"Uh... is every part of me a treasure?"
After that quip, Yu Ziyu looked at the spectral girl clinging tightly to his black root, his feelings somewhat complicated.
Trees could Soul Nurturing!
He was no stranger to the idea.
In his memories, there was a divine tree called the Soul-Nourishing Tree. Merely wearing one of its branches could nourish the soul and primordial spirit, slowly strengthen spiritual awareness, and even house a soul, keeping its consciousness from dissipating.
Although his roots did not have such extraordinary effects, they should still have had some slight ability to nourish souls.
But what was going on now?
He had struggled to make up his mind before getting rid of those two girls, yet now, after dying, one had actually come knocking.
Wait, dying?
As if something had occurred to him, Yu Ziyu suddenly froze.
There was only one soul here, but there had been two sisters.
In other words, the other woman was not dead yet...
At that thought, Yu Ziyu's heart sank slightly.
This was not good news.
After all, although his Hallucination Ability could alter the girl's memories, the effect was not permanent.
If something triggered her, there was a very high chance that her memories would return.
"Phew..."
Letting out a deep breath, Yu Ziyu tried his best to calm down.
Panicking now would do no good.
Besides, it was not as though the situation could no longer be salvaged.
With a slight stir of his thoughts,
"Screech, screech, screech..."
Amid a series of shrill cries, the Mutant Peregrine Falcons perched in the tree spread their wings.
If necessary,
he now only needed to send out the Peregrine Falcons to salvage everything.
But if he did that, the Peregrine Falcons might be completely exposed.
"Phew..."
Letting out a deep breath, Yu Ziyu fell into a rare moment of hesitation.
Just then, however, an extremely faint thought suddenly sounded around his mind.
"Who... am I?"
"Where is this?"
"And who... are you?"
That textbook triple barrage left even Yu Ziyu slightly stunned.
Then, looking at the spectral girl nearby, whose eyes had opened but were filled with confusion, Yu Ziyu smiled.
She must have lost her memory.
No, more accurately, her soul must be incomplete, with few memories of her life.
Still, this works too.
Sometimes, forgetting is a good thing.
Just then, as if something had occurred to him, Yu Ziyu suddenly murmured:
"Telepathy."
Yes, Telepathy.
This was the Mutant Soul's special ability.
Barring anything unexpected, it should have been because she and the other girl were twins.
The awakening of her psychic ability allowed her to sense the other girl's situation.
If that really is the case...
At that thought, Yu Ziyu could not help laughing inwardly.
It looks like there's a better solution.
That night, moonlit shadows swayed, and a willow stood deep within a mist-filled canyon.
At that moment, beneath the willow, a stretch of black root protruded from the soil, and a small, spectral figure rested upon that exposed section.
Like a sprite, the palm-sized girl curled up at the tip of the root, her arms wrapped around her legs.
"Master, what I can sense is a little hazy."
As she spoke, the girl raised her head, gazing at the willow with eyes full of fervor.
The sense of closeness rising from the depths of her soul made her trust this mysterious being without reservation, as though this willow were her everything.
Then again, that was only natural. Now a soul, He Qing'er had nowhere to rest her spirit. If she lost Yu Ziyu, she would vanish completely as well.
Thus, saying Yu Ziyu was her everything was no exaggeration.
"A little hazy?"
After pondering briefly, Yu Ziyu suddenly brought a branch above the spectral girl's head. Then the branch slowly broke, seeping a little crystalline liquid.
"I wonder whether this essence will help you."
Somewhat doubtful, Yu Ziyu was not sure either.
But this was the only way he could help He Qing'er.
The reason he was helping He Qing'er was that, after their brief conversation, Yu Ziyu had discovered that apart from recalling her own name, everything else in the girl's mind was blank, like a clean sheet of paper.
And this happened to suit Yu Ziyu perfectly.
A girl like this was worth nurturing.
"Drip..."
As the life essence dripped down, He Qing'er's spectral body suddenly shuddered. Then, as though something wondrous had happened, her body grew a little more solid.
At a glance, he could even see her completely exposed intimate parts.
Of course, only Yu Ziyu could see them.
For some reason, neither the Red Fox nor the Peregrine Falcons could see the girl, yet Yu Ziyu could spot her at a glance.
Was it because he shared a mysterious connection with this girl?
Perhaps. After all, the girl's soul now rested on his roots. If he wished, he could even easily perceive her thoughts.
Thank you for your support. Thank you very much.
(Event period: June 12 to June 14)
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