Chapter 747: Where Is the Destination
"Heh." Chu Tianqiu nodded and decided not to press further.
"Instead of worrying about that, you'd be better off thinking about your own note," Qi Xia said. "You have your battlefield, and I have mine. We are both teammates and opponents."
"My note..."
"We have one thing in common," Qi Xia said. "We've both been trying to figure out what 'ourselves' want to do all along. The more we understand, the closer we get to the destination."
"But... this is truly a strange situation I never imagined..." Chu Tianqiu lowered his head in thought for a moment. "If you never tell me anything, I can't even tell which of these two notes I wrote came first and which came second."
"Yes. Swapping the preconditions would lead to completely different conclusions." Qi Xia grinned. "But I really don't know the answer, since you never consulted me when you wrote those notes. So... do you want me to 'Resonate,' or do you want to prevent me from 'Resonating'?"
Chu Tianqiu naturally didn't know the answer.
Qi Xia shook his head. "But you don't need to rush. It's only the sixth day. You still have three days to wait for your memories to return. Maybe... you'll remember by then?"
"Six days..." Chu Tianqiu smiled bitterly, then looked up at the sky. "Qi Xia, what an unbearably long six days."
"Yeah, unbearably long six days." Qi Xia let out a cold laugh. "But the past seventy years were even longer."
"You know our time is very limited," Chu Tianqiu said. "If we can't achieve our goals in the next three days, we'll likely have to start all over again."
"Is that so?" Qi Xia shrugged. "Maybe we can beg 'Tianlong' and 'Qinglong' to give us another chance."
"How could they let us continue to be reborn with our current memories? Even if 'Qinglong' doesn't intend to act against us, 'Tianlong' definitely won't stand idly by." Chu Tianqiu spoke with a hint of sorrow. "Time is so tight. Why don't we share the memories we've already obtained and piece together the complete past?"
"You can tell me all your memories, and I guarantee I can come up with a more perfect plan." Qi Xia smiled. "But sorry, I won't be sharing my memories with you."
"Is that so?" Chu Tianqiu patted the note in his chest pocket. "You won't even tell me the reason I wrote those two sentences?"
"I told you, that's your own business. I have no idea why you did that. Which note are you planning to follow?"
"I plan to try both," Chu Tianqiu said. "Since you've already 'Resonated,' I've already accomplished what the first note said."
"Oh?" Qi Xia nodded. "Then how are you going to stop me from obtaining 'Resonance'?"
"Qi Xia... I'm a 'Madman.'" Chu Tianqiu smiled. "I'm the only 'Madman' in the entire 'Land of the End' who retains his sanity. I can selectively swallow the eyeballs I want and gain the abilities of their original owners."
"Sounds impressive. Almost like an 'omnipotent god.'"
"Don't play dumb, Qi Xia." Chu Tianqiu touched the coat draped over his shoulders. "If I break your 'spell,' what are you going to do?"
"What, do you also think that everyone coming back to life is my doing?" Qi Xia said. "Is that even possible? I'm just an ordinary 'Resonator.' No matter how strong my conviction is, how could I possibly achieve such a bizarre feat?"
"Then you mean... this has nothing to do with you?"
"Who knows?" Qi Xia smiled. "If this really has anything to do with me, then the moment you break 'Endless Life,' both you and I will die. Would you allow that to happen?"
"Ha, you're lying again." Chu Tianqiu was amused by Qi Xia once more. "If I really did break this 'Endless Life,' would the two of us die...?"
"Haha." Qi Xia couldn't help but laugh. "I don't know."
"I forgot that you're a liar now." Chu Tianqiu cursed softly. "Who taught you all these tricks... Are you planning to never speak a single word of truth?"
"It depends on the situation," Qi Xia replied. "Chu Tianqiu, what if the situation is different from what you think?"
"What situation?"
"You should know that 'Tianshe' is still around. He helped the higher-ups here extract the abilities from the eyeballs of various 'Resonators' and permanently grant them our 'Resonances.'" Qi Xia turned his head to speak. "So is it possible that some higher-up obtained 'Endless Life' and created all of this?"
"What kind of lie are you telling me...?" Chu Tianqiu frowned slightly. "In the past few decades, I've never heard of the name 'Endless Life.' Tell me... who could have obtained this 'Resonator's' eyeball before this 'Resonance' even appeared, and then extracted the ability ahead of time?"
"What if?" Qi Xia said. "Chu Tianqiu, now that you've found your 'path' and are about to reach the destination, you should be thinking more than I am."
"But Qi Xia, what is your 'destination'?" Chu Tianqiu asked.
"Haven't I told you?" Qi Xia replied. "I want to get out. I want to find my... wife."
"Aren't you going to change your answer?" Chu Tianqiu asked. "After you told me about that so-called 'fear,' this answer is full of holes and utterly ridiculous."
"No." Qi Xia said. "The world I want to return to must have Yu Nian'an in it."
"So, in the end... it's still me 'becoming a god' and you 'escaping,' right?" Chu Tianqiu pressed again.
"That's right." Qi Xia looked at him expressionlessly. "But right now, I need my memories."
"But Wen Qiaoyun is dead."
"Ha." Qi Xia smiled slightly. "That's not a difficult problem for me. Especially for me, carrying 'Resonance.'"
Hearing this, Chu Tianqiu, who had been smiling, gradually let his expression fade and said in a low voice, "Qi Xia, what are you planning to do? Make Wen Qiaoyun continue to suffer?"
"How would it be suffering?" Qi Xia shook his head. "After she comes back to life, she'll find that what she's always been hoping for has been accomplished by someone else. Whether it's 'becoming a god' or 'escaping,' it should fulfill her long-cherished wish."
"Qi Xia... have you truly not fully recovered your memories?" Chu Tianqiu asked.
"Yes. The memories of several key moments haven't come back yet." After saying this, he turned and looked at the sky. "Could it be that my 'memories' are also floating up there?"
"You can remember Wen Qiaoyun's goal... but can't remember other things. Are you playing me?"
"Playing you...? How could that be?" Qi Xia said. "You don't even need me to play you; you're already trapping yourself."
"What?"
As the two were talking, they noticed several more people approaching from the school gate in the distance.