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"You motherfucker, why are you constantly staring at my adopted sister?"

On the way to the next area, Wang Wu noticed Si Tu Jin's stare and asked.

"I'm curious."

"Curious about what?"

"I won't tell you."

He pulled a piece of cake from his ring and shoved it into his mouth; it was the snack Wang Wu had pointed out at a roadside stall when leaving the city and had Yao Qing buy for him.

The two are now like siblings, so their tacit understanding needs no words.

A hand stretched out before Wang Wu; he gave the other side a quick glance.

"Why are you constantly staring at Yao Qing?"

"I think she's pretty, so I just want to stare at her."

"What, you like women?" Wang Wu turned his head.

"No, I like men."

"Do you like both men and women?"

"No, I only like men."

The hand that had reached Wang Wu trembled; Wang Wu grew impatient, yet he still handed a piece to the other side and passed another piece to the nearby Yao Qing.

It didn't take long before Wang Wu arrived at a new area and resumed scanning.

After their memories were restored, the movement‑range restriction on the two women would be lifted. Of course, they're now aboard an airship, so it doesn't matter whether it's lifted or not.

【No target matching the criteria found, please proceed to the next area for scanning】

But this place was also empty, so Wang Wu could only keep piloting the airship onward.

【No target matching the criteria found, please proceed to the next area for scanning】

【No target matching the criteria found, please proceed to the next area for scanning】

【No target matching the criteria found, please proceed to the next area for scanning】

Outside, they kept flying for over an hour, scanning nearly twenty million people, yet Wang Wu still hadn't located Yao Qing's master Li Shangxuan.

He turned his head to glance at Yao Qing and saw that her expression wasn't very pleasant at the moment.

"If... if we can't find him, brother‑in‑law, maybe..." Her words were cut off by Wang Wu, who calmly looked at his sister and said, "Just keep looking; we still have plenty of time."

They kept moving forward; soon it was afternoon, and Wang Wu had already covered nearly twenty thousand kilometers.

The craft's speed was high; after the upgrade its velocity surged to five Mach, perhaps still slower than Li Shangxuan's flying sword, but already very fast.

Even though he kept saying to continue searching, each repeated 'No target matching the criteria' made Wang Wu uneasy.

His impression of Li Shangxuan was equally good; he naturally hoped the other was safe and was willing to help.

"It's fine, it's fine. Your master is a great cultivator of the Void‑Empty realm; his speed is naturally high, so being far away is normal, after all it's been several days."

He glanced at the Yao Qing beside him; despite her calm expression, Wang Wu still reached out and gently grasped her tightly clenched fist.

Looking at his adopted sister, Wang Wu whispered.

"Hmm..."

Yao Qing lowered her head; moments later, Wang Wu felt a dampness on the back of his hand. Looking down, he saw it was Yao Qing's tears.

"Why are you crying?" Wang Wu frowned, but his other hand also reached out, gently wiping the tear from her eye corner with his sleeve.

"You're being so pessimistic, acting as if your master died; can't you think of something positive?" Wang Wu said while wiping Yao Qing's tears and encouraging her.

Wang Wu was clearly not a warm, gentle big brother; compared to his attitude toward his younger brother at home, this was a level his brother could never even dream of.

As for Wang Wu's younger brother, if they fought fewer than ten times in a week, it meant the brothers' relationship that week was indeed good.

If fewer than five, then they probably spent most of the week apart.

If none at all, it could only indicate that one side has been away from home for a long time, and their phone is overdue and offline, without Wi‑Fi.

Otherwise, if they can't fight in reality, they'd certainly clash online.

He and his younger brother were only four years apart, and up until his transmigration, they would occasionally stage full‑scale fights at home.

That also included the younger sister born later, who was six years younger than Wang Wu; one can only say blood is thicker than water, a womb can't produce two different children.

Of course, Wang Wu was gentler toward his sister, at least much gentler than toward his brother, similar to how he treats Yao Qing now.

But when this girl angered him, he'd still kick her.

Sometimes he even provoked himself.

