<h4>Chapter 1148: A Cycle of Life and Death</h4>


    Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion


    ‘How could this be?’


    As Su Ming stared at the little girl, disbelief gradually appeared in his eyes. The girl... looked exactly the same as Bai Feng!


    She looked like the child version of the woman. It made Su Ming remember when she was in Dark Mountain.


    “Grandpa, what are you doing? Please give me that fish. It looks so pitiful! I want to let it go. Its parents must be very worried...” The little girl stared at Su Ming. Her pleading look and naive eyes made it impossible for people to refuse her.


    Su Ming remained silent. He turned his head to the side and cast a nce at the fish in the. It was an incredibly normal fish. It struggled in the, asionally blowing bubbles. By the looks of it, it seemed like it was exhausted to the point of giving up.


    ‘Could it be that since Bai Feng was around when I executed Mortal Refinement Art, her soul was dragged inside as well? But she didn’t form the 999 seals I did just now. They’re the reason I kept my memories and intelligence, but she didn’t form them, which is why when her soul was dragged in, her memories and intelligence were lost. Only her origin soul is left, and it was transformed due to the reincarnation.’


    Su Ming cast aplicated gaze at the little girl who was by Bai Feng’s soul.


    With Su Ming’s intelligence, he could already tell that the fish was formed by the will of the white ring, and there were two ways to form a link of fate with it. One was to let it leave, but this choice was a little uncertain. No one could be sure whether it was the correct method. The other was to cook and eat it. By doing so, he would truly form a link of fate with it. Besides, if he did something like this, then once the refinement came to a sessful end, it would mean that he hadpletely suppressed the treasure.


    In silence, Su Ming cast a nce at the girl. He shook his head.


    When the girl saw his action, tears immediately collected in her eyes. She turned her head to look at the fish in the, and her expression filled with a reluctance to see it die. Once she took a few steps forward, she lowered her head to look at the submerged in theke.


    “Grandpa, then may I lift the rope and take a good look at it? Please?”


    Su Ming stared at the little girl and sighed in his heart, giving silent consent to her request. When the little girl saw that Su Ming did not speak to refuse her request, she immediately extended her hands to seize the rope, pulling it up with great effort. When the fish was slowly lifted up with the out of theke, it started struggling. In fact, Su Ming saw a ferocious re shining in its eyes.


    Clearly, the fish had basic intelligence. It might have been caught by Su Ming, but since the was submerged in theke, nothing had changed for it, besides its movements being restricted. However, when the little girl pulled it up bit by bit, removing it from the water, she slowly stripped the fish of its life, and a fierce re shone in its eyes. At the same time, it also started struggling violently.


    The little girl pulled the with great effort. When she was about to bring it to the fishing tform and the fish started struggling violently, a sly expression suddenly appeared in her eyes. She grabbed the bottom of the and lifted it, allowing the fish to rush out. With a loud ssh, it sank into theke and disappeared without a trace.


    “Thank you, grandpa.”


    The little girl looked incredibly happy. She turned around and stood beside the edge of the fishing tform with her back facing theke. Then, she stuck her tongue out at Su Ming, presenting him with the picture of adorableness.


    “Is this your choice?” Su Ming’s expression was calm, but he sighed in his heart.


    “Yes...”


    The little girl looked incredibly happy, feeling that she had done a good thing. She had released the fish, and it would definitely be grateful to her, since it could return to its parent. Yet the moment she said her first word, a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared in theke behind her. The instant it showed up, a ck shadow flew out.


    It shed in midair before growing to be about ten feet big. They could vaguely see that it was a creature that had the shape of a fish, and it was so fast that it instantly approached thepletely unaware girl. In an instant, it bit into her shoulder and rushed back into theke on the other side of the fishing tform while dragging its prey.


    The little girl’sughter disappeared. When she looked up, she saw that the fierce creature which had bitten her and had caused her such intense pain that she was about to fall unconscious... was the same the fish she had released moments go. If not for the size, they would be identical.


    Only at that moment did she see the light in the fish’s eyes. It was not gratitude, but a cold, fierce re.


    When the girl sank into theke and saw the fierce re, she found that she could no longer speak. Her lips moved slightly, and there was confusion on her face. She mouthed her words, and once Su Ming saw them, he immediately understood what she said.


    “Why?”


    Su Ming watched what was happening. He did not stop it. This was Bai Feng’s choice. When she chose to lift the, her destiny was decided.


    This was not the real world, but an illusory cycle of life and death. Everything was possible in this ce.


