Chapter 367: Chapter 367

He said this with a rather haughty air. "As for Si Jie... Hmph. Both Ming Jiu and I have been Si Jie for a period of time."

Si Yan found a wooden stick to stir the bonfire, pausing slightly. He was actually her brother.

All the grievances she had felt before suddenly surged up. Si Yan became angry and snapped, "Why are you targeting me?" She blurted out all the questions she couldn’t figure out.

"Who transferred my luck to Jin Yao? Was it you? Why did you push me down during the zombie tide? Why did you help Jie Ling in the Beast World, and even strike me with lightning to protect Jie Ling? Why did you later help Jin Yao and turn Shi Bo into a Corpse Soldier?"

"Ming Ji, you really dislike me, don’t you? You were my brother for a few years during the apocalypse. During all that time as my brother, did you wish I would just die immediately?!"

Si Yan’s eyes were rimmed red. Complex emotions flowed within her heart.

Although she had new brothers in this life, they could not replace Si Jie, who had been with her for over twenty years. God knows how she had managed during this time.

When they perished together in the previous life, she had asked, but he hadn’t answered. This time, if he still didn’t answer, she would send him to his death once again.

Such a brother didn’t deserve any more of her emotions!

Ming Ji looked at Si Yan’s reddened eyes, and his indolent gaze instantly withdrew. He seemed somewhat at a loss.

Leaning against the cold stone, he recalled and said, "Your luck, I personally transferred it to Jin Yao."

Si Yan glared straight at him, as if ready to strike him with lightning if his answer were unsatisfactory.

"Night God Ming Jiu was originally a gentle and kind deity. But on the day his family was destroyed, his faith suffered a devastating blow. He was so heartbroken and sorrowful that he suddenly developed a second personality, which is me.

"I found this indecisive Night God displeasing. I told him, even gods must seek revenge for their grievances!

"Thus, we worked together, extracted the World’s Heart, and buried the first world.

"I needed more World’s Hearts.

"So we wandered the universe, leaving kind and peaceful worlds alone. Sinful, warlike worlds, desolate ones struck by disaster—we plundered them without hesitation.

"Until we arrived at the Beast World."

Si Yan asked, "So you set your sights on the Beast World. You had to have the Beast World’s Heart, right?"

Ming Ji said, "Not necessarily. It’s just that the Beast World really was suitable.

"We collected nine World’s Hearts, but most of them were too violent, hard to control. We needed a mild World’s Heart to lead these nine World’s Hearts, combined with a god’s magic."

Ming Ji’s eyes narrowed. "Then, we might be able to resurrect our family."

Si Yan paused for a moment.

"The Beast World is a primitive world, with only one Beast God, and its structure is unstable, with a male-to-female ratio of ten to one. Such a world especially met our needs.

"We easily defeated the Beast God and began taking over the celestial order of this world.

"While gradually invading this world, you were born in the Golden Dragon Clan, as if destined to be."

Ming Ji gave a bitter smile. "Ming Jiu and I soon realized that the Beast World sensed its own danger, hence it expedited your birth. Your fate is closely linked to the Beast World. As long as you live, our purpose cannot be achieved."

Si Yan said, surprised, "You were originally planning to take my life? Why did you spare me?"

Ming Ji replied, "Yes. Initially, our plan was to strangle you in your cradle before you were fully developed. But you were so small and adorable at that time, and you even smiled at me. Something happened later... that changed our mind."

Si Yan asked, "What happened?"

Ming Ji stared at Si Yan, a complex look in his eyes. After a while, he shifted his gaze away.

"I didn’t want to kill you, yet I needed the World’s Heart. What could be done? Later, we thought of a method: to weaken your luck, to sever your connection with the Beast World. That way, we could continue our invasion of the Beast World.

"So I found a female born on the same day as you, successfully transferred your destiny to her, and then sent you to that other world. The source of this content ɪs novelFɪre.net

"That’s right, Si Yan, it was I who personally transferred your destiny to Jin Yao. It was also I who personally met your beast father and beast mother, bewitched them with magic, making them develop doting affection for Jin Yao and forget about you."

Si Yan suddenly stood up.

Ming Ji looked up. "Do you want me to continue?"

Si Yan said through gritted teeth, "Speak!"

Ming Ji continued, "We found the world you were transferred to.

"That day happened to be the day you and your older brother, Si Jie, were involved in a car accident. You were only two years old then, not old enough to remember anything, and your brother Si Jie was just seven. You survived, but the real Si Jie died."

Ming Ji thought about that rainy day, looking at the two-year-old little Si Yan with conflicting emotions.

Ming Jiu’s personality was very different from his. Ming Jiu still carried the innate goodness of a god, but rationally, he knew that a god’s kindness was utterly useless. Ming Ji, however, was different. Born in such an environment, his mind was consumed by two driving goals: exacting revenge and resurrecting his beloved family. He had to gather ten World’s Hearts.

The life or death of strangers had nothing to do with him. Being able to listen to Ming Jiu and spare some kind and peaceful worlds was already the limit of his compliance.

When they decided on revenge and the resurrection of their kin, they had already placed themselves in the "sinful" position.

But, in the Golden Dragon Tribe, the first time they saw little Si Yan hatch from her shell, the Spiritual Pearl on Ming Jiu’s person—which stored the memories and longings for their kin—rolled to the ground.

This Spiritual Pearl was crucial, a key to resurrecting their loved ones. Then this pearl, which should never have shattered, broke apart beside Si Yan.

And within it, the memories and love for their beloved kin turned into a gentle stream of light, entwining with the newborn female cub, Si Yan.

Ming Jiu knelt down in panic and despair. The moment he raised his head, he seemed to hear his deceased wife, children, parents, and relatives telling him, "Let go."

Ming Jiu was not the only one who heard it.

Ming Ji heard it too.

Their kin, in this way, were protecting this newly born infant.

So, when they witnessed that car accident on Earth—saw the ambulance rushing over, two-year-old Si Yan crying in the rain, and Si Jie with no heartbeat—they decided...

"We decided to take Si Jie’s place, to be your brother."

Si Yan was somewhat puzzled by Ming Ji’s thoughts, but Ming Ji did not intend to tell Si Yan about the Spiritual Pearl.

"Initially, it was just a way to pass the time," Ming Ji said. "But later, we found you quite interesting. We even fought a few times over who would get to be your brother.

"Of course, our plan to conquer the Beast World was still underway."