Chapter 205: Athena Wants to Hold Onto Happiness (Part 5)
What was going on?
This… This wasn’t right, was it?
Was Athena trying to frame him?
Qin Chu was dumbfounded by Athena’s sudden passion.
He couldn’t understand her reaction. If he couldn’t remember their shared past, shouldn’t she be angry and heartbroken? Shouldn’t she be yelling at him, You don’t even remember what happened between us! You never cared about me! You scumbag! We’re breaking up!
But the less he seemed to remember, the happier she became.
He couldn’t understand it!
However, although Qin Chu didn’t understand Athena’s thoughts, he at least understood one thing: he had to respond to such a passionate woman.
That was what a gentleman would do.
And tonight, Athena was more passionate than ever before.
If Jie Luo really existed, Qin Chu could even pat him on the shoulder and brag, I personally trained Athena, how about it, not bad, right?
Athena seemed to have abandoned all restraint, all dignity.
…
Athena collapsed against Qin Chu’s chest, completely exhausted.
She had a strange feeling, that being with Lord Jie Luo wasn’t that different from being with Qin Chu… It almost felt like they were the same person.
This thought made Athena feel a little silly.
Of course they felt similar, they were sharing the same body! Even if the person before her was Lord Jie Luo, the body was still Qin Chu’s.
No matter what, as long as she could confirm that the consciousness, the soul before her, was truly Lord Jie Luo’s, that was enough.
This was the biggest difference between Lord Jie Luo and Qin Chu.
When she was with Qin Chu, she only felt disgust, wanting it to end quickly.
But when the person before her was Lord Jie Luo, she felt only happiness, wishing the moment could last forever.
Lord Jie Luo’s gentleness was completely different from Qin Chu’s roughness. She had never experienced this kind of happiness with Qin Chu… although, occasionally, a little roughness seemed…
Athena felt a little frustrated and shook her head slightly, trying to banish the memories of Qin Chu from her mind, especially those she couldn’t help but compare to Lord Jie Luo.
It was an insult to Lord Jie Luo.
But the more she tried to suppress them, the clearer those memories became, tormenting her.
She adjusted her position, her cheek pressed against Jie Luo’s chest, listening to his strong heartbeat.
“Lord Jie Luo, how is your soul recovering?” Athena asked, catching her breath.
Her voice was a little hoarse.
Seemingly to reaffirm her feelings, she had been calling out Jie Luo’s name loudly, which sounded very strange to Qin Chu.
How should he put it… he didn’t… dislike it?
“These days, for you, I…” Athena bit her lip, unable to voice certain things.
But “Jie Luo’s” face was filled with sadness, and he gently stroked her hair, “Little Athena, you don’t have to say it, I know… You and Ekaterina have suffered a lot during this time.”
Hearing his gentle words, Athena’s nose ached, and tears welled up in her eyes.
These words were enough for her.
As long as Lord Jie Luo remembered their hardship and their sacrifices, as long as he could recover quickly, then she could endure any kind of sacrifice.
“Your soul…”
“It seems to have recovered a little,” “Jie Luo” said with a wry smile, “Little Athena, you know, this kind of soul injury takes years to fully recover, maybe even decades…”
“Even if it does recover, it’s hard to tell.”
Athena understood and nodded slightly, not saying anything more.
“By the way…” Athena was relieved, but Qin Chu still had many questions in his mind, “Little Athena, what was that about just now?”
“Why did you suddenly ask me so many questions…?”
He had to figure this out to avoid making the same mistake again.
Athena didn’t suspect anything and smiled shyly, “Because I was looking for ways to help your soul recover quickly at the library… I happened to meet Master Anthony, the President of the Mage Association.”
Now, she was completely certain that the person before her was Jie Luo, without a shred of doubt, and she answered his questions honestly.
“I learned some things about souls from Master Anthony. He told me that the amount of memory and soul a single soul fragment can contain is very limited, so when you seemed to know so much about my situation… I thought you knew everything…”
“It clearly exceeded the capacity of a single fragment, so I suspected that this might be a trap set by Qin Chu…”
Athena stuck out her tongue slightly, seemingly embarrassed by her suspicion.
Qin Chu’s body stiffened… God, he thought, that was the reason? He had been desperately searching his memories of reading Loseweisse’s diary, hoping to answer Athena’s questions.
If he had answered more questions correctly, Athena would have definitely become suspicious.
Fortunately, fortunately.
Because there were no records in the diary, he couldn’t answer, and he had accidentally stumbled upon the correct answer.
And that old man Anthony…
What grudge did he have against him? He hadn’t offended him, had he? Why was he trying to harm him?
But Qin Chu only complained inwardly.
He knew that Anthony was a magic fanatic. To him, wealth, power, and women were just distractions from his research.
Athena mistook Qin Chu’s stiffness for anger. She panicked, thinking that Lord Jie Luo was angry at her for testing him. She quickly propped herself up, her chestnut hair falling messily around her, a different kind of allure.
“Lord Jie Luo, are you… are you angry?”
“Jie Luo” suddenly smiled, “Little Athena, what are you thinking? How could I be angry at you?”
“You did the right thing. You know, Little Athena, you should always be suspicious.”
“Think about it, if I wasn’t Jie Luo…”
“If all of this was a scheme by that bastard Qin Chu…”
Cursing himself felt a little strange.
“How much pain would you have to endure? I can’t even imagine. It would be too cruel for you and Ekaterina.”
Hearing his words, Athena’s heart finally calmed down. Lord Jie Luo wasn’t angry.
“But, my Little Athena…”
“There’s one thing you must remember. Although I can’t appear often, at least when I’m before you, at least now, I am Jie Luo!”
“So, trust me completely. You can tell me anything that worries you, anything that troubles you.”
“Yes!” Athena nodded vigorously, remembering his words.
After a while, she blushed again.
She felt that it was a pity to end things so soon, now that Lord Jie Luo had finally appeared.
She wanted to hold onto this hard-won happiness.
It seemed that Lord Jie Luo could still hold on for a while longer. Perhaps she could help him recover a bit more.
…
Athena didn’t leave Qin Chu’s tent until the early hours of the morning.
She didn’t want Qin Chu to see her when his consciousness returned, worried that it would arouse his suspicion.
After this, the doubts that had been weighing on Athena’s heart finally disappeared, and a smile appeared on her face.
Qin Chu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
A smart girl like Athena was truly difficult to deal with.
The slightest clue could arouse her suspicion, and a small mistake could expose him. This time, he had managed to deceive her, even making her more convinced that he was Jie Luo, but he might not be so lucky next time. He had to be more careful in the future.
As the morning sun appeared, the group, who had rested on the grassy plain for the night, set off again.
Along the way, they began to see corpses, soldiers who couldn’t withstand the terror of the Demon Beast attacks.
Lacking food and water, exhausted both physically and mentally, their bodies suffering from severe injuries, even if they escaped from the battlefield, they couldn’t run far. The scorching sun would quickly claim their lives.
The closer they got to the front lines, the more corpses they saw.
By noon, the ruined camp finally appeared before them.
Seeing the scene in the distance, everyone gasped, their expressions grim.
For those who had never been on the battlefield against the Demon Beasts, the sight before them was enough to shake their souls.
The ruined camp was full of Demon Beasts.
A dense, black mass, covering the ground.
The Demon Beasts roared and howled, surging forward like a tsunami. Human soldiers, unable to withstand their claws and fangs, were torn to pieces.
The sounds of magic spells, whistling arrows, the wails of the injured, the screams of the dying… all kinds of sounds mixed together, turning this place into a living hell!
The pungent smell of blood filled the air.
The ground ahead was a muddy mess.
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