CHAPTER 372: CHAPTER 301: COPIED CORRECTLY, BUT DIDN’T LEARN (EXTRA 2-IN-1)

Yin Tingxue killing him—this matter.

At the very beginning, Chen Yi didn’t actually feel too conflicted about it.

After all, at that time, he thought it was nothing more than him transmigrating into a game.

Since it was a game, the existence of things like the first save file or the second save file could easily be understood.

And from that perspective, Yin Tingxue killing him happened right at the beginning of his transmigration to the second save file.

After being killed, he simply reincarnated.

From his earlier perspective, the whole matter was easy to understand.

It was nothing more than a situation like those urban reincarnation novels he had seen before, where an accidental death led to a rebirth through time reversal.

But the problem was, this wasn’t a game.

And that made things rather awkward.

Because Yin Tingxue killing him happened at a very awkward time—it occurred between two lifetimes.

And since this wasn’t a game, there had to be an explanation for it, a new explanation.

When Chen Yi’s words fell, the one-armed woman showed no sign of surprise on her face.

On the other hand, Yin Tingxue, listening from the side, looked a bit bewildered.

It took her quite a while before she belatedly remembered something.

Chen Yi had mentioned before that in her past life, she killed him, which was why he brought her back to be his concubine to repay the debt.

And not just for one lifetime, but for ten lifetimes...

As time passed, Yin Tingxue was no longer resistant to being his concubine. What’s more, Chen Yi had been getting better and better recently. He had softened quite a bit, so now it seemed that being his concubine for ten lifetimes wasn’t so unbearable anymore.

As long as he treated her well, listened to her more, and took her to Yintai Temple often, being his concubine for eleven lifetimes didn’t seem entirely impossible either.

The little fox was immersed in her own thoughts and didn’t pay much attention to the conversation between the two.

Meanwhile, Chen Yi’s gaze remained fixed on Zhou Yitang.

Regarding the matter of the little fox killing him,

he didn’t want Zhou Yitang to give him a vague explanation like "yes and no."

That would be far too enigmatic.

"What I hope... is that you can tell me directly, no matter what the truth is."

Chen Yi said slowly and calmly, enunciating each word.

So much time had passed, and no matter the result, he could accept it.

Even if Zhou Yitang were to tell him that Yin Tingxue hadn’t killed him at all and it was all just an illusion, Chen Yi could still accept it.

After all, at this point, he had kissed and slept with the little fox; it wasn’t like he could return her fleeting youth, right?

She was already his concubine, and that fact wouldn’t change.

So the one thing he couldn’t accept was enigmatic answers.

Enigmatic answers should leave Great Yu, and never return.

The one-armed woman sipped her tea lightly and slowly opened her mouth to speak:

"It’s true. She did kill you."

Chen Yi’s brows relaxed slightly.

At that precise moment, Yin Tingxue turned her head, belatedly startled by the revelation.

It was only when Chen Yi gave her a reassuring look that she managed to calm down somewhat, lowering her head and folding her hands neatly on her knees.

Chen Yi turned his head back to Zhou Yitang and asked, "So, what’s the full story?"

"To put it simply," Zhou Yitang said nonchalantly, "Heaven didn’t want you to die. After all, in your previous life, you patched the skies. It didn’t want you dead so soon."

Chen Yi was slightly taken aback, suddenly understanding the real situation.

The answer turned out to be just that straightforward.

Zhou Yitang continued, "Surely you didn’t think that while we can remember things from past lives, Heaven itself cannot?"

Chen Yi chuckled bitterly. "So basically, the Heavenly Dao sees me as a pretty handy sky patcher?"

"Because you patched the skies," Zhou Yitang replied bluntly.

Chen Yi instantly connected the dots.

At the very beginning of it all, "Yin Tingxue" killed him preemptively, which triggered the time reversal.

The reason for the time reversal was that the Heavenly Dao didn’t want him to die so early—not, at the very least, before finishing his task of patching the skies.

That was all there was to it.

"The Heavenly Dao isn’t controlling you,"

Zhou Yitang paused briefly,

"It just doesn’t want to die."

Chen Yi took a deep breath and asked,

"Then why didn’t you tell me all of this earlier?"

"Because this is heavenly knowledge. I only pieced it together when I was in the Joyful Sect," Zhou Yitang replied, sipping her tea before continuing.

"And the reason I didn’t tell you immediately was because, back then, you hadn’t even formed your Golden Core. Hearing all this would’ve thrown you straight into a cultivation deviation."

At first, Chen Yi thought her explanation made sense, but then, glancing at Yin Tingxue, he frowned.

He couldn’t help but wonder—if hearing this would’ve caused him to suffer a cultivation deviation back then, what about Yin Tingxue hearing it now?

To this, Zhou Yitang gave a concise six-word answer:

"Because she doesn’t understand it."

Chen Yi suddenly realized the truth.

This so-called "heavenly knowledge" could only be understood if one had the capacity to comprehend it.

If you couldn’t understand it, it was no different from nonsense.

Having his confusion resolved, Chen Yi felt his mood lighten considerably.

He stood up and stretched leisurely.

At this point in time, if he were to say he was still troubled by these matters, it wouldn’t really be true.

After all, the little fox had genuinely settled down now, no longer as resistant and defiant as she used to be.

And everything within the household was incredibly harmonious.

For the past half-year, no matter how late he returned, Yin Tingxue was always there, waiting for him at home.

Chen Yi had already grown used to this way of life.

Turning back, Chen Yi didn’t hesitate as he stepped in front of Yin Tingxue, extended his large hand, and lifted her up right in front of his first-life wife.

Yin Tingxue let out an "Ah!" but didn’t struggle. Instead, she leaned against him, wrapping her arms around his neck. After he sat down with her in his lap, she shyly settled into his embrace.

Master Zhou is still here...

Yin Tingxue cautiously observed Zhou Yitang’s expression.