Chapter 122: The Scene Liu Moran Dares Not Imagine: What Kind of World-Famous Painting Is This?

If one were to treat the Reincarnation Simulation purely as a type of deduction game.

In this lifetime, Gu Jiangming and Liu Moran should have been childhood sweethearts.

Under normal circumstances, it would also have highly likely trended toward a mutual affection.

Moreover, Gu Jiangming discovered a problem: when Liu Moran took the initiative to propose becoming Dao companions, he found it difficult to refuse, provided he met the intimacy requirements.

In other words, under the condition of meeting the intimacy requirements, as long as one party makes a direct move and chooses to become Dao companions, there is essentially no possibility of refusal.

This made Gu Jiangming realize a problem: when he initiated the request to become Dao companions with Jiu Jiu back then, he hadn't initiated it right from the start either.

Instead, it was after experiencing a very long period of living together, and after meeting a sufficiently high level of intimacy, that he proactively applied, and in the end, the other party did not refuse.

Conversely, this time it was his junior sister and him who, after accumulating a sufficiently high level of intimacy, had the junior sister make a direct move, and Gu Jiangming discovered he might not have any room to refuse.

Checking the information, it was indeed so.

【Your intimacy with the other party is too high.】

【If you refuse to become Dao companions, the Pleasure Value of both parties will drop significantly, affecting your state of mind.】

【You ultimately agree to marry Liu Moran, and she appears very happy because of this.】

Then the question arises.

According to the information provided by the previous few reincarnations.

In fact, there was no further development between the two of them at all; Liu Moran was always just his junior sister.

In other words, the trajectory of this plot has changed; in a situation where it should have been mutual secret crushes, it is now a relationship directly laid bare by his junior sister, Liu Moran.

Then the question arises: what exactly was the event that led to this change in the plot?

What Gu Jiangming can be certain of is that Liu Moran sacrificed herself into the Taiyi Stone, becoming the Artifact Spirit of the Taiyi Stone, with no path for reincarnation or rebirth, and it might even be that her soul has already scattered; under these circumstances, the theory of a 'Mie Changsheng' connection basically does not hold.

In other words, there is no possibility of Liu Moran controlling her own character to have an 'online romance' with Gu Jiangming.

Oh no.

Now Gu Jiangming is truly at a loss.

First, Gu Jiangming does not know the original plot trajectory and is unclear about what exactly happened in this reincarnation, knowing only that he died in front of Liu Moran.

Second, the certain plot is that his junior sister Liu Moran did not become his Dao companion, and this time, in a situation where Liu Moran took the initiative and the conditions were met, Gu Jiangming was actually unable to refuse Liu Moran's direct move.

In other words, the plot has ushered in a change, and Gu Jiangming does not know which link went wrong, triggering this problem in the details.

But if it is merely becoming Dao companions with Liu Moran, in terms of the plot, it shouldn't count as too big of a change.

Whatever.

For Gu Jiangming this time, it is to try his best not to change the predetermined storyline and to throw away his life when the time comes.

The last Reincarnation Simulation had already left Gu Jiangming in such a state that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him battered and exhausted; the amount of plot changed in one go was simply too much.

Just according to the actual situation of that reincarnation, Gu Jiangming estimates he should have died when the demons entered the borders; it was Long Xi who forcibly intervened and saved him, and from that point on, the plot directly underwent a massive upheaval.

The main reason for throwing away his life this time is also because one thing leads to another; the upheaval and changes caused by Gu Jiangming were too many, and Liu Moran just happens to hold one of the most important plot points here.

Without her sacrificing herself to become the Artifact Spirit within the Taiyi Stone to merge with Gu Jiangming's 【Four Thousand Bureau】 into a single whole, there would be no way to maintain the order of the Heaven and Earth in later generations.

But now, what Gu Jiangming fears most is that plans cannot keep up with changes; sometimes you have decided what you are going to do, but a small accident happens midway, and you have to overturn the entire plan.

It's just that he has to cover for the things he messes up later on his own; if he can't cover them, that is a grave sin.

