Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 407 - 380 Qilin

Chapter 407: 380 Qilin

I moved with Weichi to the dining hall of the sanatorium.

There was still some time before dinner, and the cafeteria was sparsely populated, with just a few scattered individuals eating snacks as if passing the time. We found a spot near the corner, and Weichi took a seat opposite me.

He placed his hands on the table, eyes lowered, as if an invisible jumble of manuscripts was waiting for him to sort through.

After a while, he seemed to finally find the first page of the manuscript and slowly said, "...You must have heard some rumors about me, right?"

"I heard that you are the Black Evil renowned for your exceptional skill in arrays, one of the most famous Great Success Ranks in Luoshan. Beyond that, I’m not really sure." I said.

"Where should I start explaining from?" Weichi said, "Then, you must have wondered—why am I the most famous Great Success Rank in Luoshan?"

I confessed, "The mainstream in Luoshan worships strength, especially strength on the front lines of battle, yet the most famous Great Success Rank is someone skilled in support behind the scenes... This indeed perplexed me."

"The reason is actually very simple," Weichi said, "My wife was the Great Impermanence."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, I reflexively searched my mind for the existing eight Luoshan Great Impermanence. Up to now, all the Great Impermanence I had seen were male, while those I hadn’t seen were the Old Fist God, Liu Shuying, and King Zhuanlun, the first two being clearly male.

As for King Zhuanlun... speaking of which, King Zhuanlun is even someone whose existence is in doubt among the Great Impermanence. Although referred to as "he" in the documents, the word "he" is sometimes a gender-neutral pronoun. Could it be that King Zhuanlun is actually...

Just then, Weichi added, "By the way, I hope you don’t misunderstand, my wife is female."

I almost didn’t react, then said, "... No, my thoughts haven’t slipped to that stage yet."

It seems that in Weichi’s consciousness, King Zhuanlun is also male.

"So... which Great Impermanence is she?" I asked.

"My wife... ’Qilin’ was a Great Impermanence of Luoshan past. You may not have heard of her name because she passed away many years ago." Weichi said.

Except for special cases like Ming Zhuo, there is no term for natural death among the Great Impermanence. Any deceased Great Impermanence, you can guess with your eyes closed, died a violent death.

Combining this with Weichi’s mysterious murderous intent towards the Old Fist God, I immediately guessed the most likely answer.

"Yes, Qilin died at the hands of the Old Fist God." Weichi said in a deep voice.

-

Weichi first explained to me how he met Qilin and fell in love.

Like Zhu Shi, Weichi was also born into a Demon Hunting Family. Most demon hunters have similar backgrounds, but Weichi had an unusual aspect, which was that the demon hunting family he was born into followed the Demon Path route.

To ensure that the family’s descendants possessed Demon Hunting abilities above the standard line, the Weichi family chose the path of mingling with Demons, strengthening the bloodline of descendants by incorporating powerful Demon Blood.

This approach, though divergent from the mainstream, is not difficult to understand in concept.

Compared to Demons, humans are innately weak, with only a few gifted individuals able to master Demon Hunting powers, requiring years of training to stand alone, while humans with Demon Blood might simultaneously possess the strengths of both sides. This is partially why Mr. Zhu once designated Changan as heir to the family’s Demon Hunting Magic, as Changan innately possessed Demon blood and power, making him well-suited to debut as a demon hunter.

However, mingling Demon Blood also has its drawbacks. Putting aside the risk of descendants turning into aberrant beings out of sync with human senses and thoughts, there’s also the likelihood of inheriting only the weaknesses of both sides. Furthermore, interspecies hybrids are inherently difficult to achieve, even if successful, often resulting in mortality among the offspring, with very low birth rates.

To increase birth rates and enhance talent, the Weichi family forcibly paired many females with Demon Hunting talents from the family with Demons. The specific details are left undescribed, as Weichi only briefly touched upon this.

As the saying goes, with a large enough forest, you’ll find all kinds of birds. In a vast demon hunting family, having one or two rebels is normal. Although born into the Weichi Family, Weichi could never accept what the family did, always thinking of one day escaping from such a place.

One day, he unexpectedly met a girl from a distant branch family. Just how distant? To put it bluntly, that household actually had nothing to do with the traditional practices of the Weichi family, so much so that the family might not even remember them when forcing women into breeding with Demons.

They were both in the prime of youth at the time, found each other likable, and after some time of friction and deepening understanding, became inseparable lovers.

