**

Mu Xi was silent.

Pei Zhifan immediately realized that even Wen Renjing in that world had only saved him once.

Wen Renjing had done things like this countless times, so how could he only remember him? What's more, Wen Renjing was a rescuer, not a benefactor.

As long as he can remember Wen Ren Jing, it will be fine.

"It's okay. It's normal that you don't remember me. We've only met a few times. I only introduced my name to you once, and it wasn't that formal. It's normal that you don't remember me..."

He repeated these words several times.

I don’t know whether he was explaining to Mu Xi or hypnotizing himself.

Maybe it's more the latter.

But he could really understand it, and he never dared to ask for anything. In that world, Wen Ren Jing was shining brightly. The light she emitted was enough to cover everyone in her light and shadow.

Wen Renjing is the synonym of talent and strength. He is an existence that makes people fascinated when he is mentioned, and he is something that is out of reach for everyone.

Even he is no exception.

How could he dare to expect such a person to remember such an insignificant person as him?

"It's okay, really. Besides, you only saved me once, so I shouldn't have expected anything..."

"You talk too much."

Mu Xi waved her hand and finally interrupted him.

Pei Zhifan thought she was impatient with him, so he opened his mouth to explain, but was stopped by her again.

"What I mean is, there are too many useless words. In your impression, Wen Renjing is just a machine without flesh and blood and emotions, who is unaware of his heights, arrogant and complacent, and only knows how to practice?"

"No! You...you misunderstood, I didn't mean that!"

How could Pei Zhifan think like this? He didn't even understand what he had said to anger Mu Xi. He was just explaining all of this according to his original impression.

"Isn't that what you meant? But the Wen Ren Jing you described doesn't sound like a living person at all. Instead, he sounds like a... complacent god who doesn't care about the sufferings of the world."

Mu Xi smiled.

"I guess I'm right. Only gods can fit your description. They help everyone equally, forget everyone equally... and ignore everyone equally, right?"

"..."

Now, it was Pei Zhifan's turn to be silent.

Did he really mean what he just said?

No, Mu Xi just said that only gods would ignore everyone, so... would she really remember him?

"In 1083 Shangyuan, I saved you from a tiger's claws. You should have just traveled to another world at that time, right? Young Marquis of Xuanyuan Kingdom, a thousand years ago, your name was Sikong Ming."

"……Correct."

Pei Zhifan looked at her in surprise.

He really never thought that she would feel that she was so ordinary in that world.

Mu Xi didn't care about what he was thinking at all, and there was a reason why she could remember Pei Zhifan.

"You have lost some confidence in yourself. You may wonder why I can remember you, but I can actually remember a lot of people. You have to remember that I am not a god."

"Besides, even if I can't remember other people, but in another world, I met someone who came from the modern Eastern world like me. How could you think I couldn't remember you?"

The first time they met in the other world, this person bumped into her by accident and asked her where Shidao Mountain in Xiangxi was. This place name is unique to the Eastern world, so she remembered him the first time they met.

However, after traveling back from a thousand years ago, when she met Pei Zhifan again, she had almost killed him.

Later, it was only after Pei Zhifan's several attempts that he successfully brought her memory back.

"……Feel sorry."

Pei Zhifan couldn't tell now whether he felt more apologetic or more surprised.

But the person who always cares about him also remembers him, which of course makes him happy.

"I remember it was that time, during the martial arts tournament, I ran into you again. When the tournament was almost over, you told me your name."

Mu Xi’s thoughts were pulled back to the past.

"Actually, I still haven't figured it out. I was quite puzzled at the time. You should have guessed that I came from the same place as you, so why didn't you continue to ask me?"

When a person is in a different world, isolated and helpless, and meets someone who might be from his hometown, how can he resist asking for clarification?

"Because of what you told me."

Pei Zhifan did not hesitate at all this time and told him everything that had happened before. He smiled gently, "You may not remember this, but when you saved me, you told me not to reveal my identity casually. I should make the best of it and live well in the present."

"I was thinking at the time that even you were trapped in that world. Even if I wanted to come back, I didn't have the ability to do so."

And of course he was not a person who could not adapt to the environment. He was very adaptable and the result was obvious. He successfully put himself in that body and performed the identity of a young marquis very well.

"And I want to apologize to you about that."

"Like you said, I may not understand you, because you are not exactly the same as I imagined. You were more or less helpless back then, but now you are more real."

This is also the reason why, when he met Mu Xi a few times before, he suspected the other party's identity but did not dare to confirm it.