Speaking of which, the technique he is practicing in this Reincarnation Simulation is also of an auxiliary nature.

The 《Yangji Fanyin Technique》 is purely a tool-man, 'wise helper' technique; it can improve the aptitude of Gu Jiangming's Dao companion, change their destiny, and also increase their cultivation.

So he shouldn't have to shoulder the heavy responsibility of Heaven and Earth again.

The most jaw-dropping part is still that when this technique is cultivated to the Great Completion realm, an extra Golden Word of 【Many Children Many Blessings】 will appear.

This really makes Gu Jiangming unable to hold it together.

【Born with Proud Bones】, 【Heart of an Innocent Child】.

Adding a 【Many Children Many Blessings】 on top of that, it really is as absurd as it gets.

But it's not that Gu Jiangming cannot accept it, because if one treats the Reincarnation Simulation purely from the perspective of a 'game', in these two Reincarnation Simulations, Gu Jiangming has exhausted his all to burn himself out.

Opposing the mainstream era where the 【Shushan File】 and great families ran rampant, he lifted the shackles of cultivation methods on mortals, in order to be worthy of his choice in the 【Reincarnation Simulation】 back then.

Gu Jiangming poured the highlights of this life, the hottest blood of this life, into that reincarnation.

And it is precisely because this 'game' is not quite ordinary, and this 'Reincarnation Simulation' changes reality, that Gu Jiangming feels the intensity he is bearing is a bit high.

He must choose cautiously this time.

If he can slack off, he will try his best to slack off.

【This is when you are 23 years old; you and Liu Moran already had mutual feelings in your place of seclusion, and under her proactive confession, you married in a hasty ceremony.】

【In an era when the Human Race is weak, it is also difficult to have any grand scene.】

【But she felt heartfelt joy.】

【And due to your early experiences, your concept of good and evil had long been blurred; even you, with your Heart of an Innocent Child, were deeply affected.】

【You are by no means a good person, nor are you a sage; your thoughts are very simple—you just purely want to survive, and you also want the people around you to survive.】

【You witnessed the truth of the Shangyi Sect with your own eyes, but your attitude toward the deaths of those disciples was cold.】

【To you, Liu Moran is the junior sister you spent every day with; you spent a very, very long time together. She certainly presented herself with pride, but that was just a means to protect herself.】

【After you had known each other for a period of time, you took good care of her, and she also kept it in her heart; therefore, every time you went out, she would silently clean your room for you.】

【You also saw these things Liu Moran did in your eyes.】

【You were clear about her character.】

【Those gossiping disciples could slander Liu Moran's reputation with empty words; you were already displeased and had once asked the Master, Yue Jin, to step forward and handle the matter, but Yue Jin was not good at resolving such affairs and spoke up for Liu Moran multiple times, which instead intensified the dissatisfaction of the sect disciples toward Liu Moran, believing that Yue Jin was deliberately shielding her, leading to such a disaster.】

【Regarding the deaths of these people, you felt no pity in your heart; you only lamented that Yue Jin died for people like them, which was truly a pity.】

【Liu Moran wanted to avenge the Master, Yue Jin; on one hand, Yue Jin was her elder, a family friend entrusted by her father, and on the other hand, Yue Jin treated her quite well. But you were also clear that such a truth was simply too cruel for her, which is why you concealed the true sequence of events and could only tell her that the Shangyi Sect was destroyed by someone seeking revenge.】

【You have profound Knowledge; in your view, it is highly likely that Liu Moran, because of the demon blood of the Qilin, nurtured an Inner Demon personality within her body that is vastly different from her own character.】

【The destruction of the Shangyi Sect must be related to this Inner Demon, and all this sin should also be laid at the head of this Inner Demon.】

【You went out to a misty valley not far from here to protect that Innate Spirit Herb, waiting for her to take human form.】

【One day passed, and you returned home again to look after Liu Moran, who had just become your Dao companion.】

