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The lotus seed looked ordinary, seemingly only a rarer variety. It still bore a little moisture and the lingering warmth of Gu Xiaosang's hand, making Meng Qi pause slightly. Flower Blooms, I See Myself?

Demoness Gu herself was likewise unsure whether she could break free from the chess game, so she joked about life and death, intending to leave behind a token of remembrance, hoping that someone in the future would remember that a woman named Gu Xiaosang had once existed in this world—not Wusheng Laomu, not Yulong Zi, but Gu Xiaosang. With the Heart of Origin Seal upon him, Meng Qi could not grasp Gu Xiaosang's state of mind either. Her cheerful tone and leaping thoughts spoke of matters both tragic and cruel, making him feel deeply as though he were in her place.

A very, very long time from now, if he failed in his struggle, who would know that a Meng Qi from Earth had once passed through this place, striving for his own existence?

From that perspective, he and Gu Xiaosang really were the same kind of person.

Holding the lotus seed, Meng Qi could no longer answer with the perfunctory attitude he had used moments ago. He fell silent.

Gu Xiaosang smiled without the slightest gloom, revealing a trace of serenity, as though the moon had pierced the dark clouds and cast its light across the lake. She said nothing either. The atmosphere immediately became tranquil. Tranquility gave birth to peace, and wisdom arose from peace.

Meng Qi toyed with the lotus seed in his hand. Only after a long while did he change the subject. "Your ability to see through the Transformation Technique at the level of Eight-Nine is because of the special connection created by the Three Lives Fruit and dual cultivation?"

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