The Altered Story, Return

Gu Yue asked many questions, and the more she heard, the more she felt the situation was terrible.

I never expected the person behind this Shiyu to be so extraordinary. This is quite unexpected, Gu Yue rubbed her temples, her head throbbing.

The failed assassination attempt against Shiyu and the person behind him meant that her secrets might have been leaked.

She should probably consider how to make her exit after her identity was exposed.

Next, she was supposed to go with Tang Wulin and the others to Shrek City to participate in the Shrek Academy enrollment exams.

That meant she would be in Shrek City for the next period, and if her identity were exposed at this time, it would be difficult for her to leave safely.

Her current self was unable to use her true power, and Di Tian and other Spirit Beasts would also find it difficult to move about freely in Shrek City.

For her own safety, Shrek City was not a very good place to go.

Gu Yue hung up the call and returned to her seat absent-mindedly.

"What's wrong with you?" Tang Wulin asked with concern, sitting beside Gu Yue.

After a few days of recuperation, his condition had improved somewhat, though he still spoke weakly and had not fully recovered.

"Nothing," Gu Yue shook her head, forcing out a relaxed smile.

She remained preoccupied throughout the rest of the car ride. She felt a deep reluctance and unwillingness, but ultimately made a decision: she would not go to Shrek City.

She desperately wanted to stay by Tang Wulin's side, but she could not truly act recklessly and ignore everything.

The potential risks that currently existed made it very unsuitable for her to go to Shrek City. It was better to wait and observe for now.

Damn Shiyu, Gu Yue's malice toward Shiyu increased significantly.

Phew, Shiyu emerged from the space-time tunnel, breathing heavily.

As he panted heavily, the time that had stopped in this world returned to normal.

Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan, who were nearby, naturally continued their previous actions without detecting the slightest abnormality.

Not only them, but everyone in this world failed to notice anything unusual.

"Why are you suddenly breathing so heavily? Is there any discomfort after absorbing the soul ring?" Jiang Nannan saw Shiyu panting heavily and walked over to ask with concern.

"It's nothing, just need a moment to catch my breath," Shiyu shook his head indifferently.

He subconsciously looked at his hands and finally felt completely at ease when he saw that the rings on his hands were still there.

He really was able to bring things back to his current timeline. He just didn't know why his clothes had automatically changed back, exactly as they were when he left.

This was something he didn't quite understand, and for a moment he had no idea how to explain this situation.

Equally incomprehensible was why he had traveled ten thousand years into the future this time, and which time point the next time-travel would take him to?

Twenty thousand years later, or twenty thousand years ago?

This second time-travel confirmed many of his conjectures, but it also spawned new doubts.

He had been thinking about these doubts ever since he returned. What could be figured out had already been figured out, and there was no need to keep thinking about what couldn't be figured out, as it would be no different from wasting time.

"Why do you feel a bit different from just now?" Zhang Lexuan looked Shiyu up and down, feeling that he had changed.

Such a difference in feeling shouldn't appear between one second and the next.

"I successfully absorbed the soul ring and completed a breakthrough, so naturally I'm different from before," Shiyu joked, deflecting the reason for the change onto absorbing the soul ring.

"I'm saying you have new changes after absorbing the soul ring," Zhang Lexuan's train of thought was clear.

"What changes?" Shiyu looked at his own body and then looked at Zhang Lexuan in confusion.

Jiang Nannan also looked at Shiyu carefully and didn't notice any changes.

Zhang Lexuan wanted to know as well, but couldn't quite put it into words. It was just a feeling, a very subtle feeling.

"Perhaps I'm just being overly sensitive," Zhang Lexuan shook her head, thinking to herself that she might have sensed incorrectly.

Shiyu smiled slightly, though inwardly he felt somewhat surprised. This senior sister's perception was excessively sharp.

There was definitely a difference between him after the time-travel and before it.

After all, this time-travel had netted him the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear right palm bone and a bit of Dragon God Blood, increasing his overall strength quite a bit.

The increase in strength didn't involve changes to his appearance, but it did make his aura a bit stronger. This was probably the change Zhang Lexuan had perceived.

Furthermore, his vitality and spirit might be better than before his time-travel. After arriving at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, his days had been quite comfortable, making it hard for his vitality and spirit not to be good.

Different vitality and spirit could still make a person look a bit different.

"Let's rest for an hour and then set off toward the outside of the forest," Zhang Lexuan arranged.

Shiyu naturally had no objections. He sat down on the spot to rest, subtly concealing the storage rings on his hands into his pocket.

Beibei and Xu Sanshi were resting in the distance, not gathering together. The atmosphere between them had become somewhat awkward due to Xu Sanshi's previous actions.

Jiang Nannan curiously asked what kind of soul skill Shiyu had obtained.

Zhang Lexuan felt this wasn't quite appropriate, but still pricked up her ears to listen, as she was also quite curious.

"Replacement," Shiyu whispered to Jiang Nannan. Jiang Nannan had previously shared her fourth soul ring with him, so he didn't mind telling her.

"Similar to the Void Turtle's substitution skill?" Zhang Lexuan blurted out, regretting it the moment she finished speaking.

"Sorry," Zhang Lexuan apologized for eavesdropping.

"It's fine. Senior sister is the main reason we were able to get this soul ring. There's no harm in you knowing about my soul skill," Shiyu smiled lightly.

The most important role in allowing the few of them to obtain soul rings this time belonged to Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan smiled slightly. Shiyu thinking this way made her very happy.

Shiyu briefly explained the situation of his soul skill, stating its main effect was replacement.

The difference between it and Xu Sanshi's mysterious nether swap was that the target of his replacement didn't have to be himself.

Which meant that if he wanted to, he could swap the positions of Jiang Nannan and Zhang Lexuan.

This difference made his substitution skill have a wider range of uses. Used well, it could achieve many unexpected effects.

"Can it also be used multiple times?" Zhang Lexuan thought of something suddenly, staring at Shiyu and asking in a relatively low voice.

The other party could use teleportation multiple times, and this substitution skill had things in common with teleportation. Could it also...

Shiyu smiled without speaking, giving no definitive answer.

This smile shook Zhang Lexuan's heart. Some things didn't need to be spoken aloud for her to understand their meaning.

"This talent is exaggerated," Zhang Lexuan took a deep look at Shiyu, falling somewhat silent.

After resting for an hour, the group of five set off, moving at a relatively fast pace in hopes of leaving Star Dou Forest as quickly as possible.

The formation for heading out was somewhat chaotic. Shiyu and Jiang Nannan were together, while Beibei and Xu Sanshi walked on the other side, maintaining a distance of more than ten meters.

Their previous conflict made it hard for them to form a cohesive team and look out for one another again.

The fact that Shiyu hadn't completely fallen out with Xu Sanshi on the spot was already a testament to his high level of patience; it was impossible for them to look out for each other.

Xu Sanshi was likewise extremely unwilling, and even Zhang Lexuan speaking up could hardly reconcile the conflict between them.

This gave Zhang Lexuan quite a headache. Such conflict increased the risks on the road out by a lot.

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