185: Chapter 185 Wang Dong'er: It's me again?

Lu Jing knitted his brows, his gaze complex as he looked at Ah Yin, who was still hovering in the air, her eyes clear yet filled with confusion, as if she had just been born into the World.

He reached out and rubbed his aching temples hard, feeling a sense of absurdity and helplessness welling up in his heart.

What was this? After all that hard work and the massive price paid, the result was a "blank slate"?

Tell her the truth?

The risk was too great. Not to mention whether she could accept it, just the grudges and entanglements behind keywords like Tang San, Tang Hao, Spirit Hall, and sacrifice would be enough to plunge this newcomer, who had just gained consciousness and whose mind was a blank slate, into chaos or even collapse.

Moreover, exposing their intentions and knowledge too early was not a wise move.

Don't tell her the truth?

Then how should her identity be defined?

How should her placement be arranged?

They couldn't just keep her at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well forever, could they?

Weighing the pros and cons rapidly in his mind, Lu Jing finally made the safest, albeit most procrastinating, decision.

He took a deep breath and said slowly:

"Let's take her back first."

His voice carried a hint of exhaustion and helplessness: "Staying here isn't a solution. As for later… how to arrange things for her, how to explain it to her, that will just… depend on the situation when the time comes. We'll take it one step at a time."

He looked at Wang Donger and the Snow Empress, seeking their opinions: "What do you think?"

The Snow Empress didn't hesitate at all, gently shaking her head to indicate she had no objection.

She had no special feelings for Ah Yin to begin with; she only paid attention because Lu Jing and Wang Donger cared.

She trusted Lu Jing's judgment on how to handle it.

Wang Donger bit her lower lip, her beautiful face showing a struggle.

She looked at Ah Yin's pair of pure blue eyes, seeing both the helplessness towards a stranger and a hint of confusion about the future.

In the end, she could only nod, her voice a bit dejected: "Alright… let's take her back first. I also… have no other choice."

After reaching an agreement, the next problem arose: who would talk to Ah Yin?

Lu Jing almost immediately cast his gaze towards Wang Donger, signaling with his eyes: You go.

Sensing his gaze, Wang Donger was slightly stunned, subconsciously pointing to the tip of her own nose, her face revealing an expression of astonishment that it was her again.

It was her who explained the resurrection and the location just now, and now she had to be the one to coax an amnesiac?

Looking at her reluctant expression, Lu Jing rolled his eyes in annoyance and said silently with his lips, but with an exaggerated expression: "Who else could it be if not you? You don't expect me to go with Snow Treasure, do you?"

As he spoke, he gestured with his eyes towards the Snow Empress, who was still standing by with an expression of "this has nothing to do with me, I'm just here to watch."

The Snow Empress nodded very timely, her ice-blue eyes even carrying a hint of "it's only natural," as if to say: This important task belongs to you alone.

"…"

Wang Donger was rendered speechless by the two of them singing in harmony. She could only pout angrily and mutter in a low voice: "You guys only know how to order me around…"

However, complaining was just complaining; she knew that she was indeed the most suitable person to step forward.

She steadied herself and looked back at Ah Yin, who was still quietly hovering, waiting for what they would say next.

She tried hard to make her expression look gentler and harmless, even wearing a slightly encouraging smile. She walked forward two steps to stand in front of Ah Yin, looked up at this woman who was slightly taller than her, with an exquisite face and a gentle temperament, and said softly:

"Um… it's not very safe here, and it's not very convenient either. You… should come with us first. Don't worry, we won't hurt you. You are… one of us."

The last sentence, "You are one of us," was said somewhat vaguely and carried a hint of probing.

It both pointed out the relationship that they were together and avoided explicitly stating what exactly that relationship was, leaving room for future explanations.

She was actually a bit nervous inside, not knowing if Ah Yin would accept such an ambiguous invitation.

However, to Wang Donger's surprise, Ah Yin's reaction was extremely simple and direct.

Her sapphire-like eyes looked quietly at Wang Donger, then swept over Lu Jing and the Snow Empress not far behind her, seemingly making some extremely simple judgment.

She did not sense any malice from these three people. Although the surrounding environment was strange, it did make her feel a bit unfamiliar.

Thus, after a brief silence, Ah Yin nodded gently, a faint, almost innocent smile appearing on her beautiful face, and she said in a soft voice:

"Okay."

"…"

Wang Donger was stunned.

She just… agreed?

That easily?

She thought she would at least have to spend some effort, explain why she was "one of us," why they had to leave, and might even be asked questions like where they were going or what they were doing.

As a result, the other party just agreed so lightly and without hesitation?

Looking at Ah Yin's docile appearance, as if she would agree to whatever was said, Wang Donger suddenly felt that her previous worries and struggles seemed a bit… unnecessary?

This amnesiac Ah Yin seemed… overly easy to talk to!

Or rather, because of the blankness of her memory, her perception of the World and her defenses had dropped to the lowest point!

However, in any case, this was ultimately a good thing.

At least it saved a lot of trouble.

"Uh… okay, then let's… go." Wang Donger came back to her senses and said quickly.

She reached out, hesitated for a moment, and then gently took Ah Yin's wrist.

Ah Yin's wrist was slender and warm, with a great tactile feel, and she didn't resist, letting Wang Donger pull her.

Lu Jing and the Snow Empress also walked over.

Looking at this harmonious scene, Lu Jing also breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, a hint of more complex emotions rose faintly in his heart.

An amnesiac mother of a future God King was like a ticking time bomb that they had brought back with them, not knowing when or in what way it would explode.

The road ahead seemed to have become more convoluted and mysterious because of Ah Yin's amnesia, and was full of more unknown variables.

"Let's go, let's go back first," Lu Jing said, his gaze sweeping one last time over this magical Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The goal of today's trip had been reached, but the result had completely deviated from the expected track.

The four of them no longer stayed.

Wang Donger pulled Ah Yin, with Lu Jing and the Snow Empress following beside them. Together, they turned into streams of light and soared into the sky, leaving behind the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the Sunset Forest—a place that had nurtured Ah Yin's rebirth but also brought new trouble—and sped off in the direction of Heaven Dou City.

Leaving behind only that strange spring with its distinct red and white colors, still flowing quietly as if it had never changed since ancient times, silently witnessing yet another complex and uncertain entanglement of fate slowly beginning its prelude.