The door opened, and Wang Jiaqian was bending over to tuck a doll into a small quilt.
She stood up, lazily picked up a comb, and began to brush her long hair, her figure like a willow in the wind, graceful and charming.
"The matters outside are resolved. Doctor Zhao will not bother you anymore."
Upon hearing Qin Yexuan's words, Wang Jiaqian gasped and turned her head, "Then my sister..."
"The medicine you need, I will have Shenyi Tang prepare it and deliver it to you regularly. You don't have to worry anymore."
Wang Jiaqian lowered her head and hummed, her face flushed with joy.
She suddenly walked over, took Qin Yexuan's hand, led him out of the room, closed the door, and then fiddled with the corner of her clothes, "I'm going to take a bath. This room isn't safe, and I'm very scared. Can you stand guard at the door for me?"
Her voice was shy, carrying endless implications.
Qin Yexuan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay."
After Wang Jiaqian entered the bathroom, he closed his eyes and, in his consciousness, began to sever his connection with the mysterious power.
The mysterious power was displeased: "Every time, it's like this, locking me in the dark room at such a critical moment... Fine, you can do that with the Su family, but even with your lover Shen Bingmei, you locked me up when you spent the night together. Now..."
"Too much nonsense, this is my privacy!" Qin Yexuan unceremoniously severed the connection deep in his consciousness.
Then he pushed open the bathroom door and walked in.
A scream came from the bathroom.
Wang Jiaqian said coyly, "You, what are you doing coming in here? Who told you to come in?"
Qin Yexuan smiled, slowly retreated, his shirt already drenched.
After a while, Wang Jiaqian's low voice came, "Can you get me a bar of soap?"
Qin Yexuan shrugged and pushed the door open again, walking in.
Steam filled the air, obscuring the bathroom's single window, making it seem like a misty wonderland.
Only faint sounds emerged, and the sound of flowing water continued for a long, long time.
The night grew deep, and just as the dawn was about to break, Qin Yexuan emerged wearing a bathrobe, followed by Wang Jiaqian, who was dressed in a shirt and shyly clutching his bathrobe with her head down.
She cautiously glanced at the bedrooms of her "sisters" before trotting to the refrigerator. Barefoot on the floor, she lifted one foot and scratched her calf.
She took out two bottles of beer and then curled up on the sofa, resting her head on Qin Yexuan's lap.
Qin Yexuan looked at the faint totem mark on her fair abdomen, visible beneath her shirt.
It was the same mark drawn by Doctor Zhao.
He sighed inwardly, many doubts had been clarified.
"What are you thinking about?" Wang Jiaqian gently massaged his stomach with her fingers.
Qin Yexuan looked into her eyes and suddenly asked, "Do you know about the Wu tribe?"
Wang Jiaqian pouted, "You're such a mood killer. The atmosphere is gone. What is the Wu tribe?"
"They are ancient beings, completely different from humans, and do not belong to gods, ghosts, demons, or immortals. They once controlled the entire world, and then vanished without a trace."
Wang Jiaqian rubbed her ear, "Why should I listen to this?"
"Because, you are of the Wu tribe..."
Wang Jiaqian sat up abruptly, her brow furrowed, "What did you say?"
Qin Yexuan stared into her eyes. Under the power of his mind control, the woman before him had eyes that flickered incessantly, her face contorted as countless soul consciousnesses flashed in her eyes, and various expressions appeared on her face.
Wang Jiaqian looked bewildered, "You're saying I'm from the Wu tribe?"
"No, you are the Wu tribe. The Wu tribe has billions of souls, all of them are... all of them are within you. You are the entire tribe, you are the entire city, you are a complete Wu tribal world."
Wang Jiaqian was going mad; she couldn't understand anything.
"Doctor Zhao said you have multiple personalities and infinite personality changes, but he truly didn't understand. You were merely displaying the souls of different Wu tribes hidden within you."
It took a long time for Wang Jiaqian to grasp the meaning of these words.
And Qin Yexuan thought of more.
"Ayu's 'stone that is like jade but not jade' represents a small world capable of containing souls. And within Wang Jiaqian reside billions of Wu tribal souls.
"So, when the sealed Wang Jiaqian enters the small world, the Wu tribal souls will be released.
"The symbol on her waist is that seal.
"The material to break the seal is the blood of the 'god-like but not god' fish, which is the carp about to leap over the dragon gate.
"With the blood of the 'god-like but not god' creature, the Wu tribal seal is broken. All the billions of Wu tribal souls within Wang Jiaqian are released, and Ayu's small world will expand like the Big Bang, ultimately replacing the current world!"
This was the ultimate conspiracy of the so-called "Blissful World."
Qin Yexuan raised his hand and placed it on Wang Jiaqian's head. His eyes flickered, and with his mind control, he slowly manipulated her, making her temporarily forget these memories.
Wang Jiaqian's mind became clear.
She and Qin Yexuan had experienced so much together, and she had gathered enough clues.
At this moment, she finally understood, "I am the woman who is like a person but not a person, the final key."
"Yes."
"Three clues, three riddles, you've solved them all. Then why haven't you acted yet?" Wang Jiaqian's expression turned incredibly cold.
Qin Yexuan admitted, "The simplest method is to kill Yu Luo. That golden carp will never be able to leap over the dragon gate, and without the blood of the 'god-like but not god,' the conspiracy of the Blissful World will be completely dispelled."
Qin Yexuan shook his head and sighed, "But I can't. Whether it's for my promise or our years of affection, I can't do it."
Wang Jiaqian smiled sadly, "Then kill me. If I die, one of the three riddles will be gone... If the three keys can't be assembled, the situation can still be resolved."
Qin Yexuan kissed her forehead, "Silly girl, that won't do. Didn't you forget what I told you? You are a city, a tribe, a vessel. At the same time, you are also a barrier, a prison!"
Wang Jiaqian's heart trembled, "You mean, with my existence, those Wu tribal souls can be contained?"
"Yes..." Qin Yexuan removed his hand, and under the power of his mind control, he finally sealed this memory of hers.
He tenderly embraced Wang Jiaqian, opened the window, and looked at the dawn sky.
"Teacher Wang, if you die, the Wu tribal souls will be completely liberated, spreading to every corner of this city. Perhaps Zhu Xiaotian's backer's plan will fail, but it won't change the overall situation; it will only become more terrifying."
What would be the scene of billions of Wu tribal souls running rampant?
No one dared to imagine.
"Therefore, you must live, and you must live forever."
Bzzzz, the phone vibrated.
A message from Zhu Xiaoqing: "Ayu from the small world sent word through someone, asking if you are willing to exchange conditions. Time is running short. That bastard said he'll only give us 12 hours. If we don't agree to the conditions, he'll close the soap bubble passage!"
Qin Yexuan said coldly, "Reply to Ayu, this is absolutely impossible!"