strictlysupreme Chapter 773 The Journey of Exile (9)
Chapter 773 The Journey of Exile (9)
As Lu Tingting realized that her health was deteriorating, she became even more eager to cling to the affections of the Lu family. Even though Jiang was her mother, she would spare no effort to compete with her for favor.
Jiang finally understood how Wangyou felt back then—she didn't even bother to say a word before resorting to physical violence. It was infuriating! If she were in better health, she would have wanted to beat someone up too.
It was for this reason that she thought of her daughter Wangyou, and of the prosperous life next door. For some reason, Jiang Shi walked to the front door.
"Aunt Jiang, what brings you here?" the fat man asked with a smile when he saw Jiang.
"I've come to see Wangyou. Is she doing well?"
"That's definitely good. If Sister Wangyou isn't doing well, then no one is. What's wrong, Aunt Jiang? Do you need something from Sister Wangyou, or are you regretting it?" The fat man stared intently at Jiang's face as he spoke, and seeing the regret in her eyes, he felt nothing but irony.
Jiang didn't speak; she couldn't bring herself to say she regretted it.
“It’s good that Sister Wangyou is being taken care of by us. You shouldn’t bother her. She probably doesn’t want to see you.” The fat man said and then closed the door.
Once inside, I saw the other people.
What are you all doing standing in the yard?
"Did someone come over from next door?" Chaoyang asked with a smile.
"It's Aunt Jiang. Judging from her appearance, she must be regretting it."
"What's the use of regret? Luckily, our sister is no ordinary person. If it were an ordinary child, she wouldn't have been able to resist at all." Qi Sinian laughed sarcastically.
"You guys think that with our sister's personality, she would kill her enemies with a single blow, so why would she keep them alive? Although for them, living is much better than dying, she has always hated trouble. Why would she be willing to prolong the time this time? Mr. Hua, Brother Xiao, do you know?"
“Wangyou said she didn’t want to accumulate merit in this world anymore, maybe she was bored and wanted to watch a show! Besides that, I think sometimes the way she looks at the Lu family couple is like she’s looking at someone else,” Xiaohua said after a moment of contemplation.
“They might be someone very important to Wangyou, which is why she didn’t kill them directly,” Zhang Qilin also expressed his guess.
"If you're so curious, why don't you just ask me?" Wangyou asked after listening for a while.
"So why is that?"
"They look almost exactly like my parents from my original world."
"Could the soul be the same?"
"No, I've already seen them. They just look alike. Actually, I can hardly remember what they look like anymore," Wangyou said nostalgically.
"Sister Wangyou, you've never talked about your original world before. Since you're free today, why don't you tell us about it?" The fat man asked, voicing everyone's curiosity.
"Okay, I'm free anyway, so I might as well tell you."
The group went into the living room and began to listen to Wangyou tell her stories.
"I was born into the Xie family, one of the top families in China. Both my parents are researchers. So, before I was born, my father took my mother back to the Xie family ancestral home to prepare for childbirth. At that time, there were only four people left in the direct line of the Xie family."
However, none of my father's descendants were Dragon Card members. I was born when my grandfather, the clan chief, was already preparing for the next clan chief to be a Flood Dragon Card member.
When I was born, I was surrounded by a silver dragon token that no one in the Xie family had ever received before. Most importantly, I had a divine mark between my eyebrows, which was the mark of the first head of the Xie family.
Moreover, on the day I was born, it rained heavily, and the sky was filled not only with lightning and thunder, but also with the sound of a dragon's roar. My grandfather said he saw a silver dragon fly into the delivery room, and then I was born.
“This child is born with extraordinary signs; he is destined for greatness!” Qi Sinian said, feigning charlatanry.
“At that time, you were designated as the next clan leader.” Xie Yuchen said, grabbing Wangyou’s hand. Zhang Qilin then grasped the other hand and gently played with it.
"Yes, so on the day of my full moon, the clan leader organized an ancestral worship ceremony and announced me as the young clan leader of the Xie family. Once that was announced, my life was basically trapped."
My grandparents, uncles, and other relatives all love me, but I don't feel it. I hate dealing with those chores. Although I don't need to handle many things myself, I still find it annoying to look at the thick stacks of documents every day.
Moreover, although the children of my own clan were very kind to me, they were mostly respectful, because they were the core members of my future team leader, so they understood the distinction between master and servant from a young age.
I'm naturally aloof and don't like to play around with others; you could say I have no desire to play around with people my own age.
Such days continued until I turned eighteen, when my grandfather said it was time for me to assume the position of clan chief. I was unwilling, but it was my responsibility, and I could not shirk it.
However, after me, quite a few direct descendants of the Dragon Token were born in my generation.
When I thought I could give up the position of young master, they told me I couldn't. I didn't really want to be the clan leader, so a long-lost sense of rebellion arose in me, and I started playing all kinds of extreme racing games.
The Xie family members live such long lives that natural death is not even possible, and accidents are rare. This is because the wooden plaque is not only a symbol of identity, but also a protective and binding talisman. Moreover, the wooden plaque cannot be more than one meter away from its owner; if it exceeds this distance, it will automatically return.
So, when I crossed the cliff that day, I released the accelerator, and the car plunged off the cliff. The next second, I found myself in Duobao's system space.
Later, Duobao said I was dead. I was actually quite happy, but I was a little regretful that I didn't know my grandfather and my parents would be very sad if they knew.
But I didn't think much of it, so I agreed to let Duobao go to the Three Thousand Worlds to play. Later, I gradually learned about my background.
"Does it hurt a lot?" Zhang Qilin asked with some concern.
"No, I didn't feel anything at all. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid my body had reached its limit. I later found out that in the worlds I don't remember, I died young in every life. 19 years old was the longest I ever lived."
"In that case, is it possible that the memories you had fragmented by the Great God Pangu weren't real?" Xie Yuchen suddenly had a bold guess.
"That's what I think too. My brother loves me very much. How could she cut me into pieces and then make me die young in every life? You know, if the reincarnated soul keeps dying young, the soul will become unstable. So, I suspect that my memories might be fake."
"It's fake. Could it be that someone hypnotized you and implanted fake memories into your brain?" Qi Sinian joked.
"It's not impossible. Now that I think about it, my brother must have been really guilty to close his natal space." Wangyou was reminded by Qi Sinian.
Given her status and cultivation level, the only person who could have altered her memories without her having to put up any defenses was Pangu. But what exactly had she forgotten?