Zhong Yi's fantasy world.
Under the blue-purple starry sky, the girl hugged the doll tightly to her chest, and for the first time, colors other than moonlight and starlight appeared in her eyes as she gazed at the starry sky.
Lin Xi smiled faintly.
Zhong Yi was crying uncontrollably.
Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably, no matter how much Zhong Yi tried to wipe them away.
This story, already one that brings tears to one's eyes, is now amplified by the background music and the Fearful Soul-Binding Array, making it exceptionally powerful.
Watching Lin Xi's retreating figure, Zhong Yi seemed to see the girl sitting alone in the moonlight for the next few years, clutching that ugly doll, waiting foolishly for someone who would never come to keep their appointment...
For Lin Xi, who is closed off and finds it difficult to communicate with others, this must have been an immense torment and suffering.
Qin Li'en, who was standing to the side, silently wiped the corner of her eye, her lips turning slightly white from biting them.
“I think I know why ‘Anya’ is so important to her...”
Qin Li'en pointed to the open space below the cliff.
"This is where the lighthouse will be built in the future..."
"Linxi insisted on building a home in the dangerous mountains and naming the lighthouse... all to commemorate the promise made that night."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Yi's tears welled up again.
In an instant, he suddenly understood why no matter what they did, they could not plant the seed of "joining the Nine Heavens Sect" in Gu Yun's youth.
Because, from beginning to end, what Gu Yun wanted was neither to join the Nine Heavens Sect nor to go to the Moon Realm.
"So, therefore..."
Zhong Yi choked up.
"What Gu Yun actually wanted to go to wasn't the Moon Realm at all... but a place with Linxi..."
After saying this to himself, Zhong Yi cried even harder.
Although the Forget-Me-Not Gu erased all of Gu Yun's memories, that promise remained etched in his life.
So after Lin Xi left, Gu Yun went crazy and wanted to go to the moon.
It wasn't because becoming a cultivator of the Nine Heavens Sect was every man's dream, nor because of any particular longing for the Moon Realm.
It's simply because that promise had long become an obsession that even the Forgetfulness Gu couldn't erase—
If he and Lin Xi get separated, they will meet on the moon!
"I see, I understand now."
After listening to Zhong Yi's words, Qin Li'en nodded thoughtfully.
"What do you understand?"
Zhong Yi asked intermittently while wiping away his tears.
"I understand how to send Gu Yun to the Moon Realm."
Qin Li'en lowered her head, making it impossible to fathom her thoughts.
"Go to the Moon Realm? The old man's wish isn't to go to the Moon Realm at all, but to be with Lin Xi! As long as Lin Xi is by his side, he doesn't need to go to that damn Moon Realm at all..."
Zhong Yi was speaking when he suddenly seemed to realize something.
His heart pounded, and he looked at Qin Li'en in disbelief.
Because, at this very moment, a terrifying thought flashed through his mind.
"Yes, as long as Lin Xi is here, he will never go to the Moon Realm..."
Qin Li'en sighed.
The next moment, a huge array, with her at its core, unfolded in Gu Yun's dream world.
"Wait a minute! You're not going to...!?"
Zhong Yi's heart sank suddenly.
"It's just as you think... Junior Brother Zhong."
Qin Li'en turned her back and nodded.
"As long as Lin Xi disappears from Old Master Gu's memory, we can let him join the Nine Heavens Sect."
"You bastard!!!"
Zhong Yi immediately flew into a rage and pointed at Qin Li'en, cursing him.
"Old Master Gu's life has been pitiful enough, why can't his true wish be fulfilled!? Why!?"
After saying that, he rushed forward to stop Qin Li'en.
However, just as he was about to make a move, several vines suddenly sprouted from the ground, binding him tightly to the spot.
“We signed a spiritual contract with Grandpa Gu... The requirement is that he go to the Moon Realm in the dream, instead of staying with Lin Xi forever.”
Qin Li'en still didn't turn around, but her shoulders were trembling slightly.
“We must fulfill the spiritual pact... not only for you and me, but also for the sect.”
"I'll take full responsibility for the breach of the spiritual contract! You, you stop now..."
Zhong Yi tried his best to resist, but Qin Li'en had completely eliminated his access to the dream world, leaving him powerless.
"The sect's mission cannot fail... Therefore, Lin Xi must disappear from Old Master Gu's world."
Qin Li'en shook her head.
"No!! We can't do that!!!"
Zhong Yi roared almost frantically.
He watched helplessly as Xiao Linxi's figure gradually disappeared into thin air.
"If you want to stop me, then try."
Qin Li'en glanced thoughtfully at Zhong Yi, then disappeared from the starry sky.
"Let me make this clear from the start..."
"I am much stronger than you."
...
"I'm so angry... She really is a bad woman!!"
Zhong Yi angrily broke free from the vines.
The creator of the dream-making array is Qin Li'en; this is her territory.
Zhong Yi's original privileges have all been revoked.
He can only rely on himself now.
Zhong Yi took a deep breath, gathered all his spiritual energy around himself, and resolutely looked in the direction where Qin Li'en had left.
"Using magic to fight magic? Hmph, I'll make you regret this... I, Zhong Yi, have never hit women, but it seems I'll have to break that rule today!"
...
A few minutes later.
"Holy crap, I've stepped into another trap..."
"Damn it!! The zombies are about to bite me to death!!!"
Why is it so difficult for me to defeat even a small monster?
"Wow, there's even a ghost wall effect!!!"
"I'm so weak in this world!!"
...
...
In this part of the story, the NPCs of the Dream Maker Sect are determined to erase Lin Xi's existence in order to complete the sect's mission.
In order to stop the opponent, players must overcome numerous obstacles set up by the opponent.
Of course, no matter how well the operation is performed, it cannot change the final outcome.
Because Qin Lien or perhaps Ci only wanted to delay the player, not actually kill the player.
After overcoming numerous difficulties, Zhong Yi finally located Qin Li'en.
However, it was too late.
Qin Li'en's location is at the entrance of the stairs on the first floor of the college.
This is the place where Gu Yun first invited Lin Xi to watch a play together.
When Zhong Yi arrived, he saw Lin Xi being pulled away from this memory space by a large black mist hand.
"No--!!!"
Zhong Yi let out a roar that was almost desperate.
However, it was all too late.
"You're too late."
Qin Li'en turned around, her face pale and looking somewhat tired.
"Why...why did you do this!?"
Zhong Yi shook his head in utter despair.
He once thought that Qin Li'en was a bit sharp-tongued and not as gentle and graceful as a lady from a respectable family.
But to my utter surprise, the other party turned out to be such a heartless person.
In order to complete the sect's mission, they actually erased Old Master Gu's beloved from his memory...
This is so cruel!
"If we didn't do this, how would Old Master Gu have joined the Nine Heavens Sect?"
Qin Li'en shook her head, her gaze somewhat complicated.
"Alright, it's time to reset the memories..."