I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 425 - 41: Manager of the Island (Part 2)

Gu Mo nodded thoughtfully, carefully observing Naoki who had come not far away, and he could somewhat discern some clues.

"I see..." Kikyo pondered briefly and sighed softly, saying, "So, is it because of you, Miss Naoki, that there are no demons around here?"

This is fortunate in misfortune, but it still does not conceal the inherently tragic nature of the matter; after all, it’s a tragedy.

"The people of Penglai Island have long left, I let those children go... However, the barrier will still open from time to time, and demons from outside will be drawn here. I rely on this body now, borrowing the power of the Clanging Cauldron, I can easily annihilate them, but I can only manage this area..."

Naoki smiled helplessly: "Over time, they don’t dare to come near here anymore, but I really can’t manage places outside..."

Kikyo nodded, roughly understanding what was happening, but her brows were still slightly furrowed, not relaxing as a result. She hadn’t solved the island’s problems back then, and when she left, she got a little injured, but she hadn’t expected the blood left behind would be used like this.

Even if the other party tried to curse her through blood as a medium, it was still within her expectations. After all, she encountered plenty of malice when guarding the Four Souls Jade during her life, not just from demons, but also from many ambitious people who saw her as a thorn in their side and tried every means to get rid of her, trying all sorts of sinister methods.

But...

This situation still far exceeded her expectations.

"Alright, I roughly understand the situation now..."

Gu Mo raised his fist to his mouth, coughed to clear his throat: "Now, speaking of another issue, Miss Naoki, may I ask if it was us who resolved the matter of Penglai Island five hundred years ago? And after that, you’ve been waiting on the island for our arrival to tell us about this and let us resolve the Penglai Island issue?"

The situation is rather easy to understand; Kikyo and I should have received Naoki’s commission here, triggering a mission, and then traveled back through the Bone-Devouring Well to five hundred years ago in the Warring States Era, landed on Penglai Island of that time, and resolved the demon disaster caused by the Four Fighting Gods...

Then helped Naoki of that time escape from her predicament, and also informed her of the related information. Thus, Naoki of that time continued to watch over Penglai Island, awaiting five hundred years later to meet the two of us again, leading to the kind of situation that occurred at the beginning...

It’s precisely a closed loop, just like a snake biting its own tail.

"I’m glad you can understand..."

Naoki let out a breath and nodded vigorously, even though the other party sounded somewhat chaotic, she realized the other had already sorted out their thoughts, which greatly relieved her.

They could react immediately, sparing her a lot of explanations... To be honest, she also felt unsure how to explain clearly. During her lonely times on the island, she sometimes thought about sorting out the ins and outs of this matter.

—But many times, she found herself going in circles...

—It’s not that she couldn’t understand it, but the more she understood, the more perplexed she was by the peculiarities...

Naoki gazed seriously at the person in front of her: "Although I don’t know how it is done, based on what you told me before, you have a way to return to that era five hundred years ago... Although that has already happened for me, I still ask you now to help the Penglai Island of the past."

"..."

"..."

A brief silence, only the roar of the large flames burning fiercely within the Pill Furnace.

Gu Mo pondered seriously for a moment, then looked at the priestess by his side, seeing Kikyo nodding earnestly at him. Despite the odd and subtle feeling, especially looking at Naoki’s current appearance, the priestess felt particularly awkward and uneasy.

But that’s just how she is, unable to ignore suffering, and since all of this has already left predetermined marks on the scale of time, she naturally has even less reason to refuse.

Naoki said nothing, just looked at them seriously, patiently waiting.

After contemplating slightly, Gu Mo lifted his eyes again to look at Naoki, this woman who looked exactly the same as Kikyo, simultaneously striving to suppress the strange feeling inside without showing it, instead organizing his words, and slowly said, "I still have one question here..."

"The cycle of Penglai Island’s emergence is relatively fixed, indeed we can return to five hundred years ago, but by then there should still be a significant period before Penglai Island appears, at least according to my understanding it’s like that... And I might not be able to wait until then."

This is a reality he must face directly, he can’t stay in this subquest indefinitely.

Beside him, Kikyo momentarily froze, looking up in surprise at this person.

"Yes, Lord Mo, you did tell me..." Naoki pursed her lips lightly, looking at the two before her, hesitated slightly, "But you also told me the solution, if it’s okay, could you please extend your hand, just once."

"Like this?"