an umbrella, just hoping to get the medicine to Xialet as quickly as possible.
However, on that day, the medicine did not arrive.
At the corner, two blocks away from the hospital, with a piercing screech of a delivery truck’s tire slipping in the rain…
The boy fell forever that evening in the shattered light, with soft rain gently falling.
Until the end, he still tried to reach for that crushed medicine box…
Ultimately, his strength gave out, and he unwillingly closed his eyes.
When he awoke again.
It was in this world he now lived in~
When Xue Feiya opened her eyes, she saw a large but dimly lit castle.
In front of her was a beautiful, kind-looking woman with slightly weak silver hair.
She leaned down to her ear, saying with a very comforting and warm tone.
‘It’s snowing outside… so you’ll be called… Xue Feiya…? How about it…? Do you like the name that Mother Queen gave you…?’
Although it was a different language, Xue Feiya found it strangely easy to understand.
What stunned her even more was the six black wings behind the woman, completely wrapping her who was still a baby at the time, providing an immense sense of security.
And she could look up and see the distant sky outside the castle, where dragons soared between the clouds…
From that moment, Xue Feiya understood.
She had come to a completely different world.
Sigh, although it was shocking at the time, since she had come, she might as well settle down; thinking about other things was pointless.
After that, Xue Feiya inexplicably became the face of the demon race.
Inexplicably, she bore numerous responsibilities.
And inexplicably, she was pushed onto the battlefield.
This was probably what Xue Feiya had experienced until now.
The events of her previous life were very distant.
Xue Feiya’s memories, beyond a few deeply engrained details, were more filled with the worries of this life.
Counting these experiences, Xue Feiya sighed again.
She twirled a lock of silver hair in front of her with her fingers and suddenly asked Xialet, sitting obediently across from her.
“By the way, Xialet, when exactly did you come?”
“I probably… came just a little bit after Xue Fei?”
Xialet put her finger against her lips, recalling for a moment.
Then she gave Xue Feiya a slightly helpless smile.
“I remember that when I heard Xue Fei was in a car accident, I felt very sad, and then it wasn’t many days later… the illness worsened quickly, and the doctors said there was no chance of saving me, so not long after Xue Fei left, I followed.”
“Really… you’ve worked hard.”
“Xue Fei has it harder.”
“Well… it’s mutual! Wait… so you came later than me, meaning I’m even slightly older than you?!”
“It should be like that… haha, so in that sense… Xue Fei is my older sister in this life.”
“Sister…! Me? Ah… forget it.”
Your grand majesty is just a foot away from me.
You say I’m your sister… where can I put this fresh face!
But Xue Feiya didn’t intend to dwell on these trivial matters.
Although Xialet was adorably simple-minded, she was always so optimistic.
For example, in her wording just now, she preferred to use the word “go” instead of “die.”
Just like how she was able to smile back then on her hospital bed; compared to herself, she always brought strength to those around her.
No wonder you are a hero in this life… perhaps this is the reason?
Fortunately, the two of us met again in this world; that’s a great blessing!
A brief silence settled in the carriage.
Perhaps it was just a moment of gentle reflection shared between the two.
Originally, both sides were in opposing factions in this world, destined to find it hard to sit down and negotiate.
But sitting together like this now was thanks to Xue Feiya’s clever scheme!
Xue Feiya tried to cross her legs in the not-so-spacious carriage, and when her short legs struggled, she simply switched to resting her ankle on her other ankle.
She mischievously spread her left hand with a smile.
“By the way, I changed genders when I came to this world, and the fact that Xialet could recognize me back then, I can only say, it was shocking.”
“I also don’t know how to describe that feeling at the time, but I feel that Xue Fei is still Xue Fei; the essence of the soul doesn’t change. Plus, with such a big stir you made, how could I not notice?”
“Hehe… is it really because of that?”
