Free Web NovelThe figures of Zhong Yi and Qin Li'en appeared together in the dream.
The two skillfully leaped through the air and soon arrived at the home where Gu Yun was six years old.
Through the dusty cuju (an ancient Chinese football game) in the room, they once again traveled to that sealed world of memories.
"Dr. Wen, let's begin!"
Qin Li'en closed his eyes and used his divine sense to control the array to send signals to the outside world.
The next moment,
The entire space of memory then began to be filled with an extremely pungent, putrid stench.
In an instant, the earth shook, and cracks began to appear in the boundless black mist...
"Junior Brother Zhong, protect me!!"
Qin Li'en's expression was stern. He shouted loudly and immediately erected a formation to stabilize the dream world.
Zhong Yi frantically shattered the constantly flying fragments of black mist.
Behind him, Qin Li'en's complaints about his poor skills could be heard from time to time...
Before long, the dream world finally settled down.
The black fog gradually dissipated, and the scenes in my memory became clearer.
"Is it still Gu Yun's house?"
Zhong Yi looked around curiously.
It's not a new location; it's still Gu Yun's childhood home.
"We have to thank this little guy for his efforts... otherwise we really wouldn't have been able to get in."
Qin Li'en pointed to a squirrel carcass that was about to rot not far away.
"Alright, it's time to find out what secrets are hidden in this memory..."
...
The two searched the area around the house but found nothing unusual.
Gu Yun was happily kicking a football by himself by the roadside.
His mother stood beside an earthen dragon, chatting with the neighbors.
"It doesn't seem to have anything special about it?"
Qin Li'en pinched her chin in confusion.
Forget about anything special, the two of them couldn't even find the memory fragments that carried their memories!
"Hmm? Junior Brother Zhong, what are you looking at?"
Qin Li'en followed Zhong Yi's gaze and found that Zhong Yi was staring in the direction of Gu Yun's mother.
"Earth Dragon..."
Zhong Yi frowned and muttered to himself.
He recalled the skull of a dragon head in Gu Yun's courtyard not long afterward, and the three holes marked by the system.
He always felt that he had forgotten something crucial.
Earth dragon...
skull......
Holes...
Zhong Yi suddenly opened his eyes wide and slapped his forehead.
"Wait! I understand...!!"
He suddenly remembered that when he first entered the illusion of "Going to the Moon Realm", he was on the back of an earth dragon that suddenly went berserk.
Qin Li'en once complained that the disciple in charge of procurement must not have checked carefully.
She personally stated that if a dragon has three holes in the skin on its head and horns, it is a flawed species with incomplete bloodline and may go berserk.
In other words...
Zhong Yi paused, then quickly looked at Gu Yun beside him.
At this moment, the football was accidentally kicked away by him, and Xiao Guyun was stumbling and walking towards the earthen dragon.
The background music is getting heavier and heavier, faster and faster—
"roar--!!"
The earth dragon roared and charged madly toward the football.
then,
The screams of children, the wails of women, the screams of neighbors...
...
Gu Yun's mother held little Gu Yun, who was lying in a pool of blood, and wept uncontrollably.
Seeing this scene, Zhong Yi and Qin Li'en fell silent for a moment.
"That's strange. The old man shouldn't have any memory at this point, so why can we see him?"
Qin Li'en suddenly frowned.
"And to survive in that situation, the old man is really tough!"
"No... the old man didn't survive."
Zhong Yi said with a somber face and a heavy heart.
"What's the meaning!?"
Qin Li'en stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"That's Gu Yun... Senior Sister, have you forgotten?"
Zhong Yi looked at Qin Li'en with some sadness.
"Gu Yun's room has a double bed..."
He had barely finished speaking.
A child's shrill scream rang out:
"Brother Feng!!!"
Qin Li'en turned her head and was immediately stunned speechless by the scene before her.
The one speaking was another child who looked exactly like Gu Yun.
No, he is Gu Yun.
Lying in a pool of blood was the child who looked exactly like Gu Yun!
