I, Herrscher Slayer: Five Minutes

This reasonable explanation came to mind, and believe it or not, it might actually make sense. This feather must be because of this reason.

"It's like consciousness transfer or memory copying. It's easy to make mistakes in self-perception. Alto and I have both encountered this. It's normal. It will get better. Have you seen Resident Evil? That doctor in it, whose name I forgot, his clone also thought he was the original."

Hi Fu patted Chiyuan Phantom's shoulder with a relieved smile. There was no doubt that his clone had the same problem.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Five Minutes

Consciousness transfer? Cognitive impairment... So that's it. It's because she transferred all her consciousness back then, and a new consciousness was born in the abandoned body. And that heavy memory caused this situation? Is this the problem she encountered?

Still not believing herself to be a clone, the Immortal Chiyuan looked at Fu Hua, who was patting his shoulder and trying to comfort him. Without a doubt, she had never acted this way before, and there was something wrong with her.

"It's alright, don't look so serious. I'll help you. After all, you're my clone, like sisters, inseparable... Of course, sometimes we still have to separate. You can return the power to me when you've thought it through... Sigh, never mind, don't bother returning it. I'm not a stingy person. I've already given away so many feathers, even one to Otto, why would I care about you?"

She made this decision rather thoughtlessly. It's just a feather, a memory. If she's separated from me, so be it. Anyway, she's still me. It would be nice if she stayed by my side. I could even have my future child recognize her as a godmother.

"Come with me, it'll be good to have some company. It's too boring with just me and Shen Gonglin. If there are three of us, we can sometimes play cards."

Having made this decision quite casually, Hi Fu continued walking forward, while Shen Gonglin had already darted ahead. Watching him play with the clouds, Hi Fu's playful side was also aroused, feeling that it was similar to playing in the sand, and it looked so interesting!

Where are you going?

At this moment, the Immortal Chiyuan felt like a kindergarten teacher looking at two large, problematic children in front of her. Chiyuan lightly moved her lotus steps and followed. No matter what, she could only follow her now, hoping to help her solve this problem. This child... was simply like a newborn who knew nothing.

"Hmm... how about we go back to Mount Tai Xu?"

Hi Fu pondered for a long time, then suddenly smiled and gave the answer. Looking at Shen Gonglin, who was squatting beside her playing with the clouds, Hi Fu inexplicably leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. As for why she did it, well, she did it because she wanted to. She did what she wanted, and kissed him whenever she wanted. That was the real her.

The atmosphere is so heavy right now, it feels like a stone is hanging in the air. It's all that girl's fault. If it weren't for her, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Three figures were slowly moving forward through the clouds. Hi Fu was leading the way, walking ahead as if nothing had happened. The girl was carefree, like a child on a picnic. But Shen Gonglin was on pins and needles. This state was too torturous. And all of this was due to the low mood of the Class President at the back.

Thankfully, that look couldn't kill, otherwise Shen Gonglin felt like she would have two holes poked in her by the Class President's gaze.

"Class President, it's not my fault. What you saw was her suddenly leaning in to kiss me. I'm innocent."

Unable to bear the taciturn atmosphere any longer, Shen Gonglin took a half-step back to Chiyuan's side. Immortal Chiyuan, however, dodged to the side. Shen Gonglin followed closely and whispered in her ear, explaining that the Class President was undoubtedly angry about this matter, but Shen Gonglin felt that the problem did not lie with her.

"When she kisses you, don't you know how to dodge? Or are you the type who can kiss anyone? Shen Gonglin, I don't remember raising you to be like this."

Fu Hua had originally planned not to speak to Shen Gonglin anymore, but after Shen Gonglin came closer, she couldn't help but speak up again. She really couldn't do anything about this guy, but the fairy lady still couldn't help but be a little angry. It was her business if she kissed you, but it was your problem if you didn't even try to avoid her. At least you should show some attitude. She was being so disrespectful to Shen Gonglin in front of her, she was simply inhuman.

Fu Hua herself would never do such a thing!

"I didn't have time... Class President, I was wrong, please forgive me."

Shen Gonglin muttered to himself. Actually, it wasn't that he didn't have time to dodge; he simply didn't realize he needed to. After all, the Class President in front of him had a much closer relationship with him. In terms of the development of their relationship... she could even be ranked first.

