Chapter 112: Dream; A Distant Past

In the courtyard of the Yu Villa, Shen sipped a cup of tea and gaze straight at the girl in front of him. The gaze contained a deep penetrating power but failed to faze the girl.

“So, Miss Leng, please explain. Exactly what do you want from me?” He finally put back the cup as it failed to soothe his storming head.

Leng Yulan frowned and pouted, almost cutely. Aside from his slight unusual heartbeat at the start—which could be unrelated to her matter—he didn’t reveal anything suspicious. “Give that to me and I’ll return whom it belongs to.”

Shen put on an irritated expression, her pouting failing to move his heart, “That? What’s that? You are irritating.”

Leng Yulan flinched, for the first time in her life, someone called her irritating. Anyone could feel her shock. “The Yin-Yang Pendant, or should I say, the pendant with the Yin and Yang Diagram.”

Shen only raised a brow without saying anything.

“Look, I’ll be frank. Don’t mess with the Destined One. The mysterious stone belongs to Qing Shui. Seeing you don’t have the purple mark, you still have it right? Just return it to him.” Leng Yulan’s tone held a bit of urgency and she didn’t seem to be lying either.

However, Shen knew more than to foolishly believe whatever she said. But what she did pique his curiosity and the fast racing brain finally calmed a little bit.

“Return? You said it multiple times already, but the Yin-Yang Pendant(?) is mine from the start. Why would I give it to you or Qing Shui? And what is it about Destined One?” said Shen, as a matter of factly and also in a curious tone.

Leng Yulan looked at Shen with a pair of blank eyes. She had confidence that Shen and she was no different. At least, they had something similar. But now her confidence wavered.

“How... how did you get the Yin-Yang Pendant?” she said in a dispirited voice. If what Shen said was true, she had no right to be forceful.

“Hm? I bought it from a stall. The Yin-Yang Diagram was cool and all. I also cultivate a Yin-Yang Dual Technique so you see where it goes.”

Leng Yulan didn’t mind the word ‘Dual Technique’ but she suddenly had a bright expression, “Then maybe you planned to gift it to Qing Shui?!”

“No.” a flat answer.

“Why?” a fast respond.

“Because I already used it...” an instinctive reply, or more specifically, a slip of tongue.

Leng Yulan staggered backward, her chairs fell and she looked on the verge of a breakdown. “U-used it...” she barely uttered those words before passing out. Her body like willow slowly fell back as a pair of hands held her up.

“What the hell is this? I thought she was a reincarnated fellow but she started spouting some disturbing words like Destined One and shit... well, at least she isn’t someone with the knowledge of this world... She didn’t know the origin of the Yin-Yang Pendant but how did she know about Qing Shui and the pendant? The heck now...”

...

“Yuen, give up! You can’t win against the Destined One.” said an elderly voice. In the dark rainy sky, his voice remained sharp and clear, letting even people from ten miles away from him clearly.

Ten meters before him stood a man in his late twenties and a woman in her early twenties. They both heaved for breath as they faced their enemy, a lone woman. Strangely, her appearance almost identical to the woman by the man’s side. Mixed with rainwater, fresh blood flowed from her arm which held a plain gray sword.

The forest that surrounded that only had a beast and human corpses. With an occasional grunt of some dying hunters, including both men and women, some beast growling could be heard. The thundering sky would sometimes brighten the dim world, revealing rather gruesome aftermath of a bloody battle.

“Give up? Can’t Win?” laughed Yuen with a hint of mockery, “Why? What did I lack? Oh no, don’t tell me because he IS the Destined One.”

“That’s right because he is the Destined One!” confidently replied the elderly person.

“Don’t make me laugh. How’s he the Destined One? All these people were sacrificed to protect him! Shouldn’t he be the one to protect the people? Why is it the other way around? Answer me!” Yuen shouted, almost hysterically, her almost closing wound opened once again, spilling a great amount of blood.

