All Heavenly destiny reduced to ashes
Chapter 206 - 66 Hundred Tribulations Returning to Fate (2/3)

Chapter 206: Chapter 66 Hundred Tribulations Returning to Fate (2/3)

You Ruhui looked reluctantly towards Granny Huai.

Since she was captured at King Jing’s Palace and escaped using the power of Dragon Jade near the border of Shenjing, You Ruhui had seen all sorts of people during her fleeing journey.

There were those who wanted to rob her, those who wanted to sell her, hungry folks who would bite at anything they saw, and tyrants who would whip her at the sight of her shadow to drag her back.

Villains, scoundrels, bad people, evil people... In this chaotic and increasingly turbulent north, she had never felt a moment of safety.

As she traveled, You Ruhui gradually became fearful, dreading all ’others’ and the opaque human hearts.

Even if it meant overdrawing her Soul and Spirit Fate, she was determined to keep her Earth Escape Divine Skill active all the time, isolating herself from everyone and fleeing alone according to the path her parents had left.

But even so, there were times when she simply couldn’t hold on any longer.

After another narrow escape from Inspector Cao’s pursuit, You Ruhui passed out at the Earth Pulse Node of Kanming City, where she had intended to hide. Due to long-term overdraw, she could no longer maintain her Earth Escape Divine Skill.

You Ruhui had even given up, no longer caring whether she would be captured or sold, or perhaps simply die there. Having lost her parents and all familiar maids and friends, she could find no reason to keep fighting.

—Perhaps being captured and taken back might even be a good thing?

At least... she could reunite with her parents,

But the next day when she woke up, what You Ruhui saw was the face of Granny Huai filled with compassion, and her gentle touch.

"It’s all right, child."

She said softly, "You look so exhausted... Have some hot drink."

Since then, she had stayed at Huai’s Teahouse.

Granny Huai was definitely not an ordinary person. You Ruhui was sure of it.

She had originally been using her Divine Skill for a long time, and both her Soul and physical strength had already been exhausted. After collapsing, it wouldn’t have been surprising if she’d fallen gravely ill, or even partially died from her body collapsing.

This was only because she possessed ’Emperor’s Blood’, naturally Divine and Abnormal. If she had been an ordinary person, being backfired by the Earth Escape Divine Skill once could have likely turned her body to dust, returning her to the cosmos.

But under Granny Huai’s care, she recovered at an extraordinarily fast speed, without even leaving a trace of hidden injuries.

Initially, You Ruhui thought it was the effect of the ’treasured item’ she carried.

But later, she discovered the essence of Granny Huai’s Fate Pattern.

Soul-Reviving Skills... could borrow vitality from others to aid oneself, but also lend vitality to others!

The reason she recovered so quickly was entirely because Granny Huai had used her accumulated power from her Fate Pattern!

Thinking of this, she felt immensely guilty—the energy expended to heal her injuries was enough for Granny Huai, this elderly lady, to live another twenty or thirty years! And yet Granny Huai had not even once thought of asking for repayment, continuing to selflessly help all the people, including An Jing.

It was also because of this that You Ruhui took the risk, using the treasure to sever the connection between Granny Huai and the Earth Vein, allowing her to become free from being an Earthbound Spirit, yet not suffering from backlash.

And ’Jing Xuan’... willing to charge into the lair of the True Demon for the kidnapped children, to confront the Heavenly Demon and slay the True Demon Priest and a Heavenly Demon Demonic Embryo. Such a heroic man deserved her help as natural justice!

If it must be said that this exposure was her fate, destined to be captured and taken back to Shenjing... then You Ruhui was willing, only hoping it would not affect them.

"No."

And An Jing raised his hand, and, addressing You Ruhui, indicated that there was no rush to leave, "I... still have a method."

"Wait a moment." Meanwhile, Granny Huai also shook her head.

An Jing’s desire to help You Ruhui was simple—he did not want Da Chen to get his way.

Da Chen, in his determination to capture You Ruhui, was willing to sacrifice a million lives of Ming City, a point which, once proved, made it absolutely impossible for him to accept any possibility of Da Chen’s success.

Not to mention, You Ruhui had helped him fend off the attack of the Earth Pulse Node, which ultimately left a flaw.

Of course, the secrets carried by You Ruhui might be connected to the lives of countless people in Da Chen, and the blood of the Imperial Court carried such weight. Currently, by assisting You Ruhui for the sake of a million lives, he might potentially be leading to the deaths of tens of millions, or even more, in the future.

—Who knows if You Ruhui’s parents were in the wrong?

What if You Ruhui’s parents were the ’evil’ side?

An Jing did not know, but he dared to make a choice.

Life is all about making choices, and it is better to make mistakes than to standby and wait.

Since heaven had given him the right to choose, he would definitely not disappoint, but choose to shoulder it!

Therefore, An Jing had made up his mind—according to the Sword Spirit, those who transferred along with him could stay in the Tianyuan Realm for only three days at most.

But three days were enough to make Inspector Cao, who couldn’t determine his target, shift his focus to other areas, and also to avoid the Divine Skill deployed using the Earth Vein in this wave.

As long as this search turned up no clues, Ming City would become the darkness beneath the lamp, staying in this frontier city would become much safer.

The only drawback might be that An Jing would expose his Great Void Passage, but the things on You Ruhui might be no less significant than the fragments of Subdue Evil. Even Subdue Evil itself was very curious about You Ruhui’s existence.

But Granny Huai offered another choice

"I cultivate the Divine Sect’s Secret Technique, ’Hundred Lives Tribulation.’"

Upon opening her mouth, both An Jing and You Ruhui turned their heads to her as she honestly said, "This technique allows one to forge cause and effect by continuously helping others, transferring their own tribulations to others, and thereby purifying one’s own Fate Pattern, allowing the inherent Lifebound Fate Pattern to continually advance, ultimately reaching the realm of Strange Mandate."

"This is the cultivation technique given by the Northern Patrol Envoy for my cultivation, and she believes that with my talent, I can complete this technique and become the second one like her."

"The Northern Patrol Envoy, though only laying a casual piece in her game, or perhaps considering me as one of those through whom she shifts her tribulations, has given me a highly precious technique that, if completed, truly is a path to heaven, for which I cannot help but be grateful."

"This is why I believe the Northern Patrol Envoy does not see me as a mere fated weapon."

As she spoke, Granny Huai slowly straightened her back; behind her head gradually shone a gentle, moonlike halo, along with the constantly evolving Hundred Souls Totem, "But I do not like this cultivation technique."

"I help others, not to shift my own tribulations... Thus, I reverse my cultivation, turning ’Hundred Lives Tribulation’ into ’Hundred Tribulations Returning to Fate.’"

"I will bear others’ tribulations, I will become the noble helper of others."

"Just like now."

With those words, the old woman looked at You Ruhui, showing a sincere smile, "Come, child, hand over all your tribulations to me— and I will use my life’s Fate to cover for you."

"In this way, no matter what causality, bloodline secrets, or techniques, they will no longer be able to find you."