Chapter 1 So It Restarted?

"Huff..."

Zhou Jiren sat up silently. He originally thought this exploration beyond the border would be smooth, but he didn't expect the restart to happen so suddenly.

Moreover, judging from the last burst of fire, it seemed that Gu Shen had initiated the "restart" on his own accord? Zhou Jiren took a deep breath and looked at the newspaper in front of him...

The newspaper detailed the fire that occurred in the suburbs of Da Teng City last night.

According to the inertia of the "world trajectory," after the restart, he would maintain the action from the second before the original trajectory. At this moment, he should habitually close the newspaper.

But this time, the "world trajectory" had changed.

Just as Zhou Jiren was about to close the newspaper, a fishy sweetness surged from his throat. "Cough cough!"

It's worthy of being Nagano, an enemy from back then...

"Teacher, you have already restarted 140 times."

In these repeated restarts, our minds have already carried too much "weight." A sense of dizziness surged into his mind.

...

"...It's nothing."

Zhou Jiren could feel that the wisp of fire had no goodwill whatsoever. It was just that the rooftop was a bit deserted this time.

"Senior Sister, I'm Bai Shu."

With Zhou Jiren's strength, saying these words was not an overstatement.

Ou Qiao seemed to be "hypnotized." "Rumble rumble!"

"If ‘penetrating’ fails, we will eventually usher in the next restart." His expression became blank, confused, and at a loss.

But this time was different.

Only one person stood on the rooftop.

Back then, Zhong Weiren found Zhou Jiren here and persuaded him to come to the surface, to exist as his "shadow."

This call wasn't from Teacher, but from Nan Jin. Ou Qiao turned around.

Bai Shu slowly spoke, telling the Tian Tong Senior Sister about the negotiations with the Traveler and the deciphering results of the stone tablet's ancient text. It was disrespectful for a disciple to attack his teacher.

Zhong Weiren silently looked at the stack of newspapers he had left in the corner. Silence fell on both sides of the communicator.

A peerless genius who comprehended the Great Achievement-level [Daoliu] (Inversion) and touched the power of the origin, even after wasting seventy years, was still invincible among the titled experts, the number one person below the Divine Seat.

The tavern was deserted; there were hardly any customers here.

"In a sense, we are indeed very familiar." Ou Qiao was stunned.

"Perhaps it was due to the source substance storm attack in Gubao that his mind already showed signs of collapse..." "You mean..."

Luo Er didn't know how to answer for a moment.

After this restart.

Luo Er said helplessly, "Why bother being so anxious?" Bai Shu felt a sense of admiration.

Luo Er answered the communication, and a strange youthful voice came from the other end.

Luo Er was silent for a moment, then said, "This restart was initiated by him."

Zhou Jiren looked at Ou Qiao. For a moment, he had a thousand words to say, but in the end, they all stopped at his lips. "I... am considered a junior of yours."

He wanted to stay here for a while... to see some people, do some things, and verify some guesses. "Hello..."

At this moment, Ou Qiao had not gone far from the hospital. Chi Huo (Blazing Fire) had grown stronger again.

Domain activated.

She said in a low voice, "The 'damage' of restarting the world will directly affect the mind. The reason why Junior Brother took the initiative to end the last 'exploration' was to prevent us from suffering mental damage."

Among the trio, Gu Shen's strength was the weakest, and Teacher was too old.

Looking at the sleeping Teacher, a complicated expression appeared on Luo Er's face... She took out the communicator and said softly, "Junior Brother, I have already taken care of Teacher and Senior Brother."

Zhou Jiren's voice was hoarse. He silently took out a handkerchief, wiped away the bloodstains, and then folded the newspaper, temporarily placing it in the corner of the car window.

Opening his mouth was like dropping a bomb.

"Senior... are you and I very familiar?"

Zhong Weiren leaned back in the carriage. He was actually a little confused.

The communicator rang again.

...

Luo Er didn't expect Bai Shu to wake up so quickly. She was just preparing to wait and ask about this matter in person. "Junior Brother seems to have detonated Chi Huo?"

Zhou Jiren stared intently at the scarlet color on the newspaper, his face somewhat pale.

After a moment, the strands of hair gathered in the wind, all returning to Luo Er's fingertips and wrapping around them. He raised his head.

Zhong Weiren hurriedly rushed to the rooftop with a briefcase in hand. This place had become the meeting point for the master and disciples after each restart. Bai Shu lowered his eyes and suddenly asked, "If I'm not mistaken, Senior Brother Gu Shen's condition is very bad, right?"

"Teacher, it's me."

Bai Shu stood in the ward, moving his body. The restart caused by detonating Chi Huo to commit suicide had caused him some mental damage, but it was still within an acceptable range.

Bai Shu smiled. ....." With a snap.

His brow lit up with a wisp of fire. At this moment, the constantly reviving Chi Huo had already briefly confronted Zhou Jiren's [Daoliu] (Inversion), which was why he dared to come to this underground tavern.

Was it because there were too many restarts? He had applied hypnosis several times already.

"This time I won't meet with them. I've already asked the Rust Bone Great General to take good care of them." Bai Shu slowly spoke about his encounter with the origin will.

The prison's helicopter swept across the top, and the rotor blades stirred up a howling wind. Bai Shu had already changed the original trajectory of the world. He left the ward ahead of schedule, which was equivalent to standing up the Qinghe Judge. Without Zhong Weiren's intervention, the prison and the Security Committee would both launch an arrest warrant for this "fire witness"...

