Never mind Su Mingyue, who was happily devouring juicy, tender mangoes in the living room. Upstairs, in a bedroom...
Back in bed, Na'er began recalling the scenes she'd "seen" in her mind earlier.
At first, the images had been blurry, as if covered by a chaotic mosaic.
But as silvery-white light gradually brightened in Na'er's amethyst eyes, the mosaic began to fade, as if someone were erasing it with a rubber.
When the silvery-white light in Na'er's eyes blazed, a clear new scene, viewed from a first-person perspective, appeared before her.
...Gu Yue.
After watching the owner of that perspective go about her daily routine for a while, Na'er saw her enter her private cultivation room.
Only then did she murmur softly.
"!?"
The voice seemed to ring in her mind. Gu Yue instinctively swept the area with her Soul Power, infused with divine power.
But the energy she sent out returned no response. While remaining on guard, Gu Yue began wondering whether she should just pack up and run.
Have you not been looking for me all this time?
Seeing the other girl's reaction, Na'er—who had read through the Dragon God's and Silver Dragon King's memories—spoke again at once.
"It's you!?" The sweet voice that rang out in her mind immediately brought Gu Yue back to her senses.
She instinctively cried out with delight, but anger and embarrassment soon welled up in her heart.
"Shameless girl! How could you let those filthy humans touch you so casually?!"
Although she hadn't felt that warm sensation again since that night,
for Gu Yue, it had been a first in every sense of the word.
It had been novel and strange, and even brought a hint of bashfulness she couldn't quite understand herself.
What are you talking about? Touching me? What's wrong with letting Big Brother hug me? Why are you making such a fuss?
Unable to understand Gu Yue's reaction, Na'er tilted her head in confusion.
"Big Brother!? You may be my other half, but how can you call a mere human your big brother? Do you even know what 'big brother' means?"
Her voice grew even angrier. Gu Yue now wished she could fly straight to Na'er and forcibly fuse with her.
I know! Big Brother is Big Brother~ If it weren't for him, Na'er would still be some little beggar in a corner somewhere.
Speaking with both gratitude and happiness, Na'er soon remembered the real reason she wanted to talk.
Gu Yue, aren't we sisters, really? she asked, her voice tinged with both caution and hope.
Gu Yue's expression stiffened in her private cultivation room. "S-sisters?"
"You're just a personality that split off from me. You—" She suddenly choked on her words.
Gu Yue didn't know why she'd said that.
...But Big Brother already gave me a little surgery. If I don't want to, you can't fuse with me and turn back into the Silver Dragon King.
Though Na'er faced the truth in Gu Yue's words, she didn't feel angry or inferior.
She had understood just how astonishing the surgery her Big Brother had performed was when the Plane Spirit explained things to her and she read through the Dragon God's and Silver Dragon King's memories.
The ability the Plane Spirit Mama had called Stigmata was an existence that completely defied and broke the rules of this world!
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"Do you even know what you're saying?" Gu Yue instinctively retorted.
But soon, she asked in surprise, "You... have you recovered the memories of our original self, too?"
That's all thanks to Big Brother! Na'er replied at once.
Hearing that the so-called "Big Brother" had helped her again, Gu Yue's delicate brows drew together slightly.
"Wait. Why were you the one who sought me out to share things? Your body, your sight, even your consciousness..."
"Surely that wasn't all done by your so-called Big Brother, too?"
As if she'd suddenly remembered something, Gu Yue asked, sounding a little unsure.
A lot of it was Big Brother's doing~! Na'er's reply was plainly cheerful.
"...Then why are you looking for me now? To show off? Or to tell me you've got a backer I can't afford to offend?"
After a long silence, Gu Yue walked over to a mirror and stared fixedly into her reflection's eyes.
No, I just... just want us to become sisters.
Hearing the longing and hope in Na'er's sweet voice, Gu Yue fell silent again.
"...Why?"
After another stretch of silence, Gu Yue finally asked, completely baffled.
Of course, it's because of Big Brother! Listen! A bad woman suddenly barged into our home today.
Right in front of me, she bit Big Brother, then held his hand. It made my chest feel all tight.
At that, seeing Gu Yue's expression grow even more confused in the scene before her, Na'er continued at once:
Then Plane Spirit Mama said that the bad woman named Leng Yulai and her sisters were all very important to Ming Yue Big Brother!
How infuriating! She just got here and bit Ming Yue Big Brother, but she's still someone important to him!
"Wait, wait, stop there." If her ears weren't playing tricks on her, she'd just heard several names that were very sensitive to her.
"First of all, what do you mean, 'Plane Spirit Mama'?" Gu Yue no longer knew what expression to make.
At that moment, she suddenly wanted to tilt her head up and gaze at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.
Plane Spirit Mama is Plane Spirit Mama! Na'er repeated what the Plane Spirit had told her.
"..." Silence. Gu Yue felt as if a cannonball had slammed into her!
"Your Big Brother is called Ming Yue? And that bad woman who came looking for him is called Leng Yulai?"
If she remembered correctly, her master had a younger sister named Leng Yulai.
And this Ming Yue—wait!
Why did it suddenly feel as if she were the one who ought to be offered up to Na'er, becoming the other half that would fuse with her into the Silver Dragon King?
This thought had surfaced in her mind out of nowhere. Na'er's words soon rang through it again: That's right!
Plane Spirit Mama said those sisters are important to Big Brother. So my sister is you, Gu Yue!
Now that she'd finally explained the real reason she'd reached out, Gu Yue truly didn't know what to say.
Heavens above, she had been working tirelessly for her plan all along: searching for her other half, Na'er; going undercover in human society and becoming the vice-master of the strongest force; and searching for the Ming Yue who would pass on the Plane Spirit's message!
Yet her other half had awakened and immediately encountered the very person she was searching for, while also getting the benefit of having the Plane Spirit enter her sea of consciousness.
And now, with that person's help, she'd gained complete control over who would become the Silver Dragon King's main self!
Vast heavens, why are you so cruel to me?!
The words came to Gu Yue's mind out of nowhere. She felt as though her entire life had nearly lost all meaning.
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