Chapter 216 The Road to Memory
The long golden hair bounced.

Anna took a big step and disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

Lu Mingfei turned around with a sad face and prepared to get his lunch box.

But when he stepped through the classroom door.

Suddenly opened my eyes in surprise——

On the stage where time was frozen, the little devil who had not been seen for a long time sat among the ferocious students, still wearing the tuxedo, and his golden pupils stared at him quietly.

"Oh my god! Oh my god! Thighs! Thank God, you finally came to save me!"

Lu Mingfei was so happy that he spoke without thinking.

He rushed over and hugged the boy's waist, extremely excited: "Zeze! Use your invincible Star Platinum to think of a solution!"

"Tsk! I'm not the air-conditioned Jotaro."

The little devil pushed his face in disgust.

"Brother, come on, you've caused me so much trouble just after not seeing you for a while!"

He poked Lu Mingfei's forehead again and again.

"Look at what you've done. Not only did you lose your body, but you're also being threatened by a girl... You don't really think you're only 13 years old, do you?"

Lu Mingfei coughed dryly, feeling a little guilty.

"I haven't thought of it yet..."

The little devil had a blank expression on his face: "You are really good at procrastinating."

"Did you show up just to complain about me?!"

Lu Mingfei's mouth twitched.

"I'll call you Big Brother, please tell me what to do!"

"Alright alright."

The little devil shook his head helplessly: "Actually, I have a solution."

"What is it?"

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up and he quickly hit the boy's shoulder.

The little devil sighed at his lackey-like behavior and asked, "Brother, how much do you know about alchemy?"

Lu Mingfei's eyes suddenly became very deep.

He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "This is a great discipline that pursues pure fire and aims to give life to matter and metal."

The little devil nodded.

But after waiting for a long time and still no next words, he raised his head blankly: "That's it?"

“No…nothing.”

"...Wow! Bro, you're awesome!"

The little devil clapped his hands. "You actually memorized the first sentence of the textbook word for word! I'm so proud of you."

Lu Mingfei blushed and coughed dryly to defend himself.

"I chose the course 'Alchemical Chemistry', but the problem is, I don't have time to attend it!"

He complained bitterly.

"What a life I've been leading this year! Running around, going up to the sky and into the water, either fighting or on my way to fight... Who the hell can tell the difference between me and Sun Wukong?"

The little devil sighed again.

"Forget it. I won't explain the principle, I'll just tell you the conclusion directly."

His face straightened and his voice slowed down.

"Brother, based on my observations, this is an alchemical ritual involving spiritual elements. As for the effect, you have also seen it... it is to extract thoughts and gather them into the 'main pool', and transfer and attach them under certain conditions."

Lu Mingfei looked around at his classmates who were frozen in the air along with time, found a bench, sat upright, and listened to the little devil's lecture.

"The foundation of this alchemical ritual is currently hidden in the souls of the residents of Brixham. It is a spiritual element constructed from the fear of wind and rain and dreams."

The little devil said this and suddenly paused.

He could guess who was behind this, but the question was... shouldn't Black Snake have been frozen in the ice of Swan Hill 30 years ago?
"…Then what's the solution?"

Seeing the little devil suddenly fall silent, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but ask.

Lu Mingze came back to his senses, suppressed his doubts in his heart, and spread his hands: "There is no way for the time being, unless you can find the people who dreamed of the dragon that year and get rid of them all."

Lu Mingfei was silent.

This is something they simply cannot do.

"So what should I do now? Am I going to live in someone else's body for the rest of my life?"

"Well, strictly speaking it's not parasitic."

The little devil explained: "After you entered this body, the original owner's thoughts were erased... In other words, the other party is dead."

The speculation became reality.

Lu Mingfei pursed his lips and suddenly felt sad for Ryan.

"Hey, don't worry. I told you, I have a solution."

The little devil touched Lu Mingfei's head.

"The alchemical ritual is fair. When it takes effect, everyone will be equally on both ends of the scale, even the creator is no exception."

"What do you mean?"

