Saving the White Moonlight Chapter 87

“Why is it impossible?”
“Fact after fact is placed right in front of us,” Yan Zhuguang asked back. “Give me a reason to deny it. Besides this person, can you find anyone else who fits the conditions?”
Uh… Host, you are making things hard for this system!
“I… I cannot find one, but I said before… Su Qian’er’s soul is different from the female lead’s. In the previous twenty missions, I met the female lead. Her soul aura was different…”
“Can you judge only by soul aura?”
Yan Zhuguang said, “Do not forget, ‘Su Qian’er’s’ soul is special, and her adaptation to the new body is extremely fast. Can you guarantee that the aura you sensed is ‘Su Qian’er’s’ original aura, and not the new form after she adapted to Su Qian’er’s body?”
“Ah? Soul adaptation?” The system was somewhat stunned.
Yan Zhuguang paused. She remembered that when Su Qian’er had taken the Heavenly Heart Lotus Seed earlier, the system had been called back by the people “above” it for a time. It had been during that time that she and Eldest Senior Sister discovered Su Qian’er’s soul was being rejected.
Yan Zhuguang recalled what happened that day in her mind and told the system.
The system listened and could not help opening its mouth wide. “So there was this part too…” No wonder Host had always suspected “Su Qian’er’s” identity. Her soul was indeed very strange.
Now, the system also could not be certain that “Su Qian’er” was not the female lead. “But… was Su Qian’er not reborn? The energy on her is rebirth energy from this time and space. Why would it be connected to the female lead from a parallel space?”
“If this time and space’s Su Qian’er died, had her memories cleared, and reincarnated into Shen Wanqing in a parallel time and space, then crossed into the cultivation world as Shen Wanqing and became the female lead, then unexpectedly died after going through that part of the plot, and happened to resonate with this world’s Su Qian’er’s death, bringing the Shen Wanqing part of her memories back to become the current Su Qian’er, do you think it is possible?”
The system sorted through the relationship inside this. Oh no. The more Host said, the more reasonable it sounded. What should it do?
The system decided not to think about this anymore. It only had one question now. “Host, why are you so familiar with parallel space theory?”
Was Host not from the cultivation world? If she had transmigrated from a world where information and imagination exploded, it would not be strange for her to have such unusual ideas. But was Host not a native of the cultivation world? How could she be so familiar with parallel space theory?
Could it be that Host had lied to it from the beginning? The more it thought, the more frightening it became.
“You look down on me too much.” Yan Zhuguang was somewhat dissatisfied with the system’s doubt. “Parallel spaces are unavoidable branches on the great Dao of the Tree of Time. How could I not know?”
The flow of time and the development of worlds were full of countless uncertainties. Every tiny difference could cause great changes in the future. These differences formed time nodes, and from these nodes, countless branches were born. Those were parallel spaces.
When all these nodes and branches were arranged on the timeline, they formed the Tree of Time, which was the great Dao Yan Zhuguang spoke of. The truths contained in the Tree of Time were extremely complex. They were the final goal pursued by those who cultivated the Dao.
To people in the ordinary world, the theory of parallel spaces came from empty imagination and wild ideas. It was vague and could not be proven.
But to natives of the cultivation world, it was something one truly had to comprehend. Of course, only after reaching an extremely high realm would there be the slightest possibility of comprehending the true meaning inside it. This kind of contact was true contact with the existence of the Tree of Time. It was not the same as empty imagination.
Looking at Host, this was clearly not something she had imagined out of thin air.
The system felt Host was becoming more and more frightening. She even knew about the Tree of Time? Host’s previous life definitely was not as simple as being an ordinary cultivator. It was becoming more and more curious about Host’s previous identity.
The system endured for a while, but still could not hold back. It said to Yan Zhuguang, “Host, can you give this little one a bottom line? What exactly was your identity in your previous life?”
Yan Zhuguang’s tone carried some deeper meaning. “If I told you everything, what fun would there be? Keeping some secrets is more interesting, is it not? Perhaps you can try exploring it yourself.”
The system choked. It felt that with its intelligence, it might never guess in its whole life.
Knowing that Host meant what she said, and that if she said she would not tell it, then no matter how it begged, she probably would not change her mind, the system took a roundabout path and pleaded, “Host, can you give me a hint?”
Yan Zhuguang thought for a moment. Under the system’s expectant gaze, she said faintly, “Do you think my remnant soul appearing in the spatial rift was a coincidence?”
When the system heard Yan Zhuguang’s words, its whole body suddenly shivered.
Host had been someone it happened to meet in the spatial rift when searching for its twenty-first host. At that time, Host had only had a remnant soul left and had already lost consciousness.
The system had been dizzy from Host’s beauty, so it had not carefully investigated the origin of this remnant soul and had privately made her its host, pulling her into this world.
Later, after it woke up and wanted to investigate Host, there were no clues left on Host’s body. That matter could only be dropped.
What Host meant just now was that her remnant soul drifting into the spatial rift was not a coincidence, but something she had done on purpose? The power to break through space… What kind of incredible person had Host been in her previous life?
While speaking with the system, Yan Zhuguang had already arrived at Zhaoxue Peak’s Ice-Snow Cottage with Yun Mixue and Su Qian’er. Yan Zhuguang used one unclear sentence to shut the system up, then focused on observing Su Qian’er’s behavior.
Su Qian’er’s ability to hide things was not good enough. Perhaps it was because she was practicing sword flight, or perhaps because what Yan Zhuguang and Yun Mixue had mentioned earlier occupied most of her mind. She forgot to hide herself too.
