A genuine look of distress appeared on Li Sushang's face. She raised a hand and gently tapped her temple. "It seems… I can't quite remember what happened next. I only remember after Mother left… after that, my Remembrance is like a thick fog, hazy and unclear. I don't know why I woke up in that 'crystal coffin.' It's as if a big chunk… is missing."
She spoke, her eyes filled with confusion.
Fu Hua stopped, turned to face Li Sushang, and a hint of scrutiny entered her clear, cold gaze.
"Such a clear memory gap… could it be due to trauma, or some force intervening to cause amnesia?"
"Am-amnesia?"
Li Sushang's eyes were blank. The word was somewhat unfamiliar to her, but combined with her own situation, it seemed easy to understand.
She then gave a carefree smile. "In the martial world, who hasn't had a few bumps and scrapes? Grand Mistress needn't worry too much."
Fu Hua didn't reply. She raised her right hand, and a faint light seemed to flow at her fingertips.
"Do not resist, relax your mind."
Fu Hua said calmly, "I am somewhat skilled in the method of probing memory pathways; perhaps I can see what truly happened."
She spoke subtly, but her meaning was clear.
Li Sushang was startled at first, then her face showed surprise and reverence. "Probing soul Remembrance? Grand Mistress is even skilled in such profound divine abilities!"
Without hesitation, she immediately straightened her back, her eyes firm. "Sushang will allow Grand Mistress to proceed!"
Evidently, she had unreserved trust in this "Split-Soul Ancestor."
Fu Hua lightly tapped Li Sushang's glabella with her fingertip.
The next moment, Li Sushang felt as if a warm halo spread before her eyes, and several illusory, soft golden-yellow feather-like light reflections drifted lightly past, bringing a moment of trance and tranquility.
She blinked, and the light reflections had already dissipated, as if they were just an illusion.
"Done?" Li Sushang touched her forehead, a little bewildered.
"…Mm."
Fu Hua slowly lowered her hand. On her usually expressionless face, a rare look of "just as expected" appeared.
Just as her perception was about to touch the depths of the memory fog within Li Sushang, a dark barrier appeared out of thin air, upon which a line of somewhat playful text emerged:
"[The area ahead, come back to explore later! (￣▽￣)~ —Black Herta]"
This uniquely styled message caused Fu Hua's probe to bounce back instantly, as if hitting an invisible wall.
It was indeed the work of that "Black Herta."
She sent Li Sushang here and then locked away crucial memories. What was her intention?
Looking at Li Sushang's questioning gaze, Fu Hua could only respond with a versatile martial world saying, following the hint in the message: "Regarding the fog in your Remembrance, the key to it will become clear when the time is right. For now… it is not yet time to uncover it."
Although Li Sushang was somewhat puzzled, out of absolute trust in her "senior," she nodded thoughtfully. "This junior understands. I will follow Senior's arrangements."
As they spoke, the two had arrived at the entrance to the Paradise's new district hall.
Before they even stepped in, the clamor from inside washed over them.
Fu Hua stood at the doorway, merely glancing inside, and her steps halted.
A flicker of an emotion named "regret" passed through her heart.
The hall before her was a scene of "demons dancing wildly":
In the center of the hall, Elysia still wore her pink star-shaped sunglasses, dancing energetically to the dynamic music, her pink figure seemingly radiating light.
Eden leaned against her usual sofa, her wine glass more than half empty, her beautiful face flushed with a slight tipsiness, her eyes hazy as she watched her dancing best friend, a fleeting smile on her lips.
On a corner sofa, Kevin, still wearing his starry sunglasses, was saying something to Su, who sat opposite him.
Su's hands were clasped, and he wore his usual gentle and tolerant smile, though the curve of that smile seemed somewhat frozen. Clearly, Kevin's "jokes" continued to maintain a stable effect below freezing point.
And the open-plan kitchen area was even more of a "fierce battlefield."
