"Here! This is for you!"
Ellin took something out of her backpack and handed it to Zhongli.
"This is...!"
The instant Zhongli saw what Ellin was holding, his pupils contracted.
What Ellin offered him was none other than the [Memory of Dust]!
"Hey, what are you thinking about? Take it already!"
Seeing Zhongli frozen in place, Ellin poked his waist with the Memory of Dust, urging him to accept it.
Only then did Zhongli come to his senses and take the Memory of Dust.
The Memory of Dust felt smooth and faintly cool in his hand, like a precious piece of jade.
More importantly, this Memory of Dust gleamed as though it were new, without the slightest trace of wear from the passing years. The damaged Memory of Dust Zhongli already possessed could not compare to it at all.
Looking at the pristine Memory of Dust, which radiated a faint golden glow, Zhongli felt as though he had returned to the moment when he had formed an alliance with that young woman and she had given him the lock.
At the sight of this lock, Zhongli could not hide the joy on his face, but it soon disappeared.
Ellin knew the reason perfectly well.
The Memory of Dust itself did not mean much to Zhongli. What he truly cared about was Guizhong's Remnant Soul sealed within it.
Strictly speaking, the lock she had produced was merely something the system had copied from her game inventory. It was nothing more than a catalyst.
As for whether it contained Guizhong's Remnant Soul, she really did not know.
"Quick, see if you can sense her Remnant Soul inside."
Ellin hurriedly urged him.
"Yes!"
In truth, Ellin did not need to urge him. Zhongli was even more anxious than she was.
He held the