Chapter 442 The Last of the Keys

Su Yu'er finally stopped in front of an old alley.

This was the kind of memory left behind from older cities, like the old street where Wei Yuan lived. It once represented the life and prosperity of a city, but now it gradually couldn't keep up with the pace of development. So, while the outside world was changing with each passing day, with tall buildings constantly being built, time here seemed to have solidified.

Old trees, tree shade, and smooth benches placed under the trees.

In a daze, it seemed like you could hear the sounds of cats and dogs.

And the sounds of children playing.

It was hard to imagine that Su Daji and Di Xin would live here.

Hmm, great hermits hide in the city?

Wei Yuan sized up his surroundings, imagining one of the most well-known nine-tailed foxes in his mind, imagining the king from the other side of the legendary Investiture of the Gods. Wei Yuan constructed these legendary figures in his mind, then connected them with such a street full of everyday life.

After hesitating for a long while, Su Yu'er raised her hand and knocked on the door.

During this time, she was very nervous.

Even Huo Qubing quieted down a bit. The Western Han Dynasty revered the Zhou, and Su Daji belonged to a character in distant legends to him. She was known for her allure that could topple kingdoms, her beauty that was beyond description, and being a beauty in troubled times. There were ridiculously many legends about her.

He subconsciously wondered, would she be more beautiful than the Su Yu'er in front of him?

Then he controlled himself to shift his gaze, not looking at the girl's face full of apprehension.

Wei Yuan watched the young, famous general turn his head.

He watched the nervous Qingqiu fox girl.

Ah, so this is youth…

Wei felt a surge of emotion in his heart.

Suddenly, he could understand Nüjiao's mindset when he first went to Qingqiu Country in this life.

However, Su Daji…

She was at least a god-level powerhouse.

Wei Yuan looked at the simple door, while Su Yu'er was thinking about the unforgettable fire in her memory, and that blurry face. With a creak, the security door was pushed open, and the girl's heart skipped a beat. Then, a lazy voice came from inside, "I told you, I don't buy cosmetics, and I don't buy health products."

"We're not planning on changing houses."

"I don't buy insurance either. If you come again, I'm calling the police."

Accompanying the voice was the aroma of food.

A woman with a delicate face and no makeup opened the door, leaning out. She was about 1.6 meters tall, with black hair in a ponytail, wearing an apron, and holding a spatula in her hand. The expression on her face was obviously a little unhappy, and she was around thirty years old, with a strong smell of scallions on her body.

The three people outside and the woman who opened the door were all stunned.

…Su Su Su, Su Daji?

Huo Qubing almost bit off his own tongue.

The appearance of this woman in front of him was delicate, and even without makeup, she gave people a beautiful feeling, but it was just delicate. Compared with that legendary demon concubine who brought disaster to the country and the people, it was impossible to connect them at all.

Wei Yuan was surprised.

Because there was absolutely no aura of a nine-tailed fox on this woman, let alone power beyond the mortal realm.

Su Yu'er, on the other hand, seemed to have finally found her target, pursed her lips, and her eyes were obviously excited. The woman awkwardly put the spatula behind her, and then cautiously said, "Who are you looking for…"

The three were slightly embarrassed.

Su Yu'er subconsciously thought that she had found the nine-tailed celestial fox who possessed extraordinary demonic power and cultivation that surpassed even Di Xin. The latter couldn't possibly not recognize her. The current situation was completely beyond her expectations, and she was momentarily at a loss for words.

Just as the woman was cautiously hiding her body back into the house,

Wei Yuan took out an identification card from his pocket, and handed it over with a smile, "Hello, I am a member of the Divine Province Special Operations Team. I'm here to conduct a secret visit regarding the previous incident. This is my identification…"

This was prepared for Wei Yuan by the Longhu Mountain at the very beginning.

To be honest, this was probably the only certificate on the old street that had not been touched by the Old Celestial Master.

The seal on the certificate dispelled some of the woman's doubts, and she opened the door to let the three people outside in. This was a somewhat old house, but it was cleaned and decorated very warmly. With Wei Yuan's perception ability, he really couldn't sense the existence of any extraordinary power.

Su Yu'er's reaction proved that this delicate-looking woman was Su Daji.

"I'm really sorry, I didn't expect any guests. The house is a little messy."

Su Daji's reincarnated face was a little embarrassed.

Su Yu'er was even more uneasy than her, waving her hand slightly, "No, no."

Huo Qubing looked at Wei Yuan who took out the certificate, with a complicated look in his eyes, "Did you foresee this long ago?"

Wei Yuan glanced at the young, famous general, the corner of his mouth raised, and said, "This is just basic professional quality."

In fact, it was because he was too lazy to clean up some things, so he directly put them all into his Qiankun sleeve. Just now, he looked like he was reaching into his pocket to take something out, but in reality, he used the Qiankun sleeve technique to turn the thing out.

But looking at the young, famous general's continuous indignant and gnashing teeth appearance,

Wei Yuan's mouth curled up, and like that young Martial Marquis, he calmly added insult to injury:

"You still have a lot to learn."

