Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1496 The Conversation

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Wang Wei lay his head on Wu Hongʼs lap and she gently played with his hair. He finished recounting everything he had experienced. ”See how much I have suffered?”

”I understand,” she nodded. ”Any relationship with Heavenly Dao is almost like a curse.”

”So?” Wang Wang Wei asked.

”So what?”

”Why donʼt you rush over and teach that woman, Si Meihui, a lesson?” Wang Wei asked.

”You should avenge your own grievance.”

”Donʼt you know Iʼm a feminist, so I donʼt hit women?” Wang Wei asked.

”Say that to Liu Meixiu, Mo Xingyun, Tong Ruobing —”

”Alright, alright.”

”And, wouldnʼt being a feminist mean you have no problem hitting women and men?” Wu Hong countered.

”Now, we suddenly care about the definition of words,” Wang Wei rolled his eyes. ”If the situation were reversed, you would expect me to beat the other guy.”

”Of course. Wouldnʼt you want to show me how strong and masculine you are?” Wang Wei replied, asking with an innocent voice and eyes, making Wang Weiʼs eyes twitch.

”Fine, you win. I donʼt know why I tried to argue with you in the first place. I thought I was the two-faced one in the relationship.”

”Little brat, youʼre still a few epochs too young to argue with me,” Wu Hong sneered. As soon as she uttered these words, she regretted them when she saw the glint in Wang Weiʼs eyes. She knew he was about to make a sexual innuendo or joke about their age difference.

”Wash your words,” she immediately warned.

”Youʼre no fun,” Wang Wei scoffed. There is a saying back on Earth that marrying a daughter-in-law three years older than the groom will bring prosperity to the family. He was lucky to find a daughter-in-law billions of years older, but he couldnʼt take full advantage of this fact. How egregious!

”Now itʼs your turn,” Wang Wei changed the subject. ”What did you experience inside the fog?”

”Things started as you said. After sitting down, the materials appeared, including a few not included in your experience.” Wang Wei nodded. Wu Hong was a former Primal, so itʼs expected that the process of establishing a [Transcendent Foundation] would be different or more challenging.

”The process was more dangerous than expected. Grand Daoʼs consciousness descended, trying to force me to experience a tribulation for the process.”

”So, it has started regulating these foundations?” Wang Wei asked.

”It appeared so.”

”It makes sense since it regulates everything. Continue.”

”I finished the process and tested my new strength. But then, I realized I was sealed,” Wu Hong continued. ”And before you ask, yes, Iʼm more powerful than before.”

”Iʼll catch up and surpass you soon,” Wang Wei said through gritted teeth.

”Itʼs good to have dreams,” Wu Hong lightly tapped his face. ”Now that I had more time, I started working on the Twelve and Thirteen Foundation. However, as soon as I closed my eyes, I realized I could remember some events of the taboo.”

”Oh?”

”In the last trial, I met a woman standing in this white space that seemed to be the origin of everything. She first showed me the alternate timeline you mentioned.”

”Really?” Wang Wei was immediately intrigued. The alternative timeline he saw focused mostly on him, and the Wu Hong he saw was already grown and established. So, he did not know much about her.

”According to that timeline, I should have ascended during the Devil Raceʼs War of Conquest.”

”Thatʼs even earlier than the First Origin War,” Wang Wei commented.

”Thatʼs right. The destiny to kill the Primogenitor Devil was mind after he had made my life a living hell,” Wu Hong explained. ”The woman then revealed she was a version of me, and she cared deeply about losing one of her disciples, so she rewrote the timeline to erase the latterʼs existence.”

”Erased? Why not just change it?”

”I had the same question, and she said the disciple was the karmic manifestation of her pain and suffering. She saw countless timelines, and in all of them, the latter dies, and she suffers devastating emotional pain. So, she took the opportunity to erase her.”

”That sounds harsh,” Wang Wei commented. He suddenly remembered the only time he saw lower-dimension Wu Hong cry. ”But, what opportunity was she talking about?”

”I ask, but she only answered with a smile,” Wu Hong shook her head.

”Of course she did,” Wang Wei sighed. ”What else?”

