41 Complication (2/2)

In the end, Feng Hui was still powerless.

Moments passed. A while later, Feng Hui's nails dug into his palm, ”No… why must I accept this?”

”I can't. Why must I accept the will of this accursed world?” Seeing his drowning family, Feng Hui couldn't stomach the heart-wrenching pain anymore. Stepping into the blackened ocean water, he tried to make his way toward his family.

In his mind, Feng Hui knew that it was all a dream, but he did not want to stop himself. Furthermore, his high soul realm guaranteed that this ocean world was a simple human nightmare: there would be no negative consequences upon failure. Thus, how could he not help?

No matter what, Feng Hui could not willingly watch his family's demise in this nightmare.

The water level was quickly rising. A few seconds later, Feng Hui was swallowing mouthfuls of black water. With each step, he coughed in pain, and his lungs screamed in agony.

Feng Hui's starry eyes turned bloodshot. In his vision, the water was blocking nearly everything. However, he could still make out the faint outlines of his family.

”Mom… Mèimei.” Soon, Feng Hui's eyes were watering. With each passing second, the two figures were moving further and further away, ”No… don't leave. WAIT FOR ME!”

With the final roar, Feng Hui's eyes flashed with a peerlessly bright light, ”Shatter.”

”Bang!”

* * *

Nighttime.

Abruptly, Feng Hui sat up in a pool of sweat; his entire body was trembling. Looking at the darkness of the night, his heart threatened to burst out of his chest.

Feng Hui felt the urge to vomit, but his Golden Dragon body meant that this was impossible. Instead, it was solely his mind that was influencing his impulses.

Upon waking up, Feng Hui struggled to breathe; he was suffocating in a world full of air. Struggling to halt his violently beating heart, he utilized his supreme Qi to calm his nerves.

Finally, Feng Hui's fierce breathing slowed a bit. With a helpless face, he was about to rest his hand onto his chest. To his surprise, he noticed something small and soft there.

”Xiao Ruo…?” Looking to his broad chest, Feng Hui noticed a small pale hand resting on top of his heart area.

In the night, Zhi Ruo was hugging a white pillow while sleeping on the carpet floor. With a content smile, she rested her soft hand atop of the black-robed man's chest. As if finding a comfortable pillow, she snuggled against the couch like a little kitten.

Rubbing his reddened eyes, Feng Hui's vision became clear. ”No… it's not Xiao Ruo.”

Since childhood, Feng Hui has always believed that it was one's life experiences and environment that would decide their true character. This meant that this black-haired beauty wasn't his scarlet-robed Xiao Ruo. The two did not share the same memories at all.

Thus, there shouldn't be too much resemblance… so why? Feng Hui looked at this black-haired beauty with a stormy heart, ”Why are you so similar?”

”Is the soul the center of everything? Is our consciousness decided from birth?” Feng Hui's mind was jumbled. The two were both Zhi Ruo, but their minds were separate.

No matter what, the two girls were not the exact same. Feng Hui acknowledged this. In his mind, the sole woman he loved was his Xiao Ruo; however, the two girls were undoubtedly connected. Thus, he approached this black-haired Zhi Ruo amicably with a similar level of respect that he would treat his Xiao Ruo.

The two Zhi Ruos had different personalities; however, their subconsciousness remained the same. When unconscious, their instinctive actions were practically identical. Slowly taking the little hand off his chest, Feng Hui stood up from the couch.

”Zhi Ruo…” Under the cover of the night, Feng Hui's tall shadowy figure watched the slumbering black-haired beauty while clenching his white teeth.

Moments later, Feng Hui's eyes flashed as he lifted the sleeping Zhi Ruo with his unseen Qi back into the bedroom. After this, he stepped outside into the cool air to calm his mind.

”Xiao Ruo, wait for me.” Feng Hui calmly thought while recalling the little scarlet-robed beauty who had sacrificed everything for him.

Until Feng Hui cleared all of his doubts within the Long Kingdom, he could not rest. There was also the Secret Legion filled with his close friends too; he could not rest upon reuniting with his dear mother. Having regained his feelings, he needed to return alongside his family to the Eastern World. Finally, he acknowledged that there was still so much left to do.