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"I'll go check on Zhao Feiyu," Yun Tianying said, lightly clearing his throat before turning to walk away.
Ouyang Zixin had managed to send Zhao Feiyu away while using the Eye Technique on Baike, claiming that she needed to watch over Zhai Yiqi to prevent him from sneaking a peek at Baike's subconscious memories. Although it wasn't absolute, some individuals with strong minds seemed capable of slightly controlling their subconscious, especially those who had been underground workers in the past; their willpower was remarkably steadfast. It was even said that some could evade lie detectors, so controlling memories a little shouldn't be too difficult.
Whether Zhao Feiyu believed this reason was irrelevant; she agreed nonetheless and didn't seem particularly concerned about what might be in Baike's subconscious memories.
After calming Ouyang Zixin down a bit, Yun Tianmo noticed Yun Tianying approaching with Zhai Yiqi, while Zhao Feiyu lingered at a distance, seemingly hesitating whether to join them.
"Let's get started," Ouyang Zixin said, her voice still slightly nasal, her nose red from having cried moments earlier.
Zhao Feiyu's gaze shifted ambiguously between her and Yun Tianmo before she covered her mouth and laughed as she moved Baike aside. It seemed she had made the right choice not to come over. Clearly, Yun Tianmo must have appeared in Baike's subconscious memories; otherwise, why would Ouyang Zixin be crying? Tsk tsk, gossip truly knows no bounds.
"Stay away from gossip; cherish life."
"Do you think he might have some family secrets or a hidden background?" Ouyang Zixin asked, genuinely worried. Why did everyone seem to have so many secrets? Couldn't they just live simply?
Yun Tianmo didn't know how to respond. How many people who entered the Millennium Ruins lacked some sort of background? And those with backgrounds naturally had stories to tell. Thus, he chose silence regarding Ouyang Zixin's question. What could he say? Should he tell her that this person likely had nothing to do with her? Would that even be comforting?
"Why so serious? I was just saying it casually." Noticing Yun Tianmo staring at her, Ouyang Zixin shrank back, suddenly reminded that she herself was a significant secret that couldn't be exposed. It was better to get started quickly.
Zhai Yiqi was inherently proud and would not have accepted Ouyang Zixin performing the technique on him under normal circumstances. However, he felt outmatched at the moment and wanted to know if there were secrets about himself that he wasn't even aware of. After all, not knowing one's own secrets is hard to accept, which is why he nodded in agreement.
Although it was somewhat dangerous for them to see his secrets, he thought it unlikely that they would be connected in any significant way. Therefore, even if they saw something, it shouldn't matter much.
Soon enough, Ouyang Zixin began using the Eye Technique on Zhai Yiqi. Like Feng Chengxuan and Baike before him, he soon fainted.
Within the Mirror Guardian, his subconscious memories began to gradually clarify...
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"When will they wake up? Should we splash some water on them?" Zhao Feiyu looked at the three people lying side by side, feeling a bit impatient. It had been over half a day, and there were still no signs of them waking up.
Ouyang Zixin turned to look as well. The three seemed to be sound asleep. Even Feng Chengxuan looked like nothing was wrong at that moment. "Why splash water?"
Zhao Feiyu stared at Ouyang Zixin in surprise. "We've been waiting for half a day. If they don't wake up, how are we supposed to leave?"
"Come on, what does their waking up have to do with whether we leave or not?" Ouyang Zixin rolled her eyes. Was Zhao Feiyu out of her mind? Did she really think they needed to wake them up to leave together?
The reason they hadn't left was that they hadn't decided how to proceed.
Yes, they had already found a way out of this space filled with white gravel, thanks to the Small Stone Box, which revealed the location of the exit after reflecting Zhai Yiqi's subconscious memories. The question now was whether to just walk out directly or wake them up and inform them that they were leaving; or perhaps deal with them permanently before leaving...
"Can you stop making faces?" Zhao Feiyu couldn't take it anymore. She had wanted to say this since Ouyang Zixin had threatened Feng Chengxuan earlier. Ouyang Zixin's so-called fierce expression was actually quite comical, like making funny faces to amuse someone.
"Tch."
Ouyang Zixin stood up, no longer wanting to banter with Zhao Feiyu. She glanced over at Yun Tianmo and Yun Tianying, who seemed to be deep in discussion. Just as she was contemplating whether to go check on them, she noticed Yun Tianmo suddenly lift her head and look in her direction.
Ouyang Zixin was about to return a bright smile, but Yun Tianmo quickly lowered her head again, leaving Ouyang Zixin's smile frozen on her face in an awkward moment.
"Tsk tsk, your friend is really aloof," Zhao Feiyu said as she approached from behind, standing half a step behind Ouyang Zixin. She had caught sight of Yun Tianmo looking over earlier but hadn’t seen Ouyang Zixin’s unfinished smile since she was standing behind her, so she teased.
Unfortunately for her, she once again stepped on a landmine.
"Are we that familiar?" Your friend? Hmph, is that something you should be saying?
Ouyang Zixin arrogantly lifted her chin, the ends of her hair brushing against Zhao Feiyu's face. Turning away, she coldly huffed, "Has anyone ever told you that you talk too much?"
"No," Zhao Feiyu honestly shook her head. No one had ever said that to her. Was she really that talkative? Surely not.
"Well, I'm telling you now, remember this!"
"…"
After about a stick of incense's worth of time, Yun Tianmo and Yun Tianying finally finished their discussion and walked over.
"How did it go?" Ouyang Zixin was already impatient; not killing Baike immediately was the limit of her tolerance, and now she had to wait here for so long.
Yun Tianmo handed the Small Stone Box to Ouyang Zixin. "Let's go."
"What about them?" Zhao Feiyu pointed at the three lying on the ground. Although she didn't believe they would actually do what Ouyang Zixin suggested—killing them to silence them—leaving them like this seemed no different from murder.
Yun Tianying initially wanted to take Baike away, but after some persuasion from Yun Tianmo, he gave up. After all, Yun Tianmo was right; taking Baike along would be too much of a challenge for Ouyang Zixin's patience, and besides, Baike probably didn't have any useful information left anyway. It wouldn't make much difference whether they took him or not.
Ouyang Zixin led the way southeast, with Yun Tianmo closely following. After glancing at Baike, Yun Tianying turned and left as well.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Zhao Feiyu stomped her foot in frustration. She decided to leave first; as for those three, they could fend for themselves. (To be continued.)
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