Techniques and Dao

Chapter 176 Another Person
"And...people similar to me?"

Hua Sheng was greatly surprised when he heard the fallen angel's words.

The fallen angel Kelly pointed to his blue aura and said, "These aura patterns look like they've experienced life and death. Only someone who has come incredibly close to death would have these patterns."

Hua Sheng knew he was referring to his experiences before Sheng Pingning, and nodded, saying, "I once faced a life-or-death situation; you could almost say I died once."

Kerry pointed to a cluster of small glowing dots on the blue aura and said, "Then... why did your life change afterward? It was like a human suddenly gaining divine power."

Hua Sheng then briefly explained why he cultivated immortal arts.

“I used to live in the human world you mentioned, but later I went to a place called Saint Pingning. There are gods and immortals there, so I learned some magic, which is similar to the magic here.”

“Hmm…” Fallen Angel Kelly nodded. “I haven’t bothered to learn about how the gods of the East preach for a long time. But what I want to say is that the Easterner who visited the Magic School’s treasury three months ago had a very similar experience to yours.”

Hua Sheng quickly asked, "You mean those patterns and glowing spots in the aura are all present on that person's aura?"

"That's right. So you two should have the same aura characteristics."

"No way?" Mieying said, "If this person is the thief, the only explanation is that this thief is like you..."

She and Hanamori said in unison, "We are all mortals who entered Saint Pingning through the implicit amendment to the 'Law on the Protection of Minors'!"

The fallen angel Kelly said, "I don't know what you're talking about, but people who have experienced life and death will have traces left behind. These traces don't lie."

Jane, standing nearby, asked, "Your Excellency, are you sure about this?"

"There's no mistake! The thief you mentioned and the boy in front of you were both born into the human world, died once, and then gained divine power."

This analysis implies that the thief must be of East Asian descent.

While it's unlikely that Hua Sheng himself was the thief of the Jupiter Silk, the theft of the Jupiter Silk could very well be related to Sheng Pingning or even the Academy of Arts and Sciences.

This means that while Klin's search for the thief in St. Pingning was somewhat accidental, it cannot be said that the direction he took was wrong!
Hua Sheng still found it unbelievable and pressed on, "Mr. Fallen Angel Kelly, what you're talking about is no small matter. Why don't you drink some warm honey water to sober up and then take a closer look?"

Unexpectedly, these words immediately enraged the fallen angel.

The fallen angel, Kerry, suddenly turned around, grabbed Hua Sheng's shoulder, and shoved him against the stone wall with a thud. He bent down and brought his alcohol-reeking mouth close to Hua Sheng's face, saying:
"Hey! You brat! I know what I'm saying, don't you understand? I know exactly what I'm doing! Don't underestimate an angel, even if he's just a former angel. If you dare to offend me again, I'll teach you a lesson!"

After saying that, he let out a sour, foul-smelling burp right in Hua Sheng's face.

Hua Sheng was so overwhelmed by the other person's breath that he held his breath and turned his head to the side.

"Fine, fine! I'm completely suffocated by your majesty, angel. Please make way..."

The fallen angel then released Hanamori, and quickly turned around to speak with Jane in French.

The fallen angel pointed to the fourth purple aura above and said something, and Jane's face immediately showed a surprised expression. She glanced at Hanamori, then quickly turned her head back to continue her conversation with the fallen angel in French.

It was as if they were repeatedly confirming something, while the fallen angel kept nodding, as if he were very certain.

After hearing this, Jane stood there blankly, her eyes vacant.

Mieying leaned close to Huasheng's ear and asked, "This topic seems to be related to you, but it doesn't seem like we're discussing the theft of the Suixing Silk."

Hua Sheng didn't understand either. If he wasn't a thief, then what connection did his Qi patterns have with this Klin Magic School?
Mieying said, "They're talking in a language we can't understand, probably trying to avoid us. Are they plotting something?" Huasheng glanced at the two and said, "Probably not. We've achieved our goal in Nice City, proving I wasn't the one who stole the Jupiter Silk. Although the thief's experience is similar to mine, it's not me. That means we don't need to continue holding Jane hostage."

"That makes sense. So she had no reason to run away, nor did she have any reason to capture us."

Mieying felt a little relieved. He inadvertently looked up and saw the stone wall behind Huasheng. Suddenly, he pointed at the wall with a very surprised expression.

Wow! Look what these are!

Hua Sheng quickly turned around and realized that he had been so busy with the Qi pattern that he hadn't paid attention to the details inside the room.

It turned out that thousands of photos were pasted on the wall behind them. The paper of those photos was yellowed, and the four corners of the paper were slightly curled.

The colors in the photo have faded considerably, and upon closer inspection, the content appears to have been taken decades ago.

The walls were covered with countless photos, all of which featured a white man and a black woman together.

“Isn’t the man in the photo the Fallen Angel?” Mieying said, touching the photo. “But he looks a little smaller than he does now.”

Hanamori leaned closer to the wall and saw that the wall of photos was incredibly clean. It was arguably the cleanest place in the entire house; there wasn't a speck of dust on the photos, as if they had been wiped clean several times a day.

The man in the photo hasn't changed much, but the Black woman appears to have aged from her twenties and thirties to her eighties. The photo also changes from black and white to color as the woman ages, and the yellowing of the paper gradually shifts from older to more recent.

Looking at the photo, Hua Sheng said, "So, the man hasn't changed, but the woman has aged?"

Mieying pointed to the wall and asked the fallen angel, "Uncle Kairi, who is this woman?"

Her question interrupted the conversation between the fallen angel and Jane.

The fallen angel turned to look at the photo wall, paused for a moment, and slowly said, "A beautiful and kind woman."

His consciousness seemed to drift to the distant past, and he said, "A woman for whom angels were willing to abandon heaven."

"Where did she go now?" Mieying asked.

"died."

Hua Sheng asked in confusion, "Dead? According to your beliefs, she went to heaven?"

The fallen angel shook his head.

"Yes, for ordinary people. But because she fell in love with an angel and caused Heaven to lose an angel, she was disqualified from going to Heaven."

"Then... this woman's sacrifice was no less than that of the angel."

The fallen angel said, “That is indeed true. Child, you are absolutely right.”

Jane, who was standing nearby, asked, "It's not like we're going to hell, is it?"

"No, the woman did not commit any heinous crimes in her life, so she did not need to go to hell. After death, she disappeared, just like bubbles, blown away by the breeze and vanished from this world."

(End of this chapter)