My sister is Luna

Mysterious Forest.

Guiguzi leisurely patrolled his "territory," seemingly oblivious to the outside world. He was collecting Xuanweizi. The rebel army fought a great battle against the Yin-Yang School. The main battlefield was won, and the shamans and sorcerers would arrive later to fight against Donghuang Taiyi.

Just then, footsteps approached, and Guiguzi looked over.

The man who came was Fan Zeng. He leaned on his cane and walked slowly toward Guiguzi with faltering steps.

After leaving Xiang Yu, Fan Zeng searched for Guiguzi throughout the Xuanwei Forest and finally found him the next day, which is today.

"Cough cough...!" Upon seeing Guiguzi, Fan Zeng finally relaxed. He coughed violently, his face haggard. He had never rested before finding Guiguzi, and it was not easy for him to have survived to this day at his age.

"Be careful, old man," Guiguzi said, stepping forward to greet him.

"Hehe, in front of you I am just a child, I dare not call myself old," Fan Zeng said with a laugh.

Before him stood a wise man far more knowledgeable than himself, a legendary figure whom he had long admired.

"I wonder what brings you here, Mr. Fan?" Guiguzi asked directly, implying that he knew of Fan Zeng.

"Master Guigu really loves to ask questions he already knows the answer to. With such a commotion outside, are you still going to pretend to be confused?"

"The outside world knows this, Xiang Yu went too far." Guiguzi glanced at Fan Zeng with his bright blue eyes, then turned away.

"Ahem, this old man of mine has served the Xiang family his entire life, yet I've accomplished nothing. Xiang Yu wants to destroy the root of the myth. Donghuang is your mortal enemy, and I know about the alliance, but I implore you, Master Guigu, to intervene as soon as possible and help the people of Yunmeng City. They have done nothing wrong; they are innocent," Fan Zeng said sincerely.

"All I need to do is make them hide. I'll do anything for Master Guigu..."

This way, history will have one less chapter about Xiang Yu's massacre. This is all I can do for the Xiang family in the end... The second half of the sentence came to Fan Zeng's mind.

"In fact, Faith and Jiuge are originally one, but they parted ways because of different ideals. However, they complement each other and are interdependent. I will do my best to help."

Guiguzi was already making preparations, so since Fan Zeng made the request, he decided to go along with it.

“But that’s not enough. I need to get something else.” With that, Guiguzi walked toward the river, with Fan Zeng following behind.

On the way, Guiguzi and Fan Zeng chatted casually.

"If only Master Guigu had a way to stop Xiang Yu's massacre."

"Alas, it's no use. It can only be said that everything is the will of fate. Xiang Yu was destined to be a sharp knife that pierced through the corrupt divine system. He could only end up as a weapon. As for his merits and demerits, let future generations judge them." Guiguzi sighed leisurely.

"Does fate really exist?" Fan Zeng clearly did not believe in this idea.

"Yes," Guiguzi said definitively.

"Old Master Fan must have tried to persuade Xiang Yu, but he remained obstinate. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come to me. This is the path that fate has laid out for him, and it is also the path that he himself has chosen."

"It is invisible and intangible, but it does exist. Everyone is an actor on the stage. We can only finish our performance. The environment shapes us. We know our fate but still have to do it, and do it willingly. I call it a sense of destiny, and there is nothing wrong with that."

“It’s strange to blame fate for adversity and to attribute good fortune to one’s own efforts. It makes one feel that fate is truly innocent,” Guiguzi laughed.

"Everyone needs a reason to comfort themselves," Fan Zeng said, stroking his pale beard.

The two remained silent for a while afterward.

"Is he really the Great Demon King?" Perhaps having accepted his fate, Fan Zeng couldn't help but ask.

"Yes and no. Good arises from the heart, and evil is born from the heart. Even if he didn't have the rumors about the Great Demon King, are his current actions any different from those of the Great Demon King? Everything is his own decision; one thought can lead to heaven, and another to hell..."

It wasn't the rumors that made him the Great Demon King; he became the Great Demon King on his own. Is this fate? Fan Zeng sighed deeply, his aged wrinkles deepening.

"We've arrived!" Before they knew it, they had reached the river.

"Boom boom——!"

This wide river, which divides the eastern and western boundaries of Yunmengze, rushes and roars like thunder, surging into the continuous mountain range beneath the barrier. This is the end of the river; it will flow from the mountains to the Heluo region, where it has another name, another river.

"What's here?"

"A miracle is possible. Wait, I'll be right back." With that, Guiguzi leaped into the turbulent river.

Fan Zeng was startled, but remembering Guiguzi's words, he could only wait on the bank, staring intently at the river.

The river was much deeper than it appeared, and the undercurrents were even more dangerous. Guiguzi, who was emitting a glowing light, was not swept away by the waves.

The closer they got to the depths, the more a wave of heat swept over Guiguzi.

Soon, under the glow of the emitted fluorescence, a miniature building appeared.

That was a city! Hidden beneath this great river was a miniature city, about a hundred meters in diameter, with a few words faintly written on a huge gate—Yueyang City.

The sweltering heat enveloped Yueyang City, preventing any water from approaching. The rushing river waves distorted it, yet it remained perfectly still.

The scorching heat seemed to have no effect on Guiguzi. He pushed off with both feet and, like a shuttle, darted into the wide-open gates of Yueyang City.

The city was not as dark as I had imagined, nor was it flooded by the river. On the contrary, the air was dry and fresh, and a faint blue light illuminated the surroundings.

Guiguzi landed steadily, passed through the building, and on the platform in front of him was something that served as a light source.

The spiral-shaped object, composed of two blue crystal-like chains, floated in mid-air on the platform; it was the physical manifestation of the miraculous rebirth technique, the Double Helix!

No one could have imagined that Guiguzi would hide the miracle here. When Gan Jiang severed the Juque sword, he secretly transferred the reincarnation technique here.

Guiguzi carefully wrapped the miracle in fluorescent light and put it in his bosom.

As he swam up, he saw Fan Zeng standing motionless on the riverbank, which he found rather strange.

The river was still surging, but Fan Zeng didn't want him to come out now.

"Shh-"

Suddenly, a wave surged out of the water, but there was nothing there; Guiguzi had vanished.

But a huge iron net fell down, covering the entire riverbed. Guiguzi had no time to escape and was firmly trapped. He was then dragged ashore, where a group of people appeared and pinned him down, leaving only his head free to move.

"Hey, Siming, long time no see. You're here swimming too?" Guiguzi greeted the person behind Fan Zeng, who looked utterly despairing.

The assassin was none other than Si Ming. Instead of going to the battlefield, he hid in the shadows and followed Gui Gu Zi. Gui Gu Zi noticed something was wrong while in the water and tried to use invisibility, but he didn't expect his opponent to be one step ahead.

If it were just Si Ming alone, Gui Gu Zi would still have a way to escape, but the feathered blades encircled his neck, radiating a chill.

"Want to taste my soft feather blade?" a maniacal voice rang out, spoken by the shadow with golden eyes.

"Ah, Jing, it's been a long time," Guiguzi said.

"I am Shadow, and she is dead!" Shadow said through gritted teeth.

Si Ming grabbed Fan Zeng's shoulder and coldly said to Gui Guzi:

"You old codger, you've really kept us waiting! Hand over the stuff!"

"What? What is it? I just came here to swim," Guiguzi said, feigning ignorance.

"Hmph, you'll hand it over eventually. Let's go." With that, Siming's men grabbed Fan Zeng and Guiguzi and headed towards Yunmeng City.

"Hey, can't you show some respect to the elderly?" Guiguzi struggled, as if he were truly innocent.

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