Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

Based on the context, this conversation should have taken place before Xia Die went to work in Ohema.

"This scene is..." Gazing at the scene before her, Xia Die's distant memories began to resurface.

Her illusory figure spoke to Aglaia at this moment:

"I don't understand what you mean..."

Aglaia spoke eloquently, “The oracle has already revealed your name, [Death] of the Golden Blood, Ohma should treat you as an honored guest.”

“But you don’t seem to intend to hide your contact with the Senate…and my conflict with them is probably no secret.”

In response to Aglaia's question, Xia Die calmly replied:

"I can't deny it."

“It was those people who provided me with this cabin, and they had only one request: that the curse of [death] be completely at your disposal, and I… can accept that condition.”

"A curse I was born with... I have no way to escape it."

"But from now on, I will use it as you see fit and will never do anything unnecessary."

“Of course.” Aglaia smiled faintly.

"Because this is how they attempt to control the Fire Chasing Journey—"

"They will shift the heavy responsibility of ordering people to their deaths onto me. Once I become obsessed with executions, they will have a reason to cut off the Golden Clan's journey."

Upon hearing this, Xia Die asked curiously, "But you seem... unconcerned? That surprises me a bit."

“Because… the destiny we are born to bear is far heavier than our individual lives.” Aglaia’s expression was firm.

She looked at Xia Die and reminded her:

"Pack your beloved clothes and come with me. Welcome to Ohmma, Xia Die."

The memory ends here, slowly fading away.

Yan Huan seemed to hear a satisfied sigh, as if it came from the mouth of some enormous creature.

Whose stomach is growling?

"I guess I was just hallucinating," Mimi chuckled.

"I didn't expect to find remnants of memories here... Is it related to the runes of Oronis?"

"It shouldn't be." Yan Huan looked at Mimi.

"I clearly saw that the memory orb burst out of Xiao Bing's body."

"Really?" Mimi asked curiously.

"This place is so strange, it's normal that some inexplicable things might happen here."

"But, Xia Die's memories have burst forth from Xiao Bing's body."

Yan Huan's eyes widened.

"If the timeline is correct, Xia Die and these soldiers don't know each other at all, and they shouldn't have this kind of memory."

"What do you mean, Your Excellency?" Xia Die fell into deep thought.

As he said, he did not know the soldiers, but his memory fragments did indeed appear inside their bodies.

It's not entirely unrelated, after all... they were indeed seen off by Xia Die just now.

Perhaps it's somewhat plausible that he was the one who killed... and the one who prepared the body for burial.

"Let's take another look." Yan Huan looked at the path ahead.

They are now in the underworld, so any strange events that happen should be related to Cenatos.

After advancing for a while, some corpses of Black Tide monsters appeared on the ground.

Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have just been defeated.

"This……"

The butterfly seemed lost in thought.

"If what Lady Saifeier said is true... perhaps this was done by Lord Wandi."

"Even in the underworld, he was fighting against the Black Tide..."

"So, why are there monsters here?" Yan Huan asked incredulously.

It's bad enough that Wan Di was killed up there, but he still has to fight in the underworld.

But the soul... isn't it something you can't touch?

How can we possibly get involved with the real economy again?

Even Dan Heng probably didn't fully understand the various peculiar phenomena of Onpharos.

Not far away, the figures of the other souls appeared.

It was a woman, speaking hysterically to the moonlight in the sky:

"Ah...why is there no god in the distance shouting—'Yes, you suffering little fellow...your great sorrow and grief are just a little trick for me to amuse myself.'"

"All the tears I shed are judged by those stronger than me—I will find some solace in that."

"It's you guys..." Xia Die sighed as she looked at the figures.

"You know him?" Yan Huan asked.

“Yes.” Xia Die nodded. “I saw them in Aidiria…”

"Unexpectedly, their souls have also come here."

The two continued forward and entered a dilapidated courtyard.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Suddenly, the spirits of the dead blocked their path.

"Excuse my boldness, but I am an unfortunate scholar from a distant city-state who fell into the River Styx and became a ghost..."

"?" Yan Huan looked at the woman with a blank expression. "What did you say? You know you're dead?"

"Haha, just speculation," the woman said with a faint smile.

"But seeing your reaction, it seems I guessed right."

“And this lady over here… I recognize you, you’re the [Death] Saintess of Aidiria, right?” The woman looked at Xiaodie.

"I'm sorry," Xia Die gently shook her head.

"I cannot bring you back to life."

"But if you ask for something, I can end your long period of hardship."

The implication was that they could send her on her way.

"Haha, I know. Even if you could bring me back to life, I wouldn't choose that."

Chapter 1377 Do you want to eat fruit?

"Because I did not fall into the River Styx by accident, but jumped in to seek death."

"Why is that?" Xia Die asked, puzzled.

The scholar-woman smiled faintly:

"If you could see into my life, you probably wouldn't be so harsh. Because it was truly... unbearably painful."

"But I never expected that it would be the same after I died."

"How ridiculous that I fled from the world and instead stepped into a thousand years of suffering."

"Cersis, how cowardly are men, that they fear both life and death at the same time?"

“I’m sorry…” Xia Die sighed, “I can’t answer that question either.”

Listening to their conversation, Yan Huan couldn't help but look at the other souls.

They said it was a thousand years, but in their tone, it was as if only three days had passed.

“It’s alright, Saintess.” The scholar opened his arms. “At least you have answered my expectations… Please grant me [death].

"By Serhith, does this count as...thinking until the very last moment?"

Xia Die raised her hand and silently saw the scholar off.

Noticing Yan Huan's gaze, she slowly turned around and said helplessly:

“I’ve witnessed too many partings… Her distress is not uncommon; some people even end their lives over seemingly insignificant worries…”

“What some people see as a curse is actually a blessing.”

“No problem.” Yan Huan shrugged. “If my uncle knew you, he would definitely challenge you to a duel.”

Mimi asked:

"Does Xiaodie still want to create a world... without [death]?"

"Mm." Xia Die nodded.

"Because on an infinite time scale, no problem is insurmountable."

“If you ever go to Danheng’s hometown, you’ll be chased by the Cloud Cavalry…”

"Really?" Xia Die smiled shyly.

"This is a wish I've held for a thousand years, Your Excellency. Perhaps I really will change my mind in the future."

“But after seeing so many people sacrifice themselves because of the Kuroshio Current, I became even more convinced that it is my mission to erase [death] from this world.”

"To be honest, I'm also quite interested in immortality," Yan Huan couldn't help but sigh.

"Unfortunately, there is no such thing as perfect immortality at present."

"It's not turning into a zombie, it's like the underworld right now, where people are dead but not completely dead."

Just as the two were about to continue their conversation, a shout suddenly came from not far away.