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

The palace's facilities are no different from those of a thousand years ago; the only difference is that it's a bit old. Perhaps it's maintained by some kind of energy, but that's all that matters—it's just a bit worn out.

As the group entered the palace, they couldn't help but look around. The old merman's eyes flickered with a faint light, as if he were pondering something.

Halfway up, Yun Qingyi stopped, stood in the center of the palace hall, and turned to the crowd, saying, "Liangmeng and I will go up; you all wait here."

"How can this be!" Upon hearing the voice, Yun Qingyi raised her eyebrows slightly, not expecting that it was the old merman who objected.

Seeing everyone suddenly looking at him, the old merman smiled awkwardly: "What I mean is, this palace is full of dangers. As the saying goes, the more people there are, the more protection there is. How can we let the two of you go alone?"

That's too dangerous.

Yun Qingyi fixed her gaze on him, her expression cold. "I said I would take you out. Don't give me any of this nonsense, or don't blame me for turning my back on you."

After saying that, he walked straight to the attic, and Liangmeng followed him with a "clattering" sound.

The old merman behind them wanted to say something and follow, but was stopped by Yun Qingrou and Ji Zhaoze.

Seeing that the two looked more formidable than the other, the old merman didn't move forward and reluctantly gave up.

In the attic.

It was still as dreamlike as it was a thousand years ago, surrounded by flowing light resembling the sea, without a single drop of water.

"You are here."

Following the sound, the conspicuous giant water droplet slowly bloomed again like a lotus flower, and Liang Jiao appeared before the two of them, holding Mingyue in her arms.

"You really did come after all."

Yun Qingyi: "Was it unexpected or expected?"

"Haha." Liang Jiao didn't answer the question directly, but looked at Liang Meng. "Since you've chosen to return to this place, you must be prepared to accept the reality."

"What facts?" Liangmeng still looked bewildered, but apart from bewilderment, she showed no fear whatsoever.

"You'll find out soon enough," Liang Jiao said with a mysterious smile.

He channeled the power of the water droplets, injecting a mysterious force into Liangmeng's body.

In the blink of an eye, Liangmeng suddenly felt a splitting headache, as if something was fighting against her soul and her memories.

"Liangmeng!" Yun Qingyi looked at Liangmeng lying on the ground groaning in pain with some concern, her brows furrowed.

"Don't worry," Liang Jiao said softly. "Resetting and restoring memories is an essential process."

Knowing that Liang Jiao wouldn't play any tricks in this matter, although she was still very worried, she calmly stayed aside and quietly observed Liang Meng's situation.

After a while, Liangmeng finally stopped struggling in pain. The hands that were holding her head gradually relaxed, and she gasped for breath, staring at the beams of the attic for a long time without coming back to her senses.

"Good dream?" Upon seeing this, Yun Qingyi called out tentatively.

"Yes, I'm here, senior." Liangmeng responded upon hearing the voice, but her voice was filled with a deep sense of helplessness and indescribable emotion.

Yun Qingyi: "...Liangmeng, have you remembered everything?"

"almost."

After those three words were spoken, the attic fell silent again.

Yun Qingyi wanted to say something, but it seemed pointless to say anything at this moment, so she simply kept quiet and stayed with her.

Finally, Liangmeng spoke up herself: "Senior..."

"Well, I'm here, you go."

Liangmeng: "I... suddenly don't know what to do now."

"Ok?"

Liangmeng: "Everything seems unbearable to me; it's too painful."

Yun Qingyi remained silent, though she could understand to some extent.

I originally thought that he was a vicious and ruthless person, and he really was vicious and ruthless. Almost all of those merfolk died at the hands of Tuso. He spent a lot of effort, manpower and resources, and he kept plotting. The purpose of his plotting was only one from beginning to end.

If this purpose were for someone else, or for Tuso himself, Liangmeng wouldn't be in so much pain. But Tuso's scheme was solely for Liangmeng from beginning to end.

However, these are not the main sources of suffering in a good dream.

Yun Qingyi looked down at Liang Meng on the ground, her gaze complex.

The root of her suffering was that Tuso was always in her mind.

Perhaps it was only now that Liangmeng realized that she actually liked Tuso.