Chapter 51: Disappearing Before My Eyes
After explaining the general process to Lily and successfully persuading her not to report, I put Xuan’er, who was clinging to my back, down and asked:
“How do you feel? Xueqing?”
Xueqing touched her body and directly removed the bandages. I quickly averted my eyes, only to hear her say:
“Completely healed.”
“That’s good. The countdown? Is it gone?”
“No.”
“That’s great! It was indeed possible to remove it! How could a mere possession compare to Destiny Abilities? Our bond with Juncheng is stronger than anything!”
I also breathed a sigh of relief. This could be considered the most perfect outcome.
Not only did her previous memories return, her body was healed, the restrictions left by the possessing ghost were lifted, and there were no side effects. Xueqing’s awakened state was much more peaceful.
This way, Xueqing has completely no lingering worries and has returned to her freest state. I have also found two Calamities, completing half of the task.
At this moment, Nana walked over and asked:
“Wait, what about the Destined Ability? Can we use it already?”
“You can tell from the hair color. It can definitely be used, and it’s much stronger than Oniification! Xue’er is the strongest among us!”
This was true. I had personally witnessed Xueqing cut off the top of an entire building before… cutting through everything. I don’t think anyone could defeat Xueqing in a one-on-one fight anymore.
Perhaps due to being accustomed to Oniification, Xueqing’s grey hair turned pure white after awakening as a Witch of Calamity.
However, her eye color was a bit strange. Xueqing’s eyes had clearly changed. Her left pupil was crimson, and her right pupil was deep blue… I didn’t have a good feeling about either of those colors. Blood red turning black was a sign of intense killing intent. And deep blue… it wasn’t just simple trust; there were other indescribable things within it.
Although her pupil color had returned to a normal light blue, it still needed attention. Moreover, the situation with one color on each side… was it perhaps just a characteristic of activating her ability?
“Yes, there’s killing intent.”
Xueqing’s left eye turned red again. She reached out and scratched the metal guardrail by the bed with her thumbnail. That part of the guardrail was actually cut off.
The metal fell to the ground with a clang, and silence fell in the ward.
Compared to Xuan’er’s proud and smug expression, Nana and Lily were both incredulous. Nana’s expression was even more so than before.
However, I could understand their feelings. After all, I still felt that Xueqing’s ability was unsolvable.
After selecting an object, she could kill it… an exaggerated ability. Even the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception required cutting along the perceived lines to take effect, but this was a direct selection of a target that guaranteed a kill, a true “finishing move.”
It truly echoed the words of the Yin Talisman Classic, “When a person generates killing intent, heaven and earth are overturned.” Xueqing, the Witch of Calamity of Slaughter, had obtained the qualification to slaughter all things.
“This is the Calamity of Slaughter…”
Nana was still in awe, while Xueqing, on the other side, suddenly looked at me and said:
“But, I won’t kill.”
“Huh?”
“I will not kill again.”
“Uh, why…?”
With such a powerful ability, if they went to find those ghosts again, they could easily wipe them all out, right?
Perhaps they could even find the ghost Xueqing had been looking for.
“Uh, I don’t like casually taking someone’s life…”
So, unless it was absolutely necessary, I wouldn’t choose to kill the other party.
However, thinking about my own recent actions, it seemed I had quite readily used Destiny Power to order others to die. In that sense, this statement wasn’t very convincing… This wasn’t something to laugh about.
Xueqing took my hand and looked at me seriously, saying:
“For you, I won’t kill.”
I was a little moved. She was clearly expressing that ‘you are more important’ to me. She had always been quietly helping me, never mentioning her own matters.
I thought I had always been taking care of Xueqing, but was it the other way around? I was the one being cared for…
“Ridiculous. The Witch of Calamity of Slaughter makes a vow not to kill for the Master of Destiny. Xuan’er is also fascinated by you, Juncheng An. What kind of magic do you possess? A girl killer? A lolicon magnet? Don’t tell me you’re not only a lolicon but also being controlled by one?”
“What kind of nonsense is that… I’m not an uncle.”
“Hehe, if you count the years in the Mirror World, Juncheng, you are undoubtedly old enough to be called an ‘uncle’. Besides, you look even more handsome with long hair. Why not grow it out again?”
“Really? I was thinking of cutting my hair because it’s too long. Then I’ll keep it.”
“I prefer long hair.”
“Is that so? A tribute to the departed Grandfather Hair… Huh? No, those things didn’t happen in this world. Could it be that Grandfather Hair is still here?”
Xuan’er smiled slightly, and the ends of her long black hair moved on their own, forming a jagged mouth.
“Nonsense! Why wouldn’t I be here!”
“Whoa! What is this! Hair that talks!”
Lily was startled and lost her balance, about to fall. I subtly supported her with one hand. She looked at me gratefully.
Xueqing, however, was not startled at all. She even started to play with Xuan’er’s hair and said with great interest:
“Little doggy.”
“Who’s a dog! I am the great Black Goat, not a pet for you inferior beings! Get lost! You perverted killer kid who likes disabled people!”
That’s quite a long title. You know quite a lot about Xueqing.
But I was a little happy to see this “proud but honest” Grandfather Hair again.
