Chapter 39: Lanke Chess Connection: Gu Jiangming

Gu Jiangming had never been able to confirm the matter of Reincarnation, but given the current situation, he could basically determine a few things in his heart.

It was just that the current Gu Jiangming remembered Wang Qinghe.

Wang Qinghe might not necessarily remember him.

He had to try his best to avoid her.

At the same time, from the previous information, Gu Jiangming also realized that the Heavenly Gang Five Thunders used by Zhenyangzi was exactly the esoteric technique he had once learned from the Celestial Master Mansion.

It was just that compared to the Heavenly Gang Five Thunders ten thousand years later.

The Heavenly Gang Five Thunders here were more versatile and had new manifestations in terms of power; plus, after exploring now, Gu Jiangming discovered that this world did not have the concept of esoteric techniques, only the concept of divine abilities.

This basically confirmed that esoteric techniques were merely inferior substitutes for divine abilities.

Passed down to the present era, as too much time had elapsed, it had become an integrated concept of esoteric divine abilities.

But in that Shushan timeline of his, the most important thing was not the cultivation realm, but the understanding of the true meaning of the Dao.

Although Gu Jiangming could not be certain of the level that realm had reached, in an era where divine abilities were nearing extinction, constructing a heaven-reaching divine ability on one's own was already the pinnacle.

That was the successful borrowing of corresponding peak combat power through the method of communicating with Heaven and Earth.

Even if it was just a one-time divine ability, if you thought carefully about its power, even in the current era, it would likely be a great weapon of mass destruction.

Just think about a person on their deathbed recovering their vitality to their prime in a short period; while there was a time limit, the short-term explosive power was truly too exaggerated—how many people could withstand this desperate struggle?

But Gu Jiangming was even more certain that even if this divine ability were placed here, not everyone would be able to have an epiphany about it.

【Just at this moment, the Taicang Ruins suddenly underwent a violent tremor. You saw that a bolt of Heavenly Gang Five Thunders, unleashed by Zhenyangzi at the moment of his death, shattered the rock walls of the ruins, causing significant changes to the natural structure within.】

【Wang Qinghe sensed that something was wrong and dashed toward the exit where the ruins were located.】

【At this time, you also knew you could not remain hidden, so you walked out from the shadows and hurried toward the direction of the exit.】

【Boom—】

【The exit was sealed off by a large amount of falling rubble.】

【Only the two of you were left, staring at each other in silence.】

【"Loose cultivator Gu Jiangming." You were the first to break the atmosphere, stating the name you had commonly used externally for these past years.】

【Nowadays, she was the only one who knew the childhood name Pan Yu.】

【"Zhenggang Sect, Wang Qinghe." Wang Qinghe glanced at you, a strange look on her face, but she still cupped her hands in greeting.】

【"It seems this exit is ruined. If we want to leave, we must find another way out." You briefly explained the situation and immediately went to the side of the corpses scattered everywhere. "I won't touch your sect members' belongings, but the top priority is to scavenge everything usable. We don't know how long we will be trapped here."】

【"However, it is fortunate that there is still light here. Where there is light, it means there are other paths to get out."】

【After saying this, you reached out and picked up the items on Mu Laomo's body. You hadn't expected that this thin, gaunt old man would have so many treasures on him; it seemed he hadn't done little in the way of killing and seizing treasures in his daily life.】

【With your reminder, Wang Qinghe also rummaged around and found a few medicinal pills that could serve as temporary sustenance.】

And at this moment, Wang Qinghe had already returned to the residence in the capital.

She had failed to find Shushan, the Wine Gourd she wanted to give in her previous life had not been given away, and given the vastness of this world, where could she find Gu Jiangming's reincarnation?

It was just that Wang Qinghe had never imagined that she wouldn't bump into Gu Jiangming's reincarnation, but she had bumped into his past life from ten thousand years ago instead.

Looking at the Gu Jiangming she had encountered in the scene, Wang Qinghe herself was stunned, even feeling a bit unsure of how to proceed.

But fortunately, this version of herself did not have the 【Heart-Pounding】 talent, so there was much more room to maneuver.

What else was there to say? She would take it one step at a time.

If she encountered any situation that didn't feel right, she would run.

Moreover, Wang Qinghe thought about it carefully: Gu Jiangming would become the Shushan Dao Venerable in the future. In that Reincarnation, the things Gu Jiangming did were seen by her past self, who had a head full of Gu Jiangming, and she had seen them along with her.

It even left Wang Qinghe with an inexplicable sense of trust now.

Brother Jiangming was a good person in the future; his past life shouldn't be able to trick me, right?