    Sshing could be heard from the water. Arge amount of blood filled the area, dyeing a small part of theke red. Su Ming watched this quietly before closing his eyes. After a moment, he opened them, and a fierce re shone in in them. However, he only threw the fishing rod into theke before closing his eyes again.


    The sky slowly turned dark, and rain gradually fell from the sky...


    The world fell silent and gradually shattered into pieces. Once it was reduced to countless fragments, it regrouped itself, as if nothing had changed... but it also seemed like something had changed.


    Su Ming had no idea how much time had passed. When he opened his eyes, he saw a vast sky. It was drizzling, and rain fell on the stone floors, bringing up fog that shrouded the county.


    He was no longer the old fisherman, but a middle-aged man dressed in a purplish blue long robe. There was already quite a lot of white in his hair. He sat in a rocking chair under a roof and stared at the rain falling from the sky. He watched the pearls made of water at the eave, the slow moving dark clouds, and the sun which could still be vaguely seen through the dark clouds.


    He was in a quiet county town basked in the rays of dusk and drenched by rain.


    The house in which Su Ming was sitting had a garden. There were a lot of medicinal herbs nted above the ground. They looked like they were being nourished by the rain.


    The house was not big, and only Su Ming stayed in it. He was a slightly famous doctor in this county. He practiced medicine to help people, and he had seeded in saving quite a lot of lives.


    Time trickled by. The patter of the rain grew louder when it fell on the ground. Night arrived even earlier and filled the county with darkness. Only the lights fromps in the houses could be seen, and they looked like some form of guides, allowing people to feel that they were not alone...


    Su Ming slowly stood up from the rocking chair. He could still remember that he was Su Ming, but he found that his memories were no longer clear. It was as if he had lived a long, long life, so long that he had almostpletely forgotten it.


    ‘Is this the power of reincarnation? This is just the second time, and I’m already like this. Based on this, perhaps during the third or fourth time, I willpletely forget why I came to this ce...’


    Su Ming stood up quietly and picked up amp. Its fire shone on his face, flickering, and gave him an ancient aura.


    At that moment, banging sounds reached his ears. Someone was knocking on the gate to his courtyard.


    “Is Doctor Mo here? Doctor Mo, please, help us!”


    Su Ming turned his head around and looked towards the gate, then took a few swift steps forward to push open his gate while under the rain. Once he did so, he saw two men standing right outside his gate along with a shattered pnquin held by eight people.


    The two men looked rather simr, and it was clear that they were brothers. At that moment, the one to the left looked at Su Ming anxiously, then came forward to hold his hand.


    “Doctor Mo, please help us! My wife is about to give birth, please save her!”


    With an anxious face, he dragged Su Ming over. When he was about to call the people holding the pnquin toe forward, Su Ming interrupted him


    “Wait, if your wife is about to give birth, you should go to a midwife. This is...”


    Su Ming was momentarily taken aback. At that moment, he looked as if he had forgotten about his previous status and seemed like he hadpletely fused into this world. He instinctively said the fitting words.


    “But... ha... Doctor Mo, this is a long story. In truth, my wife’s life is hanging on the line. Doctor Mo, I... I’ll kowtow to you!”


    The man knelt on the ground with a thump. Without even caring about the water on the ground drenching the cloth covering his knees, he started kowtowing to Su Ming with loud banging sounds every time he did so.


    His eyes were bloodshot. No one could tell whether the liquid flowing from his eyes was tears or rainwater, but he looked like a ferocious beast filled with despair. If Su Ming did not agree to help him, he would go berserk and start killing.


    “Ha... Get up first. I’ll go, alright? Bring me my medicinal box.” Su Ming hesitated for a moment before casting a nce at the man and quickly helping him up.


    After a moment, with his medicinal box in hand, Su Ming was lifted up to the pnquin. In the distance, he could see lights in the windows shining amid the rain. They had an air of freedom to them.


    Su Ming sat down in the pnquin and ced the medicinal box by his feet as he stared at the county beyond the window. As the pnquin was swiftly carried away, he saw a shed built not too far away at the bottom of the county town’s wall. There was a noodle stall there, and a few people sitting beside a table were eating steaming noodles.


    A loud thunderp roared in the sky. At the same time, a woman in the distance started crying hysterically. Her voice grew shriller with every second.


    “Feng Er, Feng Er... Why aren’t you back yet?”


    “Ha... Bai Family’s daughter-inw is...”


    The people in the noodle stall raised their heads when they heard the shrill voice and cast nces in the direction of the voice. They shook their heads and started speaking to each other in whispers.


    “It’s a pity what happened to thatssie. Three days ago, she was dragged into theke by a big fish...”