264: Was I reborn because of you?

The others also noticed this change and gathered around.

The cave looked dark red, making people feel very oppressed and eerie. The distribution of blood vessels could faintly be seen on the walls.

Seeing this, everyone hesitated, no one dared to enter.

Ai Yue put a Light Screen on herself, feeling much more at ease. She ignored the people behind her and stepped inside.

Xu Chuang and the others saw her and immediately followed.

However, some people, seeing the suffocating and terrifying passage, did not dare to follow and remained outside.

Ai Yue followed the passage downwards. Gradually, the passage grew wider, and before long, it was two people tall.

Ai Yue sped up and reached the end in a short while.

She stepped out and found herself in another empty 'cave'.

This 'cave' was twice as large as the previous one, the surroundings were even darker, the sense of oppression was stronger, and she could even feel a rhythmic thumping under her feet.

However, Ai Yue paid no attention to any of this, because there was a person here. Her gaze had been fixed on the person sitting in the center of the 'cave' ever since she entered.

That person slowly opened their eyes, looked at Ai Yue, and smiled, "You're here. I knew you would come sooner or later."

At this moment, Xu Chuang and the others who had followed Ai Yue also caught up.

Jing Xi's expression changed. With a wave of her hand, several thick blood vessels flew out from the blood-red wall, tightly binding Xu Chuang and the others. They were swiftly pulled into the wall and disappeared.

Ai Yue's expression was grim; she wasn't given a chance to rescue them.

Ai Yue's emotions were not calm at this moment, but she showed no trace of it on her face.

After a long while, she spoke hoarsely, "Jing Xi, it really is you!"

Jing Xi, sitting on the ground, chuckled and stood up.

"Of course it's me!"

"Jing Xi? How did you turn into this ghastly appearance?" Ai Yue asked in surprise as she clearly saw Jing Xi's face.

Her entire face was abnormally pale, her right cheek was covered with coarse, scarlet patterns, and her pitch-black hair had turned completely white, without any luster.

Her current appearance made anyone who saw her unexpectedly feel fear.

Jing Xi gave a mournful smile, lowered her head, and touched her pale face, her voice like a torn bellows, murmuring, "Ghastly appearance?"

Then she slowly raised her head and stared at Ai Yue, "You had such good luck to come back, wasn't it good to be with your parents? Why did you have to get involved in my affairs?"

Ai Yue's eyes grew cold: "Naturally, it's to kill you! And what do you mean by 'had good luck to come back'? What does that mean?"

"Tsk, the literal meaning, don't you understand? If it weren't for me, how could you have had the chance to reincarnate? And you want to kill me? Is that how you treat your benefactor who gave you a life?"

Jing Xi emphasized the words 'reincarnate'.

Ai Yue's pupils suddenly constricted, her mouth dry, and she said with difficulty, "I reincarnated because of you?"

Jing Xi glanced at Ai Yue and said sinisterly, "Of course, if I hadn't opened the Door of Space, how could you have had the chance to go back to the past with me?"

Ai Yue's mood was incredibly complex at this moment. She had always thought that it was heaven's blessing that gave her a chance to reincarnate.

Unexpectedly, this opportunity was given by Jing Xi!

Ai Yue instantly fell into a reverie... those eyes gleaming with greed, mouths drooling, laughing loudly as they held knives, eagerly scrambling to slice off her flesh piece by piece, dripping blood into their mouths, chewing blissfully... Jing Xi stood not far away, a wicked smile on her lips, looking down at her miserable struggles with disdain... Jing Xi's face was fixed in that image.

No, that's not right. How could Jing Xi, in that state, suddenly have a change of heart and save her from dire straits at the last moment?

Ai Yue's eyes flickered, "How did you open the Door of Space? And how did I follow you back to the past? Looking at your appearance, your body clearly came over as well, while my soul traveled through and awakened in my body in this life. What exactly happened? You need to explain it clearly!"

Ai Yue's eyes flickered, "How did you open the Door of Space? And how did I follow you back to the past? Looking at your appearance, your body clearly came over as well, while my soul traveled through and awakened in my body in this life. What exactly happened? You need to explain it clearly!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Jing Xi's brows. She hadn't expected Ai Yue to discover the key point so quickly.

Seeing the fleeting hesitation in Jing Xi's eyes, Ai Yue had a bold guess, "Actually, the Door of Space wasn't opened by you, but by me, right?"

This time, Jing Xi was clearly stunned, then burst into laughter, "Ai Yue, it's rare for you to use your brain, isn't it? Not bad, you guessed correctly!"

This time it was Ai Yue's turn to be stunned. She had just blurted it out on a whim? How did it turn out to be true?

"How did I open the Door of Space? What exactly is going on?" Ai Yue asked in disbelief.

"Ai Yue, Ai Yue, do you think I would tell you? How naive!" Jing Xi said softly and gently.

Ai Yue only felt her mind in a chaotic mess, unable to sort out her thoughts at all.

Ai Yue shook her head, steadied her mind, and completely calmed down.

"You went to such great lengths to come from the previous life to this one, and you've made yourself look like this. What exactly do you want to do?"

Ai Yue looked at this familiar stranger before her and finally spoke the words that had been weighing on her heart.

Jing Xi was silent for a moment, "Ai Yue, do you believe in Eternal Life?"

Ai Yue frowned deeply, giving a look that said, 'Do I look like I believe that?'

Jing Xi was not at all surprised by Ai Yue's reaction, and continued with a fervent expression: "Anyway, we've reached this point, and nothing can stop me from achieving Eternal Life!

So, it wouldn't hurt to tell you the secret in my heart. Considering our years of friendship, I'll let you die enlightened."

Ai Yue's brows were tightly furrowed, listening silently.

She wanted to see what Jing Xi's true purpose was.

"Do you know why, in the previous life, despite how foolish and weak you were, I still chose to be sisters with you, slowly guiding you through the difficult life in the Apocalypse, and even risked my life to save you when you encountered danger?"

Ai Yue, hearing this, couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

"Of course, it was to open the Door of Time and Space and return to the past!"

"Why me?" Ai Yue was extremely confused.

But Jing Xi didn't explain and continued, "Do you know, Ai Yue, in the previous life, I was the youngest Biologist in the country.

Once, during an expedition to South Africa, in an ancient tribe, I saved a Little Boy. His grandfather, to thank me, gave me an ancient book.

To my surprise, the script in the ancient book was actually ancient Chinese script from our country.

After returning home, I specifically found someone to help me translate it, and guess what..."

As she spoke, Jing Xi's expression became somewhat distorted, growing even more fanatical.

"Ai Yue, guess what, guess what I saw?"

"What?"

"The ancient book recorded a method for Eternal Life!"

Ai Yue scoffed, "For a Biologist like you, do you actually believe that?"