Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

Despite the churning pain in her heart, Ruan Mei did not show much abnormality on the surface.

If Qi Zhimu weren't here, she might have been unable to resist exploding with Black Tower.

Tell Heita that her student is Qi Zhimu!

She told Black Tower that she was very willing to introduce the students to others, but... but...

Thinking about her past actions, Ruan Mei clenched her fists quietly, hiding her hand from the Black Tower's view, and desperately resisted the urge to bite her lip.

As long as Amu doesn't remember her, she can't recount the truth of the past.

Saying it is meaningless, it lacks empathy, and it's easy to provoke Amu's doubts.

She had to listen to Yu Qingtu: the past cannot be mended, focusing on the present and the future is the right way.

Her past was a complete failure, and she could not bear a future of failure.

Even if you feel so bad that you want to immediately experience pain, you must endure it and bury the past deep in your heart.

If Yu Qingtu were here, he would have instantly noticed the subtle emotional turmoil in Ruan Mei.

However, Black Tower wasn't good at this, and he didn't see the special reaction he wanted from Ruan Mei, which was a bit of a pity.

However, Ruan Mei was also unaware of Hei Ta's ulterior motives and responded calmly as if nothing had happened.

"...Given your personality, are you really that easily convinced by what the bronze mirror says?"

Why don't you believe me?

Black Tower crossed his arms and asked in return, his smile undiminished.

"You should be able to see that the sounds emitted by the surrounding bronze mirrors all come from reflections of the mind or subconscious."

"Whether true or false, they are all aimed at stirring up people's emotions."

Suiyang's favorite food is human emotions; the more excited the emotions, the more delicious they are to Suiyang.

She has now completed the analysis of this labyrinthine space and confirmed that it originated from Suiyang, but she doesn't know why Suiyang, who created it, is not here.

According to those who remember, life itself belongs to a unique frequency of memory.

As long as there is activity, as long as there is life, traces of existence will be left unintentionally.

These traces include a person's subconscious and obsessions. A strong will represents emotional stability, and the less likely the subconscious is to spill out.

However, there are exceptions, and Black Tower can almost guess the reason.

How great is Ruan Mei's obsession with Qi Zhimu?

They might have hidden it well at first, but once they start, hearing Qi Zhimu's voice in the mirror, their defenses will surely crumble.

From that moment on, the illusion will detect and capture these overflowing special frequencies, and use these frequencies to disguise something that is even more emotionally exciting.

Simply put, it's about getting something for nothing, using your resources to extract more from you.

Black Tower didn't think that someone of Ruan Mei's intelligence would be completely unaware of this.

"It's very impolite to doubt other people's experiences so easily. Since you didn't break the bronze mirror after hearing it, I'll just assume it's true."

"Who told you not to speak your mind like I do? Why beat around the bush? Just say it or not."

"If a person doesn't know how to express their inner thoughts correctly and chooses to keep everything to themselves without clear understanding, they are likely to suffer losses."

Ruan Mei: "..."

She knew that Black Tower's words were not intentionally directed at her, because Black Tower was unaware of her and Amu's past experiences.

Hearing these coincidental remarks, which sound like a mirror image, is unpleasant.

"My students have never said any of these things."

Ruan Mei answered in this way, her voice unconsciously becoming a few decibels softer.

Amu's life was mostly driven by others, with little initiative from him.

Even if he hadn't been allowed to graduate, he would never have brought these things up on his own initiative.

Thinking of the students' only two instances of initiative, Ruan Mei's face inevitably fell.

I once sincerely wanted what was best for the teacher, but I overstepped my bounds and deleted data without authorization.

One should choose to give up the desire to live longer and actively embrace death.

The two are closely linked, with the former being the cause and the latter the effect.

"What did he say?"

"...?"

Ruan Mei frowned slightly, finding the Black Tower rather strange.

When did Black Tower become so concerned about other people's past private affairs? Didn't she realize that she didn't want to talk about it in detail?

…Given this woman's straightforward thinking, it's probably normal that she didn't catch it.

"This is none of your business. I don't want to talk about the past anymore. Don't ask any more questions."

This will likely divert the Black Tower's attention...

"Oh, so the bronze mirror was being sarcastic. It seems you're disliked by your students. I knew it! If you had such a loving student, how could you not keep them by your side?"

Ruan Mei never expected that before her thoughts could fully form, she would be choked by Hei Ta's words and find it hard to breathe.

It's not sarcasm, it's not, it's not, it's not!!!

Amu is simply used to being pushed around, used to not expressing herself...

As she internally argued with herself, Ruan Mei was once again overwhelmed by guilt and regret...

There's a saying in front of the Black Tower that's quite true.

If a person doesn't know how to express their feelings and keeps everything bottled up inside, they are likely to suffer a great loss.

If Amu had had the courage to express his feelings and to ask his teacher for his true thoughts, he wouldn't have met with such an ending.

Is it possible to blame him?

Ruan Meixin was utterly dejected.

The answer is always obvious: no.

She taught Amu to be obedient and demanded that Amu listen to her in everything...

Even when she was pinning him down and taking advantage of him, he didn't dare to make any unnecessary movements.

Amu's experiences from childhood to adulthood have destined him to be poor at expressing himself and lack the courage to do so.

"Looks like I'm much luckier than you in this respect..."

Black Tower uttered a single sentence and walked with a smile toward the bronze mirror below.

?

Ruan Mei's eyes twitched, and she couldn't help but follow.

What do you mean by "a lot of luck"?

"Well, before I explain, there's something I didn't tell you earlier that I need to say first..."

"What?"

"Your student's voice sounds a lot like my son Zhimu's."

"..." Ruan Mei's gaze sharpened.

Could it be that the Black Tower is beginning to suspect...?

"The following is my guess. If I'm wrong, you can explain if you want, or it doesn't matter if you don't."

Hei Ta glanced at Qi Zhimu, who was still talking to Ting Yun not far away, and continued to Ruan Mei meaningfully:

"I just said that you were being sarcastic and that the students disliked you, but you haven't argued back yet, so it must be true."

"His words and actions clearly express his love for you, which, in turn, suggests that your student is not good at expressing himself."

"However, it's true that you let him touch your whole body, but that's not something you would do when you're sober."

"Let me guess, were you in a state of confusion when you asked him to do these things?"

"If you ask for it, it means you're not averse to it. If you're even willing to let him touch your breasts, it proves you like him."

"Students don't dislike teachers for no reason, so I reasonably assume that you don't remember these things after you regained consciousness."

"And just then—he saw the student groping him, and immediately flew into a rage!"

"So you punished the student severely, and you might even have to expel him, but his personality is the opposite of what is shown in the bronze mirror; he is not good at expressing himself."

"So in the end he didn't say anything and left silently, creating the misunderstanding you created, but he ended up having to bear the consequences he shouldn't have had to."

"That's why I said they were luckier than you. Is it really because your students... can't express themselves well?"