Mu Chen was still in the mood to curse himself, while Xie Chen grinned but said nothing.

Xie Chen is actually quite well-behaved.

For more than three months, he remained calm and undisturbed, observing the outside world from Mu Chen's perspective.

After watching the little girl who tended the fire eat for almost two and a half months, her face getting rounder, she finally made up her mind to go out and cultivate (fight) and take on missions.

Watching Mu Chen create these chance encounters, meeting Mingmei again and again, only to have them forgotten again and again.

Xie Chen always mocked him for doing useless work, but only Mu Chen himself knew that he had never felt annoyed by what he was doing.

On the contrary, I miss it very much.

I miss the things I used to do.

Because he has gained something, he can now treat those seemingly frustrating and useless behaviors of the past with equanimity.

Xie Chen, constantly immersed in the painful memories of his past, would never understand why he could remain so calm. (cascoo.net)

Xie Chen originally thought that Mu Chen's patience would run out in a month or two at most.

He never expected that another consciousness of his would be "born" in this body. Even though they had the same experiences, why was the other person able to see things in a more positive light?

"Hey! It's been three months! You keep repeating this, don't you understand? She won't remember you, just like the fate that Heaven gave her. She's destined to be cold and indifferent to human relationships. You're not at the level of Master Mingxiao. If the mountain won't come to you, he'll go to the mountain."

Who are they? They can use their power to tightly bind themselves to the fragile thread of kinship with Mingmei. And you? All that you've done, Heaven can erase you from her memory with a mere flick of its wrist. You'll forever be two parallel lines, you know that? As long as you destroy this world, destroy everything Heaven has decreed…”

As Xie Chen vented his frustrations in his mind, Mu Chen paused slightly in his hand as he made the dessert.

In an instant, he lowered his head and said to Xie Chen in his mind, "Do you know why Mingmei has met so many people, but my memories were erased by the Heavenly Dao?"

"What?"

Xie Chen, who was in the middle of a conversation, suddenly stopped.

Mu Chen's expression softened further as he stared at the pastry in his hand. His movements gradually became more fluid as he continued, "Because my very existence proves that the Heavenly Dao is flawed. Because of my existence, her solitary fate will change. Because I am her 'anomaly,' I must disappear from her memory."

"You already know, so what are you saying?"

Xie Chen listened to everything Mu Chen said and was surprised that the other party knew everything but had no rebellious or rebellious thoughts. It was really strange!

"At least this proves that my daily presence in her eyes was the right thing to do. If she didn't have any feelings for me, why would Heaven erase all her memories of me?"

After Mu Chen finished speaking, Xie Chen was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

If she had ever had feelings for me...

Xie Chen couldn't help but cover his heart, unable to believe that these things could be true.

After Mu Chen finished speaking, he didn't care what the other person in his consciousness was thinking. At this moment, he focused on making the plate of pastries and then handed them to Ming Yi to taste.

Mingyi, who had just returned, had been carefully observing what the young man in front of him, who had been "occupying" his stove in the Spirit Food Restaurant for more than two months, was doing.

Mingyi gently picked up a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Her pastry-making skills are quite good; the taste is about 70-80% similar to what I make myself. No wonder my two daughters have been coming over every day for the past two months.

It's just a pity that he wasn't focused.

Mingyi had, of course, noticed the pause the other party made while preparing the food.

"You must concentrate when making food and never get distracted."

Instead of commenting on whether the food was good or not, Mingyi only mentioned that the other person had been distracted while making the pastries.

After he finished speaking, he saw the other person smile shyly at him, humbly admitting his mistake, saying that he had indeed been distracted by unnecessary things, and that he would not do it again.

“You do have a talent for making pastries, but unfortunately—your master probably won’t let you switch to food cultivation.”

"Thank you for the compliment. I know my skill level. I... I've just gotten better with practice. I've been making the same dessert for two or three months... Besides, making desserts is just a hobby for me, not something I'm naturally gifted at."

Mu Chen smiled modestly, which greatly increased Ming Yi's favorability towards him. Seeing the obvious increase in Ming Yi's favorability, Mu Chen couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "If only Ming Mei's father were this easy to talk to in real life."

He also remembered that during the Chinese New Year, the other party was extremely strict about cooking, almost to the point of being terrifying.

At that time, he would criticize almost everyone who cooked at home, except for Mei Shi.

Given the current level of pastry making, Mu Chen was 100% certain that if the person in front of him was indeed Ming Yi, he would tell him to hurry back to Butianmen to have his fortune told.

Although the game simulated his past experiences, some of the character settings made Mu Chen sigh. Yan Hui had shown leniency.

Otherwise, if Xie Chen had acted so recklessly before Ming Yi ascended to immortality, Ming Yi could have easily eliminated him without the players even needing to lift a finger.

...

Outside of the game.

"It's still a long way off."

Perhaps because Mu Chen is likely to be his future son-in-law, Ming Yi pays more attention to him.

When Mingyi saw the NPC in the game praising Mu Chen's pastries, he couldn't agree.

"After decades of work, this is all you can do. You really have no talent at all." After saying that, Ming Yi looked up at Yan Hui with disdain and said, "I hope you can improve your ability to appreciate my characters."

Yan Hui was watching the other players' performance when he heard Ming Yi suddenly speak. He didn't quite catch what Ming Yi said, but mumbled something like, "Yeah, it's time to help everyone grow stronger."

Mu Chen: "..."

"By the way, have you found any trace of the Zerg?" Yan Hui asked, perhaps sensing the oppressive atmosphere behind him.

"No." Ming Yi thoroughly reviewed the perspectives of the players who had joined various cultivation sects again, but found no trace of the Zerg. "Are you sure they're here?"

"Of course," Yan Hui answered decisively. "This game hadn't been officially released before. The moment I received the news, I restarted the project and locked the data. It's impossible for the Zerg to leave."

"Besides, it's been so long, Xie Chen is being watched over by Mu Chen, while the other sects have suddenly been thrown into chaos. These things are very likely the work of the Zerg. As for why they would do this, I think it's best to ask the Zerg themselves."

After saying that, Yan Hui turned his head and sneered, saying, "Why has that guy been making such a fuss for so long? Does he think he can be resurrected?"