Zhou Ji instantly arrived in front of Bai Shu, staring intently at the young man before him. "Who are you? Why should I trust you?" Was it not that his physical state would be reset with each restart?

She said guiltily, "This time for the ‘restart,’ you and Gu Shen will just… get a good night's sleep." The tightly knit brows gradually unfurled.

"...Mm."

And the "bottle stopper" suspended in mid-air proved that his domain had already successfully unfolded.

He couldn't suppress a dull cough. Although he immediately reached out to cover his lips, a few drops of blood still splattered onto the newspaper.

"Senior Ou Qiao."

Luo Er looked at her teacher and said earnestly, "Get some rest."

Zhong Weiren looked at his disciple in surprise. After this restart, he couldn't contact Ou Qiao... because Nan Jin's communicator was directly disconnected, apparently hypnotized by Bai Shu using Chi Huo.

Zhou Ji looked at this scene in disbelief.

Several restarts in a row, everyone would gather here. "We will only get to know each other after some time."

Countless strands of hair swept up from the ground, flowing backward like a waterfall, wrapping around Ou Qiao like a cocoon. Ou Qiao subconsciously wanted to resist, but Luo Er's voice directly penetrated into his heart.

"You..."

He said sincerely, "Mr. Ou Qiao, you may not believe me, but please allow me your ‘fire.’" But Luo Er had already made a choice...

...

Bai Shu spoke first. He sat in front of the counter and said with a smile, "Give me the time for a drink." "Alright, let's get straight to the point."

Bai Shu said with a smile, "I have a request. I want to ask you to take care of Zhong Weiren. Unless a Divine Seat-level figure takes action, your [Daoliu] (Inversion) can deal with all disasters."

"Teacher." Gu Shen wasn't on the rooftop either.

Chi Huo slowly floated into the air, turning into ripples and spreading out—Bai Shu went to an underground tavern far away in Da Teng City.

Bai Shu condensed and recorded what happened in the real world, turning it into a small ball of flame. Her voice was hoarse. "Do you feel... any mental discomfort?"

Swish swish swish.

Luo Er had already guessed the reason why Bai Shu did this. Luo Er paused for a moment.

Luo Er said after a moment of consideration, gritting her teeth: "Gu Shen's condition is very bad."

In fact, this incident had already happened several times, but because Bai Shu's actions were too fast before, the prison and the Security Committee had not started their actions yet, and he had already arrived in North Continent and met with Rust Bone.

The bottle stopper quickly fell, and then froze again.

"Luo Er?"

Bai Shu said in a deep voice, "I'll help you revive Li Rou, and you help me do one thing."

That call was from Luo Er. She heard an anomaly in the voice on the other end of the communicator: "What's wrong?" ...

Gu Shen's "mental breakdown" symptoms only gradually improved.

Since there were only two people in the tavern, his domain seemed as if it had never been activated. "Teacher's condition must also be very bad..."

Not to mention an "underage" person like Bai Shu. Seeing this young man step into the underground tavern, Zhou Ji, who was still covered in stubble at the time, frowned and was about to tell him to get lost.

Did the origin will really exist?

Zhou Ji only glanced at Ou Qiao and withdrew his gaze, coldly saying, "Whether you were sent by the Eight Houses or the Bai Clan Shrine, I advise you to go back quickly... This is not a place for you to stay. Also, you better be careful of the old fellow who told you the location. He told you about my existence; that person definitely has ulterior motives."

Gu Shen looked very pale, his spirit like a candle that could be extinguished at any moment. Luo Er's expression changed significantly.

When they came to search Da Teng City, Bai Shu's group had already left the border and arrived at the [Old World]. Bai Shu said, "Also, in order to protect Teacher and Gu Shen... I have a request that I need to trouble you with." "As for the old fellow you mentioned, he is indeed not a good person."

After hanging up the communication with the teacher, Luo Er looked worriedly at the woman sleeping soundly beside her. Luo Er listened silently, her expression unchanged.

What was going on?

Everything in the tavern was frozen in "stasis," but Ou Qiao was not affected in the slightest. He was still pouring wine for himself. Bai Shu didn't intend to leave the Seven Continents immediately.

Clearly... this mental world couldn't stop the infiltration of "Chi Huo," and his strength was recovering.

Bai Shu glanced at Lu Nan Jin, who had been hypnotized by Chi Huo and was sleeping in the bed, and confessed frankly, "I took the initiative to end the last exploration and started a new round of restart."

"During the last restart, we encountered some 'unexpected circumstances.'"

Ou Qiao's [Sheng Mu] (Sacred Wood) didn't have time to be summoned before it was invaded by hair. The world in front of him suddenly turned pitch black, and eyes opened and rotated.

He frowned as he watched the images that occurred in the "predetermined world trajectory."

Bai Shu picked up a bottle of red wine from the counter, flicked his finger, and the long neck of the wine bottle cracked in a chaotic manner. The severed bottle stopper was "inversely" thrown into the air and then frozen in place.

The airship was attacked, apparently Bai Shu's negotiations with the Traveler hadn't been successful... Luo Er said lightly, "Our number of restarts may be increasing."...

The small cocoon dissipated.

Bai Shu's words made Zhou Ji stunned for a moment. Just then, the communicator rang.

The reason why Bai Shu took the initiative to restart was the same as she had guessed: to ensure the safety of everyone on the airship.