"What are you looking at?" Noticing Yang Ze, who was looking from the corner of his eye towards an empty space, Cang Yue couldn't help but ask. She didn't see anything special there other than a bamboo mat on the ground.

"..." Yang Ze just shook his head in response before closing his eyes.

"I am tired." He just whispered softly before heading inside the room. He didn't even take off his outer robe, but just jumped on the bed and closed his eyes, leaving behind the figure of Cang Yue, who was still standing there with a confused expression.

It wasn't until a few minutes had passed that Cang Yue finally moved her eyes away from Yang Ze and looked at Xiao Ruolan, who was just standing still.

"Are you going to say something?" Cang Yue couldn't help but shout in frustration. She didn't know what was going on with Yang Ze, but it definitely wasn't just a bad dream, as he had told her.

She could feel his emotions and the constant trembling of his body. Even his way of talking has shifted from calm and meek to just 'obedient'!?

"Screw it." Cang Yue was about to head into the room. She wanted to simply pull him up and force him to speak the truth, but before she could take a step forward, Xiao Ruolan appeared in front of her.

"What are you doing?" Cang Yue's voice turned incomparably cold as she uttered those words. She was in no mood to play around with this bitch.

"Let's take a walk around the city." Ignoring her reaction, Xiao Ruolan simply gave out a suggestion.

"Huh!?" Cang Yue just raised an eyebrow. She was about to say something when Xiao Ruolan spoke further.

"Leave him alone for a while. As he said... he needs some rest."

"In the meantime, how about we take a look around. There are still many things that we need to buy for our next mission."

"....." Cang Yue hesitated for a moment but couldn't give an answer. She didn't know what Yang Ze was going through, but she knew it wasn't anything good. After all, she had personally witnessed his memory firsthand.

She didn't want to leave him alone. She wanted to force him to share what he was going through, but in the end, she just let out a sigh.

At the moment, Yang Ze was sleeping. And just like he said... after going through so much, he desperately needed rest.

Even though Cang Yue was unwilling to leave him behind, she ultimately nodded in response before the two women made their way out of the room, leaving behind the figure of Yang Ze, who seemed to be in a deep sleep.

It wasn't until a few minutes had passed that the sleeping Yang Ze opened his eyes and looked at the door before exhaling a mouthful of air.

He then stood up, stretched his body and went to the balcony once more.

He wasn't asleep, nor was he tired. He simply wanted to be left alone for a while.

Looking at the bustling night city in front of him, he simply pulled a bamboo chair before sitting on it comfortably.

And it was at this moment that he once again felt a soft pair of hands caressing his face.

"What are you thinking about?" The mature woman asked again.

"..." Yang Ze didn't reply. He simply chose to ignore the woman, but the next moment, the woman appeared in front of him, with her face just a few inches away from him.

"What are you thinking about?"

"..."

"What are you thinking about?"

"..."

"What are you thinking about?"

The woman kept on asking again and again and again.

In the end, Yang Ze couldn't ignore her any longer and almost flew into a rage.

"GO AWAY."

"YOU ARE NOT REAL."

"...." The woman seemed shocked by his words as she simply hugged him, burning his face in her breasts.

"Why would you say that to your own mother?"

"Poor child... What have you gone through?"

Yang Ze hurriedly pulled himself back as he waved his hand, trying to hit the woman in front of him.

"Leave me alone."

"You are just a figment of my imagination... You are just a bad memory."

"Yes... an illusion... a falsehood."

"You do not exist in this cultivation world."

Yang Ze kept on muttering to himself, but the next moment, the woman simply grabbed both his hands, lifted them up and before Yang Ze could react, planted her lips on his.

"Ummm..." Yang Ze kept on shaking his head, trying to free himself from her clutches, but no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't break free.

He could feel the soft lips... he could feel a tongue prying his lips open and forcing itself into his mouth before playing with his lips as he desperately tried to free himself. But no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't...

It wasn't until a long time had passed that the woman finally let him go before hugging him tightly, burning his head in her ample breasts while using her soft hands to reach inside his clothes as she gently caressed his chest.

"What cultivation world?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Take a look around, you are still in your room."

"You haven't eaten for a few days and fainted from hunger. Thankfully, I managed to come here in time."

"Did you have a dream? You should stop reading those stupid novels."

"Ugh..." Yang Ze felt his head was about to split into two. He looked around with red eyes only to see the familiar walls, the familiar room, that rustic smell and the overwhelming stench of wine.

"I..." He tried circulating his internal energy, but he was horrified to discover that there wasn't any internal energy in his body.

"Come, eat." Ignoring his struggle, the woman simply picked up the bowl that was filled with porridge and placed it to her lips before taking a sip. Under Yang Ze's desperate gaze, she then once again planted her lips on his before making him drink the porridge from her mouth.

Yang Ze's struggle turned even more fierce as he tried to push the woman away.

But the moment his hand touched the woman's body, an intense pain ran across his palm, and with that, the world around him collapsed as he found himself back in the inn's room.

"Ugh!" With his body drenched in sweat, Yang Ze looked at his palm from where he could feel the intense pain.

At the moment, his palm was pierced by a thin, narrow needle that was placed on the table.

Yang Ze knew perfectly well what it was.

