The Astral Express crew quickly informed Jing Yuan and the others of the news that Feixiao had killed Hall Master Zhu's clone. Jing Yuan nodded and said, "I knew it. With Feixiao's personality, she certainly wouldn't be able to sit still. Still, we cannot let our guard down. Let's return to what Dan Heng told me. General Huaiyan and I recently met with an old friend—well, how should I put it, there's good news and bad news. Let's start with the good news: the enemy we are facing this time might not be as formidable as we imagined. But the bad news is that this enemy is targeting our inner worlds. Dan Heng, what he said isn't entirely false. As for what happened back then... I'm sorry, but there was nothing I could do either."
Dan Heng shook his head and said, "General Jing Yuan needn't say more. I believe this was her choice as well."
Jing Yuan simply nodded and continued, "That old friend deduced that our friend from the Garden of Recollection, known as Shadow, hasn't shown his face for many Amber Eras. I don't know what reason has brought him back out of retirement. He specializes in collecting people's painful memories and takes pleasure in it. Moreover, if someone falls into an illusion created by him and cannot extricate themselves, mental breakdown and multiple personality disorders are just the mildest outcomes..."
Chapter 69