Entangled Fates

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Ye Yan's voice was extremely sharp, Suanni seemed to have been offended, so it roared back.

It sounded like a lion's roar, and also like a dragon's cry.

A wave of sound surged toward Ye Yan, and withered Ye Yan filled the air. Ye Yan immediately closed his eyes and fainted from fear.

Suanni step by step toward Ye Yan. Lu Ao closed his eyes. The teacher leading the team walked out of the tent, carrying Wang Tan on one side and Abbott on the other, and made a gesture toward Bai Cai.

The teacher leading the team had a look of determination mixed with sympathy in his eyes. He knew much better than Lu Ao that the Suanni were clearly over ten thousand years old, and they might even be wiped out.

However, the Suanni walked past the Ye Yan and approached the camp step by step.

The teacher leading the group, sweat beading on his forehead, quickly retreated to higher ground in the forest, taking advantage of the darkness.

The Suanni approached step by step. Lu Ao, gazing at the Bai Cai, retreated into the forest first, his speed even surpassing that of a gust of wind.

Bai Cai stared at Mutsu's retreating figure, her expression and eyes filled with complex emotions.

Compared to the Suanni, its bodyguards are obviously much more dangerous.

"I came here on my own."

As they walked step by step past the camp, the Suanni's voice was surprisingly ethereal.

Bai Cai walked past another tent, "Purpose?"

From the side of another tent, Suanni also approached, saying, "I've seen you before, Future."

Bai Cai walked past Xiao Xiao, saying, "The future holds many possibilities."

The Suanni walked up to the Bai Cai and said, "The future is short."

Bai Cai, supporting Xiao Xiao, took a few steps back, saying, "I don't believe it."

"We are the same."

The vertical pupils between its brows immediately opened, Suanni walked forward step by step, saying, "The future has arrived."

Amidst the wind and snow, Suanni, covered with Bai Cai, gazes upwards with its vertical pupils.

In the forest, Suanni carrying Bai Cai gazed at the sky with its vertical pupils.

Within the poisonous barrier, Suanni, perched atop Bai Cai, gazed upwards with its vertical pupils.

Beside the giant-eyed corpse, the Suanni took a few steps, its vertical pupils gazing towards the sky.

More and more different scenes appeared until the world was bathed in gold.

One of the vertical pupils closed, and the entire scene vanished.

Bai Cai quickly came to her senses, only to Suanni already three feet in front of her.

"Is this the future?" Bai Cai asked.

"That's the past," Suanni replied.

"The future is the past, and the past is the future."

The Bai Cai asked, "But..."

The future is here.

The Suanni repeated, "We are the same."

For a long, long time, the light shone on the tents, and the mountain mist pressed down on the Courtney.

Bai Cai summoned Kirlia, and her First Soul Ring suddenly shone brightly, flashing with images one after another.

Amidst the wind and snow, Bai Cai covered the belly of the Suanni, with snowflakes falling all around.

In the forest, the Bai Cai walked alongside the Suanni, the falling leaves rustling.

Within the poisonous barrier, Bai Cai sits Suanni, its light illuminating the secluded valley.

"We are... the same..."

The Bai Cai murmured to itself, "The future of the past, the past of the future."

"The candy in the left pocket."

The Suanni) approached the tent. "It looks delicious."

Bai Cai snapped out of her daze, "A pack?"

The Suanni stuck out its tongue, "Three packages."

Bai Cai reached into her pocket and found three packets of candy.

"Is this the future?" Bai Cai asked.

"The future has arrived," Suanni replied.

Bai Cai opened three packets of candy and handed them out one by one.

Glug--Glug--Glug--

The Suanni swallowed it in one gulp and quickly gave its evaluation, "Not bad, not bad."

The situation was too outrageous. Xiao Xiao stared blankly. "What past? What future? What future has already arrived? What are you talking about?"

The Suanni gazed at the forest. "He'll be here soon. I'll take you back."

Bai Cai looked at Suanni, "Reason."

The Suanni stepped forward and sat down in front of the Bai Cai. "This is the past, and also the future."

"Xiao Xiao."

Bai Cai looked at Xiao Xiao, "Let's go back."

