"Ah, looking back now, I really was full of vitality when I was young," Yu Jin's slightly emotional voice came through the incessant vibrations.
Yu Jin sat cross-legged on the ground, watching his constantly battling self, lost in memories. At that time, he only wanted to say one thing to the Soul of Cinder—can you stop obsessing over that damned little First Flame? Just extinguish it already!
Unfortunately, the Soul of Cinder was a complete idiot, only knowing how to fight. The helpless Yu Jin had no choice but to battle it.
That battle truly lasted until the sky and earth blurred. What? You said it was already a blurry sky and earth here? Then never mind, it just lasted for a very long time.
"Kid, do you believe me now? Look at how I was when I was young, don't I look like you?" Yu Jin looked at Xiao, who was silent beside him, and said with a smile.
"Heh… Senior, please don't mock me," Xiao shook his head, his throat dry as he spoke.
The Yu Jin fighting in the distance, whether it was the Proficiency of his techniques or the murderous aura emanating from his entire body, was beyond what Xiao could compare to.
"Come, put your head over here," Yu Jin beckoned to Xiao.
"What are your orders, Senior?" Xiao, imitating Yu Jin, also sat cross-legged and lowered his head.
Then he felt a warm, hard iron palm reach for the top of his head.
A chilling suction force came, and for a moment, Xiao even worried if his soul would be sucked away by the palm on his head.
Fortunately, his worry was unnecessary. As the suction intensified, faint black and red smoke began to emerge from Xiao's body. These were all the karma that had entangled him.
"My karma… it's disappearing," Xiao's eyes widened. No matter which part of his body the karma seeped from, it ultimately converged into the warm palm on top of his head.
The warmth on his head withdrew, and Xiao immediately raised his head. He saw a dark, spherical orb floating above Yu Jin's palm.
Sighs, grievances, unwillingness… all sorts of ominous feelings gathered within the small orb. This was the karma that had tormented Xiao for a thousand years.
"karma?" Yu Jin looked at the small orb in his palm, flicked it with his finger, and said.
"Precisely. More simply put, it should be the resentment of a God," Xiao was a bit stunned. He still couldn't believe that the 'karma' that had been burning his heart and eroding his bones was just stripped away like that.
"Heh heh, an interesting little trinket," Yu Jin closed his palm, and the ominous orb vanished without a trace.
As wisps of almost imperceptible black energy entered his body, that annoying feeling reappeared in Yu Jin's mind after a long time.
Obsession and resentment, troublesome things.
"My karma? Dis… disappeared?" Xiao looked at Yu Jin's empty palm, rubbed his eyes, and said in shock.
How could karma disappear! Such extraordinary obsession and resentment must always be borne by someone.
"No, I ate it," Yu Jin replied with a constipated tone.
"Then…" Xiao looked at Yu Jin, who showed no outward changes, and couldn't help but worry.
That was a thousand years of his accumulated karma; to be 'eaten' all at once, would he really not go mad?
"Don't think about it, something's definitely wrong," Yu Jin looked at Xiao, who was hesitant to speak, and waved his hand at him.
Then he stood up from the ground, rubbed his wrists, and said, "I'm in a bad mood right now. Wait a bit, I'm going to go fight."
"Boom!"
As soon as Yu Jin finished speaking, the sea of lava before Xiao's eyes instantly split into a wide chasm.
At the same time, Yu Jin instantly arrived at the place where the Soul of Cinder and "Yu Jin" were fighting.
the Deep and the First Flame looked at Yu Jin, who was emanating an ominous aura, and stopped their actions.
Wasn't this acting? Why did Yu Jin look like he was going to beat someone up? Could it be that they weren't acting well?
The Soul of Cinder looked at the burning Yu Jin that the Deep had transformed into, then at the grim-faced genuine Yu Jin before him.
It threw down the paired swords in its hands and, with a great leap, pounced on the Deep.
