"It was precisely because you had been enduring his contamination all this time that you were bound to show many similarities to him. You would feel that way yourself, and so would everyone else. Human communication and perception are all connected, communicated, understood, and remembered through mental power. Therefore, similar mental powers could easily create deviations in the understanding between you, making it impossible to see the essence..."
"The more serious effect was that it made you feel you were him, inheriting his hatred of us..."
"In reality, you and he are two separate people. You have no relationship whatsoever."
"The only connection might be that he once contaminated you..."
"I'm sure you understand that the purpose of contamination is to turn you into another person, to turn you into his puppet..."
"..."
As Lu Xin listened to the other party's explanation, he suddenly began shaking his head violently. His heart was filled with utter confusion.
It seemed as if a hole had opened in his heart, leaving him with a hollow feeling every time he drew breath.
His mind buzzed. It seemed as if countless voices were saying:
"Don't believe it, don't believe it, don't believe it..."
"Destroy him, destroy him, destroy him..."
"..."
The chaos in his mind made him forget the passage of time. It seemed as if a long time had passed, yet also as if it had only been a moment.
He raised his head and stared straight at the old man. "You sealed all the contamination inside my body?"
"Mm..."
Facing Lu Xin's furious gaze, the old man's expression remained unusually calm. He nodded lightly and was just about to speak when a squeaking sound suddenly came from beside him. The child growing at the end of the vines was shouting wildly