novelraw Chapter 1596: 1597: Return
Chapter 1596: 1597: Return
Chapter 1596: Chapter 1597: Return
The tip of the sickle pressed against “Feng Yuan,” and he smiled as he spoke
“Looks like I’ve won~”
Staring at Feng Yuan for a long time, the other party smiled and said
“Isn’t it normal for you to win? Or do you think you couldn’t beat me? I don’t think you’re that lacking in confidence.”
“What do you really want to do!”
Staring at the other, Feng Yuan said fiercely. He knew himself too well, so he was very clear that the other was absolutely not just finding it amusing.
‘Feng Yuan’ suddenly burst into laughter and after a moment said
“What do I want to do? Don’t you think your reaction is too slow!”
Seeing Feng Yuan looking at him with disdain, the other, in a fit of anger, shouted
“On the day you first went to the water park! I used time manipulation trying to make you aware of my existence, and yet you didn’t care at all!”
“That day? I see, no wonder I felt something was off at that time.”
Due to the long time interval, Feng Yuan found himself unable to remember the situation clearly, but if it was him at work, it was not surprising he couldn’t find him, as detecting a shared source of power is not easy.
Thinking of something, Feng Yuan asked
“Was it you who made the move in the Omeilia region as well?”
“If you mean the false illusion, yes, that was me. I thought you’d figure out I had woken up, but…”
The other looked at Feng Yuan with a mysterious expression; indeed, he hadn’t expected his actions to go unnoticed by the other.
At this moment, the other’s appearance changed, although it was the same person, he appeared much older. The middle-aged Feng Yuan looked at him and said
“You won, as agreed, I will let you go back.”
As he finished speaking, the projection images in the city shattered. Ye Hanlei couldn’t help but pray for Liao Yu and the others. The city was surrounded by thick fog amidst tremors, and many speculated that maybe when the fog lifted, they would return to the original world.
The Xuanching Heavenly Kingdom was collapsing, Qi Chen and the others felt the ground beneath them give way, constantly falling downward. Xiao Ji clung nervously to Feng Yuan’s head, its instinct telling it that if it let go, Feng Yuan would disappear before its eyes.
“Why are you doing this? Are you remorseful?”
Looking at the middle-aged version of himself, Feng Yuan asked with a mysterious expression. The other did not answer, just looked at him quietly, and after a long time, said
“Aren’t you curious why I suddenly appeared, or why I awakened by myself?”
“At a cost? Self-preservation?”
Looking at him, Feng Yuan said softly. At that moment, there were only the two of them and Xiao Ji, so he wasn’t too worried. The other looked at Feng Yuan and said
“You know full well, not wanting to tell them your identity, fearing this rare friendship would end because of it, but you let your power correct the time-space changes caused by your recklessness.”
Turning his back to Feng Yuan, the other sighed and said
“They took this opportunity to target the free-roaming power of yours. If your subconscious hadn’t created me, you’d be in trouble.”
“You…”
Wanting to say something, Feng Yuan ultimately didn’t speak. He understood that this was himself and yet not himself, but although the other had his memories, he would completely disappear once his mission was completed…
“Hmph! Melancholy, although I’ve dealt with most of it for you, those guys are eyeing you. If you don’t handle it carefully, this kind of thing will only continue to happen.”
Waving his hand, without waiting for Feng Yuan to say anything, he continued
“I come from you, I know what you’re thinking. Being able to see this world and hold such a grand game, it’s enough.”
“Regarding her, you’re powerless, but this time, don’t let it down. Remember this feeling of parting!”
Saying fiercely, the middle-aged Feng Yuan walked forward, but his figure gradually vanished, leaving only Feng Yuan holding Xiao Ji.
Closing his eyes, Feng Yuan sighed softly, standing still as Xiao Ji quietly nestled in his arms without making a sound. It could feel that Feng Yuan was in a bad mood. The surrounding light kept changing, and after a while, the light dissipated. The sound of birds awakening startled Feng Yuan, and slowly opening his eyes, before he could do anything, Qi Chen patted him on the shoulder and asked worriedly
“How are you? What happened in the end?”
