The memory shifted.
This time, Guo Yunfeng recognized the location.
Behind her and Xu Ci stood that towering lighthouse.
In other words, they were now on the Perilous Mountain where Gu Yun lived in reality.
Only, the house had just had its foundations laid. It was still a long way from completion.
"Oh heavens, how could anyone enjoy eating pickles..."
Xu Ci stared with utter disgust at the jar of pickles in Gu Yun's hand.
His friend had brought it especially for him, because pickles were Gu Yun's favorite food.
Guo Yunfeng remained unmoved by Xu Ci's incessant chatter.
As far as she was concerned, Xu Ci was the enthusiastic persona Lu Ze had specifically designed to open a woman's heart.
In that case, as long as she ignored him, Lu Ze's Illusion Realm was doomed to fail.
So she focused on the task.
Spurred on by the lilting BGM, she carefully examined every detail of the memory.
"This couple is so awkward..."
Guo Yunfeng frowned. Under the influence of the Fearful Soul Entanglement Array, the curiosity and confusion in her heart kept growing.
As she searched for the memory fragment, she listened closely to the conversation between Gu Yun and Wang Qiao.
[Wang Qiao: Wife of Gu Yun's childhood friend Zhang Peng; very close to Lin Xi]
At this point in time, Lin Xi had just been diagnosed with an illness that would require a huge sum of money to treat.
Gu Yun was deeply troubled, because Lin Xi had always wanted to build a house here.
To Lin Xi, this place mattered more than her life.
Knowing Lin Xi as he did, even if she gave up treatment, she would still insist that Gu Yun continue building the house here.
"Strange, what's so special about this