Only after watching Fu Zhenzhen breathe her last did Song Jici prepare to withdraw his hand.
But before he could uncurl his fingers, that familiar light swept over him again.
When he opened his eyes again, he was back at the very beginning. Staring at the ropes binding his hands and the familiar filthy surroundings, Song Jici froze for a moment.
Was this some kind of special save point?!
He was back again?
After being reborn twice, Song Jici frowned as he tried to work out why.
Every rebirth came with a flash of white light. That light had to be what triggered it, but why did it appear?
He carefully recalled the exact moments of his two rebirths.
The first white light had appeared after Fu Zhenzhen pushed Jiang Nian off the cliff.
The second had appeared after he finished Fu Zhenzhen off.
Did either of their deaths send him back to this moment?
Why?
Song Jici's mind was full of questions, but looking at the kidnappers around him, who seemed ready to make a move, he decided to escape first.
Back at the turning point of his fate, Song Jici hesitated over whether to take another route and seek help or follow his original route and run into Fu Zhenzhen.
He wasn't sure whether Fu Zhenzhen would be reborn this time. But whether she was or not, it seemed he couldn't kill her, or he would end up back at this point again.
In the end, he chose to seek help first and work out a longer-term plan.
He took another route down the mountain to get help. After a series of questions and examinations, he finally returned to the Song Family home.
Seeing his parents weep with joy, he reassured them first, then turned to Jiang Father