Volume 2

84 His Past

"Oh right. There was something else I wanted to ask." I fixed my gaze on him.

“Hm?”

“When I was caught in an illusion at Southern District, it was a voice that summoned me back with a simple 'Shen'er'. From then on, this voice would pull me back whenever my consciousness dipped in chaos. Like a mechanism that was set, I managed to regain my consciousness when I hear it.

“That voice… sounded a lot like you. Was it you, Nie Zun?”

"It's me." Nie Zun lowered his head and tugged his gloves back on.

“I used my sight to plant an enchantment into the depths of your eyes. This enchantment will activate when your consciousness begins to grow unstable. When your consciousness is affected and you become irrational, your eyes will likewise turn spiritless; that’s when the enchantment begin its work. The voice was also a mechanism I’ve placed. There is no other use for it besides bringing you back to your senses."

I froze. I had never expected to hear such a thing.

“Why?”

“Jie Pa had hypnotized you once. Your mental state wasn’t stable enough, even Mr Blond had informed me about...