"Ah, I never thought that when I opened my eyes, I'd find myself back in this era again."
"Xu Sanshi, have you come back too?"
"Or are you still the same you as before?"
The girl's voice was soft, but a complicated look flickered in her eyes.
Her mother had started falling ill at this point in time. Though the illness wasn't serious at first, in less than two years her mother's health would completely collapse.
And when that happened, she would go to the Mysterious Underworld Sect to seek the so-called Mysterious Underworld Pill, then become involved with Xu Sanshi and become his woman.
Originally, this had been the greatest nightmare of the first half of her life. It had even become a haunting nightmare that drove her to despair and made her wish she were dead.
It had been a girl's first time, her most beautiful first time.
Not only had she given herself away at the age of fourteen, she had also been tormented so cruelly by the other person.
Even now, thinking about it filled Jiang Nannan's eyes with deep fear, but that was soon followed by a tangle of conflicting emotions.
She didn't know whether Xu Sanshi had recovered his memories, because even if he had, he wouldn't be able to find her.
She hadn't gotten in touch with the old steward from the Mysterious Underworld Sect until several years later, so even if Xu Sanshi had his memories at this point, it would be difficult for him to find out where she was.
She had recovered her memories half a month ago. Since then, she had been hesitating—or rather, wondering—whether she should go to the Mysterious Underworld Sect and meet Xu Sanshi.
If she went and Xu Sanshi had his memories, the two of them would end up together.
If he didn't, she could still try to save her mother in her own way—or perhaps guide the Xu Sanshi of this age in the right direction.
At the thought, Jiang Nannan's cheeks flushed slightly, but her expression remained complicated.
Every moment, every second of the memories she possessed had felt utterly real, yet those memories hadn't fully merged with her.
Nor had she supposedly returned to life through rebirth, so she was the most lost of all.
Knowing her fate and how things would turn out in advance, she didn't know whether she should accept it or face it head-on.
It was precisely because of these tangled feelings that, after awakening her memories, she hadn't gone to Xu Sanshi right away. Instead, she had even hidden her identity.
But as she thought it over, she remembered her mother's illness.
Her mother was already bedridden. If she didn't find a way to help, there was a high chance no one would save her.
That was the last thing Jiang Nannan wanted to see.
While Jiang Nannan was trying to decide what to do, Le Zhengyue and his group had already entered Tianxuan City.
They had concealed themselves well; almost no one noticed anything amiss.
As soon as they arrived, Le Zhengyue sent someone to use money to find out where Jiang Nannan was.
In a city this run-down, gold was the best commodity—especially Gold Soul Coins, which were made of gold to begin with.
Using some gold to find Jiang Nannan would naturally pose no difficulty.
At the thought of Jiang Nannan, a faint glimmer passed through Le Zhengyue's eyes.
She had once been Shrek Academy's most beautiful female student in the outer courtyard, and was, in truth, a rare beauty.
Thinking that he could take her away and make her his woman filled Le Zhengyue's eyes with excitement.
However, as a transmigrator, he naturally wouldn't do something beastly. So he planned to raise Jiang Nannan as his maid first, and wait until they were both old enough before officially making her his woman.
In this world, the restrictions on taking multiple wives—or, for that matter, pursuing true love—were pretty lax.
After all, Jiang Nannan had been only fourteen when she and Xu Sanshi first had sex. To Le Zhengyue, that was worse than something an animal would do. At that age, it was hardly something a human being should be capable of.
Though Le Zhengyue wouldn't do something like that, there shouldn't be a problem with finding a few women.
As he thought, Le Zhengyue turned to glance at Na'er.
The little girl was sitting there quietly, reading a book.
Even though Na'er wasn't looking at him, Le Zhengyue still felt a little guilty.
After thinking it over and reminding himself that she ultimately had no memories, he rubbed his nose.
The Angel Guard Squad had gone out to make inquiries. They didn't return until evening.
Using money to smooth the way worked just as well this time. After they handed over some more gold bars, the city lord readily produced the household records.
In truth, these records were full of gaps—one could even say they were useless.
Anyone who stayed hidden at home or had even a little connection with the authorities could easily avoid being recorded.
After all, once someone was entered into the authorities' records, they had information about that person's identity and background. If the person committed a crime, it would be easy to investigate.
Jiang Nannan and her mother were clearly not among those people.
The two of them were a widowed mother and her orphaned daughter living here. If they didn't register with the authorities, dealing with any trouble that arose would be a huge headache.
After all, Jiang Nannan had the looks she did. Even if she tried to hide and disguise herself, the older she got, the more likely she was to attract the attention of unsavory people.
On top of that, her father had already died at this point, leaving only her mother to live here as a widow. That, too, could easily draw people's attention.
In those circumstances, they would certainly have registered with the authorities to ensure their personal safety.
Just as Le Zhengyue had expected, it was easy to pinpoint where the two of them lived.
They were in the poorest section of the commoners' district, where they had a house.
Jiang Nannan's mother had supported her by growing and selling flowers, but after her mother fell seriously ill this year, Jiang Nannan's life had become quite difficult.
As he leafed through the records, Le Zhengyue remained calm.
Besides Jiang Nannan, he had also used his connection with the city lord to investigate the Mysterious Underworld Sect.
The Mysterious Underworld Sect was the largest sect in the area. Its strength there even surpassed that of the authorities, and as for its wealth, it was unquestionably the richest power in the region.
From what he saw, Le Zhengyue could roughly tell that there were no top experts in the Mysterious Underworld Sect. So this time, he planned to wipe it out cleanly.
He was saving his final chance to erase someone's memories for Wang Dong.
So before that, since he intended to erase Jiang Nannan's memories, he had to deal with Xu Sanshi first.
He might not be able to kill Xu Sanshi, but destroying the Mysterious Underworld Sect wouldn't be difficult.
Would destroying a sect cause any trouble?
It was hard to say whether the Dou Ling Empire even had a Titled Douluo, let alone an existence of that caliber.
Even if he really wiped the sect out, nobody would be able to trace it back to Le Zhengyue.
It would be best if he could kill Xu Sanshi. If he couldn't, well, then he couldn't.
They were his enemies anyway. He didn't care whether they would come after him in the future, because they were bound to seek revenge.
As long as Xu Sanshi still stood on the same side as Huo Yuhao, he would definitely come after him.
So rather than that, he might as well strike hard and show no mercy.
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