Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
His walk was another clue. Even after changes, Gu Chengrui still carried the telltale posture of a soldier. This newfound elegance felt alien to her.
Zhou Ying pushed the noodles toward him. âI havenât eaten in two days. Eat quickly.â
Gu Chengrui started eating, his movements devoid of their usual roughness. He even picked up the noodles with chopsticks instead of slurping them.
A glint flickered in her eyes as she observed him. In a flash, a dagger materialized in her hand, held against his throat. âWho are you? What have you done to Chengrui?â
Gu Chengrui, or whoever inhabited his body now, chuckled, pushing the hand holding the weapon away. âLet me finish first, then Iâll explain everything.â
âYou better,â Zhou Ying warned, refusing to relax her vigilance.
Despite the smile playing on his lips, Gu Chengrui devoured the noodles with uncharacteristic speed, yet remained silent.
Zhou Ying found no amusement in his refined behavior, only annoyance. She grabbed two strawberries, popping them into her mouth with a frustrated grimace.
Thankfully, he didnât prolong the wait. Within fifteen minutes, he polished off the noodles, soup, and even a strawberry to cleanse his palate.
â Silly girl,â he said, clapping his hands,âdonâ t fret. Itâ s still me.â
âBut not quite. Iâve merged with the memories of all my eleven lifetimes,â he clarified.
âEleven lifetimes?â Zhou Ying echoed, bewildered.
âRemember when you mentioned the thick light of virtue around me, like a gilded Buddha statue?â
Zhou Ying, recalling her words, nodded for him to continue.
âWhile unconscious, I absorbed memories from eleven lifetimes. In each, I was a skilled doctor, accumulating immense merit.â
âAnd?â
Gu Chengrui paused, then asked, âDo you recall anything about the Divine Doctor Yaoshan?â
âNo.â Zhou Ying shook her head, but the sound seemed to trigger a surge of memoriesâmemories of Mother God.
The revelation almost knocked her off balance. Gu Chengrui caught her swiftly, guiding her onto the bed. âRest now. Weâll talk later.â
He turned and headed toward the kitchen to clean the dishes.
Alone, Zhou Ying grappled with the influx of memories.
Images flashed before her. A devastating plague, a desperate search for the Double Flowers on Jade Mountain, encountering the Divine Doctor Yaoshan, their journey as healers, blossoming loveâ¦
Their plans for marriage were cut short by the Divine Doctorâs tribulation. He entered the cycle of reincarnation to overcome it, while Mother God remained to protect the continent.
When calamity threatened, Mother God, drawn to the technology and resources of Earth, made her arrangements and descended.