The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 246 Jiang Chuan's Awakening Memories

"I didn't expect it?"

The voice was so familiar that Jiang Chuan wondered if it was his own inner voice suddenly appearing in his ear.

But he quickly realized what was happening and turned around to look behind him, slightly taken aback.

Just as Jiang Chuan subconsciously thought, the person he saw when he turned around was another version of himself.

This is the middle-aged version of Jiang Chuan.

A slightly malicious, playful smile played on the corners of Jiang Chuan's lips. He seemed quite pleased with this almost mischievous surprise. His face was weathered, and his eyes were weary; at such close range, one could even sense a hint of world-weariness. So, although he wore a smug smile, the coldness and emptiness in his eyes sent a chill down one's spine.

Jiang Chuan had just seen that look in his eyes. It was exactly the same look he had when he watched Jiang Chuan kill Li Guo'er.

I wonder what he went through to become like this? And what about myself...? Will I become like this in the future? Will I also have such eyes?
However, this question was quickly overshadowed by the many other questions that came to mind.

Faced with this utterly mysterious self, he had so many questions to ask, but with so many questions, he didn't know where to begin...

A silence fell between the two of them for a moment.

It was Jiang Chuan, the middle-aged man, who broke the silence first:
"Indeed, you have too many questions to ask right now."

"That was my reaction when I saw this scene back then."

Hearing this, Jiang Chuan was overjoyed.

Yes, this is his middle-aged self, his future self. He must know what he wants to ask, and he should have even experienced this scene himself.

He doesn't need to say anything; he can explain those issues clearly and provide perfect answers to his own doubts.

But just as Jiang Chuan was thinking this, the smile on the middle-aged Jiang Chuan's lips widened even further, and he said with a smile:

"But actually, no matter what you ask, I won't tell you..."

"You didn't expect that either, did you?"

Jiang Chuan's joy was instantly extinguished.

Suddenly, he felt that this middle-aged version of himself was a little crazy.

Yeah... just look at the look in his eyes.

Even if it's not schizophrenia, it has to be a mental illness like bipolar disorder.

But this was, after all, himself. Jiang Chuan asked somewhat helplessly, "Then why did you come to see me?"

Jiang Chuan, now middle-aged, said, "You've opened a new branch on the Time Tree, so of course I have to come and see you."

"Besides, you even took the initiative to break through the crack in your mental sea... This is the first time something like this has happened at this point in time."

"You know, I also pioneered a new path back then, which is why I witnessed such a scene."

Has a new path been opened up?
Jiang Chuan certainly caught the key word, but he didn't have time to think about it deeply. Instead, he blurted out another question:
"You are me from the future... so naturally you know many things that will happen in the future, and with just a few words you can avert disaster, or even change the world..."

"Why didn't you say anything?"

Jiang Chuan, middle-aged, smiled wearily: "Where would you find such a good thing?"

"Changing the future, influencing the future... comes at a price."

Jiang Chuan frowned.

Connecting what I just saw in the dream world with what happened to me in the Yanshan barrier and inside the abandoned subway station.

At that time, I was clearly in a desperate situation, but after suddenly fainting, that desperate situation was resolved...

Thus, Jiang Chuan finally understood why he had survived such a near-death experience.

Clearly, just as in the dream world, when the middle-aged Jiang Chuan took over the body and killed Li Guo'er, his own body was also taken over... thus resolving the inevitable death situation.

Wouldn't that contradict what he said?
Jiang Chuan immediately said, "But you have clearly already made changes."

Jiang Chuan, a middle-aged man, hummed in agreement: "Rather than having a new path cut off... I'd rather see more possibilities, so even if it comes at a price, it's better than letting you die."

Hearing this, Jiang Chuan understood some things, but he was still completely confused.

He raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you say you wouldn't tell me these things?"

Jiang Chuan, a middle-aged man, said, "Yeah. So you'll forget about it all later."

Jiangchuan: "?"

The middle-aged Jiang Chuan continued, "The timeline won't change easily. The more you change it, the more you'll be rejected by the Heavenly Dao. So, after this meeting, I'll make you completely forget about these things that might affect your judgment."

"But killing that dragon in public is truly unavoidable. Heaven's will is one thing, and the Diviner Alliance is another. I have no choice but to step in to create this deadly situation for you."

