Chapter 105 Restoring Memories

Zhou Wei's eyes gradually became clear and sharp.

Although still somewhat confused, Captain Zhou has regained his composure.

"Okay, what do you need me to do?"

Three things.

Xie Xun lowered his voice and said slowly and deliberately, "First, protect Lin Huairou and A-Can, who haven't regained their memories yet, as well as Liu Xiuyuan. They are our companions who were sucked into the mural world along with us."

"Second, try to contact the outside world. If there is a gap in this illusion, we can use it to get out."

"at last,"

Xie Xun stuffed a poisoned needle wrapped in talisman paper into Zhou Wei's hand, "On the wedding day, find an opportunity to stick this into the back of Fu Qingyan's neck."

Zhou Wei took the poisoned needle and skillfully concealed it in his sleeve. "Understood. However..."

He frowned. "Is Fu Qinghuai reliable?"

"Don't worry, I have a contract with him. He won't hurt me, so he won't hurt you either."

Xie Xun paused, then continued, "Now, he is our only hope."

Just then, Lin Huairou ran in in a panic.

"Young Master! Second Master is leading his men this way!"

"Mr. Xie, I'll be going now."

Zhou Wei immediately resumed his respectful butler demeanor and whispered to Xie Xun, "I'll arrange what you asked for. Please be careful."

Watching Zhou Wei's departing figure, Xie Xun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At least now, he is no longer fighting alone.

Before long, Fu Qingyan, accompanied by several personal guards, swaggered into Tingxuexuan.

He wore a white suit today, and a fake smile graced his face, which resembled Fu Qinghuai's.

"Sister-in-law,"

Fu Qingyan deliberately drew out his words, "I heard that my elder brother is not feeling well, so I, as his younger brother, came to check on him."

His gaze lingered on Xie Xun, and he reached out to touch the wedding dress on the table.

Xie Xun quickly pressed down on the wedding dress, saying, "No need for my second brother to trouble himself."

"Does your sister-in-law not trust me?"

Fu Qingyan took a step closer and lowered his voice, "Don't forget, here, I can do whatever I want..."

"Including hiding poison needles in the wedding dress?" Xie Xun looked directly into his eyes.

Fu Qingyan's expression changed, then he sneered, "It seems my sister-in-law is smarter than I thought, but..."

He suddenly reached out to grab Xie Xun's wrist. "This is more interesting, isn't it?"

Just then, Lin Huairou appeared almost at the right moment, saying, "Second Master, please have some tea."

Fu Qingyan had no choice but to withdraw his hand and glare fiercely at Lin Huairou.

"Alright, second brother, please go back."

Xie Xun took the opportunity to step back, saying, "I still need to take care of Fu Qinghuai."

Upon hearing that name, a flash of jealousy crossed Fu Qingyan's eyes. "He can't protect you for much longer, until your wedding day..."

Before he could finish speaking, a guard rushed over and said, "Second Master, the Commander-in-Chief has woken up and is looking for Young Master Xie!"

Fu Qingyan's face turned ashen, and he had no choice but to leave with his men in a huff.

Xie Xun immediately rushed to the main courtyard.

Inside the room, Fu Qinghuai sat hunched over the bed, his face ashen. Upon seeing Xie Xun, he weakly waved, "Xunxun..."

Xie Xun sat down by the bedside. "How are you?"

"The spirit is devouring my consciousness..."

Fu Qinghuai grasped his hand and lowered his voice, saying, "But the memories of each fragment of a remnant soul are interconnected, so I saw some scenes. On our wedding day, Fu Qingyan planned to poison our nuptial wine..."

As he said this, he coughed violently, and his pupils began to change color again. "Xunxun, if I lose control... you must..."

Before he could finish speaking, he fainted again.

Xie Xun covered him with the blanket, his eyes gradually turning cold.

Time is running out. If he doesn't find a way to break the deadlock immediately, he may very well die here with Lin Huairou and the others.

Xie Xun pondered for a moment.

There are so few people we can trust now. Although Lin Huairou was a very powerful successor of the Xuanmen sect when he was sucked into the mural world.

However, she has now completely lost her memory, and even thinks she is a person of this world, so there are many things that are inconvenient for her to do.

Thinking this, Xie Xun walked to his desk, quickly wrote a note, folded it, and handed it to Lin Huairou. "Find a way to give this to Steward Zhou of the Xie family. Be careful not to let anyone see it."

Lin Huairou nodded knowingly and stuffed the note into his sleeve. "Don't worry, young master. I just said I was going to the manor to get the dowry list."

The waiting time felt exceptionally long.

Xie Xun sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Fu Qinghuai's pale sleeping face, his fingers unconsciously stroking his cold wrist.

The war within this body is far more dangerous than the open and covert struggles outside.

About half an hour later, Lin Huairou hurriedly returned and reported in a low voice, "Young Master, Steward Zhou asked me to tell you that he will not be able to find an opportunity to come over until tomorrow morning. The Governor's Mansion is heavily guarded now, and the Second Master has sent more men."

Xie Xun frowned.

This was more troublesome than he had anticipated.

Fu Qingyan is clearly accelerating his plans.

What else did he say?

Lin Huairou immediately and carefully took out a small cloth bag from her bosom. "Butler Zhou told me to give this to you. It was prepared by the master."

Xie Xun opened the cloth bag in front of Lin Huairou. Inside was a small packet of cinnabar, a few pieces of peach wood, and a folded yellow talisman.

It seems that although Liu Xiuyuan's memories were sealed, his professional instincts remained.

Lin Huairou had been keeping her head down, not daring to look, but when she caught a glimpse of cinnabar and peach wood out of the corner of her eye, she froze.

"This is……"

She instinctively took a half step back, her eyes suddenly sharpening. "Five Thunder Talisman? No, this way of drawing it is wrong..."

Xie Xun keenly noticed her change, "Huairou?"

Lin Huairou, however, seemed not to hear, staring intently at the yellow talisman, her fingers unconsciously gesturing in the air.

"This should be done with cinnabar, this should be done with the brush in reverse...this...I feel like I've seen this somewhere before..."

She suddenly clutched her head and crouched down in anguish, “Master… Master punished me by making me copy the Supreme Mysterious Treasure Limitless Salvation Scripture… because I used the Five Thunder Talisman to blow up the back mountain…”

"Huairou, look at me."

Xie Xun immediately helped her up. "Do you still remember Captain Zhou? Special Incident Handling Bureau?"

"Captain Zhou..."

Lin Huairou's eyes were unfocused, "That Zhou Bapi, who was clearly very young but always acted like an old man and kept making me write self-criticisms..."

As she said this, her eyes suddenly widened, and she abruptly stood up. "I remember now! We were at the Liu Family Ancestral Hall! That paper figure—"

Before he could finish speaking, a strange noise suddenly came from outside the window.

Lin Huairou reacted extremely quickly, grabbing the peach wood piece and throwing it out!

"Ah!" A scream rang out as a dark figure suddenly fell out of the window.

Xie Xun strode to the bedside, where one of Fu Qingyan's personal guards was fleeing in panic, clutching his bleeding arm. The piece of peach wood was deeply embedded in his arm, and an unnatural black aura emanated from the wound.

"Oh no!"

Lin Huairou's face turned pale. "We've alerted the enemy."

Upon seeing this, Xie Xun smiled.

"It's alright. It's a good opportunity for Fu Qingyan to know that we are not pushovers."

"Hmph, you've trapped us in this damned mural world!"

Lin Huairou took a deep breath, her fingertips already firmly gripping three talismans. "I've wanted to deal with that imposter for a long time."