【Due to the eruption of the Kirin Demon Blood, the meridians in her body were completely destroyed by this transcendent Demon Power; it is extremely difficult for a mortal body to fuse with a demon bloodline of this level.】

【In the human world, which can now be called the Demon Realm, the Kirin, Phoenix, and Dragon are the most powerful demon clans of the Demon Race.】

【The Divine Dragon commands the scaled beasts and governs the oceans within Heaven and Earth; the Phoenix commands the birds and governs the firmament; the Kirin commands the beasts and governs the earth.】

【If a way to suppress the Kirin Demon Blood cannot be found soon, it is highly likely that Liu Moran will not survive these few years.】

【You are forced to seek a method of salvation everywhere, to suppress such continuously worsening injuries.】

Meanwhile, Liu Moran, in her pale blue spiritual form within the Taiyi Stone, looked at the slightly frowning Gu Jiangming and knew in her heart that her Senior Brother was going to run around everywhere for her injuries again.

Liu Moran clenched her fists.

This is the reason why Liu Moran extremely despised those who had achieved success in cultivation, hated those sects that prided themselves on their orthodoxy, and some families with thousands of years of heritage.

The reason lies here. Liu Moran could fully understand their unwillingness to treat her injuries.

Not many people are willing to spend so many resources to help an outsider.

Especially in this current situation.

There is neither affection nor any reason to do so.

The problem is that when Gu Jiangming went to seek a method of salvation, these people not only refused to help but also kicked them while they were down; if they themselves were not doing well, they wanted others to be just as miserable, or even added insult to injury.

Therefore, every time Liu Moran saw Gu Jiangming return here with a bitter smile and helplessness, looking at his dejected appearance, Liu Moran felt extreme heartache.

As well as an irrepressible anger.

Damned beasts, these things that don't act like humans—even when the Human Race is at such a precarious and declining time, they still cannot change their nature of bullying those in low positions.

In this life, Liu Moran let go of her reserve and had a perfect start; Senior Brother had truly become her husband, and she absolutely could not let Senior Brother die so carelessly before her eyes.

【Do you crave the transcendent power to change everything?】

【A voice sounded in her heart.】

I do.

I dream of it.

If she could obtain the cultivation of a thousand years from now right now, the current tragic situation could all be changed; even if it meant falling into darkness, Liu Moran would be perfectly willing.

After all, having reached such a low point, every step upward is a good one.

And on Liu Moran's screen, a woman appeared who looked almost exactly like her, the only difference being her manic smile and that half-streak of crimson, flowing long hair.

The arc of the corners of her mouth turning upward made Liu Moran feel both familiar and strange.

But only this face was familiar.

"This... this is my Inner Demon." Liu Moran couldn't help but blurt out, "How could I already have an Inner Demon at this time?"

"Logically speaking, it should have been after Senior Brother died that I gave birth to an Inner Demon."

【"You, so weak and cowardly, actually control the freedom of this body; it is truly ridiculous." She smiled coldly at you.】

【"Bullied by these incompetent people, yet for the sake of the Master, you suppressed the displeasure and grievances in your heart and let them go so easily; I really don't know if you are stupid or weak."】

Liu Moran's gaze suddenly turned cold.

【"The destruction of the Shangyi Sect—was it your doing?"】

Suddenly, she solved many things she couldn't understand in an instant.

【"Of course." She said with a smile: "I am not as weak as you. Your momentary forbearance will only let these people keep stepping on your head; today they slander you for taking a jade pendant, tomorrow they can say you stole their techniques and learned their arts."】

【"However, you are also weak and incompetent enough that just a few words from them could break your state of mind, allowing me to take advantage of the situation."】

【"But, I killed them with great satisfaction."】

【"Watching them fall at my feet wailing, crying, screaming, repenting for everything they had done, and while begging for mercy... being killed by my sword—that kind of pleasure from revenge is something a weak person like you will never be able to experience."】

【"Did you also kill Uncle Yue?" You asked through gritted teeth.】

【"Him? Heh." The Inner Demon gave a wanton smile and said: "I gave him a chance, told him not to meddle in other people's business."】

【"If he had done better, could these evils have bullied you?"】

【"In the end, he was also someone who helped the tyrant do evil."】

【"I gave him one chance; that was already an act of kindness on my part. If he had rolled away earlier, he could have saved his dog life like those disciples who left the Shangyi Sect, but he insisted on blocking my path of revenge, so I naturally had to send him to a quick end."】

Liu Moran, just like the version of herself on the screen, bit her silver teeth; now it seemed that she was the most stupid and hurtful one.