"...Go away, don't talk to me now, I'm annoyed and don't want to talk to you."

Completely different from her former self, Fu Hua sighed helplessly in her heart. What could she do when Shen Gonglin was like this? She could only forgive him. She had no experience with this kind of thing before. She should have been able to deal with it calmly, but she couldn't. So she was very annoyed. The only way was to forgive him, but if she forgave him so easily, wouldn't it make her seem easy to bully?

"Oh, that's fine then. How long will it take for you to forgive me, Class President?"

Shen Gonglin nodded. It was fine if she just didn't want to talk to her for the time being, but she had to give her some time. If it took more than an hour, Shen Gonglin would decide to back out. This girl was never one to follow the rules.

"Five minutes... No, wait! Shen Gonglin, you're so annoying, stay away from me!"

She blurted out such an embarrassing time without even realizing it—only five minutes! Did she subconsciously think her pride was only enough for five minutes? So angry! She started to sulk with herself again. Immortal Chiyuan's face flushed slightly, and then she pushed Shen Gonglin's shoulder forward, feeling that she had completely lost face for her master.

Very good, it seems that the Class President's anger is completely under control. Now, Shen Gonglin can rest assured. He smiled slightly and relaxed. At this moment, Hi Fu, who was walking at the front, also slowed down and came to Shen Gonglin's side. She had noticed earlier that Shen Gonglin had gone over to talk to his clone. It was just a clone, why was she jealous?

But it truly lives up to its name as its own clone. If it doesn't even get jealous of itself, how could it be called its own clone?

"Hey, have you calmed her down yet? See? Isn't my clone a real pain? She's not as easy to appease as the real me, is she? After all, she's just a clone. She even gets jealous of the real me. She's a real pain, isn't she?"

Hi Fu put his arm around Shen Gonglin's shoulder, while Chiyuan at the back turned her head away like a victim. Five minutes wouldn't do; this would take at least half an hour.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: It's her, yet not her

The atmosphere was still as tense as ever, but to be fair, the way the two of them were dancing... was really beautiful. As expected of the Class President, they were flawless except for their chests. Putting aside the facts... no, putting aside their chests, the Class President was simply impeccable. And this was the Class President who was divided into two groups. Just looking at their backs was enough for Shen Gonglin.

Above the clouds, the three strolled along. Before they knew it, the two Fu Hua had already walked ahead, while Shen Gonglin, who had no resistance to "shopping," fell behind. However, he was enjoying himself. The two Class President's figures were quite attractive, especially their walking posture... they were practically like models. Looking at the two slightly swaying little buttocks in front of him, Shen Gonglin couldn't help but feel a little aroused. After all, strictly speaking, he had already tasted the sweetness of meat.

Meat broth is also meat.

So, is there a chance to take it a little further? Forget about the Class President in her Chiyuan form; she'd be too shy to even think about it, she'd be utterly hopeless. But the other Class President is different; she's super proactive. Even if I don't say anything, she'll probably suggest something. Then I can create a little bit of a push-and-pull dynamic... The future looks promising! Go, Class President monitor, you're the best!

Shen Gonglin was lagging behind, her mind racing with all sorts of wonderful ideas, while Hi Fu was getting increasingly agitated. She was naturally restless, and she couldn't stand the current silent atmosphere. And the reason for this atmosphere was undoubtedly this inexplicable clone, Feather. What was wrong with this guy?

Finally, Hi Fu couldn't hold back any longer. She stopped and glanced back at the "feather." The other's figure was still somewhat illusory. Although she had replenished it with some Honkai energy, it was not enough to sustain it for a long time. After all, it was her clone. Seeing its illusory appearance, Hi Fu was not happy either.

"Hey, are you alright? You haven't said much for so long. If you're not feeling well, just absorb the Honkai energy from me. I went through a lot to save you, and I don't want to see you disappear."

Finally, it was Hi Fu who spoke first. She particularly disliked the oppressive atmosphere just now. Even though there were three of them, the atmosphere was more unbearable than being in prison. At this moment, Hi Fu didn't care who spoke first and who lost. She took the initiative to extend goodwill to Yu Mao. Anyway, she had an endless supply of Honkai energy, so it wouldn't be a problem for Yu Mao to absorb as much as she wanted.

