Rapidnovel Chapter 149: Earth’s Current State
Chapter 149: Earth’s Current State
Chapter 149: Earth’s Current State
A great silence ensued after Tianyi’s declaration. So great was the silence that a gentle breeze sounded like hurricane-force winds to them.
“Reincarnator?” Xi Ri said, his voice filled with shock. His eyes locked onto Tianyi as if he couldn’t believe his eyes.
“Senior Brother, you were angsting over this?” Daoyi interjected, looking at Tianyi.
“You’re latching onto the wrong point over, Daoyi!” Tianyi bit back.
“Wait, both you and Daoyi are reincarnators?” Xi Ri said, his face still full of shock. “As in from Earth? Like me?”
Tianyi looked at Daoyi. He wasn’t entirely confident in Daoyi being a reincarnator, his gut and logic were saying yes, but there was still a lingering fear that Daoyi wasn’t a reincarnator. But after seeing the factory Xi Ri created, Tianyi just gave up and exposed it.
“Mhmm,” Daoyi said lightly. “I actually had suspicions that Xi Ri was a reincarnator. I was completely sure after seeing the factory you made. There’s no such structure even remotely similar. But what surprised me the most is that Senior Brother is actually a reincarnator too.”
“You didn’t suspect me?” Tianyi said, surprised.
“I suspected Xi Ri. The Xiyi Talisman concept was very much like a cellphone, so I had my suspicions.”
“Wait, wait.” Xi Ri interjected. “You two didn’t know that both of you were reincarnators?”
“I only suspected you and Daoyi after awhile,” Tianyi said. “I hadn’t thought that there were more reincarnators after me until after I realized Jiang Chunye is a reincarnator too. I only suspected the two of you later since both of you were so close to me.”
“You met other reincarnators?” Xi Ri asked.
“Wait, what do you mean by that?” Daoyi asked, having not realized that her second sister was a reincarnator.
“Remember when we visited the Fleeting Mist Sect, and you dueled with Jiang Chunye?” Tianyi asked, and Daoyi nodded. He took out an object from his spatial ring. “This was the concealed weapon that she used at the final moment.”
“This... is a bullet?” Daoyi asked, to which Tianyi nodded. “When did you all regain your memories of your past life?”
“I’ve always had them,” Tianyi said.
“Me too.” Xi Ri added.
“I’m the same. But it seems that Jiang Chunye is different.” Daoyi said, no longer calling Jiang Chunye her sister. “Jiang Chunye seemed to have regained her memories after she nearly drowned.”
“So there are at least two types of reincarnators. Those that were aware since birth and those that only awakened them later.” Tianyi said.
“Wait, so when did you suspect me as a reincarnator?” Xi Ri asked Tianyi. “Daoyi suspected me the moment she saw me explain the Xiyi Talisman.”
“I only suspected later as I’ve said. But the Xiyi Talisman were the main points on my suspicions. Then I started to suspect Daoyi too. It is the little things, like words in phrases that originated from Earth” Tianyi said, far calmer now. Suddenly, he frowned. “Wait, you two are awfully calm about this, where’s your shock!?”
Xi Ri and Daoyi shared a look before glancing at Tianyi.
“Actually, I’m still kinda in shock. I think the reality just hasn’t hit me yet.” Xi Ri said.
“Mmhmm, me too. But I think that seeing you freak out made it easier for us to calm. I mean, we all can’t freak out like Senior Brother, after all.” Daoyi said as she sent a meaningful look at Tianyi, causing him to mutter his breath. Daoyi seemed to have thought of something and looked at Tianyi. “Is that why you were staring at me in the imperial capital? Because I recognized you flipping the bird?”
Tianyi coughed into his fist, slightly embarrassed for the reason. The protagonist of books always discovered some major secret of the other reincarnator while he had his suspicions deepened because someone recognized him flipping the bird. Where was the honor in that? Tianyi quickly adjusted the topic. “I’m surprised you didn’t suspect me back. Both of you, especially since I added a lot of inputs for the Xiyi Talismans.”
Xi Ri shrugged. “I just thought you were a genius. I mean, that’s how your image is at the sect. I just thought you were a quirky but monstrous talented person. And Daoyi too, for Grand Elder Xi to have chosen her, she must not be inferior much.”
Daoyi nodded in agreement. “I suspected Xi Ri but not you. Do you not realize how easy it is for you to learn stuff that would take us months to learn in moments? Plus, I saw all the weird trinkets in your room, so I assumed you were someone skilled in many areas. As for the phrases from Earth, I thought they were common for cultivators like you who have access to large amounts of information.”
Tianyi felt his cheeks slightly flush. Wasn’t this indirectly praising him. He might not care if it was before, but these two were reincarnators like him, so feeling them praise him made him even shyer.
