"Is this the last refuge?" Black Pupil observed the surroundings thoughtfully, as if it really was the case.

The rooms on both sides of the corridor looked very tidy, and there were many sleeping instruments inside, obviously some kind of containers for hibernation.

But Black Pupil felt unexpectedly uneasy here, especially the atmosphere... to put it nicely, it felt a bit like a laboratory, but after hearing Bai Xuanxiang's words, he felt that this place was more like a tomb chamber.

Juxi was still as quiet as before, because the numbness from the electric shock gun hadn't worn off yet, so he was very worried about what strange things might happen next.

"Use modern technology to wake up this primitive man quickly..."

"Yes."

As soon as the words fell, Black Pupil took a cup of water from the room and splashed it on Juxi's face.

"Ugh! Where... where am I?!"

Juxi couldn't fully wake up for a while, and could only be said to be in a half-awake, half-asleep state now.

"Welcome to the future, primitive man!"

"Where... where am I?"

Juxi still hadn't figured out what was going on, because he clearly remembered that he was at the old man's house just now, so how did he suddenly end up in this place?

He was surprised, because he had completely forgotten everything that had happened before, so it was natural for him to be so scared.

That's how humans are, full of fear for the unknown... cough, let's talk about the main point!

Bai Xuanxiang didn't beat around the bush, but instead went straight to the point.

"Mr. Juxi, we have to talk to you because there are too many issues involving you, including what happened in the city these past two days. I think you should be able to explain, right?"

"...I don't know! I've been telling the truth, I don't even know why I'm here, really!"

"Hmm... it seems like you're planning to be dishonest!"

"No, I'm telling the truth! Ahhhh!"

I don't know!

Although Juxi really wanted to say that, Bai Xuanxiang didn't give him any chance to explain, directly opening the electrified valve and giving Juxi a small electric shock as punishment for being "dishonest".

Juxi felt truly wronged in his heart, because he really hadn't done anything, so naturally there was nothing to say.

I didn't even have a chance to explain, but Bai Xuanxiang firmly believed that he was the one responsible for these things.

Before this, Bai Xuanxiang had learned some relevant information, yes, about those Lyanhard things!

Although Bai Xuanxiang and Black Pupil knew that this Demon Emperor's combat power was not very strong, at least not much different from an ordinary SS-grade core warrior.

However, its terror lies in its mental abilities, the ability to freely manipulate the core energy on its body, and change the consciousness of others, resulting in an effect that prevents them from exerting their full power.

In this situation, Juxi possessed powerful spiritual abilities, which was extremely rare among core beings, even among the few core warriors, it was a one-in-a-million probability.

Therefore, Bai Xuanxiang could conclude that Juxi was the only culprit who could cause such things.

It was an absolute fact that Juxi had a strong core spirit blessing, but it seemed that he didn't actually possess his own body most of the time, but rather was controlled... no, protected by the core spirit!

"It's hard to believe that the core spirit doesn't devour the host on its own, which is a very rare phenomenon!" Heitian knew a lot about this matter. Generally, the core spirit only doesn't devour the host when the host is powerful enough. But what happened to Juxi was really strange. What was wrong with this core spirit?

Bai Xuanxiang also didn't know why. Could it be that the source of the core spirit was unusual?

Just when Heitian was curious, a voice of a black warrior suddenly appeared in his mind: "The core spirit in this child's body is not an ordinary core spirit..."

After hearing this, Heitian had a black line on his face and helplessly replied, "Of course we know that, but what exactly is unusual about it?"

"Well... I think it should be related to species. She has certain similarities with me."

"Similarities?"

"Yes, one similarity."

"What kind of similarity?"

"It's simple. That is - we are both core spirits in human form."

The answer from the black warrior was simple, and there was no wave in his voice, as if this kind of thing was common everywhere.

"Human core spirit?!"

Heitian couldn't believe it. Although it was true that the black warrior was indeed a human core spirit, he couldn't believe that the man in front of him... He couldn't believe that he was also a human core spirit!

