Chapter 1914: The Truth (Part 2)
"Brother Yun Che, many of the things you guessed earlier were not wrong. Those four Illusion Heart Shadow Jade images were all secretly inscribed by Sister Qingyue. However, when she inscribed them, she did not use Illusion Heart Shadow Jade, but Hidden Moon Floating Shadow Pearls."
Yun Che was not at all surprised. He said softly, "Are they precious Mysterious Shadow Stones that, like Illusion Heart Shadow Jade, can be inscribed without a trace?"
The reason for re-inscribing onto Illusion Heart Shadow Jade was to make it seem as though Shui Meiyin had inscribed them.
"Hidden Moon Floating Shadow Pearls are not as good at concealing aura as our Liuguang Realm's Illusion Heart Shadow Jade, but she is the Moon God Emperor. The aura that leaks out when a Hidden Moon Floating Shadow Pearl is inscribed can completely merge with her Moon God aura. For her, it is even more concealed than using Illusion Heart Shadow Jade."
"Moreover, she did not inscribe four Hidden Moon Floating Shadow Pearls, but five."
"The fifth... is it the image of the day Jie Tian Mo Di left?" Yun Che leaned forward, his voice clearly urgent.
"Yes." Shui Meiyin nodded. "But... I was not present when Jie Tian Mo Di left, so... that scene could not be used."
"Is it on you?" Yun Che asked urgently.
The image from that day was of course no longer needed. But... since it was not used, perhaps the scene within had not been erased by the inscription.
Although, since it was inscribed by Xia Qingyue, it would naturally not include her figure... but at least it would still have her voice.
Even just her voice would be enough...
Shui Meiyin gently shook her head. "It has already been... destroyed by Sister Qingyue."
"..." Yun Che's eyes instantly became forlorn.
"The images re-inscribed onto Illusion Heart Shadow Jade had all been processed by Sister Qingyue, erasing any scenes where I appeared, her own voice, and all possible traces that might expose her."
"After that, the five Hidden Moon Floating Shadow Pearls were all destroyed by her... She did not want to leave any loopholes."
That is to say, long before that, Xia Qingyue had already decided to transfer all of her actions onto Shui Meiyin.
Yun Che desperately wanted to know why she had done all this, but he forcefully suppressed his surging emotions and concentrated on listening to Shui Meiyin's account, unwilling to miss a single word.
"I knew what these images meant to Brother Yun Che. At the most opportune moment in the future, making them public would give you immense support in terms of emotion, position, and momentum."
"At that time, I asked her why she had gone to the trouble of using such precious Hidden Moon Floating Shadow Pearls to inscribe these images long before anything had happened. Had she detected some trace very early on?"
Back then, Shui Meiyin's explanation was that her Stainless Divine Soul had foreseen some danger, so she secretly used Illusion Heart Shadow Jade to inscribe these scenes for future contingencies.
But Qingyue...
"Sister Qingyue told me... it was because you made her too worried and anxious."
"..." Yun Che's gaze trembled.
"She said that at that time, Brother Yun Che had been reborn through Nirvana and had returned to the God Realm. But despite having gone through a calamity of death, your eyes had not become sharper; instead, they had become softer. Your aura had not increased in ferocity, but had lost some of its former awe-inspiring quality."
Yun Che: "..."
"Later, she gradually learned that during your years back on Lan Ji Star, not only had you been revived by the power of Nirvana, but you had also found Sister Yuechan, who had been lost for over a decade, as well as your daughter with her..."
"You had completely lost your profound strength and become a useless person. It was your daughter, Wuxin, who sacrificed her own Evil God talent to revive your power..."
"Thus, your heart was filled with reverence for the heavens, gratitude for fate's mercy, longing for the future, and a desire to accompany and make up for your daughter... Only, you had further diminished the ambition you most needed."
"For someone like you, who possesses the Evil God Inheritance and so many 'jades,' this is the most dangerous state."
"..." Yun Che's lips trembled. He wanted to speak many times but did not want to interrupt Shui Meiyin's narration.
In fact, back then, Xia Qingyue had said similar things to him, either directly or indirectly, more than once.
"Your heart has softened. Is it because of your daughter?" she had once said to him in a tone tinged with a sigh.
Shui Meiyin continued, "Not long after, Jie Tian Mo Di broke through the boundaries and returned. You successfully stopped her fury, gained a powerful backer, were revered and honored by many realm kings and divine emperors, and were hailed as the Savior Divine Son..."
"Later, you found Sister Mo Li, who possessed the power of the Evil Infant. This not only filled another void in your life but also gave you another powerful backer."
"But... Sister Qingyue said that no matter how powerful Jie Tian Mo Di or the Evil Infant were, in the end, they were not your own strength. Instead... they completely eliminated your sense of ambition and crisis."
How could Yun Che not remember? At that time, his mind was completely filled with sending off Jie Tian Mo Di and then, bearing the merit and fame of the "Savior Divine Son" and the personal promise of the Zhou Tian God Emperor, returning to seclusion on Lan Ji Star with Mo Li.
At that time, he bore the Evil God Inheritance, and the fact that he was the master of the Heavenly Poison Pearl had also been made public. After the Crimson Calamity, a host of realm kings and divine emperors showed him respect, first arrogant, then deferential. At least in terms of external reputation, he had already reached a height comparable to, or even surpassing, the divine emperors.
And with the only Creation God inheritance in the world, anyone could foresee that the limits he would reach in the future would inevitably surpass all current divine emperors.
And yet, at that time, his own power was merely that of a Divine King.
From his current standpoint as "Yun Emperor," if a young person appeared in the world who had achieved merits that, once made public, would surpass his own, and who was bound to surpass him in the future, but was still just a fledgling...