“As for flipping the bird, I just thought Master was too sheltered to know what it means, unlike you.” Tianyi had no words to rebuff that. It was very likely for his mother not to know the meaning behind vulgar gestures.
“Wow...I don’t know what else to say.” Tianyi said.
“Compared to you, we two are too selfish,” Daoyi added.
Xi Ri laughed; his laughter was like a cleansing wind. “I’m not as great as the two of you say. I have my own selfish reasons. Because I suffered in my early life, I don’t want to see other children go through a similar experience.”
“No, no, that’s still plenty great,” Tianyi said. Daoyi nodded in agreement. Thanks to Xi Ri, they didn’t dwell too much on the matters of their family, at least for now.
“So, now that we got the heavy stuff over with. Now what?” Xi Ri asked.
“What do you mean?” Tianyi asked.
“Do we go look for others or live life as usual?” Xi Ri asked. Daoyi looked at him as well. As the one with the highest strength and greatest status, Tianyi was considered the unofficial leader. Not that he wasn’t before the revelation.
“For now, just live life as usual. We are too weak. We don’t know how the natives will react to reincarnators like us. If you think you discovered a reincarnator, don’t be hasty to act. Just because we all came from Earth doesn’t mean we will be allies. And there is a risk of exposing our identities.” Tianyi explained.
“Also, if you meet Jiang Chunye, don’t be merciful. She already tried to kill Daoyi before. Just because we are reincarnators doesn’t mean she will become an ally. Plus, daring to try to kill Daoyi in front of me, she already signed her death warrant.” Tianyi added at the end.
Daoyi and Xi Ri agreed. It wasn’t surprising for reincarnators to not be on the same team. After all, the countries on Earth were divided. And conflicts occurred between people every day.
“So that’s it?” Xi Ri asked, still a bit shocked. He never expected that him showing Tianyi his factory would lead to such a giant bomb exploding.
Tianyi shrugged. “I don’t mind finding more reincarnators. But what can we do now? Just because we found them doesn’t mean we they can become disciples of the Buzhou Immortal Sect.”
“Shouldn’t we at least make an organization or reincarnator alliance?” Xi Ri asked.
“Now? We should only speak of it when we have the strength. If we try to make an organization now, it would only endanger us.” Tianyi said, trying to end the topic.
“Xi Ri, we can’t do much right now,” Daoyi said, trying to convince Xi Ri, who looked like he wanted to say more.
“Alright.” Xi Ri relented. His position still wasn’t secure enough to do anything. As he thought of what he could have done if he was in Tianyi’s position, he suddenly recalled that Grand Elder Xi might not know if Tianyi was a reincarnator. “Does Grand Elder Xi know of your status as a reincarnator?
Tianyi froze as he contemplated Xi Ri’s words. It was not that he hadn’t thought of his status being exposed, but his mother never showed any indication that she knew. She still treated him the same. No, in recent years, she began to treat him better and better, almost to the point of coddling. So he decisively said, “No,” before changing the topic.
“Back to the main point, we should focus all on strengthening ourselves. We finally revealed to each other our status as reincarnators. It would be terrible if any of us died.” Tianyi said.
“Tianyi, you just raised a flag,” Daoyi said helplessly.
“Umm, I’ll protect you two?” Tianyi said weakly, wanting to smack his own face for his stupidity.
“What’s said is said.” Xi Ri added. “So, what did you have in mind?”
“The Demon Slaying Expedition,” Tianyi said. “It will happen in about a year or two. Not only can we gain battle experience inside, but materials that can no longer be easily found in the Huang Realm after the retreat of the demons will be available. Even if we can’t use it, we can trade it in for contributions that we can exchange for treasures or techniques.”
“I already attained a spot after competing with other disciples,” Daoyi said.
“I signed up too. But I still have to compete for a slot.” Xi Ri said.
“Eh? You don’t just sign up and get a spot?” Both Daoyi and Xi Ri stared at Tianyi, causing him to shrink back. “Why are you two looking at me like that?”
“Master said that I should compete for it. Things that are attained too easily aren’t treasured, she said.” Daoyi said. “I had to fight over a hundred disciples for a spot.”
“My master said that I didn’t have a high chance to get a slot, but I could still try.” Xi Ri continued. “But for me, since my master is only an earth immortal, I have to compete against at least a thousand disciples.”
“How nice to be reincarnated as Grand Elder Xi’s son,” Daoyi said.
“Yeah, why is it that this guy that gets such a nice life?” Xi Ri loudly whispered to Daoyi.
“Hey!” Came Tianyi’s indignant voice.
“Hahahaha,” Daoyi and Xi Ri laughed at Tianyi’s reaction. Before long, Tianyi also joined in.
The reveal didn’t go as Tianyi planned. It was abrupt and full of surprises out of his control, but the conclusion was sweet.