Chapter 2103 - 1671: Human? God? Demon? Lost!

Gu Changsheng told Shi Wujue and others that the Divine Weapon Forging Tower was a mural, a concept they initially didn’t believe!

However, when they emerged from the cave and saw the actual Divine Weapon Forging Tower for themselves, they could no longer doubt it!

Indeed, the Divine Weapon Forging Tower turned out to be a mural!

This mural was carved upon a steep precipice; it was extraordinarily large!

"Godfather, is this really the Divine Weapon Forging Tower?" Yuan Bao gazed at the Divine Weapon Forging Tower carved upon the cliff, feeling a bit dazed.

Raising his head, he couldn’t even see the top of the tower; yet, the intricate patterns were carved with stunning clarity, so lifelike it seemed as though it was right before them.

"Indeed, this is the Divine Weapon Forging Tower, our ultimate destination in the Tashi Tribe!" Gu Changsheng also raised her gaze towards the Divine Weapon Forging Tower; her eyes held a contemplative glint, "The Snake Spirit Disease said she transformed due to divine enlightenment, and the purpose was for her to guard this place, waiting for the right person to arrive, claiming that only the right person can unlock the Misty Prohibition outside..."

At this, Gu Changsheng turned around awkwardly, looking at Shi Wujue and Yuan Bao, pointing slightly bitterly at herself, "And the Misty Prohibition outside was unlocked by me... I am the one referred to by the Snake Spirit Disease as the right person..."

Gu Changsheng didn’t understand why, but she indeed opened the Misty Prohibition outside; this is undeniable!

But why exactly?

According to Snake Piaopiao, she has protected this place for countless ages, so long she couldn’t tally the months, meaning when the deity appeared, she was unaware of her existence; yet how did the deity know she would come here?

No one could answer Gu Changsheng, leaving her with a feeling that everything about her seemed predestined, and ages ago, someone knew she would come here, unlock the Misty Prohibition outside, desire to enter the Divine Weapon Forging Tower...

Or perhaps, her destiny was foretold long, long ago...

Yet, where her destiny ultimately leads, even Gu Changsheng doesn’t know, but how did Snake Piaopiao’s deity know?

From the modern world, she traversed long realms of time to appear here; she originally wished just to settle in Liuzhou City, becoming a wealthy person, yet she ended up in the Southern Border...

Everything, at some point, became different!

Or rather, from the moment she crossed into this realm, everything stopped being within her plans!

Gu Changsheng hated this feeling!

Hated the feeling of being unable to control her life, and even more so, hated the feeling of her life being seen through by others, as if someone in the mysterious ether knew what she was doing and what she was about to do!

Hated this feeling of having her life manipulated by others!

"Don’t overthink it, perhaps it’s just a coincidence, after all, your encounters are unusual..." Shi Wujue spoke softly, his narrow eyes fixed on Gu Changsheng, pondered for a moment, and could only console her thus...

He couldn’t say!

Some things he cannot say yet!

He couldn’t tell Gu Changsheng, you were born destined to be extraordinary; otherwise, how could you be the one of fate? How could your presence manifest upon the bright moon?

Even if it meant witnessing Gu Changsheng in befuddled self-questioning, Shi Wujue couldn’t reveal it, couldn’t let Gu Changsheng know the purpose of his appearing by her side...

Couldn’t let her know their acquaintance was orchestrated from the beginning!

At least, not now!

And Shi Wujue hoped, during this lifetime, until his life’s end, Gu Changsheng would never come to know the whole truth!

Although, he also knew that was impossible...

"Shi Wujue, do you believe your own words?" Gu Changsheng chuckled bitterly upon hearing those words.

Coincidence?

Where in this world does true coincidence exist?

All coincidences are the arrangement of time and fate, isn’t it?

At this very moment, for the first time, Gu Changsheng began to somewhat believe in destiny, somewhat believe in fate...

Because that sense of fate was growing increasingly strong within her...

"I..." Shi Wujue was stumped by Gu Changsheng’s words...

Does he believe it?

Of course, he doesn’t believe it!

But, how can you let him explain it?

"Even you believe it, how can I believe it? I can’t convince myself that all this is just a coincidence, although I wish to believe it’s really just a coincidence..." Gu Changsheng spoke, slowly turning around to gaze at the towering Divine Weapon Forging Tower’s sculpture, shaking his head, "When you crossed the Broken Cliff of Ten Thousand Fathoms, nothing happened, but I fell down and once I climbed back up, I became something neither human, deity, nor demon. I can pass through barriers that you tried everything but couldn’t, I can go through the Misty Prohibition, I seem to have become no longer myself..."

