Urban: It turns out this is a comprehensive world

"Speaking of Xiao Chen... I suddenly remembered that my awakened memories seem to be incomplete."

As soon as she finished speaking, Dongfang Mingyue frowned suddenly, and her previously calm voice was instantly tinged with a deep doubt.

"Incomplete?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Qingcheng and Song Xinyan exchanged a glance, both filled with the same question. Their eyes then fell on Dongfang Mingyue, eagerly asking, "Which part of your memory is missing?"

"This is not as simple as just 'lacking'."

Dongfang Mingyue's expression grew increasingly solemn, a deep frown forming between her brows, and her tone filled with even more doubt: "Don't forget, in our past life, after Ling Tian defeated and killed Xiao Chen, you, along with Yu Bingyu and all the other women who had been involved with Xiao Chen, all committed suicide one by one as your families declined."

"Back in my past life, apart from Xin Yan, I knew the reason for your suicide. As for why you people who had connections with Xiao Chen chose to commit suicide, I never figured it out. Before, I only dared to guess that you probably couldn't bear the double blow of Xiao Chen's death and the decline of your family."

"But now that I think about it, those people probably had similar thoughts to you."

She changed the subject, her tone becoming increasingly serious: "But that's not the key point. What's truly bizarre is that after Xiao Chen's death, all my subsequent memories are completely blank! Logically speaking, whether we encountered other so-called chosen ones afterward, or everything remained peaceful and we simply grew old together with Ling Tian, ​​we shouldn't have no recollection of anything at all!"

As soon as Dongfang Mingyue finished speaking, Song Xinyan and Qin Qingcheng's expressions instantly darkened, their eyes filled with unresolved doubts, and a chill ran through their hearts.

That's right, having absolutely no memory of what happened afterward is definitely not normal!

unless……

There are only two possibilities.

Qin Qingcheng narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, a glint of light flashing in them, as if she had thought of the key point: "If we look at this matter alone, either you encountered the strange power that I once encountered after Xiao Chen's death."

"Unlike me, that power didn't dare to tamper with your will; it just sealed away your subsequent memories. Or perhaps, after Xiao Chen's death, your life with Ling Tian was too uneventful, with no memorable events happening, so there was no need for those memories to awaken."

She analyzed with certainty, "Considering the circumstances of this life, I actually think the latter possibility is more likely."

"That is indeed possible."

After listening to Qin Qingcheng's analysis, Song Xinyan lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then nodded solemnly in agreement.

"How so?" Dongfang Mingyue asked quickly, a hint of curiosity flashing in her eyes.

"It's very simple. If we really were attacked by that strange force, then why were we able to awaken our memories of our past lives so easily?" Song Xinyan explained clearly.

"That's not all."

Qin Qingcheng gently shook her head and added, "Think about it, in this life, because we awakened our past life memories, the development of events has long deviated from the trajectory of our past lives. And the root of all this is not as simple as 'awakening memories'."

She paused, then dropped a bombshell: "The real key is that the strange power within Xiao Chen that could distort others' minds has disappeared!"

"Disappeared?!"

Song Xinyan and Dongfang Mingyue's expressions changed drastically, and they exclaimed in unison, their voices filled with disbelief.

"That's right, they've disappeared."

Qin Qingcheng nodded with absolute certainty and continued, "Initially, I took the initiative to move into Lingtian Manor. On the one hand, I genuinely liked Lingtian and wanted to cultivate a relationship with him in advance. On the other hand, I also felt that staying by his side could help me resist the renewed erosion of that strange power."

"I used to hide in Lingtian Manor and rarely went out, just to avoid Xiao Chen and be afraid of being affected by his power. At that time, I thought that it was because of Lingtian that I was able to firmly control my own will."

"After all, in our past life, among the women in Haishi who were famous and whose looks and figures were comparable to ours, the only ones who were targeted by Xiao Chen, besides Xin Yan and you, Ming Yue, were Wenren Ya Jing from the Wenren family and Yang Shi Yu from the Yang family."

Qin Qingcheng glanced at the two of them, then changed the subject: "Xinyan, I don't know if you've read the novels in Lingtian's study, but Mingyue, you've definitely read quite a few."

If we were to use a novel's setting as an analogy, Luo Lingtian, Mo Yu, and Ye Fan, each of them individually, would be a quintessential protagonist in a novel—a so-called chosen one!

"Following this logic, the answer is obvious: you were not affected by Xiao Chen's power back then because it was most likely negated by their protagonist aura, or rather, you were protected by their aura."

"But this life is different."

Qin Qingcheng smiled meaningfully: "In this life, we have all awakened our past life memories. Yu Bingyu has also awakened, and even those women who were involved with Xiao Chen in their past lives and were controlled by that force to follow him have probably also awakened their memories."

"If it were just a simple awakening of memories, that would be fine. The key point is that they have clearly broken free from the control of Xiao Chen's power! In the previous life, you were not affected. It's hard to say whether it was because of Ling Tian and the others' protagonist halo, but in this life, it's definitely not!"

