Kevin: You've Still Got the Nerve to Bring Up Suo Noodles?

Bai Ge asked in return, his expressionless face.

Ji Lin and Ji Lin Hei were both taken aback.

"What do you want to say?"

"In my opinion, this is more like a desire for relief disguised as revenge. Ji Lin, you're asking for death, aren't you?"

"... What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Huh?"

Ji Lin's remnant soul opened her eyes wide, realizing that her black self had just wavered.

When faced with Bai Ge's gaze, she turned her head away as if to avoid it.

Bai Ge smiled again, gazing tenderly at the black-clad girl before her. He sighed inwardly, marveling that even fallen into darkness, Ji Lin's blade remained...

"If you truly wish to take revenge on the world, then you cannot possibly be my enemy. Since it is your will that influences Chi You, you must also know that I almost killed him with a single sword strike just now."

"I am your invincible enemy. You will surely die the moment I draw my sword."

"But even though you know this, you still keep attacking me and trying to entice me to attack you."

"You want to end your life, don't you, Ji Lin?"

As Bai Ge spoke, he sheathed his twin swords, and gradually became more proficient in using Honkai Energy.

Seeing this, Ji Lin gritted her teeth and raised the black Xuanyuan Sword again, slashing it down at Bai Ge's head.

"You're wrong!"

"Bai Ge, watch out!"

Ji Lin's remnant soul was shocked to see this scene and tried to use the golden Xuanyuan Sword to block the fatal blow for Bai Ge, but he was firmly gripping the hilt and could not move at all.

The White Youth looked directly and confidently at the girl in black.

He was completely unconcerned about the sword that could kill him.

Just as the Black Xuanyuan Sword was less than an inch from his hair, this seemingly unstoppable strike abruptly stopped.

"This is the best proof that you won't kill me; none of the previous attacks were aimed at my vital organs."

"..."

Ji Lin silently and helplessly released the Black Xuanyuan Sword.

She looked at Bai Ge with a complicated expression. The young man's golden eyes seemed to see through her and perfectly interpret her desire for liberation.

"I won't kill you. I'm going to save you, because that's why I came here."

Bai Ge said with utmost seriousness.

"... Thank you for your kindness, but it's impossible now. My heart has been corrupted by thousands of years of darkness. I have forgotten hope, kindness, love, and all the beauty of the past."

Now that the blade disguise has been exposed, there's no point in continuing the act. Ji Lin revealed his true feelings.

"This body is actually dead, but it continues to move because of the darkness, resentment, and obsession in my heart."

She took Bai Ge's hand and placed it on her heart; sure enough, the heart had stopped beating.

"Moreover, although my will influences Chi You, I cannot control it. This beast, influenced by my negative emotions, will instinctively destroy the world."

This is the only thing that cannot be tolerated.

Ji Lin clenched her small hands tightly.

She is a living dead with only darkness in her heart, unable to kill herself, and now unable to regain the kindness and beauty of the past. As long as she lives, filled with such negative emotions, Chi You will instinctively devour and destroy her. Therefore...

"Your name is Bai Ge, right? Thank you for your kindness. Could you... please let me be free?"

Ji Lin pleaded, saying that she shouldn't continue to exist. Having forgotten all the good things in her life, even if she continued to exist in this world, she would instinctively hurt others.

Bai Ge sensed her will to die and nodded.

"Of course, I will free you."

"Thank you..."

"But not through death!"

The boy, who had been so gentle just moments before, suddenly became incredibly firm in his tone, as if there was absolutely no room for negotiation.

He would certainly free Ji Lin.

But not through death, but through rebirth!

Bai Ge placed his hand on Ji Lin's black chest, activating the power of the Herrscher of Life and Death to revitalize this body that had long since exhausted its life force and was only moving by willpower!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

A powerful heartbeat emanated from beneath Ji Lin's dark chest. She opened her eyes wide in surprise, never expecting that after thousands of years, this melody representing life could still resonate within her.

"But my personality has already..."

"It's alright, Ji Lin, isn't the kindness you've lost right here in front of you?"

"!!!"

Bai Ge smiled and pointed to the remnant spirit of Ji Lin floating beside him, then picked up the Xuanyuan Sword, which still shone like gold, from his waist.

Although Ji Lin's true form, which was possessed by Chi You, had fallen into darkness, the Xuanyuan Sword, which she used to seal Chi You and leave a part of her will within it, remained intact.

She still retains the beautiful humanity she had lost.

"As long as the remnant soul merges with you, you will regain your lost humanity, and the remnant soul will no longer have to worry about being erased and dissipated one day, right?"

This is also the reason why Bai Ge insisted on stopping the remnant soul from sacrificing itself for her. Although she was just a remnant soul, she was the key to Ji Lin's rebirth.

As for the last remaining question...

What should be done about Chi You caused all the trouble?

The answer is the simplest.

"Heavenly Fire, unsheathe!!!"

Bai Ge gripped the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgment? Might of An-Utu once more, the blazing flames enveloping the sword as he forcefully swung it toward Chi You's heart before him... This time, he wouldn't deliberately miss.

Boom--!!

After burning Chi You's heart, the raging fire pierced through his massive body from the inside and flew out, instantly extinguishing his life force.

The next second, sunlight shone into Chi You's body and fell on the two of them.

"Ah, so warm..."

Tears welled up uncontrollably in Ji Lin's eyes.

She gazed at the blue sky and white clouds that she hadn't seen for thousands of years.

At this moment, I finally achieved true liberation.

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Chapter 123, Kevin: You still have the nerve to mention noodles? (Please subscribe automatically)

The sunlight shone on the girl.

Ji Lin's eyes filled with tears; she felt as if the warm sunlight, unseen for five thousand years, was redeeming her.

However, Ji Lin soon realized that he was wrong. It was not the sunlight that saved him, but the boy beside him.

If it weren't for the Miracle??? created by Bai Ge, she would never have been able to regain her lost humanity or restore her body's vitality.

"Thank you for saving me, Bai Ge."

"Isn't this a matter of course? Alright, this place is about to collapse, let's get out of here quickly... Let me borrow your warhorse for a bit."

"Yes, please use it as you like."

The golden warhorse that Ji Lin rode was certainly not an ordinary warhorse, but a product of a kind of Stigmata ability.

The warhorse can run almost anywhere, and its appearance is almost as stunning as Klishina from Durandal in the future.

Bai Ge unceremoniously straddled the horse's back, raised his hand to pull the reins, while Ji Lin sat in front of him, leaning against his chest and thoughtfully explaining some riding tips.

The way the two of them looked really gave off a vibe of a chivalrous couple from a martial arts novel.

"Drive!"

"Kill Lulu!"

Bai Ge flicked the reins, and the golden warhorse immediately galloped forward. With the support of Honkai Energy, it was no less powerful than a supercar and could even fly away from anything in its path.

And so, the two of them returned to the outside world in front of Chi You's body and the Lanling railing.

"Bai Ge!"

"Looks like it worked."

Mei and Welt, who had been waiting for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief after confirming his figure.

Although after witnessing the Heavenly Fire Unleashed, the two were certain that any trouble would be burned away by that sword, the girl could only truly relax once she saw Bai Ge in person.

However, after feeling relieved, I was slightly speechless.