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"What you do next is up to you, I won't interfere!" Lu Zhao winked at her, then pushed her around the corner and towards a hidden door not far away. "Hurry up, maybe your sister has already woken up inside and is waiting to reunite with you!"

Si Ling was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to ask if she was trying to stop all of this from happening, she was pushed into the hidden door.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Reunion of Two Stones

The blast of cold air made Lu Zhao shiver. She had followed Si Ling in and only had time to peek out after she warmed up.

But in the brightly lit stone chamber before them, the source of the chilling aura—an ice coffin—stood in a groove in the stone wall, and the woman sleeping inside remained lifelike.

“She really does look a lot like you…” This was the first time Lu Zhao had ever seen Si Ling’s legendary older sister, and he was momentarily stunned by the sight.

But soon, she came to her senses and looked around the stone chamber, only to see Wenruo lying unconscious on another stone bed.

"elder sister!"

"Wenruo!"

The two ran towards two different people at the same time. Si Ling ran a few steps and quickly walked to the ice coffin. She easily opened the ice coffin, and tremblingly reached out and placed her hand on the person's chest.

The pulse, which had been almost nonexistent, began to beat again. Although it was still weak, one could feel the vibrant life force within it.

Is her sister... about to wake up?

How exactly did Li Manqiu manage to do that?

Just as even Si Ling was filled with doubt, she heard Lu Zhao's urgent cry: "A Ling, Wen Ruo's heartbeat seems to have stopped!"

She paused for a moment, then leaped over, only to find that Wenruo's face was as pale as a damp sheet of paper. She touched her chest, which was flat and still, and waited for a while before feeling a faint, almost fading heartbeat.

“Life replacement…” she gritted her teeth and uttered an unfamiliar term.

Lu Zhao, supporting Wen Ruo, asked, puzzled, "What does this mean? What did they do to Xiao Ruo?"

“It means exactly what it says,” Si Linghan said, turning to look at her sister. “They swapped Wenruo’s life with yours, and the medium is probably my original body. In this way, my sister will awaken soon, while Wenruo will remain asleep for hundreds of years…”

Moreover, this result is because Wenruo is the female protagonist of this game time, and is favored by the world's will. If it were someone else, how could her sister absorb so little life force?

It's likely that Li Manqiu knew about Wen Ruo's special abilities, which is why she chose to take her away to perform such a secret technique.

"Is that all it takes! Even if Wenruo is a spirit, with a lifespan longer than ordinary people, she'll still be gone after a hundred years of slumber!" Lu Zhao quickly understood her meaning and spoke up indignantly.

She never expected that Li Manqiu would actually do such a thing.

“What I’m concerned about now is why Li Manqiu knows such a secret technique,” ​​Si Ling took a deep breath. “Such a secret technique does not exist on Earth. The only similar method I’ve seen my sister and I use is to save people when we passed through a civilization while traveling in space.”

Lu Zhao's eyelashes fluttered. "It was your sister's idea..."

She already knew from Li Manqiu that Si Ling's older sister, the Meteorite Lady Li Manqiu mentioned, was still aware of the outside world even though she was in a deep sleep.

Although she was unable to wake up at that time, she could still appear in Li Manqiu's dreams and tell her some key information.

Now, Li Manqiu has used Wen Ruo to perform a secret technique that is not native to Earth, which can only be the method that the meteorite told her in her dream.

Based on Lu Zhao's understanding of Li Manqiu, although she was generally upright, when it came to her beloved Meteorite, all notions of uprightness and kindness would have to take a backseat.

If Li Manqiu had known that she could exchange one person's life for the awakening of her Meteorite Lord, she probably would have hesitated only for a moment before making up her mind to carry it out.

"What do we do now? Wenruo is already like this, how can we save her?" she asked urgently.

Si Ling sighed and turned to look at her: "The secret technique is irreversible. In the civilization we saw back then, someone tried to reverse this secret technique, but the result was that both of the people who were affected by the technique died from blood loss."

Her voice was clear and cold, filled with a suffocating despair that chilled one to the bone.

Lu Zhao held Wen Ruo, whose face was deathly pale, in vain. He felt a chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, turning into an even more indescribable and bone-chilling cold.

"Zhaozhao, don't worry," Si Ling quickly stepped forward and said, "As long as we can find my original body and extract its energy to infuse into Wenruo's body, I can ensure her health for a hundred years. That way, we just need to wait until she wakes up after a hundred years..."