"..."

Xiao Xiao took a few steps closer, "I... I..."

The future is here.

The Suanni gazed at the Bai Cai, its vertical pupils flashing with golden light. "Time is running out, getting shorter and shorter."

Bai Cai took a few steps back and hugged Suanni directly.

The Suanni looked towards the forest. "Let's lure him away."

A gust of wind swept through, rustling the fallen leaves, Suanni vanished into the dark forest like a bolt of lightning.

High in the sky, a beam of light crashed into the forest, Pursuit it while shrieking, "Auspicious Beast! Wait!"

It was as if a heavy hammer had struck his head; Xiao Xiao's vision blurred, blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and he even lost consciousness.

"In our forest, Di Tian ranks first, Bi Ji ranks second, the Demon King ranks third, Xiong Jun ranks fourth, Scarlet King ranks fifth, Zi JI ranks sixth, and Demon Spirit ranks seventh."

"The true form of Demon Spirit is Immortal Spirit, and the Demon King once devoured the true form of Immortal Spirit."

"The Immortal Spirit regenerate, even breaking free of their original forms and being reborn as Ferocious Beast."

"Our target is the Demon Spirit's true form."

As the moonlight enveloped the area and darkness dissipated, the Suanni swiftly emerged from the forest and approached a silver mirror.

As they walked past the silver mirror, the Suanni suddenly asked, "Want a drink?"

Bai Cai stepped down and walked a few steps, reaching out to bring forth a sliver of moonlight, "The future..."

What's past is past.

The Suanni extended its tongue, quickly covering the clear light.

It was wide and thick, even with some thorns, like a frosted surface.

The future is the past, and the past is the future; however, the future is the future, and the past is the past.

Bai Cai pulled her forearm back. "Is the future I've seen the same as the future you've seen?"

The future I've seen in the past, and the future you've seen in the past, may be different.

The Suanni stretched out its forearm and pressed down on the Bai Cai's forearm, saying, "The future we've both envisioned must be the same."

"Snow Empress."

"I've seen it."

"Xiao Xiao."

"I've seen it."

"Huo Yuhao"

"Very complicated."

"Apricot."

"I've seen it."

Bai Cai's eyes suddenly brightened. "Past or future?"

"The future of the future, the past of the past."

The Suanni gazed at the Bai Cai, its vertical pupils gleaming with golden light. "Remember this: the future has arrived."

Bai Cai hugged Suanni, her eyes glistening with tears, "Thank you! Thank you!"

"The apricots I've seen are very beautiful, much like Bi Ji."

The Suanni looked at the mirror, "But I'm definitely more beautiful than Xingmei."

The Demon Spirit dwells in the center of the forest, but its true form has long been lost, perhaps out of fear of the Demon King, or perhaps out of fear of others.

The Suanni, carrying the Bai Cai, walked slowly, shaking off the Pursuit Ferocious Beast as it made its way towards its Demon Spirit form.

The Demon Spirit form was extremely well hidden. Relying on its Auspicious Beast intuition, the Suanni crossed high mountains, secluded valleys, and forests until it reached a swamp.

Gazing at its own smooth, golden hair while looking at the black, dirty mud of the swamp, the Suanni's gaze was unusually suppressed.

Four beams of light enveloped his limbs, their temperature even distorting the air.

Bai Cai even became scared, "I can get there by myself..."

"Sit back down, I'll take you."

A red blob ventured into the swamp, its cracked marks leading all the way to the center.

Upon landing in the middle of the swamp, the Bai Cai quickly descended.

When the Soul Bone encountered the high temperature, it almost took action on its own; the Bai Cai that had just been picked was already covered with white frost.

"Bring out the Snow Empress."

The Suanni shook off the Bai Cai, "We'll be staying here for a long time."

"Long time?"

The Suanni replied, "About a year."

The Bai Cai had just closed their eyes when the temperature plummeted, and layers of white frost covered the center of the swamp.

The frost and snow painted shapes, which seemed to appear very soon.

However, as soon as Snow Empress woke up, Bai Cai immediately asked, "Where is Snow Empress?"

The Snow Empress replied in kind, "Xue'er can't get out."