"Me? I secretly followed my friends to the Demon Clan to observe the ceremony. Last night, I was helping them calculate this year's fortunes. I didn't go out at all," she said.

After the events of last night, Gu Qin naturally went deep into the Original Demon Realm to investigate. This investigation nearly drove her mad!

All the demon fetuses at the hot spring where they were nurtured deep in the forest were damaged. Some were even invaded by rogue qi, turning them into something neither demon nor evil, struggling to hatch!

The disgusting scene almost made Mingmei vomit when she went with Mei Shi to see it.

But at the same time, she also felt sorry for these unborn demon fetuses.

Gu Qin, in her rage, ordered a thorough investigation. Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Gui were once again taken away and interrogated separately overnight.

Especially Lu Gui, because he clearly saw Xie Chen's face in the Original Demon Realm. So, Xie Chen was cornered in the courtyard where he was temporarily staying in the Demon Clan.

As expected.

However, the expression on his face was one of complete surprise, as if he had no idea why he was being treated this way.

"Last night, I had dinner with friends at home, then strolled through the Demon Clan's night market with them. Afterwards, I helped him and his relatives and friends calculate their fortunes, and went to sleep very late… Is there something wrong?"

Xie Chen's words sounded fine, but the Demon Clan wouldn't just listen to his side of the story.

However, the Demon Clan members who invited Xie Chen, as well as his friends, all said pretty much the same thing. Gu Qin's personal interrogation determined that they were telling the truth, so they were released.

When Mingmei found out about this later, she wasn't surprised.

After all, she had confirmed last night that the insectoid she saw merely shared Xie Chen's face. Even if the real Xie Chen was discovered to be here, as long as his alibi was strong enough, he would eventually be cleared of suspicion.

It was just that if he was exonerated, Lu Gui would be in trouble.

After all, he had identified Xie Chen, but if Xie Chen was innocent, then his identification was highly questionable.

"It wasn't just me who saw him back then! Mingxiao Zhenren's daughter saw him too!"

When Lu Gui heard that Xie Chen had an alibi, he was stunned. However, he wasn't the type to stubbornly insist on his point. He quickly shifted the topic to the fact that he hadn't lied either.

Who said that he and Xie Chen had to be contradicting each other?

What if there was a misunderstanding and they were both telling the truth?

"Well, it did look like Senior Brother Xie from Bu Tian Sect." Mingmei didn't hide anything from Gu Qin. In her impression, Xie Chen wasn't a good person.

Even if he wasn't directly involved in what happened last night, it didn't mean he was completely innocent.

[Gui Gui, do you think Mu Chen used to have a personality like Xie Chen?]

When Gui Gui heard Mingmei say this, it couldn't help but gasp.

That's right, its host had forgotten that Mu Chen was still in the game.

[No, Host, I think I need to tell you something… (omitting eight thousand words)]

As time passed in the game, the story between Mingmei and Mu Chen grew longer.

As it grew longer, the content and duration of Gui Gui's daily repetitions also increased.

When Mingmei blankly listened to Gui Gui recounting past events, the others couldn't help but worry.

"Meimei is spacing out more often and for longer periods of time," Mei Shi said to Gu Qin, standing in Mingmei's blind spot. When Mei Shi brought this up, her delicate brows furrowed. She looked at Gu Qin and asked, "Do you think what Ah Ming and I did was too domineering?"

"Hesitation is the cruelest thing. Since you chose that path in the end… I think this is fine."

Outside the game, when Mingmei saw "herself" and "Gu Qin" talking, she raised her eyebrows slightly. She looked at Yan Hui next door and quietly said, "This persona doesn't seem like me… I've never regretted it."

She had never regretted deciding to take Mingmei to another world.

"After all, it's a game. After the NPCs awaken their consciousness, their personas are gradually refined based on the stories they're given. Isn't it normal for them to be different from you?"

After saying that, Yan Hui glanced at Ming Yi, who had been looking at him since earlier. If the persona was exactly the same, Ming Yi would probably worry that he had designs on his wife, right?

"True, the me in the game seems more heartless." Ming Yi also had some complaints about how his character had changed in the game. Yan Hui couldn't help but laugh.

"Please, all the memories in this game are extracted and reprocessed from Mu Chen's past. Shouldn't you think about what kind of image you left on others when considering your personalities in the game?"

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…

At that moment, Mu Chen, who had been betrayed by Xie Chen in the game, who had his body taken back, and was imprisoned in his sea of consciousness, felt a chill run down his spine for no reason.

A bad premonition grew stronger and stronger.

"What are you doing?" Mu Chen was about to ask Xie Chen what he was doing when Xie Chen preemptively gathered his consciousness in the sea of consciousness and found him. He asked, "Why were you shaking just now? Are you suddenly scared?"

"I should be asking you what you're doing? You haven't let me see what you're up to since last night. You don't really think you can completely suppress me like this, do you?"

"You can try," Xie Chen said, narrowing his eyes and adopting a threatening stance. "I think it would be very awkward for you to take back your body now without knowing anything~"

"So, what exactly are you hiding from me?" Mu Chen's heart sank slightly at Xie Chen's confident demeanor.

Could this guy be planning to find an opportunity to release Bai Zhanji later to take the blame for what he did?

…

"This situation is too bad…"

Gui Gui felt that if it were a person, its throat would be smoking by now.

It had been talking for so long, but Mingmei just sat quietly and sighed softly, lamenting her past actions.

Gui Gui felt that the other party's opinion was too casual.

[Don't you have anything else to say?]

"I probably said a lot before, right? If I say it, will you be tired of hearing it?" Mingmei wasn't stupid just now. Gui Gui had explained in detail how she was always so confident and vowed to do this and that, then changed the subject to say how she always failed.

It was repeating certain things in a weak and battered tone, so she knew what was going on.

[Host, you're so considerate. But I think you're like a salted fish whose sharp edges have been worn down by life, and you're indifferent to everything I say. You… don't you want to give up later?]

Mingmei: "…"

Ah, is it that obvious?