Memory jump.
This time, Guo Yunfeng recognized the location.
Because behind her and Xu Ci was that tall lighthouse.
In other words, the two of them were currently on the same dangerous mountain where Gu Yun actually lived.
However, at this point, the house had only just had its foundation laid and was still a long way from being fully completed.
"Oh my god, how can anyone like to eat pickled cucumbers..."
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Xu Ci looked at the jar of pickled cucumbers in Gu Yun's hand with disgust.
This was brought to him specially by his friend, because it is Gu Yun's favorite food.
Guo Yunfeng remained unmoved by Xu Ci's incessant chatter.
In her view, Xu Ci was a passionate persona that Lu Ze specifically created to open women's hearts.
Since that's the case, as long as I ignore him, Lu Ze's illusion is destined to fail.
So she focused her attention on the task.
Driven by the melodious background music, she carefully observed every detail in her memory.
"This couple is so awkward..."
Guo Yunfeng frowned. Under the influence of the Fearful Soul-Entwining Array, her curiosity and doubts were amplified.
As she searched for fragments of memory, she listened carefully to the conversation between Gu Yun and Wang Qiao.
【Wang Qiao: Wife of Zhang Peng, Gu Yun's childhood friend, and has a very good relationship with Lin Xi】
At this point in time, Lin Xi's illness had just been diagnosed, and she needed a huge sum of money for treatment.
Gu Yun was very distressed because Lin Xi had always wanted to build a house here.
For Linxi, this place is more important than life itself.
Based on his understanding of Lin Xi, he knew that even if Lin Xi gave up treatment, she would still let Gu Yun continue building the houses here.
"Strange, what's so special about this place...?"
Xu Ci looked around in confusion.
Apart from the dilapidated, outdated lighthouse, there was nothing else in this desolate, treacherous mountain.
At this moment, Gu Yun and Wang Qiao had a small argument.
Gu Yun wanted to deceive Lin Xi and use all his savings to treat her illness.
Wang Qiao felt that Gu Yun should respect Lin Xi's ideas and not impose his own wishes on others.
"Is she the only one who's sad? What about me?"
"After all these years, can't I be selfish just this once, and do something for myself?"
As he spoke, Gu Yun covered his forehead in despair, and it seemed that several more strands of white hair had appeared at his temples. A few tears slid down his cheeks.
"...I don't want to be alone."
"I don't want to let her leave so easily."
Hearing Gu Yun's words, Guo Yunfeng paused her actions of drawing dream power.
Having just returned from a memory from a short time ago, she naturally knew the ending of the story.
Gu Yun's lies were exposed, Lin Xi gave up treatment, and Gu Yun built a house here as promised, growing old alone.
However, it only paused for a moment.
Having cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness for hundreds of years, she had long since become indifferent to life, death, and separation.
Guo Yunfeng walked up to the jar of pickled cucumbers that Wang Qiao had brought for Gu Yun and infused it with her dream power.
"Senior brother..."
"We've found the memory fragments, let's go."
...
...
Zhong Yi's fantasy world.
Using that jar of pickled cucumbers as a medium, memories leap forward once again.
Zhong Yi and Qin Lien appeared in a relatively quiet restaurant.
"Each leap answers a question from a previous memory? This way of advancing the story is truly impressive! No wonder he's Junior Brother Lu!"
After experiencing four memory regressions, Zhong Yi couldn't help but sigh.
This was the first time he had ever experienced a story told from a reverse chronological perspective.
Each time we look back, we do so with questions in mind, and then we gradually resolve them.
This technique greatly stimulates players' desire to explore and creates a very strong sense of immersion.
Zhong Yi and Qin Li'en found an empty table in the corner and sat down.
Behind them, Gu Yun and his wife were having a long-awaited meal with Zhang Peng and his wife.
The four of them chatted about everything under the sun.
At this moment, Gu Yun and Lin Xi had just decided to build a new house on the cliff.
When Gu Yun talked about this, her eyes were full of hopeful, vibrant light.
"Oh...what a pity."
Zhong Yi sighed.
Having just returned from several journeys to the future, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache upon seeing this scene.
At this time, Lin Xi's illness had not yet been discovered, and Gu Yun was full of vigor and ambition...
But soon they will be overwhelmed by the burdens of life.
"As a disciple of the Dream Weaving Sect, you have to get used to these things... Junior Brother Zhong."
Qin Li'en, sitting next to him, tried her best to remain calm.
"These are things that have already happened, and we can't change them... at least we, in this era, are powerless to change them."
Zhong Yi nodded sadly.
What they were experiencing at this moment was merely a parallel world projected from Gu Yun's memories.
Lin Xi and Wang Qiao went out for some fresh air together, leaving only Gu Yun and Zhang Peng at the table.
Zhang Peng, having enjoyed his drink, asked Gu Yun with a smile, "By the way, did you tell Lin Xi about that later?"
Gu Yun looked helpless: "I told them."
What does she think?
"I barely accepted it, but after that... sigh."
Gu Yun sighed, smiled bitterly, picked up his wine glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
"After that, she started folding these paper rabbits every day."
"What's wrong with paper rabbits? There's nothing wrong with having a childlike heart."
