"Then what?"
"That's it?"
"You suddenly passed along a message just to say you were sorry and couldn't help it?" Chen Changan asked with a frown.
Ren Xuan's sudden contact had been jarring and made no sense.
It felt more like he was trying to convey something he couldn't say outright.
"Big brother, we can't reach him again."
"There's something strange about Ren Xuan. It's not like this is the first time he's sold you out, or the first time he's betrayed you."
"Is he really the sort of person who would apologize?"
"Big brother, don't you think something's off too?"
Hearing Da Huang's words, Chen Changan nodded. Ren Xuan's behavior really didn't add up.
Chen Changan fell into thought. "Don't trust anyone"—this wasn't the first time he'd heard those words.
Back then, Chen Changan had thought they only applied to everything he'd experienced during a certain period in one particular world.
But now, those words had appeared again.
They'd come up time and again. Did that mean they weren't referring to a particular period or a particular world?
Did they mean that, throughout Chen Changan's journey, there were many things he shouldn't trust completely?
But if that were true, what could Chen Changan still believe?
Or perhaps the message Longevity Realm had sent him was itself a lie, intended to make him doubt everything and question it more fiercely?
A mess!
What a mess!
Chen Changan was completely at a loss.
At that thought, Chen Changan slowly closed his eyes, shutting himself off and emptying his mind.
Seeing his state change, Mu Yunyao quickly told everyone not to disturb him and to stand guard around him instead.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with big brother? Honestly, I've never seen him look this grave before," Da Huang asked worriedly.
"It's nothing. Just