Huang was surprised. He realized that she had seen through him. She had figured out that he wasn't Li Gang, but how? He hadn't revealed anything!
"What do you mean?"
Jin Huang didn't speak and pursed her lips. "I want to ask you. Under what conditions would you be willing to give up this body?"
Huang narrowed his eyes. "How did you figure it out? I didn't reveal anything!"
Jin Huang looked at him and said slowly, "There is a major flaw in this parasitic method, which can allow others to recognize that you have parasitized him. Even with perfect acting, it is impossible to cover up the flaw."
Huang's pupils shrank. "It couldn't be!"
"Impossible. I already did complete research on Li Gang. It is impossible for you to..."
DENIAL
Jin Huang didn't speak and kept looking at him. She said slowly, "I politely request that you give up this body."
'I never received this memory! Is she the most important memory for him? So important that I couldn't access it even after obtaining most of his memories?'
'Now I finally realize why you never healed yourself. So, you have been making her worry all this time!'
What did Huang suddenly realize? It was the fact that the lady in front of him was Li Gang's wife!
The souls of married couples are connected, and they can sense each other's states. If your other half's life is in danger, you can sense it.
Li Gang never healed himself because he wanted to call Jin Huang. She was the only one who had the ability to distinguish whether the person taking over his body was Li Gang or not, since her soul was connected to Li Gang, and not to Huang.
Once Huang took over Li Gang's body, he would have his memories and could mimic his habits to deceive anyone—except his wife!
During his meeting with Jin Huang, Li Gang had asked for help. At that time, there were two meanings behind his words. One of them was for this Great Unification War, where he had to prepare for the worst-case scenario in case he failed against the two Monarchs and his life was put in danger.
Jin Huang had deliberately sent help using Zudas and Chu You. It was another deception to make the Immortals think that this was the help she had provided. Now that the entire world was hidden by the Law of Isolation, she could begin her real plans.
Huang looked at her and said coldly, "What if I don't leave this body? What can you do? Do you think you can defeat me?"
Jin Huang didn't speak for a moment. She hesitated, and after a moment, she said softly, "I don't want to threaten you with your daughter."
"But, if I were to select one person to live, I have to select my husband. So make a choice. Do you want to die with your daughter, or do you want to die without your daughter?"
Huang's eyes trembled. "You!"
He stood up and said coldly, "Do you think you have what it takes to kill me? Who do you think you are?"
ANGER
At that very moment, a bluish mark appeared on Jin Huang's forehead, stretching across her entire body like a tattoo.
The moment it appeared, Huang felt immense fear striking his heart. It was pure instinct. It was as if he suddenly realized that sometimes dying might actually be better than surviving. His soul could feel a tearing sensation due to sheer oppression.
Jin Huang's eyes turned azure blue.
Huang looked into her eyes, and he could feel as if the entire universe resided within them! He turned solemn. She wasn't bluffing. She truly had the ability to kill him!
Huang didn't give up. He said once again, "What proof can you present that my daughter is with you?"
Jin Huang took out a picture stone and gave it to Huang. Huang looked at it and narrowed his eyes. It was true, his daughter truly was in her hands!
Huang's heart wavered. He asked lightly, "Is there truly no other way? Tell me what you want; I can give anything!"
BARGAINING
Jin Huang shook her head. She made it clear that she wanted nothing else.
Huang asked slowly, "How did you know about everything? How did she survive, and why do you have her?"
Jin Huang shook her head. "Of all the people you had to target, you chose him? Before he takes any action, he always prepares a method for his survival."
"When the massacre of Jade Harbor City started, Li Gang had already taken precautions beforehand, by implanting psychological cues in his mind that if any Rank 8 Warrior escaped, he must leave his descendant alive. At that time, he prepared two methods for himself. One was via Lei Zhenyu, and the second was through your daughter."
"He sent Lei Zhenyu to Lin Fan for protection, and using him, he also ensured Huang Haoran and Huang Rong's protection. He also revealed a bit of his plans to me so that I could protect them in case Lin Fan failed or changed his mind later. He even put a psychological cue in Huang Rong's mind to find me. Unfortunately, you couldn't have known this, since he erased his own memories related to that fact. Although that memory erasure wasn't initially targeted at you. You are simply very unlucky!"
It was true. Huang was extremely unlucky to lose to Li Gang. The only reason Li Gang's entire strategy worked was because he had been incredibly lucky. Although he tried to take every possibility into account, there are always unexpected things that don't go as expected. Li Gang was lucky that things remained under control.
