Chapter 159: A Lifetime of No Regrets

After the family happily finished their meal, it was already late. It was summer, and the weather changed drastically, suddenly a heavy rainstorm arrived.

Of course, the family was in the car, unaffected by the storm outside. The wind and rain were fierce, but inside the car was warm and cozy. Ye Chengzong drove his wife and children, happily heading home.

On the way back, Ye Xuan encountered Su Mengli in the midst of the downpour.

She had just escaped from home, penniless and with nothing. She didn’t even know where to go, and the rain soaked her through, aimlessly walking on the street.

Seeing his classmate, Ye Xuan asked his father to stop the car, got out with an umbrella, and inquired about Su Mengli’s situation.

Su Mengli remained silent, her eyes empty, giving off a feeling of being lifeless.

Seeing Su Mengli in the rain at that moment was truly heart-wrenching.

Although Ye Xuan was a poor student, he had a good character. Seeing this, he went back to the car, searched for all the cash on his family members, totaling about five to six thousand yuan, and handed it to Su Mengli.

“I don’t know what you’re going through, but whatever it is, it will pass eventually. Take care of yourself, your health is the most important.”

Ye Xuan said this, then got back into the car and left.

This incident didn’t leave a deep impression on Ye Xuan, after all, it was just a few thousand yuan.

That night, to celebrate his advancement by five places, rising to the eighth from the bottom, the family spent tens of thousands on a meal. Just lending a few thousand to Su Mengli? What’s the big deal?

Ye Xuan didn’t know that for Su Mengli, that money was a lifesaver. With that money, she rented a house outside and got through the most difficult days.

Until her spiritual energy revived, her talent awakened, and her life changed. She even burned Zhong Hai to death.

After that, relying on her own talent, she embarked on a completely different life. Every day, she worked hard to cultivate and improve her abilities.

However, during her diligent cultivation, Ye Xuan’s sister and parents encountered danger one after another. It took her some time to learn about it.

After Su Mengli finished her cultivation, she immediately sought out Ye Xuan’s enemies and killed them one by one to avenge Ye Xuan’s parents.

Later, she brought Ye Xuan to her side, not for anything else, but to protect him.

Ye Xuan was her benefactor, helping her in her most desperate times. She always remembered that clearly.

Unfortunately, she was so busy with cultivation that she put Ye Xuan’s parents and sister in danger. She felt guilty towards Ye Xuan, so she avoided any interaction with him, pretending not to know him.

In reality, for a C-class Awakener like Ye Xuan to survive for more than twenty years in the apocalypse was abnormal.

If it weren’t for the protection of the Red Lotus Empress, how could a trash like Ye Xuan live for so long?

It wasn’t until the Red Lotus Empress and the World-Shocking Kunpeng perished together that Ye Xuan lost his protective umbrella.

After that, he was stabbed in the throat by the Octopus Monster and ended his life.

Before his death, Ye Xuan looked up at the high and mighty Red Lotus Empress, who was also watching her benefactor.

At that moment, the Red Lotus Empress had perished with the World-Shocking Kunpeng, leaving only a trace of consciousness protected by the system.

The system said, “Empress, I can send you back twenty years, give you a chance to start over, maybe you can change your destiny.”

However, the Red Lotus Empress replied, “Start over? Change destiny? I have no regrets in my life, why should I change my destiny?”

“Now that you and the World-Shocking Kunpeng have perished together, that is the biggest regret.”

The Red Lotus Empress shook her head gently, “Perishing with the World-Shocking Kunpeng, eradicating the great calamity of humanity, I have died contentedly. Have you seen that little guy?”

“Him? Are you saying…”

The Empress calmly said, “In my life, I owe nothing to anyone, except him. Because of my seclusion, his parents were killed, his sister was murdered. I intended to protect him, but now, even he has been killed in such a tragic way. I can’t make amends for this, so it’s up to you now. Send him back to the past, let him change his destiny, protect his sister, protect his parents, and make up for the regrets of this life.”

“As for me, I have no regrets in my life. During my naive teenage years, although I faced setbacks, they made me stronger. After awakening the Flame Red Lotus at eighteen, I upheld the great righteousness of the country, protecting the homeland.”

Under the Flame Red Lotus, the bodies of the mutated beasts were enough to fill the Eastern Sea. Countless China people regarded me as their guardian deity. In my life, I die without regrets! No need to start over!”

“Alright, I’ll do as you say!”

Afterward, the Red Lotus Empress’s remnant soul dissipated, and the system burst with energy accumulated over twenty years, taking Ye Xuan back more than twenty years, allowing him to change his own destiny.

The system had its limitations, such as the activation condition that the system must be three classs higher than the host, and other rules that the system could not violate.

But the system also had certain privileges, such as issuing missions. Based on its understanding of the Empress, the system speculated on her thoughts and issued missions accordingly.

Now, Ye Xuan was the host of the system, that was correct. The system couldn’t violate Ye Xuan or harm him, but this system was sentimental. While helping Ye Xuan grow, it was also trying to change the destiny of the Empress.

Understanding the truth of the matter, Ye Xuan was speechless, “So, you’re the thing I bought for five thousand yuan?”

The system was a bit displeased with Ye Xuan’s description, but ultimately said, “You could say that.”

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