Chapter 130: Sealed Memories

According to Wu Qing Zhenjun, Gong Qianxue’s account, there should have only been a normal guard assignment in her sector, but instead, an unexpected ambush unfolded—a surprise attack no one could have predicted.

In the dead of night, when exhaustion swept over everyone, two Nascent Soul Zhenjun descended from the sky. Somehow, they concealed themselves from the【Heavenly Emperor’s Spirit-Locking Formation】, and then… with a thunderous force, they destroyed everything in their path.

Gong Qianxue was blamed for her failure to defend the post and returned to the Azure Emperor Divine Palace to confess her fault to Xuantian Heavenly Venerable.

“And then? And then, Sister Gong, when is A-Xuan coming back?” Xue Ji blinked her eyes curiously, her tail swaying behind her.

She hadn’t even had breakfast yet—Zhou Xuan had rushed out early in the morning, and she’d been hungry all the way until now.

Did anyone realize what it meant for a Yu Beast to go without vital essence?

“Heavenly Venerable… won’t be back for a while.” Gong Qianxue’s tone was meaningful as she lifted her hand and gently stroked Xue Ji’s waterfall-like crimson hair, her fingertips pausing briefly over a streak of grey-white.

Xue Ji let out a soft hiss, her delicate brows furrowing as she shook her head, trying to shake off that jade-like hand.

“Sister Gong, don’t touch me there, it hurts.”

“What’s sealed here?” Gong Qianxue didn’t let go; instead, she suddenly asked coldly.

Xue Ji froze, her heart lurching. Sure enough, moments later, she heard the white-haired woman lift her gaze with a sigh, ruby lips parting softly.

“After several diagnoses, I’m certain you’re not under mind control, but part of your memory has been sealed. What’s in those sealed memories?”

“All these years, you’ve refused to connect your will with the main body, closing yourself off. What did that fiend do to you?”

The words “main body” made Xue Ji’s heart tremble. She stared blankly at Gong Qianxue, only to see her take her hand and head toward the palace gate.

“Come on. First, let’s rescue the main body, then escape from the Azure Emperor Divine Palace, and finally deal with that Absolute Immortal Stone Needle. That fiend won’t be back anytime soon.”

“This escape plan has been in the works for a long time. We can’t fail again.”

“We can’t afford the cost of failure.”

Xue Ji was led along dazedly, but when they reached the palace doors, a flash of struggle appeared in her eyes. Suddenly, she pulled her hand free from Gong Qianxue’s grip and stumbled backward on her own.

“You go.”

“I’m not going with you.”

“I can’t live without A-Xuan. Without him, there’s no happiness for me. Without happiness, the pain will kill me.”

Step by step, she retreated to the corner, crouched down, bit her lip tightly, and hugged herself, muttering in a low voice.

“You all go. I won’t stop you, I won’t tell anyone. If you don’t trust me, you can knock me out.”

“Anyway, I’ve already fallen into femininity. There’s never a good end for that. Even the main body has expelled me from the ‘Su’ register. You don’t need to save me.”

But Gong Qianxue didn’t leave. Instead, she stepped forward, raised her hand, and slapped Xue Ji across the face, then pressed heavily on her shoulders, locking eyes with those heart-shaped pupils, enunciating each word.

“We are ‘Su Bai’—not a single one less.”

“I… I stopped being that a long time ago.” Xue Ji buried her head between her knees, like an ostrich with its head in the sand, her voice muffled as it came from beneath her legs.

“I’ve fallen into femininity, I don’t want to be a man anymore. I love that feeling of being conquered by a man, I never want to go back to that dull life…”

“No, that’s not you.” Gong Qianxue’s voice was resolute. “I represent the main body’s ‘aversion’ and ‘hatred’ for that fiend, while you represent the main body’s ‘resistance to injustice’ and ‘yearning for freedom’. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have managed【Sun Extinguishing】with such dedication for a hundred years.”

“Of all of us, you’re the least likely to fall. It’s that fiend who sealed away part of your memory, which is why you’re so self-abandoning now.”

“You—you’re talking nonsense!” Xue Ji snapped her head up, furious. “Why can’t I fall? Why can’t I fall in love with A-Xuan? Why can’t I change for love?”

“Isn’t love the most wondrous thing of all? Why don’t you believe I’ve really fallen for A-Xuan and want to be his woman?!”

Faced with the girl’s glare, Gong Qianxue’s expression grew grave and her tone earnest. “That’s not your true desire—I know.”

“You just crave the happiness he brings you.”

“If you really loved him, that would mean there’s something about him worth loving, and then I and the main body would love him too—because we are ‘Su Bai’, we are one.”

Xue Ji was infuriated.

“My choices don’t need your judgment. Who I love is none of your damn business. You’re so annoying! If you don’t leave, I’ll call someone! The speed of a Nascent Soul Heavenly Venerable is beyond your imagination!”

“None of you would get away then! We’d all end up stacked in bed—getting bent over together!”

“If that’s how it is, let’s bet on it.” Gong Qianxue suddenly stepped back, and under Xue Ji’s stunned gaze, tossed her a communication artifact from within the Azure Emperor Divine Palace.

“I rarely win against that fiend, but when I bet against ‘myself’, I always win.”

“I know myself.”

“You think I won’t dare?!” Xue Ji was enraged. She snatched the artifact, poured spiritual power into it.

“Motherf***er, let’s all stack up in bed! I’ll make sure I pin you down hard, then spread your ass for A-Xuan to take your virginity!!”

However—the thunder was loud, the rain was little. Spiritual power surged in, but the message never sent, not even an edit screen appeared.

“You crazy b*tch, why aren’t you running? Do you really want to get deflowered with me?!” Xue Ji gritted her teeth in frustration.

Gong Qianxue remained motionless, her voice calm. “I trust myself. You’re not under mind control—you’re just refusing to face things.”

“Bullsh*t! What’s there to refuse? I’ve already fallen; I’d become A-Xuan’s little pet if I could, lying at his feet forever.” As she spoke, she roughly tore open her robe, revealing expanses of snow-white skin. Grabbing one side of her ample chest, she kneaded it wantonly.

“Look at these—so big, so white, even bigger and whiter than yours. I just love having them hang on me, and later I can even feed A-Xuan with them myself.”

“Suit yourself, then.”

Gong Qianxue’s tone did not change as she pointed to the artifact in Xue Ji’s hand. “Losing to myself doesn’t count as a real loss. At worst, it’s just death.”

“You are the trump card for the main body’s escape! If you’re caught, what happens to the main body? What about you? What about the Two Heavens of Five Domains?”

“Not a single one less.”

Suddenly, Xue Ji threw down the artifact, covered her face, and started crying. “Damn it, you’re all crazy. You risk everything, but you’re not afraid to break it all. Why save me? Wouldn’t it be better to just leave me behind, or even kill me? I really don’t want to be saved! Let me atone for my sins instead!!”

Suddenly, a warm embrace pulled her tight. “As Heaven moves, a gentleman strengthens himself unceasingly. Self-abasement and self-destruction are never forever. In the end, you will face your true self.”

As Xue Ji cried, she started laughing, and then cried again.

“Fine, fine! You want to know why I became like this, right?”

She lifted her hand and, with ease, pulled out the Absolute Immortal Stone Needle from her Tianhui acupoint—something even Gong Qianxue hadn’t been able to budge. She looked at the white-haired woman, opened her arms, and spoke with sorrow.

“Come, see for yourself in my memory.”

“You’ll know the answer.”