Chapter 79: Senior Sister Nameless

Some time before the news of True Self’s demise had even been transmitted back, inside the room, the three Meng Lis were gathered around the table. Meng Li looked at the Evil Self and Good Self sitting to her left and right. The three exchanged glances, then looked at the Maiden sitting before them.

“Senior Sister Nameless, if you lose, you have to give each of us three a lap pillow, okay~”

“I told you, my name isn’t Nameless. Even as an incarnation, by all rights and reason, you should still address me as Shizun…”

Hearing that familiar voice ring in her ears again, the smile on Meng Li’s face nearly split to the back of her head. She’d merely mentioned it casually, and unexpectedly, Ling Qingyue had actually manifested an incarnation.

“I already thought Senior Sister was beautiful, but now, looking closer, she’s even more exquisite~”

“Didn’t I say so? The True Body’s taste isn’t bad. She really suits my palate too~”

Incarnation Ling Qingyue was utterly exasperated, not understanding why she had to do something like this. But she turned her head and glanced at the True Body, who was sitting on the sickbed behind her with closed eyes in meditation. The words that had reached her lips were swallowed back. Who asked her to be the incarnation?

“Senior Sister, having sat down at this card table, you must keep your word if you lose~”

“I’ve told you, I’m not…”

“Alright, alright, we all understand. Senior Sister just returned. The embarrassing words you said before you left—it’s normal to be too embarrassed to admit them now~”

Ling Qingyue slammed the table in irritation and immediately stood up, her eyes carrying a trace of anger as she looked at the three little figures before her. The sudden movement instantly startled the three of them.

“I already told you. I am merely passive, bearing the memories of the True Body. I have no relation to the Senior Sister Nameless you speak of…”

“Hmm…”

Upon hearing the other’s words, Meng Li adopted a thoughtful expression for a moment, then slowly stood up, circled around her, scrutinizing her, and then returned to her spot. Evil Self and Good Self also leaned in, and the three whispered among themselves.

“The exact same appearance, an identical voice, and she even has the memories…”

“That’s right. Even if she’s extremely similar, in the end, I am not that incarnation you knew…”

“So then, aren’t you exactly her?”

“……”

Listening to the summary the trio had arrived at, Ling Qingyue’s eye twitched slightly. She turned to glance at the True Body behind her. The other party remained completely unmoved. Incarnation Ling Qingyue had a feeling that it was because the True Body found it troublesome that she had been pulled out to take the fall.

“I said, I’m not… Forget it. Let’s agree beforehand: if I win, you will cultivate a new cultivation art from scratch…”

“What?! I have to cultivate a new art from scratch!”

“What? If you’re already afraid of just this much, then…”

“So what’s the downside…?”

Ling Qingyue had wanted to use this opportunity to educate her a bit, but unexpectedly, Meng Li hadn’t taken it to heart at all. Playing cards was just for entertainment. Winning brought a reward, and losing also brought a reward. She couldn’t see any downside at all.

“Making you cultivate a cultivation art is incredibly tedious, yet you’re not disgusted…”

“Are you kidding? Is this ‘One Qi Transforms into the Three Pure Ones’ difficult? I learned it in one night~”

“It was merely a fluke…”

Meng Li looked at the cards in her hand, then at the two others beside her. Evil Self and Good Self both nodded to indicate they were completely ready, as if at this moment, Incarnation Ling Qingyue had already become a lamb to the slaughter.

Meng Li revealed a crafty grin. After all, just moments ago, Meng Li had developed a new application for “One Qi Transforms into the Three Pure Ones”—shared vision. Although that True Self guy had somehow disconnected, with this function, wouldn’t playing cards be a walk in the park?

“Senior Sister, don’t say we’re bullying you~”

“Call me Shi… Ah, forget it. Suit yourself…”

Incarnation Ling Qingyue simply gave up resisting. She glanced at the cards in her hand, then at the three wearing mischievous grins, and sighed helplessly. Facing such a crushing advantage, it was no surprise that after just a few rounds—

Meng Li was sitting to the side with a face full of dejection, stripped down to only her undergarments. Evil Self was sprawled on the ground, drained of all color. And Good Self was also sitting nearby, massaging Ling Qingyue’s shoulders.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!!!”

Meng Li angrily threw her cards onto the table, snatched the cards from Incarnation Ling Qingyue’s hand, and saw a straight flush of the same suit. Meng Li felt her head about to explode. Once could be luck; twice could be fortune, but she had lost until only her underwear remained. How could that be explained?

“If you feel it’s unfair, then play another round. Although the result will be the same regardless…”

“Are you kidding me?! A person of Senior Sister’s stature would actually cheat against a child like me!”

“Alas, if you don’t believe me, then let your incarnation deal the cards…”

“Fine, I refuse to believe this!”

Good Self took the remaining cards from the two combatants, shuffled them together, and began to deal a new hand. However, at this moment, Good Self received a signal from the True Body and secretly hid the biggest card behind her back.

“I refuse to believe it! This time, how are you going to beat me?! Shizun’s incarnation, is it? I’ve got you now. No one can stop me—that’s what I said!!!”

Meng Li secretly took the biggest card from Good Self’s hand. Watching the other’s troubled expression, she chuckled inwardly with glee, as if the other’s soft, comfortable lap pillow was already within her grasp.

“Senior Sister, after playing for so long, your body must be tired, right? Once you lose, I’ll give you a proper massage~”

Meng Li was ecstatic inside. But in just a few minutes, Meng Li, who had been sitting in her chair, wildly arrogant, was now wrapped in a bedsheet and sitting to the side again. Incarnation Ling Qingyue glanced at the pile of clothes serving as chips stacked beside her, sighed helplessly, and threw them back.

“I merely mentioned it casually, and you took it seriously. Take your clothes back; just go practice the cultivation art…”

“A win is a win! Why should you pity me? Honestly! Time to eat, time to eat!!”

Meng Li snatched the food that Good Self had brought back from outside, intending to turn her grief and indignation into appetite. But at that moment, a strange sensation suddenly arose in her heart. Meng Li froze for a moment, then abruptly stood up.

Though she didn’t know why she could sense it, her heart understood clearly that True Self had been killed. Meng Li instinctively opened her palm, and a pale pink orb appeared upon it.

[Incarnation Memory Orb]

“Truly a simple and straightforward name. Th-this… in just a few days, she was already killed?! Is the outside world really that dangerous?!”

Meng Li instantly felt drenched in sweat. She completely didn’t understand whom she had offended. Someone actually wanted to kill a version of herself this weak. Meng Li hesitated over whether to view this memory.

“What if True Self was tortured to death? Watching this memory would definitely leave psychological scars…”

Evil Self: “That one died, huh? What a pity~”

Good Self: “Poor me…”

As the three were still whispering, the memory, originally resting in her palm, suddenly flew up into the air. With a light tap of Ling Qingyue’s finger from where she sat on the bed, the residual memory landed in her hand.

“Dead, huh? That is rather curious…”

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