Ying Gou told me not to worry about Ye Jinghong. He said she would be fine.
I asked Ying Gou, "There's another woman named Tina in this space. You've seen her, right?"
"An Ancient Pompeii person. I've seen her, but she hasn't seen me," Ying Gou said. He had always remained outside the game as a spectator, so it was perfectly normal that Tina had never seen him.
"She's also a chess piece. In this inner world, everyone is merely a chess piece of that guy's. She exists only because she can help him reclaim his main soul, just like you. Your role is to incinerate his true body."
The more I thought about it, the more absurd it seemed. I always felt as though I had been plotted against and used.
"What about A Tai? Where is he right now? He isn't in trouble, is he?"
Ying Gou glanced at me before answering, "He's with Tina right now. They should be discussing something, and I think it has something to do with you. Neither of them will be affected by this inner world, especially Tina. Her psychic power is terrifyingly strong. If she wanted to destroy this inner world, it would be effortless for her, but she hasn't done so. Instead, she has remained here all along. I think she was waiting for someone. Then, after you entered, I noticed something strange about her. She was far too enthusiastic toward you. You should know that, in everyone else's eyes, she's an iceberg."
"So the only ones this place can truly test, forcing them to face their own evil, are Ye Jinghong and me?"
Ying Gou pursed his lips. "Yes. After all, this space has severe limitations. The kinder a person is, the more easily their soul will be tortured