Chapter 190

Those credible, those sigh-worthy...

Reality, an office building in an unknown province/city.

The moment Ji Yue opened her eyes, she didn't move at all.

She just lay on the bed with empty eyes, looking at the pure white ceiling with unfocused pupils, her expression complex and inexplicable.

Not long after, there was a knock at the door.

"Dong dong dong—

Ji Yue?"

It's Fang Jue.

Ji Yue withdrew her gaze, looked at the door, and shouted softly: "Come in."

Fang Jue didn't push the door open, he just twisted the door open, then leaned against the door frame, looking at Ji Yue and smiling jokingly:

"You're different today, everyone has been out for a while, why are you still lying in bed?

Failed again?"

Clearly, Fang Jue knew what she was looking for, but this process had been going on for a long time, long enough that friends in the Mutual Aid Society began to worry about her.

Ji Yue sat up from the bed, looking at this half-soulmate in front of her, and suddenly smiled.

"Failed?

No, I succeeded."

"?"

Fang Jue was stunned, but in an instant, he laughed out loud.

"Don't scare me like this, you don't look like you succeeded."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Yue stretched out her hand in front of Fang Jue.

Seeing these slender, jade-like fingers turning flexibly in mid-air, not long after, strands of scorching flames ignited at each fingertip.

Fire!

It's burning!

Fang Jue's pupils shrank when he saw this scene, he instantly stood up straight and exclaimed in disbelief:

"You really succeeded?

The fire of 【War】?

You are the second Ji Yue?

Where is your original body?"

Hearing this series of surprises, Ji Yue extinguished the flames on her fingertips, staring blankly at her hand, her eyes becoming unfocused again.

"Succeeded?

No, I failed."

"???" Fang Jue was stunned, standing still, "What does this mean?"

What does it mean?

I don't know what He means either.

Ji Yue smiled bitterly and looked at her player panel.

【Ji Yue, female, 30 years old】

【Fate: Civilization】

【Faith: War】

【Profession: Mage】

【Path to Godhood: 2604, Global Ranking: 30062】

【Ladder of Audience: 181, Fate Ranking: 34】

【Talent:

Truth Unknown (SS): Truth-Forsaking Talent, active, impatience is the foolish act of burying truth. The scholar is still a scholar, but no longer walks on the path of truth, so you can retain His blessing, but you can no longer receive His gaze.

...】

Yes, Ji Yue forswore her oath.

Just in the trial before.

After she drank the "Twin Potion" that she had silently practiced thousands of times and could almost make with her eyes closed, she instantly fell into a critical and dying state.

This is because the so-called Twin Potion never existed, and the records remaining in history were nothing more than the imagination and fabrication of later generations.

In a situation where she couldn't verify too much, in the life-and-death crisis before, although Ji Yue had the courage to burn the boats, she didn't have the blessing of good luck.

Or rather, she once had it, but her good luck left at some point.

But fortunately, at this dying moment, the guidance 【Truth】 once gave her saved her life again.

The dead battlefield she hid in the void suddenly came alive, pulling her back from the gates of hell with sticky blood and burnt flames.

So at that moment, Ji Yue, having no other choice, had to grasp this only helping hand, and amidst the songs of blood and fire, she forswore her oath and became a mage of 【War】, a Purgatory Bishop.

Ji Yue slowly told everything, then stared into Fang Jue's eyes and asked slowly:

"So you tell me, did I succeed, or... fail?"

"..."

Success and failure may not be easily spoken of, but one thing is certain, and that is that Fang Jue was stunned.

He also closed the door for Ji Yue with a complex expression, thinking that at this moment, what she might need is not company, but quiet.

Indeed, Fang Jue guessed right, Ji Yue did want to be quiet.

But she wasn't trying to calm her mind, but was considering Fang Shiqing's invitation.

An invitation from an organization called "Fire-Spreaders."

"Interesting." Ji Yue shook her head and smiled, she ignited the flames on her fingertips again, staring at the jumping firelight and falling into deep thought.

"When I can ignite the firelight, does it mean that I... possess the qualification and ability to spread the fire?"

Void, the path of spreading fire.

Fang Shiqing held the slightly dim-looking whisper petal, walking quickly on the stairs rising from the void.

She felt the power of 【Existence】 on the petal was dissipating, so she wanted to send the petal to that person's hand as quickly as possible, letting him think of a way to see if it could be saved.

This was a petal won back after much hardship. If it failed just because of preservation problems, she would never forgive herself.

But just as she was hurrying on her way, a "person" appeared above her head.

【Fire of Hope】!

This He who was protecting the fire-spreaders hung upside down in mid-air, stopping in front of Fang Shiqing face-to-face, blocking her way.

Fang Shiqing stopped abruptly, her expression anxious:

"No matter what new joke you have, wait until I come back to tell it, I'm really in a hurry."

However, after hearing this, 【Fire of Hope】 not only didn't move, but the flames all over His body became even more intense. He looked at Fang Shiqing's eyes very seriously, rarely not joking, but saying in a deep voice:

"Qingqing, your memory has been tampered with."

"!!!"

Fang Shiqing's pupils shrank, a touch of fear surging onto her pretty face.

"Are you sure!?"

She panicked, she began to recall everything she had experienced recently, but after thinking about it, she couldn't find who had tampered with her memory.

You know, 【Fire of Hope】 once promised the fire-spreaders that He would protect all fire-spreading memories from being tampered with, unless 【They】 did it personally...

Could it be...

They did it?

Who? 【Memory】? Did 【Memory】 discover her?

When? Where? What did He know?

Fire-spreaders... exposed?

Fang Shiqing's body suddenly tightened, her face instantly turned pale, she looked at 【Fire of Hope】 with eyes full of begging, she was begging for an answer she wanted.

But now it seems, this answer might not be what she likes.

"Don't panic, it wasn't Him, at least not Him personally.

Let me see, hmm, it's His creation, a very strong creation.

Amazing, someone used His creation to smear your memory, and just now, just in the trial you just experienced.

I saw an acquaintance of yours in your missing memory, uh, I didn't mean to look through your memory, I just accidentally saw it..."

Fang Shiqing heard it wasn't 【Memory】 personally, her heart that jumped to her throat shrank back a little, she clenched her fists and blurted out:

"Exposed?"

"No, relax, we are still safe."

"Phew—that's good, that's good..."

Fang Shiqing only felt her back was full of sweat, her legs softened, almost falling to the ground.

【Fire of Hope】 drove divine power to stabilize her figure and asked:

"Are you... prepared to take back these memories?"

Fang Shiqing nodded very firmly:

"Yes, I must take back these memories, I need to know who I met and what I said in these missing memories.

The safety of the fire-spreaders is tied to me, I cannot be deceived unclearly."

【Fire of Hope】 nodded, using His fingers made of candle flame to gently snap His fingers.

"Snap!"

After a crisp sound, the missing memories surged like seawater, instantly drowning Fang Shiqing's consciousness.

And at this moment when her consciousness was chaotic, 【Fire of Hope】 chuckled and secretly snapped His fingers twice more silently.