Su Qianqian continued to idly flip through the books.
If her guess was correct, these books—and perhaps even this entire world—were most likely “created” based on her own and Luo Wuhen’s memories.
There was no way this was Luo Wuhen’s ability. Illusions of this level, even Chu Youtong would have a hard time casting, let alone Luo Wuhen.
Recalling that last scene within Luo Wuhen’s Soul Sea, with its bizarre vision—was it because of those auras?
If her speculation was correct, then most likely, those were the “Abyssal Power” that Lin Muxue had once mentioned to her.
But wasn’t that supposed to be a corrosive force? Could it actually create such realistic illusions?
“These things don’t matter. What’s important is, how do I get out of here? Right now I only have Yuan Ying cultivation, and now I’m being further suppressed…”
While pondering this, Su Qianqian’s hands kept flipping through the book absentmindedly. It was obvious her mind was elsewhere.
Luo Wuhen quietly stood behind Su Qianqian. There was no communication, not even eye contact between them.
Yet even in this silent company, Luo Wuhen could not stop the joy from welling up in her heart.
She didn’t know why she had become so…humble, but the happiness she felt was real…
Gradually, Su Qianqian came back to herself. She still didn’t have a clue; for now, she could only take things one step at a time.
But she had to quickly find a way for both herself and Luo Wuhen to leave—there was no doubt that pitch-black power was definitely not anything good.
“Sigh… Why did this have to happen?”
Su Qianqian sighed helplessly. She had just been breaking through to Yuan Ying in the normal way, then her consciousness inexplicably arrived on the Yin Moon, then entered Luo Wuhen’s Soul Sea, and finally ended up in such a strange place.
“Have you picked the book you want?” Luo Wuhen saw Su Qianqian had come to her senses, and asked with a gentle smile.
Su Qianqian closed the book, turned around, and looked at Luo Wuhen with a complicated expression. This fellow really knew how to make trouble for her.
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she got. Su Qianqian waved her hand at Luo Wuhen and said, “Luo Wuhen, lower your head.”
Luo Wuhen was puzzled, but still obeyed. Su Qianqian then gave her head a few solid knocks!
With her current strength, Su Qianqian couldn’t break through Luo Wuhen’s defenses at all.
She only wanted to let off some steam—every time she saw Luo Wuhen, this fellow was always so troublesome, she’d long wanted to hit her a few times.
After a few knocks, Su Qianqian’s anger was barely eased for the moment. Luo Wuhen stood up, still puzzled.
That “attack” just now felt to her like nothing more than a pampered act, without the slightest hint of harm.
To Luo Wuhen, those taps from Su Qianqian were like a little black cat getting angry and swiping at her a few times—no pain at all. On the contrary, it made Luo Wuhen feel…so cute.
As for why this “little black cat” was inexplicably angry, well, that’s just how cats were—nothing strange about it.
“Qianqian, why are you angry…? I can change, or you can hit me a few more times if you want.”
Seeing that Su Qianqian was still fuming, Luo Wuhen took the initiative to squat down again, gently lifted Su Qianqian’s hand and placed it on her own head, and looked up at her from an angle Su Qianqian had never seen before.
Seeing Luo Wuhen acting so much like a “canine companion,” Su Qianqian shivered in discomfort. The Luo Wuhen in her memory, even when gentle, was always filled with strength and aggression. What was with this current appearance?
“Act normal, stand up. I’m not used to you being like this.” Su Qianqian pulled her hand back and took a step away.
Luo Wuhen obediently stood up and looked at Su Qianqian with innocent eyes.
Seeing such an obedient Luo Wuhen, Su Qianqian found it rather nice. At least now she truly felt a bit safer.
If Luo Wuhen were still as domineering as before, she’d have to suffer again.
She continued to ponder. Although this world was most likely formed from her and Luo Wuhen’s memories, it was clear that it revolved mainly around Luo Wuhen’s memory.
