“Searching for me?” Lee Jung-sook’s eyes narrowed, “How would he know of my existence?”

The fact that she’s immediately picked up the most problematic part of the sentence is clearly a sign of having interacted with humans for far too long… Qin Ye sighed. The first response of any other ordinary human would’ve been more along the lines of ‘Who?’ ‘What’s his name?’ or ‘How old is he?’

“Fate willing, may your paths cross.” Qin Ye responded enigmatically, “He knows your name, and that you’re residing in Daehan. Beyond that… the Book of Life and Death has determined that you’re destined for each other.”

Silence.

A few seconds later, Xia Jinse covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Moments later, she broke out into an uproarious laughter without regard for her image, almost as though she had heard the funniest joke in a long while, “D-destined? Don’t tease me, alright? I’ve lived seven lives now. And each time I did, I would encounter someone whom I thought was the one destined for me. But look where I am now?”

“What does destiny even mean?” She shook her head as she opened the door and motioned to leave, “I’m a lady of free will. So what if it’s destiny? Would destiny be able to force something onto me if I’m not willing?”

With that, the entire prayer hall went silent.

After a long time, Ksitigarbha’s statue finally shut its eyes.

Back on the rooftop of a building in Martial City, Qin Ye opened his eyes at the same time.

He didn’t know how far his consciousness had travelled in his earlier encounter. That said… he knew that in all likelihood, that place must have been none other than Azurewaters City.

“What a coincidence…”...