Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The tenth floor.
Ming Shu stood at the stairs linking the two floors.
She held Qi Yuâs hand tightly. Qi Yu looked at her in surprise. When Little Five asked her to take a look at the different floors, she didnât come up to the tenth floor.
Little Five didnât mention it, either. There seemed to be nothing on the tenth floor.
She held Qi Yuâs hand and walked up.
Qi Yu saw a door.
It looked like the door at the entrance of the pagoda.
Ming Shu stood in front of the door and placed her hand on it. After some time, she pushed the door.
However...
It didnât move.
Ming Shu: â...â
Awkward!
âWife?â
âCough...â Ming Shu used more force. The door still didnât move. What stupid door is this!
Why isnât it moving!
âBaby, stand further away.â
âOh...â
Qi Yu stepped back. He saw his wife taking out a knife. She moved her wrist and slashed it at the door.
Clangâ
Sparks flew everywhere and a scar was left on the door.
The door still didnât move.
Ming Shu: â...â Impressive!
Just as Ming Shu was about to change weapons, an image appeared at the door.
A man was standing in the image and looking at her intently.
He was around 40 years old. The clothes he wore were ancient.
Ming Shu stepped back. âWho are you?â
The man smiled confidently. âMing Shu, donât waste your time. You canât open this door.â
Ming Shu raised her eyebrows. âXi Heng?â
âThis name...â The man sighed. âI have not heard it for a long time. You can call me that too.â
âHah.â
Ming Shu used the knife as support. âYou are a calculative person.â
Xi Heng said, âTo us, time is not a problem, right?â
âIf itâs not a problem, why do you still want longevity? Why donât you just die?â
Xi Heng: â...â
This was not what he meant.
âSo, what do you want to do?â Ming Shu decided to go straight to the point. âAre you trying to control the Apocalypse Pagoda? Do you want to rule over the Thousand Mirror World? This is a good ambition.â
âThat year during the Battle at Spirit Water, you killed thousands of people...â
âSigh, donât blame it on me. The Apocalypse Pagoda asked me to do it.â
Qi Yu looked at Ming Shu in shock.
He guessed that she must have something to do with the Battle at Spirit Water but...
Killing thousands of people...
â...â Xi Hengâs expression changed. âIt didnât ask you to kill them.â
Ming Shu remained nonchalant. âOh, it must be my mistake, then.â
Xi Heng: â...â
âThis happened so long ago. Do you still want to take revenge on me? Speaking of which, your ancestorâs bodies are still floating outside. You might be able to find them.â
Xi Heng shook his head. âI understand your feelings.â
Ming Shu looked at him. âWhat do you understand?â
Xi Heng tilted his body slightly. The thing behind him was revealed.
It was a golden pillar. There were chains all across it.
Xi Heng said, âYou were locked in here for so many years. It is normal that you wanted to kill them to vent your frustration when you got out.â
Qi Yu stopped breathing for a moment.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Is this the truth?
She was once... locked up here.
Qi Yu tightened his grip.
Ming Shuâs expression didnât change. Even her tone didnât change. âYouâre amazing.â
Xi Heng blocked the pillar behind him again. âIt has been your dream to destroy the Apocalypse Pagoda, right?â
Ming Shu was curious. âYou want to destroy the Apocalypse Pagoda?â
Xi Heng didnât deny it. âI waited so many years for this moment. If there were no Apocalypse Pagoda, there would be no Battle at Spirit Water.â
âSo, you predicted when the Spirit Water would appear? Iâm curious. How did you control the Apocalypse Pagoda?â
âThat is a long story.â
âNo worries, you can slowly tell your story. The fight below will last for some time.â Ming Shu took out a chair and asked Qi Yu to come and take a seat. âPlease start your speech.â
Xi Heng: â...â
Xi Heng was puzzled at Ming Shuâs confidence.
He planned for so many years, so he wanted someone to witness his success too.
Hence, he didnât reject the offer.
âIt started after the Battle at Spirit Water...â
Just like what Grandma Gu said, the Xi family was hunted down by the people in Thousand Mirror World because they had powerful abilities and items.
The Xi family lost many people during the Battle at Spirit Water. Hence, they couldnât resist the chase for long.
Many people from the Xi family died. Some betrayed their family and got the chance to live.
Xi Heng managed to escape with a small group of his men.
He wanted to use the power he got from the Apocalypse Pagoda to go back in time.
He wanted to change everything.
This power was not easy to control. The power injured him and he failed.
After trying many times, he finally learned to control the power.
However, when he went back in time, he arrived at a strange place.
He used his power again, but couldnât get back to the Thousand Mirror World after trying multiple times. Because of the overuse of his ability, he lost his power.
In the end, he had to stay in Qi Yuâs world.
He realized that some worlds were attached to another world. This world had great power and was prone to problems.
He stayed in that world and rested.
Then, he used the Apocalypse to create problems in that world.
After that, he gained strength from those worlds. However, he did it slowly. He couldnât handle the powers from those worlds so he had to do it bit by bit.
âThe Harmony System?â Why did it look for me?
Xi Heng revealed a strange expression. âThat was an accident. Something I didnât expect.â
The Elder was the first-edition system and it was forsaken by the Time Control Department. He met it coincidentally and used it.
The Harmony System had more than one host. However, those people died really quickly so the Harmony System kept looking for more hosts.
He didnât expect the Harmony System... which was the Elder, to be able to enter the Thousand Mirror World.
He felt that it must have something to do with the Apocalypse.
âEven God is helping me.â Xi Heng looked at Ming Shu. âDonât you think so?â
âYou are really lucky.â This seemed so familiar.
Xi Heng agreed. He nodded. âIâm indeed lucky.â
He looked at Qi Yu. âI found you and I found him too. When the Apocalypse was found, I thought that I was going to fail. However, I met him.
âHe has a pure reiki in his body. You should have realized this too. This is something the Apocalypse needed.â
Qi Yu frowned. He didnât know that he had reiki in his body.
Xi Heng continued, âso... I purposely let those people realize the secret of the Apocalypse. They used the Apocalypse to go to different worlds.
âThey didnât know how magnificent the scene was when they destroyed a world.
âLater, you appeared. I felt that I should have a backup plan. I know that you are hard to control so I didnât aim to control you right from the start.â
Ming Shu narrowed her eyes. âSo you asked the Harmony System to urge me to fall in love?â
Xi Heng nodded. He smiled. âLove can make someone lose their logic. It can make people give up everything. Reality proved this plan a success, right?â