"A hundred years! A hundred years later, everything will have changed, and Wenruo will just be a child. How will she bear all this!"

Lu Zhao suddenly sprang up, placed Wen Ruo on the stone bed, and strode to Si Ling. His voice was as cold as hell frost, filled with a chilling murderous intent: "A Ling, we must find Li Manqiu and Li Yuyan. We absolutely cannot let them go!"

If she had any reservations about the two sisters before, now even that little bit of pity had been nipped in the bud.

Si Ling stared intently at her, her beautiful eyes gradually hardening with a resolute and arrogant air that sent chills down one's spine.

“Okay,” she said, grasping Lu Zhao’s hand tightly and nodding solemnly, “I will make them pay the price they deserve.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhao seemed to have all his strength drained away, and he slumped down, glancing at the woman behind Si Ling. He asked in a low voice, "What about her? What are you going to do with her?"

"My sister went to great lengths to wake up and see me, so I will grant her wish."

Si Ling turned around and looked at the still sleeping woman with a complicated expression.

She and her sister were separated after arriving on this land. One was discovered by Lu Zhao when he was a child and took human form to wander around this world, while the other was carried into a research institute and spent a long time before she was able to escape.

At first, neither of them could find their own traces and could only live their own lives in this vast world. One was thinking about the little girl who found him, while the other founded Alien Planet and plotted how to steal the original body from the research institute.

It wasn't until later, when Si Ling was about to open the passage between the two worlds, that her sister discovered her whereabouts, and the two were reunited.

However, this reunion ended with Si Ling's physical body being damaged, and her sister being forced into a deep sleep and disappearing again.

"Sister, I never imagined that our reunion would be like this." Si Ling murmured as she walked towards the ice coffin, then turned back to look at Lu Zhao, who was still waiting in the same spot. Her lips, which were about to turn down, pursed and then curved into a faint smile.

Chapter 100 The Rooftop

Lu Zhao took Wen Ruo and left first. She couldn't just put the person in the ice coffin and freeze her there so hastily. She could only go back and notify the Bureau of Spirits and ask the authorities for help.

In addition, the two sisters, Li Manqiu and Li Yuyan, are also missing. At first, she did not believe that they would abandon the meteorite and run away, but after searching around, Lu Zhao was completely convinced that the two of them were no longer in the village.

The two sisters' wanted posters were everywhere, and even online people joked that as long as these two were caught, they would be set for life.

In an instant, the ripples caused by "absolute regeneration" quickly turned into a manhunt for the two, since material wealth was more realistic than immortality.

"Are you just going to leave Sister Siling alone with that meteorite?" Xia Zhifei asked, looking at her with great incomprehension, standing outside the special care ward.

Lu Zhao sat on the bench, head bowed, looking very tired: "This is their own business, I have no need to interfere."

"What if something really goes wrong? That meteorite isn't a merciful guy. I asked the doctor, and he said Xiaoruo's condition is very bad; she's just hanging on by a thread. Who knows when she'll..."

"Alright, stop talking!" Lu Zhao interrupted her impatiently. She had no reason to tell anyone about what she had discovered in the village unless it was absolutely necessary. When she brought Wen Ruo back, she only mentioned that it was a bit of an accident.

With Si Ling not around and Wen Ruo unconscious, she was already in a bad mood and didn't want to explain anything to Xia Zhifei. She stood up to leave and bumped into Lin Yu, who was carrying a thermos.

Lu Zhao glanced at the other person with some surprise, then stepped aside and said, "You guys stay here with me. I still need to see if there are any clues about Li Manqiu."

As she was about to turn and leave, she was suddenly stopped by the person behind her.

"Wait a minute!" Lin Yu suddenly called out, then glanced at Xia Zhifei, who was also somewhat surprised, and coughed lightly, saying, "I have something to say to you."

Lu Zhao turned back to look at her in surprise, let out a long breath, and left after saying "Let's talk on the rooftop."

Lin Yu was taken aback, then quickly handed the thermos to Xia Zhifei, told her to eat well, and then hurriedly followed.

The early spring night still held a touch of desolation. She had followed Lu Zhao up the mountain in a hurry, and when the evening breeze suddenly blew, she subconsciously pulled her coat tighter.

"Is there anything you want to say to me?" Lu Zhao walked to the edge of the rooftop without turning his head and asked, gazing at the dazzling night view of the city.

Lin Yu hesitated for a moment before walking to her side, leaning on the railing with one hand, looking down at the night view, and said in a low voice, "Do you remember what we promised each other on the school rooftop?"

