Up to this point, Yu Ci still had not figured out why he had never met Lu Ya or Lu Zhi, yet always found both of them familiar. Once might have been a coincidence, but twice in a row could never be explained away by "coincidence"!
But Lu Ya's account gave him a new inspiration. A flash of insight lit up his heart, and he instantly caught hold of a highly useful piece of information.
"You know this person too?"
Still using a projection within the Sea of Consciousness, he displayed the beautiful puppet he had encountered when Gui Yan traded Delusion Breaking Pill Essence with Madame Yellow Springs.
Lu Ya saw it and nodded slightly. "I know her. This is Madame Qing!"
"Madame Qing?"
"Yes. After Chief Steward Lu Qing died, Madame used a secret technique of the demonic sects to turn her into a Heavenly Demon Puppet, giving birth to spiritual intelligence. She is just like an ordinary person now, but she no longer has any relation to Chief Steward Lu Qing. Many times, when Madame does not show herself, she lets this puppet handle matters. To distinguish her from Chief Steward Lu Qing, we call her Madame Qing."
"A Heavenly Demon Puppet? But what I saw was clearly made of wood..."
"That must have been an experimental product left over from the earlier puppet-making process. They were made from East Sea Soul Transfer Wood. There were twenty-five in all, and more than half were destroyed one after another. As far as I know, only around ten remain."
Yu Ci nodded slowly. "So that was it..."
They had reached the most crucial moment. He fixed his gaze on Lu Ya's eyes and asked again, "Why do I feel that you and this one resemble each other somewhat, especially