"No need."

Chiyuan responded calmly, but her heart was far from calm. A master should have backbone, and receiving Honkai energy. Chiyuan had been very unhappy when she saw this strange being who had taken over her body being intimate with Shen Gonglin. Now, she was being asked to absorb Honkai energy maintain her own existence... Chiyuan refused. Some might think this was childish and immature, but that's what Chiyuan wanted to do, and nobody could stop her!

Since being with Shen Gonglin for so long, the pure immortal has also become a bit worldly. Anyway, he's very angry and refuses to accept her charity!

"Hmph, fine, whatever... I don't understand why you're so hostile towards me. I am you, and you are me. We are one mind and two bodies. You should understand me better, but you're making us seem like enemies. Why is that? Shen Gonglin, come and be the judge for us. I've been trying to make conversation to ease the tension the whole way here, but look at her, I've never seen such a disobedient feather!"

Hi Fu was furious when her good intentions were misunderstood. She stopped and ran to the back to pull over Shen Gonglin was secretly admiring who was dancing better between the two of them, to reason with her. She had been so good to her, not asking her to return her power and memories, and even replenishing her Honkai energy keep her alive, but why was she so ungrateful?

"I..."

Chiyuan opened her mouth to speak, but Hi Fu glared at her fiercely before she could even open her mouth. "Let me remind you, don't say things like you are the real Fu Hua, I'm in a bad mood."

Her good mood was completely ruined by her, Hi Fu was very unhappy. If she said anything strange again, Hi Fu couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't just hit her.

Honestly, do you think she's the only one who's angry? She's clearly angry too! Let go of that innocent disciple over there!

Chiyuan closed her eyes briefly to calm herself. She forced herself to ignore Shen Gong Shen Gonglin, who was being held in Hi Fu's arms. This person was taking advantage of her own disciple, which was really infuriating, but she couldn't do anything about it. This made Fu Hua even angrier. Shen Gonglin was surprised to find that the Class President's bust seemed to have made a slight breakthrough. This was truly a breakthrough from zero.

"Perhaps you haven't realized it yourself... that your situation is not normal."

After calming herself down, Chiyuan looked at the woman in front of her who was exactly the same as her except for her attire. The other woman's hair was even whiter than her own, and Chiyuan had never imagined that such a sharp expression would appear on her face. The other woman's emotional fluctuations were much more obvious than her own.

"Snort."

Without rushing to refute anything, Hi Fu smiled contemptuously, crossed her arms in front of Shen Gonglin, she liked this posture of using Shen Gonglin's head as a chin pad, she wanted to hear what this guy had to say.

"Go on, I'm listening."

If they're willing to communicate, that's good.

"Are you really Fu Hua? From what I've seen, you and she are not similar, you could even be said to be... completely different. Perhaps you have her memories, perhaps you have awakened in her body—but you are a completely new existence."

She laid out all the judgments she had made during this period, hoping Chiyuan this new being in front of her could face her problems squarely. Only by recognizing herself could she continue, instead of treating herself as someone else's individual.

"Huh? That's ridiculous. I have her body, I have her memories, but I'm not her—so who am I? I think you're the one who's weird. You're clearly just a feather, yet you act like you're the one in charge. Do you think I haven't noticed? You always look at me like an elder looking at a child. There's no need for that. You should worry about yourself!"

Hi Fu stared sharply at the feather, even when taking the initiative, there should be limits!

Chapter Forty: Past and Present

"But you are right about one thing: I don't need to be bound by my past self. I am a completely new me now, so why should I try to be like I used to be? I can just be myself."

After glaring at the arrogant feather for a while, Hi Fu responded indifferently. Why should she get angry at a feather? It was just having a cognitive impairment, thinking that she was the real one. This problem would be fine in a while. She had separated so many feathers, it was normal for a part of her mind to be a little unclear.

"I think we can define it like this: you are the past me, and I am the present me. Was the past me necessarily a good person? Not necessarily. If you don't believe me, let's analyze it properly. Anyway, we have nothing to do right now."

Hi Fu sighed, feeling like a little mother. This feather was disobedient, and she still had to discipline it properly. After all, it was her own feather. The girl tapped her fingers lightly in the air a few times, and in the vast sea of clouds, mysterious light formed a figure in front of the three of them. It was a tall figure with white hair and blue eyes. It Kevin, the leader of the World Serpent, whom she had met not long ago.