Lu Zhao paused, turned his head to look at her, and chuckled softly: "It's been too long, I forgot. If you want to reminisce, then there's no need. I won't object to your relationship with Xiao Fei..."

"That's not what I meant!" Lin Yu interrupted her rudely, raising her head to look at her with reddened eyes. "Lu Zhao, you hated me back then because I called the police, causing you to be wrongly accused of murder and suffer imprisonment. But ask yourself honestly, even without me, would you have ended up on this path today?"

Lu Zhao's eyes darkened slightly, and he subconsciously clenched his fists. He uncontrollably grabbed her collar and pressed her against the rooftop. Lin Yu's body was pressed against the railing at the edge of the rooftop, and her wrists were tightly gripped, making it impossible for her to break free.

"Yes! I would have been arrested anyway without you! But what I hate is your betrayal! Back then, I called both you and Xiao Fei. Why was she the one who thought of calling an ambulance, while you thought of reporting me!"

For so many years, she has held a grudge about this. Even after losing her memory, she still harbors a subconscious resentment towards Lin Yu. Even with Xia Zhifei intervening, she still cannot let go of her resentment.

"Do you realize that by doing this, you're admitting that you also believe I'm the murderer!"

"Lin Yu, I considered you my best friend back then, but what did you do? When you heard me crying and pleading for help on the phone, all you thought about was calling the police?"

At that time, she had already lost her parents and was imprisoned after being reported by her closest friend. No one could understand how desperate she was.

If she hadn't still held onto the hope of clearing her name, she probably wouldn't have lasted until Tian Mu arrived and would have committed suicide to atone for her sins.

Lin Yu struggled with difficulty, but how could she, an ordinary person, possibly defeat a spirit race member who was enraged?

After pushing and shoving for a while to no avail, she could only hang halfway in the air, panting as she looked at Lu Zhao and shouted angrily, "Because I want to clear your name! Because we made a promise in high school that we would become police officers together!"

With a "boom," it was as if something exploded in Lu Zhao's mind. Her body trembled, and she looked at Lin Yu in disbelief. "You... what did you say?"

She had indeed forgotten, or rather, out of hatred for Lin Yu, she selectively chose not to remember anything about their past.

With a dazed expression, Lu Zhao released the person and frowned in hesitation. Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of him, he suddenly remembered what the person in front of him looked like when he was younger.

Lin Yu, panting heavily, sat half-sitting on the platform, looking at her with a complicated expression: "It's just a pity... and then neither of us fulfilled the wish we made in high school. While you were going through turmoil, I got into the police academy we both wanted to go to, but I didn't go because of that incident, I felt I didn't deserve to be there."

Later, I chose an ordinary university. After graduating, I heard that the local spiritual affairs bureau had started recruiting ordinary people, so I decided to give it a try.

She gave a bitter smile, lowered her head, and said, "Of course, there's no point in saying all this now. I'm sorry for the hurt I've already caused you. I came to talk to you about this today because Xiao Fei said you've been in a bad mood lately and she couldn't comfort you, so I volunteered to come."

Lu Zhao took a deep breath, grabbed her collar, and pulled her down: "Is this what you call comforting me? This is just adding insult to injury!"

"I'm sorry, I don't know how to say those comforting words..."

"Then don't say anything!" She casually released the person, snorted, turned to leave, then looked back at the other person, "Hey, don't use this method to coax Xiao Fei in the future, she's not as easy to deal with as I am."

Lin Yu stood there stunned for a long time before realizing what she meant, turned her back, and wiped her face.

Chapter 101 Memories, Killing

As Lu Zhao passed by the ward, she glanced inside again. She didn't try to hide her movements, but Xia Zhifei inside didn't react at all and kept her back to her.

She's probably a little shy.

Only Xia Zhifei would do something like having his girlfriend comfort Qingmei.

Lu Zhao silently curled his lips, considerately closed the door, and quietly left the hospital.

Everyone has their own things to do now, and she should go do hers too.

"Hey, Lao Tian," she said with a smile as she dialed a number, "I'm applying to rejoin the team and participate in the mission to track down Li Manqiu. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"

……

Lijia Village.

"You just woke up, have some hot water." Si Ling came out of the kitchen and handed over a glass of water, but the woman in front of her, whose face was full of weakness, waved her hand and refused.

The woman uttered a series of strange syllables, then said, "You seem to be becoming more and more like a human now, even adopting many of their habits."