For the sake of this name, Wang Qinghe decided to trust him.

If she had encountered the reincarnated past lives of that group of people like the monk Dharma Flower, Wang Qinghe wouldn't have dared to trust them at all.

"Miss, that Gu Jiangming you asked the Master to find—the Master has found him for you." Outside the room, a brisk voice rang out.

So she had found Gu Jiangming's reincarnation already?

Wang Qinghe was somewhat surprised; she had never imagined that her father could help her find someone so quickly.

However, at the moment, her progress in 【Mie Changsheng】 had reached a critical juncture; how could she be distracted?

"You go back and rest first. I'll go over and ask later. Ke'er, while you're at it, go to the guest room and get me two boxes of pastries."

Wang Qinghe said.

The maid called Ke'er responded, "Alrighty."

Immediately after, she muttered in a low voice, "The eldest miss is really strange. Why would she go looking for a dead man from seventy years ago?"

However, this had nothing to do with her. She would take a few boxes of pastries to the eldest miss, and given the eldest miss's temperament, she might be able to have a piece to taste the sweetness herself.

As for Wang Qinghe, her attention was firmly drawn by 【Mie Changsheng】.

At first, she hadn't thought much of this thing, but the more she tried it, the more interesting it became; it gave her a feeling of exploring the world.

Especially after encountering Gu Jiangming's past life, the interest index climbed even higher. Wang Qinghe was extremely curious about what Gu Jiangming's ending would be this time.

But it was hard to say.

In that Shushan Reincarnation, Wang Qinghe had also experienced it hundreds of times, with all sorts of trends; as long as a slight error appeared, the situation would change.

The ending of the Reincarnation was not fixed; it seemed capable of undergoing all kinds of changes, forming different results.

【You and Gu Jiangming explore together.】

【Suddenly smelling a faint fragrance, you find a stream. Vaguely, a glimmer of light can be seen. Gu Jiangming follows the path upward, walking along the stream, unaware of the distance, entering through a narrow passage, and happens to see a bamboo forest standing lush in the distance.】

【Walking a few dozen more steps, you encounter a Grotto-Heaven within: a bamboo forest, a treehouse, a stone table, a chessboard, and a sword.】

【You have discovered the Taicang Ruins.】

【Gu Jiangming walks forward, reaches out to touch the chessboard, a look of astonishment appearing on his face, and immediately closes his eyes, cold sweat seeping slightly from his forehead.】

【You are currently somewhat flustered; with no one around, you worry about being trapped here, and if one more person were to go missing, wouldn't you become a lonely ghost in this place?】

【You think it over and decide to interrupt Gu Jiangming's actions, but the next second he withdraws his hand, takes a deep breath, and says: "Life is like a game of chess; looking back on a hundred years, whether it is good or evil, right or wrong, all hinges on a single thought."】

【Gu Jiangming has obtained a fortuitous encounter—Returning to the village, one feels like a Lanke Person.】

【"What is going on?" you ask, unable to suppress your curiosity.】

【He looks at you, raises the white piece in his hand, and places it at the center, the Tianyuan point; the next second, the white piece placed in the center turns into powder and drifts away with the wind.】

【You sit down opposite Gu Jiangming.】

【Due to your shallow understanding of the Dao, on this Lanke Chessboard, you can only use twenty years of time to deduce one divine ability or one skill.】

【"It is the fate of the owner of this chessboard, and also the luck of the owner of this chessboard; we inherit the legacy of the predecessor."】

【He walks to the side of that box of sword cases, "I will take this sword, and I will protect you."】

【Congratulations on unlocking a brand-new character portrait skin—Lanke Chess Fate · Gu Jiangming.】

【Congratulations on unlocking a brand-new character portrait skin—Lanke Chess Fate · Wang Qinghe.】

The screen freezes.

It lingers on Gu Jiangming placing the white chess piece, a clear breeze blowing toward his face, and the white piece on the Tianyuan point disintegrates upon meeting the wind, like fine dust drifting onto the distant scroll, leaving only Gu Jiangming's hand, which has weathered the storms, suspended in the air.

Under such an artistic conception, paired with the faint melancholy on Gu Jiangming's face, Wang Qinghe is instantly immersed in the intense atmosphere.

By the way, what is this?

What is a skin?

Is it a decoration, or does it simply mean clothing?

Why can it be so good-looking?

Looking at the meticulous depiction on the screen, Wang Qinghe suddenly discovers that she has more and more fun with 【Mie Changsheng】.

Moreover, this set of character portrait skins for her and Gu Jiangming seems to be a matching set?

But why does she look a little bit "dull" compared to Gu Jiangming's?

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(End of this chapter)