Oh no! I'm surrounded by female ghosts!

After the name was read out, Wen Qi remained silent for a long time.

Because she knew far too little information at that time.

Making inferences based on limited information often leads to an incorrect answer.

So she only told what she knew.

She did not speak recklessly about things she did not know.

After a long while, Wen Qi looked up at Su Ming and said, "Your Majesty, you should look further ahead."

"Perhaps there will be other gains."

Su Ming nodded.

The cross-shaped pupils activate, and time continues to rewind.

2007 years, 2006 years, 2005 years...

The whole world seemed to be rushing backward in his vision, like a roll of old film being frantically rewound.

Soon, our gaze settled on 1996.

This is the end of the line of sight.

Su Ming stood in a certain alley.

He watched as bicycle bells jingled all along the street.

Most of the men wore jackets or Zhongshan suits, with the cuffs worn shiny.

The women had permed hair and carried vegetable baskets tied to the back of their bicycles.

The corner grocery store still had its wooden signboard hanging there, and the salesperson wrapped sugar in paper and meat in oil paper, while the abacus beads clicked away.

The video arcade at the alley entrance played Hong Kong movies on a loop, and the arcade was packed with teenagers, with the arcade screens flashing the light of Street Fighter.

This is an era that feels very dated.

Pure, authentic, and slow.

Just as Su Ming was observing the scene before him, an unexpected change occurred.

it's dark.

This scene was stored in Zhou Zhengyang's original memories.

He said it was a day in 1996.

At the moment when the midday sun was at its strongest, the sky suddenly darkened.

It was pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and it lasted for several seconds.

A few seconds later, the sky brightened again, and the sun shone brightly overhead.

The people who witnessed the strange phenomenon were filled with fear, and the streets and alleys were buzzing with discussion.

But just one night later, everyone completely forgot about this strange celestial phenomenon, as if that period of darkness had never occurred.

Only Zhou Zhengyang still remembers.

Shortly after that dark incident, Lin Hwai-min discovered the first mysterious object in human history.

The situation he described is exactly the same as what is happening now.

A few seconds later, the sky brightened again.

But there was another figure in front of Su Ming.

That figure was his own.

To be precise.

It was a glimpse into his first reflection on 1996.

That happened at the end of 2003.

This was also the first time Su Ming learned that 1996 was the beginning of everything.

This gaze is a trace of an old destiny.

The old life in the doomsday timeline comes to an end, and is finally devoured.

The old destiny does not exist in the future timeline.

But at the very beginning of everything, there remains a trace of an old destiny.

"A new destiny?"

"No, Su Ming."

The old man in front of him smiled and said.

Do you truly understand destiny?

Do you think my demise was beyond or within fate?

The seemingly casual remark from the old man caused Su Ming's pupils to contract sharply.

He is neither the Ring of Destiny nor a New Destiny; he is simply Su Ming now.

"Then do you know what a new life is?"

Su Ming lowered his head in deep thought.

After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke: "The new destiny is an unknown future."

Old Fate nodded: "It's an unknown future."

"But there are countless possible directions for the future."

"Explain using the existing knowledge system of humankind."

"The future is the future of all atoms and particles in the universe constantly arranging and combining."

"It does have countless forms, but it is not infinite."

"Because nothing in this world is absolute."

"As long as it is not infinite, and as long as their arrangement time is long enough, all particles will eventually appear in an arrangement exactly the same as at this moment."

"We, them, Earth, everything will be completely restored."

Su Ming is no longer a novice.

His mind raced and he found the flaw in the statement.

"There are indeed countless possible directions for the future."

"But ultimately, only one of these paths will lead to the future."

Old Fate shook his head: "A true path will emerge."

"But do those things that didn't appear truly not exist?"

With a wave of his hand, countless lines appeared in front of Su Ming, like a huge maze.

Every line has intersections and forks.

"Su Ming, you must understand that there is not just one path for everything in the world."

