Cooperation

A chilly wind swept across the ravaged land, and a sinister Ghost Mist silently filled the space once more.

They looked at each other in silence.

Tianye's golden eyes were still dazzling enough to be hard to look directly at, but this time Xu Yuan detected a hint of wavering within them.

Yes, wavering.

However, upon realizing this, Xu Yuan did not feel much relieved; instead, he immediately became vigilant.

It wasn't too difficult to convince Tianye that the world he was in was an illusion.

In order to repair the chaos he and Tianyan had created, the illusory space had produced far too many contradictory established facts.

Because of the change in perception, these contradictions may be taken for granted by "ordinary NPCs" in the environment, but they are completely inexplicable for Tianye, an "awakened NPC".

Once he lays these inexplicable contradictions before Tianye, she will naturally understand everything.

But the real difficulty lies in understanding the true nature of this world, which is also the real reason why the tongue-tied, washboard-like saintess chose to hand over this mess to him to clean up.

How can they get Tianye to accept this fact smoothly and be willing to cooperate with them?

As the thought flashed through his mind, Xu Yuan couldn't help but sigh softly.

To be honest, he wasn't very confident about this matter either.

This was due to both the scarcity of intelligence at hand and the weakness of human nature.

Who knows what Tianye will do after learning that he is an NPC who has been dead for 20,000 years?

Whether he will collapse on the spot, pretend not to know what's going on, or turn to the dark side and become a source of amusement is all uncertain.

after all,

For him and Tianyan, this place was merely an illusion.

But for Tianye, this world was proof that she was alive.

Xu Yuan stared intently at every change in Tianye's expression, and soon noticed that the earlier wavering had vanished, replaced by amusement.

Tianye glanced at Xu Yuan and Xia Qing beside him, his voice tinged with amusement:

"She seems to be poisoned by the Demon-Enchanting Cherry Blossom Poison, and her life is in your hands."

"Are you saying she might be lying because of pressure from me?" Xu Yuan's voice was extremely gentle. "Then I can remove the Charm Poison from her body and dispel those restrictions."

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After a moment of silence, Tianye shook his head again, his voice devoid of any emotion. "Xia Qing has already betrayed us. How much can I trust the words of a traitor?"

Sure enough, they started vehemently denying it.

Seeing the other party's reaction, Xu Yuan was not surprised, but his heart still sank slightly.

He noticed Tianye's intense gaze fixed on the Charm God Tree Seed.

As for why they were staring at the Charm God Tree Seed?

The answer is self-evident.

The Charm God Cherry Tree of the Qionghua Sect is not a first appearance in the long history of the world; some of its miraculous effects have long been explored and understood by those more ancient predecessors.

Given Tianye's status, he clearly knew this information.

Denying something when you already have the answer in your heart is not a good sign.

But now they have no choice but to grit their teeth and continue.

Taking a deep breath, Xu Yuan stepped forward, whispering as he walked:

"I thought you would be more resilient, or at least not so naive."

Tianye sneered, her beautiful eyes half-closed:

"Naive? That's a reasonable doubt for me."

"From your perspective, it is indeed a reasonable suspicion, but you should already have the answer in your heart regarding the facts, shouldn't you?"

What answer?

"Tianye, don't rush to refute. If you really don't believe me, we can try a different experimental method."

Xu Yuan pressed on relentlessly, his words remaining calm and measured:

"Summon a trusted confidant. In front of that confidant, you and Tianyan both cast the same spell. Then ask him if, in his eyes, the spells you both cast are the same."

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Tianye silently pursed her red lips, watching the man walking towards her.

Every step the other person took seemed to strike at his heartstrings.

The man was right; she already had the answer in her heart.

Her authority within the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion was very high, almost high enough that she could access all the ancient scrolls and esoteric Buddhist texts within the Heaven Pavilion.

This naturally includes the Charm God Cherry Tree, a divine creature.

A mature Charm God Cherry Tree can not only comprehend the Charm God Dao Rhyme, but also, by absorbing enough divine souls, create a realistic illusion using the Enchanting God's techniques.

All the characters in it are depicted as living, breathing people.

This is one of the reasons why the Celestial Heavenly Oversight Pavilion is so eager to obtain the Charm God Tree Seed.

