Inside the inner hall, Chen Ping'an and the Heavenly Luo Saintess stood facing each other, wary of one another, yet strangely harmonious.
The distance between them was neither too close nor too far, maintained at just the right measure.
With each question and answer, there was an unspoken understanding.
After several exchanges, the confusion in Chen Ping'an's heart had largely been cleared away.
Just as he had guessed, there was a strong possibility that the pain they shared was caused by the Dream Illusion Pearl.
As for why Chen Ping'an knew the Dream Illusion Pearl's name—
Earlier, when the Heavenly Luo Saintess had questioned him, she had asked Chen Ping'an to activate the pearl and undo the pain sharing between them.
That single move had allowed Chen Ping'an to learn quite a bit. Not only had he learned the pearl's name, but he had also basically confirmed the cause of their shared pain.
Clearly, the Heavenly Luo Saintess had thought the same as him. She, too, had suffered because of this sharing.
However, Chen Ping'an did not brush off what the Heavenly Luo Saintess had said. Before her eyes, he took out the pearl.
Yet when he tried, he discovered helplessly that he could not activate the Dream Illusion Pearl at all.
Chen Ping'an intended to study it, but clearly, now was not the right time.
Though the Heavenly Luo Saintess's expression remained frosty, Chen Ping'an perceived a trace of disappointment in her eyes.
Clearly, if it were possible, neither of them wanted to be bound by this mechanism of shared pain.
After all, its root was far too mysterious. No one knew whether there might be other unknown consequences.
Since the topic had come up, Chen Ping'an took the opportunity to ask, and the two spoke frankly with each