Like the thick skin of an adult.

"You!!!"

Huo Qubing was defeated!

Su Daji's reincarnation was called Cen Yushu. She smiled and chatted with Su Yu'er there. Wei Yuan pretended to ask about the impact of the previous water system changes on daily life, and then, because he wanted to put on an act in front of Huo Qubing, he took some notes.

"Well, thank you for your help. These things are very helpful to us."

Wei Yuan thanked her formally, then paused and said, "However, there is one more small thing. Do you like foxes?" Cen Yushu seemed a little surprised by this question, and said with a smile, "Ah, as for that, I don't really like them…"

"But my husband likes them very much. He really wants to raise one."

…So that's why you don't like them?

Wei Yuan keenly noticed the jealous tone in her words.

What a matter-of-course competitive spirit…

"Your husband…"

"Yes, ah, that guy doesn't even like cats and dogs. He just has to raise a fox. He can only raise one online." Cen Yushu and Su Yu'er got along very well, and they had been talking about some household matters before, such as the recent increase in her appetite.

And that children nowadays even have to cultivate the breathing technique in school.

The ground is cracking, and the water system is going in reverse. How are we going to eat fish in the future?

In any case, this seemed to be just an ordinary reincarnated person, and her true spirit was ignorant, and she no longer had any cultivation. Wei Yuan couldn't just sit here all the time, so he got up to say goodbye. When he pushed the door open, footsteps came from outside. A tall man with a square face and bright eyes was surprised to see the guests.

Wei Yuan said politely:

"Hello, I am a member of the Special Operations Team. I'm here to do some investigation."

"Hmm? A member of the Operations Team?"

"Yes, thank you very much for your cooperation this time. We'll take our leave first."

Wei Yuan smiled politely, then turned and went downstairs. When he looked back, he saw the tall middle-aged man push open the door, and Cen Yushu hugged him like a young girl, with a brilliant smile. Wei Yuan was thoughtful, while Su Yu'er was stunned.

Wei Yuan said, "What's wrong?"

Su Yu'er murmured, "…Is that really the reincarnation of Lady Daji?"

"I can't believe it."

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "Although it's not quite right, it's true that it's her. Her husband is the reincarnation of Di Xin. It's just a pity that it seems they can no longer restore their original true spirits…"

"What do you mean?" Huo Qubing asked, puzzled.

"Hmm…"

Wei Yuan stretched out his hand, his five fingers slightly opened, and said, "People are born between heaven and earth. The reason why heroes and heroines can reincarnate is not because they have established any meritorious deeds, nor is it because of their fame and popularity, but because the tenacity of their souls far surpasses that of ordinary people."

"Time and experience temper them, and also accomplish them."

"But this is not a single lifetime of tenacity that can guarantee that the true spirit can be reincarnated forever."

"Just like when the rivers thaw in spring, most of the ice and snow melts, but some of it remains. However, it's not that it doesn't melt anymore, but that the melting speed is slower. The tenacity of the true spirit is also like this, but fortunately, most of the situations that allow the true spirits of Divine Province to reincarnate are in times of turmoil."

"It's as if entering deep winter again and becoming hard again."

"In times of turmoil, these true spirits will still undergo a second tempering."

"Experiencing pain, transcending pain, their self becomes more and more firm, so they can continue to reincarnate."

"And after reincarnation, if they fall and drift with the tide instead of upholding their principles, their true spirit will gradually become weak, and eventually, they will completely become like ordinary people, losing the possibility of reincarnation. Of course, in my opinion, this may not be a bad thing."

Huo Qubing retorted, "How can this not be bad? Haven't they completely lost themselves?"

"What is self?"

Wei Yuan asked back.

The young, famous general was momentarily at a loss for words.

Wei Yuan said slowly, "Only suffering can temper people. A smooth life, a life without experiencing turmoil, makes it difficult to have the willpower and decisiveness of heroes in troubled times."

"Troubled times produce heroes, but how many heroes originally hoped to live in troubled times?"

"The true spirits of Di Xin and Su Daji gradually lost the strength to be reincarnated."

"It only represents one thing: they have lived very well in each of their reincarnations…"

"Speaking of which, I'm even a little jealous."

Wei Yuan murmured to himself.

But, what kind of price was paid to allow them to be continuously reincarnated in times of peace…

Di Xin's power was definitely not enough to do this.

Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, the bloodline of Goddess娲… the Tushan clan, could it be that when Daji died in the end, she sacrificed her nine-tailed body in exchange for the qualifications to be reincarnated in peaceful times generation after generation? What was she thinking?

"Wait a minute!"

Suddenly, a shout came.

The three stopped, and Cen Yushu walked out quickly, then took Su Yu'er's hand, smiling and saying, "As soon as I saw you, I don't know why, but I felt very familiar, as if we had met somewhere before."

Su Yu'er took Cen Yushu's hand back.

Wei Yuan's eyes hid their divine aura, and slowly converged.