"So there will still be some impact after this, but it depends on how far you can go."

Jiang Chuan was somewhat bewildered.

What he said was so informative that Jiang Chuan was completely confused. He seemed to have many questions, but he couldn't quite grasp the key points.

Jiang Chuan frowned, deep in thought, his head practically spinning, before finally shaking his head and saying, utterly perplexed:

"That's not right... Since you are me from the future... then the changes I make should correspondingly overlap with you."

"Shouldn't you know right now what my future holds?"

Jiang Chuan, a middle-aged man, said, "If that's the case, why would I say I'm opening up a new path?"

"You'll find out about these things later."

"Anchoring a new point... is quite difficult."

As Jiang Chuan spoke these words, a hint of reminiscence finally appeared in his cold and stern eyes.

He said with a sigh:

"This... requires us to make choices and huge sacrifices."

"Not all stories have happy endings."

At this moment, the middle-aged Jiang Chuan changed the subject, looking at Jiang Chuan with a tone full of encouragement:
"But for you on this path, it's possible!"

"It's a possibility to make the ending better!"

"Perhaps you will become the new anchor point!"

As he spoke, a glimmer of light finally appeared in his dry eyes. It seemed as if hope had been rekindled.

But that was only for a moment.

Jiang Chuan, in his middle age, continued:

"But you still need to keep working hard."

"okay……"

"Now that I've met you, I'll take my leave. I'll take all the memories of this meeting with me."

Hearing this, Jiang Chuan became somewhat anxious.

There are still many things I haven't asked!
What is my future self saying? What kind of crisis will I face in the future? What is the anchor point? Will I also become a middle-aged man with empty eyes? What has he been through? ...No, what has I been through!?

Whose awakened memories are these? Why can I control the power of space? What is this so-called rejection by the Heavenly Dao? What is the situation in the crevices of my spiritual sea?
But at this moment, a sly glint flashed in Jiang Chuan's eyes. Before Jiang Chuan could even ask a question, he had already brought the conversation to a close:

"Jiang Chuan, walk your own path."

……

call--!
Jiang Chuan suddenly sat up in bed.

He looked around in surprise, realizing he was in a hospital room. It wasn't as familiar as the medical station in Qing City, but the furnishings were similar. Scanning his surroundings, Jiang Chuan quickly spotted a familiar figure.

"Brother Li?"

Li Yu nodded.

He rushed from Kunlun to Yanjing this morning. After all, he is one of the top-tier experts in the headquarters, and even though the culprit Lu Bin has been executed, he still had to come back. Of course, his urgent return was also due to Jiang Chuan's role in this incident, which made Li Yu more anxious than ever before. He didn't even wait for the other members of Group Three and rushed back to Yanjing by himself.

He was standing beside the hospital bed, calmly watching Jiang Chuan, who had just sat up. After a moment of silence, they looked at each other, and then Li Yu suddenly spoke:

"You...were dreaming?"

Jiang Chuan hummed in agreement: "I had a dream... I went back to the tomb of Princess Anle in Qingshan."

Li Yu then pressed on, "And then?"

Jiang Chuan shook his head: "Then I woke up..."

Li Yu stroked his chin, looked at Jiang Chuan, and after a long silence, finally spoke:
“I already knew about what happened to you when I came here.”

"There are some guesses."

"..."

"You should know what happened, right?"

Jiang Chuan shook his head blankly.

At this moment, Li Yu had already set up a mental force field, isolating the two people from the ward's surveillance cameras, and also limiting the spread of sound within the force field.

As Li Yu's mental field unfolded, Jiang Chuan also spoke up, saying, "I remember starting to search for loopholes in the mental sea at the entrance of the abandoned subway station..."

"And then I don't remember anything."

Li Yu asked, "Was it successful?"

Jiang Chuan himself was a little unsure, but after thinking for a moment, he finally hummed in agreement: "It worked...right?"

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have had such a dream."

Jiang Chuan was completely unaware that a part of his memory had been erased, but at least he still remembered the dream from his past life, and he made no attempt to hide it from Li Yu at this moment.