"...To put it simply, the mind of the mastermind behind this is connected to you in an alchemical sense."

Lu Mingfei didn’t want to appear too stupid, but he certainly didn’t understand: “So what?”

The little devil asked himself to be patient.

"So, I have a way to use these connections to allow you to break into the other person's mind... or more bluntly, into their memory."

"Breaking into memories? What's the use of that?"

The little devil sighed for the third time.

"Brother, you have to know that memory is a very important thing. Whether it is temperament or behavior style, they are all derived from it."

He thought for a moment and said, "For example, if all your memories were erased and you were asked to live in Ryan's house for 20 years...how different do you think you would be then and now?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned. He thought of the gentle couple, opened his mouth, and then fell silent.

"Understand?"

The little devil looked at him quietly: "If you erase all of a person's memories, it's no different from killing him... It's like a ship with all its parts replaced. It's completely different from when it first appeared."

Lu Mingfei understood what the little devil meant.

He thought about it, and his clever mind rarely took over the high ground: "Wait a minute! He didn't even notice such an obvious loophole?"

He suddenly felt that the prestige of the mastermind behind the scenes was crumbling into pieces.

"Loophole?"

The little devil laughed meaningfully.

"Maybe. But it's also possible... that he did it on purpose."

on purpose?
Lu Mingfei was curious, but the little devil was obviously not prepared to continue answering him.

So he had to change the subject.

"You want me to break into his memory and erase him? This sounds like a third-rate science fiction movie!"

“It’s really unreliable.”

Lu Mingze did not deny it.

"I can ensure that you are sent into his memory, but more specific details will depend on the effect of this alchemical ritual."

"Maybe I can modify it, or maybe I can only watch. Worse still... I might be hacked by the other party and become an idiot."

"Then I won't go!"

Lu Mingfei made a prompt decision.

He asked: "Can't you just find my body and change me back?"

"Unfortunately, I am not omnipotent...at least not at this point in time."

The little devil made a helpless expression.

Lu Mingfei hummed and hawed, but suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Oh, right! You can help me pass the message back to Cassel! They may have other ways."

The little devil didn't look surprised.

"Brother, are you going to hide in the corner forever, passively waiting for others to rescue you?"

“There’s nothing wrong with being passive.”

Lu Mingfei straightened his neck.

The little devil stared at him for a long time, then jumped off the table and stretched out his hand to him. "What?"

Lu Mingfei hesitated, but still shook it.

suddenly!

A huge amount of heat was transmitted from the contact surface of the palm!
Lu Mingfei let out a hiss and quickly shook his hand away.

He looked down and found a black pattern printed on the palm of his hand... It looked like the flapping wings of Nighold under the World Tree.

"I've given you the cheat. It's up to you whether you want to use it or not."

The little devil looked up.

"It's very easy to use. As long as you make up your mind, it can bring you into the other person's memory... In addition, it supports up to two people online at the same time."

Call ~
A gust of wind blew over.

The light and shadows on the ground began to change, and the sounds became louder from hazy.

The figure of the little devil gradually faded.

Only two sentences gradually faded away.

"By the way, brother, let me tell you another piece of news."

"The mastermind behind Brixham's murder is most likely the dragon that wreaked havoc in Cassel."

Lu Mingfei was stunned, and the expression on his face slowly disappeared.

##
In a townhouse near the beach in Brixham.

Chu Zihang had already heard the whole story from Andre.

Including the fact that Ian Jones committed suicide by jumping off a building because of resentment and distrust.

After comparing his statement with Daniel's, he felt that there was no big problem except for some slight differences caused by personal perspective.

"By the way... who are you?"

Across the table, Andre, who had not been to school out of self-blame, was feeling uneasy.

Perhaps in order to talk and vent, he did not hide anything from this unfamiliar peer.

But after he finished speaking in one breath, Andre began to wonder why the other party came to ask such a question?
Chu Zihang didn't explain. He looked into Andre's eyes sincerely and asked, "Excuse me, can you please do me another favor?"

"Uh, okay...I mean, what favor?"

