In the Chinese Ghost Story Game Research Room, a number of sophisticated instruments were in operation. Minister Lu was concentrating on his work in the office. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and the assistant walked in with a bunch of documents.

"Minister Lu, Xuanzhi, a senior player of the ghost story game, sent a message, expressing his willingness to cooperate with us."

Minister Lu shuddered: "Really? What did she say?"

The assistant pushed up his glasses and said, "She said we should meet at Sunshine Park at 3 pm tomorrow."

Sunshine Park is located at the southern end of Hecheng. If they go there from the capital now, they can arrive at noon tomorrow. It must be said that Xuanzhi knows some information about them, otherwise he would not have arranged a meeting.

Minister Lu thought for a while and asked, "Did they mention a video call? What did they say?"

The assistant's voice was calm: "I asked the other party if we could have a video call, but he didn't say whether he was willing or not. He just said that it would be better to talk in person, so you see..."

He looked at Minister Lu's slightly furrowed brows and added, "I think according to our evaluation results, Xuanzhi fully meets our requirements. Maybe she is worth a try."

Minister Lu tapped his fingers lightly on the desk. The atmosphere in the office was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. After an unknown amount of time, Minister Lu stood up.

"Book a flight to Hecheng right away, and reply to Xuanzhi right away. We accept Xuanzhi's invitation and are willing to meet in person."

"Yes, Minister."

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Like the serious atmosphere in the ghost story game research room, Li Rushi and Zong Li were also in a bad mood. Zong Chen's ability was like a mountain pressing on their hearts. Even though Zong Chen's strength was not insurmountable, the ghost story game was his home court, and Zong Chen's ability would be infinitely magnified here. Moreover, this person had an extremely treacherous personality, and the demonic nature of the datura flower made him master psychedelic moves without a teacher. So if Zong Chen was determined to fight him in the copy, Li Rushi and Zong Li might really suffer.

Li Rushi sat at the table, writing all the time. She was writing down some details she observed after meeting Zong Chen, as well as some of her insights into Zong Chen's moves. Zong Li on the side was helping her sort it out.

Zong Li lay directly on the shore, lying next to Li Rushi. He was afraid that his branches would be cold, so he used the petals of the mandragora to weave a blanket and covered him. Li Rushi's fingers gently brushed the soft petals: "I'm not cold, and there is a blanket at home, so you don't need to do this, it's a waste of magic power."

Zong Li just smiled: "I am willing. Seeing you comfortable makes me comfortable too."

What can you do with a husband who spends money like that? Li Rushi sighed. She could only let him be. She put down her pen and said, "I'm going to have a meeting with Minister Lu tomorrow. I'm still a little worried."

Zong Li was very puzzled: "Whether they support or not does not interfere with our decision, so what are you worried about?"

In theory, this is correct, but Li Ru has her own plans. Her ideas may be too shocking for the research laboratory that seeks progress while maintaining stability, so she is worried that there will be a more intense reaction after the discussion tomorrow.

Zong Li put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Don't worry. Whether they agree or not will not affect our plan. Zhizhi, go get some sleep first. The injury on your shoulder hasn't healed yet." Li Rushi wanted to watch for a while longer, but was stopped by Zong Li, "Zhizhi, you should rest. You don't look well. Can I stay here to watch over you?"

Zong Li's eyes were wet, like a cute puppy waiting for his wish to be fulfilled. Seeing him like this, Li Rushi couldn't ignore his request, so she had to go back to the bedroom and take a nap.

In her hazy dream, she suddenly saw her own sect. Tianyi Sect was located on Lixuan Mountain, with four distinct seasons and magnificent scenery, but for some reason it seemed a little desolate.

It was winter now.

It was snowing heavily. In the main hall of the sect, Junior Sister Li Rumeng was drinking tea with Junior Brother Chen Ruque. They had long shed their youthful appearance, at least they were completely different from what Li Rushi remembered.

Chen Rumeng is a round-faced girl. Just looking at her appearance, it is impossible to associate her with an immortal cultivator. It is because she is too ordinary. Her facial features are very ordinary, but she has a calm temperament that others cannot easily compare to. Like the bright moon, she can only be admired from afar. Junior brother Chen Ruque has a beautiful face, but he looks a little sickly. Even though the heater was lit in the hall, he still wore thick clothes and his face was very pale. At this time, the two were playing chess. Li Rumeng played the black pieces and Chen Ruque played the white pieces. They were evenly matched on the chessboard and were ready to fight to the death. However, the senior sister and brother were too familiar with each other's ways. In the back and forth, no one was taken advantage of. If this continued, there would be no winner or loser. Chen Ruque felt that it was meaningless and quickly threw away the white pieces: "No more, no more."

