Chapter 1459: Chronicles of a Thousand Stars PV

Genshin.

"So it turns out Zan Dal's mental slices aren't solely aimed at destroying 'knowledge'."

Sangduo Nie saw this scene and let out a slight sigh of relief. It seems that Laigushi is merely the most extreme among all slices, and the one that inherits Zan Dal's obsession the most.

But this mental‑slice technique… looks oddly familiar.

One named Zan Dik, another named Zan Dal, both mastering the technique of slicing themselves, both researchers, both inflicting deep suffering on those around them and treating others as test subjects… If in the future Sangduo Nie encounters a researcher whose name begins with "Zan", they resolve to scrutinize them thoroughly in advance.

Such people might be hidden extreme threats!

However, after dealing with Duotore for a long time, Sangduo Nie also knows that the thoughts between each slice differ greatly, but they thought this issue only appeared in Duotore. Unexpectedly, Zan Dal is the same, and the differences between his slices seem even larger than Duotore's…

"Hey, Pan Ta Luo Nie!"

The Kololevsky Theater Troupe, though today the huge executive suite held only Sangduo Nie and Pan Ta Luo Nie, Sangduo Nie deliberately chose the seat farthest from Pan Ta Luo Nie.

Hearing the call, Pan Ta Luo Nie, seated slightly ahead, paused his tea drinking, turned his face a little, and a genteel smile lingered behind his glasses: "Oh dear, it seems tonight's Woyanisha performance didn't immerse Miss Sangduo Nie at all. How may I help you?"

Again with that bureaucratic, hypocritical demeanor, Sangduo Nie glared at him fiercely, wishing they could poke holes in the back of his head with their stare.

"Stop putting on an act for me. I ask you, are you sure Duotore's slices have all been destroyed?"

"Oh? Why does Miss Sangduo Nie ask that? And why choose me? Do you think I'm someone who knows the answer?" Pan Ta Luo Nie's smile deepened.

"You…" Sangduo Nie felt the gears behind them quickening ever so slightly, "Who doesn't know you're the closest to that lunatic? You're the most likely to know the answer, aren't you?"

"Fine, Miss Sangduo Nie may have some misunderstanding about my relationship with Duotore," Pan Ta Luo Nie shrugged, looking helpless, "But my answer remains the same—I don't know. I'm only in charge of the finances; I have no clue about his personal affairs."

"Tsk… if you won't say it, fine."

A predictable answer. Sangduo Nie lightly bit their silver tooth, huffed coldly, "You don't understand… nobody would believe you."

——

"'The final day, when the candle flame extinguishes…'"

"'Before oblivion, offer your most precious… \"memory\".'"

The candles on the table lit one after another; Chang Ye Yue sat before a shattered mirror, gently running a hand over the photo album before them.

The album was packed with San Yue Qi's memories: group photos with Xing and the Train Squad, walking alone in the dark corridors of KefaLe and Xuanfengcheng after arriving at Weng Falosi…

Chang Ye Yue slowly turned to the next page; it depicted San Yue Qi just arriving at Weng Falosi, cautiously treading the dim, lightless night, and encountering the beautiful red‑haired maiden in the collapsed shrine… Ti Li Xi Bi E Si.

"'Do you remember 97 days ago? On the first day you arrived at Weng Falosi, you witnessed this world's cruelty.'"

"'You left a guide for the Saintess, helping her escape her original fate.'"

Ahead of Ti Li Xi Bi E Si, a glittering light shone; as she fled the Path of Destiny's Three Phases, it seemed someone was subtly aiding her. That person… San Yue Qi had been by her side, offering guidance and help until she ran toward dawn.

——

Masked Rider ZZZ.

"Ah??!"

"Wait… San Yue Qi's guided Ti Li Xi Bi E Si?!"

"Is this… real? I didn't misread, did I? San Yue Qi actually arrived at Weng Falosi early, a thousand years before Xing, Dan Heng and the others!!"

Wan Jin Mo frantically rubbed his eyes, glanced down at his clothes—after confirming he wasn't dreaming, he hesitated slightly before believing it.

"So the mysterious person who helped Ti Li Xi Bi E Si escape was San Yue Qi? Then why didn't she reveal her true form?" Wan Jin Mo was at a loss.

Mei Lang carried the two's lunch in and said, "Dummy big brother, if San Yue Qi could appear, wouldn't Weng Falosi's history have a record of her? From the 'Pink Haze Goddess' legend, it's clear that even if San Yue Qi arrived a thousand years earlier due to a time offset, no one in Weng Falosi knows her."

"How could this be… could it be because of the 'memory' power? But San Yue Qi herself doesn't have the ability to affect others' memories."

"No, I think she originally had it." Mei Lang slipped a piece of tofu into her bowl, "Dummy big brother, consider this: the Six-Phase Ice ability San Yue Qi uses—doesn't it resemble the slow freezing feeling Xing experiences each time the 'memory' power affects him?"

Wan Jin Mo nodded thoughtfully, "Indeed… but what does that imply?"

"I think San Yue Qi originally could wield the 'memory' power, and Six-Phase Ice is merely a byproduct of using that power. It's just that San Yue Qi forgot—or had her past memories sealed—so the 'memory' power can't fully manifest, only Six-Phase Ice remains..."

Mei Lang lifted her chopsticks and pointed at the pink‑haired maiden in the sky, "Chang Ye Yue said San Yue Qi reclaimed her 'memory'… so those red jellyfish are the power San Yue Qi has hidden until now."

——

"'Day 14, Day 36, Day 70…'"

"'You never gave up searching for companions beyond the heavens, until Day 95…'"

San Yue Qi walked across Weng Falosi's lands, offering guidance to passersby and, at the brink of disaster, aiding the stranded crowd; some regarded her as a Titan miracle, others as the Titan's salvation.

Gradually, San Yue Qi's stroll turned into a run; she tried to touch the butterfly before her, but the beautiful creature burned to ash in the candlelight, turning into a wisp of blue smoke.

San Yue Qi looked down at her hands; her color faded among the crowd, turning pale.

"'Still don't believe?'"

"'You are just a… a ghost no one can see.'"

"'Moreover, the Luminous Memory Court has already torn off the guise of benevolence.'"