It seemed Wang Wu's actions completely shattered something; after wiping Yao Qing's tears, she abruptly left her seat and leapt straight into Wang Wu's arms.

"Bro... I, I, I'm really scared of my master, master... sob... master..."

"It's okay, it's okay, uh, don't cry, don't cry, don't worry, okay?" This left Wang Wu at a loss for how to respond, so he just let her cling to him, sobbing softly in his arms.

He had never dealt with this before; back home, when his sister cried, he would just laugh beside her.

Mostly, the girl cried because she tried to harm Wang Wu but backfired, or because Wang Wu made her cry.

As for parental comfort, that didn't exist; Wang Wu's family situation was unusual, and during ordinary scuffles they would just watch and laugh.

Only when things got out of hand would they thunderously suppress a few people and scold the erring side.

Although their control over that matter was strict, Wang Wu still loved and respected his parents, since they also respected him.

Following what he'd seen on TV, he hugged Yao Qing, comforting her while gently patting her back.

"It's fine, it's fine; you have to trust your master, he'll definitely be okay."

To be honest, Wang Wu didn't have much hope at this point; after all, he had found both Yao Qing and Si Tu Jin in no time.

But Yao Qing's master had already traveled tens of thousands of kilometers, yet still not a single total...

【Two similar targets have been found for you, please check】

But at that moment, a peripheral glance over the screen made Wang Wu's spirit instantly surge.

"Found it!!!" he shouted, then immediately projected the holographic images of the two targets.

"Found it! Found it!!!"

Looking at the familiar hairstyle, Wang Wu could almost be certain this was Li Shangxuan.

At that moment, Yao Qing in his arms also lifted her head, gazing at the holographic projection ahead; her eyes were still full of tears, yet filled with the joy of regained loss:

"Master!!!"

Wang Wu instantly retrieved Li Shangxuan's location, and was stunned again.

Because Li Shangxuan was right below him, not far away.

【Target distance: 8.5 km】

So he hurriedly lowered the airship's altitude and raced toward Li Shangxuan's direction.

After a short while, Li Shangxuan, who had been wandering the wilderness in a strange state, was drawn by a sound overhead, and immediately a bizarre flyer stopped before him.

The hatch opened, and a familiar figure ran out.

"Master!!!"

Yao Qing rushed toward Li Shangxuan.

At that moment, the previously vacant‑eyed Li Shangxuan, upon seeing the newcomer clearly, had his pupils instantly dilate and his body tremble.

"Qing, Qing'er…"

"Qing'er!!!"

Calling Yao Qing's name, Li Shangxuan also rushed forward, tightly grasping Yao Qing's hand, and tears instantly streamed from his eyes.

"As long as you're okay, that's all… as long as you're okay…"

His voice trembling, Li Shangxuan looked at his disciple. Then he glanced behind Yao Qing, where Wang Wu and Si Tu Jin had also come over.

"Sss…" Seeing Li Shangxuan's condition, Wang Wu was somewhat surprised, "You…"

"Senior Li, your memory wasn't affected?"

"It was affected." Li Shangxuan looked at Wang Wu, then at Yao Qing, "But you two, your memories…"

"Both of their memories were affected." Wang Wu nodded, "But I've already solved that problem."

After speaking, he looked back at Li Shangxuan, "Senior Li, as for you, how is your memory…"

It is still daytime, yet Li Shangxuan's memory is perfectly normal. However, Wang Wu could clearly sense that his body had already been affected.

So, without waiting for a reply, Wang Wu stepped forward, seized his hand, "Senior, don't resist later; let me first fix the issue on your body."

After speaking, he began channeling Geng Metal true Qi into the other's body.

For this junior he greatly admired, Li Shangxuan naturally cooperated fully.

When Wang Wu's Geng Metal energy entered his body, as a profound Void Great Cultivator, he naturally sensed the extraordinary nature of this power.

"Indeed, this Wang Wu… truly extraordinary…" Li Shangxuan thought inwardly, a slight tremor in his heart.

He glanced again at Si Tu Jin over there, no wonder the female heir of the Si Tu family held Wang Wu in such regard. With such miraculous ability, the sect's strength behind it must be unimaginable.

