182 Legacy of Moonlight II (2/2)
”What happened to your real body after that?” Jasmine asked.
”I don't know. If I was able to escape from their pursuit permanently, I would have come back for you. Since I haven't in over five hundred years, I can only assume that I was captured…” Zhiyue Lingdan's voice fell silent, contemplating her own fate.
Jasmine took the time to digest the information… until a certain fact jarred her memory. She dug into her clothes and pulled out a round stone plate, the very same which Chen Wentian stole from He Zicheng and the Beast God Sanctum.
”Ah! My control plate, what happened to it?” Zhiyue Lingdan cried in alarm.
”… I don't know, I found it like this.”
Zhiyue Lingdan's white energy emerged from the gem once more as a thin strand and pointed at the surface of the plate, ”Look here, the runic array I laid down to enslave the six beasts is cracked and broken. How could this have happened?”
”Wait, you enslaved the six beasts? What else did you do to them?”
”I gave them each a large amount of blessing, called the Legacy of Moonlight. They were merely ordinary beasts but with the blessing they would be able to rapidly progress. Only then could they act as your guardians. What happened to them?”
Jasmine slapped her forehead as the pieces fell into place. She described the story of the three beast kings of the eastern wilderness; the monkey, toad, and praying mantis. She also repeated the story that Chen Wentian told her about the origin of the Beast God Sanctum and how the Snake Lord, Lion Lord, and Eagle Lord each obtained a mysterious legacy as well as baby Jasmine.
”So that's what happened…” Zhiyue Lingdan said. ”After giving birth, I was incredibly weak. I was also in a rush as my pursuers were catching up quickly. The control plate as well as the spiritual imprint in the gem weren't my best work. I wasn't sure but it looks like they were much less effective than I had originally thought.”
”My memory inside the gem is spotty but I remember a large conflict between human mortals and the guardian beasts within the temple soon after you were born. The beasts didn't have enough time to cultivate and were still trash and as a result, suffered a huge loss. I can only assume that the three human lords you speak of killed three of the beasts and consumed their flesh to steal the blessing for themselves.”
”The gem passed between different people in the human world for many years until I eventually ended up as the patron goddess of the Bright Moon Kingdom. Jasmine, baby, I'm sorry it turned out this way. I'm sorry for putting you through this.”
”It's fine, mom… I think I turned out okay.” Jasmine muttered. She finally accepted Zhiyue Lingdan's words after the truth about the stone plate was revealed. It was so coincidental yet everything fit together perfectly. Her birth as well as how Zhuge Kang took her in made total sense now.
”Oh… baby… you finally called me mom…” Zhiyue Lingdan began to sob, ”It's not okay… you're so skinny and small… Mom is sorry, wuuuu…”
Jasmine couldn't do anything to console the wailing spirit and simply held the gem to her chest. She sighed and looked at Lin Qingcheng who was still held at bay by her spiritual energy. She quickly apologized and removed the barrier, only for Lin Qingcheng to tackle her once more in a tight hug. Jasmine hugged her back this time, a small smile emerging from her lips.
”Thank you, Qingcheng. You're the best.” She said, happy and grateful that Lin Qingcheng was able to uncover the secret to her origin.
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