Yun Xiumian's Situation

"Not many people come to Wuzhen Tower's women to discuss serious business. What did you want to discuss, Fellow Daoist Chen?"

In the private room, Alan sat down casually and looked at Chen Lin.

"First, tell me what happened to you at the Immortal Stele. Did you receive an inheritance?"

Alan smiled. "There was one, but I turned it down."

"Turned it down? How?"

Surprise showed on Chen Lin's face.

"I simply refused it. Is something wrong with that?"

Alan raised her wine cup and took a sip.

Seeing that she did not want to say more, Chen Lin let the matter drop. They were not particularly close, so her reluctance to discuss something so private was only natural.

His main reason for seeking her out was Yun Xiumian.

With that in mind, he took out the Wooden Hairpin he had obtained from the Blood Handkerchief Scenario and set it on the table. "Does this look familiar, Fairy Alan?"

Alan picked up the Wooden Hairpin and examined it, then frowned. "Isn't this Xiuniang's hairpin? But why does it carry Nightmare Realm Aura? Did you subject it to Nightmare Transformation?"

"No."

Chen Lin shook his head. He told her about Yun Xiumian's Nightmare Realm Projection and his suspicions concerning the Yellow Springs Scroll.

Then he said, "You and Xiuniang are as close as sisters, and you came from the same place. You must know her well. Can you tell whether this is her hairpin, and whether the person I met was a projection or Xiuniang herself?"

Alan's expression grew grave.

"A projection? Are you certain?"

From her reaction, Chen Lin could tell she knew something about the Nightmare Realm. He answered honestly, "No. It's only a guess. Xiuniang may have undergone Nightmare Transformation after entering the Nightmare Realm. But Xiuniang was