Otherwise, even if Yu Bingyu and the others awaken their memories, they will inevitably fall in love with Xiao Chen again.

"But what about now? You all know Xiao Chen's fate, so there's only one possibility to explain all this: the strange power within Xiao Chen has either completely disappeared or been weakened to the point where it can no longer influence the will of others!"

"That makes sense, that's definitely the most likely possibility!"

Song Xinyan and Dongfang Mingyue exchanged a glance, both seeing agreement in each other's eyes, and then nodded solemnly.

……

Meanwhile, inside the underground laboratory of Lingtian Manor.

"Father, Dongfang Mingyue met with Mother and a woman named Song Xinyan at the Qiyuan Cafe." Luo Ya's voice rang out clearly, reporting the information she had gathered to Luo Lingtian immediately.

"Oh? Three women together? Qingcheng is here too? Interesting."

Upon hearing this, Luo Lingtian paused slightly, nodded thoughtfully, and then continued his research, showing no intention of retrieving the footage of the three women's conversation.

The reason they don't do that is, of course, because there are no security cameras installed in the private rooms of the Qiyuan Cafe.

After all, except for a few special places, private rooms in restaurants and cafes are not equipped with cameras in order to protect the privacy of guests.

The reason he was able to monitor Qin Qingcheng and Yu Bingyu's conversation was because he received advance notice and arranged for someone to place a miniature hidden camera in the private room.

At that time, he did not trust Qin Qingcheng, but now, even though he has taken notice of Dongfang Mingyue, he has only just begun his investigation. It was only through satellite detection that Luo Ya discovered the sudden meeting of the three women.

However, upon learning that Qin Qingcheng was also among them, Luo Lingtian recalled the relationship between Dongfang Mingyue and Qin Qingcheng, and a guess instantly formed in his mind.

What's that saying again? Beware of fire, theft, and your best friend!

As for whether Dongfang Mingyue had any ill intentions, Luo Lingtian didn't think too deeply about it.

His investigation into Dongfang Mingyue was simply to find out why this woman was suddenly being so proactive towards him. Was she trying to use him as a shield? Or was she simply interested in him because of Qin Qingcheng?

Now it seems most likely that it's because of Qin Qingcheng.

After all, Dongfang Mingyue was the apple of the eye of the Dongfang family, and her status was in no way inferior to Qin Qingcheng's.

Perhaps the old master Dongfang had already hinted that his adopted son from a third-rate wealthy family was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.

Dongfang Mingyue probably already knew all this, but she suddenly took the initiative to get closer to him yesterday, which must have been a whim.

The person who could suddenly give her this idea is probably Qin Qingcheng. She probably learned that Qin Qingcheng planned to marry her, and she became very curious about her, which is why she took the initiative to come closer to her.

I just don't know if her curiosity is genuine, or if she's being put in the guise of Qin Qingcheng to test me.

Thinking of this, Luo Lingtian's lips curled into a playful smile. He knew that when a woman became curious about a man, she was not far from falling completely in love.

Dongfang Mingyue was a stunning beauty whose looks rivaled Qin Qingcheng's, and her personality was also quite pleasing. Since she had taken the initiative to come to him, Luo Lingtian naturally had no reason to let her go.

Luo Lingtian admitted that he was a bit lecherous, but he wasn't the type to fall in love with every woman he saw or be unable to resist a woman. However, Qin Qingcheng just couldn't satisfy him.

As the saying goes, once you've tasted the marrow, you'll know the flavor. It's fine if you haven't had meat before, since it's been so long since you had meat in your previous life that it's hard to influence you. If you don't think about it, it's fine.

After his passionate encounter with Qin Qingcheng, his desire intensified. He could endure it for a short time, but it became difficult to control over time.

Who told him to be a martial artist, with a strong body and abundant energy!

Now that Dongfang Mingyue has delivered herself to his doorstep, he certainly won't let this opportunity slip by. It's not that he values ​​Dongfang Mingyue's family background, but rather that given her family background, he doesn't need to worry about her spying on the research results of his Longteng Company.

After all, Longteng Company has many collaborative research and development projects with the country, and cannot afford to be negligent in the slightest.

In a village in a town on the outskirts of Shanghai, in a seemingly ordinary farmhouse, Xiao Chen, severely injured and pale-faced, lay on the bed.

"Cough cough, damn it, Ryuichi, have you found out anything about that guy?"

After drinking a bowl of dark Chinese medicine, Xiao Chen coughed heavily a few times. After letting out a long breath, he looked at the Dragon Guard Commander, Long Yi, who was guarding him, and asked through gritted teeth.

"Found it, Dragon King."

Nodding, Long Yi said, "According to the organization's investigation, his name is Mo Yu, the young master of the Mo family, a martial arts family in the Dragon Kingdom."