Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 364 Destiny

Yaemachi, a city that never sleeps.

The stronger the sunlight, the darker the shadows.

While walking in this neighborhood, for some reason, Xia remembered words she had heard somewhere in the past.

A life of sensual pleasures, debauchery and feasting.

The black street [the city that never sleeps] is like the shadow of the entire city under the sun. When night falls, it breeds damp mold, absurd, corrupt and silent.

"How is it? Have you sensed the location of the curse seal?"

"They are almost all over the block. It seems that the other party has no intention of hiding." After a little sensing, Xia replied lightly.

"Look at your calculations, what you said is true."

"That's natural."

While Jiang Ming was calculating and looking for the best time to sneak in, he was also paying attention to Xia's condition. Seeing that she was slightly dazed and seemed to be thinking about something, he asked.

"What's wrong? Are you still confused about your origins? You seem to have remained like this all along the way."

"......" Xia nodded silently.

"Hmm... Do you remember what Hiyumaru said?"

Hearing Jiang Ming's words, Xia's thoughts could not help but go back to yesterday, when she was still at the Yae Shrine...

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Looking at Feiyuwan who was lying on the bed, safe and sound, even having a physical body, and eating fried tofu, Xia asked before leaving.

"Speaking of which, since you have recovered your past memories, can you tell me what happened more than five hundred years ago?"

Jiang Ming and the others were equally curious. Fei Yuwan also stopped eating the fried tofu, thought for a while, and shook his head: "Unfortunately, even as a person involved, I don't know what happened at that time."

"I am the god of harvest, the contracted spirit beast worshipped by the Yae Shrine for generations. One day, my eldest sister picked up a wounded foreigner from outside the village. I noticed that something unclean was leaking out of the black box that the foreigner was carrying, so I asked my eldest sister to leave the black box in the shrine for purification."

"But I underestimated what was sealed in the black box. When I came to my senses, I was infected by what leaked out of the black box and I couldn't even maintain my self."

"I still cannot see through the true nature of that unclean thing. If I must describe it, it is an incomparable madness. Even the smallest desires in the hearts of gods will be infinitely magnified the moment they are touched by it, and they will eventually become addicted and unable to extricate themselves."

"......" Jiang Ming and Lin looked at each other imperceptibly after hearing this, and then prepared to continue listening.

Xia was silent for a while and then asked again: "So, you have no memory of being sealed by the Goddess?"

Feiyumaru blinked and quickly reacted: "Goddess of the Gods? Ah, you mean the elder sister......"

"My memories after being infected by madness are a little fuzzy. I remember that I was briefly lucid when my body was destroyed, but... no, maybe it was just a nightmare."

"So...what did you see?"

"......I saw a hint of madness surrounding the mad elder sister who was about to attack me...well...and then...I'm sorry, I really can't remember what happened afterwards..." Feiyumaru lowered his head and shook his head regretfully.

"Is that so? No need to force yourself. By the way, do you know anything about these fox ears?"

What makes Xia most suspicious at the moment is the fox ears on her body. Not only Theresa and Hiyomaru, but even the lord of Kallen is shocked by this.

Feiyumaru nodded, then shook his head: "This pair of fox ears is proof that every generation of priestesses chosen to serve me is blessed by the gods. Although I don't know why you also have such a strange appearance, but... but you really look like my eldest sister, very much like her."

"Me... and the Goddess from five hundred years ago?"

Xia already understood something in her mind: "So that's why City Lord Yunchen was so shaken when he saw me at that time because of this reason."

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Thoughts paused and returned to reality.

"As of now, we should have obtained quite a lot of information. Could you please make some inference for me...about my background?" Xia turned around and looked at Jiang Ming. Although her face was expressionless, there was a hint of sincerity in her eyes.

"..."

But Jiang Ming slowly shook his head and said, "Destiny is a fixed number, and luck is a variable. If you can control both destiny and luck, your fate can be changed."

"......What's the meaning?"

Hearing the other party suddenly say something incomprehensible, Xia's expressionless face seemed a little cute.

Jiang Ming looked aside a little embarrassedly: "Well, what I mean is... this matter cannot be calculated. Of course, it's not that I don't want to, but I can't..."

"What does this mean?"

Xia frowned slightly: "Do you have something to hide?"

"Sigh..." Jiang Ming sighed softly.

"In fact, I have already calculated your life experience and future, but your destiny is so huge that even if I try my best, there is still no significant result. Regarding this, I am incompetent."

"I see... It's okay, I don't really care."

Despite what he said, the ears on his head were still drooping slightly, and he was completely unaware of this.

"However...although there are no significant results, it is not without any results at all." Jiang Ming added.

"Oh? What is that?"

Xia was excited and asked quickly.

"Haha, you just need to do nothing and wait for time to pass, and then you will know the truth."

Jiang Ming said lightly.

"......" For a moment, Xia became even more speechless.

Lin, who had just bought some candied haws on the roadside, came over and said, "Father, what you just said is almost exactly the same as those fortune-tellers. How could Mother believe it?"

"Uh...it seems to be the case, but what I said is true. You can not believe me, but you must believe my calculation results." Jiang Ming blinked, seeming that he did not completely agree.

"Okay, let's stop talking, so what's our next step?" Xia no longer wanted to waste time on this.

Jiang Ming's expression turned serious and he nodded: "Well, I have figured out the mansion of Fei Yehua not long ago. You need to sneak into it secretly."

"Me? Just me?" Xia frowned slightly, seeming to be quite confused about this plan.

Jiang Ming knew the other party's doubts, but she did not explain. She just said vaguely: "Yes, we need to carry out other tasks. Your main task is to attract the other party's attention and buy time for us."

"During this process, I will use the sound transmission technique to communicate with you. You must be careful. Even if you encounter an enemy, you must put your own safety first. Remember this."

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