"Undying and unhurt might be something people dream about, but to me, it’s a thorn in my throat. I just want to be an ordinary person! An ordinary person! I just want to have a family, parents, children, a lover, and live the life of ordinary people, where I work at sunrise and rest at sunset, peacefully... I only wish for tranquil years, not for immortality, not to become a god, and not to become a demon. I don’t want an eternal but lonely life, I only wish to experience life in all its forms like a regular person, living through birth, aging, sickness, and death..."said Gu Changsheng, looking back at Shi Wujue, his eyes filled with helplessness, "But Shi Wujue, I’ve changed! Changed so much that I don’t recognize myself! My body no longer gets hurt, doesn’t bleed, and blades can’t leave any marks on me. Tell me, will time still leave any marks on me?"

"Undying, unhurt, eternal life, did I get it so easily? But tell me, with endless years, how should I face seeing you all grow old and die beside me, while I remain unchanged? What state of mind should I have to face being youthful while you turn grey? Am I still human?"

"Shi Wujue, you once said that the survival of your entire clan is on your shoulders, and you can’t afford to die. You should understand the sorrow I feel now that I can’t even die... I don’t know if becoming like this is good or bad, I don’t know where the Power of Demon Control in me comes from, and I don’t know what I will become. Human? Deity? Or even demon..."

Upon saying this, Gu Changsheng slowly lowered her eyes...

She suddenly felt that her life had become unrecognizable, leaving her with only an uncontrollable future and bewilderment!

"Gu Changsheng, do you know that your invulnerability is what we all hope for?"

Shi Wujue and Zhou Mu, along with the others, quietly stood beside Gu Changsheng, watching the woman lost in confusion, her slender and upright figure casting no shadow. Gazing at the towering Divine Weapon Forging Tower before her, Shi Wujue and Zhou Mu exchanged a glance, finally sighing as they said...

"No matter what you become, be it human, deity, or demon, you are still the Gu Changsheng we know! Even if the whole world no longer recognizes you, we will still be here! No matter what you become, or how far you go, Gu Changsheng, we will accompany you! We will always be with you..."

Those words were meant to comfort Gu Changsheng.

They were also the deepest wishes in Shi Wujue’s heart.

But in the end, Shi Wujue lowered his eyes slowly...

How could he possibly always be there for her?

Even if she never knows the truth that he’s the mastermind behind everything, how much longer can this body of his, which relies on the blood of the clan members to sustain life, survive?

How much longer can he live?

How much longer can he accompany her?

Even this bittersweet companionship, he is uncertain how long he can sustain...

"Yes, my dear, we are here with you! Yuan Bao won’t ever leave you in this lifetime, nor will we leave the master! Wherever you are, Yuan Bao will be there. No matter what you become, no matter who you are!" Yuan Bao sensed his madam’s low spirits and quickly stepped forward to ease the mood.

"Baby Jin Bao will also accompany you, don’t be afraid..." Baby Jin Bao also stepped forward, reaching out to tug at Gu Changsheng’s sleeve.

Zhou Mu remained standing quietly on the side, simply watching Gu Changsheng, without saying a word.

Some things don’t need to be said.

He believed he was there all along!

He would prove it with his actions, in the past or the future, he would always be there...

"My dear, you still have us! No matter what the future holds, you still have us, you won’t be alone, and you don’t have to be afraid!" Yuan Bao also moved to Gu Changsheng’s side, reaching out to hold her other sleeve.

Gu Changsheng looked at everyone around her, tightly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, the melancholy in her eyes was gone. She nodded heavily and said in a deep voice, "Alright! I still have you all, I’m not afraid!"

Because being afraid is pointless!

It can’t change what’s already happened, nor can it change her uncertain future!

"Isn’t it just the Divine Weapon Forging Tower! I’m not afraid, with you all here, I’m not afraid of anything! Whether it means Becoming a God, lofty and above, or Become a Demon, at worst I’ll just seek death, but I will continue to live! To live well! No matter what the future holds, I, Gu Changsheng, will always live brightly, arrogantly, and indulgently..."

Gu Changsheng spoke, as her mouth slowly curved into a smile, which grew wider and wider on her blooming face...

To live, no matter how, no matter what may come...