30 ... (1/2)
I was expecting something a little bit more perverted. Maybe something more mystical. Nothing like that happened. It was a simple handshake. Seriously? Hundreds of years solved by a handshake... Who would believe this shit? But yeah I truly happened like that a simple handshake. Shu Yi and Shu Er grabbed one of Shallow hands and transferred this balanced ying-yang energy. In a split of a second, a flash of light covered Shallow splitting him into what he and she once had been, husband and wife thought their best years had already gone by, leaving only two almost dissipating old geezers. Tears could be seen on both their faces, they tried to talk but they couldn't, they didn't know what to say. I didn't care so much for both of them and their emotional meeting so I went to check both my precious twins to see if everything was okay.
Their eyes met mine and without me asking they were already replying their conditions, nothing for me to worry about. Perhaps it was that they were good at reading people, maybe it was the obvious thing for me to do, but that feeling when the three of our gazes met confused me. 'Transparency... the seal?'
As much as I wanted to stay and spend time with them, I needed to exit and check on You Ye. I assumed that since the System started working normally I could control my exit. So I hurried myself a little bit. I briefly told the twins I would be back soon. They just smiled at me, for some reason they knew they were safe but it wasn't me telling them that...
”Shallow, I need to exit and I'm in a bit of a rush here...” before I ended I was interrupted.
”Can you lead us to exit?” The old man asked.
”Are you sure? If you exit you both will die in less than a year.” I said with my best poker face, it was time to get some interest.
”You, how do you know?” I could see the confusion in both their faces.
”Your souls are dissipating, one of my powers allow me to know when someone will cease to exist naturally, your life force is less than a year.”
”Even if we only have one year, we want to life and exit. We spend so many years together but it was like a curse...” the old woman said looking tearing at his husband.
”Oh... I see. So you will choose to live for one year over eternity I see...” I waved my hand at them.
”Stop! Please! Do you have a way for us?” yelled the old man.
'Seems it will have soon some real cultivators behind my back'
”I might have a way for you two, and you will be really grateful for this big chance. But...”
”What's the price we will need to pay?” asked the old woman.
”Indeed, you will have to pay a price but to be honest it not that big. After all, I'm giving you an eternity,” Their eyes lit up. What cultivators fight for? Eternity, they fight against time and me precisely I had all the time in the world. ”I signalled both twins.”
The old man got my point really fast, ”That's it? Just that?”
”Yeah, just that.” I grinned.
Their decision came as soon as my words left my mouth. They both kneeled on the ground.
”Master”
”Master”
”Good, you will never regret this choice. I will explain to you all later. Now I have things to do. See ya.”
With just the thought I exited this place and my soul returned to my body. Having done this I realized that I could also use this place for scape or emergencies since both twins physically existed there I could also do so. I grinned. This Death Core is getting more and more interesting.
What greeted me was dawn. I remember everything happened at night yet it was dawn. How many days have passed?