Chapter 662: The Answer
Exiting the Dream Court, Young Master Sang woke up with his eyes wide open on his bed.
“Did you send them off?” a casual voice came from beside him—it was Nian Nian.
“Yup.”
Sitting up straight, Young Master Sang stretched, a hint of satisfaction finally showing on his face. “Finally feeling relaxed.”
“Starting today, I won’t have to worry about those deities and demons creating a ruckus every time I go to sleep.”
“At last, freedom!” He casually pulled Nian Nian into his arms, enjoying the moment like squeezing a plush toy.
“What are you thinking?” Nian Nian blushed a bit but only struggled symbolically. “Don’t forget, we still have the matter of Old Woman Xi!”
“That’s something for Huo Longyuan to worry about.”
Young Master Sang replied nonchalantly, “He’s been flirting at the National Teacher’s Residence for so long; it’s about time he did some work for me.”
“Is the National Teacher’s Residence some sort of labor camp? Does every National Teacher have to become your errand boy?”
“Anyway, Huo Longyuan has promised to investigate Old Woman Xi and Ancestral Cang.”
Young Master Sang shrugged. “We’ll just wait for news. Maybe we were just overthinking it.”
“But…”
Nian Nian wanted to say more, but Young Master Sang interrupted her with a strong squeeze.
“Let’s ignore that for now. It’s finally time to enter the highly anticipated ‘Future Discussion’ segment!”
Nian Nian was confused. “What future discussion?”
“Did you not notice?” Young Master Sang said seriously. “You’re now the only female lead in this book who hasn’t been properly dealt with.”
“?”
“Everyone’s been waiting too long; I guess today’s the day.”
“Wait—”
Nian Nian’s cheeks turned as red as a tomato as she desperately struggled. “I haven’t agreed yet…”
“What’s the point of not agreeing now?”
Young Master Sang chuckled mischievously. “You’re already in my arms; are you thinking you can escape my clutches?”
Saying that, his hands rudely went under Nian Nian’s clothes, boldly starting to untie her clothing.
“Stop, stop, stop!”
Nian Nian panicked, quickly covering her clothes, her voice sounding like a small cat with its neck squeezed. “N-No, don’t be so rough…”
“What do you mean? You prefer to take the initiative?”
“No! It’s just…” Her voice suddenly went quiet, sounding like a shy kitten. “At least… it should be a bit more romantic…”
Before she could finish her sentence—
Bang! The door was kicked open, and Yan Rouwan walked in with an indifferent expression. “By the way, I wanted to tell you about something—”
Seeing Nian Nian with her flushed face and lowered head, along with Young Master Sang’s disgruntled little eyes, Yan Rouwan couldn’t help but chuckle awkwardly.
“Uh… Did I interrupt your lovely moment?”
“No, it’s nothing.”
Nian Nian quickly escaped from Young Master Sang’s grasp, bashfully lowering her head. “Let’s, let’s talk about serious matters.”
“The Primordial Deities have all gone home; what serious matters could there possibly be?” Young Master Sang was still mulling over how to get those two quarreling lovebirds to join the battlefield tonight.
“This is serious.”
Yan Rouwan sat across from Young Master Sang and waved her hand earnestly. “Do you remember when we used the Wheel of Time to look into your past?”
Young Master Sang blinked.
“You’re talking about my previous life?”
“Exactly.” Yan Rouwan whispered. “Previously, I had discussed this with Nian Nian, but we didn’t rush to tell you until the matter with the demons was settled.”
“Nian Nian and I always believed that the world you existed in during your previous life is distinctly different from the universe created by the Primordial Deities.”
“The two worlds have obvious differences in many fundamental elements.”
“In other words,” Young Master Sang rubbed his chin thoughtfully, “that world is a brand-new and unknown place?”
“That’s what we initially speculated.”
Nian Nian, now back to her usual self, crossed her arms to explain. “But then we realized another issue.”
“If that’s a completely new world, then the rules of power on both sides should not affect each other.”
“Don’t forget, the Causal Lotus together with the Wheel of Time can still access information about your previous life.”
“This means that the rules of power in this universe can influence that world.”
Young Master Sang’s face showed signs of confusion. “What… does that mean?”
“To verify our hypothesis, we conducted a lot of experiments, also inviting Xu Hongyi to assist us.”
“And the final result was… Xu Hongyi’s power of rules cannot restore any causal connection between you or Bai Ming and your previous life. They are completely unaffected by Xu Hongyi’s power.”
Young Master Sang looked even more bewildered, and Nian Nian sighed.
“What that means is…”
“That world can only be influenced by your own power of rules.”
Upon hearing that, Young Master Sang finally understood.
“You’re saying that world…”
“……might actually be one you created yourself.”
Nian Nian said earnestly, “We’ve always found it strange why, even after your reincarnation, I, as an omniscient entity, couldn’t learn anything about your previous life.”
“Now that I think about it… there’s only one possibility.”
“That is, you didn’t want me to know.”
“Except for you, no one else has that authority.” She shot Young Master Sang a glance filled with resentment.
Young Master Sang shrugged innocently. “It’s still all my fault, huh?”
“What kind of psychological trauma was I dealing with before I lost my memory to be scheming against myself like this? Isn’t this just self-sabotage?”
“Who can say otherwise?” Yan Rouwan nodded with a smile, “But thinking about it carefully, the First Deity, possessing the power of the Wheel of Time, very likely could have predicted what would happen to him after reincarnation.”
“You probably planned everything already—how long after reincarnation your primordial spirit would enter that pre-set world.”
Living through a miserable and pitiful life in the previous life.
Then reincarnating into the Abyss Realm and gradually reclaiming what belonged to you with Nian Nian’s help.
“We just can’t figure out why you went through all this trouble in the first place.”
Yan Rouwan shook her head. “And we don’t intend to guess. Humans can’t understand lunatics.”
Young Master Sang: “…”
However, this was a question Huo Longyuan had asked himself before he left.
The First Deity had been scheming for so long because he needed to find something during his reincarnation.
And when he found it.
That would be the moment he returned.
What that something is, perhaps only the First Deity himself knows.
Although Young Master Sang hadn’t regained his memories, he had somewhat formed a guess in his heart.
This answer might surface sooner than later.
