“No need. They will naturally know about this minor matter. Besides, I don’t have time to deal with them,” Shui Miao waved his hand dismissively, feigning an air of aged arrogance and indifference. Suddenly, his brows flickered with an idea, and he casually slung an arm around Watson’s shoulder, whispering mysteriously, “I’ve gained Shui Miao’s memories and discovered some very important things, including some excellent cultivation techniques. Come away with me, and I’ll pass on these cultivation methods to you. Leave the matters of Xuan Group to Old Huang and the others.”
“Great! Great! Thank you, Leader!”
Watson was immediately overwhelmed with emotion, shedding tears of joy. He hadn’t expected such favor from the leader and felt deeply honored.
Shui Miao said no more and was escorted directly back to the surface amidst the crowd.
Everyone was still there, but the Elemental Girl had taken the Wheelchair Seer’s wheelchair and gone to the morgue on sublevel seven.
Shui Miao reappeared, and everyone quickly gathered around.
Watson immediately announced to all that the leader had driven out the soul and seized the body, obtaining Shui Miao’s physical form, and from now on Shui Miao would be the leader.
Shui Miao stepped forward to announce that from this day forth, Uncle Huang would serve as the acting leader, and the Xuan Group would now only have two divisions, with the Paranormal Division being completely disbanded.
Then Watson announced plans for a holiday and celebration, which immediately lifted the spirits of many present.
Shui Miao pulled Uncle Huang aside and whispered to him that he was the real Shui Miao, that Yi Tianwen had been destroyed by him, and that he had no interest in continuing as this annoying group leader. From now on, Uncle Huang would be the head of the Xuan Group. Shui Miao even specially gave Uncle Huang some pills, which surprised and delighted him greatly.
As for Uncle Huang’s request to become a disciple, Shui Miao didn’t mention it at all.
Uncle Huang’s sole interest was the pills. Having obtained them, he no longer cared much about the rest.
Then, accompanied by more than twenty members of the Xuan Group, Shui Miao made his way to the morgue on sublevel seven to find the Elemental Girl.
The Wheelchair Seer’s body was lying on the ground, and surprisingly, the Elemental Girl was crying…
Seeing Shui Miao, the Elemental Girl was greatly startled, hastily wiping away her tears and standing up. “You… how did you get here?”
“Little Sister, the leader has already taken over Shui Miao’s body; he is now our leader,” Watson and the others always called her “Little Sister.”
The Elemental Girl frowned and looked at Shui Miao. “That can’t have happened so quickly. If you claim to be the leader, then tell me, where am I from? Why can’t I see sunlight?”
“Here we go again with this trick!” Shui Miao exchanged a knowing smile with Watson before saying, “You come from a small village called Moxi. You were a freak that everyone in the village feared. You were born in the city, but after a cesarean section, you were abandoned because your entire body was pitch black. Luckily, you were taken in and raised by a kind-hearted person—Grave Uncle from Moxi village. He was childless and made a living collecting trash in the city. After finding you, he returned to his village and used up all his savings to raise you… but within a month, Grave Uncle died! Then his relatives and friends continued to raise you, but they too died one by one. I happened to pass through Moxi village, noticed your unusual nature, and rescued you. However, I didn’t have much time to care for you, so I assigned members of the Xuan Group to accompany you. After some time, they discovered that you couldn’t be exposed to light—you preferred to stay in dark places and ate very little. Yet your potential was extraordinary. After further investigation, I found out that you were a Yin Spirit from the Rakshasa Realm who reincarnated into the human world as a baby. Originally, you shouldn’t have survived, but you were fortunate enough to meet me, which is why you’ve been able to live until today.”
Shui Miao had absorbed and digested Yi Tianwen’s soul, gaining all his memories, so naturally he knew the Elemental Girl’s origins.
However, there were some things the Elemental Girl herself didn’t know.
But now, Shui Miao felt that the Elemental Girl was pitiable, so he revealed everything.
“So it was you who picked me up?” The Elemental Girl wore an expression of disbelief, for previously she had only known that she was the daughter of a female member of the Xuan Group, without knowing all this background: “Why? Why are you telling me this only now?”
“There’s no why. I tell you when I want to tell you. You shouldn’t even have come into the human world, shouldn’t have survived at all, yet you did. It was I who raised you. Without me, you would have died long ago, so you have no right to speak to me like this.” Shui Miao, imitating Yi Tianwen’s tone, scolded harshly before pointing at the Wheelchair Seer’s corpse, “What are you doing here? Are you upset that he’s dead?”
Suddenly, the Elemental Girl grabbed Shui Miao’s hand and led him aside, whispering softly into his ear, “You’re not Yi Tianwen. You’re Shui Miao. Yi Tianwen never spoke so much to me when he no longer had any use for me.”
“…”
Shui Miao narrowed his eyes slightly, then smiled faintly and whispered back, “Since you know I’m not Yi Tianwen, why are you so calm? Shouldn’t you expose me and fight me again?”
“No!”
The Elemental Girl shook her head. “I was wrong before, but I won’t keep making the same mistake. I’ve thought it through. It was all my fault—I was too naive and too innocent. My godfather shouldn’t have died. I let slip some information, giving Yi Tianwen the opportunity, which led to his death. Now, I hate Yi Tianwen. When I learned you killed him, I actually felt relieved and happy, and I could finally leave in peace.”
“Leave? Where would you go?”
Shui Miao hadn’t expected the Elemental Girl to be so emotional.
The Elemental Girl smiled faintly. “As you said, I don’t belong here, so I should leave and go to where I truly belong.”
“How will you go?” Shui Miao asked quickly.
The Elemental Girl took a long, deep breath. “I’ve always feared sunlight, but today, I want to face it completely.”
Shui Miao was startled. “You want to commit suicide?”
“I’ve caused the deaths of so many people. I don’t want to harm anyone else anymore, so please don’t stop me.” She walked to the Wheelchair Seer’s corpse, bent down, and whispered into his ear, “Dad, I’m coming to be with you.”
After saying this, the Elemental Girl immediately turned and ran outside.
“The Wheelchair Seer’s soul still exists.”
Shui Miao shouted loudly. Hearing this, the Elemental Girl immediately stopped. Shui Miao approached the Wheelchair Seer’s corpse, focused intently on the body, and softly said, “He wasn’t a cultivator, so his soul is extremely weak and will require seven days to return. However, I have pills that can help quickly gather his soul and transform him into a ghost quickly.”
“R-really?”
The Elemental Girl was half-convinced.
“Of course it’s true. Why would I lie to you? You’re of no value to me, so why would I deceive you?” Immediately, Shui Miao reached out, pried open the Wheelchair Seer’s mouth, and placed a pill inside. “Wait and see. It won’t take more than ten minutes. Also, Elemental Girl, don’t be in such a hurry to embrace the sunlight. There will always be chances to dissipate into nothingness. But I still think you should cherish this chance to live. In a few days, I’m going to the Rakshasa Realm with some friends to seek treasures. I can bring you along too. Since you don’t want to live anyway, you might as well keep your life and investigate the truth—find out what you did in the Rakshasa Realm and why you reincarnated into the human world.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you!”
The Elemental Girl’s eyes sparkled as she found a new reason to continue living.
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