”I didnʼt just see the other timeline, but experienced it. I experienced all the trials and tribulations of the Devil Race Eradication, the First and Second Origin War, and the tribulation from our relationship.”

Wang Wei was silent.

”Did you know that after you created that clone for Xun Junyao, I spent billions of yuan epochs fearing you were the clone and she had your real body?”

”I would never do that.”

”I know, but I could not remove that irrational fear from my mind, and it became a deep insecurity for me,” Wu Hong sighed.

”Didnʼt I try to appease you?”

”He did, but only years later when I couldnʼt hide it anymore,” Wu Hong replied.

”Well, itʼs his fault he took so long to notice. Donʼt worry, one day, Iʼll search for him and beat him for all he put you through.”

”Now is not the time for your cheekiness,” Wu Hong said with a smile as she pinched his handsome face, and Wang Wei gave her puppy eyes.

”After experiencing that timeline, she asked me to choose.”

”Choose? As in choosing a timeline?” Wang Wei asked.

”Yes, she wanted me to choose which timeline I wanted to be the primary and secondary, or whether I wanted only to remember one,” Wu Hong explained.

”Since youʼre here, Iʼm guessing you chose our timeline?”

”Not exactly. I fought with her.”

”You what?” Wang Wei asked.

”Not physically, but verbally,” she explained.

”Why?” Wang Wei asked with lips twitching.

”Our timeline is obviously better, but itʼs only because she meddled in it and changed things. I am not too comfortable with her changing things and messing with my life.”

”But sheʼs you.”

”She mentioned that,” Wu Hong nodded.

”Meaning you would make the same choice if you had her power.”

”She also argued that,” Wu Hong continued.

”So, you agreed with her?”

”While she was correct, I still donʼt like the fact that she meddled.”

ʼYou realized how absurd that conversation was from her point of view,” Wang Wei commented. ”She was communicating with an alternate version of her past self that was technically still her, but that self disagreed with decisions she made, to be precise, decisions that self will eventually make. Well, maybe not make the same decision since the alternate self now has different experiences and preferences.

”Iʼm getting a headache just thinking about it,” Wang Wei said.

”We figured as much and had a laugh,” Wu Hong chuckled. Wang Wei imagined the beautiful sight of two of these beauties laughing and chatting and had a smile on the corner of his mouth. He only woke up when someone pinched his side.

”So, what did you end up choosing?” he asked.

”I asked her whether that choice was important, and she told me that at her level, it was only a minor thing. However, she also explained that the slightest change or improvement is extremely precious at her level.”

”A world in which the little things matter because everyone is too powerful and can do everything? I guess it makes sense,” Wang Wei nodded.

”I chose this timeline, but I wanted to remember the other timeline as well. So, she removed their influence on my memory,” Wu Hong sighed. The meeting with her future self was the first time she had met someone so powerful. She now understood why Wang Wei accepted events related to his future self. The power difference is too vast, and the only thing you can do is accept and hope.

”Iʼm glad you had such a wonderful experience. My future self is a jerk and never speaks to me directly,” Wang Wei complained.

”She had a message for you,” Wu Hong continued.

”Oh? Did she want to remind you that our love is eternal?”

”Just because sheʼs me, donʼt think I wonʼt consider it cheating if you get with her,” Wu Hong warned, making Wang Wei speechless. Wu Hong chuckled at his facial expression before becoming serious:

”She said to be careful of the [Time Nexuses].”

”Time Nexus,” Wang Wei muttered. ”These words sound familiar.” He suddenly sat straight on her lap with an ugly expression.

”Did you think of something?”

”The other you — she warned me of the same thing, but I forgot.”

”How could you forget something so important? Unless…”

”Someone placed a spiritual hint on me to ignore such an important warning,” Wang Wei said with an ugly expression.

ʼWho?”

”Who else can it be? Grand Dao that bastard,” Wang Wei said with gritted teeth. Wu Hong warned him around the time of the Heaven Will Battle, just before she dissipated. Afterward, Wang Wei had direct connection to Grand Dao when proving the Dao, which should be the time he was under that spiritual hint.