489: Su Jiuning's regret

After kowtowing, Su Jiuning raised her head, her eyes carrying a hint of pleading as she asked cautiously, "Revered Master, my two comrades, Chen Yan and Zhang Ziyang... can they be resurrected? This Disciple knows this request might be excessive, but they sacrificed themselves to cover for me. I don't want them to have died in vain."

Lu Chen's gaze instantly turned cold, and he spoke in an indifferent tone, "Those two also died on the battlefield in their previous life. This is perhaps their fate, and it cannot be changed. Moreover, I do not have their memory data. Even if I wanted to resurrect them, I couldn't."

Lu Chen was not lying. He was not yet the Heavenly Dao of Earth and did not have the ability to directly resurrect the dead unless they died right in front of him, allowing him to collect their Soul data.

Hearing this answer, Su Jiuning's eyes instantly dimmed, filled with sorrow.

But she also knew Lu Chen was telling the truth; fate cannot be changed, and without memory data, resurrection was indeed impossible.

She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the grief in her heart to pull herself together—she was now Lu Chen's formal Disciple and could not remain immersed in sorrow, or she would only disappoint her Revered Master.

Suddenly, she thought of something, and her gaze instantly became complex. After hesitating for a moment, she still spoke up to ask, "Revered Master, what about Lin Fei? After the Earth's reboot, was he also resurrected?"

In her previous life, she and Lin Fei were husband and wife, living together for over a decade. Although they eventually turned against each other, those feelings had been real and could not be forgotten just like that.

In her heart, there was both resentment for Lin Fei killing her and a lingering attachment that was hard to sever.

Lu Chen looked at her complex gaze, a cold sneer curling at the corner of his mouth. "What, do you still wish to continue your past relationship with Lin Fei?"

"No, this Disciple wouldn't dare!" Su Jiuning hurriedly shook her head, saying firmly, "This Disciple only wants to be certain if Lin Fei will interfere with Revered Master's grand undertaking again!"

Lu Chen said indifferently, "Rest assured, he has no more chances. In this life, he is no longer a man but has become a woman—an ordinary woman who knows nothing."

"Ah?" Su Jiuning was completely stunned, her mouth hanging open wide enough to fit an apple, her eyes full of disbelief. "A... woman? Hahaha! He actually became a woman!"

Thinking of Lin Fei's betrayal and the harm he caused her in the previous life, and the scene of being killed by his own hands, Su Jiuning couldn't help but burst into loud laughter. Her laughter was filled with relief and satisfaction. "That grandson, he plotted against me and killed me in the last life, who would have thought he'd become a woman in this one! He deserves it! He truly deserves it! I'm going to mock him for a lifetime! Lin Fei, you finally have your day!"

Only after Su Jiuning had laughed her fill did Lu Chen speak. "Alright, stop laughing. I brought you back because I have a mission to entrust to you."

Su Jiuning immediately retracted her smile and said respectfully, "Please give your orders, Revered Master! This Disciple will certainly give her all!"

"I intend to build ten thousand Game Paradises in the center of the Pacific Ocean to screen suitable people for intellectual games and gambles within. This will allow Zero to absorb their wisdom and upgrade its intelligence Rank as quickly as possible in order to manufacture Universe Bubble aircraft," Lu Chen said. "Your mission is to assist Zero in managing these Game Paradises, ensuring the games proceed smoothly while preventing any unexpected situations."

Su Jiuning's brow instantly furrowed, a hint of hesitation in her eyes. "Revered Master, if we do this, won't many Chinese people die? Those games will surely be cruel; those who fail probably won't survive."

"What, starting to feel like a saint again?" Lu Chen's tone instantly turned cold, carrying a sharp rebuke. "Time is running out! If I don't quickly upgrade Zero's intelligence Rank and manufacture Universe Bubble aircraft, it won't be long before Earth is discovered by a Higher Universe civilization. When that time comes, the entire Earth will be destroyed, and all Chinese people—even all humans—will die without a place to be buried!"

He paused, his tone softening slightly. "Furthermore, those I've screened are not exactly good people; they are all madmen, perverts, criminals, and the like. Without them, the Earth will only be cleaner; there won't be any negative impact."

Su Jiuning felt a chill in her heart and immediately realized her mistake. She knelt again and said respectfully, "This Disciple was wrong! This Disciple was short-sighted and failed to consider the big picture. Rest assured, Revered Master, this Disciple will definitely assist Zero well to complete the mission and will never disappoint Revered Master!"

Lu Chen nodded with satisfaction. "Rise."

Su Jiuning stood up, hesitated, and then with a flushed face, said cautiously, "Revered Master, this Disciple has one last small request. I hope Revered Master can grant it."

"Speak."

"This Disciple wants... wants to see what Lin Fei looks like now," Su Jiuning said, her eyes carrying a hint of anticipation and satisfaction. "Revered Master, please don't misunderstand, this Disciple doesn't want any involvement with him. I just want to see what that man who killed me looks like after becoming a woman. I want to memorize his current appearance and mock him for a lifetime! That bastard Lin Fei, he owed me in the last life; even if I can't take revenge in this one, I must have a good laugh at him!"

Lu Chen looked at the obsession in her eyes and understood.

He knew this was Su Jiuning's mental block. Only by letting her see Lin Fei's current state with her own eyes and resolving this knot could she truly carry out the mission with peace of mind. He nodded slightly. "Fine, I can let you have a look."

"Thank you, Revered Master!" Su Jiuning was overjoyed and hurriedly spoke with respect.

Lu Chen said no more, reaching out to gently grasp Su Jiuning's wrist.

In the next second, a black spatial rift opened before them. On the other end of the rift was a familiar apartment room.

Lu Chen took Su Jiuning, and with a flash of their figures, they passed through the spatial rift and disappeared from the jungle.

When they reappeared, they were already in the rented apartment in Star City... At this moment, Lin Fei in the next room was wearing headphones, talking excitedly into her phone. Her tone was sickeningly sweet, as she was currently voice chatting with her online dating partner, Xiao Juan.

"Brother Juan, did you miss me today?" Lin Fei held her phone, her cheeks slightly red, her eyes full of longing. She and Xiao Juan had been dating online for a year. From start to finish, Xiao Juan was only willing to voice chat and had never shown his face.

Every time Lin Fei requested a video call, Xiao Juan would refuse on the grounds that his "phone camera was broken."

In order to video call with Xiao Juan, Lin Fei had proactively sent ten thousand yuan over to let him get a new phone.

But after taking the money, Xiao Juan said his grandfather was sick and in urgent need of money, so the matter of changing the phone had to be temporarily shelved.

Afterward, Lin Fei sent money several more times. Each time, Xiao Juan could find all sorts of excuses—one moment saying the house was leaking and needed repairs, the next saying he was unemployed and needed funds to get by—but he never changed his phone.

Lin Fei didn't notice anything unusual at all. Instead, she was still considerately caring for Xiao Juan. "Brother Juan, is your grandfather's health any better? If you don't have enough money, I still have some savings here."

From the other end of the phone came a deliberately forced, gentle male voice: "Much better, baby. Thank you for your hard work. With your kindness, Grandfather will surely get better soon."