"Their paths will unfold simultaneously; they will all move forward at the same time."

"And you've only chosen one of the paths you've chosen."

"Just like the maze in front of you, the path you choose does not determine the overall direction of the maze."

"This is destiny."

"A new destiny will eventually return to its old one."

"The cycle of fate is inherently a closed loop."

"I fall, a new life is born; a new life is born, I return."

"Just like the question I just asked you."

Do you think my demise was within fate, or beyond fate?

Su Ming suddenly took a step back.

He gazed at the enormous maze before him.

Countless lines are combined together.

Every trend in the world happens simultaneously.

However, only one of them was implemented.

"Why are you telling me all this?"

"Aren't you telling me all this because you're afraid?"

Hearing Su Ming's question, the Ring of Destiny sighed: "You should have already realized that the future line is not complete."

"The future line is incomplete, so the new destiny has not yet been truly born, and the old destiny has not returned."

"But when the future line is complete, the birth of a new destiny will coincide with the return of an old one."

"You're not moving towards the future, you're just moving towards 1996."

"Our world is a giant cycle."

"Look."

The old mandate was raised once more.

Time and spacetime flowed backwards once again in his hands.

1996 was the end; the timeline before that is unshakeable.

Now, the old destiny has finally shown Su Ming why the timeline of 1996 cannot be shaken.

Because a blurry figure blocked the view of 1996.

It is Yu Mengnian.

That figure was Yu Mengnian.

She single-handedly stopped all those who tried to peek into what happened before 1996.

她就站在1995年12月31日至1996年1月1日之间。

"What's Yu Mengnian doing here?"

"Didn't she go to deep space?"

Su Ming stared in disbelief at the blurry figure.

Her upright figure was like a nail, firmly rooted in the earth.

"In her own dream world, she lived as a god."

"A god who controls time."

"In human mythology, she is called the Turbid Dragon."

"She's always been here."

The voice of the old man came from behind Su Ming.

"She's been standing here since the first day you met her."

Su Ming remained silent.

His gaze was fixed on that figure's back.

"She clearly went to deep space."

Old Fate walked up to him and stood beside him: "You should understand that the universe has no upper limit."

"Only by leaving Earth and entering the universe can we reach a higher realm."

"She lived her life as a god who could move freely through time."

"So her present is never a point, but a line."

Su Ming's voice was a little hoarse.

Why did she block out 1996?

The old command did not answer immediately.

It simply stared at that figure for a long time before slowly speaking: "She is the anchor point that allows us to communicate like this now."

"Without her, there would be no 1996."

"There was no subsequent bizarre resurgence, the end of an old destiny, or the birth of a new one."

"We will successfully eliminate the human variable."

"We will not choose to understand humanity as a truly human being."

"Of course, this is also part of the ring of destiny."

"The so-called ring is essentially a giant, never-ending wheel."

"Now you understand why I said you're not heading towards the future, but towards 1996."

"Because no matter how far you go, no matter which path you choose, you will eventually return to 1996."

"Then what?"

Su Ming's voice was extremely hoarse.

He didn't even know what emotions to use to ask.

"And then," Old Fate said, looking at him and enunciating each word clearly.

You will make a choice.

Su Ming asked.

"What choice?"

The old destiny offered no answer.

It simply raised its hand and pointed at Yu Mengnian's figure.

Su Ming looked in the direction he was pointing.

Just then, the figure raised its head.

Her face was expressionless, and her eyes were closed.

But the corners of her mouth curved upwards.

It looks like he's laughing.

It also sounds like she's crying.

Then, she spoke.

Her voice pierced through the cracks of time, through the darkness of 1996, through countless intertwined threads of fate, and landed clearly in Su Ming's ears.

"Su Ming."

"Don't come any closer."

"I can't leave."

"If I leave, you won't appear again."

Su Ming opened his mouth, then asked with difficulty, "Is this important?"

Yu Mengnian nodded emphatically.

"Very important."