Chapter 229

"You..."

Seeing Su Bai make no move.

Ganyu asked curiously, "This is where your eldest brother was laid to rest. If you feel it is inconvenient, Shenhe and I will step aside for now."

"If you have anything to say, speak to your junior brother alone."

"No, I still believe a man like my eldest brother would not have died so easily." Su Bai refuted Ganyu's thought.

He spoke slowly: "After all, I am a divine weapon born from my eldest brother's body, and I accompanied him for fifteen hundred years. Based on my understanding of him..."

"... he must have discovered the source of this curse's invasion, then faked his death to let you bury him, only to crawl out of the grave later to do what he must do."

"What!" Shenhe and Ganyu were stunned upon hearing this.

Based on their understanding of Su Bai, and the faith the entire Liyue held in the Stabilizing Zhenjun.

Indeed, no one believed the Liyue Stabilizing Zhenjun had truly died like this.

They had also fantasized that Su Bai must have investigated something and faked his death to leave, but this thought was ultimately refuted.

"Hmph, stop talking nonsense."

"Senior brother he..."

"He has been without news for three years. With his abilities, how could he be without news for three years?"

Shenhe's emotions were slightly agitated.

From her tone, Su Bai even heard a trace of regret.

But without needing to think too much, Su Bai clearly understood the source of Shenhe's regret.

She must believe that her own loneliness and isolation brought misfortune to Su Bai, ultimately causing Su Bai to die miserably in this calamity.

Sigh...

Su Bai sighed in his heart.

At this moment, the most important thing was to first give the senior sister and junior sister before him a reassurance.

And incidentally, dispel his own inner speculation.

"Eldest brother Su Bai could not have died so easily."

"After all, I came here from Khaenri'ah and did not feel any discomfort."

"If my eldest brother truly died because of the so-called curse, a curse capable of killing him, I could not have failed to detect even a trace of its aura."

"I speculate that my eldest brother faked his death, and the coffin beneath this tombstone should be empty."

Hu Tao: "As expected of Boss Su, you are going to dig up a grave?"

Cloud Retainer: "Uh, to dig up his own grave."

Ningguang: "As expected, even in a desperate apocalypse, Su Bai's actions are still jaw-dropping."

Ganyu: "Then what if there is really a corpse in the grave?"

Zhong Li: "If there is really a corpse, it is easier to talk about. Once Su Bai guesses correctly that the coffin is empty, the matter will be huge."

Azhdaha: "Morax, why do you say this?"

Neuvillette: "If the coffin is empty, it proves that the future Su Bai did not die from the curse. Then where will he go? What will he do? Why did the Time Archon have to bring the past Su Bai to the future?"

Lesser Lord Kusanali: "....."

Alice: "O Great and Wise Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, have you guessed something?"

Lesser Lord Kusanali: "I have not."

Lumine: "Don't worry, Su Bai won't mind what you say. You are people who sleep together; you should know his broad mind."

Lesser Lord Kusanali: "Lumine, there is no need to emphasize the latter part."

Lesser Lord Kusanali: "Sigh. When Su Bai first arrived in the future, he jokingly said that only he himself could kill him. Combining this with the initial summary, the world-destroying Great Demon Lord Zhenjun mentioned was the future Su Bai. So the people of the Sky Island had no choice but to bring the past Su Bai to the future to kill Su Bai."

Ganyu: "What!"

Shenhe: "This..."

Hu Tao: "Ah! But the curse has already happened for six years, while Su Bai has only been buried for three years. The timeline does not match."

Baizhu: "The most likely possibility is that Su Bai himself is the source of the curse. He discovered this, then chose to commit suicide. But after death, Su Bai underwent corpse transformation, leading to a larger-scale spread of the curse."

Alice: "Ah? Did the future Su Bai become a Corpse King?"

Barbara: "Miss Alice, what is a Corpse King?"

Alice: "It is... uh, I also do not know how to explain it to you. I saw it once in books from other worlds, but specifically, it is as Baizhu said, the source of the curse."

Dig up a grave?

Ganyu and Shenhe were both stunned.

Shenhe protested even more emotionally: "What nonsense are you talking?"

"Don't you understand the principle of resting in peace after burial?"

"Senior brother he... he..."

"Hey! Little girl." Su Bai shouted clearly, interrupting Shenhe's speech.

"I know you respect my eldest brother very much."

"But precisely because of this, we must do more things that can get closer to the truth."

"If you really think he died so easily, why was he the Stabilizing Zhenjun of Liyue?"

"Moreover, I believe the purpose of my waking up is also for this matter."

This...

Su Bai's words immediately made Ganyu and Shenhe feel speechless.

At first hearing, it seemed very reasonable.

But if one ponders it repeatedly, this fellow is simply acting recklessly.

But no matter what, Su Bai's final words left Gan Yu and Seeing Shenhe with no reason to refuse.

The awakening of the Divine Sword's spirit may not be as simple as merely seeking someone.

Perhaps all of this was arranged by Su Bai before his death.

"Fine, I won't stop you this time."

"But if what you do goes too far and you can't explain the outcome, don't blame me."

"Though I lack the power of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, I will still choose to fight you to the death."

Seeing Shenhe said coldly.

She immediately shoved Su Bai aside.

"Let me handle this."

"You're too clumsy—you might damage something, and you couldn't bear the consequences."

"Alright." Su Bai shrugged.

As the seconds ticked by, Su Bai and Gan Yu stared at each other, watching the motionless Seeing Shenhe.

"Seeing Shenhe?" Gan Yu asked softly.

Seeing Shenhe immediately turned back to her, eyes lowered and not daring to lift: "I can't do it."

"Let me do it," Su Bai stepped forward: "After all, I came from my brother's body—he would never blame me."

Seeing Shenhe kept her head bowed, refusing to look up.

Su Bai, by contrast, appeared calm—he shattered the earth and quickly lifted out a coffin.

Then, under Gan Yu's tense gaze, Su Bai casually pried open the lid of his own coffin.

He stared closely.

Su Bai's eyes widened.

What the hell—there really is a skeleton in here?

Gan Yu held her breath.

Fortunately, Seeing Shenhe had not yet looked up.

Gan Yu looked at Su Bai, face flushed with embarrassment.

But she saw that he wore a Solemn expression, frowning as he picked up a leg bone from the coffin.

He said softly: "My brother's body is unusual—this skeleton is clearly that of an ordinary person."

"I don't know what happened to him, but the one buried here is not the An Ding Zhenjun of Liyue."

Yuan Shang: "Huh?"

Tevrat: "Trouble—has Su Ye really turned into a corpse monster?"

Hu Tao: "Help! The An Ding Zhenjun of Liyue has transformed into the World-Ending Great Demon Zhenjun!"