Chapter 213: Young Zhou Tong: I Want to Marry This Older Sister!
“What is this…”
As the mysterious information merged into Zhou Tong’s body, the world before his eyes underwent a tremendous change.
“Senior Sister!”
He instinctively uttered, feeling a soft hand tightly gripping his arm, which gave him much reassurance.
“I’m here, I will always be with you!”
Immediately after, an invisible force swept over, covering the two of them and pulling them into a strange space.
As soon as they landed, they felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity.
“Where is this? Is it still the Three Pure Realms?” The Senior Sister asked with a frown.
“It should be.”
Zhou Tong’s spiritual power radiated outward, probing everything around.
But soon he furrowed his brows.
“Someone’s coming!”
The Senior Sister immediately became alert, looking to the side.
He saw a couple fleeing in a panic from a distance, with a woman holding a child in her arms, glancing back in fear.
Someone was chasing them.
The Senior Sister followed that direction and indeed saw a group of black-clad men armed with blades.
“To dare commit such a masked act in broad daylight, stop right there!”
Without saying another word, she directly took action, and a powerful aura swept forth, but the opponents remained indifferent, showing no signs of being affected!
“How can this be?”
“Because this is just a segment of the past, we cannot interfere.”
Zhou Tong’s voice came, filled with an eerie and oppressive tone.
“Junior Brother… you!”
The Senior Sister suddenly was startled, noticing something unusual about Zhou Tong. She found that the light on his body was surging, as if he were breaking through some kind of shackles.
“This aura…”
“It’s theReturning Self in the Void Self Realm!” the Senior Sister exclaimed!
The so-called Returning Self refers to the past self of the cultivator; only by clarifying everything about the past can one continue forward and truly comprehend the Void Self Realm.
Now that Zhou Tong was experiencing the Returning Self, doesn’t that imply… this segment of time is his past!
As expected, the conversation of the couple confirmed her thoughts.
“We can’t go on like this; we won’t escape if this continues. Just abandon the child!”
The man gritted his teeth and said harshly.
“But he’s only four years old!”
The woman resisted desperately, her face turning pale.
“What does it matter if he’s four? These people are after him. If we leave him behind, we’ll be safe. In my opinion, what the Heavenly Machine Sect said is right; this child is a calamity star!”
Upon hearing this, the woman paused in her tracks.
After pondering for a moment, she agreed to her husband’s suggestion.
Perhaps earlier she just couldn’t bring herself to face it; now provided a way out, it was just right to take the easier path.
After all, from their perspective, no one’s life is more important than their own!
“I agree!”
The woman cried out in pain, but still let go of her embrace.
“Don’t cry; preserving our lives is paramount. We can have another child in the future, or we can even adopt one!”
With the man’s support, the couple quickly fled, leaving the four-year-old child behind.
“Damn it… how can there be such heartless parents in the world!”
The Senior Sister was filled with indignation, but Zhou Tong said, “No one acts for others; heaven’s wrath will come!”
“That’s not right!”
The Senior Sister immediately retorted, wrapping her arms around Zhou Tong tightly and gently stroking the top of his head.
“For you, Senior Sister would sacrifice everything, including her life. I believe Master and Yue’er feel the same. I hope you won’t be so negative in the future; it would sadden us all!”
“Haha…”
Zhou Tong chuckled, wrapping his arms around the Senior Sister’s waist.
“I will never let go for my entire life!”
“That’s the right attitude!”
As they conversed, the black-clad men charged forward, and upon seeing the child, they intended to chop him into pieces.
“Stop it!”
The Senior Sister’s expression changed drastically. She instinctively wanted to strike, yet still couldn’t intervene in the past.
“I’ll do it!”
At that moment, Zhou Tong moved!
He reached out and caught the swords of the black-clad men.
“Junior Brother, how can you…?”
The Senior Sister looked astonished, and before she could finish her sentence, she saw the void filled with countless cracks.
“This is a spatial crack… no, it’s a temporal crack!”
She heard a cracking sound, as if some kind of barrier was being breached, and they directly crossed over!
“Who are you?”
The black-clad men were startled, looking at the suddenly appeared duo, seemingly a bit panicked.
“Those about to die need not ask too much!”
In the next moment, Zhou Tong unleashed the Life-Balance Dominion, slaying all the black-clad men!
“Congratulations, Junior Brother! You’ve finally comprehended Returning Self, changed the past, and saved your former self!”
The Senior Sister was first stunned, then overjoyed.
However, upon hearing this, Zhou Tong shook his head with a smile, as if he had grasped some profound truth.
“I changed nothing!”
He whispered, “If we interfere with the past, we become a part of that past, and the events that occurred will still happen as usual; the future will not change because of it!”
“How can that be? I don’t believe it!”
The Senior Sister picked up the child, noticing an amulet hanging from his neck, with the character “Zhou” inscribed on it.
“It really is you!”
She exclaimed happily, her eyes filled with love and maternal radiance.
“Big sister, you’re so beautiful! When I grow up, how about you be my wife?”
Little Zhou Tong’s words came as a thunderclap, striking Zhou Tong’s true self as if hit by lightning.
“Oh no… someone should really be embarrassed. How could someone so charming in childhood grow up to be so wooden!”
The Senior Sister adored him, cuddling little Zhou Tong and unable to let go, saying, “How about you come with your sister? I’ll take care of you!”
“I’m sorry, but that might not be possible!”
A voice suddenly interrupted, breaking the warm scene.
They saw a woman, resembling a fairy, walking slowly, her gaze fixed on little Zhou Tong.
“Mountain Ghost Girl!”
“How rare, there’s actually a human who can recognize me. However, this is not the time to chat; I’m here to welcome my people’s king.”
“But he is clearly a human child!”
Though she knew that the Mountain Ghost was not an enemy, the Senior Sister still tightly held little Zhou Tong.
“Humans can also become the king of the Mountain Ghosts; he is the most suitable!”
With a wave of her hand, the Mountain Ghost summoned young Zhou Tong to her side.
The entire process could not be obstructed, for the fact that young Zhou Tong was adopted by the Mountain Ghost was a predetermined outcome that no one could change.
“Who are you?”
Little Zhou Tong asked cautiously.
“I won’t harm you. Come with me, and I can make your wishes come true.”
Upon hearing this, little Zhou Tong surprisingly stopped struggling.
“Any wish can be granted?”
“Indeed, as long as you are willing, I can return you to your parents.”
“No, they don’t want me anymore. Then, I don’t want them either!”
A determined look appeared on the child’s face, causing the Mountain Ghost’s expression to shift slightly.
“What do you want instead?”
Little Zhou Tong pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhang Chuqiao.
“When I grow up, I want this older sister to be my wife.”
Hearing this, Zhou Tong and the others felt a jolt in their hearts.
Could it be that their fate was set at this moment?
“Okay, anything else?”
The Mountain Ghost asked with a smile.
“I want to become strong; only by becoming strong can I protect everything, so no one will abandon me.”
“Sure, anything else?”
“Nothing else!” Little Zhou Tong shook his head.
“I can grant you both of these wishes, but in exchange, you must also fulfill my wish. Is that alright?”
The Mountain Ghost cradled little Zhou Tong, speaking earnestly.
“What wish?”
Little Zhou Tong asked curiously, appearing unconcerned.
