Chapter 123: The Truth Revealed
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“We’ll hunt the sea beasts here. Remember to work together and maintain formation.”
“Yes, Palace Mistress.”
“Palace Mistress, look! We just killed a Foundation Establishment sea beast!”
“Well done.”
“Palace Mistress…”
…
Where is that noise coming from? It’s so noisy.
In a haze, a consciousness slowly began to awaken from the chaos. Curiously, she “opened” her eyes, observing the strange shapes and sounds surrounding her. Her learning ability was exceptional, and soon she could understand the conversations happening around her.
One woman in particular caught her attention—she was dressed in a blue daoist robe, and everyone referred to her as the Palace Mistress.
“Palace Mistress?”
She didn’t understand beauty in the way humans did, but she felt that the Palace Mistress radiated a comforting aura. Seeing her always lifted her spirits.
So, when the group was preparing to leave, she made a bold decision—she wanted to follow the Palace Mistress.
But almost immediately, she regretted her choice. The place where the Palace Mistress lived was devoid of water, filled only with mountains and trees. She felt completely out of place. She wanted to return to the water, but she couldn’t bear to leave the Palace Mistress behind. Torn between her desires, she finally mustered the courage to reveal herself to the Palace Mistress one morning.
To her surprise, the Palace Mistress wasn’t shocked at all. Instead, she greeted her with a warm smile.
It turned out the Palace Mistress had known about her presence all along.
Overjoyed, she requested a place with water, and the Palace Mistress agreed.
From that day forward, a waterfall cascaded down the mountain, and she made her home by its edge. Occasionally, she would eavesdrop on the disciples who came to play in the water, learning more and more about the world around her.
She discovered that the Palace Mistress wasn’t just “Palace Mistress”; her name was Shui Qing Yue. She also realized that she wasn’t human but a piece of jade that had gained sentience.
But that didn’t bother her, and Shui Qing Yue didn’t seem to mind either. Shui Qing Yue often visited her, sharing her dreams and stories about her missing brother. Shui Qing Yue’s eyes sparkled with excitement when she spoke of her dreams, but turned misty whenever she mentioned her brother.
So, she decided to dislike Shui Qing Yue’s brother, simply because he was the one who always made Shui Qing Yue sad.
Time passed unnoticed in the mountain. She couldn’t remember how many years she spent in Shui Qing Yue’s company, but she remembered every day with Shui Qing Yue and every person who was close to her.
Two people stood out the most in her memory. One was a woman who always spoke in a high-pitched voice when talking to Shui Qing Yue, and the other was a bad woman who hid her ambition behind a facade of sweetness in front of Shui Qing Yue.
She thought she could stay by Shui Qing Yue’s side forever, watching her achieve her dreams. But danger often comes without warning. Her existence was discovered, attracting powerful enemies.
That day, the waterfall at Water Cloud Palace was stained red with blood. Shui Qing Yue’s sword was battered and dulled as she cried, expending her life for others in order to save them.
Her heart broke. It was her fault that Water Cloud Palace was destroyed. But she had no way to save everyone—after all, she was just a piece of jade.
Until she saw Shui Qing Yue about to die at the hands of that man. A surge of power she had never used before erupted from within her. She took Shui Qing Yue and fled.
They escaped to a small mortal town. The good news was that there were no cultivators there. The bad news was that there was also no spiritual energy. Shui Qing Yue’s injuries worsened, and she grew weaker.
She was also getting weaker. She had overdrawn her strength, and her consciousness was fading into nothingness. She felt deep sorrow—not for herself, but for Shui Qing Yue, whom she would never see again.
Out of desperation and hope, she wanted to do one last thing for Shui Qing Yue before she disappeared – she planned to pour her remaining spiritual energy into Shui Qing Yue to heal her injuries. But she failed.
Shui Qing Yue was too clever and realized her plan, refusing to accept her spiritual energy. This caused her to grow angry and helpless. She was too weak to even see Shui Qing Yue’s face clearly anymore by this point, but it didn’t matter—she could still remember.
But what she didn’t expect was that, in the end, she couldn’t save Shui Qing Yue. Instead, Shui Qing Yue used her life to save her.
“Spirit Jade, thank you for being my friend. We will always be best friends. Please, live well for both of us.”
Shui Qing Yue infused all her life force into her, and slowly, she began to transform from a piece of jade into a human shape—first hands, then legs, and finally a clear but youthful face.
Shui Qing Yue was gone, but the world gained a baby who looked exactly like Shui Qing Yue.
She lost all her memories and lived like a true child in the mortal world.
One day, a kind-hearted woman handed her a steamed bun and asked gently, “Poor child, what’s your name?”
A confused look flashed across the little girl’s eyes. It seemed like she didn’t have a name.
No. That wasn’t right.
She did have a name.
Her name was… her name was…
Oh!
She remembered!
A bright light sparked in the little girl’s eyes.
Yu Zhao!
Her name was Yu Zhao!!!
…
“Sister Yu Zhao! Sister Yu Zhao? Are you okay?”
Yu Zhao suddenly sat up, her eyes still filled with fear and confusion.
“Sister Yu Zhao, you’re finally awake! How are you feeling?”
Yu Zhao slowly turned her head. The face before her was both familiar and unfamiliar.
“Ji… Han Zhou?” Yu Zhao hesitantly uttered his name.
The worry on Ji Han Zhou’s face deepened. “It’s me, Sister Yu Zhao. I’m Ji Han Zhou. Don’t you remember me?”
Yu Zhao rubbed her forehead. “Don’t rush me. Let me think for a moment.”
“Alright.”
Without Ji Han Zhou’s interruption, Yu Zhao finally managed to sort out her chaotic thoughts.
She had just had a dream—a dream so vivid it felt real.
If the dream were real, then she wasn’t Shui Qing Yue’s reincarnation as Teng Xiao had claimed. Instead, she was the embodiment of the Spirit Jade. It was because of Shui Qing Yue that she had the chance to be reborn as a human, which explained why she looked exactly like Shui Qing Yue.
This also clarified why she was born with an innate Water Spirit Root. It made sense why she had been particularly attached to family in her past life—not because she had wandered alone for too long, but because family was something Shui Qing Yue had yearned for but could never have. Subconsciously, she wanted to fulfill Shui Qing Yue’s regrets.
But she had ultimately let Shui Qing Yue down. Not only did she fail to live well for both of them, but she also messed up her own life.
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“Hah.”
Yu Zhao’s emotions were complicated. She had indeed uncovered the mystery of her origins, but the truth was far from what she had expected. She wasn’t even considered a human being—her true form was a naturally formed piece of jade.
The only thing that brought her some comfort was that she had regained her memories as the Spirit Jade. The time she spent in the Water Cloud Palace with Shui Qing Yue were the happiest days of her life.
She thought that if she had remembered sooner, she wouldn’t have been so easily moved by the shallow kindness occasionally shown to her by the people of Lone Moon Peak.
Shui Qing Yue.
We will always be best friends.
And… thank you.
Sentient rock transformed huh, i did not see that one coming at all?