Chapter 395: Whose Memory (Second Update)

Inside the imperial tomb, sealed for thousands of years, there was actually someone here!?

Chu Liuyue was shocked beyond belief, simultaneously scanning the man's body with a rapid gaze.

Once she saw him clearly, she realized something was wrong—this man did not seem to be a living person!

He was tall and imposing, dressed in a black python robe with golden dragon patterns embroidered on his chest and cuffs, exuding nobility and majesty.

At a glance, the man appeared to be around forty years old, yet he was elegant and possessed an extraordinary temperament; one could still tell that in his youth, he must have been exceptionally handsome.

However, within his eye sockets, there was nothing but pure black!

Chu Liuyue couldn't help but stare at those eyes.

They were two pitch-black vortices. On the surface, they appeared calm and waveless, yet deep within them, one could see the shifting of life and death and the flickering extinction of stars.

"Who are you?"

The man looked at Chu Liuyue and asked in a slow, deep voice.

Chu Liuyue's mind suddenly became heavy and groggy. Waves of fatigue surged forth, and her entire spirit seemed to relax and loosen.

"Chu Liuyue," she answered in a low voice.

The vast space suddenly fell silent.

After a moment, the man asked again

"No, you are not Chu Liuyue."

His voice seemed to carry some unspeakable power, falling heavily into her ears and sinking into her heart.

Chu Liuyue shook her head, her voice firm

"I am Chu Liuyue."

With this body and this face, if she wasn't Chu Liuyue, then who was she?

The man suddenly let out a laugh, as if he had heard some joke.

"Look up."

Chu Liuyue raised her head and saw a river stretching across the vast sky, flowing slowly.

Countless starlight reflections shimmered in her eyes, a brilliant spectacle.

Suddenly, all that light dissipated!

The river water swayed, and a scene seemed to appear before her eyes.

Chu Liuyue's brow furrowed tightly.

It was a cliff.

Upon a precipice extending from the cliff stood an octagonal pavilion.

White mountain mist drifted to and fro, adding a touch of spiritual aura to this steep and perilous place.

Inside the octagonal pavilion, a man in black stood with his hands behind his back.

The mountain wind blew, curling the hem of his robes; he looked almost like a banished immortal about to ride the wind away.

Looking at his silhouette, Chu Liuyue felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It was as if... she had seen this person before.

And this cliff and octagonal pavilion—when she saw them, her heart did not feel a sense of strangeness.

It was as if she had been here long ago.

Something seemed to be churning in the depths of her heart, wanting to break through, yet she could never quite grasp it.

This left her feeling like her mind was a tangled mess, adding a sense of inexplicable anxiety.

She opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to call out the black-clad man's name.

But she seemed to have become mute; no matter what she did, she could not make a sound.

It felt as if a flame were burning in her heart, leaving her feeling extremely anxious.

"...You—"

Chu Liuyue desperately wanted to speak. Just as she managed to utter a single word, she saw the black-clad man suddenly turn his body—

Chu Liuyue froze instantly, her gaze fixed tightly!

However, just as she was about to see the man's face, a sharp pain suddenly shot through her hand!

Chu Liuyue jolted awake. Looking down, she realized that Tuanzi had given her hand a hard bite!

Crimson blood gradually seeped from the wound, causing her to wake up completely!

—What had just happened to her? To have fallen into the opponent's trap so easily!

"Tuanzi, thank you. Just now, I almost..."

Chu Liuyue spoke in a low voice, but then she suddenly stopped.

Almost...

Almost what!?

Where did that sliver of relief in the depths of her heart come from?

This feeling rarely occurred to her; usually, she only felt this way when she was avoiding making a massive mistake.

But... although her mental defenses had almost been breached just now, it didn't seem to have anything to do with her greatest secret.

Why did she have this illusion of having narrowly escaped death?

Chu Liuyue looked up once more.

The river suspended in mid-air had returned to its original state, and the images upon it had completely vanished, as if they had never appeared.

Including that cliff, that octagonal pavilion, and... that man.

Chu Liuyue pursed her lips.

She actually wanted to see that man's face so desperately. This had never happened before!

She suppressed the turbulence in her heart, clenched her fists, and looked toward the man on the throne.

"Do you think you can trap me with an illusion like that?"

A meaningful smile appeared on the black-robed man's face.

"You think that was an illusion?"

Chu Liuyue's heart sank.

"Every scene that appears within the Weak Water originates from your memories. Whatever you are thinking, that is naturally what will be reflected upon it."

The low, slow voice drifted over, each word hitting like a clap of thunder!

Chu Liuyue's entire body tensed up.

If that was the case, the images she just saw were real!?

But in her memories of both her past and present lives, there was no such scene!

"I don't even know your identity, so how can I believe what you say?" Chu Liuyue sneered. "I am certain I have never seen that scene! Your methods of lying are far too clumsy."

"Oh? Are you truly certain?"

The man seemed unmoved, continuing to ask calmly.

Chu Liuyue's heart skipped a beat, and she gritted her teeth inwardly.

Logically, she believed every word she said was correct, because she indeed did not remember that scene.

However, deep in her heart, there was a faint sense of uncertainty.

Because everything she had just seen carried an indescribable sense of familiarity.

Especially that man standing with his hands behind his back.

She had only seen his silhouette, yet she had the impulse to call out his name.

If she truly had never seen him, why would it be like this?

"You do not know my identity, yet I know who you are."

The black-robed man raised his eyes, staring deeply at Chu Liuyue with a smile of absolute confidence.

It was as if everything was within his control.

"Who exactly are you!?"

Chu Liuyue shouted in a heavy voice!

"When you find me, you will naturally know."

As the man spoke, he suddenly stood up.

"I will wait for you."

Then, before Chu Liuyue could react, his figure instantly transformed into countless silver starlight and flew into the river suspended in mid-air!

Vanished without a trace!

It took Chu Liuyue a long while to regain her senses.

That black-robed man just left like that?!

He said to find him... where was she supposed to look!?

She couldn't exactly enter that river, could she!?

On one hand, she had no way to get up there; on the other hand, who knew what the consequences of entering it would be?

After contemplating for a moment, Chu Liuyue finally decided to press forward toward the throne in the very center.

Aside from this throne, there was nothing else here. If she couldn't find clues even on this, then she would truly be in trouble.

Chu Liuyue walked step by step and finally came to a halt before the throne.

Suddenly, her gaze sharpened as she stared intently at the back of the throne.

In the center position, a line of words was written

"East of the Weak Water—Gold!"

(End of Chapter)