Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 273 - 210 New Year

Chapter 273: Chapter 210 New Year

Amidst the sword’s shrill cry, fifteen flying swords transformed into a multi-layered sword net, churning out brilliant sword light as they swept forth.

Sword light and flying swords resonated with each other, and during the swords’ flight, bursts of sword light tens of meters long would erupt unpredictably.

Whoosh!

A giant boulder, several meters tall, was lightly grazed by the flying swords and split neatly in two.

Sensing the fluctuating sword light on the flying swords, Lin Xing thought to himself, "Among these fifteen flying swords, ten have been refined for over a hundred years, and the remaining five have been refined for two hundred years."

"With the sword light stimulating these five flying swords, the power of my Sword Control has at least doubled."

"Divine Weapons truly possess their unique advantages."

That a strong practitioner from the Emei Sect with the Second Transmission Map could produce so many flying swords at once was beyond Lin Xing’s expectations.

With a casual flick of his hand, the fifteen flying swords neatly entered the Sword Box.

"Master Bai, you carry the Sword Box," Lin Xing said. "It’s too precious for me to trust with anyone else."

Seeing Lin Xing entrust the fifteen flying swords to her so confidently, Bai Yiyi felt the trust he had in her.

She reached out, gently tugged the Sword Box onto her back, then patted her chest and said, "You can rest easy, Lin Xing, with Master Bai here, no one will manage to steal these flying swords."

Lin Xing nodded, "Next, we’ll head back home for a bit."

"It’s been a while since I’ve focused on cultivating and battling."

Lin Xing touched his head, "I need to stabilize my mental state."

Little Lin Xing laughed beside him, "I think you’re doing just fine as you are, you should keep it up."

Lin Xing had gotten used to ignoring his presence, but he had wanted to return to school, to his home for a while now. He had been rushed to complete the Map because of the movements of the World Conference.

Now that the Map was finally complete, he planned to make use of the Spring Festival as a chance to visit home.

"Might as well celebrate the New Year."

As he walked the streets of the contemporary city, witnessing the strong Spring Festival atmosphere, Lin Xing felt an unfamiliar sensation arise within him.

He thought that if he counted the time he had spent in the reverse flow of time, it had been very long since he had celebrated the New Year.

Outside the mall, a large screen displayed various news about the Mirror World and the World Conference, reminding every passerby of the world’s changes.

"The Sect Leader of Spirit Treasure Sect attends a banquet in Sakura Country."

"Xia Jianlong of the Divine Dragon Gang arrives in White Eagle Country by passenger plane."

"The global per capita gun ownership rate continues to rise."

"The Emei Sect delegation arrives in White Eagle Country, announcing participation in the successive conferences."

"Swordswoman issues a challenge to Sun Changshou of the Emei Sect on Liberty Island."

News after news flashed across the screen, especially the information related to the World Conference, which kept tugging at the nerves of every modern individual—many hoped this conference would bring lasting peace to both worlds.

But Lin Xing knew it was unlikely. The contradictions among the nine major sects were profound, and even if those sects were added to the Mirror World’s northern court and the southern new government, they couldn’t look after every person in the Mirror World.

Especially the multitudes of refugees, bandits, and thieves were already the main cause of casualties.

...

East Sea University.

Lin Xing strolled within the campus.

However, being the New Year period, there were hardly any people around on campus.

Memories of Lin Xing’s past school life had become more and more distant and blurry in his mind.

So much so that gazing upon the university campus before him, he found himself unable to recall any specific moments spent there.

Looking at the deserted lecture halls, sports grounds, dormitories... all he could feel was a strong sense of emptiness and loneliness washing over him.

Then, Lin Xing returned to his high school, middle school, and elementary school days, and as he walked through each and every deserted school, clear memories failed to surface in his mind.

Teachers and classmates alike, whether it was their names or faces, he couldn’t remember any of them.

Only rough and vague scenes remained in his mind, lacking any details.

Lin Xing stood dazedly in front of the empty classroom and murmured to himself, "I don’t remember, I don’t remember anything."

He had thought his childhood and adolescent memories were like a book in his mind, fading and forgotten, but still there.

Yet when he opened this book today, he found that it was already blank.

He remembered having many male and female classmates but couldn’t recall any of their specific appearances.

Past companions were like meteors streaking across the sky, leaving him forever after brief encounters.

As he felt the vast blankness within his memories, an unprecedented sense of loneliness washed over Lin Xing’s heart.

