Chapter 357 Heavenly Master 64
Shuangshuang looked at the other person, who was once again in a hysterical state, utterly devastated, and sighed lightly, "Don’t laugh anymore, who says you’re not life and shouldn’t exist?"
Xi Lan’s obsessive laughter was cut short! She raised her head dumbfoundedly, looking at Shuangshuang, her face stained with tears, but her eyes held a faint hope, "You say that I am alive? And should exist in this world too? But I’m neither human nor ghost, what exactly am I?"
Shuangshuang walked up to Xi Lan’s obsession, helping her up, and softened her tone as much as possible: "You are not Xi Lan, not Duan Tong, neither human nor ghost, because you are a demon, a demon born out of Xi Lan’s obsession!"
"Demon?" Xi Lan’s obsession repeated Shuangshuang’s words foolishly, full of bewilderment and confusion!
"That’s right, you are a demon; you were born from Xi Lan’s resentment, unwillingness, and fear, a demon formed by her obsession!"
Shuangshuang patiently explained to the bewildered Xi Lan’s obsession, "If Xi Lan hadn’t reincarnated, in time, you should have become Xi Lan’s Heart Demon. But Xi Lan left, yet her body, made into a human-shaped pottery, remained as your dwelling place. At that time, you had no awareness of your own, just a vague obsession that should have dissipated quickly."
"It was a fortuitous convergence that you became a demon. Although Xi Lan was gone, around you, there were still lingering strong resentful energies from Chunhua, Qiushi, and Chao Yan, which you absorbed, gradually forming your consciousness. You began to instinctively take Xi Lan’s human-shaped pottery as your own body for cultivation. Without Duan Tong’s intrusion, you would soon have fused with the human-shaped pottery, fully awakening as a demon. But now, before you could complete your cultivation, you were drawn away by Xi Lan’s reincarnation, attaching to her, causing your memory and demon nature to be interrupted before forming, leading to the confusion of thinking yourself as Xi Lan, as Duan Tong, Xi Lan’s reincarnation."
At this point, Shuangshuang hesitated strangely before continuing, "Actually, to explain it truly, you appeared because of Xi Lan and are drawn to Xi Lan’s reincarnation, Duan Tong, because her soul feels familiar, safe, and warm to you. Since Duan Tong’s soul nurtured you, it’s akin to the feeling between a mother and her child. When you entered Duan Tong’s body, her soul instinctively did not attack you, and you merely entwined with her soul without intending to harm it. Truly speaking, you could be considered Xi Lan’s or Duan Tong’s child, a relationship similar to mother and child!"
Upon hearing Shuangshuang’s explanation, the crowd who had just been listening raptly with amazement abruptly stiffened in their expressions! Momenan and Duan Chenghai exchanged glances, looking at Duan Tong’s youthful face, with a peculiar feeling—was this a child from a previous life coming to find them in this life?
The most complex feelings were likely for Duan Ze and Miao Ying. It felt quite odd to suddenly have a granddaughter, yet truly wonderful!
Their faces showed subtle nuances, but it must be said that regarding this demon of obsession, born from their daughter’s soul, the two of them, who had initially felt some pity for her, now inexplicably felt some affection and tenderness towards her!
No matter what others thought, Xi Lan’s obsession showed a sense of relief on her face. She mumbled to herself, "It turns out, even though I’m not Xi Lan, not Duan Tong, I do have life, I am a demon, a demon born of obsession!"
After murmuring a few sentences, Xi Lan’s obsession wiped her tears, donned a relieved smile, stood up, and said to Shuangshuang, "Master, since I am not Duan Tong’s former self, please separate me from Duan Tong’s body. As you said before, my soul and Duan Tong’s are entwined tightly and cannot be separated, and I cannot detach myself, so I entrust this to you!"