Cultivation Online

Chapter 764 - Stolen Memories

”You seem to know something.” General Li said when he noticed the Fairy Empressʼ expression.

”You see, a gaping hole appeared in the sky above the Fairy Paradise thatʼs right beneath us about an hour before your arrival, and an old man with an unfathomable aura descended from it—”

Before the Fairy Empress could even finish her sentence, General Li exclaimed, ”Thatʼs him! What did you two speak about?!”

”N-Nothing much. He was looking for a certain individual, but he couldnʼt give any description or information about this individual. However, he did give me a surname— Tian.”

The Fairy Empress noticed General Liʼs face twisting with fear after hearing her words, and she wondered what this was all about.

”T-T-This ʼTianʼ individual… Have you seen him?” General Li asked her after a moment of silence.

”I donʼt know. I did tell the old man about a certain individual I came across not long ago, and the old man appeared to be interested in him.” Fairy Empress said.

”Who?! Tell me everything you know about this person! There is only one person in the Nine Heavens that would make that old man come out of his hiding so blatantly! He must have sensed this personʼs presence here!”

The Fairy Empress quickly opened her mouth to respond, but she didnʼt utter a single word even many moments later.

General Li raised his eyebrows in a puzzled manner, ”Whatʼs the matter, Fairy Empress?”

However, the Fairy Empress was just as puzzled as General Li.

”I-I donʼt know… I canʼt remember for some reason…” Fairy Empress responded in a dumbfounded voice.

”I know I have met this person before, but I cannot remember his face or our conversations… Itʼs almost as though it had been wiped from my memories…” Fairy Empress continued to explain her phenomenon.

”...”

Despite Fairy Empressʼ crazy talk, General Li did not seem to be angry at her. In fact, he had a look of understanding on his face.

”You just had your memories stolen by the old man.” General Li said, shocking the Fairy Empress.

”W-What do you mean I had my memories ʼstolenʼ?” She asked.

”The old man has a forbidden technique that can steal oneʼs memories. He usually surprises his victims before taking away their memories, as that makes it easier for him to steal your memories.” General Li explained to him.

Fairy Empressʼ eyes widened with surprise upon learning about this information. Is this why the old man scared her by appearing behind her like a ghost?

ʼHe did that to steal my memories? But I didnʼt even realize my memories had been stolen, and I probably wouldʼve never realized it if General Li never told me…ʼ

”Why did he not steal my memories of him? Wouldnʼt that be more logical?” Fairy Empress asked a moment later.

”Because heʼs arrogant like that. He is aware that weʼve been chasing him, and he purposefully allowed us to chase him. The reason he left your memories of him is so that we could confirm his presence had been here.”

After pondering for a bit, Fairy Empress spoke, ”Even though heʼd stolen my memories, there are other people that have seen this person heʼs looking for!”

However, General Li shook his head and said, ”That wonʼt work. The moment the old man stole your memories, he would know everyone thatʼs involved and steal their memories as well. Although I am confident thatʼs the case, we will still investigate just in case heʼd slip up. After all, itʼs been thousands of years since he last showed up.”

Fairy Empress swallowed nervously.

She then led General Li and his people to see those who had met with Yuan before. Even though her memories had been stolen, it was only her memories of meeting and speaking with Yuan.

Sometime later, General Li met with Elder Xue and the disciples that had met with Yuan before.

Of course, the ladies were surprised to see so many men inside the Fairy Paradise. However, it was not as though the Fairy Empress could do anything about the situation, as these people were working directly for the Celestial Emperor, the most powerful individual in the Nine Heavens.

”Have you seen an old man recently?” Fairy Empress asked them.

And to her surprise, all of them nodded their heads.

”I thought I was only seeing things. The old man appeared behind me like a ghost while I was working inside my room, but when I blinked, he was gone.” Elder Xue said.

”That happened to me as well! I was taking a bath in the lake when I noticed an old man staring at me from behind the trees. I was terrified at that time, but when I looked again, he had vanished like a ghost!”

Everybody there recalled their experience with the creepy old man who was appearing and vanishing like a real ghost.

General Li wasnʼt surprised, but just in case, he asked them about their encounter with Yuan.

In the end, none of them could remember Yuanʼs face or their conversations with him, but they could remember their encounter with him.

Sometime later, General Li said to the Fairy Empress, ”If he ever shows up again or you remember something about this ʼTianʼ, use this jade slip to contact me.”

General Li and his thousand-strong army departed the Fairy Paradise and went to the Royal Dragon Family.

Inside the royal guest room, the Dragon King sat before General Li with a profound frown on his face.

”I cannot remember this personʼs face or name, but I do recall his identity as a Dragon Emperor.” The Dragon King said.

”Dragon Emperor?” General Li raised his eyebrows.

”Yes, the old man asked me about the Dragon Emperor. I remember taking the Dragon Emperor to our home, but he disappeared shortly after. Thatʼs the extent of my memories.” The Dragon King sighed.

And he asked General Li, ”If you donʼt mind me asking, why are you looking for this old man? I thought he was only a hallucination of mine because of my lack of sleep.”

After a moment of silence, General Li spoke in a solemn voice, ”The day the old man reunites with ʼTianʼ, the Nine Heavens will erupt with chaos.. Thatʼs all I can say since thatʼs all I know.”