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After Chiba left, I lay on the bed, slightly dazed. Lanzhi... a mysterious figure, what kind of relationship does he have with the prisoner and Siyimo?
With the seal of the demon clan lifted, Siyimo is like a patient venomous snake. What are they secretly planning?
Siyimo, no matter what you are scheming, I will do everything in my power to reseal you.
Moon, you must wait for me.
...
"Xi Meng—"
A head peeked through the door, smiling brightly at me.
"Taiyang, you're back to normal?"
"Yeah, thanks to Xiaopu. Where is she?"
"She just stepped out for a bit."
"Is Chiba not here either? Did they leave together?!" Taiyang looked around and said with a pout.
"No, don't overthink it," I replied helplessly.
"Taiyang, did you come to find me for something?"
Seeing that Taiyang seemed troubled today, even asking about Xiaopu appeared to make him uneasy.
"There is one thing that, if not handled properly, may prevent us from continuing on our path," said the Sun in a deep voice.
I was taken aback; why had it suddenly become so serious?
"I feel like you are hiding something from me. Is this related to Xiaopu?"
"I didn't plan to bring it up, but I'm afraid if I wait any longer, I won't have time for Xiaopu to discover the truth."
"Is it because of what happened yesterday?"
I lowered my head. Both the Sun and I were acutely aware of the terrifying gap between us and Lanzhi after yesterday's battle. With our current strength, we were far from being able to contend with them; a single Lanzhi could easily crush us.
It wasn't just the Sun; I couldn't be sure how many more people would have to be sacrificed on this road.
"What is your relationship with Xiaopu? Why are you two hiding the truth?"
"No, everything I said to Xiaopu was the truth, and she really only knows this much."
"Sun, to be honest, I find you really strange. Sometimes you seem very naive, and other times you feel incredibly complex, as if you have many secrets inside."
"Xi Meng, you're the only one who can help me now. Please help me one more time!" The Sun looked at me, pleading desperately, his eyes glistening with tears.
"Tell me, but under no circumstances should it harm Xiaopu."
"Okay, don't be too surprised, Xi Meng..."
"You already know that I am naturally heartless; there is actually a reason for this."
"You know the reason?! That can't be true; it doesn't make sense," I exclaimed in surprise.
"You were right before; sometimes the sun is simple, and other times it is complex. Because within the body of the sun before you resides another soul, dwelling and waiting. For a very long time..."
"The previous sun was heartless, merely a shell. It was you who awakened the rebirth of its soul, and that vacant heart slowly began to take shape."
"Sun, do you know what you are saying?"
...I seemed to understand not a word.
"I am cursed; in every life, I cannot escape a destined ending, ultimately having to endure the pain of separation from my beloved. The most terrifying part is that I remember how I died in each life. These memories will suddenly resurface in my next life at some special moment, as if I were going mad, seeing it all every time I close my eyes."
"How can this be? Is there no way to break the curse?"
"This matter is known only to me and my ancestors, and they are also helpless."
"What kind of curse is so powerful that even a Supreme Lord cannot overcome it?"
"...It is the blood debt I incurred in my first life, a hidden pain I have never spoken of to anyone. In every life, I endure the agony of loneliness." The sun closed its eyes, and a crystal tear fell.
"Then in this life, when did you start remembering those things?"
"It was when I first saw Xiaopu, but those memories are very unstable. I feel as if I am two people; the pain of being split apart suffocates me."
"One is the simple and heartless sun, and the other is the sun oppressed by the blood curse... What kind of person hates you so much?"
"In the history of the Spirit Cat Clan, there was a princess who was nearly led to destroy her entire clan due to being deceived by an outsider. In the end, she took her own life as a catalyst for a blood oath, killing all invading enemies and that person who deceived her."
I remembered Xiaopu telling me about this part of Spirit Cat Clan's history, which was also a major reason for their later decline.
"And my first life was that person who deceived the Spirit Cat Clan Princess," the sun sighed.
"What?!"
"At that time, there were rumors that the royal bloodline of the Spirit Cat Clan could bring the dead back to life and cure all ailments. Every member of the Spirit Cat Clan was a rare treasure, so I indeed became greedy. To strengthen our family's power, I plotted everything by taking advantage of the princess's kind heart."
"I injured myself severely and fell within the territory of the Spirit Cat Clan. As I expected, the reclusive Spirit Cat Clan had weak defenses. I sacrificed all my Soul Energy to gain their sympathy and infiltrated the Spirit Cat Clan."
"So everything was a lie? You deceived everyone just to gain the Spirit Cat Clan?"
