“Betrayal…”
Youxi repeated Meilin’s words, her gaze fixed on the other party’s shadow, stretched long by the setting sun.
In a daze, she saw countless distorted, wailing faces.
“You… are losing control!”
“Losing control?”
Meilin denied it with a smile,
“No, I’m purifying impurities.”
The next second, the shadow beneath her returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
Youxi frowned and questioned,
“What exactly did you do to Meilin?”
Meilin sounded a little sad:
“Sister, why do you keep thinking about that Meilin? Am I not more useful than the Meilin you speak of?”
“What exactly did you do to her?!” Youxi questioned again.
Meilin shook her head regretfully:
“I didn’t do anything to her; I just hid her in the deepest part.”
“The deepest part… What will happen if she stays there forever?”
“I don’t know, maybe… she’ll slowly disappear?” Meilin shrugged, seemingly unsure herself.
Youxi frowned and warned seriously:
“Without the initial anchor, you will definitely lose control!”
Unexpectedly, Meilin chuckled:
“Sister, it’s no big deal. If she’s not here, aren’t I still here? In terms of experience and memory, don’t I have much more than her? All she has is just the initial personality of the body.”
Youxi pondered for two seconds and asked,
“Then who are you now?”
“Does it matter? Maybe… you can call me Meilin, just like Meilin?” Meilin shrugged, not caring at all.
Youxi sneered,
“Maybe? It seems you don’t even know who you are, and you don’t dare to identify yourself as Meilin. If this continues, you will definitely lose control.”
Meilin smiled:
“Then let’s make a bet? We’ll bet on whether I’ll lose control within three days. But before that, you can’t tell Andy about me.”
Youxi decisively refused:
“I’m not betting with you; I’ll hand you directly over to my brother to deal with.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the shadow beneath her swayed slightly, and two Faceless Nuns, holding chains, suddenly appeared on either side of Meilin.
Meilin shook her head helplessly and looked intently at Youxi.
Several suits of armor on both sides of the corridor suddenly stepped off their pedestals, holding weapons, and also surrounded the latter.
The air in the Library seemed to freeze.
Suddenly, Sophia’s strong voice came from outside:
“Youxi! Meilin! We’re back! Are you in the Library?”
“Whoosh…”
The Faceless Nuns dispersed, and at the same moment, the armor also retreated to its pedestals, turning back into cold, inanimate objects.
“Youxi… Sister? How did we get here?”
Meilin looked around blankly, as if she had just woken up.
Youxi frowned, staring into the other party’s eyes.
The latter froze, seemingly realizing something, and lowered her head obediently, not daring to ask further questions.
…That 【Meilin】 is hidden.
…If Meilin remains confused, she will sooner or later be replaced and eventually lost.
Youxi squinted her eyes, looking at Meilin as if she were an unstable bomb.
If it weren’t for her consideration of her brother and Sophia’s feelings, she really wanted to deal with the other party right now.
“Eh? What are you two doing?”
Sophia had already run up, having smelled something, and saw the two standing opposite each other.
Youxi put her smile back on, looking sweetly at Sophia:
“Nothing, where’s brother?”
Sophia blinked, didn’t think much of it, and pulled the two away, saying as they walked,
“He’s over at the tower. Erick has already been rescued and should be meeting with Irene now. I originally wanted to wait for Andy, but he suddenly told me to come find you two first.”
Youxi paused slightly, nodded, picked up the organized clue materials, and followed them out.
And Meilin allowed Sophia to hold her hand, in a daze and silent.
…
Night, Miling Agency, study.
The Witness's Pen glided across the paper.
Using two different shades, it intertwined and peeked into two different lives.
【The dying man seeking eternal life is changing his body to avoid being tracked.】
【However, what he doesn’t know is that the marked fragment has already merged into his shadow.】
【She put on a plump female corpse, a fanatical smile on her face, and arrived at a graveyard.】
【In the graveyard, her proud masterpieces were buried.】
【However, today, she considers all of them trash! He wants to destroy and drain these wastes!】
【Because she has found a more perfect body!】
【She gazed at the moonlight, muttering obsessively: “I already know your name, Sophia. You will become the perfect vessel for my eternal life!!”】
After writing this passage, the pen tip jumped, changing to another color.
【In the dim candlelight, a man and a woman sat quietly by the window.】
【Their expressions were complex and conflicted.】
【Irene asked: “Who… are you now?”】
【Erick clutched his head, his expression incredibly pained: “I… I…”】
【“Don’t answer! I won’t ask!” Irene hugged Erick heartbrokenly.】
【No matter who he was at this moment, he was the man she loved most in her life. She didn’t care at all now.】
【But she didn’t care, yet he did!】
【Erick pushed Irene away, clutching his aching head, and said hoarsely:
【“I need to find what he left behind… Irene, you must help me! I… I want to know who I am!! I… want to live!!”】
【Erick felt he had no choice, whether it was to eliminate confusion or to live.】
【Irene nodded repeatedly, wanting to embrace the man, but the man pushed her away again:
【“Irene, don’t… We can’t… I… Let me be alone…”】
【Before he could finish speaking, Erick fled, because at that moment, he felt he was Youge.】
Upon reaching this point, the gray feather pen seemed to run out of energy and lay down lightly.
If it didn’t get some juicy stories, it would definitely not get up!
Seeing this, Li Andy, who was in front of the desk, also temporarily stopped his prying and turned his gaze to Youxi, who was walking towards him.
At this moment, the girl was wrapped in a white towel, still carrying the freshness of having just washed up.
Youxi’s expression was a little aggrieved. She came and sat in front of him, grabbing his collar and asking,
“Brother, you actually knew Meilin had lost control a long time ago, didn’t you?”
Li Andy curled his lips, placing his hand on her slender waist:
“I originally planned to wait until Erick’s matter was over and some conjectures were confirmed, then I would tie her into the study.
“Originally, she could have remained stable for a few more days, but who told you to be so sarcastic last night?
“So, for the next two days, you’ll have to be responsible for continuing to watch her.”
Youxi pouted slightly. After thinking for a few seconds, her tone suddenly softened:
“Brother, aren’t you confused at all?”
Li Andy immediately fell silent. He knew what Youxi was asking.
A few seconds later, he showed a confident smile and replied,
“Not confused. Because I never self-destruct; I am me, consistent from beginning to end.”
Youxi was slightly stunned. Just as she was about to ask further, she was attacked at her weak point by a pair of hands from behind.
“Sophia?” Youxi exclaimed.
Sophia chuckled mischievously, having snuck in at some point.
“It’s me! Andy, don’t let her turn around, I want revenge!”
On the desk, the gray feather pen, which had been lying idle, automatically stood up and began to recharge itself, writing furiously with a scratching sound.
【Fingers playing with beads, how delightful!】