The Wind-Listening Yama

All along, Zhang Sanxian—or rather, Li Hai—had placed great trust in the intuitions of that mysterious precognitive power.

And now, it had actually "said" that this child was the reincarnation of his sworn brother, Qiu Fangzheng.

This truly left Zhang Sanxian greatly astonished.

For a moment, he simply stood there in a daze.

"This child..."

Zhang Sanxian stared blankly at the infant in his arms. "He's Brother Qiu's reincarnation?! Didn't you say you would reincarnate within the borders of the Jing Dynasty? How did you end up reincarnating in this alternate universe?" (See Chapter 52 for details.)

"Mm."

Zhang Sanxian fixed his gaze on little Fangzheng, then suddenly recalled his experiences in the underworld. He murmured softly, "That's right. Souls in the underworld can pass through the Ghost Post Clouds and reincarnate in other universes. So it does make sense that Brother Qiu reincarnated in this world." (See Chapter 605 for details.)

The infant was wholly unaware of Zhang Sanxian's muttering. His eyes remained closed as he sucked at the blood on his fingers—the blood of the mother who had given birth to him.

Watching this, waves surged through Zhang Sanxian's heart.

He had never imagined that one day, the soul of his sworn brother Qiu Fangzheng would cross the barriers between universes and be reborn right before his eyes—

And in such a tragic manner, at that.

"Ah..."

Zhang Sanxian lowered his head to look at the innocent, ignorant infant. His voice was low as iron. "Brother Qiu, who would have thought that after the desolation of your past life, after struggling so hard to be reborn as a man, you would still end up in such a miserable state?"

In his previous life, Qiu Fangzheng had been harmed until his family was destroyed and his household wiped out,