"No, not just one... but many! She folds them day and night, and the house is almost overflowing with these paper rabbits..."
"Have you asked Wang Qiao? Could this be one of the manifestations of the 【Ice Heart Bloodline】?"
"I asked, and she said yes... but I always felt it wasn't that simple."
Gu Yun swallowed a cup of bitter wine, a strange sense of guilt appearing in his eyes.
“Whenever I ask Xiaoxi about this, she always remains silent.”
"And every time, her eyes would become very deep... as if she wanted to get some answer from me."
"It's something that's clearly incomprehensible, but..."
A pang of sadness welled up in Gu Yun's eyes.
"I always felt like I owed her something."
...
Zhong Yi couldn't help but prick up his ears, wishing he could stand next to the two of them and listen.
After all, the paper rabbits had also bothered him for a long time, and he was very curious as to why Lin Xi kept folding these paper rabbits.
Unfortunately, the two talked for a long time but did not get an answer.
"What is the 【Ice Heart Bloodline】? And what does 'that incident' refer to?? Damn it... I sense the next memory segment, and this mystery will be solved!!!"
Zhong Yi paced back and forth in the restaurant, eager to unravel the mystery.
He completely forgot that the theme of this illusion was "love," and he also forgot that his mission was to get Gu Yun to the Moon Realm.
"Stop with the mystery... trouble is brewing."
Qin Li'en frowned.
She knocked on the transparent barrier in front of the restaurant's door.
"Gu Yun drank too much. This memory is a sealed space; we can't get out..."
"Uh, why do we need to go out?"
Zhong Yi was puzzled.
"The five dream powers are complete, but there are no memory fragments in this restaurant!"
Qin Li'en looked very serious.
Without memory fragments, they cannot move on to the next memory.
"Perhaps it's on him? Should I go and snatch it?"
Zhong Yi immediately rolled up his sleeves, ready to get to work.
"Stop, stop, stop!! This memory is extremely unstable. If you do anything out of line, you might break down completely!"
Qin Li'en quickly tried to dissuade him.
"I can't wait..."
Zhong Yi pinched his chin, eager to enter the next memory.
He glanced at Gu Yun and Zhang Peng, who were chatting animatedly at the table behind him, and when his gaze fell on the jar of pickled cucumbers in front of Gu Yun, a sudden inspiration struck him.
"I've got an idea, Senior Sister! Release me from 【Observer】 state!"
Zhong Yi's figure materialized and he came to the counter, saying to the waiter, "Waiter, give me a plate of pickled cucumbers!"
Picking up a plate of pickled cucumbers that smelled sour and salty, Zhong Yi suppressed the urge to vomit and walked towards Gu Yun's table with a smile.
As he passed Qin Li'en, he whispered, "Senior sister, please block out my sense of taste and smell..."
After saying that, he put on a smile and sat down opposite Gu Yun as if they were old friends.
"Brother, you have excellent taste! You actually like pickled cucumbers just like me?"
"Brother, it's me too? It's rare to meet a kindred spirit. Come, let's have a drink!"
"OK!"
Seeing Gu Yun's cooperation, Zhong Yi felt relieved and picked up a large chopstick of pickled cucumber to his mouth.
A pungent, sour, and salty smell wafted up.
"..."
Zhong Yi's smile froze on his face as he slowly turned around to look at his senior sister, who was observing him from behind.
"Senior sister has almost forgotten how to block out the five senses separately... Let me think."
Qin Li'en smiled slyly and gave Zhong Yi a thumbs up.
"Keep it up, junior!"
"Holy shit..."
Zhong Yi took a deep breath.
"Brother, what are you looking back for? Could it be that you..."
Gu Yun and Zhang Peng were both puzzled.
"No, no, no! It's nothing! Come on! Have some pickled cucumbers!!"
Zhong Yi gritted his teeth and swallowed the pickled cucumber.
Why are you crying, brother?
"Waaah... I've never eaten such delicious pickled cucumbers before..."
"I can tell you really like it, brother... No problem, since you like it so much, I'll give you this jar of pickled cucumbers too!"
"???"
...
...
Zhong Yi didn't know how he managed to eat the entire plate of pickled cucumbers in front of him.
It's unclear why Lu Ze's illusion this time made the sense of taste and smell so realistic...
By getting close to Gu Yun by offering her pickled cucumbers, Zhong Yi finally managed to trick her into revealing her important personal belongings.
It's a notice.
"Certainly!"
The moment the notice was taken out, Qin Li'en froze the entire memory space, then looked at Zhong Yi with a grin:
"Junior Brother Zhong, are the pickled cucumbers delicious?"
"Thank you..."
Zhong Yi wiped his mouth, looked at Qin Li'en speechlessly, and became more and more convinced that these were all bad women.
"Next, just follow this notice to move on to the next memory... Hmm? Junior Brother Zhong? What are you daydreaming about?"
Qin Li'en asked curiously.
"nothing."
Zhong Yi shook his head.
He felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Before moving on to the next memory through that notice, he glanced back at the restaurant one last time.
At the dinner table, the jar of pickled cucumbers in front of Gu Yun had already been opened.
The pickled cucumbers inside remained untouched...
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