“This is their fate, their fortune to be able to use their life for the Destined One! He is the child chosen by gods! Our fate, our future! All of them depend on the Destined One!” The elderly man had a crazed look. No matter what one said, they would fail to have an effect on him. To him, sacrificing oneself for the Destined One was absolutely normal. In fact, they should feel honored for they served the Destined One until death.

“That's right, sissy. He has great hope for you. If you prove your loyalty to him, you directly get a position next to him. Us sisters can get along once again. Hehe, we can serve him together, you know. It's a lot more fun than giggling with you for silly stuff.” the girl next to the Destined One said, she didn't sound like she talked with her elder sister, but rather offered her enemy a great chance.

“Exactly, you still have a chance only because I’m forgiving.” said the Destined One.

Yuen had no change of expression but a drop of tear leaked from the corner of her right eye. Her eyes shut tightly in sadness. Myriad of scenes flashed past her eyes, her little sister always sticking with her, giggling happily, how she fulfilled her every unreasonable wish... However, everything changed that day. Inside the temple of light suddenly a light reflected from the top and fell on a beggar. From that moment everything changed. The city, people, hunters, everything she knew of, changed. They gave up trying to fight for themselves and placed their hope on a talentless, bluffing, and tough acting boy. Just because of his bluff and tough acting, the mortality rate of the town increased by 20%.

When the Empire got involved everything became hell. They declared war against the demons and not long after, the humans lost another tenth of their territory.

That was why she along with those who held similar thoughts decided to cleanse the world of the so-called Destined One. Only then, maybe humans will once again wake up and realize how much they lost in the last 7 years.

However, all her compatriots perished, even she wasn't too far away from it. Her dear little sister stabbed a knife almost into her heart. It was only because she twisted her body at the last moment did she avoid the fatal injury, however, she won't last long. At least. At least, she would take the Destined One with her.

Without sparing further words Yuen rushed forward. She had thirty minutes, but thirty seconds were enough for her. She executed the secret sacrificial technique, her heart stopped for a second. Before once again beating faster than ever, now, she truly had thirty seconds, only less and not more.

Her speed enhanced, almost doubled, reaction speed sharpened. In a matter of seconds, she arrived before the Destined One. A petite figure stood ahead, confronting her. It was her little sister.

Yuen sent a fast palm attack on her sister’s stomach. Rather than a palm attack, it would be appropriate to call it a gentle push. Even when her body flew 100 meters backward, her face never revealed any expression of pain.

“Next time choose a better man, silly Gwen...” Even after her betrayal, Yuen couldn’t find her herself to hate her. No, Yuen would never call it a betrayal. Gwen merely placed the Destined One above her sister.

Her moment of distraction didn’t escape unnoticed. A sword pierced Yuen’s heart. “Hu-Haha, bitch, I was just attracted by you twin sisters and yet you try to kill me! DIE!!!”

However, this was within her plan.

Her sword also pierced the Destined One’s chest. Even if this attack failed, she had already achieved her objective. The sacrificial technique didn’t consume vitality in exchange for power. It made the whole body a lethal weapon, unlike suicide destruction.

The Destined One looked at his chest in shock. Failing to notice from the spot he stabbed her heart, a crimson flame tongue rushed at him.

“NO! YOU CAN’T KILL THE DESTINED ONE!!!” When the elderly man finally realized what was conspiring, he threw a small ball at Yuen.

Yuen’s body already lost control, nor did she have any intention to avoid. By the time the blue ball hit her body, the crimson flame had already wrapped around the Destined One.

Before losing consciousness, she only had some silly thoughts, “If I get a chance to live, I’ll lead the Destined One myself. If he turns out to be a scam, I’ll also kill him similarly, not matter if I die again...”

However, she woke up, once again. Never thought or did she expect to survive. Let alone finding herself as a baby again.

Unfamiliar surroundings and words.

Maybe in a different country? Or a few years in the future? She thought as everything looked different and lavish then she could remember.

All those hardly mattered. She got another chance and a way to find the Destined One or the one with the most brilliant prospect. She vowed to make things proper before it was too late.