"If everything from the past will ultimately be forgotten by me,"

"If all people and all things will eventually leave me, not even leaving a trace in my mind,"

"Then does any of this have meaning?"

"Meaning?" Little Lin Xing sighed from the side, "Meaning never existed in this world; when everything can be achieved, then nothing has meaning."

"Even in the entire universe, the only eternal thing is the void itself."

"Once you comprehend this true reality, you’ll understand the meaning of our existence."

Just as Lin Xing felt his heart sinking, a pair of warm hands tightly gripped his own.

Lin Xing looked up to see Jing Shiyu in front of him but realized that his memories of her were not as clear as before.

"Lin Xing."

"Lin Xing?"

Lin Xing came back to his senses, speaking calmly, "One day, I’ll forget you too."

The next moment, Lin Xing felt his lips suddenly come into contact with something soft, becoming moist.

The confusion in his eyes slowly dissipated as a gentle voice reached his ears.

"Lin Xing, have you forgotten? I said I would stay with you forever."

"That way you can’t forget me."

Watching Lin Xing’s gaze change, a smile curved on Jing Shiyu’s lips, "It looks like you’ve been spending too much time practicing with Master Bai lately; next time, I’ll join you."

"Right, didn’t you say you wanted to go home for a while? Master Bai and the others are waiting for you."

Lin Xing nodded, a trace of relief appearing on his face unknowingly, "Yes, let’s go."

Little Lin Xing watched the two of them walk away, sighing softly, "This woman... is really annoying."

...

Lin Xing, along with Jing Shiyu, returned to his former home.

Perhaps because he had lived here for over a decade.

Despite it being a distant past for Lin Xing, he still found familiarity in the greenery, roads, and various facilities of the community.

The keys to the house had long been forgotten somewhere by him.

Lin Xing’s spiritual thoughts slipped through the crack of the door, turning the handle.

As the door opened, there were Bai Yiyi and Zhao Wanxi already waiting in the living room.

Seeing the two of them scrolling through their phones on the sofa, Lin Xing asked, "Didn’t I ask you two to buy some food to wait for us?"

Bai Yiyi kicked Zhao Wanxi, who was at the other end of the sofa, "Xiao Zhao, did you hear that? He told you to buy some food."

Zhao Wanxi, still focused on her phone without looking up, said, "Ah... Old Ancestor, I’m busy, I have work to do."

Bai Yiyi replied disdainfully, "What work? You’ve been scrolling through social media all day."

Zhao Wanxi responded, "I’m cooperating with the officials to test my abilities, unlike the Old Ancestor who has been watching videos all day."

"Huh?" Bai Yiyi turned her head, glaring at Zhao Wanxi, "Am I just casually watching videos? Aren’t I explaining combat to my followers?"

Since the strong from Mirror World increasingly appeared in the current world and began collaborating with the current world’s governments, even becoming internet celebrities, they had brought many habits from Mirror World into the current world.

One of these was arranged duels.

Because Mirror World was accustomed to settling disputes with force, another common method besides full-scale warfare between factions was duels between the strong.

In the beginning, duels among the experts in the current world went unnoticed, but as more people intentionally or unintentionally recorded their fights, more videos of these experts surfaced online.

Especially after Lin Xing participated in an exhibition match, the popularity of related videos skyrocketed, and more and more videos of duels between masters kept flooding into the public’s view.

At this point, many experts simply livestreamed their duels to increase their fame, gain more influence in the current world, avoid sneak attacks, ambushes, or treachery from their opponents, and prevent any denial of defeat after the fact.

And Bai Yiyi had been frequently commenting on those videos of duels between experts.

At that moment, lying on the sofa, Bai Yiyi said, "I’m explaining the videos to inform the people of the current world, teaching them knowledge of Martial Arts and Spells, providing information about various Sects. Is this just any ordinary video watching?"

Bai Yiyi stared intently at Zhao Wanxi, thinking to herself, "Xiao Zhao has been growing increasingly arrogant since starting to work with the officials on ability testing; her eyes are nearly on her forehead now."

She turned to Lin Xing and said, "Lin Xing, Lin Xing, come and talk about what just happened in Mirror World."

While patting the Sword Box beside the sofa, Bai Yiyi continued, "Tell everyone how I killed that second transmission from the Emei Sect and claimed these fifteen flying swords..."

Jing Shiyu interjected with surprise, "You clashed with the Emei Sect?"

After hearing Lin Xing recount the story, Jing Shiyu frowned slightly, "Such a coincidence? This person appeared right when you were breaking through?"