But if that was the case, it made sense. If it was a human core spirit, it explained why the core spirit wouldn't devour humans on its own. It was because of human nature, Heitian thought. It was because they retained their personality from their previous life, so they became core spirits after death and still retained a bit of attachment to their family.

If that was really the case, then what was preserved in this man's body... was it his own daughter?

That's what Heitian thought. Since it was a fairy tale, it should be a child, right?

"I see, it should be a daughter, right?"

"No... that kind of dark fairy tale is not something children would like, don't you think?"

However, Bao Xuanxiang rejected Heitian's answer. Although she also didn't have a good answer, what she said made a lot of sense.

"Heitian, we all came from childhood. Shouldn't our dreams of childhood be beautiful?"

With just a simple sentence, Heitian was left speechless. To be honest, he had never thought that his sister would have so many thoughts. He had always thought she was a cold-hearted person, but it seemed like he had thought too much.

But now that they knew it was a core spirit in human form, the next step was to find a way to communicate, right?

"If it's in human form, I think it should be easier to communicate, right?" Heitian said absentmindedly, full of nonsense.

"I know, but this kind of core spirit in human form is the first time I've heard of it. It's probably not that easy to figure out if we want to know what's going on." Bao Xuanxiang also knew the importance of contacting the core spirit, but she was also helpless about this matter.

If it could really be done simply, the researchers wouldn't have spent so much time studying it.

"By the way, go and retrieve the surveillance footage from the lab!" Bao Xuanxiang suddenly remembered something and shouted at her wristband.

"Yes!" The other side quickly transmitted the footage, and Heitian also hurriedly came over to watch.

The fleeting black figure in the picture shocked both Heung Hyang and Hei Tong. The events that took place in the middle seemed to have happened in the blink of an eye, but thanks to the advanced technology in image processing, each frame of the footage could be processed with great clarity. To avoid any omissions, there were countless frames within one second of footage, so there was no need to worry about missing anything.

Therefore, Heung Hyang quickly slowed down the footage, wanting to clearly see what Juxi looked like at that time.

"If it's being controlled by the Core Spirit, the original body should... wait, why is it a woman?!" Upon seeing the figure in the footage, both Heung Hyang and Hei Tong were shocked.

In the footage, long hair swept across the laboratory screen, and the silhouette definitely looked like that of a woman!

Seeing this scene, Heung Hyang's expression suddenly became serious, as if she had realized something extraordinary.

Could it be...

"This woman looks about the same age as the uncle!" Hei Tong's mouth twitched as she spoke.

"Well, this man is truly not to be underestimated!" Even Heung Hyang couldn't help but praise him, and she even looked at Juxi in a different light.

"Why?" Hei Tong asked.

Shaking her head, Heung Hyang said, "It's hard to believe that someone in this world can love someone so persistently, truly and unwaveringly!"

That woman, even in her final moments... No! It should be said, even after her death, she was desperately protecting him. This was simply unbelievable... at least in the dictionary of materialists, the word "unbelievable" seems to be absent.

In this situation, Hei Tong didn't know what to say. She could only watch how Heung Hyang would handle this.

Of course, Heung Hyang could only stand still in the room, without any good ideas. All she could do was silently think or wait.

Finally...

Hei Tong couldn't help but say, "I don't pay that much attention. But on another note, is that woman really the uncle's lover?"

Heung Hyang was puzzled and asked, "Then tell me, what else could it be?"

Hei Tong pointed to herself, then to Heung Hyang, with a faint smile on her lips.

"You... you mean siblings?!"

Although Heung Hyang thought it was most likely a romantic relationship, upon closer examination, their cheeks did indeed share many similarities. Could there be a blood relationship between them...

The moment she thought of a blood relationship, Heung Hyang couldn't stay calm anymore. Even her body felt strange.

"No, no, it should... it should not be that kind of relationship."

Heung Hyang knew in her heart that there was a blood relationship between Juxi and that woman, but it was different between her and Hei Tong!

There was no relationship between them.

At least not in the past hundred years!

After all, one was a Hilde and the other was... uh, well, one came from the East, and the other came from the West.