I can clearly observe that Ji Xinglan had a special energy during her student days, which resonates with the special energy she has now.

In this world, everything is fake except for energy.

The money is fake, the food is fake, the people are fake, but this living energy cannot be faked.

In other words, Ji Xinglan during her student days was a real person.

If that's the case, then what is this Ji Xinglan in front of me?

Thinking about this, I was also a little surprised.

"What's wrong, Uncle Chen? Have you found something again?"

At this moment, Ji Xinglan tugged at my sleeve and asked me cautiously.

"Now take these two short swords and chase after Ji Xinglan to kill her!"

I immediately gave Ji Xinglan the order.

I don't know why I'm so determined, but my intuition tells me that these two Ji Xinglans are the same person, or rather, the Ji Xinglan from the student era is the inner demon of the modern Ji Xinglan.

When I think about it this way, everything makes sense.

This isn't Lin Momo's memory at all. If it were, many things wouldn't make sense.

This must be Ji Xinglan's own inner demons.

There is only one way to get through this: overcome this inner demon.

Only after severing one's inner demons can one enter a new level, or rather, gain the recognition of this space.

Ji Xinglan's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Uncle Chen, what are you talking about? Isn't this an illusion? The 'me' in there isn't the real me!"

Ji Xinglan looked completely bewildered.

And I explained my guess in detail.

Ji Xinglan's chest heaved, clearly shocked by my statement.

Let alone Ji Xinglan, even I am still finding it a bit difficult to adapt.

However, on the other hand, my guess is currently the most logical one.

At this moment, Ji Xinglan also began to calm down and kept thinking about what I had just said.

"So, Master Chen, you mean that 'I' am my inner demon, and therefore I need to use these two short swords to slay it?"

Ji Xinglan then took a deep breath and kept looking at me.

I nodded vigorously and urged Ji Xinglan along, because Ji Xinglan was about to leave her student days at this point.

"Hurry up and get there. We don't have much time left. If you, who were a student, run away, we might not have another chance!"

I yelled.

Ji Xinglan picked up the two swords, gritted her teeth, and prepared to leave.

At that moment, I remembered what Ji Xinglan had said earlier: "By the way, do you have any similar internal prompts?"

Yes! My inner voice tells me to listen to you!

Ji Xinglan nodded vigorously, and what she said left me speechless.

Do you really trust me that much?

I urged Ji Xinglan again, and she quickly grabbed her sword and rushed out.

I followed them.

Ji Xinglan, wielding two short swords, charged at Ji Xinglan from her student days at top speed.

Just when I thought everything was foolproof, Ji Xinglan, who was a student, suddenly turned around.

He gently pinched one of the short swords between two fingers.

"Uncle, you're absolutely right, he can see us!"

Ji Xinglan was completely unable to move after being restrained.

He kept twisting his short sword, trying to break free, but it was of no use at all.

"How were you able to find me? This is an illusion I created for you!"

"So close, so close to success!"

Even back in my student days, Ji Xinglan's face started twitching, and her expression became ferocious as she spoke. I have no doubt that Ji Xinglan in her student days could have bitten my neck off.

He exuded an extremely fierce aura.

Ji Xinglan's body trembled uncontrollably, completely overwhelmed by the terrifying aura.

In fact, not only Ji Xinglan, but even I was completely controlled by this aura.

If this thing is Ji Xinglan's inner demon, then its suppressive power will definitely be stronger.

"Don't be afraid, your energy is far greater than his!"

Through my clairvoyance, I keenly observed the energy difference between the two.

Although the two people appear to have roughly the same amount of energy, their quality is on completely different levels.

In other words, the energy within the inner demon's body is far lower than that within Ji Xinglan's.

It's just a pretty but useless facade.

"But uncle, I can't breathe right now!"

Ji Xinglan was now firmly gripped by her inner demons, and she almost dropped the short sword with both hands.

At this moment, I could feel the power within Ji Xinglan's body constantly draining away.

I understand now. Ji Xinglan's energy actually stems from her own will, and that will is manifested in a short-term form.

"Ji Xinglan, listen to me, no matter what happens, you must not lose the short sword in your hand!"

There's nothing I can do right now except encourage Ji Xinglan.

I don't know if Ji Xinglan listened to me.

Finally, Ji Xinglan managed to maintain a sliver of rationality thanks to a slight advantage.

"The energy within you is far greater than his. Don't be afraid, just stab him!"

I yelled at Ji Xinglan again.

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