"Cang Yue..." It was Cang Yue's personal weapon that she had placed on the table.

"Ugh..." Feeling the heart-wrenching pain, he pulled back his hand, bringing out a small burst of blood.

Usually, because of the recovery speed of his body, wounds like this would have healed in a few moments, but it didn't.

Yang Ze could only take out a small piece of cloth before tying it around his palm. He then looked around the room in haste. It wasn't until he was sure that the figure of his mother had disappeared completely that he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"What a mess." He couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile.

When he first came to this world, he was ecstatic beyond words. This was supposed to be his new start... this was supposed to be a new beginning... a fresh start where he didn't need to worry about his past life.

All those nightmares... all those memories... they were all the things of the past.

He didn't even want to think about it.

But now...

Who would have thought that his nightmare wouldn't end?

If not for the intense pain from Cang Yue's personal weapon, he wouldn't dare to imagine just how long that nightmare would have lasted.

Taking a deep breath, Yang Ze once again sat on the balcony, quietly gazing at the city.

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While Yang Ze was sitting in silence and both Cang Yue and Xiao Ruolan were roaming the city, searching for things to buy, Lin Yue was once again facing a group of people.

The only difference was that this time, it was three members of the Sword Sect who had blocked her path.

"Little bitch." One of the women sneered as she looked around as if searching for something.

"Where is that man?"

"What man?" Lin Yue knew perfectly well what the woman was talking about, but she still decided to play dumb.

"You know what I am talking about." The woman kept on looking around with a ferocious expression. "The Dao Companion of that saintess bitch."

"Bring him here, and I swear you won't ever face any trouble from any member of the Sword Sect."

"Heh." Lin Yue just sneered in response.

Not to mention that he wasn't here. Even if he were, she wouldn't hand him over to these whores.

"Courting Death." Another woman was directly attacked in rage.

"Break her hands and legs. We will have our answer once we are done with her." The leader of the group ordered with a face full of cruelty. They just couldn't wait to see the sight of this exquisite woman lying on the ground with twisted limbs.

Unfortunately for them, Lin Yue wasn't just some 'Young Lady'... Even before getting the Crimson Heart, she was a talent... A person strong enough to take all of them at once. And now.... with the help of Crimson Heart, her realm was already at the 3rd Vein Expansion... A minor realm above the leader of this small group.

Without wasting any words, she simply rushed forward, waving the black ribbon.

Unsurprisingly, in less than two minutes, she had twisted off the heads of women who were trying to ambush her.

"Tch!" With a face full of disgust, she spat on the corpses beneath her before raising her hand, and in the next instant, the bodies underneath her began to dry up at a rapid pace.

Lin Yue just stood there with her mouth wide open as streams of blood escaped from the corpses beneath her directly into her mouth. Even though this was her second time using it, she was getting more and more proficient with it.

In less than ten seconds, the corpses beneath her dried up completely as Lin Yue finally let out a satisfied moan.

She could feel that she would be able to step into the 4th Vein Expansion soon.

Breaking through two minor realms in a single day was unheard of. But now... now Lin Yue could accomplish it easily.

"No wonder." Lin Yue clicked her tongue in wonder as she whispered to herself.

"No wonder people often choose the evil path. Using humans as resources is much faster and efficient than using any stupid herb or pill."

Even though her voice was filled with pity, she had no intention of stopping.

To kill that bitch Yun Ning and to avenge Lin Wan, she needed to get strong. And to get strong, this was the only feasible path.

After taking one last look around and making sure that she wasn't missing anything, Lin Yue simply continued her journey.

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On the other side, after roaming aimlessly for a long time, Cang Yue finally made her way back to the inn alone.

As for Xiao Ruolan, she wanted to explore more of the city, so she left her alone.

"Hey, I am back. Look, what I bought for you. I was..." Stepping into the room, Cang Yue shouted with a face full of a smile, but before she could finish her sentence, her voice stopped, and her eyes turned incomparably cold as an intense murderous aura overwhelmed the room.

"Blood." Raising her nose, she took a deep breath before looking around in haste.

The first thing that caught her eye was her personal weapon, upon which a bit of blood was splattered.

She then gazed at the small pool of blood below the needle and finally looked around before finding the person she was looking for.

"Yang Ze." Cang Yue's figure directly appeared in front of Yang Ze's as she observed his condition.

After making sure that only his palm was injured, she finally let out a sigh of relief.

She then looked around for a moment, pulled another bamboo chair and sat beside Yang Ze before asking in a firm tone.

"Are you going to tell me what is going on, or do you want me to beat you to half-death till you are willing to say anything?"

Her words left no room for discussion.

"...." Yang Ze simply raised his head. He wanted to playfully joke with her, but looking at her cold, emotionless face, he swallowed the words he was about to speak.

He was sure that if he dared to joke around, she would definitely teach him a painful lesson.

In the end, he could only let out a heavy sigh before slumping into the chair.

"You have thirty breaths' time." Cang Yue's voice sounded in his ear once again.

This time, Yang Ze didn't beat around the bush. He knew his current condition... In the end, he just took a deep breath, raised his head to meet Cang Yue's gaze and spoke in a firm tone.

"I need your help."

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