Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Despite his words, Hei Ta did not pull out any memory images to show Ruan Mei.

She felt it wasn't necessary.

However, Black Tower will start by telling his story from his childhood.

From the loss of their respective families to relying on each other for survival and supporting one another.

One studies medicine, while the other overcomes the challenges of time and space, each contributing to the salvation of the blue planet in their respective fields.

However, after Qi Zhimu disappeared, Black Tower revised some of the subsequent events.

There are some things that can't and shouldn't be discussed in too much detail, otherwise it would take days and nights to finish.

Telling Ruan Mei about everything that happened to the magician Qi Zhimu was pointless.

"In the end, Zhimu left all the oxygen to me and risked his life to get me out of the no-man's land, but he himself was left there because of the damage to his protective suit."

"I thought he was going to die, but he didn't. He was very lucky and was rescued and healed by the Immortal Stranger. He then slept for many years."

"After recently waking up, I discovered that I had become an immortal being, and I have been trying to find out about me ever since."

The Immortal Stranger belongs to the Abundance faction. He was granted immortality by the Medicine Master and listened to the compassionate teachings, thus embarking on a long and irreversible journey of saving people from suffering.

Black Tower assumed that Ruan Mei had heard of this faction, so it used their name to cover up Qi Zhimu's reincarnation.

"It was only recently that we were able to reunite. After so many years, it was truly a difficult time."

"I see..." Ruan Mei nodded silently.

She did not doubt what Black Tower said.

In reality, the Black Tower's narrative contains several logical errors, which Ruan Mei would have noticed if she had thought about it carefully under normal circumstances.

But right now, she has no mood to think about anything else; her mind is filled with only a few words.

Qi Zhimu and Hei Ta are childhood sweethearts...

They were childhood sweethearts...

They had shared hardships and relied on each other for life...

It turns out their close relationship was cultivated since they were young...

Heita continued to recount some events that had occurred after their reunion, but Ruan Mei was no longer listening.

Numbness, pain, and regret intertwined, coalescing into a wave of negative emotions that relentlessly assaulted her heart.

She didn't even have the right to ask why.

What else could it be?

Isn't it because she personally destroyed the person who belonged to her, the one who should have been exclusively hers, the one Black Tower described as her soulmate?

That should have been her happiness...

But now it's all been for someone else's benefit, and that person is Black Tower.

If it were anyone else, even someone like the Black Swan Mirror Stream, she was confident she could make Amu fall in love with her again and choose her.

As for Yu Qingtu, Amu's feelings for her haven't reached the level of romantic feelings, so she doesn't pose a threat.

But the black tower in front of us is different...

She posed a significant threat, and her position in Qi Zhimu's heart was far too secure.

The reason he didn't forget the Black Tower through reincarnation and remember everything was because he had attachments in his heart and always carried the obsession to live.

Otherwise, they would likely not be able to hold on until they are saved and would re-enter the cycle of reincarnation to start over.

At that time, Black Tower, like them, will have all its past advantages and emotions completely destroyed.

There are no "what ifs" or "right and wrong" in the universe.

Qi Zhimu remembered the facts about the Black Tower, and the fact that their actions were already a fait accompli.

She was the one who came first, but no matter how she tries to get in, she can only ever be the third party in a two-person movie.

The overwhelming sense of disparity deeply pierced Ruan Mei's heart, which had been overflowing with regret for thousands of years.

This regret has now been amplified many times over by what I have seen and heard recently.

Heita's life now should belong to her alone, and only to her, not to any other woman...

Ruan Mei felt a deep sadness in her heart.

The profound understanding gained back then has now been further enhanced with an unshakeable patina.

— In an attempt to make up for the past by neglecting the present, we will inevitably lose the future.

"...Can I use the restroom?" Ruan Mei suddenly asked.

"There's no need to talk about borrowing or not borrowing. Go over there yourself." Black Tower pointed to the side.

Ruan Mei remained silent and quickly left her seat.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Heita felt that Ruan Mei's expression seemed tense.

Tight?

Surely it can't be an upset stomach? As scientists in the field of life sciences, shouldn't they take better care of their physical health?

……

Ruan Mei rushed into the bathroom and locked the door. She quickly took off her gloves and pulled out a sharp blade about the size of a scalpel.

In just a few breaths, numerous bright red lines appeared on my forearm.

The washbasin quickly turned bright red. Ruan Mei closed her eyes and repeated the same actions from time to time.

She knows that her current behavior and psychology are very abnormal, even perverted.

But she couldn't control her impulse; she really couldn't do it...

Forcing that impulse back would drive you crazy.

Only by feeling the pain, embracing the pain, and embracing the equivalent pain that Amu had endured, could she feel better.

However, over the years, the threshold for pain that can be felt has been increasing.

The day has finally come, and bare arms are not quite enough.

Ruan Mei lowered her head and glanced at her legs.

The fair and delicate skin surface quickly developed several imperfections.

Finally feeling that it had enough emotional value to soothe her pain, Ruan Mei's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

A strange pleasure surged from her abdomen downwards, causing her to breathe rapidly, her body to tremble slightly, and her legs to tense.

"Amu...Amu..."

"Yes...that's it, that's it...no need for pity..."

"Punish the teacher to your heart's content...faster, faster..."

The soft, yet morbidly manic murmurs would send chills down the spine of anyone who heard them.

……

The outer living room.

More than twenty minutes passed.

Black Tower glanced at the restroom again, his gaze puzzled.

Is that guy really having an upset stomach?

Half an hour passed.

Qi Zhimu, still wearing her apron, walked out of the kitchen intending to remind them that they would be able to eat in about ten minutes.

Seeing the scene in the living room, I couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Where is Ms. Ruan Mei?"

"She's been holed up in the bathroom for half an hour, and I have no idea what she's doing," Black Tower said speechlessly.

"Uh... take a bath?"

This villa is decorated in the style of Azure Star from many centuries ago, and the bathroom is connected to the place of reincarnation.

"No, but this is just too ridiculous. It's not like she doesn't have a place to shower... I'll go in and see what she's doing."

"Even though you can ignore the lock and go in... please leave some privacy for others..." Qi Zhimu said helplessly.

How embarrassing it would be if you stumbled upon an inconvenient situation.

"Okay, how much longer until the food arrives?"

"There's one last dish, about eight minutes from now. If it's too cold, just wait. You have magic, so don't worry about it getting cold."

"That's true."

Hei Ta smiled, about to say something more, when he heard Ruan Mei's footsteps coming from not far away.

He glanced to the side and was immediately stunned.

Goodness, she really does look like she's just taken a bath and is treating this place like home?