He noticed that when everyone was falling, only Feng Yuan was unaffected. Was that person specifically leaving Feng Yuan behind? What does the other want?
“Are you… crying?”
Wiping the tears from Feng Yuan’s eye corners, Tan Xueluo said. Seeing the other looking at her, she chuckled lightly and said
“Don’t get it wrong, it’s just that they’re not fit for this. How are you feeling, any better?”
Looking at Qi Chen and Wu Dingwu, Feng Yuan smiled. What the other said was right. If Qi Chen or Wu Dingwu did this, he would feel awkward. As for Dou Yanlan, he didn’t want Qi Chen and her to have any misunderstandings because of him.
Looking at the blue sky above, Feng Yuan sighed and said
“We’re back~”
“That person…”
Liao Yu looked worriedly at Feng Yuan. He shook his head and said
“Gone, won’t be coming back. Don’t worry, this accident shouldn’t happen again. By the way, what task are we dealing with?”
At this moment, everyone returned to the forest, as if the previous struggle was just a dream. But Feng Yuan knew well, it was just an illusion, the battle, the lost time was real.
“Let’s go back first. This time it’s a big mess, don’t think time is still before the anomaly happened, check the date for yourselves.”
Shaking his head, Liao Yu said, as everyone’s phones reconnected to the Alliance’s network during the return to the real world. The massive connection requests that appeared in an instant almost gave the network maintenance personnel in the Alliance’s Divine Land Region a fright.
After all, if it weren’t for the Data Domain allowing them to handle this data, just those instantaneous requests would have been enough to cripple the communication network of the Divine Land Region of the Alliance.
Of course, also because of this, before reports from lower levels, the Alliance had already investigated and found that the city’s disappearance incident had been resolved.
Back in the dormitory, Feng Yuan turned into the form of a Little Husky, sprawled on the sofa, wagging his tail. The Little Husky looked at Agunas and said
“So, you didn’t know anything up there?”
With a dark face, Agunas wagged his tail and said
“That’s right, at that moment everything went black and I knew nothing, but to think it was his handiwork…”
Thinking of the investigation back then, Agunas felt a wave of irritation, not imagining the truth to be this way. He had merely wanted to remind Feng Yuan.
Glancing at Agunas, the Little Husky yawned and said
“Probably, since that’s me. Although just a self-created intent, it’s still me, wouldn’t lie about this.”
“What exactly is he? Another you?”
Looking around, Veronia couldn’t help but ask. Glancing at Veronia, the Little Husky squinted its eyes and said
“Yes and no, just a controller born temporarily with my memories by those powers, since I wasn’t paying much attention at that time.”
“Really special, do you need me to keep it a secret?”
“If possible, I’d prefer it, I haven’t decided whether to change it.”
With its tail drooping, the Little Husky said sadly. He indeed hadn’t decided whether to tell Qi Chen and the others about his true situation yet.
With people possessing special abilities in this world, it wasn’t difficult for him to hide, especially with Veronia and the others helping conceal it.
“An ordinary identity is indeed better, in the face of interests, man is not man, god is not god.”
As if something was triggered, Veronia sighed and said.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door. Big Cat glanced at the Little Husky sprawled on the sofa, casting an inquisitive look. Flicking its tail, the Little Husky said
“Open the door, it should be Qi Chen and the others.”
Feng Yuan could be sure it was definitely not a teacher, as they were more likely to call rather than come in person. Besides, with a pile of aftermath to handle, they likely wouldn’t have time to find him unless it was something particularly urgent.
“Hi~”
“You guys, come on, let’s go to the hall.”
Seeing the Little Husky waving its tail in welcome from the sofa, Qi Chen said helplessly. Jumping off the sofa, the Little Husky reverted to its original form and said
“What’s up? Is there an event?”
“Sort of, after all, our academy’s students made such a big contribution this time…”
Qi Chen said, scrutinizing Feng Yuan suspiciously. If he didn’t know the other, he might suspect that this was a scheme to make the academy famous.