Bai Ruoan's answer surprised Lu Shiqing and Luo Chu.

He only saw the illusion of Shen Sanruo leaving, yet he firmly believed that she could lead them out of the palace.

More importantly, no matter what the situation, they would always put Shen Sangri first, even at the cost of their own lives.

Lu Shiqing stared intently at Bai Ruoan's illusory figure, trying to discern even the slightest trace of insincerity on Bai Ruoan's face.

But Bai Ruoan's calm face revealed only sincere emotions, and her answers were earnest and without a trace of falsehood.

It's unclear whether he was provoked by the hidden relationship between Bai Ruoan and Shen Sangruo that was beyond what others could imagine, or he was annoyed by Bai Ruoan's nonchalant attitude in the illusion he created.

Lu Shiqing's face was terribly gloomy, as if he was on the verge of exploding.

Of course, the main reason he broke down was that he didn't hear the answer he wanted to hear.

"Third Senior Brother, this..." Luo Chu looked somewhat embarrassed, feeling as if he had once again humiliated himself by following Lu Shiqing.

"Putting on airs, who asked him these questions!" Lu Shiqing gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words, "Adding so much drama to himself, even in this situation, he has to show off, just to demonstrate his 'deep affection'?"

"Ha, hypocrite!"

“Since he already believed that this illusion posed no threat to him, it could not be considered his most genuine choice in a desperate situation.”

"Anyone can talk the talk, but who knows what he's really thinking? His words just now are completely unbelievable!"

"How could they really place her in such an important position!"

Some of the things the illusory consciousness said just now were instigated by Lu Shiqing.

"It's hypocritical enough that he's willing to give his life. How could she possibly be more important to him than Ye Huai and the others? He actually said they would all be willing to die for her?"

"Isn't such boasting already deceitful enough? Hypocritical! Utterly hypocritical!"

Lu Shiqing was so angry that he was trembling all over, but he still kept saying those stubborn things.

Having gone through so many trials, Ke Luochu already knew exactly what kind of person Lu Shiqing was. He would never trust Lu Shiqing again and become a clown with him.

Seeing Lu Shiqing's stubborn yet vulnerable demeanor, Luo Chu rolled her eyes to the heavens.

He said he wanted to test someone's sincerity, but when the person actually showed their sincerity, he became unhappy.

Lu Shiqing is crazy; he has no brains and doesn't believe in anything.

But he wasn't.

He knew perfectly well what he had just seen and how Bai Ruoan and the others treated Chen Sangruo, even more clearly than ever before.

There is no profit to be made at all; it's all just something they imagined to put down and belittle Bai Ruoan and the others.

Having figured this out, Luo Chu's mood plummeted to its lowest point.

The relationship between Shen Sangruo and the people of Ninghua Sect is much better than it was when she was at Zhenlin Peak.

She and the Ninghua Sect members had always been mutually supportive, while they were already out of the picture, only fit to watch from the shadows, and could no longer squeeze into her close relationship with the Ninghua Sect members.

"Heh, lying at a time like this is not a good choice." The illusory voice echoed in Bai Ruoan's space.

"You've only known her for a short time, and you haven't had any experiences together. It's impossible for your feelings to be that deep."

Lu Shiqing still refused to accept the facts.

Bai Ruoan gently shook her head, showing no annoyance at being questioned, but softly said, "Do you know what kind of situation we faced when we first awoke from our slumber?"

"The sect is in ruins, we are in ruins, trapped in the seal, with no hope in sight."

"But then my junior sister appeared. She was like a flame, passionate and ardent, rekindling the spirits of those of us who had given up hope."

His expression seemed to recall the time when he first met Shen Sangruo, his eyes filled with tenderness.

"At that time, she looked rather thin. She had just recovered from being severely injured by her senior brother and then entered the seal, saying that she wanted to repay the kindness of the Wuwei Sect Master in removing her emotions."

"She is always sincere and warm to people. Even when she herself is struggling in the mud, she is thinking of helping us out."

"She's amazing; she really pulled us and herself out of the mud."

"She is the one who saved us, and she is also the one who saved herself. She is resilient and strong, and we often feel that we have done too little to help her."

"Back then, my eyes were injured by an evil cultivator, leaving me blind and mentally impaired. I couldn't see or draw talismans, and I was practically a cripple. It was my junior sister who went to the Illusory Realm to find the Firefly Gu Worm for me, allowing me to see everything again."

Bai Ruoan chuckled, her peach blossom eyes shining brightly when she mentioned Chen Sangruo.

"But compared to the Firefly Gu, for me and for us, Junior Sister is the one who truly brings light. She is like fire and flame, brighter than any light source."

"She is the most important person to us."

Bai Ruoan spoke her last sentence with exceptional firmness.

Outside the projection, Lu Shiqing's veins were already bulging.

He knew that Shen Sangri had found the Yingying Gu worm for Bai Ruoan, and at the time he thought that she had found it for him.

He still remembers how devastated he felt when he finally met them on the street and learned that the third senior brother Shen Sangruo had mentioned was someone else.

But he only realized now that she had sought out the Firefly Gu Worm to help Bai Ruoan cure her eyes. Bai Ruoan had been so wretched in the past, yet she was willing to help them.

It was only at this moment that I learned that after Chen Sangruo was injured and recovered from Feng Heyun, she had become acquainted with the people of Ninghua Sect and experienced so much together with them.

Even when Ninghua Sect had nothing, he chose to join Ninghua Sect and refused to look at them again.

At that time, they were still being played by Bai Mumu and dismissed her change, thinking that she was just throwing a tantrum.

Stupid! Absolutely stupid!

She abandoned them a long time ago!

The extreme emotional fluctuations caused the residual poison in his body to flare up again, resulting in a constant gnawing and stinging pain.

His eyes were bloodshot as he stared fiercely at Bai Ruoan's bright eyes in the projection. He had never been so jealous before, and his jealousy reached its peak at this moment.

Luo Chu was also at a loss and stunned, not knowing how to react.

Meanwhile, in the other projections, Ye Huai, Song Weiyan, and Su Xiyu gave almost identical answers to the choices presented to them by the illusionary consciousness.

"It was Junior Sister who won the competition against the young sect master of Feiyun Sect, obtained the Soul Lock from the Treasure Pavilion, and repaired the remnant soul of my sword spirit." Ye Huai's cold voice was tinged with a hint of sarcasm. "Those people from Feiyun Sect actually drove her out of the sect because of this."

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