The Same Ending Countless Times
"How about you don't …."
Ye Zichen already knew how the story would end. Gu Zichen had appeared here, and he'd said he was a failure. His failure naturally led to the fall of his Auxiliary Star.
In his own world, Yang Jian was his Auxiliary Star.
His fate was easy to imagine.
"Hm? You don't want to know anymore?"
Gu Zichen smiled at him, but his smile contained a hint of loneliness.
Now that Ye Zichen knew the outcome, he was naturally hesitant. However, he had another thought. Even if he knew the story's ending, he might be able to turn things around.
After a moment's internal struggle, he tossed this vexing question to Gu Zichen, who'd already experienced it all.
"Can I tell you?"
"Of course." Gu Zichen nodded calmly. "It just so happens that I need to clarify your misunderstanding of me."
"Then …. Go ahead," said Ye Zichen after a moment's hesitation.
"Alright, I'll start with what you said earlier." Gu Zichen looked at Ye Zichen, a hint of mockery in his eyes. "Earlier, you said I was the one who dragged you into this mess, right?"
Ye Zichen nodded.
If he really wanted to trace it all back to the source, Gu Zichen was the one who'd brought him into contact with the immortals of the Heavenly Court. After that, a series of questions came one after another.
It was like a butterfly effect. He couldn't escape responsibility.
"In truth, a long time ago, I thought the same as you," said Gu Zichen. Gu Zichen suddenly laughed. "To tell the truth, it's no wonder we're the same person from a parallel universe. Even our thoughts are shockingly similar."
"What do you mean?"
Ye Zichen frowned. He didn't know why, but he felt like ….
"Did you know? In truth, I got involved in all of this because of someone called Gu Zichen. It's just that I got involved in a different way."
Boom!
When he heard this, Ye Zichen's consciousness felt like it was about to explode.
His heart clenched, and he stared at Gu Zichen in disbelief.
"That's not a very good joke," said Ye Zichen. "You said you got dragged into this mess because of Gu Zichen, but why are you both Gu Zichen and I'm Ye Zichen?"
"Do you think I'm joking?" Gu Zichen pressed his lips into a smile. "In that case, I can confidently tell you that this isn't a joke. It's real. Furthermore, back then, my name was still Ye Zichen. As for why you're Ye Zichen and I'm Gu Zichen, you'll naturally understand once you reach the God Realm. "
"…"
"Don't look at me like that." Gu Zichen noticed the suspicion in Ye Zichen's eyes, then sneered. "Actually, there's something else I wanted to tell you. That Gu Zichen who dragged me into this mess …. He used to be called Ye Zichen too. Back when he was Ye Zichen, someone called Gu Zichen had dragged him into all of this, and in the end, he'd failed. As for that Gu Zichen, he was actually …. Ye Zichen, and he …. "
Gu Zichen repeated this endless loop over and over again.
Ye Zichen couldn't even remember how many Ye Zichen he had said. All he knew was … a lot!
"To be honest, I didn't believe it in the beginning either. I thought they were joking with me. How could there possibly be so many of me? It wasn't until I transmigrated to your plane that I truly believed it. Behind this letter, however, was an unconcealable fear and loss of confidence. "
How could he not be afraid?
How could he not lose confidence?
If everything Gu Zichen had said was true, Ye Zichen would have reacted the same way.
Failure!
He'd failed countless times!
So many parallel worlds had failed, so could he really succeed in this world? If everything Gu Zichen had said was true, then wouldn't he end up just like Gu Zichen? With no other choice, he'd transmigrated to another plane in search of his previous self, looking for an opportunity to turn things around?
Or perhaps it was more accurate to say that he was relying on them.
No, absolutely not.
After a brief moment of absent-mindedness, Ye Zichen shouted inwardly.
He absolutely couldn't follow in Gu Zichen's footsteps. He absolutely couldn't let the people by his side leave him.
Ye Zichen clenched his fists, but that didn't give him much confidence. In truth, after learning the truth about Gu Zichen's words, he felt powerless.
So many of his predecessors had failed. Could a simple shout solve everything?
Gradually, he lowered his head, like a rooster that had lost its will to fight.
"See, you and I really are alike." After observing Ye Zichen's every move, Gu Zichen shrugged and laughed. "Back then, I was just like you. I clenched my fists and shouted that I'd stop everything, but in the end, I lost all confidence. Gu Zichen, on the other hand, looked at me quietly, then repeated the same words I'd just said. "
"But do you want to give up just like that?"
"Of course not!" Ye Zichen snapped his head back up, his eyes spitting fire. "I'll definitely put an end to everything!"
"Your thinking is good. Or perhaps I should say that every single one of you thinks the same way. Ye Zichen, I can't deny that when you said those words to me earlier, I resented you. But you, me, and everyone else in the parallel universe, we're the same kind of people. "
Gu Zichen looked at Ye Zichen warmly. He really could see a shadow of himself in Ye Zichen.
Back then, he'd been just like Ye Zichen, furious and roaring in his heart ….
But in the end.
Wasn't it still the same?
Gu Zichen's lips curved into a bitter smile as he spoke again.
Gu Zichen continued, "Earlier, you even said that if you walked the path of my failure, the only result would be failure. But let me tell you, you were wrong. Everything I've arranged for you isn't the path I want to walk. "
"Countless parallel transmigrations allowed 'us' to continuously perfect our strategy. What I'm going to teach you now is a perfect strategy based on my failure. I've even made some minor adjustments to this strategy. "
"'We' who transmigrated here have a somewhat limited vision. They all naively believe that 'we' are the Children of Heaven's Mandate, that we are the existences that will end everything. But they've all forgotten that when 'we' became the Children of Heaven's Mandate, the heavens chose the Twin Emperors. They didn't put that person in, but this time, I've made him a target to turn the tables on. "
"I want to try and see if there's a possibility of changing if I assist him. It's just that, unless it's absolutely necessary, I don't want to put him in an important position. "
"Why?" Ye Zichen frowned. "The heavens chose the Twin Emperors. Perhaps he …."
"Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. If I tell you his name, I don't know if you'll still think the same way."
"Who?"
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