22: Did they mistake you for someone else?

So, what timeline is the Ruthless Great Emperor in?

The Black Emperor's paws scratched frantically at the ground, feeling as though it had grasped a key point.

Ji Ziyue had also thought of this.

“That's right! The Ye Fan in the group is still on Earth!”

Her eyes grew brighter and brighter.

“If this group connects different timelines, then could the timeline Senior Ruthless is in be...”

Her heart raced as a bold guess surfaced in her mind.

Just then, the Ruthless Great Emperor spoke again.

【Ruthless】: “Brother, I have waited so long, and finally, I have found you.”

Even through text, her voice conveyed the excitement and joy contained within.

【Ruthless】: “You have finally reincarnated. It turns out you aren't in the same timeline as me, but in a different world. I really was a fool.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the group exploded once more.

【Xiao Yan】: “Reincarnation?! The Group Master is the Reincarnation of the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother?!”

【Luo Feng】: “So that's it! No wonder the timelines didn't match! It's because of Reincarnation!”

【Zhang Xiaofan】: “Reincarnation... is it like the cycle of rebirth the Buddhist sects talk about?”

【Ye Fan】: “Holy crap! This plot is way too melodramatic! No, wait, it's way too touching!”

Ye Fan held Little Nannan, his eyes becoming somewhat moist.

He imagined the scene—

A little girl, in order to wait for her brother's return, did not hesitate to defy heaven and change her fate. She underwent nine lifetimes of transformation to eventually become a Mortal World Immortal, all just to wait for him to return to the Mortal World.

And her brother, after countless eons, reappeared in this world with another identity and another name.

This obsession, this waiting, was more moving than any love story!

【Ji Ziyue】: “Waaaah... it hasn't been easy for Senior Ruthless! She finally found him!”

Ji Ziyue was already crying like a baby, feeling the joy of the Ruthless Great Emperor as if it were her own.

【Black Emperor】: “Wait, wait, wait! This Emperor has a question!”

The Black Emperor suddenly jumped out, his paws scratching frantically at the ground.

【Black Emperor】: “If the Group Master is truly the Reincarnation of the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother, then why is he called 'Wushi'? Furthermore, his mother is the Empress of the West. How... how do you explain this?!”

The Black Emperor's question plunged the group back into silence.

Indeed, if Wushi Great Emperor was the Reincarnation of the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother, then how could his identity, his background, and everything else about him be explained?

At that moment, Wushi Great Emperor finally spoke.

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: “@Ruthless, you must have mistaken me for someone else.”

His voice was calm, yet carried a hint of helplessness.

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: “I am Wushi, the Wushi Great Emperor. My mother is the Empress of the West, and my father... remains unknown. I am not the Reincarnation of your brother.”

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's heads.

【Xiao Yan】: “Huh? Not a Reincarnation?”

【Luo Feng】: “Then... then why did the Ruthless Great Emperor call the Group Master 'brother'?”

【Ji Ziyue】: “It can't be... did Senior Ruthless really mistake him for someone else?”

The young girl's heart suddenly tightened.

However, the Ruthless Great Emperor's reply left everyone stunned once again.

【Ruthless】: “You aren't the real Wushi, are you?”

Her voice remained calm, but carried a hint of certainty.

【Ruthless】: “I can feel it. Deep within your Soul, there is an aura identical to my brother's. It is a connection that cannot be erased, even across eternal ages.”

【Ruthless】: “You can fool everyone, but you cannot fool me.”

【Ruthless】: “Brother, you are you. No matter what your name is, no matter what your identity is, you are my brother.”

Her words were full of obsession and determination.

It was a certainty earned from eternal waiting, a conviction forged by nine lifetimes of transformation.

Wushi Great Emperor fell silent.

In Qinling, by the side of the Immortal Transformation Pool.

Fang Fan looked at the Ruthless Great Emperor's message, a complex surge of emotions rising in his heart.

He truly wasn't the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother.

He was a transmigrator, a Soul from another world.

He just happened to transmigrate into this world and happened to become the Wushi Great Emperor.

But... looking at the Ruthless Great Emperor's obsessed words, he felt inexplicably touched.

Perhaps the previous life of this body really did have some connection to the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother?

Or perhaps, this was just a beautiful misunderstanding?

He didn't know.

But he knew that if he denied it now, how disappointed that woman, who had waited for eternal ages, would be.

Finally, he let out a sigh.

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: “@Ruthless, you are right. I am not the real 'Wushi'.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the group exploded once more.

【Black Emperor】: “Holy crap! Great Emperor, are you actually admitting it?!”

【Xiao Yan】: “Is the Group Master really the Reincarnation of the Ruthless Great Emperor's brother?!”

【Luo Feng】: “This... this is too incredible!”

【Ji Ziyue】: “Great! Senior Ruthless didn't mistake him!”

The young girl jumped up in excitement.

And the Ruthless Great Emperor, upon seeing Wushi Great Emperor's admission, finally let a brilliant smile appear on her blurred face.

It was her first true smile in all the eternal ages.

【Ruthless】: “Brother, I'm coming to find you.”

Her voice was full of impatience.

【Ruthless】: “Where are you? I'm coming over right now!”

However, in the next second, she was stunned.

Because she discovered that with her strength as a Mortal World Immortal, she actually couldn't sense the Wushi Great Emperor's existence!

Her Divine Thought swept across the Universe, pierced through the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and delved into the River of Time, yet she still couldn't find any trace of the Wushi Great Emperor.

How... how was this possible?

【Ruthless】: “Brother, I... I can't sense your existence. Where are you?”

There was a hint of anxiety in her voice.

Wushi Great Emperor looked at her message, his heart stirring slightly.

As expected, even a Mortal World Immortal could not overcome the mysterious power of the Chat Group to directly pinpoint his location.

This Chat Group was indeed not simple.

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: “@Ruthless, don't worry. This Chat Group has a teleportation function.”

【Group Master Wushi Great Emperor】: “You only need to consume a certain amount of Points to cross time and space and teleport directly to my location.”

【Ruthless】: “Teleportation function?”

Her eyes lit up.

【Ruthless】: “Then I'll teleport over right now!”

She impatiently opened the Chat Group's function interface and indeed saw an option named 'Cross-Realm Teleportation'.

【system prompt: Cross-Realm Teleportation requires 10,000 Points. Current Points: 0.】

【Ruthless】: “...”

She was stunned.