Su Qian’er indeed knew the way to Zhaoxue Peak. She even flew without stopping and directly arrived in front of the Ice-Snow Cottage. She was so familiar with the road that it seemed as if she had traveled it countless times.
In the plot, Shen Wanqing’s residence in Fenghua Immortal Sect was precisely the Ice-Snow Cottage. Of course, it was not the current one. After Yun Mixue died, Gu Chen carefully recreated a small courtyard. Every tree and scene inside was exactly the same as this Ice-Snow Cottage now.
To make it convenient for Shen Wanqing, who had no spiritual root, to enter and leave this place, Gu Chen assigned several registered disciples to her. They used sword flight to take her up and down the mountain, while also watching and protecting her.
Looking at things with her existing guess, Su Qian’er truly matched Shen Wanqing no matter how Yan Zhuguang looked.
Yan Zhuguang closed her eyes and cleared the chaotic thoughts from her heart.
Yun Mixue invited Su Qian’er into the Ice-Snow Cottage. The moment they stepped into the courtyard, they inevitably saw that beautiful Crystal Frost Fruit tree.
Yun Mixue originally wanted to invite Su Qian’er to speak under the tree, but Su Qian’er refused. “Could we speak in the hall? The snow scene is beautiful, but in the end, it looks cold.”
Yun Mixue saw that she did not seem to like the scene before her and thoughtfully agreed. “That is fine.”
The three sat in the hall. Yun Mixue closed the doors of the hall, then sealed the entire Ice-Snow Cottage. Su Qian’er noticed Yun Mixue’s movements and felt even more uncertain about what they were going to say next.
Yan Zhuguang waited until Yun Mixue finished all this and did not keep Su Qian’er in suspense. She went straight to the point. “Junior Sister Su, you are actually not a member of the Qiao family.”
Su Qian’er opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but still closed it. Earlier, when she heard Yun Mixue say this matter concerned her background, Su Qian’er had already guessed this possibility while thinking wildly. In truth, she was not too surprised.
After hearing Yan Zhuguang say it, she instead felt that it was as expected.
She changed the topic. “Senior Sister Yan, are you saying this on purpose to stop me from going to the Qiao family?”
Yan Zhuguang knew she believed it. Saying this now was only self-deception. “It is not to stop you. In fact, I hope you go investigate, because Branch Family Head Qiao and the others deserve justice from you.”
Su Qian’er frowned. “What exactly is going on?”
Yan Zhuguang exchanged a glance with Yun Mixue. “This matter must start from several decades ago…”
Yan Zhuguang and Yun Mixue took turns speaking, starting from the connection between Fenghua Immortal Sect’s former sect master and Su You Demon Lord of the Dripping Blood Demon Domain. They told Su Qian’er her background from beginning to end.
When Su Qian’er first heard the words “Su You Demon Lord,” something was already wrong with her. The further they spoke, the tighter Su Qian’er’s brows furrowed. When Yan Zhuguang told her that she was the daughter of Su You Demon Lord and the former sect master, Su Qian’er actually lost control in a way she had not done for a long time. She shot to her feet, knocking over the chair she had been sitting in and causing a loud sound.
Bang!
“Su Qian’er is Su You Demon Lord’s daughter?!”
Su Qian’er’s expression was strange. There was disgust, panic, disbelief, and some confusion. “How could it be like this…”
Yan Zhuguang found it strange. Su Qian’er did not look surprised because a strange demonic cultivator was “her” mother. Instead, it seemed like she had some other connection with Su You Demon Lord.
The “Shen Wanqing” Yan Zhuguang had guessed actually knew Su You Demon Lord?
“Did something go wrong somewhere?” The system, which had been silent for a long while, said, “When the female lead crossed over, the Demon Lord of the Dripping Blood Demon Domain had already become Blood Lotus. Su You was already dead, right?”
Yan Zhuguang did not answer the system. She exchanged a glance with Yun Mixue, who was also very puzzled. Yun Mixue could not help asking, “Junior Sister Su knows Su You Demon Lord?”
The matter of the former sect master being killed by Su You Demon Lord was announced to the world only after Su Qian’er and Yan Zhuguang entered Qinggong Tower. Su Qian’er had only just come out of Qinggong Tower, so she should not have heard of this person.
Or had Su You Demon Lord once contacted the current Su Qian’er?
Su Qian’er was pulled back to herself by Yun Mixue’s question. Thinking of how she had lost control just now, she clenched her palm and shook her head. “No, I do not know her… You are not lying to me?”
Yan Zhuguang said, “Junior Sister Su, do you think it was truly a coincidence that your body was unusual from childhood and you could not cultivate?”
Su Qian’er barely calmed herself. Her hands trembled slightly as she picked up the fallen chair and slowly sat down, as if using all the strength in her body.
When she heard the words “Heavenly Restraint Body,” Su Qian’er’s avoidance and doubt were completely shattered. “Since medicine and stones were useless, what spiritual medicine did you give me?”
Yan Zhuguang looked into Su Qian’er’s eyes. “I wonder whether Miss Su has heard of… the Heavenly Heart Lotus Seed?”
Su Qian’er suddenly understood. She opened her palm and looked at the crescent marks she had pinched into it, then slowly closed her hand into a fist, tighter and tighter, as if holding some invisible thing. “So… that is how it was. The Heavenly Heart Lotus Seed…”
Seeing her dazed expression, Yan Zhuguang and Yun Mixue did not speak again. They waited for her to sort through it herself.
After a while, Su Qian’er said, “Since I am the daughter of the former sect master and Su You Demon Lord, how did I end up in the Qiao family?”
Yan Zhuguang and Yun Mixue exchanged another glance. Next came the key part.