Zhong Yi had originally thought that since Gu Yun missed his deceased wife so much, the two of them must have had an inseparable relationship.
But to his surprise, the first thing he and Qin Li'en heard upon arriving was the sound of arguing between Gu Yun and Lin Xi.
Lin Xi was sick, very sick.
Gu Yun wanted to sell off everything they owned to find medicine and doctors for her.
Lin Xi refused simply, decisively, and resolutely.
Just the tone alone made it clear she was a stubborn one.
“I need that money... to save you, Lin Xi!”
Gu Yun’s face was flushed with anxiety.
“I know An Ya is very important to you, but... you’re taking this too far.”
As he spoke, Gu Yun hesitated.
“She’s even... even not...”
Lin Xi sat on the bed, her deep eyes seemingly devouring Gu Yun.
“Gu Yun,” she said slowly, enunciating each word with calm deliberation:
“Do you know what can make me happy?”
“What?”
“You know, don’t you?”
“...”
Seeing the confusion on Gu Yun’s face, Lin Xi slowly closed her eyes and answered to herself: “But I know.”
Zhong Yi was completely baffled by this dialogue.
Because every word Lin Xi said was nonsense—he couldn’t understand it at all.
“Just say it already!! He’d get it if you did!!!”
Zhong Yi felt like tearing his hair out.
Beside him, Qin Li'en frowned, clearly just as perplexed.
After waiting a long time, Lin Xi never said what exactly could make her happy—only insisting that Gu Yun would surely fulfill it for her.
To cut off Gu Yun’s hopes, Lin Xi firmly declared that she would never allow any physician to take her pulse or diagnose her.
“How we use our money is your decision. But if you want to fulfill my wish, I hope you’ll use it to build that house.”
“I hope you’ll live there every day... watching over her, being with her, comforting her.”
“I hope she won’t be alone anymore.”
Hearing this, Zhong Yi began to sense some clues.
Based on the timeline, Gu Yun must have sold this house and moved into the new home built on that cliff?
But there was still too much he couldn’t grasp.
For instance:
Who is An Ya?
Why did Lin Xi value her more than her own life?
Why did the house have to be built in such a dangerous place?
Why...
By now, Zhong Yi had even forgotten that this was supposed to be a love-themed illusion.
His mind was filled with questions, and he was eager to uncover the truth.
“Ah! Forget it, I’ll just...” Just as Zhong Yi was about to deactivate the “observer” mode and ask them directly,
he realized his skill bar was grayed out.
“Senior Sister, what are you doing...” he said reproachfully, glancing at Qin Li'en.
This illusion world was constructed by Qin Li'en, and her cultivation level was above his—she had clearly disabled many of his permissions.
“I know you have a lot of questions... but this isn’t relevant to our mission,” Qin Li'en reminded him.
“In our Dream Weaving Sect, we are destined to witness endless partings between life and death... so you need to get used to it.”
“But you just now—” Before he could finish, a bird’s beak suddenly grew over his mouth, making him squawk like a crow.
Just then:
“I made this, Gu Yun.”
Lin Xi suddenly pulled out a blue-and-yellow folded paper rabbit from under her pillow and handed it to Gu Yun.
“Tell me, what is it?”
“Huh?”
“I want you to tell me what it is.”
“A... rabbit?”
Gu Yun frowned, glancing at the countless other paper rabbits scattered on the floor.
Clearly, this wasn’t the first time he’d been asked such a question.
“Just like those rabbits—all made by you.”
“And then?”
Lin Xi’s eyes were deep and unfathomable.
“Made of paper.”
“And then?”
Lin Xi’s pace quickened, as if she’d heard some kind of expected answer.
“Its body is yellow, and its limbs and head are blue?”
“Very good. Anything else?”
“Uh...”
Faced with Lin Xi’s relentless questioning, Gu Yun looked flustered. After a long pause, he changed the subject.
“Lin Xi, I composed a piece for you. Want to hear it?”
Lin Xi lowered her head slightly, a flash of disappointment in her eyes, before finally nodding: “Yes.”
“Then I’ll play it for you!”
The mention of playing the zither excited Gu Yun; he sat down at the seven-string instrument.
He had specially brought it upstairs for Lin Xi.
“The piece is called, ‘Remembering Lin Xi.’”
“What a cheesy name,” Lin Xi commented.
Gu Yun didn’t take offense. He closed his eyes and began to play the strings seriously.
Golden sunlight poured through the window, falling on Lin Xi’s cheeks.
As the melodious tune rose, everything felt full of life.
“This woman... is so confusing!” Zhong Yi grumbled indignantly.
He was currently livestreaming, and as time passed, more and more viewers joined.
His comment resonated with the audience, earning a flood of agreement.
[Exactly, exactly!]
[That’s just unreasonable.]
"Isn't it just a paper rabbit? Seems pretty dissatisfied with Old Master's answer."
"Gu Yun wrote such a great piece of music, and the first comment is that the name is too plain... Brilliant!"
"What's Old Demon Lu's deal in creating this couple?"
"Feels like he deliberately made a bad couple to make the Senior Sister seem not so bad?"
...
Prompted by the barrage of comments, Zhong Yi really did start to feel that way.
Compared to the Lin Xi on the bed, who was stubborn and loved speaking in riddles, his Senior Sister Qin Li'en seemed more agreeable the more he looked at her.
"Wait..."
Zhong Yi suddenly realized something was wrong.
"The biggest problem in this illusion is still Elder Guo Yunfeng..."
"This trick might work a little on us, but will it actually be effective against Elder Guo Yunfeng?"
...
...
Inside Guo Yunfeng's illusion world.
"Who is this An Ya?"
"If she's that important, why hasn't she ever appeared in the memories??"
"Could it be that Gu Yun didn't keep that promise... Bah, bah! How could a good man like Gu Yun ever break a promise!"
"Junior Sister, you're a woman too. Help your Senior Brother analyze what Lin Xi is thinking, will you?"
...
Guo Yunfeng's ears were filled with Senior Brother Xu Ci's endless chatter.
'Trying to make me think more highly of this waste by comparing him to someone worse?'
Guo Yunfeng sneered inwardly.
In her view, no matter how Old Demon Lu wrote the storyline, an existence like Xu Ci could never earn her respect, let alone make her experience "love"!
No matter how she looked at it, Old Demon Lu had no chance of winning this challenge.
Even if it wasn't her, if you called in Saintess Liu Mengli, it probably wouldn't stir the slightest ripple.
Guo Yunfeng ignored Xu Ci and focused on gathering dream power, searching for memory fragments.
"Senior Brother, Old Master doesn't have much time left."
Guo Yunfeng reminded him, pouring all her dream power into the task.
This memory fragment was of that blue-violet wildflower.
"I'm updating with all my might, writing four chapters and releasing them together."
"I've racked my brains cutting out content that can be described without harming the story—definitely not padding."
"This game has been nothing but buildup so far, so the first read will definitely feel dull... I'll hurry up and write to the twist part. Anyone who finds it confusing can binge-read it in a few days."
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
