No one knew how much time had passed.
The shock in their eyes finally subsided, little by little.
As though perfectly in sync, they both drew a deep breath, then slowly straightened.
What made the scalp prickle was that their movements, their expressions...
Were utterly identical, like mirror images, without the slightest difference!
Their eyes met.
For a while, neither spoke first.
Anger surged in Xie Changsheng's heart. He had a thousand curses to hurl, a thousand questions to demand answers to.
Yet when he saw that gaze, exactly like his own, all his words tangled into a knot. He had no idea where to begin.
Opposite him, Shi Yin remained silent as well.
He was accustomed to calculating everything. In his projections, everything should have flowed as naturally as water into a channel.
No explanation was needed. No argument was needed.
For they were the same soul to begin with. Once their memories completed their final merging, there would no longer be any distinction between them.
Since they were the same person, why waste words?
"You..."
In the end, Xie Changsheng broke the silence first.
He stared warily at Shi Yin and said in a low voice, "What thousand-year agreement... what requirement to reach the Immortal King Realm..."
"What exactly were you after when you lured me here!?"
Hearing that guarded question, Shi Yin froze slightly.
Then, for once, he actually gave a soft laugh.
"After?"
Shi Yin shook his head. "To kill you? Harm you? Or covet this shell of yours that's only at the Mystic Immortal Realm?"
He said calmly, "Didn't you just experience all those events yourself?"
"Why ask such ridiculous questions?"
Shi Yin pointed at Xie Changsheng, then at himself. "I am you."
"Bullshit!"
Without even thinking, Xie Changsheng cursed almost instinctively. "Quit acting like