Seeing the bitterness on Qin Nuo's face, Qin Yushi's expression was equally plex, her furrowed brows never rexing.

  She wasn't sure if what she was doing was right .

  Oable, the micro-bug embedded in the back of the dy's watch fshed red.

  Qin Nuo's expression ged, as if he had temporarily emerged from his chaotic thoughts.

  "So, what's your name?" Qin Nuo asked.

  Qin Yushi gave a bitter smile, "Just sider me still Qin Yushi, areating me as your sister, okay?"

  Everything was a lie, and such a cruel reality could easily break a person's mental defenses.

  Even though Qin Nuo appeared calm, who knew what he felt inside?

  She was just an actress pying the role of Qin Nuo's sister. Two years ago, she didn't even know this younger brother, who was two years her junior. But now, revealing all these truths, her feelings were as plex as her expression.

  "So that terrifying curse, and Wang Xun, were fake too?"

  "The terrifying curse was real, and Wang Xun is indeed just an ordinary friend in my life."

  "My professional identity is fidential, so all she knows is that I'm a uy student at the Media Uy."

  "To avoid exposure and to better watch over you, I went along with the ad had her help me ehe Hame."

  "I just didn't expect..."

  Qin Nuo chuckled and said, "Well, gratutions, your role as my sister end now."

  Qin Yushi pursed her red lips, wanting to pick up the watch, but another hand took it first.

  Qin Nuo looked at the watch, flipped it over, and stared at the bug on the back, showing no surprise.

  "Who's behind you, the guild?"

  Qin Yushi blinked and said, "You sider me as serving the nation."

  "anizatioence is to iigate the emergence of the Horror World and what's behind the Hame."

  "Not those dirty guilds thinking all day about profiting from the Hame."

  Qin Nuo tossed the watch back to Qin Yushi and said, "From now on, you don't o monitor me."

  "I'll figure out my own matters."

  "I know you want to find answers in the instance, find the two voices on the phone. What if it's a trap?" Qin Yushi saw through Qin Nuo's thoughts.

  "Maybe, but living isn't just about survival; it's also about proving one's existence." Qin Nuo leaned ba his chair, feeling the urge to light a cigarette.

  "I'm not stopping you because oals are the same."

  "The anization behind me help you a lot."

  Qin Nuo asked lightly, "Like surveilnce?"

  Qin Yushi gave a bitter smile. Suddenly, the ph. She listened for a while and then hung up.

  "We just caught two people who cim to be from the Hundred Herbs Guild. Their target is you, iigating Ye Ming's whereabouts."

  Qin Nuo's expression ged slightly. He had thought the guild behind Ye Ming wouldn't let it go, but he didn't expect them to act so quickly.

  "We'll ha for you, don't worry."

  Qin Yushi said, "The guild targeting you proves you have something they want. Ye Ming's records show he participated in four instances and tracted a ghost. There's only one reason he's after you..."

  Qin Yushi sniffed with her delicate nose and said, "Actually, after you were forcibly sent back from the Horror World, I sensed a different aura on you."

  "You're a Half-Ghost, aren't you?"

  As she spoke, Qin Yushi's gaze iionally fell on Qin Nuht hand, giving a smiling nod.

  Qin Nuo eechless.

  Iwo years they spent together, Qin Yushi's clumsy as and simple, silly demeanor left a deep impression on Qin Nuo. He even worried about how she would take care of herself if she got married.

  But seeing the pletely different Qin Yushi now, Qin Nuo could only say that her ag skills were incredible.

  She had fooled him with her ag for two whole years, truly proving the saying that life is a py, and it's all about ag!

  The phone suddenly rang again. Qin Yushi g the caller, hesitated for a moment, thought about going to the baly to answer, but then looked at Qin Nuo and sat back down, putting the phoo her ear.

  "Who told you to expose your identity?" As soon as the call ected, a middle-aged man's reprimanding voice came through.

  "You've now destroyed all our hard work! Do you uand?"

  Qin Yushi's face remained calm as she said, "I know my brother too well. He's smarter than you think. tinuing to hide is meaningless."

  "And just monit him like this, waiting for him to recover those memories, five me for saying, but whoever came up with this idea is an idiot."

  "We must take practical a. That call from the Horror World is the key."

  The middle-aged man oher end wao tinue reprimanding, but it seemed someone pushed him aside, and a middle-aged woman's voice took over.

  "Tell me your thoughts."

  Qin Yushi g Qin Nuo before replying.

  "It's simple, fully assist him in finding out about that call from the Horror World..."

  Two mier.

  Qin Yushi put down the phone and said, "You heard everything I said."

  "We have no iion of harming you, nor have we ever wao harm anyone."

  "Sihe emergence of the Horror World, the world's order has been gradually breaking down, heading towards colpse. I'm sure you've noticed."

  "If this tinues, no try will be spared, ain will be the only oute."

  "The memory you lost when you ehe Horror World in 2019 is crucial. Rec that memory might help us find the reason for the Hame's appearand stop the emergence of things like the 'terrifying curse.'"

  Qin Nuo showed ion, his toill cold.

  "Sorry, I'm not some great person. You won't find any self-sacrifi me."

  "Right now, I only care about myself."

  Everyone has their own burdens, w about the whole world's safety seemed ughable to Qin Nuo.

  Qin Yushi smiled helplessly. No one uood Qin Nuo's nature better than her, his "sister."

  "Of course, I know. It's our job, and we won't force you to do anything."

  "If you want to find those so-called 'parents' in the Horror World, we'll help you and won't disturb your life."

  "You hat memory to uhe truth."

  "We also hat memory to trace the in of the Hame."

  "Soals align and don't flict."

  Qin Nuo thought for a moment, then said, "That's acceptable."

  "However, I prefer to ay own in the Horror World."

  "If you want to help me, deal with those who are targeting me, like the Hundred Herbs Guild."

  Ye Ming and the Hundred Herbs Guild made Qin Nuo realize that if he tio clear instarouble would follow. It would be better to let the mysterious anization behind Qin Yushi help him clear the way, saving him a lot of trouble.

  Qin Yushi nodded slightly, "The identity of a Half-Ghost is indeed sensitive in the real world."

  Qin Nuo shook his head slightly, "It's not just the Half-Ghost identity causing trouble..."

  "Another issue is that my game ID is 'Phantom'..."

  JOSOLUNA