High-level martial arts: Long spear with black flames to suppress demons.

"It's enough if it can repair the soul."

"We can study the rest slowly after we've fully recovered; there's no rush."

"That's what I think too."

Old Wang picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then asked, "What's the situation outside?"

He briefly recounted what had happened in the past few days.

The East China Sea rift is currently stable, and the 7th Corps of the 2nd Army Group has entered Shanghai and completed some defense handover.

The large-scale resignations and transfers within the Town Night Division are gradually getting on track, and support personnel from various regions are filling the vacancies one after another.

Finally, there was the delegation from the demon realm.

Upon hearing that Du Yue had been invited back to the demon realm to inherit the throne of the demon emperor, Old Wang was visibly taken aback.

"The Demon Emperor?"

"Um."

Shen Chang'an nodded: "She hasn't agreed yet."

"I plan to accompany her to the demon realm once things stabilize in Shanghai."

After thinking for a moment, Old Wang did not object.

"Yes, she is, after all, a true phoenix. The things that the human world can provide are ultimately limited. Entering the demon realm will indeed be of great help to her in restoring her original nature."

Shen Chang'an looked at the old man's soul, which had become much more solidified.

"What about you?"

"At the current rate of recovery, he should be able to return to his body by now, right?"

"Anytime is fine."

Old Wang answered very decisively.

Shen Chang'an was somewhat surprised: "Then why are you still lying down?"

"Why did you wake up?"

Old Wang asked a question in return, a smile appearing on his face.

"Isn't the capital city just about to send an acting general manager to Shanghai?"

"Only if I remain unconscious can he truly act freely. If he doesn't act freely, how can I clearly see what he's doing down here? I also want to see how these people in Beijing will react to Xu Mingjing's reappearance. I've been completely outmaneuvered by them. The seeds of trouble from back then have unexpectedly been detonated in Shanghai."

Shen Chang'an nodded, understanding his meaning.

Old Wang's spirit has indeed not yet recovered to its peak.

By remaining in the dream, he could gradually repair his original nature with the help of the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Technique, and also use his unconsciousness to avoid questioning in the capital and observe Gu Lian from the shadows.

"It seems you're more relaxed than I thought."

"Lying down and not having to approve documents is certainly relaxing."

Old Wang put down his teacup and looked up at Shen Chang'an: "But you came in here specifically for more than just to tell me about what's going on outside, right?"

Shen Chang'an did not deny it.

"There is indeed something I need your help with."

"explain."

"Gu Lian will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow."

His expression gradually became serious: "He will definitely reinvestigate what happened that night when he comes down this time."

Old Wang narrowed his eyes slightly.

Shen Chang'an continued, "If Gu Lian is just asking a normal question, I can choose not to answer. But he is a member of the Gu family and has long been in charge of confidential investigations at the Beijing headquarters. I don't think he will be satisfied with just a few statements. He might question me, examine my soul, or even directly read some of my memories."

Hearing this, Old Wang roughly understood his thoughts.

"What are you planning to do?"

"I'm going to temporarily remove that memory."

Old Wang paused slightly in the teacup he was holding.

He continued, "From the moment that senior appeared in Shanghai until he completely disappeared, all memories related to his identity, experiences, and the actual content of our conversations were temporarily separated from my main consciousness and sealed into the deep dream realm constructed by the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Technique. They will be retrieved after Gu Lian's investigation is completed."

Old Wang did not speak immediately. Memory is never a scene that can be cut off at will. It is connected to a person's emotions, cognition, Dao heart, and even the structure of the soul. Forcibly cutting it off may directly damage the origin of the soul if there is any slight mistake.

Are you confident?

"Yes, during the year I spent in Zhenyuan City, I didn't practice the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Technique in vain."

Old Wang looked at him for a moment and slowly said, "But simply removing it is not enough."

Shen Chang'an said, "I know that too many people saw me interacting with the senior that night. Gu Lian only needs to investigate a little to find out that I was taken to a high place alone. If this part of my memory is completely blank, it would be equivalent to telling him that I deliberately tampered with my soul. Therefore, a new memory needs to be added in."

Old Wang looked up at him.

"How do you plan to replenish it?"

Shen Chang'an slowly raised his right hand.

As the Great Dream of Spring and Autumn was activated, the ever-changing seasons outside the window suddenly came to a standstill.

A new dream space slowly unfolds between the two.

Shen Chang'an watched the illusory light and shadow gradually take shape.

"I will reconstruct a memory of that night to fill in the gaps..."

The two began to re-examine all the facts that had been confirmed by the outside world that night.

An unknown powerful figure appeared in the Dead Zone and then took him to the sky alone.

Afterwards, his power underwent a tremendous change in a very short time, and he went to the East Sea to kill the Primal Species that had completed its second metamorphosis.

These events were witnessed by many cultivators at the time, making them impossible to hide, nor was there any need to hide them.

What truly needs to be completely erased is Ji Siye's name, the past of Zhenyuan City, and all the genuine conversations the two had high above the sky.

Based on this, a new memory was gradually constructed by the two of them. In this new memory, after the unknown powerful figure appeared from the dead zone, he noticed that the phoenix was next to him and forcibly invaded his sea of ​​consciousness.

The other party did not reveal their name or explain their origin, but left an extremely powerful will deep in his soul, completely controlling his body.

He was then lifted into the air by that force.

The other party used his body as a medium, briefly pouring a portion of power beyond its own reach into it.

Throughout the entire process, Shen Chang'an remained conscious, but was unable to fully control his physical body, and could only perceive everything happening in the outside world like an observer.

He was manipulated to go to the East Sea, kill the Primal Species, shatter the stone slabs, absorb the demonic energy within, and then use that power to step into the Seventh Realm. All of this had nothing to do with him; it was all done by that unknown powerhouse, including the disappearance of the demonic energy. Everyone's memories of Black Flame were erased, so as long as he got past Gu Lian, everything would go smoothly.

In the end, only after that powerful figure completely vanished did the foreign will and power remaining within him disappear as well.

As for who he is, where he comes from, why he possesses the power to reverse the Demon City, and why he is able to suppress the causal lightning tribulation head-on, he knows nothing about it.

Nameless, surnameless, and without origin.

This was the whole "truth" that remained in his soul.

In the dream, a semi-transparent ball of light gradually took shape.

It not only contains complete images and sounds, but also gradually fills in and perfects the spiritual energy fluctuations, soul perception, and the shock and sense of loss of control that Shen Chang'an felt at the time.

After observing intently for a long time, Old Wang finally nodded slightly.

"If it's just a simple questioning of the mind and soul, that's enough. Even if Gu Lian directly asks you if you know that person's identity, and you answer no, it's not considered a lie."

Shen Chang'an nodded, just as he was about to begin sealing his memories, when Old Wang suddenly spoke again.

"There's one more question."

He paused, then asked, "What?"

Old Wang looked at him and said, "You may forget everything, but you will still remember why you came to the medical department today, and you will also remember what we just discussed."

"You voluntarily entered my dream, made plans with me, rewoven a memory, and prepared to personally modify your own soul. These things will also remain in your sea of ​​consciousness."

Shen Chang'an remained silent for a moment.

This is indeed a vulnerability that cannot be ignored.

He could make himself forget Ji Siyue, but he couldn't leave such a clear "why I want to forget Ji Siyue" in his soul.