"My old friend... he was a pitiful man bound by the past. From the moment May died, his time stood still. You and he are quite alike. Was it worth it? Just for Dr. Mei, who is already dead..."

The three continued walking forward. Hi Fu casually waved his hand and dispersed Kevin's phantom image, while Chiyuan spoke softly. Although she did not agree with what Kevin had done, there was no doubt that he was a person with firm beliefs and should not be looked down upon by her.

"Kevin is fighting for humanity; his resolve is not that simple..."

"For humanity? Haha, everyone keeps talking about humanity. This reminds me of someone else. Look, it's him. Doesn't he also talk about humanity all the time? But all he has on his mind is that dead woman. He has nothing else. I was shocked to learn that he and Kevin were allied. But thinking about it carefully, the two of them are actually quite a good match."

As if he'd heard a funny joke, Hi Fu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Another illusory figure materialized before them, blond and blue-eyed, looking like a nobleman preparing for a ball. Otto Apocalypse stood quietly before them. Hi Fu revealed a somewhat mischievous smile. Otto and Kevin ...

A widowed duo, a pair of widowers.

"No, no, forget it, we can't think of him like that. He did save our lives, after all."

Feeling that his thoughts were a bit immoral, Hi Fu waved his hand and dispersed Otto's phantom. At this moment, Chiyuan turned to look at Hi Fu: "Why did you let me see these people? What do you want to do?"

However, Hi Fu didn't care so much about Chiyuan's problem. Did he need a reason to do this? No, he just wanted to do it.

"Because I want to, because I can, because it's convenient for Feather Dust, and besides, I'm not showing it to you on purpose. I'm just trying to keep Shen Gonglin from getting bored. Just bear with it a little longer, we'll be at Mount Tai Xu soon... I just said it from the bottom of my heart."

The three continued walking forward. Hi Fu held onto Shen Gonglin's hand, not letting him leave her side. She admitted that she was doing this to show this feather that she needed to recognize her place—just a feather, and not be too arrogant. They hadn't gone far when two figures appeared before them. These were... their past selves.

"Heh, isn't this me from the past... Oh right, there's one more person. Is that traitor dead or not? I'm too lazy to remember. Do you remember him?"

Hi Fu's gaze swept over her past self in the Daoist robe for a moment, then she quickly lost interest. She glanced at the woman standing opposite her past self and remembered that her name was Lin Zhaoyu, right? Her former disciple—her judgment was really terrible. Too lazy to recall those 50,000 years of memories, Hi Fu tilted her head and asked Chiyuan beside her, "Is she still alive?"

"... She is dead."

Her tone was slightly heavy, Chiyuan looked at that figure with a hint of nostalgia. They were dead... all of them were dead.

"Really? I don't remember. I don't think I killed them myself. Sigh, the old me... was always so kind and soft-hearted. I should have been ruthless to those heartless bastards."

Hi Fu touched her lips. She didn't have the image of killing Lin Zhaoyu in her mind, but it did bring back some very unpleasant memories. Her face immediately turned nauseous. Really, didn't she know that feeling was extremely painful?

Do you hate them?

As if speaking in riddles, Chiyuan suddenly asked this question. Shen Gonglin didn't understand what they were talking about, but Hi Fu knew what Chiyuan was referring to. Whether she hated or not... she was probably referring to those seven bastards.

"I don't even remember, so what's the point of talking about love and hate? It's just a matter of life and death for murder, and I'm the master who raised them. Forget about revenge, they'd rather die than not obey me. Raising a tiger is a dangerous thing... I will never make that mistake again."

As if recalling unpleasant memories, Hi Fu pouted and tightened her grip on Shen Gonglin's hand. This disciple would never be like those worthless bastards. This time, she had placed her whole heart on him. The others could only be considered master and disciple, but Shen Gonglin was someone she would spend her life with.

"Hmm... There definitely won't be that problem this time, and I'm very confident about it."

Having finally reached a consensus, Immortal Chiyuan quietly approached Shen Gonglin's other side, her small, white hand swaying back and forth between her skirts. In the end, she made up her mind and took Shen Gonglin's other hand. On the surface, the Immortal still stared straight ahead without any change in emotion. Everything seemed so natural.

