I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

“You…” Yun Qingyi suddenly opened her eyes wide, “Xie Xiyan?”

"It's me, Fellow Daoist Yun." The young man's smile was as flamboyant as ever. "Long time no see. I didn't expect to meet you here."

Seemingly remembering their situation, they quickly looked around and realized that they seemed to be in a certain space.

"This space is ethereal and mysterious, with occasional schools of colorful fish swimming by, making it both beautiful and enigmatic."

Yun Qingyi touched the fish, her fingers passing through their bodies without leaving a trace.

fake.

“It’s definitely fake.” Although he didn’t say it aloud, Xie Xiyan could tell from Yun Qingyi’s expression.

"Rather than saying the fish is fake, it's more accurate to say that on your side, only you are real."

"Over here?" Yun Qingyi was a little confused. She paused for a moment before realizing that Xie Xiyan had been standing not far away and had not taken a single step closer to her.

As if sensing something, Xie Xiyan patted the air between them with his hand, but an invisible force prevented his hand from moving forward.

“It’s obvious that although we are in the same place, we are in two different spaces,” Xie Xiyan said with a smile.

Yun Qingyi: "..." Two different spaces, of course they are different spaces, after all, she is still in the Western Sea more than a thousand years ago.

After a moment of silence, Yun Qingyi couldn't help but ask, "Why is Fellow Daoist Xie here?"

"This..." Xie Xiyan touched his nose awkwardly and said somewhat uncomfortably, "I was looking for a treasure and accidentally got trapped here."

Yun Qingyi looked at him, somewhat puzzled: "How long have you been trapped, Fellow Daoist Xie? Haven't you found a way out yet?"

"Haha...it's been five or six years. As for a solution, there certainly is one." He said casually, "It's just that the time isn't right yet."

Xie Xiyan lowered his eyes, a hint of embarrassment flashing across them. He absolutely could not let Fellow Daoist Yun know that he had been frightened by his unscrupulous master pretending to be a ghost, accidentally triggered the restriction, and was forced to enter this space, where he had stayed for several years.

"Ahem..." Ling Xuzi's voice suddenly rang in his mind: "Well... my good disciple, I have already apologized, so don't be angry."

"Besides, this space is full of spiritual energy, so can we use it as a place for seclusion?"

"I have now found a way to break the restriction. Soon, very soon you will be able to leave here," Ling Xuzi said solemnly and confidently.

"Heh..." Xie Xiyan sneered inwardly, "We've only been here for a few years, and you've been saying this for years, every year. This is the thousand and eightyth time you've said it."

"This..." Upon hearing Xie Xiyan's words, Ling Xuzi blushed instantly, but fortunately his obedient disciple couldn't see it. He breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "This... I just wanted to let you know in advance."

Xie Xiyan: "..." I don't want to talk.

Seeing that Xie Xiyan ignored him, Ling Xuzi chuckled again: "My good disciple... being trapped here isn't entirely without any gains."

Ling Xuzi slyly floated out of his body, looked at Yun Qingyi, pouted, and said, "Look, if it weren't for your master, you wouldn't be able to see this girl here."

"Moreover, this girl seems to be trapped here as well. I'm so clever, I've set up this hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario for you in advance."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xiyan looked at his master with an unusually complex expression. How could someone describe his mistake in such a refreshing and unconventional way?

It seems... to make some sense?

Thinking of this, a thought struck him, and he said to Ling Xuzi with some uncertainty, "Master, you've been lifting the restrictions on my side for several years now, how can you lift the ones on Fellow Daoist Yun's side?"

"Ahem... Of course!" Knowing that he was indeed in the wrong for what he had done before, Ling Xuzi made a promise without hesitation.

"Okay, I'll trust you one more time."