Chapter 747: Where is the End?

Heh. Chu Tianqiu nodded and decided not to pursue the question further.

"Instead of dwelling on this, you might want to think about your own notes," Qi Xia said. "You have your battlefield, and I have mine. We're both teammates and opponents."

"My notes..."

"We have one thing in common," Qi Xia said. "We've both been trying to figure out what 'ourselves' truly want, and the more we understand, the closer we get to the end."

"But... this is such an unimaginable and bizarre situation..." Chu Tianqiu lowered his head in thought for a moment. "If you keep everything from me, I won't even be able to tell which of my two notes came first and which came second."

"That's true, swapping the preconditions could lead to completely different conclusions," Qi Xia said with a grin. "But I really don't know about that, since you wrote those notes without discussing it with me. So... do you want me to 'Hui Xiang,' or do you want to refuse me 'Hui Xiang'?"

Chu Tianqiu naturally didn't know the answer.

Qi Xia shook his head. "But you don't need to worry too much—it's only the sixth day. You still have three days to wait for your memories to return. Who knows, maybe you'll remember by then?"

"Six days..." Chu Tianqiu gave a bitter smile, then glanced at the sky. "Qi Xia, what incredibly long six days."

"Yes, what incredibly long six days," Qi Xia said with a cold laugh. "But the past seventy years were even longer."

"You know our time is very limited," Chu Tianqiu said. "If we don't achieve our goals in the next three days, we might have to start over."

"Is that so?" Qi Xia shrugged. "Maybe we could beg 'Tian Long' and 'Qing Long' for another chance."

"There's no way they'd let us be reborn with our current memories. Even if 'Qing Long' doesn't plan to act against us, 'Tian Long' certainly won't just stand by," Chu Tianqiu said with a touch of sadness. "Time is so pressing—why don't we share the memories we've each gained and piece together the full past?"

"You could tell me all your memories, and I guarantee I could come up with a more perfect plan," Qi Xia said with a smile. "But sorry, I'm not sharing mine with you."

"Is that so?" Chu Tianqiu patted the notes in his chest pocket. "Not even the reason why I wrote those two lines?"

"I've already said, that's your own business—I have no idea why you did it. Which note are you planning to follow?"

"I'm going to try both," Chu Tianqiu said. "Since you've already 'Hui Xiang'ed, I've accomplished what was on the first note."

"Oh?" Qi Xia nodded. "So, how do you plan to stop me from gaining 'Hui Xiang'?"

"Qi Xia... I'm a 'Dian Ren'," Chu Tianqiu said with a laugh. "I'm the only 'Dian Ren' in the entire 'Zhong Yan Zhi Di' who retains sanity. I can selectively swallow the eyeballs I want and gain the abilities of their owners."

"Sounds impressive, almost like being an 'all-powerful god'."

"Don't play dumb, Qi Xia," Chu Tianqiu said, touching the coat draped over him. "If I break your 'Fa,' what will you do?"

"What, do you think everyone's dying and coming back to life is my doing?" Qi Xia said. "Is that even possible? I'm just an ordinary 'Hui Xiang Zhe.' No matter how strong my beliefs are, how could I pull off something so strange?"

"So, you're saying... this has nothing to do with you?"

"Who knows?" Qi Xia said with a laugh. "If it really does involve me, then the moment you break 'Sheng Sheng Bu Xi,' both you and I will die. Would you allow that to happen?"

"Ha, you're lying again," Chu Tianqiu said, amused once more. "If I really broke this 'Sheng Sheng Bu Xi,' would we both die...?"

"Ha ha." Qi Xia couldn't help but laugh. "I don't know."

"I forgot you're a liar now," Chu Tianqiu muttered softly. "Who did you learn all this from...? Are you really not going to say a single truthful word?"

"It depends on the situation," Qi Xia replied. "Chu Tianqiu, what if things aren't what you think they are?"

"What situation?"

"You should know that 'Tian She' is still around. He helped the higher-ups extract the abilities from various 'Hui Xiang Zhe' eyeballs and made them permanently gain our 'Hui Xiang.'" Qi Xia turned his head and said, "So, is it possible that one of the higher-ups obtained 'Sheng Sheng Bu Xi' and created all this?"

"What kind of lie are you telling me...?" Chu Tianqiu frowned slightly. "Over the past few decades, I've never heard of 'Sheng Sheng Bu Xi.' Tell me... who could have gotten that 'Hui Xiang Zhe's eyeball before 'Hui Xiang' even appeared, and then extracted the ability in advance?"

"What if?" Qi Xia said. "Chu Tianqiu, you've found your 'path' now and are about to reach the end. You should be thinking about this more than I am."

"But Qi Xia, what is your 'end'?"

"Haven't I told you?" Qi Xia replied. "I want to get out. I want to find my... wife."

"You're not going to change your answer?" Chu Tianqiu asked. "After you explained that so-called 'fear' to me, this answer is full of holes—it's utterly ridiculous."

"No change," Qi Xia said. "The world I'm going back to must have lingering attachments."

"So in the end... it's me who 'becomes a god,' and you who 'escapes,' right?" Chu Tianqiu asked again.

"That's right." Qi Xia looked at him expressionlessly. "But now, I need my memories."

"But Wen Qiaoyun is dead."

"Ha." Qi Xia smiled. "That won't be a problem for me. Especially now that I have 'Hui Xiang.'"

Hearing this, Chu Tianqiu, who had been smiling, gradually sobered up and said gravely, "Qi Xia, what are you planning? To make Wen Qiaoyun suffer more?"

"How could it be suffering?" Qi Xia shook his head. "Once she's alive again, she'll find that the things she's always been waiting for have been accomplished by someone else. Whether it's 'becoming a god' or 'escaping,' it would fulfill her long-held wishes."

"Qi Xia... have you really not fully recovered your memories?" Chu Tianqiu asked.

"Yes, the key nodes of my memories are all missing." After saying that, he turned and looked at the sky. "Could my 'memories' be floating up there too?"

"You can remember Wen Qiaoyun's goal... but not the other things. Are you toying with me?"

"Toying with you...? How could I?" Qi Xia said. "You don't need me to toy with you—you're already trapping yourself."

"What?"

As the two were talking, they noticed several people approaching from the distance at the school gate.