As the first echelon below the top ten peaks, in his eyes, this was clearly two Su Yu'ers talking, only one was real, one was illusory, one was young, one was graceful, one was Su Yu'er, and one was the former Su Daji.

"So, I always feel like I should give you a little gift."

'Su Daji' smiled and stretched out her hand, placing a white jade nine-tailed fox in Su Yu'er's palm.

She reached out and gently closed Su Yu'er's fingers, holding the white jade.

"This was given to me by a sister named Nüjiao before. She said it could protect me for a lifetime of peace."

"Now I think it's time to give it to you."

"I also hope that you have a lifetime of peace and meet your destined person."

Without waiting for Su Yu'er to object, Cen Yushu turned around and ran back to the entrance of the building. At the entrance of the building, she looked back and smiled, her eyes slightly lowered, a smile on the corner of her mouth, her skirt swaying, her hair slightly raised, like a peerless beauty under the sunlight. The true beauty was not in her appearance.

Su Yu'er was stunned, and the first meeting finally appeared in her mind.

She was a piece of white jade, and Su Daji used her own essence and blood to transform her in order to escape the marriage alliance with the Yin Shang. She was supposed to marry into the Yin Shang in her place, and had even disguised herself as her and met Di Xin, but in the end, Su Daji still stepped into the Yin Shang palace.

Huo Qubing said in a low voice:

"What will it be like when the true spirit loses the strength to be reincarnated?"

Wei Yuan喃喃回答: "Re-enter the mortal world吧……"

"This should be their last life."

"But fortunately, her husband can at least be with her. Hmm, did you see that?"

Huo Qubing nodded, recalling that baleful aura: "Border guard soldier…"

"Been on the battlefield."

Su Yu'er closed her palms, holding the white jade nine-tailed fox, staring blankly at the small building, her eyes blurred. Finally, she clearly saw the last scene of the distant past. Su Daji reached out and pressed her hand on her hair, smiling slightly and said, "I'm sorry that I created you because of my own anger."

"I'm sorry for dragging you into such a disaster."

"Run away now, you are free…"

"From now on, live as an independent individual. I'll give you my last name."

The young Su Yu'er blurted out: "But, my Lady… where, where are you going…"

"Me?"

Su Daji replied: "I also have to find my home."

She pushed Su Yu'er away, and then walked step by step into the Zhaixing Tower that was burning with flames.

In this raging fire, Di Xin, with his eyes closed, raised his eyes and completed the Chaoge City separation ceremony, and also killed the rebels. He had already been seriously injured, holding his sword, tapping the sword, smiling as he watched his queen come step by step. Di Xin said:

"Aren't you leaving?"

"Where to go?"

Su Daji replied: "Here, is my home."

"Come, I'll dance for you this time… Watch carefully."

"Don't fall asleep!"

"…………Okay."

Under the raging flames, the beauty of the Qingqiu Fox Country danced, finally sending all of her people away. The Human King leaned against the wall, holding the broken sword in his arms, tapping the sword, smiling as he watched the final dance. The surrounding flames became more and more intense, and the light in his eyes gradually disappeared.

In the flames, after the dance, the woman held the face of the lifeless king, sobbing and whispering.

"Waiting for someone…"

I'm waiting for you…

Will you come back?

The crashing beams of fire eventually turned Zhaixing Tower into ruins. In the modern old building, Cen Yushu held the cooked soup. The man who was a border guard officer in this life took off his coat, smiling as he looked at his wife's back. The man who had once悍然 killed the enemy in the counterattack war carefully said:

"Can we raise a fox?"

"No!"

Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, the blood of Goddess娲.

It is said that each tail has a thousand years of cultivation of a mortal demon.

I exchange each thousand years of bitter cultivation for one reincarnation with you.

May we never forget each other in life after life.

May I meet you in every life in the human world.

The human world is a sea of suffering, and you are home.

Wei Yuan patted Huo Qubing's head and said, "Let's go back."

"Ah? Oh, okay…" Huo Qubing came back to his senses.

The museum curator next to him shook his head, took the jade pendant from Su Yu'er's hand, and muttered to himself:

"I thought we could increase our combat power by two… but now, they are living well."

"Let's not disturb them."

In his palm, was the last key to opening the path to Chaoge.

It represented a stable passage from the human world to Kunlun and the Great Wilderness.

Stabilize the passage, bring the Chaoge remnants back to the human world, and then, it's time to set off to find Jinyun.

Chaoge City will probably be transformed into a tactical bulwark, possibly full of mushrooms.

After the battle with Gonggong, the fear of insufficient firepower in Divine Province has been significantly aggravated…

But… Su Daji, Di Xin.

Lost their memories, only left with each other, such an ending, doesn't seem bad…

Wei Yuan lowered his eyes and whispered, then shattered this trace of weakness.

Then, he suddenly thought, if this is right, then what will Bai Ze and Ah Liang encounter?

Hmm? This aura is…

Wei Yuan was startled, and then suddenly raised his head, looking in the direction where Bai Ze and Ah Liang had gone.

Crap!

ps: Today's first update… 4600 words.