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This ancient treasure, the Kunlun Mirror, would reenact Yang Jian's life, reflecting the past!

She continued to watch.

One episode, then another.

Yang Jian's life unfolded in the Kunlun Mirror, eloquently narrated.

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The first scene.

Young Yang Jian, in order to save his sister, the Third Goddess, who had fallen down a cliff, opened the third eye on his forehead, revealing his terrifying mana talent, but consequently, he received a merciless slap from his mother, Yao Ji, "How many times have I warned you? So eager to show off at such a young age; do you sincerely want to get our whole family killed?"

Outside, there was a flash of lightning and thunder.

Yao Ji's face turned pale.

She had descended to the human world and mingled with mortals, violating heavenly laws, and had been pursued by the Heavenly Court for years. This time, Yang Jian's use of mana had finally drawn the Heavenly Court pursuers.

"Slap!"

Another fierce slap, Yang Jian's face swelled up red, and Yao Ji, still furious, screeched, "I knew the moment I gave birth to you that you would be nothing but trouble, that you'd get our whole family killed. If you hadn't shown off those innate divine eyes today, how could we have attracted these Heavenly Court pursuers? You've killed our entire family!"

Another clap of thunder.

The young Third Goddess, scared, burrowed into Yang Jian's embrace, as his tears circled in his eyes, yet never fell, and he explained not a word, only gently patting his sister's back.

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The fifth scene.

Yao Ji was seized; she had sent her family away on a cloud, which dissolved midway, resulting in the deaths of Yang Jian's brother and father along the way, leaving only Yang Jian and his sister alive.

The young Third Goddess burst into tears.

Yang Jian said, "Don't be afraid, your second brother is here."

The young Third Goddess, angrily, "I don't want my second brother; I want Daddy and Mommy! It's all your fault, you made Mommy angry, and now she doesn't want you or Lian'er!"

"Silly."

Yang Jian wiped away his tears and smiled, "Daddy and mommy are playing hide and seek with us. Let's find them together, and when we do, they'll be happy and reward you, right?"

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The thirteenth scene.

With neither parents nor brothers around.

Young Yang Jian thus took on the responsibility of caring for his sister, carrying her across mountains and rivers.

When his sister cried out in hunger, he fought with wild beasts.

When his sister craved sweets, he ventured deep into poisonous bee nests to find honey.

He gave everything he found to his sister, not allowing himself even a bite.

Bee poison struck, and he convulsed, his limbs swollen frightfully everywhere.

In intense pain, he submerged his face in water.

"Is he playing in the water?"

Chenxiang asked, puzzled.

The Third Goddess, witnessing the events of her youth, was at a loss, with tears rolling in her eyes again, and after a long time, sighed, "My second brother was such a proud man; observe his face closely."

The crowd then saw clearly.

On Yang Jian's pale face, among the rolling droplets of water, were indeed tears flowing down.

The Third Goddess said, "I only knew my second brother's tough personality; he never wanted to be seen weak in front of others, but I never knew he also hid his tears before heaven and earth."

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The nth scene.

Finally, the Kunlun Mirror moved to the part where Yang Jian killed the dragon princess.

The reason why the dragon princess didn't die was finally clarified by the Kunlun Mirror reflecting the past.

It turned out that Yang Jian had fixed the soul of the Fourth Princess.

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The n+1th scene.

In the True Monarch Palace, alone.

The dragon princess saw the notes Yang Jian had written.

She flipped through them hurriedly but noticed the annotations in cinnabar, detailing faults in heavenly decrees; it was not only about the romantic entanglements she resented but also included issues like disproportionate punishments and undefined powers. She found everything, expected and unexpected, clearly written by Yang Jian.

Her hands trembled.

Something was roaring in her mind.

The Fourth Princess flipped through the pages faster and faster, yet not a single word entered her eyes. She was just frantically turning the pages, trying to give herself something to do.

So much.

No time for a detailed look.

Finally regaining some composure, her eyes landed on a stack of papers that Yang Jian had recently been writing.

She forgot she had no physical body, and after taking a deep breath, she picked up a page and read it aloud. But immediately, the paper drifted from her hands, and she froze.

...

Inside the Kunlun Mirror.

Following the scene.

Chenxiang and the others also saw the writing on the paper.

It was clearly a new heavenly decree!

Chenxiang read a few sections, then could read no further.

Because he had been so close to Yang Jian yet had never cared about what Yang Jian was writing.

If he had taken a look back then, would everything have been different?

...

The scenes reflected in the mirror continued.

Yang Jian appeared quietly and said softly to the Fourth Princess, "I'm sorry."

The Fourth Princess asked, "Why?"

Exhaustion was written all over Yang Jian's face.

This was the first time he had revealed such tiredness in front of others, "Chenxiang was entrenched in the affairs of the heart, often running after Little Fox, and with the magic lantern, he became lazy and loved to sleep. His third sister was after all too far away from him, and a mother was only a natural genetic connection. How could I make him hate me to the bone and truly understand the kind of enemy he faces, and truly use all his courage and perseverance, wholeheartedly embarking on this perilous path if he didn't see familiar faces splattered with blood?"

The Fourth Princess was in tears.

From that day on, a woman who often sat silently crying occupied a room in the True Monarch Palace. Even though Yang Jian, who habitually pretended to be indifferent, never paid her any mind, she refused to be resurrected and insisted on staying in the True Monarch Palace to accompany and compensate Yang Jian in this manner.

...

The past was still constantly being reflected!

Yang Jian was the absolute protagonist in the latter half!

Every event, every occurrence!

All had a cause!

For example, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie taking Chenxiang as a disciple was because Yang Jian had planned and schemed, choosing his words wisely. He predicted that, given the character of Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, they would certainly not bear to see Chenxiang persecuted by himself!

The fact proved.

He succeeded.

Everything, every bit of it!

Was Yang Jian's strategizing!

...

Inside Zhao Jue's room.

As the scenes from the past emerged one after another, at some unknown time, continuous sobbing could be heard!

In front of the computer.

Under the illumination of the screen's light.

Zhao Jue's eyes were thoroughly swollen into the shape of walnuts!

It was Zhao Jue who was crying.

And on her desk.

Countless tissues, all forcefully scrunched up, almost covering the entire desk!

Zhao Jue didn't even know how many episodes she had watched in one go!

She only knew that her heart felt like it was breaking, a gut-wrenching sensation; the tears flowed as if they cost nothing!

Pain that ripped through her!

Agony that stemmed from the soul!

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ps: I confess candidly to everyone that the part about reflecting the past reused over a thousand words from "Entertainment Empire." After all, those were the scenes I summarized based on the original plot of "Everlasting Regret" when I wrote the previous book, and unless Polluted White didn't write about the reflections, it's unavoidable. Considering I also summarized the content myself, I used it; thus, I wrote an extra thousand words to make up for it to everyone.