He would definitely think of every possible way to secretly eliminate them!
Thinking back now, how fragile, how naive and ridiculous were his pride, satisfaction, comfort, peace of mind, and longing at that time!
"She said that after Jie Tian Mo Di left, although you had Sister Mo Li by your side, the ambitions of the emperors of the royal realms were unfathomable. Moreover, by that time, she had already sensed Long Bai's murderous intent towards you... And what if something unexpected happened to Sister Mo Li, such as the loss of control of the Evil Infant's power, or..."
"At that time, once there was no longer sufficient deterrence by your side, the one who would suffer calamity would not only be Brother Yun Che, but also the entire Lan Ji Star."
Shui Meiyin looked into Yun Che's eyes and softly repeated Xia Qingyue's words from that time:
"He is striving with all his heart to believe in and hope for a beautiful future, so I have no choice but to strive with all my might to make the worst preparations for him."
"..." Yun Che clenched his teeth, and his fingers unconsciously tightened on his knees, almost digging into his flesh.
"The true demons have never been the dark demonic people, but exist deep within the soul of every living being. Therefore, never hope to exchange your own goodwill for the goodwill of others, and never overestimate the lower limits of human nature."
Shui Meiyin paused briefly and said, "Brother Yun Che, when I told you that passage back then, I said it was told to me by Jie Tian Mo Di. In truth... it was Sister Qingyue who said it."
"... Go on." His teeth were still uncontrollably clenched. He adjusted his breathing and said with great difficulty.
"After obtaining the Cosmic Thorn given by Jie Tian Mo Di and being able to fully control it, Sister Qingyue began secretly searching for a planet to replace Lan Ji Star... Even at that time, Jie Tian Mo Di and Sister Mo Li had not yet left, and nothing had happened yet."
Yun Che of course knew that Xia Qingyue must have started looking for a suitable planet very early on... A planet with almost identical appearance, similar aura, and also possessing a large number of living beings—that could not be found in a hurry.
He had been looking up, hoping for a peaceful future.
But he did not know that there was someone silently, with all her might, filling in the abyss beneath his feet.
Even though at that time, the possibility of that abyss collapsing seemed very, very small.
Behind such far-sighted preparations... was a concern deeper than any abyss.
The knuckles of his five fingers had turned deathly white from the extreme tension.
And I killed her...
I... killed... her...
"When did Jie Tian Mo Di give the Cosmic Thorn to Qingyue?" Suppressing the pain that seemed about to pierce through his chest, Yun Che asked in a voice that tried to be calm.
Shui Meiyin answered without thinking, "Sister Qingyue said that it was the day you had just successfully planted the slave mark on Sister Qianying."
Yun Che murmured in shock, "That day...?"
The person Xia Qingyue hated the most was undoubtedly Qianye Ying'er.
Even when she fell into the Abyss of Nothingness, she had used every ounce of her strength to try to kill Qianye Ying'er.
And back then, she had pushed Qianye Fantian into a desperate situation, forcing Qianye Ying'er to submit to her... Yet, despite her extreme hatred for Qianye Ying'er, she did not kill her to vent her anger. Instead, she forced her to become Yun Che's slave.
Now, how could Yun Che not understand? That was not a simple humiliation of Qianye Ying'er; it was also a scheme she had devised at that time to protect his safety... even though she so desperately wanted to kill her with her own hands.
"After you planted the slave mark on Sister Qianying and left the Moon God Realm, not long after, Jie Tian Mo Di took the initiative to find Sister Qingyue and then gave her the Cosmic Thorn and the Heaven-Defying World Scripture."
"What was the reason?" Yun Che asked. "Just because she could control the Cosmic Thorn?"
When it came to controlling the Cosmic Thorn, Shui Meiyin, who possessed the Stainless Divine Soul, was clearly more suitable than Xia Qingyue, who possessed the Glazed Heart.
And setting aside the Cosmic Thorn... why was the Heaven-Defying World Scripture given to her, and not directly to him?
Shui Meiyin shook her head. "Sister Qingyue did not tell me. She said that it was a secret between her and Jie Tian Mo Di, a secret that would forever... never be told."
Yun Che: "..."
Jie Tian Mo Di left the chaos, Xia Qingyue fell into the abyss... This became an eternal secret.
"Although she had thought and prepared a great deal, what Sister Qingyue most longed for was that all the preparations she had made would never be needed, that everything would just be her unnecessary worry and pessimism..."
"But the moment Jie Tian Mo Di left, Sister Mo Li was ambushed. The worst-case scenario she had imagined came to pass at a speed too fast to react. And worse still, the dark profound force on your body was also exposed."
"Almost everyone stood against you."
"At that time, Sister Qingyue could have immediately used the Cosmic Thorn to take you away... But if she did, the Cosmic Thorn would be exposed, the Moon God Realm would be implicated, and you would fall into endless pursuit."
"Therefore, the best method Sister Qingyue could think of at that time was to stand against you, to use the most ruthless posture and method to 'execute' you, on the pretext of personally severing the marital bond with the demon man."
"And beneath the purple radiance of the Purple Que Divine Sword was hidden the Cosmic Thorn, completely covered by the purple light. When the purple radiance of the Purple Que fully enveloped Brother Yun Che and the power exploded, she could use the Cosmic Thorn's space divine power to send you away without a trace..."
"In this way, the Cosmic Thorn would not be exposed, the Moon God Realm would not be implicated, and Brother Yun Che would be saved while appearing dead to everyone. You could then go into hiding."
"After being sent away unharmed, Brother Yun Che would immediately understand her intention, and because it was a teleportation via the Cosmic Thorn, Sister Qingyue could also find you immediately."
"Only, no one expected that it was just a moment away... but was interrupted by Sister Qianying."