Capítulo 21: Li Feng Part 2
So he is a spirit...
But inside the stone pendant?
If the stone pendant was the one from her first life, then it would explain how he knew her secrets. It would also explain why he knew she was a saint.
Because every Saintess wore the Saint Pendant, or the stone pendant, on their initiation day, which just happens to be the 18th birthday.
So...Uncle Wei had coincidently completed her initiation by giving her the Saint Pendant on her 18th birthday.
Or was it really a coincidence?
"I was a Saintess in my past life, but not this one. So you don't need to address me as Saintess." One life of shouldering such heavy responsibility was enough. Now even if she was dead, she didn't want to carry the same burden.
Li Feng's eyes filled with pity. He had accompanied her in her previous life and knew her fears better than she knew herself.
"I understand your feelings, little Saint. However, the position of a Saintess isn't one you can discard at will. You were born into this position and will die carrying it. Your dreams are a greater testament than anything else."
"Dreams? What drea..." Qing Yue's voice slowly died down as an ominous feeling brewed in her heart.
It couldn't be!
Her body began trembling uncontrollably as the sound of her heartbeat pounded in her ears.
"You...you're talking about the nightmares, aren't you?"
Even she could detect the fear and desperate plea in her voice, let alone Li Feng who controlled the inner space of the Saint Pendant.
"Yes, Saintess. I'm talking about the nightmares, or premonition to be more exact."
"Premonition? They aren't just nightmares?"
Premonition?
Then all that she saw...it was a prediction of the future!?
Qing Yue's eyes widened in horror and she shakily stepped back.
No...she didn't want to...she didn't want any part in whatever future that was...!
"I understand you what you must be feeling right now. However, if you step back, then what you saw and worse will be humanity's future. Millions and billions of innocent children will be buried prematurely and trillions of corpses will litter the land. This country, LiLong Country will become the land of the dead..."
"No, no, no! I don't want to...!" Qing Yue blocked her ears and vigorously shook her head.
She didn't want any part in such a nightmare.
The rotten corpses crawling with maggots and worms, the river of blood, the smell of burnt skin, the severed limbs and heads...
She didn't want to be a part of it.
"Why me? Why always me...?" One life of such torment wasn't enough? Live another life in the service of the world? She was only an eighteen-year-old girl!
Why should she carry such a heavy burden!?
If she failed to prevent the future she saw, she would become the culprit of every soul in the LiLong Country!
Li Feng watched the wailing girl sympathetically. He knew the heaviness of the burden she was carrying.
And for her who was outwardly cold and inwardly kind, more than herself, she would be worried about those she'd fail if she didn't succeed.
"Saintess, if you back out, you'd be leaving them to a certain doom. But if you at least try, then there's hope for the future. You don't need to succeed. Trying and giving your best will be more than enough. You can leave the rest to fate, okay?"
"But...if I fail..."
"Then that's just fate. Even after giving your all, if you still fail, then it means that was meant to be. There's nothing you can do to change it."
Qing Yue's hands slowly dropped to her side. She took a deep breath and raised her head.
"Li Feng, what do I need to do to try my best and change the future?" There was an unconcealable determination in her firm voice.
Li Feng smiled and gestured towards the field of herbs.
"Come with me..."
In the sea of herbs and plants, Qing Yue strolled beside Li Feng with a confused expression.
"But Li Feng, what's the point in me learning all this? Am I not dead already?"
"Heh...if you were dead, I wouldn't be here, Saintess. The Saint Pendant protected your soul and brought your consciousness here. Your body is still lying on the operating table, but you'll be fine. From now on, this Saint Dimension will be your training field."
"Training field? Training for what?"
"Saintess, you were a healer in your previous life. Although you could treat minor ailments and disinfect wounds, one shortcoming of yours was your weakness in poison study and treating major diseases."
"Disease...Poison..."
"I know what you're thinking. As a Saintess, you've always strived to treat the illness of the heart, body, and nature. But you've never tried to study poison or treat poison and incurable disease. If you had, your previous ending might've been different."
"A different ending? How can an ending be different if the ones to end your life are those you trusted most? Whether it's poison or knife, an ending cannot be avoided if it comes from the least expected person." Qing Yue's voice was hard, filled with deep resentment and hatred she'd never exposed before.
If she was anywhere but here, she would've never dared to expose such bone-deep hatred.
"You're right. As such, a person can never be too careful. So Saintess, to make sure such a future never occurs again, why don't we cover all your weaknesses. In fact, we'll turn your weaknesses into your greatest strengths!"
Li Feng's bright smile and aspiring words lifted the gloom off her heart. Qing Yue swept her gaze over the field of herbs and suddenly felt that it wouldn't be so bad to study poisons.
At least if she had a basic knowledge of the field, then she wouldn't be killed so easily in the future.
And if she could grow stronger by gaining more knowledge, then why would she turn down the offer?
"Okay, Li Feng. Let's study poison."
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