When Zhou You opened the door, he found himself looking straight into a pair of eyes.
A pair of sparkling eyes, bright as the moon.
He froze for a few seconds, then uttered a name in disbelief.
"Yunshao?"
His junior sister had been given the identity of a maid, and now the girl regarded herself as a servant.
But that was not what shocked him.
Before leaving, he had clearly used the Six Desires Remnant to put her to sleep. Nothing had gone wrong over the past few days, so why had she... woken up this time?
And yet.
Seeing his expression, the girl simply smiled.
It was an utterly ordinary, unremarkable smile.
"You're back, young master?"
Then Zhou You laughed as well. He stripped off his filthy robe and sat down in a chair, legs spread comfortably.
"Why are you up so early? I remember you always slept until morning before... Did you have a nightmare?"
Lin Yunshao did not answer.
The girl merely picked up the kettle, filled a cup for Zhou You with a smile, and said,
"Hot water, young master."
Zhou You did not refuse. He drained it in one gulp.
Only then did Lin Yunshao speak.
"Young master, have you finished your story?"
At those words, Zhou You finally looked up and studied Lin Yunshao closely.
And yet.
As before, her expression was calm. She did not seem to have recovered her old memories.
Just then, the Six Desires Remnant sent him a reminder. —It had expended too much power helping Zhou You enter the dream earlier, which might have caused the spell to break.
There was a perfectly reasonable explanation now, but Zhou You still felt something was off.
Still, he did not point it out. Instead, he answered with a smile.
"I remember