“Grandfather Hair! You’re still here!”
“Hmph, lucky. I wasn’t… Who are you, kid! Why do you look like we’re old friends!”
“Although I’ve recovered my memories, Fafa hasn’t. Although Fafa is a part of my soul, we don’t use the same…”
“Sigh, so you have no brain…”
“You’re the one with no brain! Your whole family has no brain! Tsk, boring… Don’t call me out for something like this! Know this”
If Grandfather Hair is still here, does that mean Xuan’er is still in contact with that entity…
…Will she descend again…
Xuan’er saw my concern and immediately explained:
“No, my soul is in a complete state now and has been replenished. She won’t descend.”
…That’s good.
“Come and slash, kill him half to death.”
It seemed Xueqing was still holding a grudge about Xuan’er’s soul being snatched away and her being killed last time… Only Xueqing would dare confront a god.
“What are you talking about? I don’t understand at all… I’ve been excluded from the topic…”
Ahem, let’s not talk about the past. If we continue, Lily’s resentful gaze will pierce through me.
“In short, we’ve found two Calamities now. It went smoothly.”
“No, the next part is the tricky one…”
Lianbing’s side was just postponed, but Li Nai’s side was truly troublesome.
I still haven’t figured out what to do.
“Juncheng An, what are your plans now?”
“Next? Just find the remaining Witches of Calamity…”
“I mean, after finding the Four Great Calamities, what do you plan to do? Snatch the Destined Abilities of other Masters of Destiny?”
“I don’t have that intention… However, I need to help Lou Ling find her Destined Witch. That’s a promise between us.”
Nana frowned and looked at me suspiciously.
“Lou Ling. When did you contact her? Come to think of it, there was a report that you came to visit…”
“Huh? When did Juncheng hook up with a new girl again? You’re really something. If the Bing Lan duo gets angry again, I won’t help you.”
“What do you mean ‘hook up’… That’s not true!”
Lou Ling is the world. Could I be trying to hook up with the world?
“However, the responsibility for her Destined Witch being stolen lies with the Organization. Even if you don’t help her, the Organization will do its best to find the culprit.”
“Speaking of which, Nana, you actually asked if I would snatch other Masters of Destiny’s Destined Abilities… Don’t you know about that matter?”
With my situation, I didn’t need to participate in this game at all.
“What don’t I know?”
Nana frowned and asked me back doubtfully. Her expression didn’t seem fake.
Huh? She doesn’t know that I had nine Destined Abilities from the very beginning?
Although I only learned about this beforehand from Zihua, who returned from the future to the past, since my soul was summoned here, there’s no reason she wouldn’t know… Is this a secret?
“I had nine Destined Abilities from the beginning. There’s no need to fight for them.”
Ten? Where did the extra one come from? Did I miscount…
Perhaps there was a difference in our information?
Thinking that Nana might know more, I explained:
“That is, I had nine Destined Abilities from the beginning. Besides the Four Great Calamities, there are also the Three Great Disasters and Two Great Difficulties, totaling nine.”
“…Actually, from the beginning… How could it be…”
This time, Nana was truly shocked, as if her worldview had been shattered. She covered her cheeks and stumbled backward, knocking over a fruit basket on the cabinet.
“Mom? What’s wrong?”
Lily worriedly leaned over, but Nana was still immersed in self-doubt.
“This is not what we agreed upon…”
“Agreed? What does that mean?”
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“Calamity, Disaster, Difficulty… Could it be that this was the goal from the beginning…”
“What is it, tell me.”
“Juncheng An, I was told that besides the great Destined Ability of the Four Great Calamities, you also have the Destined Abilities of Four Calamities and Two Judgments. If completed, it would be quite bad, for you and for the Organization. Therefore, to prevent you from completing the Four Calamities and Two Judgments, the Organization has been trying to help you collect the Four Great Calamities and has arranged Lou Ling and Ji Zhibai as destinies for you to absorb. Three Imperfections and Two Yangs, plus the Four Calamities, make exactly nine. But I suddenly realized that all of this was just a guise. The real purpose…”
The purpose…
What?
She didn’t say it. No, she ‘couldn’t say it’.
Instantly, my vision began to overlap, more severe than severe astigmatism, like stacking countless photos together, making it impossible to see the original image. At the same time, there was a severe ringing in my ears, so loud that I couldn’t hear anything else, not even my own voice. The visual and auditory shock made my brain feel dizzy, like seasickness. More vividly, was I ‘seasick from the world’?
What the hell…
After a long while, finally recovering, I shook my head and asked:
“What did you say the purpose was just now? Na… Nana?”
Gone.
There was no one.
Emptiness.
Nana, who had been standing right in front of me, had… disappeared!
She vanished into thin air right before my eyes!
What kind of joke is this!
I grabbed Lily’s shoulder and shouted excitedly:
“Where’s Nana! Lily! Where’s Nana!”
Lily winced in pain. I realized I was getting a bit too emotional and loosened my grip slightly so Lily could speak.
Then Lily looked at me blankly and awkwardly repeated the two words I had said.
A bad premonition was already dawning in my heart…
“Who is that?”
Nana’s existence had been erased.
Erased.