"You idiot, you're ambushing me!"
the Deep couldn't dodge in time and was pinned in a cross-arm lock by the Soul of Cinder on the surface of the lava sea.
"…"
Yu Jin looked at the Soul of Cinder's strong man lock, was silent for a moment, then nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that it was right to often dote on the First Flame; when there was trouble, it really went for it.
"Boss, I think that blob of flesh over there is more resilient," the Deep lay on the ground, pointing at the rot crouching in the shadows, and said.
"No, you're the most resilient," Yu Jin shook his head, then continued, "Besides, as a problem child, you haven't had a personality correction in a long time."
With that, Yu Jin punched down.
Xiao: "…"
He seemed to hear something break… "Ha!"
Xiao stumbled suddenly, opening his eyes. He was surprised to find that his vision was completely different from before.
The colors of everything were brighter, no longer shrouded in a gray-white film as before; his spiritual perception was incredibly clear, and the screams that occasionally rang in his ears had also disappeared… Taking a deep breath, the air rushed into his nasal cavity, no longer with the previous stinging sensation. Everything seemed to have changed.
Xiao came to his senses, looking around, trying to find Yu Jin. Everything he was now was thanks to this senior he had encountered.
By all accounts, he should offer his thanks.
Then he saw Yu Jin rubbing something.
"What is Senior doing?" Xiao leaned over, looking at the cloud-like white mass in Yu Jin's hand, like cotton candy, and asked.
"A bit of a byproduct?" Yu Jin scratched his head, pinching the cloud in his hand.
Listening closely, countless joyful sounds could be heard within it.
Durin, that kid, is he really like a child, only thinking about playing all day? Yu Jin looked at Durin, who was drooling inside him. This white cloud was precisely what had emerged from Durin's head.
Those were beautiful dreams that would eventually dissipate. However, Durin made these daydreams all the time, so Yu Jin just secretly took a little to observe.
Childish. Looking at Durin playing 'eagle catches chicks' with children in the cloud, Yu Jin was speechless.
With Durin's size, it was a wonder he could have so much fun.
"It's for you, no need to thank me," Yu Jin watched for a while, then smeared the cloud on Xiao's face.
"Mmm…" The cloud was as light as nothing; even smeared on his face, Xiao felt nothing.
But his mouth tasted softness and sweetness. The flavor was similar to his favorite Almond Tofu, but even more delicious.
Rather, Xiao liked Almond Tofu precisely because its taste was somewhat similar to beautiful dreams.
The pure white cloud disappeared little by little, and a long-lost emotion called "cherish" appeared in Xiao's heart.
"Finished eating?" Yu Jin turned his head to look at Xiao, who was still savoring the taste. The constitution of a Yaksha truly was different from ordinary people.
Not only could he bear resentment, but he could also devour beautiful dreams. Peculiar, truly peculiar.
"Thank you, Senior, for this grace of rebirth," Xiao clasped his fists and bowed, performing a solemn present to Yu Jin.
After today, General Alatus, Xiao, welcomed a new life.
However, why so late?
There was a hint of sadness in Xiao's eyes as he looked at Yu Jin. If Yu Jin had come earlier, it would have been better.
Then perhaps the other Yakshas wouldn't have died from being entangled by resentment.
But soon, Xiao shook his head self-deprecatingly. Can an adeptus also be as greedy as a mortal?
"So, you've been standing here in the wind for so long, do you know why there are so few people in Liyue?"
Yu Jin stood on the calyx of a large flower, gazing into the somewhat quiet Liyue, and asked.
"Perhaps it's because other adepti have come to Liyue," Xiao looked at the Jade Chamber high in the distance and speculated.
"Then why aren't you with the others?" Yu Jin turned his head to look at Xiao. Wasn't he also an adeptus?
"As I told Senior before, it's due to my nature; I'm a bit reclusive," Xiao murmured. He had been alone for too long and had adapted to solitude.
"Then you need to change that."
"In the future, I should,"
Xiao raised his hand and nodded.
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