Purple chervil had lost her memories from before, she couldn’t recall those past events, and with them, the trust and wholehearted confidences of those days had also vanished.
Dong Huiying suddenly exclaimed, "You’re thinking too much," her brows faintly furrowed as she discerned what Yun Ge was pondering. "Actually... this might be a flaw in my personality."
In her previous life, she grew up in such an environment, without family affection or someone to care for her; even if she was in pain or exhausted, she could only console herself. She had long grown accustomed to that kind of life, hence her consciousness was extremely independent. Relying on oneself rather than others had once been her unwavering creed.
However, she seemed to have been mistaken.
Such thinking of hers had probably hurt those around her.
After all, this life was this life, and the past life was the past life—her life was different now. But how could habits accumulated over many years be overturned overnight?
Dong Huying felt a heartfelt sigh and also felt apologetic toward Yun Ge.
"Yun Ge..." She might have underestimated her own importance in Yun Ge’s heart. To Yun Ge, her place in her heart could be more significant than anyone else’s. She softly said, "There’s a question I hope you can answer me honestly?"
Yun Ge was somewhat puzzled, "What is it?"
"Why did you make a light trip to Taihang Town after getting news of me, and why did you bring only a handful of people?"
Yun Ge was intelligent and caught on immediately, promptly she said, "As you saw, because of your fiancé, I left Hong Fei and the others here."
Dong Huiying let out a soft sigh, then added, "Then, there’s the matter of Zhang Yu wearing tattered armor—if that were merely a coincidence, it would be fine, but Hong Fei and the others were all the same, I could tell their armor was very old."
"And most importantly... back then, you didn’t know Shujun’s identity, yet you harbored suspicions against him, and even when he took advantage of the chaos to flee, you were very uneasy, hence you left Hong Fei here."
"Zhang Yu once told me that on the way to Taihang Town, you encountered assassins."
"Why are you so cautious, so careful? What is the reason for that?"
Dong Huiying was as clear as a mirror, Yun Ge and the others... actually weren’t faring well; even though Yun Ge was the widely renowned Medicine Valley God Doctor, and she had many people here, she still dared not make a big show, because her situation was grim. Even the act of searching for her had to be done stealthily... This meant that, in fact, Yun Ge and her companions were barely able to fend for themselves.
Yun Ge’s eyes reddened; she grasped Dong Huiying’s hand in return, "But you need to know! I, Hong Fei, Zhang Yu, and the remaining eighty thousand people who call ourselves Ghosts, whose ghosts are we? Yours! For you, we can do anything, even if it means sacrifice, what does it matter? Purple chervil, you need to know that I’d rather stake my own life, I would never allow you to be bullied the slightest bit!"
To say she wasn’t moved would be a lie, but Dong Huiying still maintained her rationality.
"I understand what’s in your heart, but I don’t want unnecessary sacrifices. Every life in this world is precious. In these days... I have also been through quite a bit, and I now have a realization: there’s only one life that can’t be redone. Any choice, any whim, might bring catastrophic consequences. And I never wish for that to happen."
Yun Ge fell silent, biting her lip, murmuring softly...