"That's right. However, during my time there, I became increasingly hesitant and never made up my mind. I realized that my time in the Spirit Cat Clan was when I felt the most at ease and relaxed. I became deeply infatuated with everything there, especially when I discovered that I had fallen in love with that noble princess."
"Then why did you still do such things? Why didn't you choose to stop in the end?"
"Heh, when I realized everything, I found that I could no longer stop. I couldn't betray my people, nor did I want to harm the Spirit Cat Clan, so I took that princess and fled. In the end, I couldn't bear the inner guilt and told her all the truth... I have no regrets about everything before; it was my choice. But telling her the truth is something I regret most. If I had known that doing so would make me lose her, I definitely wouldn't have chosen to reveal the truth."
"She said she hated me; she would rather die than forgive me. The moment she decided to return to the Spirit Cat Clan, I knew that I had truly lost her..."
"It was my fault; she chose to abandon her people and elope with me, giving up everything for me. But she never considered that our fate was merely a premeditated scheme. Truly, I would be willing to die, but it couldn't change anything."
"She placed a blood curse on me; I remember it clearly. The pain from that moment is still vivid now. She took out my Heart and asked if I had a heart and if I truly loved her."
"But she didn't wait for my answer before leaving to return to the Spirit Cat Clan, while my body grew colder by the moment. Watching her retreating figure, I truly felt despair."
"She cursed me to never find true love again, to watch my beloved die in agony, and then for myself to perish in the most tragic way."
"I waited for several lifetimes until finally she reincarnated back into the underworld. I pursued her scent unwaveringly until death."
"...So Xiaopu is the reincarnation of that princess?"
"That's right; only you can help me now."
"How can I help you?"
"Xiaopu only trusts you. You need to help me get something from her."
"What is it?"
"Her heart."
I was shocked. Although Demon wouldn't die from this, she would become like a puppet, and her Soul Energy would also suffer damage. It wouldn't be fatal, but it would be serious.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt her a second time," the Sun said confidently as he noticed my surprised expression.
"You Aware that taking Xiaopu's heart will harm her."
Xiaopu is the only royal bloodline of the Spirit Cat Clan. I wasn't sure if the Sun had ulterior motives; after all, I still didn't understand this mysterious boy before me.
If he really wanted to hurt Xiaopu again...
"This is a test. My goal is not to actually take Xiaopu's Heart. It's to make her fall in love with me again and give her heart to me, so that the blood curse she placed on me will be lifted."
"I might not be able to help you with that. You've seen Xiaopu's attitude towards you; this isn't something an outsider like me can interfere with."
Now I finally understood why Xiaopu despised the Sun so much. There was a natural repulsion; the soul of that princess still resided within Xiaopu.
"At the very least, you can make her less resistant towards me. Whenever I get close to Xiaopu, she immediately reacts. Every time I see that look of disgust in her eyes, it breaks my heart."
"And then there's that Chiba. Xiaopu's feelings for him are really beyond my expectations... and I can tell that Chiba feels something special for you—"
"Enough, Sun! Do you even know what you're saying?!"
"I see that Chiba is in your heart."
"I've had enough, stop saying it! Sun, you can't possibly win Xiaopu's heart this way," I said angrily.
"Then tell me what I should do! I've had enough of this for a long time!" Sun shouted excitedly.
"It was your fault from the beginning. You harmed the Spirit Cat Clan and the princess who loved you. The pain you endure is well-deserved. If you truly repent, then you need to move Xiaopu—no matter how difficult it is, don't you owe her that?!"
"Do you think just stopping Chiba and Xiaopu from interacting will solve anything? What if a second or third Chiba appears in the future? What will you do then?!"
"I don't care who Xiaopu is reincarnated from; in this life, she is Xiaopu. She has the right to choose, and she can like or hate whoever she wants. To put it another way, after going through multiple reincarnations, Xiaopu is no longer the princess you once knew. Ask yourself, do Xiaopu and that princess really resemble each other?!"
"No, I absolutely cannot lose her again. Do you know how long I've waited?! What is Chiba? If it weren't for your need for him now, I would have made him disappear long ago! A second or third Chiba? If one appears, I'll kill it; I'll eliminate all the men around Xiaopu, and in the end, her only choice will be me!"
"…Sun, this way you'll never win Xiaopu's heart; she'll only distance herself from you more," I sighed.
The boy before me was definitely not the Sun I once knew; at this moment, he was terrifyingly gloomy, like a demon fallen into hell—extreme and stubborn, willing to pay any price to get what he wanted.
"Are you saying I have to lose her again?" Sun looked at me and murmured.
"I can help ease the atmosphere between you and Xiaopu, but if you trust me, don't even think about using those methods you've mentioned. Remember, she once loved you; that feeling is as deeply rooted in Xiaopu's soul as that hatred."
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