Reborn and returned, sisters swapped

"Miss!" Xiao Li and Hong Yin were shocked and tried to pull her back, but the force pushed them back several steps, making it impossible for them to get close.

Gu Jinyan's consciousness became increasingly blurred in that light. She seemed to see countless illusions, fragments of the past and future intertwined, like an endless cycle of reincarnation.

In that vision, she saw herself standing on a war-torn plain, with collapsed city walls and countless corpses piled up behind her.

She held a jade pendant in her hand, and in front of her stood a black-clad man exuding a menacing aura, who was approaching her with a cold smile.

"Manipulating emotions and reversing fate—do you really think it's possible?"

The man's voice was full of sarcasm, "The power of the jade pendant is nothing but bait. Only you can truly determine your own destiny."

Gu Jinyan was shocked and tried to retreat, but found himself bound by an invisible force and unable to move.

As the man's face gradually became clearer, she suddenly realized that his face was extremely similar to Manager Liu's!

"Manager Liu?" Gu Jinyan exclaimed, but the man's laughter became even more grating.

"It is me, and it is you... You can never escape this cycle of fate." The man's voice exploded in her mind, and the entire illusion collapsed instantly, turning into countless fragments and dissipating.

Gu Jinyan suddenly awoke to find himself still standing in the stone chamber, the jade pendant in his hand emitting a faint light.

The ancient jade that had been floating on the stone pillar gradually dimmed and returned to calm.

Xiao Li and Hong Yin rushed forward and asked with concern, "Miss, are you alright?"

Gu Jinyan shook his head, his expression complicated: "I'm fine, it's just... I seemed to see a vision of the future just now."

The words of the man in black still echoed in her mind: Was the power of the jade pendant really just a lure?

Could that imagined future be the fate she was about to face? And why did Steward Liu's figure appear in her illusion?

A series of questions churned in her mind, and she knew that this was far from over.

"Let's leave here first." Gu Jinyan took a deep breath, steadied himself, and led Xiao Li and Hong Yin out of the stone chamber.

Back on the ground, Gu Jinyan looked up at the sky. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the altar, making it appear exceptionally serene.

However, her heart was in turmoil, and every detail in the illusion made her uneasy.

After returning to his residence, Gu Jinyan sat quietly in his study, still holding the jade pendant in his hand.

The secrets behind the jade pendant were far more complex than she had imagined, and that dream and illusion might have been a warning.

Just as she was lost in thought, she heard hurried footsteps outside the door.

Xiao Li hurriedly pushed open the door and entered, his expression grave: "Miss, something has happened to Manager Liu."

Gu Jinyan's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "What happened?"

"Manager Liu was found dead outside the mansion this morning. There were no wounds on his body, and the doctor could not find the cause of death."

Xiao Li said in a low voice, "The whole mansion is in a state of panic right now, and everyone is talking about it."

Gu Jinyan frowned deeply. She never expected that Steward Liu would pass away so suddenly.

Was his death related to the visions she saw in the stone chamber?

The news of Steward Liu's death struck like a sudden bolt of lightning, making Gu Jinyan's mood even heavier.

The vision she had seen in the stone chamber flashed through her mind—the face of the man in black who bore a striking resemblance to Steward Liu, the mocking laughter, the scene of war raging...

These illusions seem to have some inexplicable connection with reality.

She had a vague feeling that Manager Liu's death was not a coincidence, but was related to that mysterious force.

Gu Jinyan looked down at the jade pendant in her hand. It lay quietly in her palm, its surface still as smooth and warm as ever.

But only she knew that the power hidden behind this jade pendant was no longer as simple as the talisman she had thought of it since childhood.

Since that night at the altar, she had understood that this jade pendant could not only trigger dreams, but also control certain powers she had never seen before.

It seems to have its own will, releasing a kind of mysterious energy at specific moments.

What made Gu Jinyan even more uneasy was that she was the only one who could sense this strange phenomenon; no one else could see even the slightest sign of it.

She gripped the jade pendant tightly, her expression solemn.

The existence of this jade pendant must not be known to others, especially to those servants in the royal palace who appear loyal but harbor treacherous intentions, and to the manipulators behind the scenes.

If they knew the true power of this jade pendant, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Gu Jinyan decided not to tell anyone that Steward Liu's death was related to the secret of the jade pendant.

She must face this potential crisis alone until she fully masters the power of the jade pendant.

"Miss, do you think there's anything suspicious about Manager Liu's death?" Xiao Li stood to the side, a hint of worry on his face.

He rarely saw Gu Jinyan display such a somber expression when handling affairs of the mansion.

Gu Jinyan slightly raised her head, her gaze calm and profound: "Everything is still uncertain. Let's not make a fuss and observe the situation first." Although her tone was calm, her heart was already churning with turmoil.

She couldn't let anyone see her doubts, and even more so, she couldn't let anyone suspect the jade pendant in her hand.

Seeing that she didn't intend to say anything more, Xiao Li stopped asking questions, simply nodded silently, and stepped aside to await instructions.

That night, Gu Jinyan stared at the jade pendant in his hand for a long time in his room.

But she hasn't fully figured out what the connection is.

As time went on, the strange phenomena associated with the jade pendant appeared more and more frequently.

Whenever Gu Jinyan was deep in thought or experiencing intense emotional fluctuations, the jade pendant would emit a faint light.

This light was not like ordinary light, but a mysterious power that existed between reality and illusion, both warm and carrying an indescribable chill, as if it could directly touch her soul.