Chapter 1115

Xing acted without hesitation, striking down these guards, but in their eyes, this was a miracle of the Titans.

"How… is that possible… Could it be that the Titan… is on her side…?"

Seeing more and more guards rushing over upon hearing the commotion, Tilibixiesi did not linger; as she passed through the last corridor of the Holy Temple, a strange beast blocked her path.

"The strange beast raised by the Holy City Guard? It's just one step away..." Tilibixiesi bit her lip, a flash of unwillingness crossing her eyes.

"This should be the final battle; I need to break her out." Baie scratched their head in confusion, "But… I don't understand; from the start I've been clueless. Who exactly is helping Tilibixiesi escape?"

"The worldview of Weng Faluos isn't rigorous either."

"Although memories may blur history, looking at the city-wide manhunt, it doesn't seem like there are allies… If she did this alone, wouldn't our presence feel too strong during the process?"

Tining said: "From the moment we entered the treasure vault, Tilibixiesi has been alone. But what do *we* mean to her… The answer to this question lies at the end of this memory."

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The Xiaolin family's dragon maid.

"In other words, a Titan's ghost has been secretly helping her?" Xiaolin guessed curiously, "Is it Oluonisi, or Yanus? No… Yanus is already dead, so it should be another Titan secretly aiding her—but who could that be?"

"But, Xiaolin, does a 'ghost' appearing in Weng Faluos really make sense?"

"Um… ghosts do exist; Xiadie can see those souls that haven't returned to the underworld. But whether Titans have souls is unclear… So I'm leaning toward another Titan secretly helping." Xiaolin said while walking to the fridge and pulling out a can of chilled beer, "But if it's a Titan, they should be more generous—like stirring up a gale on flat ground to blow Tilibixiesi to safety, or simply appearing in Titan form to subdue these mortals; there's no need to hide like this."

If it were a human ghost, it shouldn't have this kind of power, so perhaps…

A bold idea slowly formed in Xiaolin's mind.

"Could it actually be her mother's soul secretly protecting her? Her mother was a holy maiden of Yanus, surely skilled in Oluonisi's prayers… which would nicely match the 'miracles' along the way."

"But if it's her mother's soul, that also means the beautiful world at the end of the West Wind doesn't exist." Kangna stared at Xiaolin with those big round eyes, "... I don't like Xiaolin's guess."

"Since Weng Faluos has places like the Underworld River and the underworld, the souls of the dead should all return to the underworld. Perhaps it's her mother's love that let her soul linger in the mortal world for ten years, silently guarding her."

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"The Nameless Deity" once again helped Tilibixiesi deal with the strange beast before her, and she finally had the chance to step out of the city-state that had imprisoned her for twenty years.

"At last… beyond this mountain gate lies the vast heavens and earth."

Tilibixiesi lifted her head; the mountain wind poured in from the side of the gate, blowing her forehead's stray hairs backward.

Twenty years' experiences flashed in her mind; she gazed toward the direction where heavenly light poured down, and finally a faint smile rose on her lips. The Holy Maiden of the Gate City is forbidden to leave this gate pass—but beyond this gate pass lies the freedom of the entire heavens and earth!

"God of the Gate Path, are you watching me? The path you left unfinished… I will complete it."

No one answered; only the gentle breeze brushed over her hair tips and the hem of her clothes.

"No response. Yanus… may you have a good dream. This place is no good for lingering; it's time to go."

Baie watched Tilibixiesi's fading silhouette: "Looks like… the memory ends here."

"... No, not yet." Tining pointed ahead, "That question that's been puzzling you… she's about to give the answer."

Baie stared blankly into the distance: "But nothing has happened. Is she—or you—hesitating about something right now? If she already knew that this Fire Pursuit Journey, as the Titan said, would truly trigger a massive catastrophe, accompanied by countless sacrifices, even including herself… would she still pass through this mountain gate and embark on the journey?"

Baie's voice seemed to pass through a thousand years of the gate path, through those collapsed stone pillars and rotting copper bells; a thousand years of time were compressed into the two sides of the gate doors, and Tilibixiesi suddenly turned her head, her gentle gaze falling on him:

"I think… you've already understood the answer and made the decision with your own hands."

Baie froze instantly: "What… you… can hear us speaking?"

Tining waved a hand: "No… she can't hear us, nor see us. But she knows that surely one day, someone will return here and unseal this memory."

"Who exactly lent a hand back then is now unknown. But this intention has always been etched in the heart, motivating *us* to press on——in order not to forget our original aspiration, the years have shaped this memory into a special letter. It was written by past Tilibixiesi and sent to her future self. In this memory, it is future Tilibixiesi who clears away all obstacles for her, sending her on a distant journey… toward the tomorrow where *we* reside."

Tilibixiesi smiled faintly: "Yeah… you'll recall it, then make up your mind to help yourself return to the original gate. From here on, I will embark on a distant journey. From here on, you have already walked the long road home."

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Mygo.

"What a romantic sight…… a letter from one's self a thousand years ago to their future self."

When looking at past Tilibixiesi turning back to gaze at Tining and her companions, Aiyin felt, in a daze, a sense of time intersecting, as if truly two people from different spacetimes were conversing with each other.

A thousand years ago, that pair of eyes about to set out on the road ahead, still unshaped by time, collided with the people of today; I wonder what Ti Ning, after enduring a thousand years of wind and frost, is thinking in her heart as she watches this scene again.

"So, in Ti Li Xi Bi O Si's memory, after being polished by the years, she believes that a future version of herself helped her escape, and she used this as a means to motivate herself; as for the person who truly helped her… has already vanished into the river of time?" Li Xi stuck out half a body from behind the drum rack, asking curiously.