"I can guess Senior Sister's moves even with my eyes closed. There's no point in playing chess. Let's just enjoy the snow scenery."

Li Rumeng also put down the black piece, looked at him, slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip: "You are always like this, never willing to have any patience when doing things."

Chen Ruque snorted, "With my senior sister not here, who can take care of me? Besides, the sect doesn't need someone like me who doesn't strive for progress, so please don't keep an eye on me."

Li Rumeng's eyebrows sank slightly, obviously mentioning a topic that she didn't want to talk about: "Don't mention Senior Sister, you... I'm too lazy to talk about you. Look at those young ones in the sect, their cultivation is almost catching up with you. If you continue like this, what's the point of being a senior uncle or a senior aunt? You might as well go back and be their fellow apprentice."

These words were indeed a bit harsh, and Chen Ruque's eyebrows and eyes also became a bit sharp. "If I could be asked to choose, I would rather go back to when I was a child. Then we will have our senior sister to accompany us, which is always good."

"It would be good if she could come back." Chen Ruque murmured, "Ahua, I miss my senior sister."

It has been many years since anyone called her Ah Hua. Li Rumeng was a little emotional. Many years ago, she was still a little beggar on the street. It was not easy to fill her stomach every day, and she had to avoid the cold and heat. When she was older, she couldn't sleep because there were always human traffickers targeting her. She was afraid that she would be tied up and sold as soon as she fell asleep.

But she was still tricked. She felt dazed and her hands and feet were out of control. She could vaguely see that she was lying on a carriage. Ah Hua thought, people say that women who are sold are dirty and cannot survive, but she did not want to die. She did not know who to ask for help. In fact, she could not even make a sound to ask for help.

Is there anyone who can save her? Gods in heaven, if there really are gods, please save her.

After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly felt a strong light in front of her eyes. She opened her eyes and saw a girl in white clothes in front of her. She had a cold expression and was holding a long sword. She killed all the thieves in the car. The girl took her hand and said to her, "You have suffered."

It was enough for her to remember for many years.

At that time, Li Rushi was also a teenager, but she had to take care of so many children. Children were emotionally fragile and often cried in the middle of the night. The senior sister would hold them in her arms and coax them. All the girls slept with her, while the boys were taken care of by the senior brother. After waking up the next day, they would sit in a row and look for the senior sister to wipe their faces and hands before eating breakfast.

They were brought up day by day, and slowly, they grew up to look like their elder sister, but where did their elder sister go? The elders and masters all said that she had ascended to heaven, but was there really such a thing as ascension in the world? No one knew. But they would rather believe that it was ascension than believe that their elder sister was dead.

"Senior sister is the most powerful person in the world. She is compassionate. She is kind-hearted and has done countless good deeds. She will not die easily, right?"

Li Rumeng's eyes turned red: "Yes, she won't die easily, Senior Sister is so capable..."

Li Rushi's eyes were red in the dream. Rumeng, Ruque, Rufang, Rulan, these junior brothers and sisters seemed very far away from her. She really hadn't seen them for a long time. How could she not miss them? But Li Rushi closed her eyes. Emotions could only be used to reminisce. They were useless for what she was about to do. She wanted to wipe her tears and leave, but unexpectedly Chen Ruque suddenly stood up from the chair, two lines of tears falling, "Senior sister, senior sister, is that you?"

Li Rumeng also stood up with him, frowning: "What are you talking about? Ruque, are you possessed? Senior Sister is simply..."

"No! I feel it! It's my sister's spiritual energy!!!!" Chen Ruque retorted loudly, his expression at this moment was like a child, not at all like the Immortal Lord Ruque of Tianyi Sect as others said. He opened his hands and clenched his fists tightly, as if this would be able to retain Li Rushi's spiritual energy.

"Rumeng, I really feel the spiritual energy of Senior Sister. I am not wrong. It is indeed her spiritual energy!" Chen Ruque grabbed her arm and said, "Feel it for a while. Who else can have this pure spiritual energy except Senior Sister? Feel it!!!"

Li Rushi was completely stunned. She was unaware of her own body after waking up from a dream, so was she awake or not? Why could her fellow disciples sense her spiritual energy? And why did she have such a dream?

Outside of the dream, Li Rushi was not sleeping peacefully, and even had large beads of sweat on her forehead. Zong Li quickly took a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and called her while wiping: "Zhizhi, wake up, wake up, you are having a nightmare."

The moment Li Rushi opened his pupils, the whites of his eyes were completely invisible.

The handkerchief in Zong Li's hand fell.