Chapter 939: Awaken, Lord Han! (2/2, Requesting Moon Tickets)

Fang Yue did not think Qi Ba Jiu Daren was insufficient in strength.

Even now, Fang Yue felt Qi Ba Jiu Daren's strength was unfathomable—among the Rain-level, he was likely among the absolute top tier.

Therefore, the tail's failure was more likely because her strength could not sustain Qi Ba Jiu Daren's prolonged Advent.

Once she reached her limit, she would fall into her weakest state, at which point the Flame Sect could send any single person to capture her—this alone could produce the outcome the 【Precognition】 foretold.

If at this moment, I were here to assist and support her even a little, the outcome would never have become this! The tail would surely have survived!

But then… what about Jing Yan?

"Parchment, initiate precognition of another outcome!"

【No! If you precognize again, you will inevitably see that presence again—I will suffer backlash, and this backlash will strike you directly…】

"Just once more! I need to know Jing Yan's final outcome before I can truly rest easy."

【…】

【I understand.】

In his mind, the cute girl sitting on the pink bed sighed, watching Fang Yue with concern.

【I'll try to end the precognition before the backlash from that force takes effect.】

"Can you do it?"

【Hehe! The great and noble Parchment Lord is omnipotent!】

As soon as she finished speaking, the parchment began precognition.

This time, perhaps to lessen Fang Yue's backlash, the parchment did not display the precognition as images with text as before—it used the most primitive method, revealing the outcome through words rising in his mind.

【I am Fang Yue. I couldn't let go of the tail, so I chose to go with her and attack the Flame Sect.】

【The sudden assault yielded no effective result—we fell into the Flame Sect's trap.】

【We shattered the array trap with all our strength and slaughtered through the Flame Sect. Upon hearing the news, the Extreme Ice Sect and others rushed to attack the Flame Sect for rescue.】

【We joined forces with the Extreme Ice Sect and others, forcing the Flame Sect into steady retreat. Though the tail was utterly exhausted, under my protection, she faced no mortal danger.】

【The tail survived. We defeated the Flame Sect. The Extreme Ice Sect became the victor of this long struggle.】

【When the war ended, as I stood atop the Flame Sect's mountain, gazing toward Jingcheng, I saw… an endless black mist spreading from afar, drifting toward Jingcheng. Above the mist loomed a boundless, colossal Black Cloud!】

【I instinctively opened my friend list and realized—somehow, my game friends 【Jing Yan】 and 【Chen Qing】 both now read "User Not Found." This meant… they were already dead.】

【You Sisi… I thought of her, racing back to Jingcheng—but the Black Cloud had already engulfed the city…】

Hum!!

A sudden, stabbing pain exploded again in his mind; the parchment's text vanished instantly.

Fang Yue gasped sharply, his senses severed—he felt numb all over, as if he'd lost all feedback from his body.

"Ye Ge?!"

"Ye Ge, are you alright?!"

Amid others' cries, Fang Yue took several deep breaths before his senses returned. When he looked at his right hand, his five fingers had turned to parchment—and now the transformation had spread across his entire palm—his right palm was completely parchmentized.

Fang Yue's expression remained calm; he silently called out in his mind.

"Parchment?"

【I'm fine… I just need to rest for a while.】

The parchment's text appeared one character at a time, as if each one was painfully forced into existence—giving off a sense of exhaustion.

It seemed the repeated precognition interrupted by that force had not only inflicted backlash on him, but also placed immense pressure on the parchment—perhaps even forcing it to bear extra burden on his behalf.

Fang Yue recovered his breath and took a deep inhale.

The precognition result for Jingcheng had appeared—but it was one he could hardly accept.

Both Jing Yan and Chen Qing had died in Jingcheng in the end.

Yet from the other precognition result, if I had stayed in Jingcheng, this would not have happened—at least I could have held the line.

What should I do…

Fang Yue fell into hesitation. The precognition had come—but the outcome plunged him into deeper confusion.

He gripped the tail's wrist tightly, preventing her from leaving, then turned to look at Jing Yan, who stood in a daze.

As if sensing Fang Yue's gaze, Jing Yan forced a faint smile.

"Ye Ge, go with the tail to the Flame Sect. I'll find a way to save Chen Qing myself—this is my fault, and I must make it right."

Niu Niu, sensing Fang Yue's dilemma, grinned and patted his chest. "Ye Ge, go ahead to the Flame Sect. We from Gu Yue Cun know Jing Yan now—I'll have my guys protect his safety. He'll be the human detector; me and my guys will search for Chen Qing's whereabouts. If we find her and there's danger, we won't alert anyone—we'll wait for you to return before acting. What do you think?"

With Niu Niu's help, he could feel somewhat reassured—but Xiao Wang No. 1, Waizui Xiaowang, looked stunned.

"Big Brother Niu, we're really not going back to the Flame Sect?"

Of course we're not going back—we've already pledged loyalty to Ye Ge. Going back would mean turning our blades against the Flame Sect. Unless we wiped them out completely, how could he ever walk the Dao again? The reputation of betraying one's sect and ancestral master was far too ugly.

"If Niu Niu and your guys are with Jing Yan, I can indeed feel somewhat at ease…"

"Xiao Ye! Xiao Ye!!"

Just as Fang Yue spoke, someone rushed out of You Fu, shouting excitedly as he ran.

Everyone looked—and suddenly—it was Lin Ling!

"Captain Lin!"

Niu Niu was slightly excited.

Memories from Gu Yue Cun were still vivid—he and Lin Ling had gotten along well. Meeting this old acquaintance in Jingcheng stirred a small surge of emotion in him.

But Lin Ling froze, then completely ignored him—his expression clearly said: Who the hell is this guy? Randomly trying to latch on.

Niu Niu then remembered—he had been reincarnated; his appearance was now utterly different from his Gu Yue Cun days. Lin Ling had no way of recognizing him.

Niu Niu was about to explain his identity when Lin Ling spoke words that stunned them all.

"Xiao Ye! It worked! I sensed Lord Han's aura! I can 'awaken' him!"

Awakening is resurrection!

At these words, everyone except a few insiders was utterly stunned.

Lord Han… there's a possibility of resurrection?!

Jing Yan immediately grabbed Lin Ling's shoulders in excitement: "True? You can really bring Lord Han back to life? This proves the theory from this morning was correct—our experiment succeeded!"

Fang Yue's heart also stirred, not only because Lord Han could be revived, but because with Lord Han present, he could leave with peace of mind to accompany Tail to the Flame Sect.

Perhaps the revived Lord Han wouldn't be as powerful as before, but in insight and other aspects, he would far surpass everyone present. With Lord Han's help, even if they couldn't absolutely avoid death, avoiding most dangers would be no problem—it could greatly increase Jing Yan and the others' chances of survival!

As long as they could hold out until he returned, Fang Yue was confident he could save them!

Watching the crowd's mix of excitement and shock, Lin Ling grinned, and his right eye instantly turned pitch black, oozing black blood.

"Awaken, Lord Han!"

As the words fell, black blood gushed violently from Lin Ling's right eye like a geyser!

(End of Chapter)