Jian Cunyi Felt Like He Was Coming Home, While Lin Yu Planned How to Make Off with His Family's Things

Lin Yu has encountered enough coincidences since joining the "Death game".

Some of these "coincidences" are truly just "coincidences"—of course, "truly coincidental" here refers to those without any significant external interference. If we delve deeper into the causes, they may not be entirely without reason, and may contain an "inevitable" result caused by Lin Yu's aggressive behavior, rapid growth, and excessive strength.

Just like how Lin Yu always runs into acquaintances in [Instance]... a large part of the reason is that the "Player" group of "Death game" is not large to begin with, and there are even fewer experts - experts are always easy to match with each other.

In addition, Lin Yu has many identities, each of which extends to different social circles and networks, making his "acquaintances" several times more numerous than those of normal "Player." Therefore, he has encountered acquaintances in every [Instance] recently. Although it could be called a "coincidence"... it is really not a rare or low-probability event.

However, some of these "coincidences" are not true coincidences at all, but rather influenced by some kind of will and force.

Just like many of the coincidences in the [Instance] that Lin Yu participated in, they may actually be designed by the "Death game" to give Lin Yu a reasonable "Instance difficulty", which has the shadow of the "Death game" will.

After all, Lin Yu is only at the "Tier 2" now. No matter how much the "Death game" values Lin Yu, the basic difficulty still has to be based on his "Divine Rank".

However, if the basic threshold is set according to the difficulty of "Tier 2", then if this [Instance] doesn't have any unexpected problems or special variables, it will be too easy for Lin Yu - it will be almost impossible for him to pose any threat.

Besides the "Death game," due to the historical issues left by Lin Zhao, many Deity and high-ranking beings had already secretly taken notice of him, causing many unexpected side quests to occur in Lin Yu's "Game career."

Besides these, the "coincidences" that Lin Yu also needs to be wary of are related to "Destiny".

Indeed, the "God of Destiny" is dead, and the Authority "Destiny" has been shattered and exists in the form of "Fragment of Fate." There is no longer a supreme Deity who can influence the Living Beings the Ten Realms through "Destiny," and even the Authority "Destiny" itself no longer exists.

But... that applies to the vast majority of Living Beings.

For Lin Yu, if asked whether he would be subject to "Destiny"... the answer would most likely be yes.

After all, he already possessed two [Fragment of Fate].

One of the Fragment of Fate had been with him for a long time, almost becoming one with his life.

The other [Fragment of Fate] is bound to Zhu Qiansi, the Chosen of God of Destiny back then, and is also extremely special, and is often used by Lin Yu as his main ability.

Therefore, while most "Player" may not be affected by "Destiny"... Lin Yu himself might be an exception.

Lin Yu was well aware of this as well.

And this current [Instance] is a moment when the Authority "Destiny" has gathered like never before.

He is teaming up with another holder of a [Fragment of Fate], a "Feng Shui Master" Jian Cunyi, to cause trouble for a "Diviner" who also possesses a [Fragment of Fate] in the "Prison Mountain Realm," where the Authority of Fate and the Chosen of God last appeared.

So...

Lin Yu would be on high alert for any coincidences that occurred in this [Instance].

The "sect ruins" he chose to visit with the "Feng Shui Master" Jian Cunyi at this moment just so happened to be the very Daoist Sect from which Jian Cunyi had received his inheritance and with whom he had some connection?

This incident should have been enough to make Lin Yu more vigilant.

Whether this is an unconscious coincidence resulting from the resonance between the Authority "Destiny," a deliberate arrangement by a "Diviner" in secret, or simply another masterpiece of a "Death game" unrelated to "Destiny"...

Lin Yu must not let his guard down and must remain fully vigilant.

Certainly...

Despite his caution, Lin Yu wasn't so overly cautious as to simply grab Jian Cunyi and turn around and leave.

After all... even if there really is some danger, he is no longer a novice "Player" who is completely helpless in protecting himself.

"Let's go, Brother Jian, we should be able to go in through the main entrance, right?"

Lin Yu asked, Jian Cunyi nodded.

"Of course, no problem. Since this Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation is no longer effective against us, I won't bother to damage Formation further... So, we can avoid trouble by using the normal entrance."

Jian Cunyi spoke, he took the initiative to walk in front of Lin Yu.

After all, he was a "Tier 4" individual, and it was only right for him to scout ahead in such a dangerous situation. Although Jian Cunyi was deemed a dangerous individual who needed to be monitored by "Order," at the end of the day, he was still a kind and upright person.

After stepping into the mountain gate, Jian Cunyi looked around and circled around before turning back and waving to Lin Yu.

"It's safe, come in."

