Xiao Tangqiu understood instantly: "...and then you lost your memory."

It turns out that Shen Yuan's amnesia was caused by the automatic release of amnesia gas into Meng Xinghe by the machine. The reason why Shen Yuan was so attached to him at that time was not because of the fledgling effect at all. It was obvious that Meng Xinghe's body remembered Xiao Tangqiu.

"I've wanted to leave here and end all this for a long time, especially after more and more people were dragged into this by my mother." Meng Xinghe looked at Xiao Tangqiu deeply, and then continued in a firm tone, "Especially after you were dragged into this. If you continue to stay here, you will most likely follow in my footsteps and become brain-dead..."

Xiao Tangqiu finally understood everything. He understood why "Shen Yuan" had been so strange before, what the two previous "Sword of the God of Light Tests" had hinted at, and why "Shen Yuan" hadn't killed him...

He finally understood why "Shen Yuan" had brought him back to the palace, why he had reminded him of the room at the end of the corridor, and why he had shown him the key around his neck...

It turned out that from the beginning to the end, Meng Xinghe had been hinting at one thing to him - "Wake up! Get out of here!"

"I see..." Xiao Tangqiu looked dazed. "So that's why you keep hinting at me?"

"I had forgotten everything after the last amnesia gas release, but because I've been with you, I gradually remembered everything, including this experiment. However, I could only desperately suppress the urge to escape, and I didn't dare tell you directly about this because I knew very well that if I told you everything directly, this machine would immediately release amnesia gas towards you and me, and everything would be abandoned halfway, and we would have to start all over again..."

Meng Xinghe stared at Xiao Tangqiu deeply: "But I have no time left, and you are almost out of time too. We all have no time left. I can only take a risk and hint at you in this way to remind you..."

Xiao Tangqiu fell silent for a moment. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and asked, "What do you mean you don't have time anymore?"

Meng Xinghe said calmly, "This room is called the Real Room. It's the most crucial hub of this experiment. This world is a virtual world, and everything is just a program, but this place isn't... Only this place is real. The me you see on the hospital bed is the real me."

Xiao Tangqiu frowned and asked, "What do you mean when you say you don't have time anymore?"

Meng Xinghe glanced at Xiao Tangqiu and sighed, "Although my brainwave activity has reached its peak since meeting you, my various physiological functions have been greatly weakened. And those of you who were forcibly dragged into the experiment are not in good condition either. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be very serious consequences."

Xiao Tangqiu asked in disbelief, "It's already come to this, and your mother still refuses to stop the experiment?"

Meng Xinghe smiled bitterly. "She's getting more and more crazy now. Sometimes I don't even recognize her anymore... To her, I'm not only her only son, but also her most successful experiment so far. If she stops this experiment, it will not only mean the death of her only son, but also the complete failure of her entire experiment."

Xiao Tangqiu was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time.

"She's out for something today, so I took the opportunity to seize access to this room and temporarily stop the machine. But she'll be back soon. Once she finds out I'm trying to end the experiment, even if the machine can't determine I'm trying to escape, it can still control it to release the amnesia gas. So hurry!" Meng Xinghe gave Xiao Tangqiu a deep look, "...you'll end this."

"Me?" Xiao Tangqiu asked blankly, "Why me?"

"Because you are the most suitable candidate, I just want you to end it all, and only you can end it all..." Meng Xinghe said in a firm tone.