"Please accompany me to meet Daniel."

"To see Daniel? Why?"

Andre was somewhat resistant.

Ever since Ian committed suicide, he has not known how to face other people, especially Daniel, the trigger.

Chu Zihang had a serious expression.

"I suspect there's something wrong with his memory, so I'd like you to check it for me."

"memory?"

Andre opened his eyes wide, hesitating whether to call a doctor to take the man for mental treatment.

"In fact, I was hired by a psychiatrist. He had some relationship with Daniel's father, so he was worried that Daniel would have psychological problems after the shock."

Chu Zihang told the reasons he made up along the way.

"However, he was afraid that his adult identity would cause Daniel unnecessary tension, so he asked me to act as his intermediary."

Andre thought he was a liar, but looking at his serious eyes, he inexplicably felt that he was somewhat credible.

He scratched his hair.

"Uh, okay, I can help you...but I need to talk to my mom."

"It's troublesome."

……

The two set off on Andre's electric scooter.

About 15 minutes later, they arrived downstairs of Daniel's house again.

"Wait! Where are you letting me in? Through that window?!"

Andre stared at the half-open window on the second floor in amazement, with an expression that said, "You've got to be kidding me."

"Why don't you ask Daniel to come down and open the door?"

"Because his psychological problems are quite serious."

Chu Zihang lied stiffly, then squatted by the wall: "You can step on me to get up."

"No... no need."

Climbing up and down is a very common and necessary skill for junior high school students who like to play around.

So after coming to his senses, Andre took a few steps back, and after trying twice, he grabbed the windowsill and flipped over.

Chu Zihang followed closely behind.

The utility room had not changed at all since the morning; it was dark and crowded, and it became even darker in the afternoon when the sun moved in.

Andre opened the door.

——He also seemed familiar with this house.

At the end of the corridor, Andre was about to knock on the square door on the left.

Chu Zihang suddenly called him.

"Daniel isn't here."

"Ah? But this is clearly his room..."

Andre was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted and pursed his lips to keep quiet.

Chu Zihang pushed open the door on the right.

There was no change in the bedroom either. Even Daniel's curled-up position and movement were almost the same.

Chu Zihang saw that the boy on the bed had a yellow face.

"You should eat."

"……What does it have to do with you?"

Daniel's voice was hoarse from lack of water, and he looked up, not hiding his disgust.

"Why did you come back again? I've said everything I need to say. What else do you want?"

Chu Zihang took a step to the left, exposing Andre behind him.

"Your friend was worried about you, so he wanted to come and see you."

When Daniel saw Andre, his expression became extremely complicated. In fact, he didn't know how to face his old friend now.

After a moment of silence, he lowered his head and said coldly, "You guys go back, I'm fine."

Andre and Chu Zihang looked at each other and walked to the bed according to the plan they had agreed on.

"Come on, Daniel! None of this is your fault! I'm sure Mr. Moore wouldn't want to see you like this."

Andre slowed down his tone.

Daniel's face was covered in shadow, with his upturned eyes visible from under his fine hair.

"Do you really think so, Andre... Even if Ian's death, you think it has nothing to do with me... Is that right?"

"Of course!"

Andre suppressed his awkwardness and nodded firmly.

“…Yeah, that’s right.”

Daniel was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed nervously twice, and his gloomy expression eased slightly.

"You're right...I'm the biggest victim!"

Andre struck while the iron was hot.

"Cheer up! How about we continue to dig for shells tomorrow? Do you remember the shell that was as big as two palms that we found?"

"...Of course, of course I remember."

Daniel's expression became calmer. "It's beautiful, isn't it? I only found that one in all this time!"

"Yeah, what an enviable guy."

Andre shrugged.

The initial awkwardness gradually faded away in the memories and casual chats, and the two gradually returned to their past way of getting along.

……

Chu Zihang stood in an inconspicuous corner, carefully observing the expressions on both sides' faces.

He wanted to see if anyone's memories of the past were blurred or lost altogether.

(End of this chapter)