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How dare they?

Before she was controlled, Shen Ling’s mind was filled with such doubts.

She was certain that Second Master Shen and herself were of the same kind, both the type who did not fancy leaving their fates in the hands of others, the type who would never tolerate the existence of someone like Ali.

Because as long as you are with her, you can never know when this woman might alter your memories into something else, when the course of your life is being manipulated by someone else. Such days are unbearable for any strong individual.

And yet, he still chose to collaborate with her!

"You’ve played your hand poorly, little green tea..." Ali covered her mouth as she slowly approached, evidently in a particularly good mood now that she had outsmarted this old rival.

Shen Ling’s eyes widened, but no matter how hard she tried, her eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and she could not muster the energy to stay alert.

Her memories seemed to suggest she was very tired, so fatigued that even if the world collapsed, she would want to sink into a deep sleep.

She knew her memories had been altered, and that the other party’s abilities had grown even more terrifying.

Even before reaching the Transcendent level, this fox’s abilities were limited to altering others’ memories, but now it seemed quite different. She can not only change memories but seems to control others’ bodies as well...

Has that guy Pu YunChuan gone mad? What kind of monster has he created?

It was too late to think further, and overwhelmed by the endless fatigue, Shen Ling fell into a deep sleep.

Suddenly, Ali simply glanced at Chen Ying, whose originally crimson eyes immediately cleared. She plummeted from the sky, collapsing to the ground. The thunderclouds quickly dispersed, and Chen Ying immediately vomited onto the ground with a retching sound.

A blob of black blood emerged, and within it, a worm as long as an arm but as thin as a strand of hair began writhing on the ground, seemingly devoid of any resistance.

Ali didn’t even bother to give the worm a second glance.

For parasitic creatures, her gaze is the bane; no matter how formidable the parasite, a single look from her and its memories are altered—it will abandon its host. Without a host, a parasite is nothing!

"You doing alright?" Ali asked Chen Ying in an indifferent tone.

With mixed feelings in her heart, Chen Ying struggled to her feet, paying due respect and saying, "Thank you, senior."

"No need to thank me, this woman and I have a big vendetta. It’s either her death or mine. Saving you was just incidental."

In the brief moment of contact just now, she read the other’s memories. She saw how she had betrayed them, and the torment she put her past self through. The mere recollection made her skin crawl.

She couldn’t figure it out. They were kinsfolk from the same place, colleagues from back in the day. Even if they didn’t get along on regular days, was there need for such malice?

How cruel can people be to treat others with such brutality?

Closing her eyes, Ali took a deep breath. The images she had just seen truly made her uncomfortable, and she needed some time to calm down. If it weren’t for the fact that this woman possessed significant usefulness to Chen Qing, she would have wished to consume her alive right at this moment!

"Senior..." After recovering somewhat, Chen Ying still spoke with caution, "Second Master Shen, he..."

She was actually quite curious, was the Ali impersonating Second Master Shen cooperating with him, or had she directly seen through him and taken control?

Ali originally wanted to reply with: "Guess?"

But after thinking it over, she decided not to indulge in such a cruel sense of humor.

Assaulted by that woman’s worldview, this child still needed some positive energy; otherwise, a twisted character would not bode well.

Ali could sense that Chen Ying might not like her very much, but in fact, she rather liked Chen Ying.

"That Shen Family lad is full of tricks up his sleeve. He knows that neither the Dragon King from the West Sea nor this woman could be relied upon for support. It’s highly probable that Chen Qing would go to Ziyue’s rescue.

Tian Heng and Xuu Hu would not be able to return, so the resolution here rests solely on him.

Yet, facing those two, he knows that he doesn’t stand a chance directly in combat. So I... am his only winning card!"

"He risked creating the illusion that I was dead, let the Western Sea Dragon King in, exploiting his eagerness to seize the Dao Fruit to set them against each other. Both were confident, from beginning to end they didn’t see the Shen family as their adversaries, focusing only on each other, and that’s why I was able to take advantage. "

"Is that so?" A smile appeared on Chen Ying’s face. Her thoughts were indeed correct. Even if Second Master Shen’s heart fluctuated slightly towards Chen Qing, he would still choose to stand by Chen Qing’s side for the sake of Jiangnan because only Chen Qing could create a warm world.

And she had always seen that, whether it was Shen San or Second Master Shen, they all adored such a version of Jiangnan immensely.

"But weren’t they very wary of you?" Chen Ying asked curiously, "This woman has been very vigilant towards you from start to finish. Why didn’t she try to guard against you in the end?"

"Because she judges others by herself!" Ali sneered, "In her mind, there’s no such thing as mutual trust. People are selfish, and human nature is evil. Why did she create an army of parasites? Because she doesn’t trust anyone. She’d rather use bugs to control every person in the world to fill the void for security in her heart.

It seems clever, but in fact, she has gone to the extreme! "

"Extreme people are extreme in their thoughts. She thinks Second Master Shen is the same kind of person as her, at least not too far off. She believes that even if Second Master Shen were to target her, he wouldn’t use me, because of my uncontrollable nature.

But it’s exactly because of this that she met her downfall! "

"I see..." Chen Ying once again showed her respects, "I have learned a lot."

Ali sighed and slowly approached the unconscious Shen Ling.

Her new ability was a temporary patch given by Pu YunChuan back in the day; from the moment she stepped into Transcendence, it was King Level.

To withstand the likes of King Xiang’s formidable power, her ability had once again improved.

As long as she had the chance to make eye contact with the enemy, she could control even their muscle memory, making the enemy’s body respond to her words. This was her current power.

As long as she set her sights on them, at the same level, no one could match her.

Of course... The downside was also clear, activating such a power required some time, memories took effect slowly, not instantly. With no combat abilities of her own, if the opponent recognized her right from the start, she wouldn’t survive a second at such close range.

Thus, to defeat an opponent of the same level, she had to exhaust all strategies, and she could be counter-killed at any moment, which was also her vulnerability.

Honestly speaking, it owes much to the Shen Family’s play. If Second Master Shen hadn’t so precisely calculated Shen Ling’s mindset, how could this group of people protect Jiangnan under the hands of three King-Level monsters!

The key question now was, how to contact Chen Qing?

Ali’s brow furrowed tightly. Right now, the Shen family’s Power of Faith was nearly depleted, and Chen Ying seemed to be struggling.

Without entering the Divine Path, she couldn’t contact Chen Qing at long distances.

To dispatch someone with a message was also futile since no one knew where Chen Qing was at the moment.

But now, she had crucial intelligence that she must relay to Chen Qing.

Ali looked coldly at the Shen Ling lying on the ground - information straight from this woman’s mind, vitally important.

Among those people from that year, there was a traitor!