I Know You

"Such a terrifying wish..."

Jiang You looked meaningfully at Chen Meiyu. "What do you mean by a terrifying wish?"

"If the wish itself involved too much and exceeded the power of a god-seed, then it would be like any other monster. Once it exhausted its own power, it would perish!"

The god-seed's gaze remained calm. Jiang You did not know whether that calmness came from its confidence that she would not make any excessive demands, or because it had long since regarded life and death with indifference.

"You said earlier that you wanted to ask about something. What do you want to know?"

Jiang You asked, "Do you know everything I want to know?"

"Not necessarily. But the god-seeds have been replaced from generation to generation, and I possess more ancient memories. Perhaps my memories contain the answer you seek."

Jiang You fell silent for a moment, then directly cut her palm with a stone knife. A bloody gash instantly appeared across her pale, tender palm, and strands of blood surged wildly from the wound.

"I want to know what this is."

"This is taishuì. But the one inside your body, we prefer to call the Earth Mother..."

The god-seed stared at Jiang You with its narrow, elongated eyes. "The reason it is called the Earth Mother is that everyone believes taishuì was the earliest life-form to appear in this world.

"The difference between taishuì and the Earth Mother is like the difference between a ginseng root and a ginseng spirit. Although they are the same species, they cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

"The life-forms in this world are nothing more than two kinds: animals and plants. But taishuì is different. It is neither plant nor animal. It is a third kind of life-form.

"Neither time nor life