Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 10: Lava [Complete]

1271: Mountains and Nectar

It was neither surprising nor truly unexpected at all.

Lin Sanjiu slowly stood, her spirit lifted as if her soul had been blown into the sky by a long gust of wind. Ahead, the scene melded into a tableau of dark clouds, faded lane lines on gray-white lane markings, pitch-black pavement, Ji Shanqing with his flowing hair and robes dancing in the tumult.

"Sis," he called again in a hoarse voice, raspy yet resonant, disturbing the stillness like ripples on a deep lake, obscuring its depths with a mere glance.

It was him...no doubt. When he approached, Lin Sanjiu felt a wave of nostalgia, like being thrown back to those early days when she first set out with Ji Shanqing. Back then, it was just the two of them, every day brimming with the new and the unknown. Ji Shanqing, always on edge, would leap to her side at the slightest hint of danger.

This feeling of familiarity, she realized, was probably because Ji Shanqing looked exactly as he did back then, down to his smile, his clothes, and even the length of his hair were exactly the same as the grand prize during that period in her memory.

"Sis, I've finally found you," he said, tilting his head, his eyes shining with joy. "Why aren't you saying anything?"

"You... were looking for me?" Lin Sanjiu found her voice again and asked. His straightforward admission of looking for her surprised her so much that she came back to her senses.

"Didn't you say last time that you wanted me to visit more often? So, since we split up in the Astral Plane, I've been trying to figure out how to see you again," Ji Shanqing said, glancing at her hand. Lin Sanjiu suddenly realized that there two or three steps were between them.

"Actually, you aren't really seeing 'me' right now," he said, somewhat sheepishly. "I created this body based on my previous appearance."

As she understood, she was taken aback and asked, "Is this like... that time with the potato brothers in the Salvation of God?"

They created two human bodies, then put some of their consciousness inside them, using them to walk among mortals. In a sense, it was indeed a real incarnation. However, they could do that because the Data Stream Library was not far from the Salvation of God—she had no idea where this planet was in the vast universe. Ji Shanqing was able to send the created body here, and compared to the sibling gods, the difficulty was certainly not comparable.

The grand prize nodded slightly. His smile gradually faded from the corners of his lips, but his eyes, as clear as moonlight, still gazed at her without blinking.

"How did you find me?"

"Didn't I read Bohemia's memories?" The grand prize raised his chin slightly and said, "From her memories, I found clues about this planet, learned its name, and then it wasn't difficult to send the created body here with a visa. The most challenging part was making that body pretend to have spent 14 months so it could be sent away with the visa... By the way, sis, this planet is not called 'Lava' as indicated on the visa."

"What is it called then?"

In just a few sentences, Lin Sanjiu forgot how long they had been apart. It felt as if they were just continuing an occasional chat between the two of them.

"It doesn't have a general name. Whatever name is shown on the visa, the person will land in that area. I call it 'Nine Palaces'..."

As the grand prize spoke, his voice lowered. At this moment, Lin Sanjiu pulled his hand and led him to the fence. She sat down first and then motioned for him to sit beside her. She didn't forget that Ji Shanqing disliked dirtiness, so she took out a coat and spread it on the ground for him, saying, "Sit and talk slowly."