Lu An'an stared at Pei Sheng's gradually sinking figure, and suddenly felt a little confused. She didn't understand why Pei Sheng held her hand and shot himself.
She thought that Pei Sheng lured her here to perish together with her, since the death of the male and female protagonists at the same time would also achieve his goal of destroying the small world. But now it seems that Pei Sheng knew everything, yet still played a bad hand. Why?
She recalled Pei Sheng's relieved look at the end, and a thought suddenly popped into her mind.
By dispersing the male protagonist's luck and using the female protagonist's hand to kill himself, the small world will not collapse, and a new male protagonist will be born.
Thinking of this, Lu An'an couldn't help but freeze in shock.
Pei Sheng... was he really scheming to fulfill his own desires, just so that she could have hers?
She recalled Pei Sheng's last lip movements; he said:
"Remember me."
An uncontrollable sense of oppression and resentment rose in Lu An'an's heart, not because of Pei Sheng, but because of her master who had lied to her and... "her".
Lu An'an's eyes gradually reddened. She tried to force herself to recall everything, but it seemed as if there was a thorn in her mind, constantly stirring up those scattered, unfamiliar fragments of images, preventing her from seeing them clearly or remembering them. The two collided, and Lu An'an's face turned pale with pain.
Just then, Fu Zhiyan carried Lu An'an out of the sea. Before anyone could pull them onto the boat, a large wave splashed up not far from them.
"thump--"
The sudden splash of water on Lu An'an's face brought her to a halt, stopping the turmoil in her mind. She blinked her seawater-soaked eyes, her vision blurred, but she could vaguely see a figure swimming rapidly in the direction where Pei Sheng had sunk.
That's... Morozawa?
[Frog Fun! You Love It That Much?]
Fu Zhiyan turned around and looked back, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly realized.
Pei Sheng saved Zhu Ze's life, and Zhu Ze regarded Pei Sheng as his savior.
Lu An'an understood perfectly, suppressed her unease, and with the help of Lu Wenjing and others, she and Fu Zhiyan boarded the ship again.
On the ship, all of Pei Sheng's men were under police control. Lu An'an glanced around and saw Qi Rang walking over with a subtle expression, looking at her as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Lu An'an was drying her hair when she caught Qi Rang's complicated and unreadable expression. She asked in confusion, "What's wrong? They won't confess?"
Qi Rang shook his head, then looked at Lu Wenjing beside him, and said with a complicated expression, "There were a few guys over there who told me something. They received 20 million from Lu Rongyu and asked her to kill you on the day your older brother takes you home."
Lu An'an paused abruptly while drying her hair, and Lu Wenjing was also taken aback. Their eyes met in the air, both surprised that these people would suddenly confess at this moment.
Lu Wenjing's brows furrowed, his voice low and tinged with confusion: "Why did you suddenly confess?"
Qi Rang glanced at the sea and sighed, "It's Pei Sheng."
Lu An'an's expression instantly became complicated, and a certain guess in her mind gradually became clear.
She couldn't help but chuckle, a cold light flashing in her eyes, which were half-hidden by a towel.
My dear master, you've really been secretly plotting something big behind my back.
Just then, Lu An'an suddenly felt her mind go blank for a moment, and the next second, everything went black before her eyes, and she fainted.
Everyone's expression changed.
Fu Zhiyan quickly reached out and steadily caught Lu An'an's body as she fell backward, then picked her up and carried her towards the cabin.
Noticing that the people behind him wanted to follow, Fu Zhiyan's gaze darkened. He stopped, approached Lu Wenjing, and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "An'an is fine. You wait outside. She... should have gone to see her master."
Upon hearing this, Lu Wenjing's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and he nodded slightly. He then turned around, stopped the group that wanted to follow, and said in a deep voice, "It's alright, we'll wait outside."
Fu Zhiyan then carried Lu An'an into the cabin, placed her on the bed, hesitated for a moment, held her hand, lay down beside her, and gradually drifted out of consciousness.
*
On the other side, Lu An'an slowly regained consciousness. When she opened her eyes, she saw a dazzling sea of pink flowers. Not far away, her master was still in the same outfit as last time, sitting at the chess table. He didn't turn around, but simply raised his hand to beckon her.
"My little apprentice, come and play the next game with your master."
Lu An'an walked forward expressionlessly, and with another "smack," she disrupted the chessboard, her voice full of anger: "Old man, aren't you going to tell the truth?"
The master choked, and said with a slightly weak voice, "You child, how can you be so disrespectful? I am your master!"
Lu An'an sneered: "A master who uses his own disciple as a pawn?"
The master touched his nose guiltily, his gaze shifting uncertainly: "Ahem, whether it's true or not, the ending has changed, and besides, your wish has been fulfilled..."
Lu An'an slammed her hand on the table with a loud "bang!" and shouted, "Don't try to be vague! Tell me honestly what you, Pei Sheng, and 'me' were plotting!"
Master was startled by Lu An'an's sudden aura. He was about to glare back when he met Lu An'an's eyes, which were even bigger than his own. His aura instantly diminished by half. He sighed helplessly and decided to confess.
"Actually, it's pretty much what you guessed. Pei Sheng did indeed ask for the ability to allocate his own fortune. He gave half of his fortune to Gu Tingyan and scattered the rest around. In this way, he is no longer the only male lead. So, after he finishes everything and dies through your hand, the fortune will naturally tilt towards Gu Tingyan, a new male lead will be born, the order of the small world will be maintained, and it will not fall apart. You can also use this to fulfill your wish, and his wish can also be fulfilled."
Lu An'an was stunned. "So, those so-called subordinates of his were really people he deliberately sent up as human heads?"
The master sighed softly: "Yes, he planned all of this from the very beginning. The memories in your mind were pieced together bit by bit by me and the other you based on his meticulous plan. My little disciple, you have also witnessed your own appearance at that time. In that state, if you were to clash with Pei Sheng again, I'm afraid you would repeat the same mistake. But you also know that this is the last chance. The few of us, along with you... and the Heavenly Dao, are betting everything. To lose would be an abyss of no return for us. Pei Sheng has calculated everything. He can only die by your hand. No one else can kill the male protagonist, so this is the best ending."
Master carefully observed Lu An'an's expression. Seeing that she hadn't noticed the momentary hesitation in his words, Master secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "He just didn't expect that, in order to prevent him from changing his mind halfway, not only did I intervene this time, but the Heavenly Dao also intervened. Although the plot is still following his script, all the timelines have been accelerated by us. Some details and twists have also deviated from his original plan. For example, he didn't expect you and Fu Zhiyan to be together."
The master then added, "He also doesn't know about being mind-read."
Lu An'an remained silent, listening to her master's words, sorting out her thoughts, and suddenly asked, "Who else was Master trying to talk about just now?"
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