"Want to take a look?"
Chen Xi's suggestion tempted Lin Yue.
"There's no point." She had no reluctance at all and turned the idea down.
"They're just fake beings conjured up by the domain, after all."
Chen Xi leaned close to her cheek, curious. "You really don't want to take a look?"
"No. I'm not interested." Meeting her gaze, Lin Yue answered calmly.
"Just like you." Chen Xi gave a helpless smile and didn't press her.
The two walked slowly into the residential complex, then made their way into the stairwell.
The stairs were clean and tidy now, unlike when Chen Xi had lived there, when they'd been covered in dust and left unattended.
"I really miss this. It must've been two months since I last walked up these stairs, right?" Chen Xi rested her left hand on the railing and took in the surroundings.
"Has it really been that long?" Lin Yue said, unconcerned.
Their crisp footsteps echoed through the stairwell.
Before long, the two were standing at Chen Xi's door.
Lin Yue shaped a shadow into a key, then easily picked the lock.
"Don't let it make a copy of me too," Chen Xi said casually.
"That's unlikely," Lin Yue said firmly. "For the God-Chosen Trial to recreate even a semblance of someone with a special Legend, it would probably have to pay a hefty price."
She gently pushed open the door, revealing the room inside.
The empty room contained only a few essential pieces of furniture.
Chen Xi stepped inside, casually picked up the TV remote from the table, and pressed a button with a click.
"Nothing."
Looking at the still-black TV, Chen Xi pursed her lips.
"There's nothing worth missing here anyway." She sighed.
What truly mattered were the memories she and Lin Yue had made