The Person in His Memories: Han Shanshan

"Mu Gu, answer a few questions for me. After you do, out of consideration for our past relationship, I might grant you a quick death."

The Yao Lao spoke these words in a rather calm tone.

Normally speaking, given the deep-seated grudge between the two, no amount of tormenting each other would be excessive, which is actually what Mu Gu is most worried about.

The moment Yao Lao achieved the Dou Sheng realm and Mu Gu fell into his hands, he knew his fate.

But even though he knew it, he didn't want to die in too much pain!

Moreover, what's even more terrifying is that it's worse than death!

Make no doubt that it would be far too easy for a Dou Sheng Expert to accomplish something like this.

So, after the Yao Lao "showed great mercy," Mu Gu was staring at him with resentment, but seeing the Yao Lao's calm and indifferent expression, he still sighed helplessly.

"Phew, go ahead and ask."

At this moment, Mu Gu only wanted to die quickly!

Seeing how sensible Mu Gu, Yao Lao nodded in satisfaction.

Actually, the reason why Yao Lao deliberately left Mu Gu alone for a few days was not only because he really needed to stabilize his realm, but also to put psychological pressure on the other party.

This is a standard technique used during interrogation.

Moreover, at that time, Mu Gu had just learned that Yao Lao had broken through to the Dou Sheng and was still in a state of madness.

It's fair to say that if Yao Lao had interrogated Mu Gu back then, the effect would have been significantly diminished.

Now, Mu Gu doesn't know why Yao Lao didn't kill him directly.

Naturally, as he imagined it all, his fear grew stronger and stronger.

This is exactly Yao Lao wanted to see.

Sure enough, when he was about to interrogate Mu Gu today, at the very least, the other party seemed quite cooperative!

This undoubtedly made it much easier for him to answer the questions later.

"We used to be fellow disciples, right?"

When he asked this question, the Yao Lao spoke calmly.

Why are you asking this?

No sooner had the Yao Lao finished speaking than Mu Gu, feigning ignorance, asked in return.

The Yao Lao's question is like reopening old wounds, isn't it?

"Just answer the questions!"

The Yao Lao spoke in an unquestionable tone.

"You... are right!"

Mu Gu for a moment, but to avoid being tortured, he honestly answered the questions.

Seeing this, the Yao Lao nodded almost imperceptibly, and then continued with his questioning.

"We learned alchemy at the Danta?"

"That's right!"

"Then we should be considered part of the Danta, right?"

"I was once barely considered half a [someone]."

Why do you say it's barely half a [something]?

"Because we all went our separate ways later! Danta's management of this was never strict to begin with, so what's so strange about that?"

"Then why did you join the Soul Hall?"

I don't like you! Why does the teacher like you so much?

When the two reached this point in their conversation, the Yao Lao's breath hitched.

Finally, under his guidance, Mu Gu began to slowly reveal the truth to him.

Yes, Mu Gu was clearly unaware that Yao Lao had lost his memory.

However, the Yao Lao didn't intend for the other party to know this.

Otherwise, he could easily be manipulated by Mu Gu!

That's why the Yao Lao asked some trivial questions at the beginning, questions he already knew the answers to.

This is all to lower Mu Gu's guard!

"Hmph, the reason the teacher doesn't like you is because you have a wicked heart!"

After giving a cold snort, the Yao Lao continued to deliberately provoke Mu Gu.

Sure enough, Mu Gu was enraged after the scars were reopened.

"So what if you have a wicked heart? Does having a righteous heart guarantee a longer career as Alchemist? Don't make me laugh, Yao Chen! What does one's heart have to do with Alchemist level!"

If your Alchemist talent weren't superior to mine, would I have needed to resort to those crooked and unorthodox methods?

It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I would still be a part of Danta, and the teacher would like me more!

So, without you, none of this would be the way it is today!

As he spoke, Mu Gu's eyes revealed a deep jealousy towards Yao Lao.

Just as he said, if his Alchemist talent surpassed that of the Yao Lao, why would he need to resort to crooked methods?

It can be said that Mu Gu is right about one thing.

That's a person's mental fortitude, and it really has nothing to do with the Alchemist level.

Otherwise, wouldn't all high-level Alchemists be paragons of virtue and righteousness?

That is clearly impossible.

Just look at the situation of the Hun Clan and you'll understand.

However, it's hard to resist the behavior of someone like Mu Gu, who, instead of solving the problem, targets the person who caused it.

His Alchemist talent was inferior to that of the Yao Lao, and his first thought was actually to kill the Yao Lao!

This is clearly not the way a normal person should think.

Of course, under the guidance of the Yao Lao, their conversation gradually began to approach the core of the matter.

Now, the Yao Lao actually knows what his lost memories are related to.

That was his teacher!

Because, as the Yao Lao discovered, all the memories related to his teacher in his mind had been forcibly ripped out!

Mu Gu and he were once fellow disciples, so the other party clearly knew his teacher.

This is why Yao Lao was determined to get the answer from Mu Gu!

"What a joke, Mu Gu! With your temperament, even without me, the teacher would never have taken a liking to you. Just give up on that idea! After all, the teacher did help me subdue the Bone Spirit Cold Flame!"

As he spoke, the Yao Lao proudly pulled out the Heavenly Flames he possessed.

Unlike the Original Work where Yao Lao was kidnapped by the Soul Hall, in order to prevent his own Heavenly Flames from falling into the hands of the Soul Hall, he ultimately gave his Bone Spirit Cold Flame to Xiao Yan.

Even when Xiao Yan wanted to return it to him later, Yao Lao refused to accept it.

After all, once he advanced to the Dou Sheng Expert), the Bone Spirit Cold Flame was no longer of much help to him.

His Dou Sheng Flame is just as effective as the Bone Spirit Cold Flame!

But this life is different. Yao Lao was not abducted by the Soul Hall, so the Bone Spirit Cold Flame has remained on him.

Although he had already planned to give the Bone Spirit Cold Flame as a gift to Xiao Yan after breaking through to the Dou Sheng.

But before that, he still needed to use the Bone Spirit Cold Flame to extract some information he wanted to know from Mu Gu.

"Ugh, Yao Chen, are you trying to humiliate me with this?"

As expected, Yao Lao's words made Mu Gu's eyes turn red with jealousy.

Of course, the Yao Lao had actually forgotten the specific details of how he subdued the Bone Spirit Cold Flame.

However, he knew that all his missing memories were related to his teacher.

Therefore, it's reasonable to speculate that his ability to subdue the Bone Spirit Cold Flame was clearly related to his teacher...

"Ha, think what you want! Your actions only tarnish the teacher's name! And stop using the teacher as an excuse!"

I suppose you've stooped so low as to forget even your teacher's name?

The Yao Lao continued to deliberately provoke Mu Gu.

His gaze, which seemed to see right through Mu Gu, once again broke the other party's defenses.

"You're talking nonsense! Our teacher's name is Han Shanshan, how could I possibly forget?"

Under the Yao Lao's deliberate guidance, Mu Gu finally blurted out that name.

In fact, Mu Gu only ever hated Yao Lao, not his teacher.

After all, he had learned his alchemy skills from his teacher.

It was only because the existence of the Yao Lao had taken away his teacher's attention that he thought of using living people to make medicine, a crooked and evil practice.

He did all this simply to surpass Yao Lao and get his teacher's attention back.

At the same time, when Mu Gu uttered the name "Han Shanshan," Yao Lao was completely stunned.