The moment Mist Lord opened his eyes, he had already entered Feng Qi's script.
The gears of fate slowly began turning once more, pulling out a similar trajectory of destiny.
Feng Qi's explanation of his identity remained the same as ever.
He told Mist Lord that he only knew he came from the Domain World, but had lost most of his memories. He did not even know what race he belonged to and had been hiding within human society all this time.
As for why he had infiltrated human society, that had happened before he lost most of his memories. Perhaps it had been arranged by his clansmen, but he did not know.
From Mist Lord's perspective, there was no flaw in this explanation.
At the very least, Mist Lord would believe that they had merely met by chance. He held no value in Feng Qi's eyes, so there was absolutely no reason for Feng Qi to deceive him.
As for why he had come here, Feng Qi explained that it was field research before enrolling in Old Days Academy.
When Mist Lord asked why he had saved him,
Feng Qi smiled and answered frankly,
"You made me feel close to you. I thought you were one of my people."
Back on the Villain Timeline, those very words had also brought him closer to Mist Lord.
Just as he had expected, the vigilance in Mist Lord's eyes faded, and he even felt a resonance in his heart.
After all, he too had lost all his clansmen and survived alone in the human world.
In Feng Qi, he saw his own reflection.
Both were wanderers far from home. With that shared understanding, Mist Lord's impression of Feng Qi changed significantly.
But what happened next moved Mist Lord even more.
He had