140 Erase All The Traces (1/2)
Hui Yin knew there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
But still, no sane person would not be taken aback by Yue Lao's request, even if he followed that earth-shattering statement by reassuring her, ”Of course, you won't really die. Your death is just needed to get everything back on track. It's to erase all the traces that you have left here, so that it won't cause great changes to the future.”
Hui Yin thought of the events that had happened to her in the past few months. Her time with the twins, her revenge on Nian Zhen and Lu Shen, her successful audition that got her to star in Liu Jun's PV, meeting Liu Jun and starring in a teen idol group drama...did she have to go back to square one all over again?
”A person won't be able to accomplish anything without great sacrifices,” Yue Lao quietly rebuked her. ”Are you willing to give this chance up just so that you could enjoy the fleeting joys in life?”
Hui Yin knew that he was right. He was right, but that didn't mean she couldn't feel any reluctance at leaving all of this behind.
”But Senior, if I die, how will I be able to go back to the past without my body?”
Yue Lao laughed. ”Why would you need your body? Didn't you die when you were reborn? All you need is your soul. But you're right, we need this body of yours to remain intact so the future won't be affected. That's why I'll give you a little gift.”
From seemingly out of nowhere, Yue Lao pulled out a simple long hairpin with a pink cherry blossom on its other end. When he handed it to her, Hui Yin immediately saw that it was rather sharp.
”Stab it in your jugular and your soul will be freed from the constraints of your body, but your body will not be harmed.”
Hui Yin: ”...”
She was feeling deeply regretful that she thought the hairpin was pretty for a brief second.
”If I die,” Hui Yin hesitated, ”Everything will be reset?”
Yue Lao nodded in confirmation.
”Everything will be as it had happened in your previous life. After you catch the culprit and severe the bond between you two...only then will you be able to control your fate.”
Hui Yin looked at the hairpin in her hands. She really didn't have a choice. Even if she stayed, she would gradually lose her memories...other than going back to the past and finding the culprit, everything was a dead end that would lead her back to Lu Shen.
”But Senior, if I don't find the culprit at the time of Lu Shen's accident and I'll have to go back to my previous life, won't I have already died there? How will I catch the culprit without a body?”