The Ancient Gods' Whisper-Chapter 1011 - 476: Jing Ci’s Story
Gu Jianlin suddenly realized he had overlooked something very crucial because if the relationship between the Heavenly Destiny Pavilion and his senior brother was really good, then why was he marked as one of the few S-level threats back then?
When he finally arrived at that desolate district, the asphalt pavement within a radius of ten kilometers had been sliced into pieces, Wanda Square had collapsed into ruins, there were gruesome knife marks and sword marks everywhere, and the power system in the area covered by the Fengdu Luo Realm had been completely paralyzed. No one knew what kind of fierce battle had taken place.
And yet, in the ruins, there was an old Nokia phone still flashing its screen.
Like the only light in the darkness.
The boy flickered over in an instant and picked up the phone.
The miracle was that it hadn’t been destroyed, and still retained its last bit of battery.
It was an old Nokia, with a screen covered in rough scratches, and its casing polished very smooth from wear.
His profiling instinct made him see the man in a suit holding this phone on countless dark nights, listening to the breathing coming through the phone, basking in his sole loneliness.
The wallpaper on the phone depicted a ruined city, with a girl in a white dress kneeling in the rubble.
She was like a helpless and confused child, staring at her blood-stained hands.
Surrounded by corpses.
Clearly, only extreme violence could have destroyed a city to such an extent.
Those closest to the girl hadn’t even left behind complete corpses. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
So how was this photo taken?
Evidently, the one who took the photo was Jing Ci.
This was probably how they first met, so this photo became the wallpaper.
"2001, Washington Destruction Day, it was actually a loss of control by Mr. Jing, erupting with unprecedented power, destroying half the city. It was North America’s worst superpower loss of control incident, and Mr. Jing..." Tang Ling walked up behind him and suddenly couldn’t continue halfway through.
Because the one who took this photo was Jing Ci.
If he was indeed in a state of uncontrolled power, how could he still take photos?
The real person who lost control was clearly Lu Shu’s Ancestor.
Gu Jianlin remained silent and opened the album on the phone.
The second photo seemed to be a screenshot from a surveillance camera, a burning long street severed by a shocking crack, with a man in a suit holding his girl, but his chest was pierced by a cold sword blade.
Yet, he seemed to feel no pain, simply touching the girl’s head quietly.
"2002, North America’s Wyoming Grand Ritual, the region’s largest murder case, rumored to be divine judgment punishing the guilty. Officially attributed to Mr. Jing."
"2003, Jordan Diamond Murder Case, where three hundred and seventy-nine Ascenders all died overnight, their bodies turned into crystal-clear diamonds. Officially reported as Mr. Jing losing control while attempting a Forbidden Spell, the Ether Association even pressured the Judgement Court’s Saint to capture him, but to no avail."
Tang Ling softly spoke as she looked at the photos.
Tang Yun was right behind her, eyes trembling intensely.
It seemed both sisters understood something.
The third photo, the fourth photo, the fifth photo, and more.
Whether taken by themselves, captured from surveillance footage, or photographers’ snapshots.
In any case, these photos captured very precious moments, recording every bit of their meeting and journey.
Kaispur, Provence, Saint Petersburg, Cairo, Paris.
They passed through city after city, bringing catastrophe to each one.
It looked like they were merely traveling for leisure, but in reality, they were visiting the world’s top Alchemy Masters. This was evident from the names in the phone’s notepad, each glowing brightly in the history of Ascenders.
The notepad marked the address of each Alchemy Master, forming a complex web across the world.
During those years, Jing Ci, with that girl, traveled almost the entire world, urgently seeking the help of these Alchemy Masters. Wherever they went, they brought disasters, yet they were helpless.
It was a romantic yet despairing journey, a time belonging only to the two of them.
This Nokia seemed to have completed its mission, and as its last bit of power dissipated, it shut down completely.
As if announcing the end of that years-long forbidden romance.
"Turns out, none of us really understood our senior brother."
Gu Jianlin silently gazed at the phone and told a story.
Many years ago, the Bai Ze Clan initiated a study on the Third Law, not satisfied with creating mere crude Pseudo Ancestors. They pursued a more advanced plan. For this reason, that group made an insane decision—to make a great Ancient Ancestor the subject of their experiment.
The specific process of the experiment is unknown, but the result was that the Ancestor eventually adapted to the rules of the real world and entered society as a modern person, wandering aimlessly.
It’s uncertain whether it was intentional or an accident, but the Ancestor couldn’t remember who they were.
The Third Law developed by the Bai Ze Clan had issues, and the Ancestor inevitably lost control.
It was then that Jing Ci met this Ancestor.
Perhaps Jing Ci couldn’t understand at the time who the other person truly was or why the little girl had such terrifying power. But maybe he was moved by those bewildered and helpless eyes, choosing not to kill this monster, but to kneel down, lift her up, and help her fight against the storm of fate.
