Guan Shengsheng was dead.
She had been used as a substitute by a certain powerhouse of the Way of Heartlessness to Attain the Dao through “wife-killing.”
A single sword through the heart—she didn’t even have time to utter a final threat before dying with her eyes wide open.
A trace of consciousness remained after her death.
She saw him frowning in thought.
“Using a substitute is still too weak, but I cannot bear to strike her.”
He let out a soft sigh, making Guan Shengsheng want to vomit blood even more.
To hell with you! You killed me, and you’re still complaining that I wasn’t enough for your Attaining the Dao!
If you’re so brave, go kill your dream lover!
The resentment in her heart made Guan Shengsheng wish she could turn into a ghost and strangle him.
“Hmm? The soul is not yet extinguished?”
But perhaps her hatred was so deep that the Immortal Venerable sensed it. He raised a sword-like brow.
Then, he swung his sword at Guan Shengsheng’s corpse.
The sword light was chillingly bright, and her remaining consciousness vanished completely.
Nothing was left but a bellyful of curses she never got the chance to deliver.
…
When she regained consciousness, Guan Shengsheng felt miserable all over.
Her head was dizzy and heavy, making it difficult to move.
Faint voices reached her ears.
“How is Little Junior Sister?”
A gentle and familiar male voice spoke.
“I just gave her some medicine; she hasn’t woken up yet.”
The speaker was very close. Cool fingers brushed across her forehead, and a cold voice carried a hint of worry.
“It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have taken Little Junior Sister to Linmo Abyss, or she wouldn’t have been injured.”
The regretful voice of a young man rang out.
“I deserve to be punished!”
A sharp sound of a slap followed.
“Fifth Junior Brother!”
The gentle man who spoke first stopped him.
“Don’t be like this. Little Junior Sister wouldn’t want to see you this way.”
“When Little Junior Sister wakes up, I will offer a formal apology and accept any punishment!”
“We’ll talk about that when she wakes. I’m going to see how Martial Uncle’s medicine refining is going. You and Second Junior Sister stay with her.”
Familiar voices that brought tears to one’s eyes rang out one after another. Guan Shengsheng’s heart couldn’t help but tremble.
Is this a dream?
If it is a dream, please don’t let her wake up again.
No, she shouldn’t be able to dream anymore.
Guan Shengsheng’s muddled brain flashed back to the image of her heart being pierced by a sword.
She was already dead.
Then this must be the Underworld, right?
Listening to the familiar voices, Guan Shengsheng thought to herself.
Even if this is the Underworld, as long as the people from my sect are here, it is the Celestial Realm.
Perhaps the medicine was taking effect, as the pain in her body gradually faded.
Guan Shengsheng struggled to open her eyes.
Before her were a familiar room and familiar people.
A woman in a simple light blue dress stood there, her appearance stunning but her face as cold as frost, carrying an air of indifference that warned others not to disturb her.
Upon seeing her open her eyes, a flash of pleasant surprise crossed Jiang Qingjiu’s eyes.
“Little Junior Sister, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?”
“Uh… ah…”
Second Senior Sister!
【It’s so good to see such a young and beautiful Second Senior Sister again.】
Shengsheng couldn’t help but reach out and grab the woman’s hand, her face full of longing.
She couldn’t wait to call out to her.
But for some reason, what came out was a blurred, indistinct sound, and a burning, stinging pain shot through her throat.
Jiang Qingjiu said, “Don’t be anxious, Little Junior Sister. You injured your throat and cannot speak for the time being.”
A flicker of doubt passed through the depths of her eyes.
Just now, she seemed to have heard Little Junior Sister’s voice.
She stared at the well-behaved Little Junior Sister leaning in her arms.
I probably misheard.
“Little Junior Sister, that’s great! You’re finally awake!”
The youth watching from the side couldn’t help but rush to the bedside, staring at Guan Shengsheng with tearful eyes.
Fifth Senior Brother!
Shengsheng, who hadn’t cried for many years, couldn’t help but let grief turn into joy, and tears streamed down her face.
【It’s so good… I can actually see such a lively and cheerful Fifth Senior Brother again.】
The two siblings held hands, their eyes meeting in a tearful gaze.
“Ah, Little Junior Sister, don’t cry, don’t cry!”
“It’s all my fault for acting recklessly, taking you to Linmo Abyss and failing to protect you, causing you to get hurt!”
Seeing Shengsheng cry, Guan Yuanbai apologized in a panic.
Lin… Linmo Abyss?
However, these familiar yet distant words made the tearful Shengsheng freeze.
