Moreover, if the other party could summon hundreds of identical beings at once... then possessing an art of immortality did not seem all that strange.
And when Kongming sadly realized that she had become completely unable to refute him in terms of the "reasonableness" of her identity and logic...
"Ugh... my head... my head hurts so much!" Kongming suddenly clutched her head, her expression turning deeply pained.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreat was the best. If she could not win a fight, she would run; if she could not win an argument, she would pretend.
"Oh dear, what's wrong? Don't be afraid, dear granddaughter! This is the Horse Talisman Grandpa has treasured away. It cures all ailments and is especially good at treating all kinds of pain! Here, take it!"
Seeing this, Chen Li cried out in concern. He hurriedly took out a stone talisman, strode to the bedside, firmly grabbed one of Kongming's wrists, and disregarding her resistance, stuffed the Horse Talisman into her hand.
"Huh? Why hasn't the Horse Talisman taken effect and lit up? That shouldn't be..." Yet after placing the Horse Talisman in Kongming's hand, Chen Li lowered his head and examined it in confusion.
Hearing Chen Li's puzzlement, Kongming froze.
In order to desperately preserve the last remnants of her dignity and her lie, Kongming gritted her teeth. With her other hand, which had been holding her head, she viciously tore several strands of silver-white hair from her scalp!
"Hiss!" This time, it really hurt!
And at the very instant the pain arose, the Horse Talisman in her hand suddenly lit up with a gentle glow. The pain swiftly receded like the tide. Even the faint aches from when her body had hit the floor earlier vanished without a trace.
"..."
After discovering that the