“I’m back, sister!”

“Eh?”

Shui Meiyin noticed that the atmosphere was off the second she descended outside the room.

Shui Yingyue was frowning deeply, and her aura exuded deep disturbance. Shui Qianheng was standing next to her with a serious expression on his face as well.

Yun Che was nowhere to be seen.

“What happened?” Shui Meiyin asked as a bad feeling rose in her heart.

“I’m the one who should be asking you that.” Shui Yingyue exhaled slowly. “What happened to Yun Che?”

Shui Meiyin strode forward and caught Shui Yingyue’s sleeve. “You first, sister! What happened?”

It was because Shui Yingyue’s expression was a mixture of puzzlement, worry and indignation.

“He… he used a most despicable method to confuse me before taking temporary control of my soul using a strange method. Then, he asked me a couple of questions.”

“... !!” Shui Meiyin’s heart sank.

“What… what questions?” Her voice grew a tad weaker.

Shui Yingyue’s soul was powerful, so she was able to recall the short period she had lost her senses perfectly after calming down. “He asked me that question you repeatedly reminded us to prepare for in the past two years… about whether you had left his side while he was unconscious.”

Shui Meiyin’s lips quivered visibly.

“And… how… did you answer him?” Shui Meiyin asked a bit dazedly.

She knew about Yun Che’s Profound Handle Soul Search, and she knew that the affected person couldn’t lie while they were under the effect.

“The truth... that you never left,” Shui Yingyue...