After resolving the other's bodily anomaly, Wang Wu bit his finger and drew a Vajra Demon‑Subduing Formation on the other's palm.

With this combination technique, the other should no longer worry about that issue.

"By the way, senior, how do you manage to maintain normal memory even during daylight?" After finishing, Wang Wu asked curiously.

"I don't know." Li Shangxuan shook his head, then a solemn expression appeared on his face: "I was once like those people, my mind captured by an unknown force, implanted with false memories."

"But on the night of the next day, the place we lived in seemed to have a problem, causing all of us to regain our original memories."

"And those monsters also appeared at that time." Li Shangxuan said, "I fought my way out, but couldn't save them, and some people, while fleeing in the dark, suddenly vanished."

"Only me." At this point he looked into the distance, "Only me, I've been running, constantly running."

"While I was fleeing, I could hear some low moans and sense something in the distant darkness."

"I kept running like this, running until dawn."

"But after daybreak, wasn't your memory overwritten again?" Wang Wu asked curiously.

"No, I…" Li Shangxuan was about to continue, but at that moment Wang Wu's complexion changed sharply.

"What's wrong, comrade Wang?" Li Shangxuan naturally noticed Wang Wu's change, instantly became alert, his spiritual sense swept the surroundings in an instant, but found nothing.

"Sigh…"

Yet while he was puzzled, a strange voice suddenly sounded not far from him.

It was neither Wang Wu, nor Yao Qing, nor Si Tu Jin.

Looking at them, clearly they all heard the voice.

"Who on earth are you?"

At this moment, Wang Wu suddenly raised his head, looked at the sky above, and asked.

Every time, Wang Wu can now be certain.

Each time it is this voice, and each time it seems to come from the heavens.

The earlier near‑death gasp and the subsequent sigh both originated from the same being.

"I know you're there, even though I can't see you."

Though there was nothing above the sky, Wang Wu still continued speaking to the heavens:

"I also know you can hear me."

"Since you haven't acted against me all this time, nor interfered with my search, why not appear and meet me?"

After speaking, Wang Wu fell silent, merely gazing quietly at the sky above.

Yet there was still no change there, no spatial distortion, not even a breeze.

Only the Nine Suns hung in the high, distant firmament.

After waiting about five minutes, still no response came.

Wang Wu lowered his head, thinking this time he would fail again, but the next moment, he was suddenly startled.

Because before him was a pair of eyes.

No, not a pair, but many pairs, countless and dense, impossible to count.

"Alas…"

At that moment, the sigh sounded again.

Immediately after, just as when he first entered Heaven-Connecting City, and later entered its central district:

The world was stretched into twisted "long lines," spiraling like a vortex. At the center of this vortex, formed from the world, was a singularity that devoured all colors, even light could not escape.

The world before his eyes had already changed; looking up, in the blood‑red starry sky, countless stars glittered.

Yet those stars felt as eerie as the space they adorned.

And looking around, the world was desolate.

The barren naked rock was scarred with shocking fissures, and strange plants grew within them.

Everywhere he looked, there were eyes.

On the stems of the plants, on their waving tentacles, on massive rock mountains, even within the pitch‑black cracks.

This was no longer the Great Zhou, nor the place he had been before.

Wang Wu cast his gaze far away; at the far end of the horizon, atop an endless wasteland, a magnificent city rose there.

It was holy and noble, yet filled with blood and brutality.

Heaven-Connecting City.

"Why… unwilling?"

At that moment, the voice sounded again.

"You could have continued living there, still retaining your original memories, still holding your former status."

"Still possessing the lovers, relatives, and friends of the past."

"For this world that has already collapsed and become a realm of death, what is so bad about such days?"

An obelisk suddenly appeared at an unknown time, standing before Wang Wu.

Countless pairs of eyes opened, their pupils crimson as blood, all staring at Wang Wu.

As the voice sounded, countless streams of information surged into Wang Wu's mind with it, making his head ache to the breaking point, his skull nearly exploding.

(End of chapter)