Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan

"Sigh, I never expected that the moment I opened my eyes, I would have returned to this era."

"Xu Sanshi, have you returned as well?"

"Or are you still just the you from before?"

The young girl's voice was soft, yet her eyes held a complex glimmer.

Her mother's illness began from this very time. Although it was not severe at first, within two years, her mother's health would completely collapse.

When that time came, she would be forced to go to the Mysterious Underworld Sect to beg for the so-called Mysterious Underworld Pill, only to end up having relations with Xu Sanshi and becoming his woman.

Originally, this had been the greatest nightmare of her first half of life, a trauma so profound it once filled her with such terror and despair that she had wished for death.

It was a girl's first time, the most precious first time.

Not only had she surrendered herself at the age of fourteen, but she had also been subjected to such torment by him.

Thinking of those events now, Jiang Nannan's eyes filled with a deep-seated fear, followed immediately by a sense of complexity.

She did not know if Xu Sanshi had regained his memories, because even if he had, he would not be able to find her.

She had only made contact with that old steward from the Mysterious Underworld Sect years later; thus, at this stage, even if Xu Sanshi possessed his memories, it would be difficult for him to locate her.

She had regained her own memories half a month ago. She had been hesitating, or rather, contemplating whether she should go to the Mysterious Underworld Sect to meet Xu Sanshi.

If she went and that Xu Sanshi had his memories, the two of them would end up together.

If he lacked those memories, she could use her own methods to see if she could save her mother, or perhaps guide this younger version of Xu Sanshi in her own way.

At this thought, Jiang Nannan's cheeks flushed slightly, though her expression remained conflicted.

The memories she possessed, while every minute and every second felt incredibly real, were not fully integrated with her current self.

She was not some "reborn" soul, which left her feeling utterly lost.

Knowing her fate and the outcome in advance, she did not know whether she should accept it or fight against it.

It was precisely because of this complex emotion that she had not sought out Xu Sanshi immediately after her memories awakened; in fact, she had even concealed her identity.

But as she pondered, she thought again of her mother's illness.

Her mother was already unable to leave her bed; if she did not find a way, there was a high probability that her mother would be left without treatment.

This was not something Jiang Nannan was willing to witness.

Just as Jiang Nannan was contemplating what to do, outside Tianxuan City, Le Zhengyue and his group had already entered the city.

They were well-disguised, and almost no one noticed anything amiss about them.

Once inside, Le Zhengyue immediately sought people out, intending to use wealth to track down Jiang Nannan's location.

In a somewhat dilapidated city like this, gold was the finest resource, especially Gold Soul Coin, which were minted from gold itself.

Offering a portion of gold to find Jiang Nannan naturally presented no difficulty at all.

As he thought of Jiang Nannan, a flicker appeared in Le Zhengyue's eyes.

This girl, once the greatest beauty of the Shrek Academy outer court, was truly a rare, budding beauty.

Thinking that he could take her away and make her his own woman, a spark of excitement ignited in Le Zhengyue's eyes.

However, as a transmigrator, he would naturally never stoop to such beastly acts. He planned to first raise Jiang Nannan as his personal maid, and only when they reached a proper age would he let her officially become his woman.

In this world, the restrictions on how many women one could marry, or the pursuit of pure love, were quite low.

After all, Jiang Nannan was only fourteen when she first had relations with Xu Sanshi. In Le Zhengyue's view, that was worse than a beast; at that age, it was something no human should be capable of doing.

While he, Le Zhengyue, would never do such a thing, there should be no problem with finding a few more women.

Le Zhengyue thought to himself while glancing sideways at Na'er.

The young girl was sitting there, quietly reading a book.

Even though Na'er wasn't looking at him, Le Zhengyue felt a twinge of guilt.

But after a moment of thought, reasoning that she lacked those memories, he rubbed his nose and let it go.

The Angel Guard Squad had already gone out to gather information and did not return until evening.

Using money to pave the way remained effective; after presenting another portion of gold bars, the city lord here easily produced the personnel records.

Such records were, in reality, quite incomplete, and one might even say they were useless.

As long as one stayed hidden at home or had some connection to the local government, one could easily avoid being registered.

After all, once recorded by the government, one's identity and background became a matter of public record, making it easy to be investigated should one commit a crime.

However, these people clearly did not include Jiang Nannan and her mother.

Living here as an orphaned mother and daughter, if they did not report to the government, it would be very troublesome to resolve issues should they arise.

After all, Jiang Nannan's beauty was undeniable. No matter how much she tried to hide or cover it up, as she grew older, she would only attract more attention.

Furthermore, her father had passed away during this period, leaving her mother to live as a widow, which also easily drew the eyes of others.

Under such circumstances, they would certainly have registered with the government to ensure their personal safety.

Just as Le Zhengyue had expected, it was very easy to pinpoint their location.

They were located in the lowest-class commoner district, where they owned a house.

Jiang Nannan's mother had previously supported Jiang Nannan by growing and selling flowers, but as her mother had fallen seriously ill this year, Jiang Nannan's life had taken a turn for the worse.

Flipping through the records inside, Le Zhengyue's expression remained calm.

Aside from Jiang Nannan, he had also utilized the city lord's connections to investigate the Mysterious Underworld Sect.

The Mysterious Underworld Sect was the largest sect in the region; its local influence was even stronger than the government, and as for wealth, it was undoubtedly the richest power in the area.

Seeing this, Le Zhengyue roughly determined that there were no top-tier powerhouses within the Mysterious Underworld Sect, so he prepared to wipe them out completely this time.

He intended to use his final opportunity to erase memories on Wang Dong.

Therefore, before that, since he planned to erase Jiang Nannan's memories, Xu Sanshi had to be dealt with first.

Although killing him might not be guaranteed, destroying the Mysterious Underworld Sect was truly not a difficult task.

As for whether destroying a sect would cause any issues?

It was hard to say if there were even any Titled Douluo in the Heaven Spirit Empire, let alone such top-tier existences.

Even if he truly wiped them out, no one would be able to uncover Le Zhengyue's identity.

It would be best if he could kill Xu Sanshi; if he couldn't kill Xu Sanshi, then so be it.

In any case, these were all his enemies, and he did not care whether the other party would come to seek revenge on him later, because revenge was inevitable.

As long as Xu Sanshi remained willing to stand on the same side as Huo Yuhao, he would certainly come to retaliate.

So, rather than that, it was better to strike with lethal intent immediately.