Extra: Shenzhou Broken Sword Record 8

"That's all I can say. Whether you go or not is entirely up to you," Otto said calmly. "If you wish to leave, follow the path I took, head west, and you will reach Schicksal's territory. There, you will receive Schicksal's protection."

Though he himself didn't believe Schicksal could stop Chi Yuan, it might be a different story if it were the one deep within Shaniyat's forbidden grounds.

"When... I want to go home, I want to see my parents. I want to tell them I've achieved my goals..." Ling Susu said in a low voice, her tone firm. "If this was truly the work of Immortal Chi Yuan, then I should avenge them, against Immortal Chi Yuan."

She then asked, "What about you? Rakshasa, why are you so insistent on meeting Immortal Chi Yuan?"

Otto looked in the direction where Schicksal and the Ming Empire had once fought and said, "About twenty years ago, Schicksal waged a war against the Ming Empire. Schicksal used a power that was taboo to the world, which provoked Immortal Chi Yuan to intervene. In the end, this war concluded with Schicksal's complete defeat."

"Twenty years ago?" Ling Susu's eyes widened. "But... you were just a child back then, weren't you?"

She sized up Otto. He looked no older than his early twenties. Back then, he should have just been a baby?

"Heh..." Otto let out a wry laugh and continued, "That war nearly tore Schicksal apart. In fact, it did. About ten years after the war ended, Schicksal fell into civil war."

He led the resistance against his nephew, Marcel, and with Eleanor's assistance, he crushed the old Schicksal army with overwhelming force.

He vaguely recalled his sister begging him for mercy, but he chose to repay her in kind, giving her the lie of "hope for survival" and offering his revenge, which was actually "death," to her and his nephew.

Before being found by the resistance and being pushed to become their leader, he encountered a mysterious woman. Gears spun within her attire, giving her a peculiar, unsettling aura.

The mysterious woman called him a rare genius in this world, but whenever matters involved Kallen, his intelligence would decrease logarithmically.

She revealed to him, who was still in a state of self-imposed isolation, the conspiracy behind his sister Lisa's so-called "kind" methods at the time, as well as the current state of widespread conflict.

She wanted him to step forward and become Schicksal's Bishop.

"Why should I do this?"

"Because this path is the only way you can see Kallen again," the woman had said.

"The dead cannot be resurrected, and Kallen wouldn't want me to do this," he said.

"Yes, she wouldn't want you to do this, but don't you wish for her to have a second life?" the woman said in a low voice. "She could have lived. Her master, named Arthur, had already quietly prepared an escape route for her. But she died because you released the Honkai Beasts, didn't she?"

Yes, Kallen died because of him!

At that moment, he completed the transformation steps earlier than historically recorded. No longer swayed by the masses, he led the resistance with his own selfish desires, carrying out several annihilation battles against the Schicksal army.

After becoming Schicksal's Bishop and further analyzing the Void Archive, he also discerned the woman's identity. She was one of the Thirteen Pioneers, and he understood her intentions. However, he was willing to be used because he genuinely wanted to save Kallen, to save the only real person to him.

"So, what was the final outcome of the civil war? What does that have to do with you coming to Shenzhou?" Ling Susu's words interrupted Otto's thoughts.

Otto looked at Ling Susu and smiled, saying, "Then, the civil war ended. The corrupt order was overthrown, and Schicksal ushered in a new era. I also had the opportunity to come to Shenzhou and meet Immortal Chi Yuan."

"You've said so much... but why exactly do you need to meet Immortal Chi Yuan?" Ling Susu frowned. Why did that Rakshasa speak in such a roundabout way? If he were to be killed one day, would he have to write on the ground:

"My killer is because many years ago I once..."

And then write a lot of words but not mention who the killer was before running out of breath.

"In that war, I lost my fiancée, the girl I loved very, very much," Otto said. "I want to find her. Immortal Chi Yuan... is someone who might be able to help me find her, so I came here."

He might be able to deceive the girl before him, but it no longer held any meaning for him. He had already received news of Immortal Chi Yuan. Finding Chi Yuan was only a matter of time.

As for now... he wasn't lacking time.

On the other hand, his feelings for Kallen were something he would never lie about.

Ling Susu stared blankly at Otto, then bit her lip and said, "At the Golden Sand Gang, I said I would definitely help you find Immortal Chi Yuan. Plus, I actually need to see Immortal Chi Yuan myself. Our goals are the same, so I can accompany you for now."

Otto looked at Ling Susu, smiled gently, and mimicked the Shenzhou gesture of cupping a fist in his palm, saying, "Then, thank you for your assistance, my lady?"

Ling Susu just glanced at him and then walked out. "You should focus on healing your injuries first."

Ling Susu walked out of the room. Cheng Lingshuang was sitting at the weaving machine, weaving cloth. Seeing her come out, she said, "Look at you. Neither you nor your mother has good taste in men."

As for that Rakshasa, she could tell at a glance that he was no ordinary person. Although he looked young, he was like a cunning old fox on the inside.

He was a man who acted only for his own benefit.

She had watched Susu grow up. What could she not see?

Ling Susu was silent for a moment, then flashed a cheerful smile. "He already likes someone else. There's no need for me to break up a happy couple. Isn't that what they say in plays, 'Better to tear down ten temples than ruin one marriage'? Besides, I haven't known him for that long either."

Cheng Lingshuang continued weaving. "You're quite able to let go."

Ling Susu looked helplessly at her master. What else could she do if she couldn't let go? She was meant to roam the martial world, and in this world, being too attached to a relationship that was clearly impossible was not advisable.

People, on their future journeys, would always encounter those with whom they were destined to have no connection. Learning to pick things up and put them down was also a very important skill.

Her nature was to seek swift revenge and justice, so she naturally wouldn't dwell on a doomed relationship.

"After I finish weaving this cloth, we'll prepare to set off," Cheng Lingshuang said.

Ling Susu glanced at the half-finished cloth Cheng Lingshuang was weaving and calculated the time. By the time her master finished weaving, the Rakshasa should have mostly healed himself.

Immortal Chi Yuan... In terms of seniority, that person should be her grand-master, but in terms of position, she was her enemy.

Therefore, Ling Susu had prepared herself. She must take revenge on Immortal Chi Yuan for her parents. However, she also knew that she was very likely to die at Immortal Chi Yuan's hands, and she had no regrets about it.