The Unseeable Years
Gu Qingshan gave the long sword a gentle shake, and the corpse rolled off it and onto the ground.
It was the body of a stranger, with a head of white hair and limbs curled into a ball. His body was stiff and cold; he had clearly been dead for a long time.
An old man.
Reneedol had been unable to withstand the Six Realms God Mountain Sword, but she had left behind the corpse of an old man to take the attack in her place.
How had she managed to keep a corpse on hand?
Gu Qingshan suddenly remembered the enormous faceless figure that had appeared behind Reneedol during the battle.
Perhaps... it had something to do with that terrifying faceless figure.
Judging from what Reneedol had said earlier, this thing had come from the mutated Wings of Fate.
Back then, he had helped Xiao Xi reclaim one of the Wings of Fate, but he had never expected the process to cause a mutation.
Gu Qingshan's gaze darkened.
Reneedol had been struck by "See You Again"; she shouldn't have been lying.
Besides—
Gu Qingshan suddenly remembered that Xiao Xi had chosen the wing that made her stronger.
Yet countless years later, Xiao Xi had been able to turn Gu Qingshan into a card.
What had she said back then?
Gu Qingshan thought hard, and at last remembered what had happened.
"From today on, you'll be my one and only companion," Xiao Xi had said.
Companion—
Partner.
That was clearly the power of the other wing!
Gu Qingshan was secretly startled.
Of the Wings of Fate, one helped its bearer grow stronger, while the other sought the strongest partner.
When the wings were torn apart, Xiao Xi had clearly chosen the one that made her stronger!
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