Who Is The Liar Now?
"Lies! Lies! Fuck you! You think I am young so you are trying to trick me!"
Imperishable? Don't joke around, please. There was no such thing as imperishable. Even immortals could die if not careful enough.
"It is you that tricked me! I thought I would finally die, you made me happy for nothing," the youth rebutted strongly.
"I hate this! This doesn't make any sense!" The girl started crying. "I just want to make the world a better place, why do I have to deal with this much crap? Why does nothing ever work out the way I want? Uwah~"
Hearing her cry, the youth blocked his ears, but since the sound came straight from his mind, there was nothing it could do. Also, hearing a small girl cry did make him feel bad.
"All right, all right. Be a good girl now," he said in a soothing tone, but she grew more aggravated. "I admit it is my fault, now please stop your tears."
"Sniff." The girl turned silent. She then asked meekly, "is what you said true?" If she had a body, her eyes would have been swelling.
"About me not dying? Yes, all of it," he nodded, and his hair swayed around.
"No, that it is your fault."
"...Sure." No one saw it, but he gritted his teeth.
From his words, she cheered up a bit. "But honestly, I can't believe it."
He shouted, "what do you want me to do, get on my knees and beg?"
"No, I am talking about you not dying."
"..." Ah, Lady, please be more detailed when you talk. The youth felt they probably won't be getting along anytime soon. "As said, it is the truth."
"But how can it be? Are you an immortal? No, never mind immortal, with the right circumstances, even the everlasting Dao would perish under the systems influence. So how are you still alive?"
"Hey." He placed his hands on his hips. "don't compare me with something weak like the Dao."
The girl felt she was turning insane. "Something weak as the Dao," she repeated. Was there anything stronger than the Dao? "How can you be so cheeky as a mere mortal? Aren't you afraid of the heavenly tribulation?" She then realized something. "Hold up," she turned really loud, her crisp voice penetrating the youths brain, "you are just mere mortal, I can't feel a wisp of spiritual energy from you! No you are less then a mortal, your meridians are all broken! So how are you possibly still breathing?"
"Well, your scans must be wrong then."
"Impossible, never had a system made a mistake," she said but immediately realized how wrong she was when she saw that youth brimming with vigor, "All right, maybe once, but the scans are different! Isn't it correct that your meridians are sealed? And such an ancient seal too. It truly is excellent, even for system standards."
The youth tilted his head. "Oh, yes, about that," He lifted his hands and performed some intricate hand seals.
His movements were as smooth as silk. By the time he completed half, the scenery changed. First flowers bloomed, followed by herbs, then elixirs, some of them even slowly gaining sentience. If one looked at the sky, they could see purple clouds forming. It was as if the air had been inverted, a whirlpool—no, a hurricane of incredibly pure spiritual energy gathered around him. An ordinary cliff had turned into an incomparable treasure trove, enough for a weak sect to flourish into a strong pillar within a hundred years.
The place on his chest glowed golden. More specifically, it were intricate runes that glowed golden, dancing around like it was a festival, until they disappeared in the end.
His body sucked in all the precious energy, nourishing his meridians, which slowly reformed themselves. He was still a mortal by cultivation standards, but when the girl observed closely she was able to see his meridians glistening golden-green, giving off an indestructible feel.
"Hah," he spat a mouthful of turbid air, "it has been so long since I have felt spiritual Qi in my body. Though it left immediately."
'Damn it, that was supposed to be my job,' she thought.
"The Monkey Sages' Shackles. What do you think, I made it myself. If it were not for my complete death, it would have been impossible to break it, so you owe me a seal. It took me several years just to perform the first rune for the seal, actually."
"Several years..." By that point, the girl had practically turned numb from shock. "You aren't really 22 are you," she asked cautiously.
"It depends on how you count. Because for some reason, not only my body, but also my spirit and mind remained at the age of 22."
The girl swallowed her saliva, she was scared of asking, but she wanted to know, "then, how far back do your memories go?"
"Hmm, it's been so long, I can't actually tell. However, the first thing I remember was endless darkness, it was very hot too. Afterward, there was a loud explosion and things turned much cooler. Then, countless stars started to form."
"That's the beginning of time and space, Goddamn it!" The girl howled at the sun, "you are older than my elder! Fuck!" In fact, he might have even been older than her own race.
Out of nowhere, another window appeared in front of the youth.
[Quest: What the fuck is this? I can't believe this. What?
Description: What? What? What kind of Eldritch Horror have I caught?
Reward: Should I just kill him? Ah, wait that doesn't work. That is the whole point. Haha. Haha.]
"..." The youth didn't know how to reply to that.
"[blush] Sorry, that was a reflex," the girl explained in embarrassment.
"I don't really mind," the youth said and yawned. "A full resurrection always makes me feel so sleepy," he stretched his arms and legs. "It has been several millennia since I have felt any Qi in my body. Time passed in a blink of an eye. I guess that happens when you don't talk to anybody."
The girl dumbfoundedly watched the youth perform his aerobics. Her own mind was in turmoil.
"You seem to be quite fun," the youth said, but his voice didn't reach her.
"How can it be? The system was wrong on every part?"
"Oh, I do have below average talent. However, when you are imperishable and have endless time, such things matter little, hahaha."
"Am I a fake system? Am I the liar?" These thoughts made her sad again.