Mr. CEO Wants to Renew Our Contract-Chapter 717: Deeply Rooted Feelings (162)

This is Long Yubei’s conjecture, "If that’s the case, then the person who sealed your Primordial Spirit has greater Mana than you. If they’re more powerful, and instead of destroying your soul, they chose to seal it, they probably don’t want you dead. Instead, they wish for you to live a life worse than death, going through Reincarnation over and over again, forever unaware of your own identity."

Gu Lili inexplicably felt a chill down her spine, "Why do I feel it makes so much sense..."

"It’s just my unilateral assumption, I’m afraid it’s true."

"Seventh Prince, the Netherworld King wants you to bring Miss Gu to see him," Xiao Bai appeared to report.

"He didn’t say what it’s about?"

"He did not mention."

"Understood, you may go back first."

Xiao Bai’s figure vanished.

Gu Lili delivered the list upstairs and went to the underworld with Long Yubei.

"Father, you called for us?"

"Have you been helping her find her true self?"

"Yes."

"When you previously came to me to confirm if that Li Mao’s reincarnation was her, I had already seen her original identity," the Netherworld King’s expression was inscrutable, and it was impossible to discern his mood, "you don’t need to search anymore."

"Then Father, are you willing to speak now?"

"Not only will I not tell you, but I will also not utter a single word to those who come looking for her true self. If I could speak, I would have told you the time you confirmed her identity, Gu Lili, I’m telling you seriously and earnestly, ever since I knew who your true self was, there have constantly been people trying to sift through the Reincarnation records to find you, but I’ve refused them all. Don’t assume that those looking for you are your kin; they are your foes. Your family once searched for you, but so many years have passed, and no one comes looking anymore. So, you should just live peacefully in the mortal world with Seventh, stay away from those chaotic affairs, or you’ll just be asking for trouble."

Gu Lili did not know if what the Netherworld King said was true or false, but she felt there was no need for him to deceive her with these words.

"Then may I ask, did my true self ever get married?"

"No," the Netherworld King replied, "I know you want to understand who you truly are, but if you start digging into it, with so many lifetimes of Reincarnation, generation after generation, who can truly know who they were at the very beginning? Some things are better left unknown."

Hearing this, Gu Lili said, "Then I shall not search any longer."

"That is for the best."

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Back in the mortal world, Gu Lili and Long Yubei opened their eyes almost simultaneously.

"Are you really sure about not searching anymore?"

"Mmm..." she murmured softly, her face resting against his neck, "Everything is quite nice now, just like your father said, with so many reincarnations, if we were to pursue who we really are, wouldn’t that just add to our burdens? Let’s just go with the flow, it’s useless to think too much about it."

"No matter what decision you make, I will support you."

Gu Lili’s body slowly shifted to lie flat, "I’m hungry, let’s continue this evening."

Long Yubei paused for a moment, "How about we go soak in the hot springs together tonight?"

"Alright."

Seeing her agree, a smile played on his lips, and they went downstairs to have dinner together.

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