Back then, she was still clamoring for Senior Brother to take revenge for the Shangyi Sect and for Uncle Yue.

But the one who destroyed the Shangyi Sect was herself; how could Gu Jiangming, who knew the whole truth, take revenge for the Shangyi Sect? He could only accept all of this with a bitter smile and endure her unreasonable behavior.

The truth is a sharp blade, and now that Liu Moran knows the real situation, it is very difficult to empathize with Gu Jiangming's state of mind at that time.

How disappointing she must have been.

But now, there is still a chance to save everything.

【"How can my injuries be cured? What conditions do you want for your help?" You said with extreme calmness.】

【Because you no longer want to see Senior Brother being bullied, nor do you want your Senior Brother to suffer any more bitterness.】

【"Curing your injuries is simple; as long as I suppress the Demon Blood in your body, the damage to your meridians will slowly recover, but you may not be able to accept the conditions I set." The Inner Demon said lightly, and she playfully curled the corners of her mouth: "However, you are a bit different today; you are much tougher than in previous days."】

【"Just say it." You spoke again.】

【"Every night, your body belongs to me." The Inner Demon said directly.】

【"The day belongs to you, the night belongs to me." The Inner Demon continued with her conditions, "What do you think?"】

【"Impossible." You coldly refused: "The time is too long; I cannot possibly give you such an opportunity."】

【"Then you can just drag out your miserable existence in this sick body, waiting for your Senior Brother to radiate his pity for you and humbly seek a method of salvation for you." The Inner Demon pointed out the thing you were least willing to face in your heart.】

【"Hahahaha—then I won't drag Senior Brother down." You no longer suppressed your own somewhat manic nature, "What if you and I go together?"】

【You draw your sword and place it against your own neck, carving out a thin line of blood, "In this life, I have missed too many people and done too many wrong things."】

【"What joy is there in living, and what is there to fear in death?"】

【"You are my Inner Demon, a scourge for a lifetime; I am merely ridding Heaven and Earth of a pest."】

【"You—" Facing such a drastic change in you, the Inner Demon is not only surprised but also feels a hint of fear.】

【Because you are originally one entity, if you die, the Inner Demon will also vanish along with you; yet, where would an ordinary person threaten their own life, especially since it can see that you truly dare to swing the sword and have the intention to seek death.】

【"I will help you; I only need one hour of time each day to come out and catch some air."】

【"That is still too long."】

【"The time it takes for one stick of incense to burn late every night."】

【You lower the sword in your hand.】

【"But I have one more condition: that is, when you come out every day, you are not allowed to harm my Senior Brother. As for other matters, do as you please; as long as you don't go too far, I will not interfere with you."】

【The Inner Demon ponders for a moment and says, "Deal."】

【The demon blood surging within your body is suppressed, and your injuries stop worsening, but you need to grow stronger as quickly as possible to heal your wounds.】

But Liu Moran, watching the scene, suddenly realizes a problem.

If this Inner Demon were to come out when she is in the bridal chamber with her Senior Brother, what kind of things would happen? Mainly, after agreeing to this matter at the start, Liu Moran had not realized the possibility of this situation; now that she thinks about it deeply, if the Inner Demon were to use her body with her Senior Brother...

She cannot help but take a deep breath.

She must improve her cultivation as quickly as possible and get rid of this Inner Demon at an early date.

Otherwise, if such a thing were to happen and she were to be humiliated by the Inner Demon, that would truly be a hateful thing.

Liu Moran already dares not imagine such a scene.

What a nightmarish scenario this is.

(End of this chapter)