【Isn’t this the place I stubbornly insisted on going to with Fifth Senior Brother when I was five years old?】
Jiang Qingjiu, who was holding her, also froze.
Shengsheng vaguely remembered that she had accidentally been injured and ended up in a coma for several months.
When she woke up again, Linmo Abyss had completely vanished from the world.
Many years later, she learned from others that Master had erased the existence of Linmo Abyss.
Simply because she had been injured there.
But this Master, who doted on her so much, would eventually be cheated of his heart, his body, and his life!
Shengsheng wanted to cry again.
Tears came easily, blurring her vision. She instinctively reached out to wipe them away.
In doing so, she saw a pair of short, tender little hands, with several cute dimples on the back of the hands.
Instantly, Shengsheng was stunned.
【Could it be that after dying, one’s soul shrinks?】
【No, even my soul was cut down by that bastard. How could I have entered the Underworld!】
【And even if this was the Underworld, I couldn’t have heard Eldest Senior Brother’s voice just now!】
【Because… Eldest Senior Brother, just like me, had his soul scattered long ago!!】
【Could it be… I’ve returned to the past?】
【If everything has started over, does that mean I still have time to change the fate of our sect’s collective tragic death?】
Shengsheng’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Meanwhile, the expression of Second Senior Sister, who was holding her, had completely stiffened.
Her mind roared, and she almost failed to maintain her cold-as-frost persona.
She had just heard Little Junior Sister say so many things!
If it were just one or two sentences, she could have dismissed it as a hallucination, but sentence after sentence made that impossible.
However, weren’t the things she just heard too incredible?
It made Jiang Qingjiu doubt her very existence!
What could be more incredible than Little Junior Sister being reborn?
Naturally, it was the fact that not a single person in their sect survived—they all died tragic deaths!
“Second Senior Sister, what’s wrong?”
Guan Yuanbai looked at the cold-faced Jiang Qingjiu with a confused expression.
“No… nothing.”
Jiang Qingjiu forced down the stormy waves in her heart.
Judging by Fifth Junior Brother’s reaction, it seemed only she could hear Little Junior Sister’s inner voice.
【Oh no, I remember now!】
【It was around this time that Master went down the mountain to search for Spirit Medicine, and as a result, he encountered that star of calamity who would ruin our sect!】
Upon hearing this, a look of horror surfaced in Jiang Qingjiu’s eyes.
Wha… what?
Danger has already arrived at our side!
【No, I must find a way to warn Master!】
【Damn it, why can’t I speak right now, and why haven’t I cultivated Divine Sense yet!】
“Ah! Ah!”
Ignoring the pain in her throat, Shengsheng urgently grabbed Jiang Qingjiu’s sleeve.
She intentionally made a writing motion, signaling that she wanted a brush and paper.
If she couldn’t speak, she would write!
Even if her senior sister might think she was joking, as long as there was a sliver of a chance, she couldn’t let it go.
And Jiang Qingjiu, who could hear Shengsheng’s thoughts, cooperated perfectly, saying, “Does Little Junior Sister want a brush and paper to write?”
Mm-hmm!
The mute Shengsheng nodded frantically.
“Second Senior Sister, Little Junior Sister hasn’t recovered yet. What does she want a brush and paper for now?”
Guan Yuanbai, guarding the bedside, asked in confusion.
“Perhaps she has something to tell us. Since Little Junior Sister can’t speak and hasn’t cultivated Divine Sense yet, she can only use a brush and paper instead.”
Hearing this, Shengsheng continued to nod with a face full of surprise.
Yes, yes, yes! Second Senior Sister is so right!
【Wuu, as expected of my beautiful and kind Second Senior Sister, she’s so smart!】
Jiang Qingjiu brought the brush and paper to Shengsheng, her eyes filled with deep thought.
However, just as Shengsheng picked up the brush, eager to write, she suddenly found her mind going blank. She couldn’t write a single word.
In the dark, intuition told her that she absolutely could not inform others of what would happen in the future!
“What’s wrong, Little Junior Sister?”
Guan Yuanbai saw Shengsheng freeze.
【I actually can’t write down future events?!】
Shengsheng felt a bit of fear. She was afraid she wouldn’t be able to stop what was about to happen, afraid that everything would proceed as in her past life, and afraid that the people she loved most would, one by one, walk down that cruel path again.
【No, Guan Shengsheng, you must stay calm. Success depends on human effort!】
Her rebirth was too bizarre and clearly not something permitted by the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, she couldn’t speak of it, or the Heavenly Dao would notice, and the consequences then would be unthinkable.