Zhong Yi silently looked at everything before him, feeling a slight sadness in his heart.
"Just as I thought..."
Zhong Yi sighed.
The previous inference has now been verified.
The answers to Gu Yun's many strange behaviors have been found.
...
...
The sealed memories have been unlocked.
Zhong Yi and Qin Li'en walked a little further.
Everything unfolded exactly as Zhong Yi had predicted.
Xiao Feng is not the name of Gu Yun's maternal grandfather, but rather Gu Yun's twin brother, Gu Feng.
Gu Feng likes to eat pickled cucumbers, enjoys reading "Battle Through the Heavens," and dreams of becoming a poet.
Gu Yun likes to eat candied hawthorns, enjoys watching "Journey to the West", and dreams of becoming a doctor.
The two had a very good relationship and were very close.
The only problem is that Gu Yun always feels that her mother favors her older brother more.
...
Zhong Yi recounted all the information he had obtained, and Qin Li'en nodded thoughtfully.
What happened next is easy to understand.
Gu Feng died in an accident due to the earth dragon's rampage.
Gu Yun was heartbroken and fell seriously ill due to her longing for him.
The mother sought out Wen Qingyun, who administered the Forget-Me-Not Gu to Gu Yun, allowing him to forget his previous memories.
Meanwhile, because her mother missed Gu Feng too much and was already somewhat biased towards him, coupled with the fact that Gu Feng's hair and flesh were present, Gu Yun's personality was distorted.
From a young age, Gu Yun's mother instilled in him the following: he liked to eat pickled cucumbers, he liked to watch "Battle Through the Heavens," and she even always called him "Little Feng"...
"His mother might have some mental issues?"
Qin Li'en sighed.
"Probably... It was a huge blow, but she shouldn't have done that."
Zhong Yi nodded in agreement.
Regardless of the circumstances, twisting Gu Yun into Gu Feng is inherently wrong.
Even if it's only a part.
Memories continue to move forward.
The scene became even more heartwarming at this moment.
That was Gu Feng's last Mid-Autumn Festival before he passed away.
The surrounding villages held a grand market, full of lively atmosphere and bustling with activity.
Gu Feng and Gu Yun both scored full marks in the ring toss game and are arguing about who should win the toy sword.
Ultimately, the mother awarded the prize to Gu Feng because "Gu Feng started the ring toss game first."
Gu Yun took the second-place prize with great resentment.
Zhong Yi and Qin Li'en followed behind the family of three, savoring the rare joyful atmosphere from their memories.
...
Perhaps because the pickled cucumbers were too unpalatable, Gu Yun left the dinner table early and went to play alone in the back mountain.
Xiao Gu Yun sat on a tree trunk, looking up at the starry sky.
"It's so beautiful... If only the memories could stay this beautiful forever."
Qin Li'en looked at the stars in the sky and murmured to herself.
Zhong Yi looked at Qin Li'en in surprise, suddenly feeling that the other person was a bit unfamiliar.
"What are you looking at!"
Qin Li'en glared at him fiercely.
"No."
Zhong Yi quickly shook his head and changed the subject.
"I just feel that although the mystery of Old Master Gu's background has been solved, there are still many strange things..."
"For example?"
Qin Li'en asked in confusion.
"What exactly stopped him from joining the Nine Heavens Sect? His brother? That can't be right."
Zhong Yi stroked his chin thoughtfully.
Besides this, there is another point that he cares about very much.
The reasons for Gu Yun's many unusual behaviors have now been found.
What about Linxi's?
As the creator of the illusion, how could Lu Ze possibly make Lin Xi do so many unusual things for no reason?
Could it be that...
Just as Zhong Yi was deep in thought, he heard a rustling sound of the bushes swaying behind him.
"who?"
Gu Yun turned her head curiously.
Zhong Yi and Qin Li'en followed his gaze and turned around.
Not far away, a little girl was standing.
She has short hair, single eyelids, fair skin, and a few freckles on her cheeks.
His eyes were deep-set.
It was like a night sky without stars.
