Chapter 15: Rain Stops, Samsara Ends (Part 7)
“That’s how it is. I am no longer just an individual named Juncheng An, but also a projection of this world.”
I didn’t explain the entire process in detail, merely clarifying the fact that “2” had become the world.
However, many girls wore expressions of partial understanding, and Lan tilted her head, asking, “So, does that mean you won’t die anymore, Juncheng?”
“Yes, I won’t die.”
“How could that be!” Xiao An directly refuted.
“Death is relative. Even this world has its time of decline and decay. No one can escape the cycle of formation, preservation, decay, and emptiness. Even the world itself must undergo a cleansing, and the world after the cleansing will no longer be the original world.”
“That’s the normal course of things. But in this world that cycles from end to beginning, new things can no longer appear. After returning to zero, the same world will come again, which means the same me. Whether it’s an apocalypse, the decay of heaven and earth, or the end of the universe, I will not die.”
“This, how could it be true, eternal life!”
“Isn’t that great! Eternal life! This means we can be together forever, Brother! That’s amazing!” Keling’s excitement contrasted sharply with Xiao An’s shock.
*Amazing.* I couldn’t help but force a bitter smile.
Before I had become the world, I might also have thought eternal life was an amazing thing. It’s the ultimate pursuit of humans, the supreme realm in cultivation novels.
But now, I no longer felt it was a good thing.
I felt this way even more after personally killing Ling.
This is merely a curse.
A curse named eternity, an everlasting torment.
“So it’s like that…”
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Jiuyuan must have sensed it too. After all, she is the truth directly connected to the world. It’s unlikely she wouldn’t know about such a drastic change in the world.
“What’s wrong? What’s with all of you? Brother won’t die anymore? That means we can be together forever? Why aren’t you happy at all?” Keling strangely questioned others why no one was cheering like her.
“Brother can live forever, but we can’t.”
“Sister Xinran?! What are you talking about! Brother is omnipotent now, so of course he can let us exist with him forever! Right, Brother?”
“Yes, if you wish, I can grant you immortality.”
It’s not a difficult matter. Limitations like lifespan, which apply to humans, are equivalent to nothing for me.
After I said this, the expressions of the girls all changed.
“You can do that too? What is this, I thought we were going to be separated by death, but it turns out you can extend our lives! Really, Juncheng, you guy, if you can do something like this, why do you look so serious!” Li Nai finally breathed a sigh of relief and then broke into a smile.
“Exactly! Since we can live forever, Keling, I’ll always be with Brother!”
“That’s right, I’ll never leave Juncheng!”
“As long as Master you don’t abandon me, Lily will always follow you.”
A group of girls expressed their affection, with the unit of time being infinity.
I didn’t say anything to dampen their spirits. Hiding my bitter smile, I put on a cheerful and open expression.
“That’s right, it’s enough to have you all by my side.”
I spoke words that didn’t come from my heart.
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My heart aches.
It’s precisely because I have become the world myself, and I personally killed Ling, who was also a world, that I understand.
There is no such thing as “forever.”
Knowing that words like “forever,” “eternal,” or “everlasting” are the biggest lies, I feel pathetic.
Every story must have an ending.
But my story is destined to have no ending.
“I thought something tragic was going to happen, but it turns out it wasn’t! Really, you made me so nervous, hurry up and serve the food, I’m starving!”
“Coming right up! Serving the dishes now~”
The proprietress, who had been waiting next door for our conversation to end, immediately opened the door and served dishes that looked luxurious and delicious.
Luxurious and delicious food, unlimited wine, and many beautiful companions. It should have been a scene of endless joy.
Yet, at this cheerful banquet, I was smiling insincerely.
After this grand feast, all that remained was an endless sense of desolation in my heart.
Thinking this, I couldn’t enjoy this fleeting moment of splendor.
Across the long table, I saw Jiuyuan wasn’t smiling.
She understood my feelings.
Because she too had experienced a wait so long it could drive one mad.
But like me, she curled her lips into a smile, picked up her porcelain bowl, and drank it all down.
Then, she didn’t put the bowl down. She used it to cover her face.
Hiding her sorrow.
When she lowered the bowl again, there was still liquid inside, but it wasn’t wine; it was tears.
As I kept smiling, I also felt like crying. When I felt like crying, I drank wine. After drinking, I felt a little better.
As soon as I finished, Lianbing beside me immediately refilled my cup.
After much drinking, I was a little drunk.
Lianbing raised her cup first and said, “Hehehe, Juncheng, you’re really drinking a lot today. Let me toast you too.”
“Alright, I’ll drink as many cups as you offer!”
“Me too, me too! A toast to my husband~”
“Hoo, you’re even calling me husband now, huh? Fine! Your husband will teach you a lesson today, you little lady!”
Finally, I became dizzy and disoriented, in a semi-conscious state.
Everyone else was drunk. Only I and Lianbing were still awake.
Suddenly, I felt like crying.
Before I could wipe away my tears, Lianbing, who was beside me, grabbed my hand.
“Don’t cry, Juncheng. A man sheds blood, not tears.”
“Originally, I wanted to rank them, but then I thought, forget it. Do you know why?”
I shook my head.
Lianbing smiled and said, “Not everyone is here. Nana and Yuhui Bai are not present. Besides these two, more girls named Juncheng might join in the future. Someone will always accompany you, even if we are no longer here.”
*Lianbing, have you seen through it all?*
Looking at the girls around me who were pretending to be drunk, I suddenly understood.
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They were all faking it.
“Don’t be sad, don’t be upset. We will accompany you for a very long time, just like Yuhui Bai. We’ll just reincarnate, shedding unnecessary things and retaining only our love for you, Juncheng.”
Lianbing opened her arms and hugged me.
The other girls also leaned in.
Finally, it truly became a veritable “pool of wine and forest of meat.”
And I, tiredly, closed my eyes, feeling the exquisite touch.
Smelling the aroma of wine in the bowls, the fragrance of the girls’ bodies, and the lingering taste.
Endless samsara until fantasy’s end.
Tears are left for memories, and happiness is entrusted to the future.
I woke up in the middle of the night with a pounding headache.
The surroundings were a mess.
I should go take a bath first.
Arriving at the hot spring, what I saw was an unobstructed view of a beautiful neck and collarbone, as delicate and stunning as a blooming lotus emerging from water. Water droplets still clung to her body, and she was enveloped in mist.
And the best part was the valley revealed from the V-neck of her loosely tied yukata.
Is this the added effect of a beauty after a bath?
She looked so radiant!
“Who?”
“Yu Hui?”
