It's just a simulation game, how did the fairy become real?

In less than a day, those damaged buildings will be restored to their original condition.

As for comforting people's hearts, only time can tell.

Jin Bufan quietly left, leaving her alone in the entire hall once again.

The morning light shone through the window, illuminating Jiang Li's stunning face.

It should have been a hazy, golden scene, full of hope.

But a somber look appeared on Jiang Li's face.

"If only you were still by my side."

At least for now, I'm not alone.

Jiang Li gazed at Pei Yichen's portrait, a look of sorrow on her face.

If it weren't for Hua Jingyun's presence last night, the capital city might have already become a living hell.

In the past two decades, how many times has something like what happened last night occurred?

Each time, Jiang Li had to make the right judgment all by herself.

If it weren't for the strong belief in her heart, she would have given up long ago.

"Even though you've been gone for a long time, everything you left behind is still having an effect."

If we could ever meet again, I would love to ask you why you made such a resolute choice back then.

Why must we choose that path?

If it weren't for the cultivation techniques left behind by Pei Yichen back then, many of the Feather Guards would have been able to come into contact with the variant of Lonely Shadow.

This gave them, to some extent, the ability to protect themselves.

Otherwise, the Yuwei would have suffered even greater losses in last night's chaos.

Thinking of this, the cold and ruthless emperor in front of others, the one who would never have strong emotions, could no longer hold back the grievances in his heart.

Jiang Li's tears fell like pearls from a broken string.

The vast country needs her to support it independently, and only at moments like these does Jiang Li allow herself to be weak for a while.

Jiang Li's sobbing gradually stopped as the sun rose higher.

"Su Chen, Hua Jingyun, Balth..."

One name after another appeared and disappeared in Jiang Li's mind.

According to the intelligence provided by Jin Bufan, they were unable to capture Balth from beginning to end.

The other party came for the Demon Tower, but Hua Jingyun plucked the peaches instead.

And then there was that sudden appearance of the red feather...

All of this was passive.

Someone was hiding in the shadows, orchestrating all of this.

"I need to ask Hua Jingyun myself..."

Pei Yichen, if you've really come back, why do you insist on hiding?

Jiang Li composed herself and reverted to her previous indifference.

This invisible hand seems to be constantly touching things in the capital.

Regardless of the other party's motives, Jiang Li was determined to find them and verify the situation.

……

Tavern.

The moment the restrictions were lifted, Hua Jingyun appeared in front of Su Chen.

"Have all the problems been resolved?"

"Ah."

"Then let's go home."

Facing Hua Jingyun, Su Chen felt inexplicably guilty.

After all, the Spirit Tower had found Hua Jingyun based on his guidance.

If the other party notices even the slightest clue, he won't be able to hide any longer.

"After the Lantern Festival, I plan to travel around."

The trip was just a pretense; the real purpose was to escape the capital.

Dealing with Hua Jingyun wasn't too stressful, but with Jiang Li, Su Chen had to be constantly vigilant. A slight slip-up could expose his true colors.

"Ah."

"The dynasty was so vast, with a rich variety of local customs and traditions."

You probably haven't seen this before, have you?

"Ah."

Su Chen continued talking to himself, while Hua Jingyun followed behind him, just as before.

The spirit tower kept sending out signals of excitement, as if it had spotted something delicious.

The source of the Spirit Tower's excitement was Su Chen.

Previously, she lacked a magical artifact related to the soul, and the Spirit Tower perfectly filled that gap.

Nowadays, Hua Jingyun's soul detection ability is incomparable to what it used to be.

In her eyes, Su Chen's soul was perfectly normal.

He's just an ordinary person.

But now, she could sense that there seemed to be an invisible force surrounding Su Chen's soul.

Everything I had seen before seemed to be that force.

Hua Jingyun hadn't anticipated that everything Jiang Li had predicted would turn out exactly as she had.

The investigation revealed a problem.

Su Chen harbors a secret.

The spirit tower was sealed at the bottom of that lake, and this seal was the key to the other party's survival for thousands of years.

There have only been a handful of owners of the Spirit Tower throughout its history, and there is only one object that is most likely to excite the Spirit Tower.

Master!

Back then, only my master made modifications to the spirit tower.

Not only were better materials replaced, but the spirit of the artifact was also nurtured for a long time.

During the years that were sealed away, the person Lingta felt the most affection for was his master.

Many things that happened last night seemed to have Master's influence.

Especially pure blood.

Hua Jingyun was very clever; she was just naive and hadn't thought of it that way. But now, looking back, Hua Jingyun realized that everything about it seemed strange.

"Will you be my master?"

If not.

So who would you be?

Besides his master, the only other possibility is Lu Yuan.

When he died of old age, he entrusted me with looking after the Shushan Sword Sect.

The possibility of Lu Yuan being reincarnated is slim, and it's impossible for the Spirit Tower to be so excited.

As Su Chen walked ahead, he suddenly felt a sense of unease, as if he were being pricked by needles.

He always felt that Hua Jingyun's gaze towards him seemed rather unfriendly...

Has the deception been exposed?

Can't you?

Even if the Spirit Tower was sold to him, the One Thought Immortal Demon had been helping him disguise himself all along, so Hua Jingyun couldn't possibly see through his soul.

"Never mind, let's just take it one step at a time."

Anyway, everyone is currently in the Qi Refining stage.

"Even if you get beaten up, it won't hurt too much!"

Although the difference between the Qi Refining Perfection stage and the Qi Refining Early Stage is like heaven and earth.

But Su Chen was confident in his rate of improvement.

For others, it's starting over, but for Su Chen, it's walking the same path again.

He can easily bypass all the pitfalls he has encountered in the past.

Even if it's a bottleneck, it's not a big problem for him.

As long as I can keep up with the speed of change in the world, I can just stand at attention and take the beating when the time comes, and let them vent their anger.

Unbeknownst to him, Su Chen's mindset seemed to have changed somewhat.

He was too weak before, so he tried to cover it up in every way possible.

After all, he couldn't withstand anyone's anger.

Now that he's become stronger, his ability to take a beating has increased dramatically, and Su Chen has become much more accepting of things.

If he were to be discovered by chance, he would have no choice but to stand at attention and take the beating.

He felt even more guilty, especially when facing Jiang Li.

So last night, even at the risk of exposing his identity, all he wanted to do was help Jiang Li and protect the entire city.

After clearing his mind, Su Chen felt much more relaxed.