The key to breaking out probably lay with Luo Wuhen…
The biggest problem now was that Luo Wuhen had obviously lost her memories, or maybe this Luo Wuhen was just a character in the play?
Su Qianqian couldn’t even confirm if this Luo Wuhen was the real one, or just a bystander in this world like everyone else. At the very least, her personality was quite different.
“Luo Wuhen.”
“What is it?”
“Do you still remember Luo Siqian?”
“Luo Siqian… You told me before, our daughter in your illusion. Why bring her up all of a sudden…?” Luo Wuhen asked, puzzled.
Su Qianqian was about to run an experiment. If anything could awaken Luo Wuhen’s memories, then without a doubt, little Siqian was Luo Wuhen’s greatest emotional tie in reality!
“Try to remember what Luo Siqian looks like. Don’t you want to see her again? Are you really willing to just sink into this place, leaving little Siqian all alone outside?”
“Luo Siqian’s appearance? But I’ve never seen… Wait… Siqian, Si…”
In Luo Wuhen’s memory, a blurry image of a little girl suddenly emerged. Her face was unclear, but Su Qianqian saw that small figure curling up and looking at her in loneliness, and Luo Wuhen felt a sudden wave of panic rise in her heart…!
Su Qianqian saw that it actually worked. When she looked around, the surrounding scene began to tremble abnormally and turn illusory. Clearly, the illusion here was starting to become unstable!
But it didn’t last long. Soon, the surroundings stabilized again.
Su Qianqian looked at Luo Wuhen, whose expression was no longer panicked; instead, she smiled, her cheeks flushed:
“Qianqian, do you want a daughter? Then let’s work hard for one~, but let’s not call her Luo Siqian, that name always makes me feel sad.”
Su Qianqian frowned. It wasn’t because of Luo Wuhen’s words—her saying such things was pretty much par for the course.
But just now, the method was clearly working, and Luo Wuhen seemed like she was about to remember something.
Yet suddenly, everything changed abruptly. This shift was clearly unnatural!
Afterwards, Su Qianqian tried the same stimulus again, but it had no effect.
Luo Wuhen would automatically treat Su Qianqian’s words as the lingering remnants of a dream.
Leaning against the bookshelf, Su Qianqian felt things were getting tricky. From the start, she’d felt it—the world had some kind of self-repairing power.
For her, someone who entered with a clear mind, there were loopholes everywhere. But for Luo Wuhen, she was extremely susceptible to influence.
From the earlier scene, it was obvious that Luo Wuhen was the core of this world. Once she became aware that this was a false world, its very foundation would be shaken.
“At least now I’m certain this Luo Wuhen is probably the real one, and the key clearly lies with her!”
“But I can’t play my hand one by one. This world will just keep patching the ‘holes’ as they appear. What I need is a stimulus strong enough to jolt Luo Wuhen awake before the world can ‘repair’ itself!”
And for a stimulus of that level, Su Qianqian had some idea, but she’d need a bit of “setup,” and to be safe, she’d better prepare more cards up her sleeve.
Looking at the still-gentle Luo Wuhen gazing at her, Su Qianqian felt conflicted at the thought of what she had to do. It seemed she would have to play the villain…
As for trying to escape the dream by fulfilling Luo Wuhen’s wishes, Su Qianqian dismissed the idea after only a few seconds.
That would only make the dreamer less willing to leave, and human desire was infinite—there was no way it could ever truly be satisfied. This Su Qianqian knew all too well…
Now that she knew the world was fake, there was no reason to keep playing along with her false little sister and parents. She needed to go back—to see her real family!
Su Qianqian took a deep breath, stepped up to Luo Wuhen’s side, and gently grasped her hand.
“Let’s go. Let’s return to the Capital.”
Seeing Su Qianqian take the initiative, Luo Wuhen’s heart was wild with joy, though outwardly she still wore a gentle smile.
“Let’s go. I promised you, I’ll give you a perfect ending.”
“A perfect ending…” Su Qianqian neither confirmed nor denied it.
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