"You won't reincarnate, and I absolutely won't reincarnate either...
Never..."
At this moment, Ouyang Ye, who seemed both crazed and bewitched, kept repeating this phrase in a murmur, her hands dancing across the guqin with increasing frenzy!
With a snap!
All the strings of the guqin broke, and the music ceased.
Simultaneously, Ouyang Ye seemed completely drained, collapsing weakly onto the stone table.
"Yeye."
Ouyang Feiyue called out with immense worry. Hearing no response, she hurried over.
Ouyang Ye appeared to have fainted, her complexion extremely poor, her forehead beaded with sweat, looking utterly exhausted. Without hesitation, Ouyang Feiyue immediately took out a Yuan Qi Pill and placed it in the little girl's mouth. Then, she formed hand seals, light flashing in her palm as she cast a Great Luo Replenishment spell.
A long while later, Ouyang Ye gradually awoke from her faint, opening her eyes with great difficulty and asking hoarsely, "Aunt?"
"Child, you...
What happened to you just now?"
"I...
What happened to me?"
Ouyang Ye tried to recall but could remember nothing, only feeling a splitting headache. She shook her head slightly and said, "I don't know what happened to me either..." "You were like a completely different person just now, it was terrifying!"
Ouyang Feiyue frowned, suspicion in her voice. "Could it be that playing the monarch's tune has bewitched you?"
"No...
It's not related to the tune. It might be my Bloodline acting up again."
"Bloodline?
Are you sure?"
Seeing Ouyang Ye nod in affirmation, the stone in Ouyang Feiyue's heart finally settled. As long as it wasn't bewitchment from playing the tune, it was fine.
As for the Bloodline, Ouyang Feiyue knew this was the little girl's chronic issue.
A Bloodline was a very special and miraculous existence.
Most people who awakened a Bloodline possessed a colored Bloodline, also known as a Nature Bloodline. The power of such a Nature Bloodline was extremely potent. Of course, not everyone could awaken a colored Bloodline; the chances were even lower than forging a colored foundation. It was entirely innate, something that couldn't be cultivated later in life.
The Bloodline Ouyang Ye had awakened was not a colored Nature Bloodline. As for what kind of Bloodline it was, Ouyang Feiyue had never been able to figure it out. The Ouyang family had taken the little girl to visit many experts, but unfortunately, no one knew what her Bloodline was about.
This had always troubled the Ouyang family greatly.
Especially since Ouyang Ye's special Bloodline would flare up periodically. Each time it did, the little girl would go mad, even harming others. And her Bloodline power was exceptionally strong; once it flared up, even a Golden Core True Person couldn't suppress it.
What puzzled Ouyang Feiyue was that in the past, when the little girl's Bloodline flared up, she would only go mad. Why today did she seem like a different person, talking about Reincarnation and Demons? It was downright frightening. When she recounted everything that had just happened to Ouyang Ye, the little girl was also greatly shocked upon hearing it, as if she couldn't believe it.
"Yeye, you couldn't be a Reincarnated person, could you?"
The thought of the little girl mentioning Reincarnation earlier made Ouyang Feiyue's heart race.
"Aunt, Sister Suhua said I'm not a Reincarnated person."
"That's true too. You don't have any turbid aura on you, so you can't be a Reincarnated person. Besides, Suhua personally examined you. Since she said you're not, then you definitely aren't. But...
but if you're not a Reincarnated person, then why did you act like a different person just now, muttering to yourself about Reincarnation and Demons, and saying something about waiting for someone to become a Demon?"
"It might be related to that dream I've had since childhood."
"That dream again!"
Ouyang Feiyue knew the little girl had been having strange dreams since she was young, and it was the same dream, repeating constantly. The key was that the entire dream was vague and elusive; even the little girl herself couldn't explain it clearly.
"And...
Aunt..." Ouyang Ye sat up, lightly biting her lip as if hesitating.
"What is it?"
"I suspect...
Gu Qingfeng is related to my dream."
