northernbook Chapter 216 Returning to the Old Ground [12] I'll be waiting for you in Wonderland
Chapter 216 Returning to the Old Ground [12] I'll be waiting for you in Wonderland
After leaving the forbidden area, Qianqian said with lingering fear, "Water Prince, you were too reckless. Not only did you burn your temporary body as a source of immortal power, but you also wanted the World King to hear my voice..."
Yes, Shui Qingli knew from the beginning that Yue Yuanming could hear his conversation with Qianqian—that's why he deliberately had Qianqian do it.
Otherwise, the system that transcends all living beings in this world, Qianqian, would never have been discovered by anyone.
“Qianqian, I’ve already made this plan since you said I wanted to go back to the Forbidden Land to retrieve my original body. Your cooperation is a crucial part of these preparations.” Shui Qingli’s mood was inexplicably low, but she still patiently explained to Qianqian, “I had anticipated the battles with the other Dharma Forms, but we have known each other for far too long. I am very familiar with their abilities, and I have developed new skills because of the Water Codex. Dealing with them is not too difficult. Perhaps the only problem is that I am worried that they will take turns attacking and deplete my immortal power, which is why I have been choosing to use wide-range spells to attack.”
"Aren't you worried that using such energy-consuming spells will deplete your own? That temporary body was the vessel for your primordial spirit back then." Qianqian asked, puzzled. "And what if the World King intervenes beforehand and captures you?"
"What I need is excessive consumption of immortal power, only in this way can my body disintegrate." A subtle emotion flashed in Shui Qingli's eyes: "Besides, Qianqian, you've misunderstood something. I was gambling all along."
“From beginning to end, it was a game of strategy. I bet he wouldn’t make a move, but I was also betting he would make a move at a crucial moment—if I were really as important as he appeared, he wouldn’t be able to sit idly by in certain critical situations.”
Shui Qingli knew Yue Yuanming well enough, or rather, his speculations about their past were bold enough to allow him to act this way—all thanks to Yue Yuanming who secretly came to see him every night during that period.
Of course, it's obvious that Shui Qingli won the bet.
[So, this is why you still fought him even after returning to your original body?] Qianqian pondered for a moment.
“Of course, if we really make a move, with the Mu Tian Mark there, I definitely won’t be able to do anything to him.” Shui Qingli understood this clearly, but she was also helpless: “But I’m betting that he won’t have the heart to do it, betting that he won’t dare to really attack me like he did a thousand years ago, and betting that he won’t continue to pursue me after he hears that I want to leave the forbidden land to recover my memories.”
Qianqian suddenly realized that, unlike Shui Qingli, although Yue Yuanming had lost most of his emotions, his past memories remained. Recalling the past when they tormented each other, Yue Yuanming really didn't dare to act rashly under Shui Qingli's threat of death.
Is this what it means to be loved and therefore fearless?
"Actually, I always feel that if I had dared to fight him like I do today a thousand years ago, perhaps I wouldn't have returned to the Forbidden Land today because I wanted to reclaim my original body." Shui Qingli seemed to have thought of something, her expression slightly melancholy.
I wonder if this premeditated meeting will have any negative impact on him?
He was only concerned with completing the task, and could even be described as unscrupulous, without considering his feelings at all, right?
Whether it was a thousand years ago or a thousand years later, it seems he has been hurting him from beginning to end...
However, Shui Qingli did not expect that after he regained all his memories, his state of mind would be different from what it is now.
Those unforgettable memories of those years will eventually fade away with the passing of time, but they will also be remembered anew with the return of those memories.
—It turns out that only despair can drive someone into absolute self-protection…
……
Shui Qingli seemed to sense something and looked at her left hand—sure enough, she was still wearing a ring on her ring finger that was exactly the same as before, but it looked more exquisite than the previous one and also faintly emitted a stronger fluctuation of immortal power.
Is she clinging to him now?
I wonder if this ring also has some special history...
Shui Qingli couldn't recall the answer to the question, so he simply stopped thinking about it. But through the ring, he seemed to see that lonely figure in the Shiyan Palace just now, and for a moment he felt a little reluctant.
It was as if on that day a thousand years ago, he too watched him leave with that same helpless loneliness, but he was so eager to escape that he didn't see anything clearly.
Never mind, I'll just follow my heart...
So, when Yue Yuanming was preparing to break the seal in the forbidden land, he heard the message conveyed by the ring: I am waiting for you in the fairyland.
【to be continued…】
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