He had to take every possibility into account to avoid the Law of Unpredictability. Luck was still a major factor.
Huang asked, "Wasn't he manipulated by an Emperor into committing the massacre? How did he prepare beforehand then?"
Jin Huang shook her head. "Things aren't that simple. He was manipulated, but he had already expected that he would be forced to do it. As a result, he prepared for it! In fact, it is also partly your fault. If you hadn't attacked the Azure Mountain, none of this would have happened!"
Huang looked at her and sighed. He sat down once again. 'She is right, I was also partly at fault. If I hadn't targeted the Azure Continent to vent my anger for my son... if I hadn't gotten angry over Huang Lin's marriage to Li Yuxong. If only! There are no ifs in life. I can't change it anymore.'
DEPRESSION
Jin Huang would never reveal to Huang that Li Gang was actually the mastermind behind the massacre. Li Gang's memory was very important to emotionally persuade Huang. By shifting the blame to another target, he successfully reduced the hatred of both Huang and Lei.
Huang finally sighed. "Can you guarantee their survival?"
Jin Huang didn't speak. She said calmly, "You should have felt Li Gang's internal emotions. His decision is my promise!"
Huang nodded.
ACCEPTANCE
Jin Huang was just giving Huang a chance to do it by himself. She had already cracked the whole Parasitic Secret Technique and found a way to trap Huang and get rid of him within Li Gang's body.
An hour later.
Li Gang woke up.
He found that his entire body was completely naked, and some kind of healing paste had been applied all over his wounds.
He sat up slowly and saw Jin Huang entering the room.
She smiled faintly. "You woke up?"
Li Gang nodded.
Jin Huang took out a Vitality Pill from her space ring and gave it to him. "Heal yourself now."
Li Gang took it as he looked at her. "What caused the delay? I had accepted my fate at the very end, while waiting for you!"
Jin Huang smiled faintly. "There are some things that must not be known to others. Our relationship must be kept secret. Don't rely on me from now on, and before you leave, you have to erase all your memories about everything that happened here."
Li Gang looked at her and nodded. As he was about to start healing, he was reminded of something. "Your teacher was General Shi Tian?"
Jin Huang nodded.
Li Gang said lightly, "His body was also taken over. Although I handled it, and with his weakness in Jin Long's hands, he shouldn't have the ability to survive. You should visit him and handle it."
Jin Huang shook her head. "No need."
Li Gang looked at her, puzzled. "You don't care about him?"
Jin Huang smiled. "No, I just trust you. You are the only person in the entire world who is worthy of me. If you handled it well, then I trust it will go well!"
At the same time, Jinyang.
Lei confronted Jin Long directly.
Jin Long laid out the conditions for Lei. "As long as you leave General Shi's body, your son will be freed!"
Lei nodded, but before he could do it, Jin Long reminded him. "Don't try to deceive me. Right after you leave his body, I will get him married. His wife is already dead, which allowed you to run rampant. Once he remarries, we will be able to know whether you truly left his body or not. If you didn't, then we will kill your son on the spot."
Both took a Heavenly Dao oath, and Lei asked, "Fulfill my one final wish!"
Jin Long said calmly, "Speak!"
Lei said, "Let me see my son, even if it's from afar."
Jin Long nodded and made the arrangements.
A few moments later.
There was a smile on Lei's face as he saw his son completely healthy from a distance. He closed his eyes as a single tear fell, along with the body of Shi Tian, which went unconscious.
Jin Long bowed.
"You were a great Warrior!"
The Law of Isolation only stayed for three weeks. During the first two weeks, Jin Huang served Li Gang and helped him treat his injuries.
As per their arrangements, Jin Huang and Li Gang decided to erase Li Gang's memories and fabricate a part of it. They made it appear as if Huang had left on his own after Lei convinced him. They also fabricated that Huang had obtained memories of the Emperor's betrayal—that the very Emperor who had supposedly helped him get revenge was actually the one who orchestrated the massacre.
So, out of respect for Lei, out of hatred toward the Emperor, out of love for his child, and for many other fabricated reasons, Huang had voluntarily left Li Gang's body.
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A/N: This officially marks the close of the current arc, with just one final concluding chapter remaining. I have deliberately left several mysteries as subtle hints rather than outright explanations, so the overarching puzzle might feel a bit complex right now. I am always striving to improve, so if you spot any plot holes, inconsistencies, or lingering mistakes, please feel free to point them out!