Chapter 938 - 566 Jue Still Remembers Me! _2
Chapter 938 -566 Jue Still Remembers Me! _2
Coincidentally, at this moment, Jue came over holding a broom from the back kitchen.
Old Milo saw this and waved at Jue, saying:
“Jue, come over for a minute.”
“Okay, Uncle Miluo.”
Upon hearing this, Jue quickly set the broom aside, wiped her hands, and came over.
“Mr. Lis has something to attend to today, so you don’t need to work. Why not take Miss Taya for a stroll around the city?”
“I understand.”
Jue nodded her head in agreement without saying much.
Old Milo prepared everything, exchanged a few pleasantries with Lis, and headed towards the back kitchen.
The inn had just opened in the morning, and he still had a lot to prepare.
As Old Milo stood up and left, Jue winked at Taya.
Hmm?
Lis was highly focused, wanting to discover the Legendary figure hidden in the shadows observing the young girl Jue, but he also noticed Jue winking at Taya.
What’s happening?
The illusion crafted for Lis and Taya included memories of being traveling merchants who just arrived in Ihelos yesterday and chose to stay at the Golden Coconut Inn.
In this fabricated memory, aside from Jue taking Lis and Taya to their room, there was no other interaction.
The good relationship between Taya and Jue stemmed from events in the last seven-day cycle within the illusion.
Judging by Old Milo’s reaction, his memory of Lis from the last cycle had been entirely overwritten by the fabricated memory.
Logically, the same should apply to Jue, with her lacking memories of the previous cycle with Taya.
So why was she winking at Taya?
Could it be that Jue retained memories from before?
Lis instantly grew more attentive, closely observing Jue.
When Old Milo’s figure disappeared into the back kitchen, Jue finally breathed a sigh of relief, smiled politely at Lis, and cheerfully said to Taya:
“Taya, where do you want to go today? Uncle Miluo gave me a day off, so we can visit places we didn’t get to last time.”
Taya looked at Jue with a bit of surprise, her face showing some delight.
After the incident that happened at dawn, Taya’s mood was somewhat downcast.
The thought of a friend she had just made forgetting her overnight was indeed hard to accept.
Especially since this friend’s identity was somewhat special and might already be deceased, causing Taya to feel conflicted.
But to suddenly find that her friend still remembered and had an impression of her was already a rare joy for Taya.
“I’ll go with your plan; I’m not familiar, you see~”
Taya said to Jue, quickly concealing her joy.
“Ya’er will rely on you today.”
Lis said with a smile to Jue and then handed her a gold coin.
“I’m entrusting her to you today, feel free to buy whatever you want.”
Jue was momentarily stunned as she accepted the gold coin given by Lis, feeling its weight in her hand and awkwardly trying to return it to Lis, hurriedly saying:
“Mr. Lis, that’s too much, there’s no need for so much.”
“It’s fine, just take it and enjoy.”
Lis waved his hand casually, saying:
“Taya and I have some things to prepare, we’ll head back to our room first. Please wait for a while, and maybe change your clothes while you’re at it!”
After speaking, Lis didn’t give Jue a chance to refuse and turned to go upstairs with Taya.
“…Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Lis.”
Jue said in a low voice, clutching the pouch.
It was the first time she held this much money; previously, even the tips from guests hadn’t amounted to a silver coin.
Jue felt a bit at a loss about what to do, and her perception of Lis changed quite a bit.
It seemed this gentleman wasn’t as cold as he appeared~
Lis noted Jue’s expression, nodded, and went upstairs with Taya, returning to their room.
“Lis, Jue remembers me!”
As soon as they entered, Taya leaned close to Lis, speaking softly.
“Yes.”
Lis nodded and casually cast anti-detection and eavesdropping spells around him and Taya.
Although unsure if these could deter the Legendary Mage, they could at least serve as an alert.
“Jue’s situation is peculiar, she might be the only one who retains memory from the last seven-day cycle.”
Lis pondered and said:
“Moreover, she seems to have only retained memories of ya’er, and they’re not complete.”
The act of giving Jue a gold coin earlier was deliberate, aiming to observe Jue’s reaction.
From Jue’s surprised expression, it seemed she didn’t retain memories of Lis, only of Taya, and even then, only partially.
Otherwise, Jue would remember that she and Taya agreed to visit the Gur Festival the next day.
If that were the case, Jue would realize something was wrong with the timing.
But Jue behaved normally, suggesting that although she was special in the illusion, able to remember Taya, possibly the first kind soul she met and befriended in many years, the illusion erased any potentially self-contradictory memories to keep functioning without issue.
No matter how viewed, Jue was the most special person within the illusion.
To break the illusion’s seven-day cycle in this small town, besides the hidden area veiled by a concealing array in the City Lord Mansion, Jue might also be a crucial clue.
“What should I do?”
Taya asked Lis, looking at him.
Jue was her friend, and although Taya didn’t want to exploit the friendship, she wished for Jue’s soul to find peace.
Even if Jue wasn’t aware, living in endless seven-day cycles with her soul repeatedly trapped and passive was incredibly cruel.
Lis thought for a moment and said to Taya:
“No need, just interact with Jue normally, and if I need you to do something, I’ll let you know.”
Jue had a Legendary Strongman watching over her secretly; any actions needed prior preparation to avoid provoking that Legendary figure’s animosity.
Otherwise, any obstacles could be unforeseeable.
“I’ll be heading to the City Lord Mansion, be careful ya’er.”
Lis spoke to Taya, ruffling her hair.
“Okay, I got it.”
Taya nodded but said nothing more.
After heeding Taya to be careful, Lis left the room.
Regardless, now the place with the most promise and potential for harboring all secrets was the City Lord Mansion’s hidden array.
However, the concealing array was powerful; even with Lis possessing the [Wisdom] domain, enabling him to perceive the hidden array’s deep-level secrets, progress was difficult as seen yesterday.
The Legendary Mage Ihelos seemed to have set up countermeasures against decryption within this array, allowing Lis only to proceed by painstakingly and cautiously exploring its most basic magic rune array bit by bit.
Fortunately, Lis mastered the [Wisdom] domain and, upon receiving the legacy of two Legendary Arcanists, had enough magical knowledge to support his decryption; otherwise, there’d be no way to tackle that concealed array.
For Lis, although highly time-consuming, advancing step-by-step was acceptable.
Given enough patience, Lis believed he could eventually decode the concealed array.
By then, not only would he understand the complete magical knowledge of a legendary-level concealing array, but he would also uncover the secrets it concealed.
Therefore, Lis wasn’t in a hurry.
If this seven-day cycle didn’t suffice for decoding, surely the next cycle would.
Nevertheless, if possible, Lis still wanted to hasten his progress.
Even though the Legendary Mage Ihelos hadn’t showed up, like a sword hanging over his head, it gave Lis a sense of urgency.
Moreover, Lis had a nagging feeling that the Legendary Mage’s current status might not be good.
Tsk!
It couldn’t be like those other secret realms that ended up in madness, right?