Using it as the central processing hub, a realistic illusion of worldly experience is created for the disciples within the sect.

A year in the illusion, a day in the real illusion

"Call"

He let out a soft breath, tilted his Tianye back, and gazed alone at the mist-shrouded sky.

Xu Yuan stopped in front of the other person, staring intently at every single movement, but Tianye's calmness was somewhat unexpected.

Her figure appeared somewhat frail in the endless mist, but her pair of bright golden eyes seemed to pierce through the thick fog, through the clouds, and through the pitch-black sky.

"Ah~ I see, I understand now."

I don't know how much time passed,

A soft laugh broke the silence. Tianye slowly turned his gaze to the man who had approached, and asked in a low voice, "What do you want to do by telling me all this?"

A gaze as calm as a clear spring met his eyes, and Xu Yuan was slightly taken aback for a moment, frowning slightly as he asked:

"You're just going to accept it like that?"

"Otherwise?"

Tianye stared at the man in front of her with a strange look, tilted her head, and chuckled lightly, "Do I have to break down?"

As he spoke,

She suddenly reached out and patted Xu Yuan Xu Yuan's shoulder, winked at him, and smiled sweetly:

"But don't worry, I, Tianye, am not that kind of fragile person."

"So what if I die in reality? At this moment, in my own perception, I still exist, and that's enough."

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Xu Yuan glanced at the other person's hand resting on his shoulder and felt slightly relieved.

But the next moment, that slender hand tightened its grip on his shoulder.

Xu Yuan looked over,

But Tianye, draped in a Shu brocade fur coat, had changed his previous carefree expression to one of extreme complexity as he gazed at the seemingly real surroundings:

"Well, it would be a lie to say I felt nothing, but I was just a little disappointed."

"Disappointment?"

Xu Yuan's eyes flickered for a moment, then he suddenly laughed:

"It is indeed disappointing; it must be very lonely to be the only one awake in such a vast world."

"Um?"

Tianye paused for a moment, a hint of interest flashing in her beautiful golden eyes. Then she bent down, tiptoed closer, and breathed Ru Lan, "Brother Xu Yuan, how do you know so much about Tianye at our first meeting?"

Xu Yuan neither dodged nor avoided the alluring face so close to his, and shrugged with a smile:

"Some people may be destined to be soulmates, but they just lack the chance to meet."

"Xu Changtian, can we get down to business now?"

A cold, sharp female voice echoed in his mind, interrupting Xu Yuan's words.

Tianye Tianyan to sense this as well, glancing at Tian Yan with a slight smile. He then reached out and took Xu Yuan's arm, saying with a grin:

"Sister Tianyan."

"Don't call me 'sister,' you're twenty thousand years older than me."

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Tianye's beautiful eyes twitched for a moment, then she let out a charming laugh, released Xu Yuan, waved her hand, and asked:

"Alright, alright, enough joking around. You're telling me all this so you can get my help, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately replied with a smile:

"Tianye, you are truly intelligent."

How intelligent?

Tianye interrupted with a smile, then leaned forward, puffed out his chest, pointed at Tianyan, and asked, "Is he more intelligent than this little Tianyan?"

When Tianye said the word "small," he emphasized it.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan couldn't help but burst out laughing.

In every sense of the word.

However, he quickly stopped, because he saw Tianyan's expression.

Although her face remained expressionless, the way she stared at Tianye suggested she was on the verge of losing her temper and attacking.

Despite seeing this, Tianye remained unfazed, staring at Tianyan with a mocking expression.

Even if she might not be able to defeat Tianyan, she can simply call for reinforcements.

after all,

In this illusory world, she is the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion Holy Maiden.

As the two golden-eyed saintesses locked eyes, Xu Yuan suddenly coughed lightly and intervened:

"So, Tianye, can you help us?"

Tianye withdrew his gaze, nodded quite frankly, and smiled:

"Sure."

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Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan's eyes lit up with surprise, but the next moment his heart sank.

Tianye's beautiful eyes curved like crescent moons, and she smiled charmingly.

"However, I will only help you, Brother Xu Yuan. As for this little Tianyan, I don't really like him."