Just as Xu Yi lost himself in thought, Ka Shentong swept his hand through the air. His sleeve suddenly turned into a stream of shadows and came hurtling down over Xu Yi. Xu Yi had no time to move before it swallowed him.
"Look at you, dressing yourself up as some big shot and spouting nonsense! Aren't you the best at working people over? What happened? You see your father-in-law and suddenly can't bring yourself to strike?"
The moment Xu Yi fell into the pitch-black space, like a sealed crock, rolling waves of thought poured out of the Starry Sky Ring. Huang Mei began cursing him furiously.
Xu Yi snapped, "You're giving me grief? What were you doing? The bystander sees clearly, while I was caught up in the moment. You were sitting on the sidelines, and you got sucked in too?"
Being caught completely off guard sent Xu Yi into a rage.
Huang Mei scolded him, "I've got you figured out completely. Whenever something goes wrong, you take it out on me. You can't do a thing to anyone else. Just listen to the bullshit Ka Shentong was spouting. 'Help Xia Zimo recover her memories'—that's the same as killing Lian Yunshang? By that logic, today's you killed yesterday's you. Memories are just memories. Nature comes from the spirit; the mind and soul are what matter. Xia Zimo is Lian Yunshang, and Lian Yunshang is Xia Zimo. How can you get lost over something so simple, you idiot? You're the biggest fool under heaven!"
Xu Yi felt thoroughly ashamed, but still refused to admit defeat. "All right, stop going on about me. What about you? What were you doing back there? Don't think I didn't notice—you were just watching the show. If you'd been even a little alert, I wouldn't