Now think about it, how could someone of Wen Renjing's status be able to do whatever he wants in everything?

"It's all over." Mu Xi smiled.

Pei Zhifan's words were sincere, so Mu Xi certainly wouldn't hold on to them.

In fact, sometimes she can feel more comfortable talking to someone who has the same experiences and memories as her.

Thinking about it now, everything that happened seems like a dream, a distant dream.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic."

Pei Zhifan certainly had no objection to Mu Xi's words. He nodded and said, "I investigated the internal relations of the four major families as you said, but after all, it happened nearly a thousand years ago. Even within the four major families, there are not many documents describing this matter."

"In fact, a long time ago, when I just came back from that world, I had already checked the internal files of the Pei family, but unfortunately, I didn't find anything useful."

Even though the Pei family is also one of the four major families, after all, it has been at the bottom of the four major families for thousands of years. Many of the secrets within the sect are probably only known by them.

"But, I have something strange. Don't be angry if I tell you, okay?"

Pei Zhifan looked at her with slightly hazy eyes. Mu Xi just felt strange. She laughed, "I asked you to help me. If you have any questions, just ask them. Why would I be angry?"

Moreover, isn’t Pei Zhifan’s attitude towards her a little... too indulgent?

Pei Zhifan nodded. He was also confused. It was obvious that Mu Xi had no other feelings for him now. He was being a little too sensitive.

"Actually, I want to ask you about the cause of your death... I mean, shouldn't you know the reason why you left that world best? Why do you want me to investigate?"

Mu Xi shook her head.

If she really understood everything clearly, she would not have returned to this world in a daze. Until now, she still couldn't understand why she already had everything in that world, but still had to return to this world that she once wanted to abandon.

In this world, apart from Chen Juan and Mu Yun, no one was worthy of her nostalgia.

But she would not question it, perhaps the Heavenly Dao also had its own ideas.

But, how did she die? She could at least investigate the cause of her own death, right?

"I don't know. Just like why I went to that world for no reason, I don't even understand how I came back to this world."

Mu Xi sighed helplessly.

"you do not know?"

Pei Zhifan seemed surprised by her statement. Mu Xi nodded, and seemed to have noticed something from his doubts.

She asked doubtfully, "By the way, I don't think I've ever asked you how you came back. Don't you know it very well?"

The two of them had not recognized each other before, so Mu Xi certainly wouldn't ask him how he came back.

Although Pei Zhifan still had doubts in his heart, he nodded and said, "I was killed."

"…You were killed? Who?"

So, Pei Zhifan actually experienced death once before returning to this world.

Mu Xi was of course surprised. Could it be that death was the end of that world?

But she clearly remembered... there was no sign of her departure, and in that world, no one was strong enough to kill her silently.

It’s not that he is conceited, but in that world, her cultivation level... leaving aside her peers, even among the elders from other families, is not enough for anyone to make her disappear silently.

When talking about being killed, Pei Zhifan became a little hesitant. He looked at Mu Xi with a strange expression, but finally said it out.

"Your grandpa."

"..."

Mu Xi felt like she was deaf for a moment.

"Who did you just say?"

Pei Zhifan repeated it again. He knew that Mu Xi would not believe it for a while, but he still repeated it firmly, "You heard it right. It should be said that it is your grandfather in that world."

"……impossible."

Mu Xi's expression changed instantly. She knew the old man very well. Although he was not a very good old man, he was at least sensible and would not kill someone for no reason.

"Nothing is impossible, but it's really not his fault, because he killed me for you."

Pei Zhifan's tone was very certain, and he spoke every word. He kept staring at Mu Xi's expression, fearing that she would not believe what he said.

"...Okay, then tell me first, why did my grandfather want to kill you?"

Since Pei Zhifan said there was a reason, Mu Xi, who had figured it all out, naturally calmed down.

She just said that her grandfather would not kill people casually, but if there was a reason, then it was understandable. Maybe Pei Zhifan had angered him in some way and touched his bottom line...

If it was for her...

It doesn't seem impossible.

"That should have been the third month after you left that world. I went to the Wenren family and looked for your grandfather."

At that time, Pei Zhifan did not believe that Mu Xi had really left. To him, Mu Xi was the only person in that world who had a close connection with him.

So, ever since he heard the news of her disappearance, or even death, he could no longer remain calm. He went up Taohua Mountain without stopping and met many people to try to find out her whereabouts.

However, of course no one would know.

"At that time, I thought you were really dead... Heh, you may not understand that you are my only spiritual support in that world."

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