# Chapter 87: Memories
"Is there something wrong with the peace charm?" The system was bewildered for a moment. It had carefully probed the energy fluctuations on it and found that this peace charm was truly unremarkable.
"Tong Tong, do you know why my name contains the character 'An' (peace)?"
The youth's eyelashes trembled slightly. His voice remained light and pleasant to listen to, the kind that was pleasant to hear. It was as casual as could be, yet somehow seemed to carry countless emotions.
But the system could sense it—its host had, for the first time, shown a somewhat... fragile side.
Always looking indestructible, always able to complete any mission—its host had suddenly revealed this side. Even though the system had no heart, it still felt something隐隐作痛—a dull ache.
"Why?"
Ke Han looked at him with a smile. Qi An was rare in that he didn't immediately leave the world as usual, but instead silently stared back at him. Qi An saw the deep affection contained within those pitch-black eyes, along with... doting fondness.
"Thank you." Qi An smiled at him, then clicked the button to leave the world in his mind.
The black-haired, black-eyed youth's eyes were rare in that they showed no fear. His brows and eyes curved slightly upward. Standing across from him, Ke Han's expression clearly changed. His face stiffened for a moment, then he waved at the smiling youth.
"...Because it's a blessing. When I was just born, someone found my parents. He was a Taoist priest, a very prestigious one. He told my parents that I was destined... not to live to adulthood."
As they穿越时空—traversed through time and space—the system heard its host speak words that seemed no different from his usual tone: "So, my parents gave me the name Qi An. They hoped I could live peacefully and safely."
Qi An had returned to the rest hall of the穿越局—Traversal Bureau. The white expanse of space was as quiet as ever. Countless people came and went in there every day, but people always tactfully maintained this silence.
Qi An's smile diminished slightly. He returned to his usual somewhat timid appearance. Though still heartbreakingly beautiful, he always made people feel like something was missing—a lack of vitality. Seeing this, the system suddenly felt a pang of酸涩—sadness.
It knew—Qi An hadn't lived to adulthood.
Though nothing could be heard from Qi An's voice, the system couldn't help but think back to when they first met. Back then, the frail-looking youth, after hearing about the快穿局—Rapid Traversal Bureau—didn't question this seemingly虚妄—unreal—affair like others had. Instead, he said with great interest, "Sure, that sounds quite interesting."
It remembered how it had been stunned at that moment, about to properly explain the department, then foolishly asked Qi An: Why did you believe me so easily?
Because... I want to live.
That was what the young man had said back then.
"Tong Tong, you know—I've always had heavy阴气—yin energy. You're not very curious why I suddenly made that request back then and transferred to the穿越局—Traversal Bureau, right?"
"Um... of course I'm curious." The system responded blankly to its host. "An'an, why did you give up the privileges the穿越局—Traversal Bureau—gave you, erasing all your past experiences, and become a newbie at the穿越局—Traversal Bureau?"
Its host did indeed carry heavy阴气—yin energy. But during his time at the快穿局—Rapid Traversal Bureau—Qi An had actually successfully solved this problem. However... when transferring to the穿越局—Traversal Bureau—Qi An had restored himself to his original state.
Qi An didn't speak immediately. He looked around for a seat to sit in casually. His gaze swept past the area, and he obviously sensed that today's穿越局—Traversal Bureau—rest hall was different from usual. Suddenly, he locked his gaze onto one spot.
There sat a gentle-looking youth.
He was smiling faintly at Qi An.
Qi An lightly furrowed his brows, lowering his eyes for a moment, then continued answering the system's question in his mind: "I've always had heavy阴气—yin energy, not only making my body weak, but also surrounded by bad luck. This misfortune didn't just affect me alone—it spread like a virus to everyone around me. Everyone who got close to me would suddenly become very unlucky. So my parents died very early."
"Because of this, no one wanted to stay near me. They... feared me, and despised me. None of this is important."
The system listened in shock. Its host's expression and movements hadn't changed at all. The youth was speaking as if it were something he didn't care about: "After my parents died, my aunt took me in. They also became... very unlucky."
"To get rid of this bad luck, they found many Taoist priests, then had me enter into this阴婚—ghost marriage."
Qi An's thoughts drifted back to that time. He had overheard his aunt and uncle discussing sending him to an orphanage. In truth, they did do so. But when he had just arrived, his bad luck had infected that orphanage, so he was sent back. For the sake of世俗—worldly—appearances, his aunt still took him in.
"I didn't actually want to get married. But that Taoist priest promised me that as long as I married, not only would my bad luck not infect others, but I could also live a normal, long life."
Qi An's fingers moved slightly. He didn't want to be isolated, so under his aunt's pleading gaze, he agreed.
"So I entered into this marriage." Qi An's voice was very light. "Though saying this makes me seem very selfish, but I really, really dislike the person I married."
However, even after getting married, its host still hadn't lived to adulthood.
The system's heart ached.
"I'm a very selfish person. I really want to live, simply live."
Qi An's voice sounded again.
Because he had always been a special existence, he had always particularly wanted to live the ordinary, simple life like everyone else.
"All my efforts in entering the快穿局—Rapid Traversal Bureau—were to be able to live successfully. When I finally had the qualifications and ability, I still longed for an ordinary person's life. In the快穿局—Rapid Traversal Bureau—there were many people who saw me as an opponent. I really hated this feeling."
"So, though doing this was cowardly, I still transferred to the穿越局—Traversal Bureau."
"I wanted to live an ordinary life..."
"Only, things weren't what I imagined..."
The promised vacation worlds all turned into horror worlds, and in every world there was the presence of that person.
He had no way to live like an ordinary person.
"So, when I guessed some things, I really disliked that person."
"Even though, I know... he loves me very much..."
The gentle youth being watched by everyone elegantly stood up from his seat. Everyone's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. Various gazes gathered on陆武翌—Lu Wuyi—as they watched in shock as the盟主—Alliance Leader—of this world's武弈盟—Martial Arts Alliance—was walking toward a certain direction.
There stood a very handsome youth.
"I thought... I would... really hate him..."