If Tang Guo had heard those words, her heart would surely have shattered.
But the one who heard them was a god.
"Just what I'd expect from my foolish little brother. You really have forgotten everything."
Bai Ye hadn't expected a couple of sentences to jog Mu Linsen's memory. If he were that smart, he wouldn't be a bot.
He cleared his throat. "Actually, I'm the big brother you've been waiting for."
"Y-you're trying to trick me again!" Mu Linsen didn't believe a single word. His face remained full of wariness.
Bai Ye's face darkened. "When did I ever trick you?"
"Just now, y-you said you'd remove the Spatial Imprint if I answered your questions, but you didn't."
Bai Ye: "..."
It's been fifty fucking years. Who still remembers that?
He'd thought his return would lead to a touching reunion between brothers. He hadn't expected this bot to have forgotten his roots so completely.
"Enough. Stop wasting words." Bai Ye lost his patience entirely. "Fifty years ago. Empress Village. Do you remember?"
Mu Linsen shook his head blankly.
"What about Tang Guo?"
Mu Linsen shook his head blankly again.
Bai Ye's face grew even darker. "Fifty years ago, I brought you the Forbidden Flower and cured your forbidden disease. Then I told you to go to North Mang and wait for your sister. Remember now?"
As his words fell, Mu Linsen's eyes suddenly widened, and the little flowers in them trembled faintly.
"How... do you know I came to North Mang to wait for my sister?"
A flicker of excitement crossed Bai Ye's eyes. He finally remembered!
"No shit. I'm your brother. I'm the one who told you to come here. How could I not know?"
Mu Linsen eyed Bai Ye suspiciously, looking him up and down, then shook his