"Ha, it's rare that we've reached a consensus... By the way, these three little ones... I did meet Bronya once, but now, St. Freya, she should be gone by now, right?"

The three continued on their way, and this time the phantom before them transformed into three people: Kiana, Mei, and Bronya. Looking at these three phantoms, Hi Fu and Chiyuan felt nostalgic, but Chiyuan shook her head when faced with the question.

"I have no idea."

Chiyuan shook her head. She had been asleep for a while, and she was sure that Shen Gonglin knew their current situation better than they did.

"You guys talking about this makes me wide awake. Those three are amazing now, they've all become Herrscher..."

Finally, it was her turn to speak. Shen Gonglin perked up immediately, knowing full well their situation.

Chapter 41 Returning to My Hometown

"Huh? They've all become Herrscher? That's hilarious. The Valkyrie who fought against the Honkai have all become Herrscher. It seems like the Honkai have won this time... Just kidding. I felt something was off when I fought Bronya before. It turns out that girl can now use the power of Herrscher. That's really... What's going on with Mei? I vaguely remember Kiana. The three of them are really funny now."

Upon learning what had surprised him, Haihua clapped his hands happily, while Chiyuan remained silent. Had everyone encountered something like this? It seemed that everyone had gone through a lot without his knowledge.

"In short, a lot of things have happened. Kiana has the power of the Herrscher of the Void, but it seems she can't control it properly. Bronya is the new Herrscher of Reason, Mei has now joined World Serpent and become the Herrscher of Thunder... Goodness, the first, second, and third Herrscher are all here. It's really a headache."

After explaining the events that happened to the three little ones to the two Fu Hua whose memories were fragmented, Shen Gonglin shrugged helplessly. They were supposed to fight the Honkai, but now they had all joined the Honkai, leaving Shen Gonglin somewhat at a loss.

"No problem, I'm back now anyway. Leave these issues to me. I'll figure out how to deal with them after we get to Mount Tai Xu. Honestly, I was only gone for a short while, and you all got into this mess. Haha, you really can't do without me!"

Patting Shen Gonglin on the shoulder, Haihua said smugly, "It does sound quite troublesome, but as long as I'm here, there won't be any problems. Once I've taken care of my own affairs, I can go help them. I'm sure they'll be very happy to see me, their new Class President!"

"I have a question... Why did you go back to Mount Tai Xu?"

Undistracted by Hi Fu's actions, Chiyuan began to doubt her decision. She didn't think Mount Tai Xu was a place worth paying attention to; she hadn't been back there for a long time.

"There's nothing new there; it's been forgotten for a very long time."

This question clearly got Hi Fu thinking. The usually lively girl suddenly became silent. She frowned slightly, as if she was considering something that was very difficult for her, or as if she was carefully choosing what to say. She felt that saying such a thing would make her seem a little weak.

"I actually..."

Hesitantly, Hi Fu opened her mouth, but then stopped abruptly. The girl looked indignant, as if she regretted her behavior. Oh well, since she had already spoken, she might as well say what was wrong. There was nothing in the world that she was afraid of!

"I just woke up, understand? I don't know anything yet, my mind is blank, like a newborn baby. Can you expect a newborn baby to plan out the next hundred years of their life? But I've already planned it out, there's no way around it... because I am Fu Hua."

She decided to speak her mind. After all, one of them was Shen Gonglin, and the other was her own feather; neither of them were outsiders, so there was nothing to be embarrassed about. In fact, the girl was indeed very confused at the moment.

"Because I am Fu Hua, I have to do everything... I know that very well, but right now I just can't muster the energy. You can say I'm running away, and I really am. I don't even dare to actively look back at my own memories, but time waits for no one, the enemy waits for no one, and my comrades won't wait for me either. I must accept this fact, I must accept myself, and I must become Hua as soon as possible..."

Having blurted out everything on his mind, Hi Fu scratched his head, feeling quite embarrassed. After all, this incident did have a negative impact on his righteous image, but there was nothing he could do about it; who told him to run into this situation?

"So I want to go to a place that can be called home, the so-called... 'returning to one's roots', I want to go back there and see, maybe people who have a place to belong are more likely to accept themselves."