Tang San's soul was pulled from the dark depths of the sea. The girl's delicate face, as if radiating a halo, flickered into his blurry vision. Like a candle flame stirred by the wind, the shadow projected on the wall also swayed.
"Suisui..."
A hoarse sound escaped Tang San's pale lips. Though pulled from the dark sea, the chill seemed to linger in his soul, making him tremble uncontrollably.
"Su... Suisui... Why are you... here?" Tang San's icy lips struggled to form the quivering words. The girl's familiar outline gradually sharpened in his purplish eyes.
Once his vision cleared, he saw a trace of worry on the girl's lively and childlike face. She reached out to support him, as he was too weak to stand due to the cold. The warm body temperature of a living person transmitted through their touching palms, dispelling much of the chilling haze.
"I sensed you were in danger, so I came."
Tang San looked up, meeting those familiar clear blue eyes. Seeing the genuine concern on his sister's face, he opened his mouth, wanting to say more, but she had already taken his arm and was guiding him forward.
Not an illusion... but the real Suisui...
His Purple Demon Eyes, capable of piercing all falsehoods, confirmed that the sister before him was a real consciousness.
The warmth from her other supporting hand eased his troubled heart. Gazing at his sister's exquisite profile, he couldn't help but ask, "Suisui, how did you get in?" Soudan Novel Network.
With the influx of another energy, Tang San's near-fatal cold began to recede, and the weakness in his voice diminished considerably.
The girl, without looking back, replied playfully, "Because you're my brother. Twins share a blood connection. Let me take you out first; everyone's waiting for you."
Tang San grunted. The prolonged struggle with the Cave Demon Spider had severely depleted his spiritual power and soul force, leaving his inner strength almost nonexistent.
As the girl supported him, Tang San noticed the black mist that still pervaded his spiritual space. He tried to extend his spiritual power again to sense an exit, but the pain of overuse surged through his brain, forcing him to lower his head and wait for it to pass.
*Clap.*
A sound came from beneath his feet. Tang San, having recovered, opened his eyes to see the black mist around his feet gradually dispersing, revealing a ground like a water mirror.
Ripples spread as they walked, accompanied by the sound of dripping water. Tang San, his weight mostly on his sister, gave a self-deprecating smile.
He had thought his spiritual space would be tranquil, but now his sister had to witness this chaos and be led by her to find an exit. What a brother he was... Huh?
The self-mockery in Tang San's eyes froze, his bitter handsome face stiffening as if he had seen something unbelievable. His pupils widened in shock, and he abruptly looked up at the girl's familiar and exquisite profile.
As if sensing his incredible, burning gaze, she turned her head as if sensing something. Her clear blue eyes met another pair filled with shock. She blinked, confused, "What's wrong, brother?"
Tang San fell silent for a moment, then lowered his gaze.
Beneath the water mirror, only Tang San's reflection was visible.
He was covered in blood, his eyes closed, seated in a pool of red and blue hot springs, seemingly mirroring the real world.
But what surrounded his true body was not the picturesque Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, but the distorted, dim dark sea.
The ink-black tides firmly occupied the space beneath the water mirror, yet a stark white presence, hugging its knees, was curled up asleep in the deep abyss.
*Crack.*
Tang San's weakened arm, seemingly from nowhere, found a surge of strength. His nearly depleted spiritual power forcibly severed the other nurturing energy, transforming it into the sharpest spears and thrusting them at the girl before him.
"Oops."
The girl, who had been supporting Tang San a moment ago, gave a soft cry. Her form dissolved into black mist, causing the spiritual attack to miss. She reappeared more than thirty meters away, standing gracefully.
"I've been discovered."
The girl's eyes curved into a smile. Showing no panic at being exposed as an impostor, she widened the curve of her lips.
The concern vanished, replaced by a predatory gaze and a hint of cunning.
"Who are you?"
Tang San roughly wiped the black blood from his lips. His bloodshot black eyes blazed with a fiery light, filled with a rage that seemed capable of burning everything.
"Brother, why would you attack me?" the girl asked, feigning sorrow.
Despite wearing Tang San's extremely familiar appearance, a murderous intent surged within him.
"You're not her!"
"I am." The girl raised an eyebrow and looked at him with a playful smile.
"Or perhaps, you can't accept me like this?"
The girl stood there, smiling sweetly. The familiar curve of her lips now held a strange, unspeakable danger.
"No, you're not Suisui!" Tang San's gaze was piercing, with a sharpness that penetrated the heart, stating with certainty.
What he had seen that day was definitely not this peculiar being whom even his Mustard Seed realm couldn't see through!
Furthermore, after he had seen her that day, he had never seen her again when he secretly looked for Suisui.
He had even been warned back then, proving the other party didn't want to be exposed. How could they possibly face him directly now?
Hearing Tang San's words, the smile on the girl's face deepened, like a painted mask. The once heartwarming smile became utterly false. A trace of red spread from the corners of her eyes, and black mist surged towards her face, solidifying like colloid, gradually taking shape.
"Kongkong..."
A mask resembling a black fox covered the familiar face of Tang San. The girl's delicate figure became robust. In the blink of an eye, she transformed into a man wearing a black fox mask and a red and white robe.
At the same time, another hoarse, displeased voice rang out:
"Why are you talking so much with this kid? Hurry up and kick him out."
— — — Author's notes — — —
Now, it should not be difficult to guess the identity of the first person to be swallowed, right?