That familiar figure.
That pleasant voice.
Those brief, forceful lines brimming with swagger.
Guinaifen sprang straight out of her chair.
"My hearing's bad. Could whoever said Mu Yang was broke repeat what he just said?"
"Did he say he was paying three million Mora?"
Holy shit????
How much?!
That was three million Mora! Not three hundred! Was he really saying it so casually?
The most moving love confession I'd ever heard in my life was Brother Mu Yang saying: Let me pay.
Haters, speak up!
I said it already. Whoever has money is my master. Who the Rich Guy is doesn't matter.
I want someone in my life to say that to me too.
Mu Yang's sudden appearance still left Zhongli slightly puzzled.
"Hmm?"
He had not sensed anyone approaching.
Especially not an old acquaintance like Mu Yang.
Could it be that he had let his guard down?
Ying seemed to have noticed something.
She hurriedly spoke up to change the subject, pretending to greet him in surprise.
"Huh? Mu Yang?! What are you doing here?"
"I saw a familiar figure earlier, so I followed them over to say hello. I happened to hear your conversation."
After saying that, Mu Yang turned to Zhongli and nodded at him.
"I didn't expect Mr. Zhongli to be here as well."
Zhongli returned the gesture. "Brother Mu, it has been some time."
Paimon: "Huh? Mu Yang actually remembered Zhongli?"
"I remember. The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor consultant who likes buying all kinds of sesame oil."
What the hell kind of impression was that?
I can't.
I'm dying.
Paimon: "No, no, the important thing right now is paying for the Eternal Offering!"
Zhongli stroked his chin.
"Hmm... three million... It does not sound like much at first, but by universal rationality, it is indeed somewhat difficult. Brother Mu, what you mean is..."
It was not just Zhongli.
Mu Yang could feel the concern in Lumine's gaze as she looked at him.
She was just about to step in and stop Mu Yang.
What did that mean?
Did they think I was joking?
Would I really care about a mere three million Mora?
Mu Yang turned directly toward Baizhu, doing his best not to look Changheng in the eyes first.
He was afraid some memory might suddenly surface and affect his acting.
He took out a banknote and handed it to Baizhu.
He had prepared it long ago.
"Three million Mora. A Northland Bank note."
Before Baizhu could take the note.
Changheng, draped around his neck, moved first.
She darted onto Mu Yang's outstretched hands and coiled around them.
The sight terrified everyone present.
Even though Mu Yang had prepared himself mentally.
Her sudden action still startled him, and he nearly broke character.
Baizhu's expression showed that even he was somewhat surprised.
Paimon reacted the most strongly. "Eek?! The snake, the snake moved!"
Changheng did not care about any of that.
She slithered along Mu Yang's arm.
All the way to his waist.
"Boy Mu Yang, why does your scent feel so familiar? Have we met before?"
Upon hearing those words, it felt as though Mu Yang's heart had been struck brutally by a thousand-pound hammer.
Pain.
In the livestream, Guinaifen was the first to react.
When Mu Yang appeared, she first snapped back at the Mu Yang haters in the comments.
Then she suddenly remembered something important.
She opened HoYoLAB at lightning speed.
"Oh, come on, this splash-screen ad! Hurry, hurry, hurry. I can't even wait three seconds!"
What is Xiao Guizi doing?
Is the streamer having an episode? Hello?
What is the streamer even talking about? She can't take three seconds?
Guinaifen opened the official character art for Mu Yang.
And shoved it in front of the camera.
"Guys, I was wondering why the name Changheng sounded so familiar."
"Isn't this the 'person' who left that review about Mu Yang?"
"Though what she said got censored by miHoYo."
Damn, I remember now too!
Who could've guessed she was a snake?
The streamer notices everything. I'd almost forgotten.
Could these two know each other?
Look, look, Changheng wrapped herself around Mu Yang!
Guinaifen watched the scene.
Goosebumps rose all over her body.
"This feels a little scary."
I also want to cling tightly around Mu Yang's little arm like that.
Then I'll wrap around his waist.
Then I'll wrap around...
Kid, are you really not afraid of getting banned?
Changheng spoke. What does that mean? It sounds like she doesn't remember Mu Yang.
Mu Yang looks like he froze. Did he remember something?
I have a bad feeling about this.
"Stop talking. I have a bad feeling too."
Hearing what Changheng said.
Mu Yang's heartbeat did indeed skip a beat.
That familiar voice, that familiar presence.
Yet now she no longer recognized him.
Sad as he was, he still had a role to play.
"I can't remember."
miHoYo: Ahahaha, chicken soup is here! Why aren't you eating it?
How are we supposed to eat it when you filled it with knives?
miHoYo is a repeat offender.
This is definitely foreshadowing!
Mu Yang remembered.
But those were memories from a thousand years ago, not from recent years.
They had never been in contact in recent years.
Wait a little longer. It was not time to recognize each other yet.
First, let the players' discussions ferment.
Wait a little longer, Medicine Master...
"You can't remember?"
That was not the answer Changheng had hoped to hear.
The young man before her felt far too familiar.
But she had now lost most of her power.
She could only remember waking up in the deep mountains.
Making a contract with a physician, barely preserving her final breath.
That contract was also her only lifeline.
Once it was broken, she would die.
So, if she could recall something from the past, or someone from the past.
There might be another solution.
Changheng noticed the Jade Pendant at Mu Yang's waist.
Using her tail, she moved aside the Cryo Vision hanging together with it.
The Vision's presence had nearly concealed the Jade Pendant's power.
More accurately, it was not the Jade Pendant.
It was the power of the red cord tied around it.
Nothing could have been more familiar. That power belonged to her.
At a speed too fast to follow, she shot up from his waist.
And instantly coiled around Mu Yang's neck.
"Boy, this red cord was formed from my power. Tell me the truth!"
Seeing Mu Yang's predicament.
Ying hurried over to pull Changheng away.
She thought Changheng was really going to strangle Mu Yang.
"Calm down first."
Ying turned to Baizhu. "Baizhu, you should talk her down too."
Only after Baizhu persuaded her did Changheng leave Mu Yang.
And return to him.
Lumine checked Mu Yang's neck. "Are you okay?"
Mu Yang shook his head, indicating that he was fine.
Changheng had not truly intended to break his neck.
Paimon stomped her foot in midair. "You... no, you snake, how could you do that?!"
Baizhu stepped forward to smooth things over. "My apologies, everyone. Changheng has lost her memories from before."
"So when she saw Mr. Mu Yang, who may be someone she once knew, she could not help getting a little emotional. Please do not take offense."
He glanced at the Jade Pendant and red cord at Mu Yang's waist. "Then what is the situation with Mr. Mu Yang?"
"Let me explain."
Lumine stepped forward and explained Mu Yang's current situation to Baizhu and Changheng.
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