"Your home?" Huo Yuhao blurted out in astonishment. He suddenly realized something, and when he looked toward the cluster of buildings again, a guess had already formed in his mind.
During Zhang Lexuan's childhood, her family had been wiped out, casting a shadow over her heart for many years. This Companion Trial Task had been constructed precisely from that experience, recreating the scene from back then.
With his exceptional eyesight, Huo Yuhao instantly understood. He hurriedly turned to Zhang Lexuan and said, "Sister Lexuan, this illusion was built from the memories you yearned for most deeply, so it must be the night your family was attacked. Your house is brightly lit, and there are no signs of an attack. That means, in this timeline, the disaster hasn't happened yet."
"Maybe it already happened in reality, and we were powerless to change it. But this place is different, even if it's only a virtual illusion."
His words jolted her awake. Deep within Zhang Lexuan's eyes, emotions seemed to be stirred, sending ripples through them.
That was right. She had regretted countless times the things she had been too powerless to change. But she was no longer the same as before. Since reality's pain could not be undone, then she would make up for it within this illusion.
"Let's go." Huo Yuhao reached out, took her jade-like hand, and led her toward the buildings.
Compared to Huo Yuhao's palm, Zhang Lexuan's hand was somewhat smaller.
Feeling the warmth and firm grip from his hand, Zhang Lexuan stared blankly at Huo Yuhao's back with her beautiful eyes.
"Yuhao." After a while, Zhang Lexuan suddenly called out, "Let me walk on my own."
"Hm?" Only then did Huo Yuhao realize what he was doing. He gave an awkward smile and immediately let go.
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