Chapter 1315: Weng Falos 3.4 (350)

"So, just the two geniuses acting might not be enough; we need to sync the information to the Interstellar Peace Company and have them move their fleet into the Weng Falos sector. Once the Iron Tomb is born, everyone will immediately swarm it." Shi Di Fu crossed his arms, still firmly believing in teamwork and coordinated effort.

"Captain, you're oversimplifying the problem," Tuo Ni said, "Some Lords might be eliminated through sheer numbers or clever tactical coordination… but for an Apocalyptic Sovereign capable of slaying a Star God, numbers may mean little."

"So, Tuo Ni, what do you mean?"

"Weng Falos has three 'Lord-level' beings, doesn't it? The Lords of Knowledge and Destruction have already appeared, but the Lord of Memory has yet to show up; the most urgent thing now is probably to win that Lord's assistance."

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San Yue Qi Xiaojie rubbed her head and slowly opened her eyes.

(Hmm…)

(So… so cold…)

(Did I fall asleep? Is this… some strange dream?)

San Yue Qi Xiaojie inhaled deeply, gradually waking from the stupor: "Ah… dizzy, it feels like a swarm of Wuwu Bo are flying… Just now… wasn't I still talking with Kiko and the others? How did I end up here in an instant…"

San Yue Qi Xiaojie looked around and found the surroundings oddly familiar.

"Ah, I remember… Xing mentioned this place to me before she was glanced at by Ke Li Po…"

The area resembled outer space; in the distance were shattered celestial bodies and a massive spiral, with a golden pillar of light rising from it, as if beckoning her to take a look.

"I… could I have stepped onto some strange Fate?" San Yue Qi Xiaojie strained to recall her past. "Did I accomplish any earth‑shattering deeds? Lately, aside from forcing Pam to change several outfits and secretly borrowing Uncle Yang's shoulder‑neck massager a few times…"

"Ah, could it be—Aha?! So stepping onto 【Joy】 is that easy?"

Suddenly, a voice seemed to come from mid‑air:

"Child of 【Memory】… move forward… into the depths of the Gap…"

San Yue Qi Xiaojie instantly became alert: "Who… who is that?!"

"Don't scare me! N‑no matter who you are, can you… speak? The pressure is too strong… I… I'll babble incoherently!"

As the words fell, something faintly began to materialize in the distance.

San Yue Qi Xiaojie rubbed her eyes and saw that it was… a door?

The Voice of Fate sounded again: "Do not fear… boldly advance… through the Memory Gate…"

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Demon Slayer.

"San Yue Xiaojie!! Wuwu… thank goodness you're okay!"

Seeing San Yue Qi Xiaojie unharmed and bouncing lively in Fate's Narrow Gap, Shan Yi became so excited he leapt off the bed repeatedly, causing the wooden board beneath the bedding to creak.

"But earlier Miss Black Swan said San Yue Qi Xiaojie's memories were kidnapped by Yi Ting's people; could they have been taken here?"

Tan Zhi Lang kept scanning this "Fate's Narrow Gap", which indeed matched Xing's earlier description perfectly, but that sudden voice was so strange it inevitably raised suspicion.

"Probably, but why would Yi Ting's people kidnap San Yue Qi?" Shan Yi guessed with interest. Though they knew San Yue Qi was somewhat linked to the 【Memory】 Fate, all her past memories had been sealed by someone, supposedly for 'protection'.

Could it be… this time Yi Ting intends to help San Yue Qi break that seal?

Although letting San Yue Qi learn her past is a good thing, Shan Yi vaguely felt it was like playing with fire. After all, if a girl's memories need to be "sealed," it can only mean something ominous is hidden within them.

"Regardless of Yi Ting's motives, since they have to resort to 'kidnapping' to achieve their goal, it can't be good," Tan Zhi Lang said firmly. "Behind that door… there must be danger."

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"If we follow that voice forward… can we leave here?"

With no other apparent exit, San Yue Qi simply followed the voice's guidance forward, and as she walked, another distinct, more friendly girl's voice sounded beside her:

"Oh dear, don't fall for it… they're deceiving you, come back quickly…"

San Yue Qi, frightened, hurriedly stopped: "That voice… again?"

She tried to run a few steps opposite the direction of Fate's Narrow Gap, but behind her stretched an endless black void, nothing at all. San Yue Qi turned around again, cautiously heading back toward the door.

As she walked, two figures suddenly appeared ahead.

"Is that… Lord Tai Bu of the Tai Bu Si?" San Yue Qi felt puzzled, stepped forward and greeted, "Fu Xuan… Lord Tai Bu, what are you doing here? And you, Miss Messenger… have we met somewhere before?"

"We meet again, San Yue."

The moment he spoke, Fu Xuan suddenly flickered, and the glint in his eyes vanished in an instant.

"I recall… I once asked Lord Tai Bu to use the Qiong Guan Formation to search for my past… The messenger beside me is the person I last met in the Memory Space. I remember you once advised me—" San Yue Qi strained to recall, "that the value of life lies not in what happened before, but in the present, in the future."

"You remember it so clearly," the messenger couldn't help but compliment.

"San Yue, after you set out, I used the Six-Aspect Ice you left to conduct experiments. With Yi Ting's assistance, the Qiong Guan Formation made a significant breakthrough in calculating the past. Now we may bypass the myriad obstacles in the path and directly confront your past."

"Lord Tai Bu is right," the messenger added. "As long as you keep walking this Fate road, you'll find the lost 'Memory' at its end. Since our last meeting, you've grown a lot alongside 'Expansion'. Now you should be able to bear the weight of the past."

San Yue Qi lowered her eyelids and gave a bitter smile: "Indeed, my past isn't some ice‑princess fairy tale…"

"But I still want to ask, Lord Tai Bu, Miss Messenger, are you really not characters from my dream?" San Yue Qi scratched her head in confusion, "If this isn't a dream, why choose this moment to find me?"