#1017 - I'm not going back!
Ten days later, on the tenth day of the first month.
Xin Feng, Fengyuan City.
When Wei Changtian appeared before Xu Sui Sui without warning, she was reviewing memorials.
She looked up and saw someone standing in front of her, and was so startled that she jumped.
The memorials scattered all over the ground with a rustle.
“You, you!”
Staring at Wei Changtian with wide eyes, Xu Sui Sui was stunned for a long time before asking in disbelief, “Why are you here?”
“What? Surprised?”
Wei Changtian curled his lips and walked straight to the chair behind the desk, plopping down.
“Of course I’m surprised!”
Xu Sui Sui looked blank. “You didn’t tell me in advance.”
“Something unexpected happened.”
Wei Changtian glanced at the memorials Xu Sui Sui had been reviewing and casually asked, “How have things been on your end these past few months? Has anyone come looking for you?”
“There were some people at first.”
Xu Sui Sui replied blankly, “But recently, I don’t know why, there haven’t been any.”
“That’s how it should be.”
Wei Changtian sneered. “Because they’ve all gone to Fangcun Mountain.”
“Fangcun Mountain?”
Clearly, Xu Sui Sui was unaware of this information, and her expression became even more puzzled.
“Where is Fangcun Mountain? What happened there?”
“Nothing has happened yet, but it will soon.”
Wei Changtian shook his head and briefly explained the information Li Zimu had sent back, as well as his own speculation.
After listening, Xu Sui Sui was shocked into silence for a long time.
“You, you mean the secret to Immortality?”
“Yes, I don’t know if it’s true, but Chu Xianping and Qin Zhengqiu have already gone.”
Wei Changtian nodded. “So I have to go too.”
“Why do you have to go?”
Xu Sui Sui said blankly, “Even if the news is accurate, you don’t need to go.”
“In a few months, the Spirit Gathering Array in Fengyuan will be almost complete.
By then, you can not only break through to the First Rank, but I can also accumulate a True Dragon Forehead Scale.”
“I’ll give you the forehead scale, and you can become an immortal.
Why take this risk?”
The candlelight flickered, and Xu Sui Sui looked puzzled, unable to understand why Wei Changtian had to join in on the fun.
The latter glanced at her and unhurriedly asked in return:
“Didn’t you tell me? This world can only accommodate one immortal.”
“It’s true that only one person can become an immortal, but…”
Her voice stopped abruptly, and Xu Sui Sui suddenly opened her mouth wide, as if she finally understood something.
In fact, the reason why Wei Changtian had to go to Fangcun Mountain this time was not complicated.
It was only because it concerned whether he and Xu Sui Sui could “go home.”
Currently, neither of their system points would reach 10,000, so it was impossible to exchange for the item that would allow them to travel back to their previous lives.
Therefore, if they wanted to go back, Wei Changtian had to become an immortal.
But if one of Chu Xianping and Qin Zhengqiu really became an immortal first, then according to the rule of “only one person can ascend to immortality,” Wei Changtian would never be able to become an immortal unless he could “slay an immortal.”
If it could be blocked, how could it be considered “fatal”?
Therefore, the content of the system description sometimes deviated from one’s understanding.
Wei Changtian didn’t know whether the effect of the True Dragon Forehead Scale could override the rules of the world, and he didn’t want to gamble on that possibility.
Therefore, he had to stop Chu Xianping and Qin Zhengqiu.
“Understood?”
Playing with the wolf-hair gold pen on the table, Wei Changtian said calmly, “If you understand, hurry up and tell me the location of the Spirit Gathering Array core.”
“Wait, wait…”
Xu Sui Sui rubbed her forehead, still organizing the complex information in her mind.
“But, but this is still too dangerous.”
“You just said that many sects have closed their mountain gates, so Chu Xianping and Qin Zhengqiu must have reached some deals with them and found many helpers.”
“So… how many people did you bring this time?”
“Just me.” Wei Changtian calmly uttered four words.
“Ah?”
Xu Sui Sui was stunned and exclaimed, “No, it can’t be just you!”
“The internal energy condensed by the Spirit Gathering Array isn’t enough yet, perhaps not enough to help you break through to the First Rank!”
“If you can’t even reach the First Rank, how can you possibly win against Qin Zhengqiu?!”
“At that time, don’t even mention stopping him! You might not even survive!”
“No! You can’t go!”
Suddenly grabbing Wei Changtian’s arm tightly, Xu Sui Sui seemed afraid that the latter would run to Fangcun Mountain to die right now, her expression extremely nervous.
Wei Changtian still had that calm look, and only asked a question lightly.
“What? You don’t want to go back anymore?”
“…”
Her body stiffened suddenly, and Xu Sui Sui was stunned when she heard this sentence.
Unlike Wei Changtian, whose “life goals” had changed several times, her goal after transmigrating had always been very clear.
That was to go home.
Everything Xu Sui Sui had done was to achieve this goal, so of course she couldn’t not want to go back.
But if this matter required Wei Changtian to take such a big risk…
“Well, I’m not going back.”
Forcing a smile, Xu Sui Sui said softly, “It’s actually quite good here…”
“Alright, stop it.”
Waving his hand, Wei Changtian interrupted Xu Sui Sui before she could finish. “Do you think I don’t know what you’re thinking?”
“But, but…”
“Stop with the buts, I’m not just doing this for you.”
Wei Changtian’s tone was very impatient. “Not to mention that I also want to go back, even for self-preservation, I can’t let Qin Zhengqiu and Chu Xianping become immortals.”
“They are too familiar with me, and know that I am the only one who can threaten them.”
“So once they become immortals, the first person they will kill will definitely be me.”
“Then instead of waiting for that time to sit still and hide, I might as well make a break before they become immortals.”
“Do you understand now?”
“…”
Grasping Wei Changtian’s hand and letting go little by little, Xu Sui Sui bit her lip, her mood extremely complicated.
No matter how fierce Wei Changtian’s tone was just now, no matter how reasonable the explanation he gave, she understood that the main reason why the former did this was still herself.
“No.”
Thinking of this, Xu Sui Sui made a decision, determined not to let Wei Changtian take this risk.
She slowly squatted beside Wei Changtian, very seriously wanting to persuade the latter to give up such a life-or-death plan.
“Wei Changtian, no matter what you say, I only know that you alone can’t possibly be a match for Chu Xianping and Qin Zhengqiu, let alone…”
“Wait, who said I was going to fight them head-on?”
Looking at Xu Sui Sui like she was an idiot, Wei Changtian almost rolled his eyes to the sky. “Do you think I’m as stupid as you?”
“Ah?”
Xu Sui Sui opened her mouth blankly. “What do you mean…”
“It means I won’t be stupid enough to 1v2!”
Wei Changtian was almost amused by her, and explained unhappily:
“Only one person can become an immortal! Do you think they won’t fight each other?!”
“Maybe, maybe they will…”
“Isn’t that the end of it? Can’t I wait for them to fight until they’re both injured before coming out?”
“That works! I understand!”
“Heh heh, you understand again.”
“I, I…”
“Alright, stop dawdling.”
Having no time to argue with Xu Sui Sui, Wei Changtian stood up directly and ordered:
“Tell me where the core of the Spirit Gathering Array is, I’m going to get the Golden Relic now.”
