LDP S3: The Jewel of the Underworld
Ch. 43 — Memory Flakes.
However, the necklace pendant attached to Fu Rong's neck suddenly shook and made Fu Rong's movements stop.
Fu Rong could sense that this necklace pendant of his wanted to drag his soul away somewhere. And, the will that this pendant had was also so strong that he was completely unable to put up a fight.
Fu Rong could only resign as the will from this pendant carried his soul leaving his body.
Seeing Fu Rong being stunned for no reason, Heilong immediately made a dimensional crack and walked out of this room. He doesn't care where this dimensional crack will take him. Because, he only thought to save himself from the rampage of Fu Rong. After all, Fu Rong would also be unlikely to let what had happened in his room today be known to others unless he wanted his good name to be broken. So, as long as he could escape from this place then his life would definitely be spared.
Right now, Fu Rong's soul was already inside a dimension filled with memories of one's past.
All those memories were neatly stored in a mirror that numbered almost in the thousands. You can imagine how long the owner of this memory can leave this much memory fragment.
He was curious about the owner of all the memories in this place. After all, he could also feel a special connection between himself and the owner of this memory.
And, what is even more surprising is that the figure shown by some mirrors in this place has a face that is very similar to him. Is this just a coincidence?
“Finally you arrived here too! I've long awaited your arrival so that I can guide you out of Devil's path.”
A voice that sounded so soft and radiated an aura of its own majesty suddenly resounded around Fu Rong. Somehow Fu Rong felt so familiar with this voice as if it was capable of warming his lonely soul.
“Who are you? Why are you showing your figure! If you're really looking forward to my presence then you should come see me when I get to this place.” Fu Rong continued to look around looking for the owner figure of this voice.
“I am always near you and know all the sadness you are going through. The endless loneliness that always comes to cover your heart as the rain falls greeting the earth, I also feel the same pain because you are actually me.”
The pendant that had always been attached to his neck all this time, suddenly appeared before him and emitted a light that could unite all the memories in this place into a mirror that was so large that it had a size equivalent to the distance between heaven and earth.
A very graceful female figure and radiating an aura of light that was so warm yet had a very soothing feel, came out from that mirror and greeted Fu Rong.
Fu Rong was stunned when he saw the face of the woman before him because that face was indeed really similar to her.
A face so beautiful that it brought endless disaster to its owner.
Sometimes, Fu Rong also cursed the sky for giving her a face as beautiful as this as loneliness and silence returned to haunt her.
If only he had a mediocre face, perhaps he could live a normal life and not have to be in seclusion for hundreds of years.
Living alone in the Demon Birth Star and always hiding himself from everyone's gaze was the life he had all along had to live. Because, the beauty he has is not only able to tempt the inner man. In fact, even women would feel envious and turn to hate him if they saw the beautiful face of Fu Rong who opposed the universe.
Unknowingly, tears began to trickle down as his hand touched the face of the female figure that was in front of him. It was as if he wanted to share his grief with this woman.
“Pacify yourself and remove your tears.” The figure of the woman then wiped Fu Rong's tears with her hands. “It is certain that since you met me then the suffering you have experienced will soon be over. The loneliness and endless waiting that you often experience will also soon find its way.”
“Why can you be so sure?” Fu Rong, who had calmed his emotions, could not seem to simply believe the words of the woman before him.
“Because the key to unlock the seal that is inside this locket is love in the past. Ever since you made it into this dimension of my memory, it means that someone who will take you away from the abyss of loneliness and solitude has arrived.”
“If you don't mind, can you tell me what your name is and where you're from? Then why can we two have very similar faces?”
Fu Rong actually had a guess that slightly deviated from the identity of the female figure in front of him. He felt that this woman was actually a child that his father had from another woman and his existence had always been hidden by his father.
“I told you before that you are me because you are one of my reincarnations. Out of the twelve reincarnations I have, only you're the one with a face very similar to mine. Therefore, I can also feel the heavy burden you are experiencing from having that face. And ... My real identity is Goddess Xi Shi the prettiest woman in the God Realm.”
Fu Rong did not doubt the woman's words about their faces that were so similar that it was as if he was looking at a shadow in front of a mirror. However, regarding reincarnation, Fu Rong still needed evidence strong enough to be able to believe.
Responding to Fu Rong's obvious doubt from the look in her eyes, Goddess Xi Shi then used her strength to break back the large mirror that was currently behind her into fragments of memories.
All those fragments of memory instantly surrounded Fu Rong and revealed all the events that Goddess Xi Shi had experienced during her lifetime. Including the betrayal of a God named Zero to make himself have to fall into the reincarnation circle along with Li Xuan.
However, the reincarnation process he experienced with Li Xuan was more tragic than that of a living being in general because their two spirits had been split into pieces while the reincarnation process was underway. As a result of the tacit attack carried out by Zero or better known as Dark Etheroz, the Demon King of the human world who died at the hands of Heilong several years ago.
Fu Rong finally found out the source of all the pain that had haunted his inner self after seeing all the memories that Goddess Xi Shi had. He also confirmed that everything Goddess Xi Shi said was true including reincarnation.
“I am indeed one of the manifestations of your reincarnation. However, I am not you.”
What Fu Rong said was not entirely wrong because when he was born into this world, he did not carry the memory of Goddess Xi Shi at all. That meant Fu Rong had become an independent existence and developed his own memories and feelings.
However, it was undeniable that the strong feelings that Goddess Xi Shi had regarding Lord Li Xuan had influenced her feelings all along to make her often feel lonely for no reason.
Loneliness, solitude, solitude and endless waiting are the heavy burdens that always haunt the inner Fu Rong.
“I never wanted you to be me at all because I knew that you had developed your own memories and feelings. After all it is too late for me to reunite all reincarnation forms again because there is my reincarnation form that has disappeared from this World.”
The words of Goddess Xi Shi actually led to Shen Yu choosing to end her own life upon learning Long Bai had died. Because, he also rejected the fact that Long Bai's soul had been reunited with Heilong who was the main reincarnation of Lord Li Xuan.
“Then why did you come to me and show me all your memories?” fu Rong continued asking with a look that looked so curious.
“I just don't want you to take the wrong step by eliminating the only key to driving away your loneliness. If he dies then you will forever be in the path of Satan and will sink deeper and deeper into the abyss of loneliness. Remember this speech!”
After this figure explained everything to Fu Rong, this entire dimension of memory suddenly became blurred and finally disappeared.
Fu Rong also returned to the Real World and found no trace of Heilong in this room at all.
The only thing he could sense was the trace of the Space Dao fluctuation from a dimensional gap that had closed a few hours ago.
“Key to drive away loneliness. I'll remember that! Thank you to me in the past.” Fu Rong was finally able to smile loosely after several hundred years of drowning in grief.
He immediately put on his clothes and went to the park. For he remembered that he had ordered a servant to make tea there.
