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The inheritance of the godhood seemed somewhat similar to a true divine essence, as if a portion belonging to Lu Yi had invaded Zou Wei's body. So I had no choice but to ask, "Miss Zou, have you gained some of his memories?"
"Mm... I think so... They're all fragmented memories..." Zou Wei turned around, then used the divine spear as a support to stand up. Yet her expression was filled with desolation.
"The Six Paths of Reincarnation cannot be interfered with. And yet, somehow, he managed to make you be reborn here again and again through several lifetimes..." I still found this point riddled with doubts. Zou Wei, clearly, would find this crucial link within her fragmentary memories.
But I had obviously guessed wrong. Zou Wei shook her head and said pitifully, "Senior Xia, please don't investigate this any further. Otherwise, I really will become a sinner... We were wrong. We were truly wrong... Let me atone for him—and for myself—from now on, all right?"
A trace of foreboding suddenly surged in my heart. It seemed that this involved more than just Lu Yi. In her previous life, Zou Wei had probably done something difficult for others to accept as well. Yet what happened in her previous life had nothing to do with this one. Why would she say she wanted to atone for both Lu Yi and herself?
"You're right... Going against the Six Paths of Reincarnation and stealing someone else's fate was indeed a grave mistake. Occupying a destiny that should have belonged to another was no different from murder. Now that I think about it... how terrifying..." Tears slipped down Zou Wei's face.
"Stealing another's fate is tantamount to murder. So from the moment Miss Zou was born, she really did count as having killed