Nan Qu struck out with his palm, and water splashed up ten feet high in the pond.
“I said it’s not true, so it’s not true. Your sister doesn’t know martial arts, right? How could she do something like that?”
Tang Qingyang didn't dodge, letting the splashing water hit him. He simply raised his eyes slightly, his gaze filled with helplessness and tenderness, and looked at Nan Qu, saying, "Sister, I know it's hard for you to accept right now, but it's all true. You are indeed Tang Qingrou. Perhaps it was after crawling out of that pile of corpses that you went through too many hardships, causing you to lose your past memories and forget your original abilities."
Nan Qu snorted coldly, crossed her arms, and her face was full of stubbornness and disbelief: "Hmph, stop talking nonsense. Do you think I should believe you just because you say a few words? Since I appeared in Qianlong City, I have relied on my own hard work and struggle. I have never benefited from your Tang family, nor do I want to have anything to do with the Tang family."
Tang Qingyang sighed softly, stood up, and slowly walked to the edge of the pond. Looking at the ripples on the water caused by the commotion, he said in a low voice, "I know you won't be able to accept it right away, but since I've come to see you today, I don't intend to give up easily. Think about it, if I just made up a lie to deceive you, how would I know the origin of the scar on your chin? Besides, I've been secretly observing you for a long time. Seeing you trying so hard to live in Qianlong City, I feel both gratified and heartbroken."
Nan Qu frowned even more, her eyes filled with vigilance: "So what? Maybe you found out about these things from somewhere and are trying to deceive me to achieve your ulterior motives. I, Nan Qu, am not so easily fooled."
Tang Qingyang turned around and looked directly into Nan Qu's eyes with sincere eyes: "Sister, I, Tang Qingyang, swear on my honor that I have not uttered a single lie. The Tang family has been searching for you all these years, and Father and Mother have been worried about you day and night. They feel guilty every time they think of you being stranded outside. If you don't believe me, you can come back to the Tang family with me and see those familiar scenes. Maybe that will awaken your memories."
Nan Qu laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world: "Haha, go back to the Tang family? I'm living a carefree and happy life in Qianlong City, why would I go back to that Tang family? Besides, with my current personality, your Tang family probably wouldn't tolerate me, so why bother making a fool of myself?"
Tang Qingyang stepped forward with a serious expression, wanting to take Nan Qu's hand, but Nan Qu quickly dodged him: "Little sister, the Tang family will always be your home. No matter what you become, we will accept you and forgive you. Just give your brother a chance, and give yourself a chance, to try to understand the past, okay?"
Nan Qu paused slightly, looking at the man who claimed to be her brother. A complex emotion flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her cold and hard expression: "I'll think about it, but don't get your hopes up too high. I'm not so easily swayed." Tang Qingyang finally smiled with relief upon hearing this, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope.
After Tang Qingyang left, Nan Qu asked the Time-Space Beast:
"Xiao Kong, if I leave, will Tang Qingrou come back?"
"Of course not, she is definitely dead."
"But her family seems to like her very much."
"No matter what the reason was before, death is death. There are many regrets in the world, and not everything can have a perfect ending."
"Yes, I know. I was just saying that, I didn't mean anything by it."
Tang Qingyang's appearance annoyed Nan Qu, so she went to the cultivation world to make her presence known before returning to the modern world.
But little did they know that even more troublesome things were happening in modern times.
Having just returned, Nan Qu already missed her son, so she happily drove her beat-up secondhand car to Su Ruiyang's house.
Unexpectedly, I saw Su Ruohe here.
Looking at the ashen faces of Lin Yaqing and V, Nan Qu felt a sense of foreboding.
But seeing the aggrieved look in Lin Yaqing's eyes, she softened: "Dad, Mom, is your older brother here?"
Su Ruohe looked at Nan Qu and said, "Sister-in-law, didn't you develop an antidote for Lao San? Lately, I always feel like I can't control myself. Have I been drugged? I went to see Lao Er, and his medical results said there was nothing wrong. But every night I regain my senses, and during the day I always do strange things."
Moreover, I have absolutely no control over myself. What's wrong with me?
Nan Qu couldn't help but ask curiously, "Isn't it daytime now? You can control yourself, right?"
Su Ruohe was stunned, and even Lin Yaqing and Su Ruisheng were somewhat taken aback.
Su Ruisheng continued, "Yes, yes, just now the boss wasn't like this, he still looked like he was about to force the issue. Now... yes, ever since Xiao Qu came in, the boss is different!"
Su Ruisheng's eyes lit up as he looked at Nan Qu, and even Lin Yaqing looked at her, wondering if she had some kind of magic elixir.
Now it was Nan Qu's turn to be dumbfounded. She had no idea what had happened.
"The host is a time traveler and is naturally not bound by this time-space order. Su Ruohe will not be disturbed by the order if she is next to you, and will regain her rationality."
"Then how come he recovered at night?"
"It should be the jade pendant you gave him that's protecting him. However, that jade pendant has been used up a lot, and it probably won't last more than a few days. By then, he might not be able to recover at all."
"What do I need to do?" Thinking back to their first meeting, Su Ruo's cold yet caring attitude, though he was concerned for Su Ruoyan, and she was only mistaken for Su Ruoyan's wife, and was included in his protection as well.
Nan Qu really didn't want such a well-rounded person to disappear.
"There are two methods. One is to transfer the spacetime abilities you accumulated from the Food Time-Space to him, so that he won't be disturbed by the chaotic order of this spacetime. The second is for you to go to the cultivation world and buy a high-level protective magic artifact. That can also protect him."
However, high-level magical artifacts are consumables, meaning they will eventually become invalid, just like jade tokens. The result after they become invalid will be the same.
Nan Qu thought for a moment: "So, only time-space abilities can save him?"
"Yes. But if you give it to him, there's no way to restore Xiaobai for the time being."
"Master, let my elder brother recover first. I like my elder brother very much too, it's okay if I recover a little later."
Nan Qu glanced at the little white dog in her arms: "Be good, I will definitely help you recover."
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