After all, Jiang Chuan doesn't have many people he can trust, but Li Yu is definitely someone he can trust without reservation.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Chuan told Li Yu everything about the worldview he had changed in his previous life's dream.

Then, Jiang Chuan asked curiously, "Brother Li, what... have you guessed?"

Just as Jiang Chuan was asking this question, the door to the ward was pushed open.

The one who entered was Cao Zhigang, his chest wrapped in bandages. He walked into the force field set up by Li Yu, saw Jiang Chuan who had woken up, and his face showed some surprise and relief: "You're awake, kid?"

"It's alright, it's good that you're okay."

Cao Zhigang's voice was weak, unlike his usual loud voice. It was clear that Cao Zhigang was in very poor condition at the moment, but he still seemed very happy to see Jiang Chuan sitting on the hospital bed.

He looked at Jiang Chuan and said with a smile, "You've really worried us all a lot."

“That girl has been waiting outside your ward the whole time, and Li Yi and Tang Songming have been on the phone non-stop.”

"Now that you're awake, tell them the news as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Li Yu said, "No rush."

At this moment, Li Yu looked at Cao Zhigang: "What exactly happened inside the Yanshan barrier? How did you get rid of Liu Hong and the others... Tell me the situation."

Cao Zhigang was stunned when he heard the question.

Jiang Chuan had repeatedly warned him not to reveal what had happened... But torn between his favorite student and his sworn brother Li Yu, he was torn. However, Cao Zhigang quickly made his decision. He had made a promise: he would never, under any circumstances, reveal what had transpired.

"I do not know."

Cao Zhigang said, "I fainted at the time, and when I woke up, Liu Hong and the others were all dead."

"I really don't know what exactly happened."

In the past, Cao Zhigang might not have helped Jiang Chuan keep the secret, but the situation within the organization is complicated now, and he is definitely firmly on Jiang Chuan's side. In addition, he had already promised Jiang Chuan, so even when Li Yu asked, he did not choose to speak and did not reveal what Jiang Chuan had instructed him to do.

However, after glancing at him, Li Yu nodded and said, "The story of slaying the dragon at Dongzhimen has spread globally."

"Your reason for helping Jiang Chuan hide things shouldn't be so strong."

"However, whatever your reason for choosing to cover for Jiang Chuan, then keep doing it."

"No matter who asks, the answer will be the same, you know?"

Cao Zhigang's expression changed slightly. He silently lowered his head, neither nodding nor shaking his head.

Looking at Teacher Cao's expression, Jiang Chuan realized that Teacher Cao was hiding something from him...

But what is he hiding?
Why don't you even know it yourself?

Li Yu then turned his gaze to Jiang Chuan: "What Boss Cao said further confirms my guess."

"Actually, we've all been blinded by a single leaf."

"The answer to the question is more straightforward than we imagined."

Why did you ascend to heaven and slay the dragon at Dongzhimen?

"Why were you able to take down those third- and fourth-class soldiers in Yanshan?"

At this point, Cao Zhigang glanced at Li Yu with surprise.

However, Jiang Chuan himself did have some thoughts of his own.

The dream revealed that the reason he was able to repeatedly escape death in seemingly hopeless situations was because he had broken free from the shackles of his mental sea.

Behind those constraints lies an extremely powerful self.

Since he himself killed Li Guo'er, the answer to whether to deal with the pursuit within the Yanshan barrier or to deal with the dragon is already obvious.

It was because my future self, through some means, traveled through time to help my weak, dying self.

Jiang Chuan also thought that Li Yu was going to talk about this matter.

But... when Li Yu uttered his next sentence, Jiang Chuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

He stared at Li Yu in astonishment, his extremely calm words still echoing in his mind.

Why do you have dreams that are different from your memories?

Why are you able to progress so rapidly?

"..."

"Actually, the root cause is in one place."

"That is... the identity of your awakened memories."

"I thought that if I knew your identity after you awakened your memories, all the doubts and mysteries would be solved. I just didn't expect that the answer was already right in front of me."

Jiang Chuan and Cao Zhigang both held their breath, watching Li Yu intently, wondering how much of a shock his next words would bring.

Li Yu looked directly at Jiang Chuan and calmly said:
"Your awakened memories are yourself."

"It's you in the future."

(End of this chapter)