But what did this thousand-year-old turtle mean by returning souls? Jiang Yanqiu looked at the old turtle with a puzzled look on her face.

The old turtle patiently explained, "In this life, you were frightened as a child, and one of your souls and two spirits flew away. Your body in this next life should have died at the age of six, but your soul took over."

Jiang Yanqiu was shocked after hearing this, and she suddenly remembered her childhood in her previous life.

Her mother once told her about a time when she was five or six years old and fell from the rooftop, nearly losing her life.

Her family sent her to the township hospital, but the doctors said she could not be saved.

Only her mother did not give up and walked seventy miles overnight to take her to the city hospital, miraculously saving her life.

People used to say that she could remember things from when she was three or four years old, but she herself only had memories of things after waking up in the hospital.

She thought she had no memory of her past because she was too young and stupid, but now she realized that her core had been replaced.

It was because of her fall that her family did not dare to leave her alone at home and decided to send her to school early.

This is why she started school more than a year earlier than her peers.

Their primary school was far from home, and the road was all mountainous. For a child who was only six or seven years old, it was impossible for him to complete such a difficult journey.

Children back home usually don’t start first grade until they are eight or nine years old.

She is no exception. She has had uncoordinated limbs since she was a child. Not only is her reaction slow, but she also often falls for no apparent reason when walking.

When she was in the first and second grades of elementary school, her older brothers and sisters carried her to and from school every day.

It was precisely because of this experience that when he graduated from university, he gave up the job he had been assigned to and resolutely returned to his hometown to take care of his paralyzed parents.

Later, when she was taking care of her parents, whenever she felt wronged and tired, she would always recall the scene when her brothers and sisters carried her to school when she was a child.

The resentment in your heart will gradually dissipate, replaced by a feeling of relief.

Now that she knew that her previous life was just a wisp of soul, she felt more relieved.

Secondly, her brothers and sisters in her previous life had excellent grades, and no matter how hard she studied, she would still be able to learn those knowledge points.

My brain becomes fuzzy when it comes to exams. Sometimes I get even simple questions wrong, and my test scores are always unsatisfactory.

Fortunately, I had a solid foundation of knowledge and was admitted by just a few points every time I took the entrance exam. Otherwise, I would probably have been held back until the nine-year compulsory education period.

She also understood that it was just bad luck. After all, how could a dead person who was "forced" to live have smooth sailing?

After figuring out these questions, Jiang Yanqiu became curious as to why the original owner lived well in her previous life, but became her in this life.

Then he asked again, "Immortal Lord, why am I the one controlling this body? Why not let the original owner's consciousness control this body? She still has two souls and five spirits."

"After your soul returned from your previous life, it was indeed the original owner's main soul that controlled this body. This is how it should be, but her previous life was quite fulfilling, with no regrets. She was unwilling to start over again and gave you this opportunity."

Jiang Yanqiu asked in shock, "You mean she doesn't want to be reborn so I can control this body."

"That's pretty much what it means."

Jiang Yanqiu felt very devastated and filled with resentment. Why didn't the original owner want to start over, but let her endure all this pain?

It would be better to let her die.

She couldn't help but wonder if she was being teased by fate. Even if she was reborn, it was because others didn't want her to be reborn.

She was still unwilling to give up and continued to ask: "Did she have any memories of me in her previous life?"

"No, in your previous life, after you died, your soul naturally returned and her mind was awakened. In this life, Master Wuliang used his magical powers to perform a ritual for you, so you returned with your memories. Otherwise, you would only be without the same defects as before."

Jiang Yanqiu's eyes widened, and she said in disbelief, "Didn't I die in the wishing well in my previous life?"

"It was in the wishing well, but as soon as you died, your soul returned to your original body. This life was only possible because Master Wuliang used his magical powers to liberate you."

After hearing this, Jiang Yanqiu's mood gradually calmed down.

She realized that although she died accidentally in her previous life because of Master Wuliang, it was also because of Master Wuliang that she got a chance to change her fate and make up for her regrets.

Then he asked again, "Master Wuliang, why don't you let me live again in my previous life's body?"

"That body never belonged to you in the first place. You have no control over it. Even if that accident hadn't happened, as you've gotten older and encountered more things, your mental stability has made it even harder to control that body. You would have died from another accident, and even if you had to do it all over again, the result would have been the same.

Neither of you is complete, and no matter where you are, you will not be able to have a good ending. Only by becoming one can you have a good ending, and this body belongs to you. Only when you return to this body can you truly become one.

"Okay!" Jiang Yanqiu sighed, her tone revealing a hint of helplessness, but also relief.

Then he asked, "When did I come back in my previous life?"

"She came back during the Lunar New Year when she was injured. The reason you were brought back to this point is because you only have two chances to come back: this time, and the other time when you were scared and injured during the Lunar New Year. But it would have been unfair to you to come back then. Your reputation would have been ruined by then, and it's hard to survive in this era."

Jiang Yanqiu also realized that the original owner of the book had become almost invisible after that incident and no longer interacted with other educated youth.

Later on, the author only brought her up from time to time to highlight the selflessness and popularity of the heroine and her friends, while the original owner was selfish and ignored.

Apart from that, there was no mention of the original owner's performance in the village, and he disappeared after returning to the city.

Although she was dissatisfied with traveling to this era, she decided to accept this reality.

She can no longer go back to the past. Now, all she needs to do is cherish this hard-earned opportunity.

Moreover, the original owner and she were originally one person. No matter which one of them was incomplete, they would be complete only when they were combined into one.

Although the original owner had strong limbs, he had a simple mind.

She herself was not a smart person, but she was still much better than the original owner who graduated from junior high school and only knew the number 9981 but could not even calculate what 81 divided by nine equals.

She has been slow to react since she was a child, with very poor coordination of her limbs. She is always a step behind in doing things and always falls for inexplicable reasons.

So even if they don't become one, the two of them can live together peacefully, but they are both flawed people.

As for who will be the conscious subject of this body after the soul and spirit merge into one, it will naturally be the two souls and five spirits that still remain in this body.

If the original owner is willing to be reborn, then the original owner will awaken Jiang Yanqiu's memories of the previous life and continue to live;

But the original owner was unwilling to be reborn, so Jiang Yanqiu had the opportunity to control this body and possess the original owner's previous memories.

As for what the original owner's life was like in her previous life, and why she felt that it was perfect and had no regrets and was unwilling to start over, the old turtle refused to reveal too much.

She only said that the secret cannot be revealed. All she can talk about is what happened in the past. The future depends on Jiang Yanqiu to explore on her own, and it cannot be revealed.

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