Chapter 112: Not a Substitute
After sending away his new Shizun—Huan Qing Zhenren.
Feng Shi lay back on the bed, feeling quite exhausted.
During the time he spent dealing with Huan Qing, the “disciple-doting demon,” the excitement he had felt because of his rebirth had slowly settled down. He began to reflect on the information the system had provided and what Qing Qing had said, trying to organize his thoughts.
“Qing Qing, come out and keep talking. Summarize the current situation.”
“Also, explain that ‘sub-line’ and ‘time reversal’ you mentioned in detail.”
Feng Shi lay randomly on the bed, covering his mouth with a small paw and letting out a yawn.
Being a child was such a hassle; he was prone to sleepiness.
Hearing this, Qing Qing hesitantly appeared. It was doing some mental preparation for itself: It’s fine, it’s fine. I’m just data; I won’t die. What’s coming will come…
“Oh, right…” Feng Shi narrowed his eyes. “Explain where the hell you went before I died.”
Qing Qing swallowed hard, feeling as if a 40-meter blade were hanging over its head: [Host… I’m just an employee…]
Feng Shi rested his hands behind his head, crossed his legs, and raised an eyebrow. “Mm-hmm? And then?”
Qing Qing’s emotional card had failed, so it could only obediently explain: [It’s like this, Host. You are currently… mm, you are currently in the original timeline… over a hundred years ago…]
Feng Shi’s leisurely swinging small foot stopped. He opened his eyes wide and asked: “A hundred years ago? Do you mean what I think you mean?”
Qing Qing nodded vigorously.
It really was a hundred years ago!
Feng Shi sprang up from the bed again, staring blankly at his clean little feet.
His face was expressionless, but in his heart, he was screaming and howling.
If… if this world truly was that world, then this “hundred years ago” was also the “hundred years ago” in the history of the cultivation world… Then, wasn’t this the era that belonged to Liu Yi?!
Crap! This is such a scam!
Feng Shi held his head.
At this time, Shizun couldn’t have already fallen in love with him, right?
Help! Then is this Shen Songhe still his Shen Songhe?
Feng Shi was a bit frantic. Then, thinking of something, he hurried to lift his pants and look.
Small hands, small feet, everything was small…
Damn it, he was still a “hairy brat” whose hair hadn’t even grown!
What could he use to compete with the other guy?!
Feng Shi: Happiness, bang, gone.
[The meaning of a sub-line is that while the previous main task remains unchanged, you will simultaneously carry out the sub-main line.]
[In this world, on one hand, you are a Dragon Aotian, and on the other hand, you still have to collect the materials to repair Shen Songhe’s Golden Core.]
[A special note: This world and the previous world are on the same timeline. There is no parallel space. You can simply understand it as a loop.]
[Once this timeline is successfully completed, you will be resurrected in the original timeline.]
Feng Shi understood. His mind turned. After a long while, he asked eery: “So, my previous death was the system’s arrangement?”
Qing Qing put on a “grandson” face: [Pretty much…]
[The main line of the life script is fixed and cannot be changed. Qing Qing was also moved away in advance. As for why all this is, the day you leave the system, Qing Qing will tell you everything… For now… please understand, I beg of you~]
Qing Qing put its hands together with starry eyes.
Feng Shi: “…Damn it!”
With hands that could reach this far, he had a new concept of the system. But it was fine as long as he could go back. This timeline would just be treated as a copy.
After mentally noting this debt, Feng Shi returned to the question about Shen Songhe.
“Then where am I now? When will I see Shen Songhe?” He paused and emphasized: “I want an exact time.”
Qing Qing didn’t dare to be slow.
[Host, you are currently in the Chongshan Sect of 120 years ago. Hehe… you’ll have to wait… another ten years before he joins the sect… But don’t worry, the system can also speed things up for you!]
[Mainly because your current body and identity are new, you need time to integrate.]
Feng Shi: “…”
Fine. It wasn’t unacceptable. In the cultivation world, a closed-door cultivation session could easily last ten or twenty years.
It was perfect; he would be grown by then.
Ahem, it would be more convenient.
But there was another question: At this time, where is Liu Yi?
If possible, he really wanted to meet Shen Songhe earlier than the other guy.
[Host, why don’t you open your account and take a look? You haven’t opened the companion gift pack yet.]
Reminded by it, Feng Shi remembered this matter and brought up the panel to check.
Although his memories had returned, they were a bit laggy for the time being. Occasionally, he needed a trigger to recall them.
He opened his account, and there was indeed a large package in a festive color. Just as Feng Shi was about to click to view it, his gaze suddenly turned in another direction.
He remembered that when he was in that chaotic space earlier, he seemed to have discovered a problem with his name.
Thinking of this, he didn’t hesitate to click on his avatar and change to his personal homepage.
He took a careful look.
Mm, the avatar was still his face, but…
The name…
Liu… Liu Yi?!
Liu Yi??
Liu Yi!!!
Feng Shi’s eyes widened, staring deathly at those two words. His heartbeat and breathing both stopped instantly.
After a long time, he rubbed his eyes, wishing he could restart and see if he was seeing things.
But no matter how many times he looked, it said “Liu Yi” and not “Feng Shi.”
No wonder.
No wonder that old guy Huan Qing called him “Xiao Yi”!
So that’s how it was… that’s how it was!
Feng Shi felt a sense of sudden enlightenment in his mind.
Shen Songhe truly wasn’t lying to him. He… he actually was Liu Yi!
He wasn’t a substitute! He was his former self!
Only because of the broken system, Shen Songhe experienced it before him, while he was experiencing it in reverse. That was what caused that massive misunderstanding…
The timeline of this world was like a circle forcefully closed by the system, and he and Shen Songhe just had different starting points!
Realizing that he had been frantically jealous of himself, Feng Shi suddenly wanted to slap… the system twice.
And Qing Qing—two pieces of junk. They could really keep a secret! They just wouldn’t tell him!
Thinking that he had once rejected Shen Songhe’s feelings because of himself, ten thousand “llamas” galloped through Feng Shi’s heart.
Just one word—pretentious!
Seeing this, Qing Qing offered a sensible explanation: [This is the host’s new identity. Soon, you will become He-He’s Senior Brother~]
[You must have heard a lot about ‘Liu Yi’ before. Consider it a special spoiler benefit for you.]
Feng Shi’s pupils shook.
Benefit my ass!
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