Chapter 188

13.17 - You will forget me in the next world

translator: xiin

editors: BlueBug & Macabre

Xue Ling gritted his teeth and grabbed Yin Jia's, or rather, Su Xuanyan's collar. He was dissatisfied as he leaned forward and demanded, "You can come out now? What were you doing before? Was it fun to watch me tossing about like this?"

Su Xuanyan helplessly soothed his ruffled feathers. "Not so."

Xue Ling sneered coldly. He did not speak further, but his appearance clearly said that if Su Xuanyan did not explain things clearly today, he would never let it go.

Su Xuanyan suppressed a smile and gave him a kiss. "You're really angry?"

Xue Ling turned his head away and refused to look at him.

Su Xuanyan somewhat helplessly pulled Xue Ling into his arms, bowed his head and gave him another kiss. "I'm sorry, that was not my intention. We are already at the last step, and I can liberate my memory for a limited time in this world's settings. Seeing that you were truly feeling aggrieved, I couldn't help but come out."

Xue Ling was stunned. "You're always aware of what's happening?"

Su Xuanyan held him and slowly petted his head, one stroke after another as though stroking along his fur. It made Xue Ling feel comfortable, and he casually rubbed his head against him, his eyes blinking slowly. "That's not quite it. I can still feel what is happening after my memories are sealed. The rules of each world will exaggerate whatever personality traits I already have that fits with the world's role's setting in order not push the role off-track."

It was Xue Ling's first time hearing Su Xuanyan talk about his state when he enters these worlds.

"Every time you leave the worlds, I will follow soon after and leave with you. The love that I feel for you in each world will fade away and then accumulate in my original body, so when you ask me what I think..." Su Xuanyan spoke helplessly, "What else can I think? I can only be a madman who loves you."

Xue Ling complained, "Hearing you say it like that makes me unhappy. It's as though I forced you to like me."

"Yes, yes, yes. It's naturally not your fault. Liking you or loving you is my pleasure." Su Xuanyan looked at the person in his arms, and his thoughts soared. He finally understood why someone would tell him that something was more precious when it was lost and then recovered. Su Xuanyan couldn't help but laugh as he once again touched his head and spoke softly, "Meeting you, and falling in love with you, should be the luckiest event of my life."

Xue Ling was silent for a moment before asking, "Then, can you now tell me about exactly what kind of relationship there is between us?"

Su Xuanyan said, "Are you so anxious to know? Right at this moment?"

Xue Ling pursed his lips and did not speak.

Su Xuanyan looked down at him and saw the determination in his eyes. He could not help laughing again, and said, "Will you throw a tantrum if I don't tell you now?"

Xue Ling harrumphed, then wrapped his arms around his neck and leaned up to exchange a kiss. This kiss did not carry any traces of lust, and held more nostalgia and love. These ambiguous feelings stretched between them for a while before Xue Ling pecked lightly at Su Xuanyan's lips, closed his eyes, and whispered, "I want to know exactly who you are... want to know exactly what our relationship is... I want to know how we came to this point... want to know if we have a past... I want to know so, so much..."

Su Xuanyan could feel that his heart was uneasy. He bowed his head to smile gently and comfort him. It was clearly the same face, but on Yin Jia it was serious, almost cruel, discouraging others from getting close. When it was Su Xuanyan, it seemed gentle to the bone. Xue Ling nested in his arms and was reluctant to leave; the amount of time they could spend together like this was pitifully limited, and he really cherished it. "You don't already know who I am?" Asking Xue Ling this question in this particular way confirmed his previous speculation right then and there.

"It turns out that you're really a Boundary Master..." Xue Ling found this a little unbelievable as he spoke, "That world... so it really held a Boundary Master... I thought that the fragments of my memory were deceiving me..."

Although they were all very confused, the wedding that had been set would still happen. Matters would not change simply because they were unable to accept it, so while the entire Star Net was still in a daze, the wedding of the century arrived.

This marriage was highly controversial in the later records. After all, both of them were legends of the Empire, and their respective achievements would not necessarily fit into three books each. Their feelings for each other were excellent, and regardless of whether it was their characters or their deeds, looking back on their lives, there was no big problem with it. They were the pride of the heavens, and could be reckless as they did as they pleased.

But the biggest problem lay in their relationship. Later generations had two separate evaluations on their marriage.

One camp believed that the relationship between them was too abnormal, and that their feelings were of the type that could not be appreciated by the world. This was an extreme viewpoint that very few people adhered to. Most people belonged to the second camp, that believed that the two of them must love each other more than they loved themselves.

After all, based on the records of their lives, their love seemed to start with their grand wedding and continue on for the rest of their lives as they fed everyone dog food with their displays of affection every day. There were also documentaries, novels, films, and TV series that were specifically created about the two of them. Later generations had various guesses about how their relationship began, but nobody could figure out exactly how their relationship built up, step by step.

Xue Ling watched as Yin Jia left ahead of him in this lifetime. He did not know what kind of mood he should use towards this goodbye, but before Yin Jia left, he held him in his arms and told him that they would meet again. Even so, Xue Ling was extremely panic-stricken.

For the first time, he was somewhat afraid of the next world, because he didn't know what he was going to face.

But these feelings all disappeared when he returned to the system space.

When the box filled with his memories opened all of a sudden, the unfamiliar scenes rushed at Xue Ling and he was almost lost in the sea of his own memories. At first, he wondered why these sealed memories would suddenly appear, but by the time he remembered all of them, he was no longer surprised at all.

As Su Xuanyan had said, as long as he returned to the system space, he would understand why he said what he did.

The system did not appear before Xue Ling until he had finished absorbing his memories. "Host, you've recovered all your memories. The Ten Directions World's intention is to send you to the final world immediately if there are no problems."

Xue Ling nodded, then turned his head to look around the system space. He asked, "What about him?"

"That lord has already gone ahead. Based on the agreement between you and the Ten Directions World, you cannot communicate with each other before entering the last world. The main reason is out of fear that you might cheat."

Xue Ling stared at the system for a while, then said, "You won't be there in the next world, right?"

At this point, the system finally put down its high and arrogant appearance, running pitifully towards its host, "Wuwuwu, is host reluctant to part with this system?"

Xue Ling told him very coldly that the world was not so sweet. "Aren't I just losing a little cheat? I only feel a bit of pity."

System: "QAQ The cold leaves float across my face, as host's rebellion hurts my heart."

"Have you arranged my identity yet?"

"Of course~ I personally selected one for lord host. I'm sure host will like it.~"

Xue Ling said nothing else. According to the agreement they had made with the Ten Directions World, he must experience this world, and also had to lose his memories while doing so. His last tail was in this world, and as long as he passed this world's test, the Ten Directions World would help him extricate his tail's energy... Only then would he be able to survive the upcoming ninety-nine lightning tribulations.

Xue Ling closed his eyes for a long time and finally said, "It's time to go. System, send me off."

The system nodded cleverly. Although it was reluctant to give up on its own host, it was the agreement that the Ten Directions World, Xue Ling, and Su Xuanyan had made together. It was nothing but a small system that served to help Xue Ling pass the stages, and as long as the Ten Directions World moved its fingers, it would be able to create many things like the system... Perhaps after this, it would be wiped out and never see its host again...

When it thought to this point, the system felt super aggrieved, and while it sent Xue Ling off, it made some secret adjustments so that it could leave along with him.

Based on the original plan, the system was supposed to stay behind.

we're heading into the final arc! the system redeems itself!