128 You are not useless...
After sending Ino's head under the ground for both showing the abomination that was his body and for the requests of cutting animals' genitals, he left for his bed, he didn't need to sleep, but he needed to talk about something with Jibril… And she seemed she wanted to talk too.
Jibril: I'm sorry, His Highness, but did I wake you up?
Xiao Qiangwei: Don't worry, since I became a True Immortal, sleeping is just a choice. So… What did you come here for?
She was in the same room, while writing a book and speaking at the same time.
Jibril: What does His Highness think about… "Reincarnation"?
Xiao Qiangwei: That is an interesting question… Normally when a soul dies, its essence will go to the Wheel of Reincarnation, which is in a completely different place than any universe, something linked and not linked at the same time with everything.
Once the essence reach the Wheel of Reincarnation, there the essence will be mixed with others, and from the Wheel of Reincarnation, completely different souls come out.
But for cultivators that have a strong soul, they can decide if they want to stay or turn back to the Wheel of Reincarnation, and for last, for the people who reached or surpassed the Godly Reincarnation, they can just bypass the Wheel of Reincarnation and enter in a random place. So I guess this could be the answer you were searching for?
Jibril: I'm sorry, but it isn't. In this world, the "Soul" that loses its "Vessel" melts in the Spiritual Circuit and disappears. Just like how water can't accumulate in a broken cup, a soul that lost its body will stain the ground and melt in air, returning to the planet… This world isn't linked to the Wheel of Reincarnation, in my opinion. But…
For someone possessing exactly the same soul to appear once again… theoretically, it's possible.
Xiao Qiangwei: Basically you mean a case similar to mine, still having the same soul, but unlike me, it passed through the Wheel of Reincarnation?
Jibril: Yes. His Highness, this is just a supposition but… If you would be the same person, but passed through this "Wheel of Reincarnation", what would you think about it?
Xiao Qiangwei: Well, that isn't me. The real thing that gives an identity isn't neither the looks or the soul, it's the memories. Once you pass through the "Wheel of Reincarnation", you lost your memories and it's ended there, you are someone else.
So, if you remember who you are, then you are that person, but if you don't, then you are someone else. That's my opinion on your question. Even if you swap your memories with someone else, then that someone else become Jibril, not you.
Jibril casted down her eyes, closed the book she had one again ran the brush through ad stood up.
Jibril: I am very sorry for intru-
Xiao Qiangwei: You hold your horses.
Jibril: Huh?
Xiao Qiangwei: ...Hmm… Perhaps… Give me one dice.
Jibril's body trembled, she was facing the door, so she thought that he couldn't see her face, then she remembered of the Immortal Senses.
Jibril: H-His Highness, what do yo-
She opened her eyes again and looked at Xiao Qiangwei, who was already in front of her. He head patted her and said slowly.
Xiao Qiangwei: Just give me one dice, I will give it back really soon.
Jibril stood silent, she tightened her fists, but she consented, one dice flew at Xiao Qiangwei's chest, and in a blink, Jibril's personality made a 180° turn.
Jibril: Huh?
She realized where she was and her eyes widened, before teleporting away from Xiao Qiangwei, at the other side of the room, then she pointed one hand to Xiao Qiangwei and said while she charged a spell.
Jibril: What are you?!
Xiao Qiangwei: ...I knew it.
He stepped forward, and with a speed never seen before, he already reached Jibril, before she realized it, he held her shoulder and gave her a dice, making a total of 10 dices for her.
She blinked and looked around, she saw Xiao Qiangwei holding her and the 10 dices on her chest, she trembled as she remembered what she did, and tears came out.
Jibril: I-I'm sorry… His Highness… I'm useless… *Hic* ...I'm useless, if I have less than 9 dices I lose my memory…
Xiao Qiangwei just stood silent and pulled her in a hug, surprising her. Then he slowly caressed the back of her head as he spoke with a soft tone.
Xiao Qiangwei: You are not useless, no… Far from it… You are one of the most precious people I have.
Jibril: B-But… I really didn't almost anything for you the entire time…
Xiao Qiangwei: Almost anything? You took me and everyone else to Avant Heim, you acted as a guide when I needed it the most, and above everything else…
He placed his hands over Jibril's shoulder and looked at her with a smile.
Xiao Qiangwei: ...You made me feel Love once again, after more than 10 years of time… You know, when I became a Paragon at the Higher Heaven Sect, I needed to be ready to abandon my family for every moment, I didn't knew what could happen in future, so I needed to sever the link between me and my previous wife and son.
But now that I don't have a real status out from this world, and no cultivator could recognize me, I can feel love again without being threatened with your death or fearing to lose you for each second.
Then he slowly neared his head to hers, and started to kiss, during the kiss, they hugged each other. Meanwhile, Jibril felt as if all of her negativity just evaporated away, leaving happiness and joy to be still with her master.
Soon, Xiao Qiangwei pulled back and spoke.
Xiao Qiangwei: Look, for now, due to the danger for your memories, I will send you back down, alright?
Jibril: Eh? But…
Xiao Qiangwei: Shhh… I just want you to welcome me when I come back, can you do that?
Jibril: ...Yes. I can do it… Please send me out from the Game Board…
Xiao Qiangwei: See? It's easy to accept it. Now, see you later, Jibril.
Jibril blinked, and found herself back at the little garden of the Miko, alone. She looked over her head and saw the flying continent, then she smiled.
Jibril: You are even able to easily pierce through the Old Deus' spatial rupture… I guess that no one here is stronger than you, His Highness…
Meanwhile, back to the Inn, Xiao Qiangwei looked at the Dices in front of him, he had already 16 dices due to the others failing to accomplish his tasks, and with Jibril's dices, now he had 26 of them.
In short, he just need two moves and he will reach the end, but first, he need to talk about things with Sora and Shiro, it is better planning as a group than alone. At least he can confront his knowledge with another person.
[Tomorrow]
Xiao Qiangwei was facing the rising sun, and then back at the dices…
Xiao Qiangwei: Let the Traitor reach the end first… Well, why not?
He threw his dices, and 156 came out, so he headed towards the 308th Square, leaving Sora, Shiro, Steph and Ino behind and proceeding forward.