Kalpas's tall figure was enveloped in a white chef's uniform, his gaze like a torch behind his dark red mask, as he "roared" instructions at the oven and a pile of piping tools.
Surprisingly, several finished dishes—exquisitely shaped, attractive, and appetizing small pastries—were already laid out beside the counter. Their presentation was quite good, forming an absurd contrast with the chef's violent demeanor.
Li Sushang peeked out from behind Fu Hua, and seeing this scene, her small mouth unconsciously gaped into a circle.
"Th-this is the daily cultivation of the ancient Sages?"
She was greatly shaken in her heart.
Although she completely didn't understand what those glowing, sounding magical artifacts and oddly dressed seniors were doing, the atmosphere that rushed over her made her instinctively feel a sense of "profound mystery."
So, the lives of immortals were so… rich and colorful?
Just then, a figure quietly appeared at another passageway.
Yae Sakura stood there silently, with long pink hair, upright fox ears, and a cold, clear face.
She seemed to have been drawn by the group chat messages but hadn't expected to witness such a "grand spectacle" first.
She looked at Elysia in the center of the hall and the tipsy Eden, then at Kevin telling cold jokes in the corner and Kalpas, who was "imposing" in the kitchen. A hint of surprise also flickered across her calm face.
Her gaze then turned to Fu Hua at the doorway, and the unfamiliar girl behind Fu Hua, who was looking around with a face full of wonder.
Yae Sakura walked towards Fu Hua, her steps silent.
"Fu Hua." Yae Sakura nodded in greeting, her voice clear and pleasant.
"Yae Sakura." Fu Hua responded, secretly sighing in relief. Finally, someone with a relatively normal demeanor had arrived.
Yae Sakura's gaze fell on Li Sushang, with a hint of inquiry.
Li Sushang immediately noticed this newly appeared senior, especially the pair of fox ears on her head, which were completely different from her own.
She could clearly feel the restrained yet sharp aura emanating from the other person, no less than anyone else in the hall.
This made her both nervous and excited—indeed, it was a land of immortals, even seniors with beast ears possessed such extraordinary bearing!
Before Fu Hua could speak, Li Sushang had already stepped forward, cupped her fists in a salute, her voice clear and bright: "This junior, Li Sushang of the Supreme comfortable Sect, greets… uh, greets this Great Immortal!"
For a moment, she didn't know how to address this fox-eared senior, so she simply used the highest level of respectful address she could think of.
Yae Sakura: "...?"
She tilted her head slightly, clear confusion in her eyes.
"Great Immortal?" she repeated, looking at Fu Hua.
Fu Hua sighed softly and explained to Yae Sakura in the most concise language: "Li Sushang is from… a different era in the future than ours. She arrived here by fate. She has her own system of understanding for the current environment."
She omitted complex relationships like "disciple-granddaughter" and "main body," as explaining these to Yae Sakura would require more time.
Yae Sakura understood immediately.
It wasn't that she couldn't understand cultural differences, but the title "Great Immortal" was simply too… archaic.
She looked at Li Sushang, who still maintained her saluting posture, her eyes sparkling. After a brief thought, she responded in her usual concise style:
"Yae Sakura. You may just call me by my name."
Li Sushang readily complied, immediately changing her address: "Yes! Senior Yae Sakura!"
In her opinion, although Senior Yae Sakura spoke little, her temperament was cold and ethereal, truly possessing the demeanor of a Great Immortal!
Fu Hua watched the two successfully (?) connect, then glanced around the still lively hall. She felt that the immediate priority might not be a formal introduction, but rather how to safely help Li Sushang adapt to this overly "lively" "land of immortals."
Meanwhile, in the center of the dance floor, Elysia seemed to finally notice the movement at the doorway. She stopped her dance with a graceful spin, took off her sunglasses, and her pink eyes curved into crescent moons as she vigorously waved towards Fu Hua and Li Sushang:
"Oh~! Fu Hua, did you bring a new friend? Come join the fun!"
Fu Hua: "…"
Li Sushang: "!!!"
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