Hearing the name Gu Qingfeng, Ouyang Feiyue's heart couldn't help but tremble in fear. She quickly said, "Little girl, don't let your imagination run wild."
"It's true."
Ouyang Ye explained the familiar feeling Gu Qingfeng gave her and added, "And I suspect...
my Bloodline flare-up just now might have been...
triggered by that familiar feeling from Gu Qingfeng."
"How could that be!
Don't make wild guesses!"
Ouyang Feiyue didn't know who Gu Qingfeng was, but one thing was certain: that guy was terrifying. Seeing the little girl's expression, she couldn't help but advise, "Child, you mustn't go looking for that Gu Qingfeng to figure this out."
"Aunt..." Ouyang Ye tried to speak but was interrupted by Ouyang Feiyue: "Didn't you see how he was at the trial grounds? That guy is too frightening. You absolutely must not provoke him."
"Aunt, but I..." "No buts..." Ouyang Feiyue interrupted again. She knew the little girl had wanted to understand her Bloodline and that dream since childhood, which was why she came to Yunxia Sect. Now, suddenly, a guy related to her dream had appeared; the little girl would definitely want to investigate the reason.
It was just that Gu Qingfeng was too terrifying. Who knew what kind of person he was?
What if he was evil?
"How about this, child. Yunxia Sect isn't very peaceful lately, especially with the centennial deadline approaching. There will inevitably be major changes at Yunxia Sect, and you won't be able to cultivate in peace here either. Tomorrow, go stay at my manor first. As for Gu Qingfeng...
I'll find a way to help you investigate and figure it out."
"Aunt, didn't you say that Gu Qingfeng is terrifying?"
"Your aunt is, after all, a few years older than you and has seen more things. I know what should and shouldn't be done. Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion."
...
Just as Ouyang Feiyue had said, the centennial deadline was approaching, and Yunxia Sect was bound to experience major events.
This so-called centennial deadline referred to the contract Yunxia Sect had signed with the Nine-Hua Alliance when the Heavenly Calamity occurred.
Back then, when the calamity struck, although this world wasn't affected by natural disasters, it was a chaotic era. Demons, ghosts, and monsters ran rampant everywhere, and various sects plundered and annexed each other. The entire Northwest Territory was in a state of absolute chaos, with sects being destroyed daily. To unite against enemies, many sects formed alliances, and the Nine-Hua Alliance was established at that time.
The contract signed back then was for a hundred years. Once the century passed, they would leave the alliance.
Now, the Nine-Hua Alliance had grown increasingly powerful, dominating the four regions, controlling numerous sects, with subordinate guilds too numerous to count.
Although many sects and guilds had voluntarily pledged allegiance to the Nine-Hua Alliance, quite a few sects wanted to break away from it.
Therefore, as the centennial deadline approached, it wasn't just Yunxia Sect that was in turmoil; many other sects were watching and waiting.
Since Huode suggested waiting until the year's end for the centennial deadline, Gu Qingfeng didn't say much. He was idle anyway, so waiting until the year's end was fine by him.
He wasn't in a hurry.
Not at all.
The Nine-Hua Alliance might be a big deal to others, but to Gu Qingfeng, it was no big deal at all. He didn't take it seriously.
That night, he was sitting in his room, studying the mixed-color crystal.
To be precise, his Divine Sense had been quietly lurking within the mysterious space contained within the crystal. He had been lurking there for quite some time now. Although he still hadn't figured out what the mysterious space was about, he had thought of a way to find out the identities of those two women.
At this very moment, his Divine Sense was silently following the previous Divine Sense that resembled a desolate night moon. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say his Divine Sense had already merged with that night moon Divine Sense, and the other party hadn't noticed.
That night moon-like Divine Sense would enter the mysterious space to check every day, and today was no exception. After looking around for a while and finding nothing unusual, it withdrew its Divine Sense and left...
Little did she know that by leaving, she had also taken Gu Qingfeng's Divine Sense along with her.