"Lou Mu? What are you doing here?"
Tang Nian opened her eyes and felt something was wrong with her hand. She turned her head slightly and saw that Lou Mu was holding her hand.
Lou Mu maintained a smile throughout: "What are you thinking? Haven't I been here the whole time?"
"Is that so?" Tang Nian murmured, looking up at Lou Mu.
She looked straight into Lou Mu's deep eyes.
Lou Mu neither avoided nor dodged, letting Tang Nian watch him.
Something seems off.
"How come I remember you went to... Qingqiu?"
She vaguely remembered Lou Mu saying that he was going to Qingqiu and that she should pay attention to... what was he talking about?
Lou Mu listened and flicked Tang Nian's forehead: "I never said that. Have you been too busy lately and forgotten?"
Tang Nian was about to scratch her head when she realized that Lou Mu was still holding her hand.
She was startled and hurriedly pulled her hand away.
"Um..." She looked at the road, which seemed somewhat familiar, "Where are we going?"
"Muyun County".
Lou Mu didn't pay any attention, and walked slowly beside Tang Nian with his hands behind his back.
Not far away was the city gate of Muyun County, and outside the gate, Ming Huan was standing there, eagerly waiting.
Upon seeing the two approaching, Ming Huan quickly went to greet them.
"Sister Tang, why are you so late!"
He complained sullenly, while pettily pulling Tang Nian to his side.
The moment Ming Huan grasped her hand, Tang Nian seemed to recall something.
Before she could think, Minghuan pulled her into a hug.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
In her memory, Minghuan was never the type to act cute or clingy. Even when she first met him, he was never this clingy.
She had no idea that Ming Huan had secretly removed half of the relic from her body.
That's right, Ming Huan also came to the illusion, which was one of his purposes.
Ming Huan pulled away from Tang Nian's embrace, put his hands behind his back, and stuffed the relic back into his sleeve.
"No, let's hurry into town, everyone's waiting!"
Everyone?
What, everyone?
Tang Nian glanced suspiciously at Ming Huan and Lou Mu, but the two wore identical smiles, leaving her with no way to investigate.
She had always trusted them and, without thinking much, followed the two into the city.
The city was now filled with joy and harmony, unlike the lifeless atmosphere she had seen when she first came here.
The two men took her straight to the largest restaurant, which was full of guests.
They were all people she knew.
The most eye-catching thing was the girl sitting at a table by the door.
Her eyes crinkled into crescents, and she smiled gently, gazing quietly at Tang Nian.
It's Chu Roujia!
Tang Nian's eyes lit up.
She and Chu Roujia hadn't seen each other for a long time, and she never expected to run into her precious disciple here.
He pulled Chu Roujia aside and started chatting.
Suddenly, someone patted her on the shoulder.
Tang Nian turned her head sharply and saw the young prince staring at her with an unfriendly expression.
I couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
"What's wrong?"
The young prince pouted, tilting his head back haughtily and refusing to look at Tang Nian: "You didn't even come to me first when you came in!"
Tang Nian nodded apologetically to Chu Roujia, then stood up and picked up the little prince.
The young prince is always like this; even though he's already an adult, he always acts like a child and does childish things.
As long as it doesn't offend Tang Nian's wrath, Tang Nian always dotes on her junior brother.
"Okay, okay, I'll apologize to you."
She glanced around casually, but didn't see Lou Mu.
Huh?
Where did Lou Mu go?
Before she could think further, Ming Huan also came over.
"Sister Tang, please sit down, it's time to eat."
Everyone gathered together for dinner, and then someone suggested going to Muyun Mountain.
With the matter of the left and right generals resolved, Mount Muyun is also a good place to go.
Tang Nian readily agreed.
The mountain in summer was not as desolate as before. After about halfway up the mountain and passing a few big trees, Tang Nian's view suddenly opened up.
The sky was filled with stars, fireflies twinkled on the lawn, and a handsome man stood in the center of the fireflies.
Tang Nian stopped and looked to both sides with some uncertainty.
Everyone looked at her with smiles, gesturing for her to hurry over.
Tang Nian pursed her lips and slowly walked forward.
Before she could even stand still, a familiar voice came from afar.
"You imposter! I am the real Tang Nian!"
What!
Tang Nian turned her head sharply and saw a woman who looked exactly like her walking down the mountain.
Even the clothes they wore were exactly the same.
Tang Nian frowned, unable to discern the woman's identity.
The woman strode up to the two of them, pulled Tang Nian away, and then reached up with her other hand.
Just as her hand was about to touch Tang Nian's face, Tang Nian raised her hand and grabbed the woman's wrist.
Tang Nian glanced at the woman, but her heart remained unmoved.
She turned to look at Lou Mu: "Lou Mu, what do you think? I told her it's true, who's lying?"
Lou Mu didn't speak, he just stared at Tang Nian quietly.
Seeing that Lou Mu had made his choice, the woman broke free from Tang Nian's grasp and pounced on Lou Mu.
A short knife was revealed from her sleeve, and before Tang Nian could react, the woman plunged the knife into Lou Mu's heart.
Tang Nian felt a sharp pain in her heart.
"No!"
...
Ming Huan's face turned ashen as he clenched his fists and looked at the equally shocked Snow Demon.
"Tell me, what exactly happened!"
After calming herself down, the snow demon also had some complaints.
"I did as you said and trapped that Master Tang in an illusion. Her illusion is a projection of what she desires most in her heart. I can only make slight modifications."
"It was you who didn't want her to be so happy inside, so you made me create the fake 'Tang Nian'."
"At the moment the man was stabbed, her desire to save him reached its peak, affecting my illusion. Now, I am powerless to change it."
Ming Huan was silent for a moment, then said coldly, "What will happen to her in this situation?"
Even the Snow Fairy couldn't be sure; she had never encountered anyone with such power that could surpass her influence over the illusion.
She had no choice but to answer Minghuan's question.
"Now I have no way to stop this illusion on my own. It can be said that this illusion has escaped my control."
"First, in each cycle of reincarnation, she retrieved her blocked memories, discovered that she was in an illusion, and forcibly broke through the illusion."
"Secondly, she changed the storyline I designed the first time. If it's this kind of storyline, I have a way to change the direction and seize the initiative."
Snow Fairy naturally hoped for the second scenario. She knew very well that forcibly breaking through to a higher realm would not only cause great damage to her body, but the terrifying man beside her would also turn against her on the spot.
She took a deep breath and secretly glanced at Ming Huan, whose face was serious, but her expression remained unchanged.
"If we can seize the initiative, we should find a way to kill her."
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