"You..."
Sheng Yi looked up at Lu Cang, opened his mouth, then finally shook his head with a helpless sigh.
"I can remember my past life because of you, can't I?"
His surprise gradually faded. Sheng Yi was shocked, but his experience meant he only showed a brief flicker of astonishment before regaining his composure and piecing together much of what had happened.
Lu Cang said, "Yes. It was me."
"Then whether you kill me or spare me is entirely up to you."
Lu Cang replied helplessly, "Don't make me sound so awful."
"Fair enough. If you wanted me dead, you would've killed me already."
"Are you trying to fulfill some kind of pact?"
"Or is there some reason you had to awaken my memories of my past life?"
Having his memories suddenly restored made Sheng Yi wonder whether Lu Cang had some ulterior motive.
Or perhaps Lu Cang wanted to use his strength to accomplish something?
It wasn't impossible.
Even if there weren't many, there were still things in this world that only he could do...
Lu Cang looked down at the child, who asked so calmly, without a trace of pressure, despite his small stature and seasoned air.
Looking at Sheng Yi, he couldn't help thinking of himself.
Had Iz and the others felt this way when they looked at him back then?
Lu Cang let out a quiet laugh.
Then he turned his back to Sheng Yi and said calmly, "It's not as complicated as you think."
"I had no choice when I killed you back then."
"I hate being manipulated."
Sheng Yi paused. "You mean you awakened my memories of my past life because... you thought you shouldn't have killed me?"
"It's not that I shouldn't have. It's just that things are different now," Lu Cang