Lin Yu then stepped through the mountain gate—after crossing it, the previously somewhat blurry scene became completely clear.

The Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation protecting the mountain is indeed very well preserved, and the entire internal structure of the Duxuan Sect has also been largely preserved intact—the main hall, ancestral hall, houses... everything is complete.

Aside from the cobblestone roads and squares scattered with withered grass stalks and branches, and the numerous weeds growing in the cracks, indicating that the place was indeed abandoned... most of the other buildings were intact, made of wood and stone, with few cracks, as if the people here had left not long ago.

Only the grass and trees, alternating between green and yellow, have faithfully recorded the passage of time within this great formation, generation after generation, through countless old withering and new sprouting over the past hundred years, just as time flows within the formation as it does outside.

Lin Yu was quite moved by this, but he didn't experience any particularly strong emotional fluctuations.

Looking at the intact buildings around him, Lin Yu's thoughts were more about... than feeling melancholy.

"The buildings here are so well-preserved; there might really be some excellent historical artifacts and relics that have been preserved."

"I wonder where the Duxuan Sect's Treasure Pavilion and scripture pavilion are?"

"Although we should give Jian Cunyi share... in this situation, even if we distribute it all, it will still be a very substantial gain!"

After all... as long as enough meat is stewed, even just drinking the soup is more nutritious than eating a meal with little oil!

However, Lin Yu did not express his utilitarian thoughts, and his face still showed a complex expression.

Because...

Jian Cunyi, who was standing next to him, was clearly deeply moved.

The "Feng Shui Master's" eyes were already glistening, and after Lin Yu glanced at him for a moment, two lines of clear tears slowly rolled down his cheeks.

Although Jian Cunyi's face remained expressionless, the wet tear tracks were enough to tell the story.

"This Duxuan Sect seems to have hardly changed after hundreds of years. The Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation here is truly formidable. It's as if you can still see the disciples of the Duxuan Sect living here back then," Lin Yu sighed with a tone of deep emotion and nostalgia. Then he looked at Jian Cunyi with a surprised expression, as if he had just noticed Jian Cunyi's tears, and said, "Eh... Brother Jian, why are you crying?"

After a slight pause, pretending to think for a moment, Lin Yu asked directly, "Could it be... that you actually have a very deep connection with the Du Duxuan Sect?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's question, Jian Cunyi shook his head slightly, not hiding his true feelings.

"No... I really don't have any deep feelings for the Duxuan Sect. Rather, I've never met or known any members of the Duxuan Sect."

As she spoke, Jian Cunyi raised her hand and took out a dark blue handkerchief from her sleeve, gently unfolded it, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Upon hearing Jian Cunyi's answer, Lin Yu became even more curious and pressed on, "Since you've never met Duxuan Sect's disciples, why are you shedding tears? Could it be... Brother Jian, are you moved by the scene and reminded of some of your own experiences? Or... Brother Jian, do you actually have an exceptionally strong capacity for empathy?"

Lin Yu asked, Jian Cunyi put away his handkerchief, coughed lightly twice, and said, "This place does remind me of some of my own experiences when I was learning my craft... but if that's the case, I wouldn't be so sentimental as to shed tears."

"The reason I shed tears... is actually because of what I said before, that I received the inheritance of a senior from the 'Duxuan Sect' —that senior's inheritance was passed down in a form almost like Mind Imprint."

"When he left behind his legacy, he was already on the verge of death, so naturally the Mind Imprint technique to seal away his abilities wasn't as precise. That legacy also contained some of his actual experiences and fragments of Memory that had slipped through... In addition to his understanding of Daoist Arts, some of his life insights and emotional experiences were also mixed in, which I accepted without question."

"Even... a portion of his will may have merged into my soul—of course, this could be something that senior deliberately did."

"After all, although I passed his test to obtain this inheritance and gained his approval... he might also worry that the Successor's original intention might change, so leaving behind these insights about life can also help the recipient to stay true to themselves."

Jian Cunyi after saying this.

"In short... no matter which it is, now that I'm back in the Duxuan Sect, some vague Memory and emotions inherited from him are stirring again... so, I'm also feeling a bit of involuntary nostalgia and sadness."

"Of course, I don't mind it myself... After all, I inherited that senior's legacy, so he can be considered half my master."

"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this Duxuan Sect is like half of my sect, half of my home—and I hope I can develop feelings for this sect as well."

Jian Cunyi spoke, Lin Yu nodded slightly.

"I see... That makes much more sense."

He echoed Jian Cunyi, and also noted in his heart that "Jian Cunyi had a deep affection for the Duxuan Sect."

When we're digging for treasure and dividing the loot later... it seems we'll have to be a little more tactful and use more roundabout language.

Otherwise, Jian Cunyi might get angry.