Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Jingliu completely lost interest in arguing with most of what Heita had said earlier, including his sarcastic remarks.

She currently has only three thoughts on her mind—

Questioning, questioning, and more questioning!

Why not say anything... Why just watch? Why not contact her...?

Oh right, Danheng doesn't have her contact information.

Surely Jingyuan must have some, right?

I don't care if I can't beat Black Tower or if she provokes me with sarcastic remarks.

Having come this far, Jingliu doesn't think these things can discourage her.

Black Tower's words, "She might be the one who reunites with her master first," instantly broke her defenses.

She couldn't help but wonder: what would the future hold if what the Black Tower said came true?

Master will stay in Luofu, will reunite with her, will miss the Black Tower, will...

Jingliu didn't want to think about it anymore, afraid that the anger he had finally managed to suppress would reignite.

"And then, what happened after you reunited?"

Taking a deep breath, Jingliu suppressed his trembling body and asked, barely containing his anger.

But her icy tone still made Black Tower's lips twitch uncontrollably.

Still in a hurry.

It seems that the treatment to cure Qi Zhimu of Jing Liu's jealousy, which stems from her yandere nature, may not be able to be completed in a short time.

But it doesn't matter, as long as it's related to Qi Zhimu, she has plenty of time.

If it were Yu Qingtu instead, and Qi Zhimu allowed it, the methods wouldn't be so gentle.

She would most likely use the easiest method to feed Jingliu the medicine that strips away specific psychological emotions and feelings, solving the problem once and for all.

This method, however, cannot be called humane...

That's why it was said that Qi Zhimu's permission was required as a prerequisite.

but--

Hei Ta smiled helplessly to herself. How could her brother Mu possibly agree to do that?

How is solving problems in this way any different from Ruan Mei making the Qi Zhimu doll to deceive herself back then?

"And then, we did what we loved."

"What do you mean by 'love to do'...that's not what I'm asking you!"

Halfway through his sentence, Jingliu quickly realized what was happening, and his eye twitched violently.

I almost couldn't resist the urge to draw my sword.

Having been reunited with the Black Tower for so long, she certainly couldn't believe that her master and the Black Tower would treat each other with the utmost respect and do nothing.

But I never expected Black Tower to be so blunt, even in a boastful tone.

It's infuriating!

"Didn't you ask me what happened after I reunited with Brother Mu? Calm down, let's have some wine to cool down."

Hei Ta smiled and gestured to the cup of plum blossom wine in front of her, then took a sip himself, adding a comment as he did so.

"Oh right, this is a three-year-old bottle, so you don't have to worry about getting drunk."

"What does being drunk have to do with the age of the person?"

"...Hmm?"

During his conversation with Jingliu, Heita's face showed a hint of surprise for the first time.

"Didn't Zhimu tell you?"

"So what exactly is the problem?" Kagami Ryu continued to ask.

"Did you know that Ruan Mei got drunk and slept with Zhi Mu?"

"…Know."

"That's it! Made in Zhimu plum blossom wine is a rare consumable. One of its effects is that if you drink too much of it at once, even if it's aged three years or more, you'll definitely get drunk."

At this point, Heita couldn't help but let a smug look creep onto his lips.

"After sobering up, you'll forget what happened while you were drunk... let's just say that—"

"If it weren't for this plum blossom wine aged for more than three years, your master, my Zhimu, would probably only exist in another timeline or parallel universe."

"Sigh, if I think about it that way, this genius has to award an MVP prize to plum blossom wine aged three years or more."

Mirror Flow: "..."

It turns out that Master's initiative that time was indeed due to the influence of plum blossom wine.

But why wasn't he completely drunk?

"If you drink too much, is it 100% guaranteed to get infected?"

"It depends on the person. Some people with special constitutions or those who are on a certain path in life will not be affected. In the end, plum blossom wine can only be classified as a common and unusual item."

"In that case, we can indeed award an MVP prize..." Jingliu surprisingly agreed with Black Tower's statement.

After all, if Ruan Mei hadn't gotten drunk, hadn't taken advantage of him and then denied everything, and hadn't driven her master away, how could her master have calmly faced the end of his life?

By staying by the genius's side, as long as Ruan Mei lives, the master cannot die.

Without entering the cycle of reincarnation, one cannot enter the Azure City.

Without entering Cangcheng, none of what followed would have happened, nor would there have been anything that occurred with the Black Tower.

Today's talks, therefore, cannot become a reality.

In a sense, they all have to thank Nguyen Mai for personally destroying the welfare bureau with divine intervention.

"Since Master reunited with you first, what's the story with Ruan Mei? Could it be because the members of the Genius Club are familiar with each other?"

"The reason is certainly not that superficial... By the way, how did you know Ruan Mei saw Zhi Mu? Did Zhi Mu tell you?"

"..."

Jingliu was puzzled and subconsciously said:

"I've never seen Master wear that sachet at his waist. Who else could it be but a gift from Ruan Mei?"

"No way, that wasn't made by Ruan Mei, it was made by Black Swan."

"...It's hers..." Jingliu was stunned.

But what about black swan events...?

Perhaps because of the presence of the control group Ruan Mei, or perhaps because her threshold had been raised by the Black Tower not long ago, her resistance to black swans was surprisingly low.

Upon examining my inner self, I discovered that these were not the main reasons.

The main reason was that the black swan event, unintentionally, brought Master to an end his self-destructive journey after stepping into the shadow of nothingness.

If one continues to wander aimlessly in the void, eventually becoming a lingering shadow within a black hole, there will likely be no afterlife.

On another note, since the sachet was made by the Black Swan, then her actions as the sachet master...

But judging from the current outcome, it turned out to be a lucky accident.

Otherwise, even if her master opened his heart, she wouldn't know how long she would have to wait to eat meat, let alone be so happy as to eat until she fainted.

In his previous life, even in his dreams, Master might not have been able to get what he wanted.

"Speaking of black swans, you should also thank her."

"…I see."

"Rare indeed." Black Tower was surprised: "You, a yandere, actually have a woman who can keep you rational."

"What does 'yandere' mean?" Jingliu frowned.

"You're a bit of a caveman... I'm too lazy to explain, just spend ten or twenty seconds searching online yourself."

Jing Liu did as instructed and searched carefully. After reading the general annotations, his lips twitched.

The ensuing emotion was silence.

Her mindset, behavior, and outward demeanor certainly resemble a yandere...

"...So what you did to me today was to try and correct my mental state?"

"It's good that you realize it. I'm a straightforward person, and if I offend you, you'll have to bear it, because what follows is all the truth."

Black Tower dropped his nonchalant expression.

"Remember: Zhi Mu has always been the one who sacrificed for you until his death, while your sacrifices for him were almost negligible."

"On the other hand, all the women who admire him have made sacrifices for him, including the one I think is now just a random person on the street."