"As expected of a top student at Meso Academy, you understood it so quickly—perhaps even more profoundly than I did."

Gong Yi Shui Qing said with a faint smile: "Indeed, the original is no longer there. Everything is stored in the form of data. So it doesn't matter if the books in the library are burned. It doesn't matter if the library is burned down."

He approached the charcoal-blackened wall and plugged the instrument into something that looked like a socket.

"Data connection."

Gong Yi Shui Qing's instrument creaked and emitted an emotionless report.

He poked his finger lightly on the screen and pressed the [Confirm] button.

The burned wall collapsed briefly like a wafer, then immediately returned to its normal state.

The so-called normal state means that the broken wall has been completely repaired and there is no trace of damage.

It was as if it had never burned, just standing there quietly.

"Varied--"

Only Gongyi Tianhe, Chu Shangli, Chu Moyin and Lian Qianying were not surprised. The others' eyes widened, and some even pinched their arms to confirm whether they were dreaming.

"I see." Chu Moyin curled the corners of his lips: "You actually decomposed the house into particles? That's really crazy - now I even doubt whether you are the smallest unit of existence -"

Lian Qianying's expression changed, but Gongyi Shuiqing answered calmly: "Haha, how is that possible? Current technology can't achieve that. And if you want to do that, you must first enter the crusher and be broken down once. For a human, it means you have to die by being minced. But I'm still alive now -"

"But, if you enter the machine in a dead state, wouldn't you still be dead? If you want to adjust the data from a dead state to the data from when you were alive, then there's no need to go through such a long detour. Wouldn't it be better to just bring the dead back to life? So, under the current technological conditions, I have no doubt that some people who have gone astray will voluntarily enter the crusher—"

"So, in your eyes, Xiao Moyin, do I look like someone possessed by a demon?"

Chu Shangli had just caught a glimpse of Lian Qianying's unnatural expression——

Now she even covered her entire face with a fan, and the fluctuations in her eyes really made people feel abnormal.

Chu Shangli suddenly had a rather crazy idea——

Lian Qianying didn't show any surprise when she saw the books falling and the house being repaired. This means that she knew the function of the instrument.

She had always believed that Lian Qianying had quit martial arts because he had been discriminated against, and Lian Qianying had always said that to others.

Is there some other hidden story behind this?

Considering the countless rumors and secrets surrounding the Gongyi family, this possibility is undeniable...

Could it be that there was a deceased person in Gongyi's family before, and someone who exists here now is actually a replica like those books?

It was too crazy. Even Chu Shangli was scared out of his wits and broke out in a cold sweat when he had such an idea.

Absolutely, absolutely impossible.

Just like Gongyi Shuiqing said, walking towards death just to live, especially when the outcome is uncertain - then there must be something wrong with the brain -

Gongyi Shuiqing doesn't seem like someone who would do such a thing...

But—what about Lian Qianying?

Or is it - for Gong Yi Tianhe?