But good times didn’t last. This branch family girl was later discovered by the Weichi Family to have extremely powerful Demon Hunting talents, and the family immediately plotted. A normal demon hunting family might think of cultivating them as a family demon hunter, but the family intended to use her to improve their bloodline, directly capturing her with the intention of mating her with a sealed Demon in the family prison.

When Weichi heard of this, it was as if the sky had fallen. He rushed madly into the family’s domain, wanting with all his might, even at the cost of his own life, to save the branch family girl...

However, he was a step too late.

Because the branch family girl was rescued ahead of time by someone else.

That person was none other than the Old Fist God, who happened to be passing near the Weichi Family at the time.

On the path to prominence, the Old Fist God challenged countless demon hunters and strange entities, forming countless enmities in the process, with the Weichi Family being one Chapter in that saga. At the time, the Old Fist God had just ascended to the Great Success Rank, likely seeking someone to test his skills against, and happened to target the Weichi Family due to their old grudge, decisively destroying the family after entering.

The branch family girl, with her powerful talent, caught the attention of the Old Fist God, who accepted her as one of his disciples and renamed her "Qilin."

Weichi also sought to join the school of the Old Fist God, who, not refusing any who came, accepted him temporarily. Unfortunately, Weichi lacked talent in combat.

He was later discovered to have talent in arrays, so he left the school of the Old Fist God and joined Luoshan, growing as the Black Evil.

"While I was diligently learning, Qilin was likewise training and gaining experience with the Old Fist God, breaking through as Black Evil to become stronger. The speed at which she ascended to the Great Success Rank is notable in Luoshan’s history, and she even became a Great Impermanence..." Weichi reminisced, "But... she changed.

"After becoming the Old Fist God’s disciple, she grew violent and evil, using any means to become stronger; anyone who hindered her, whether friend or foe, old or young, was killed indiscriminately. She was once called a witch."

"At that time, though the terms Governance Ideology and Extraordinaryism didn’t exist, opinions among demon hunters regarding ordinary people were split into two factions. In retrospect, I was a Governance Realist then, while Qilin was an Extraordinary Fanatic among Extraordinaryists. She held utter contempt for the weak, considering frailty a sin, and was indifferent to ordinary people getting caught up in the elimination of strange events."

I recalled the life-and-death struggle with Zhu Shi in Yinyue’s "world of possibilities."

In that "world of possibilities," I repeatedly disregarded the ordinary people around me, ultimately leading to a break with Zhu Shi, escalating to a point where a fight to the death was inevitable.

"She wasn’t like that in the past... In the past, she was clumsy, yet gentle and kind, definitely not this kind of violent and evil person." Weichi said in pain, "It’s all my fault.

"If she hadn’t fallen in love with me, her talents wouldn’t have been exposed to the family’s sight, she wouldn’t have been taken by them...

"It must have been that terrifying experience that changed her personality, forcing her into a heartless pursuit of violence."

Memories from youth often leave a mark accompanying a person for life. In the world of ordinary people, memories from the first dozen years can decide one’s mind for decades to come. No matter the greatness of one’s achievements, childhood traumas are hard to forget, as they form the foundation of one’s personality.

Perhaps even a Great Impermanence can’t change this.

"Others may have the right to condemn her evil; I do not." Weichi said, "I brought darkness to her fate and failed to rescue her from hell; it is a guilt I can never repay...

"But even so... I hope she can find her way back to her former light-hearted self."

He said that after that, he continually tried to communicate with Qilin.

At that time, Weichi was seen as a righteous rising star in Luoshan, while Qilin, though incredibly powerful, was a frenzied witch even her own people found hard to tolerate. They frequently opposed and clashed. Yet after repeated encounters, their love reignited, and they quickly fell into each other’s embrace.

After getting married, Qilin seemed to spiritually transcend, becoming a Great Impermanence, while Weichi still did not give up on persuading Qilin to return to the right path.

At that time, the Old Fist God wasn’t as overwhelmingly powerful as he is today, raising suspicions of a potential third breakthrough. Many believed the Old Fist God’s growth had stalled and that Qilin might surpass him, growing strong enough to outshine him.

Soon after Qilin became a Great Impermanence, one day, the Old Fist God came to where Qilin resided.

According to Luoshan Headquarters’ historical records, that day there was a volatile mana fluctuation reaction indicating a fierce clash between the Old Fist God and Qilin there.

By the time Weichi arrived late, Qilin had already been slain by the Old Fist God’s fist.

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.