Chapter 328: Luo Ruian's Message

The world of consciousness stopped, as if a pause button had been pressed. Luo Qi took a moment to calm himself down, even retreating into the real world to press his temples for a while, only then having built up enough psychological preparation.

Luo Qi returned to the Alien's memory, looking at his father through the Alien's eyes. They were standing in a dim room, the same place as in the Alien creature's last memory; everything was so dry, so dry that it made them feel extremely uncomfortable. The man in front stood very close to it, so close that it began to crave tearing him apart.

"You have become weak," it said in the Mental World.

The Mental World was silent. The Alien scrutinized the man before it; this man did not even have the ability to use consciousness to communicate with it while controlling it. The Alien read more than one person in the Consciousness World and realized it had mistaken the person. It quickly calculated, savoring the strength of its opponents; they were loosely organized into a whole, like a brain-damaged giant. It could not help but laugh, and evil thoughts rose in its heart.

"You had better not move," the man in front of it said. It could barely understand the words spoken with a voice.

Luo Qi did not know if the Alien really had to try it, but he knew his father quite well; his father's expression now was not just empty talk to scare people. Then he felt the pain in the Alien's memory, as if a neural whip had lashed out fiercely at all the nerves responsible for pain. Fortunately, Luo Qi had been prepared; from the moment he entered the Alien Queen's memory, he had already lowered his synchronization ability.

The fear brought by the pain swept through the Alien's mind like a sandstorm. Luo Qi admired his old man a little; a trace of discomfort flashed across Luo Ruian's face, "I don't want to hurt you."

The Alien creature lay dormant in fear, and the clamorous consciousness calmed down. Luo Ruian looked into its eyes, and Luo Qi, standing in this perspective, felt as if he were looking his old man in the eye. What else could he say? His old man was indeed very good at playing this game; a senior Mind Archmage naturally had many tricks of his own. To think he once had the nerve to tell him that their whole family's Mind Rating was very low—Luo Qi saw sparks before his eyes at the thought.

His old man's expression softened, and his body posture was also relaxed, "If you are seeing this part of the memory, it might mean that something has happened to me. I really hope you won't see this; I hope you will never get involved."

Luo Qi felt uncomfortable, but looking on the bright side, his father had at least not met with any trouble so far. Not only had his old man successfully escaped, but Pei Shu also had no time to pursue him now. On the other hand, Luo Qi's own performance might have completely exceeded his old man's expectations. Who would have thought he would obtain the Entanglement Quanxian of the Xuehui Guzhen at that moment and receive the help of the Ghost of the Ancient Town?

However, Luo Qi knew he should not be complacent; the one who truly changed everything was actually the girl who appeared in the Ancient Town.

"I sometimes think back to the time we first met," his father said with a smile.

First met? Luo Qi was a bit disgusted by his father's sentimental way of speaking. Wasn't that the day he was born? Dirty, naked, wrinkled, like a little monkey.

"I want you to know that meeting you was the most beautiful thing in my life," his father continued.

"Uh-huh," Luo Qi could not help but reply across time and space, "Thanks."

Who knew, his father then said, "I love you."

"Damn it." Luo Qi jumped up in embarrassment. He knew it; he finally knew it, damn it. This message was left for the other Mind Mage in their family, it was left for his mother; it was not for him at all. Luo Qi covered his face; this kind of awkward feeling was like accidentally seeing his mom and dad kissing at home. He should not have seen this kind of private information, but as luck would have it, the proportion of Mind Mages in their family was simply too high; he didn't do it on purpose, damn it.

"Raising a genius child is not an easy thing; it has really been hard on you all these years."

Luo Qi shifted his diverted attention back, looking at his old man in surprise through the Alien creature's eyes. They thought he was a genius? His father turned his head to look at the door, as if some sound or some consciousness had attracted his attention. He turned his head back, his expression becoming somewhat anxious, "I don't have time; I must keep it short."

What did his old man want to say? Luo Qi looked at him suspiciously, secretly pondering various possibilities.

"We once secretly swore not to let him follow in our footsteps," Luo Ruian said. His expression became resolute. Luo Qi looked at him and suddenly felt he did not recognize his father. For so many years, he had never strictly demanded anything of Luo Qi, although in principle, Luo Qi was indeed not a child who caused trouble. But he was a boy after all, and there were plenty of times when he was mischievous, but his father always had a very good temper and had never really been serious with him. He had always thought his old man was a person without sharp edges, and his own good temper and soft personality naturally followed his father's. But today, he suddenly saw another side of his old man. In fact, as one of the few people in almost the entire Magic World who challenged the nature of Mind Mages, and even betrayed the Qionglin to some extent, Luo Ruian was of course not just a gentle, good-natured person.

"Everything I did was to prevent that future from coming. I added a Entanglement Quanxian to this consciousness; no outsider should be able to read it, but I don't have time to tell you too much. If I failed to take him away from the old Xuehui Guzhen, then it means my final efforts still failed. For some reason, he still walked toward the secret in the mountains after all. When it really comes to this time, don't stop him anymore; the only thing you can do is to help him with all your might."

Luo Ruian finished these words in a hurry and turned to leave, and this memory ended accordingly.

Luo Qi was stunned for a long while; his father's words had been very clear. The person his father spoke of could only be him. He was not feeling very comfortable now, just like the path he had sought with such great pains had actually been seen through by someone long ago.

He had actually made a huge determination, brought out all his perseverance, and said goodbye to everything in the past, even saying goodbye to his own family and friends, just to pursue a goal he had to reach. But why did others know long before he made the decision? He was filled with confusion. It seemed the future was truly knowable; his father had done everything to prevent a future, a future where Luo Qi would betray the Qionglin and walk into Gushan to seize the Mage's supreme treasure?