455: What kind of existence

Although Tang Xian's words were not entirely truthful, Tang Ku still brought him back to Chang'an City.

From his fragmented words, Tang Ku had already gathered a lot of information, especially the most important point: there was a powerful being behind him silently supporting him.

Although he did not know who this powerful being was or how great their capabilities were, the mere ability to bestow a System upon someone was definitely something an ordinary Saint could not accomplish.

For example, take Tang Ku's overpowered defensive Cultivation Technique, the Xuanwu True Skill.

Triggering a 100% counterattack after taking five hits is essentially the setting of a Karma-based weapon. Just imagine, this kind of power that almost transcends the rules of the Universe could only appear in games and comics; the chance of it appearing in reality is almost infinitely close to zero!

Then there was the issue of his own Transmigration.

He now seriously suspected that the culprit who caused his Transmigration might be the father Tang Xian mentioned... He even began to doubt his identity as the Golden Cicada, his identity as Tang Seng, and even the authenticity of this world—were they all open to question?

When he brought Tang Xian back to the Du Xin Domain, everyone was startled because the young man's attire was too unusual. When Tang Ku introduced him to everyone, he said this guy was his distant relative who had run away from home... Anyway, everyone was used to all sorts of bizarre scenarios by now, so they just assumed Tang Ku was joking with them.

After getting him settled, Wu Zhen suddenly grabbed Tang Ku and said, "Master... Mistress has woken up. She is currently... well, her condition is very poor. I think... I think you should go see her!"

There could only be one person whom Wu Zhen would refer to as Mistress...

Tang Ku's heart tightened, and he immediately hurried toward the most comfortable room in the backyard. As soon as he entered the room, he felt an oppressive atmosphere rush toward him. Turning his head, he saw the Queen of the Daughters Country sitting there with her knees hugged, staring blankly into space.

Because she had consumed the Medicinal Pill refined from the Flat Peach, her complexion was actually fine, but her mental state was truly not good.

Even a high monk like Tang Ku could feel the intense oppression. How heartbroken must she be to emanate such an aura?

After all, the Xi Liang Womens Kingdom was destroyed under her watch. So many lives and so many years of painstaking effort had turned into mere illusions. In her own eyes, as the ruler of the country, her guilt was no less than that of the culprit.

Tang Ku looked at her dazed expression with a pang of heartache, but he could not utter a single word of comfort. All his words transformed into a helpless sigh.

"You... are back?"

The Queen of the Daughters Country raised her head, and her eyes actually regained a glimmer of vitality, but her face appeared unusually pale. "My revenge... did you help me exact it?"

Tang Ku suddenly walked over, took her hand, and said earnestly, "Rest assured, everything is over. Everything is... over!"

"Re... really?"

The Queen stared blankly at Tang Ku, then suddenly hugged him and burst into loud sobs.

She cried heart-wrenchingly, a cry that made one feel immensely pained. It seemed as if only this sound remained between heaven and earth, making one feel sorrowful, helpless, and filled with emotion...

As a woman, she had endured too much and carried too much. Tang Ku sometimes even wondered, what if he had agreed to her back then?

However, there are no "what ifs" in this world!

She cried for too long, until she could no longer make a sound, until she could no longer shed tears...

The nightmarish scenes lingered in her mind. Even during her coma, she never escaped the nightmares. Even when she woke up, she could not believe that everything in the dreams had actually happened.

Bone-deep hatred made her dig her fingernails into her skin until they broke. But as a woman with no power, her hatred could only go so far.

However, there was still a glimmer of hope in her heart because that man... had always stood by her side.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. It's all my fault, it's all my fault for coming too late..."

Hearing her heart-wrenching sobs, Tang Ku could not help but feel a surge of grief, and an unprecedented feeling of guilt washed over him.

"Damn it, how could I let her endure so much? I am truly damned, I am truly damned. I should be the one enduring this pain. It was me... I was the one who caused everyone in the Daughter's Country to die, it was me..."

"Don't... don't be like this..."

The Queen of the Daughters Country suddenly grabbed Tang Ku's hand and raised her head... Her eyes actually had no tears, but the deep tear stains showed that her eyes had long since cried dry; she could not shed another tear!

"Don't blame yourself... I... I have never blamed you, never! Really!"

The woman said sorrowfully, "I... I only hate myself for being incompetent and incapable, for letting everyone suffer such a catastrophe, for letting everyone die at the hands of a demon. I am truly not a qualified Queen... I... I should have let everyone live a good life, but I don't know... I don't know why it turned out like this? I... wuwu... wuwuwu..."

Women are truly made of water; she finally began to cry again...

It is unknown how much time passed. Not until the moon climbed to the treetops and night fell did she finally fall into a deep sleep.

She was too tired and really needed to rest. People are always so exhausted when consumed by intense self-reproach and sorrow.

Tang Ku laid her on the bed and slowly walked out of the room. Looking at the moon in the sky, he suddenly frowned slightly and said, "Come out!"

Swish!

Tang Xian's shadow appeared before him, leaning against the wall, looking at him with a strange expression.

"I know what you want to say, but none of that is important!"

Tang Ku said in a deep voice, "Let me ask you one thing... regarding the matter of the Daughter's Country, does that powerful being you mentioned who gave me the System... know about it?"

Tang Xian shook his head and said, "I don't even know what happened to the Daughter's Country... However, hearing your conversation, I have probably guessed what happened... I can responsibly tell you that the powerful being does not know... Well, one more thing, I know you are falling into self-doubt, but you must understand that this world and the Earth you originally came from are both real worlds. That powerful being merely utilized the rules of these two worlds a little bit, which is why your life story became so convoluted. That powerful being has not interfered too much with this world at all; all he did was give you the System and place you to appear at the most suitable time..."

Tang Xian spoke very seriously, and Tang Ku believed him almost instantly, because for this kind of matter, he had absolutely no reason to lie!

"One last thing..."

Tang Ku shook his head and asked coldly, "What kind of existence is the person I am facing?"