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Book 4: Chapter 48: Heart Maze

After hearing Chen Heng’s words, Shining’s mood immediately turned bad, her face darkening. Just as she was about to draw her sword, she remembered she had not fixed it yet; it was currently in two pieces.

“Don’t get agitated. Never get agitated. Although I don’t know how effective this medicine will be, I know it will absolutely not harm Nightingale. I can guarantee this.”

When Chen Heng saw that Shining was so angry that she wanted to draw her sword, he quickly explained to salvage the situation.

After hearing Chen Heng’s explanation, Shining pushed back the sword, which she already had pulled out by ten centimeters. After all, a broken sword still could kill.

Of course, Shining would not actually kill Chen Heng. However, she would at least teach him a lesson, perhaps by changing his hairstyle? Maybe make him look like a beggar?

“You should at least know how to use it, right? Does she only need to eat it? Or are other preparations needed?”

“I know this! I know this! I have the instruction manual.” Then Chen Heng took out a thick book from his spatial storage. This book recorded the appearance, effects, conditions treated, usage method, and some contraindications of nearly all his medicinal pills.

As Shining watched Chen Heng check the manual, she suddenly felt he was unreliable.

It was not just Shining. Even the dazed Nightingale looked over and stared at Chen Heng.

“Very good, I understand now. Also, Nightingale, don’t look at me like that.” He could endure Shining’s looking at him, but he found Nightingale’s staring at him unbearable. He could not stand it at all.

This was especially so when Nightingale had a very pure look, making Chen Heng feel sinful.

“Oh…” Nightingale lowered her head with some doubt when she heard Chen Heng’s words.

Ah! I’m dead. Nightingale is simply too cute!

“First, one needs to be calm before eating this medicinal pill. Nightingale did very well in this aspect. However, it is not enough. I will help her later. After that, this medicine has a slight chance of creating a heart maze. If it creates a heart maze, we need someone to help. Of course, a heart maze is only created under extreme circumstances, like the awakening memories being overly cruel and the person not being able to handle them within a short period. Such circumstances could lead to a heart maze appearing.”

“What is a heart maze? Is it dangerous?” Shining heard another strange term.

“A heart maze is just a simple maze. To others, it is easy to escape. However, it is extremely difficult for the person in question. That’s why someone needs to help. Don’t worry. If a heart maze appears, I’ll help Nightingale come out.”

“Then thank you in advance.” Shining felt the odds of a heart maze appearing for Nightingale would be very high. After all, those memories were not pleasant.

“There’s no need for thanks. Right now, the primary mission is to calm Nightingale. Nightingale, extend your hand.”

Chen Heng used his inner strength to massage Nightingale’s entire body. Don’t think dirty. It was just in the sense of her meridians. However, based on Nightingale’s enjoyment, it should have succeeded.

After thoroughly calming down, Nightingale consumed that medicinal pill and promptly fell into a heart maze. She fell so fast that Chen Heng found it unacceptable.

Although Chen Heng had the six-star Nightingale in the game, he had not raised her Trust value by much, which meant he had not unlocked the story behind this matter. He only knew she had been quite pitiful. However, the situation showed he had underestimated her past. Her past life must have been extremely miserable.

“…Can I ask, did Nightingale have an extremely terrible past? She actually ran into such an extreme situation.”

“Nightingale was a sacrifice of war. That was an internal war. This child has extremely great talent in medicine, a blessing. However, that was the start of a disaster for her. During the internal war, she got locked up in a tiny space to treat the soldiers sent over from the battlefield. She was even forced to transfer her life force; it was seized and forcibly taken….”

“Stop! Stop! Stop! That’s enough. I get a rough picture of what happened later.” Chen Heng had never liked tragic dramas, even when he was young.

“Then…”

“Alright, leave Nightingale’s heart maze to me. Walking out of a heart maze is the most difficult thing in the world for the owner of the memories. However, it is exceptionally easy for outsiders. This is why people who used such pills would get a helper they could trust. Just wait. Nightingale will wake up soon.”

After speaking, Chen Heng took out a Foundation Spiritual Pill and consumed it. Then he gently tapped Nightingale’s forehead after gathering the Spiritual Energy of a Foundation Building Realm cultivator, entering Nightingale’s heart maze.

Chen Heng’s vision turned dark. When he could see again, he was deep in Nightingale’s memories.

After he opened his eyes, he saw Nightingale just as he was about to check his surroundings. It was not that he had excellent vision. Rather, Nightingale was right in front of him.

Nightingale looked like how she did several years ago, about Sirin’s age, probably 14. Right now, she was in an extremely cramped metal cage, with her body curled up and her head buried between her knees. Furthermore, her clothes were tattered. Sirin’s clothes when he first met her were even better than this.

Back then, Sirin’s clothes could at least be considered a clean bedsheet. Chen Heng would believe it even if he were told Nightingale had been fished out of the trash.

There were several Sarkaz soldiers around Nightingale, the typical Sarkaz mercenaries seen in the Arknights game. There was also a stretcher in front of Nightingale, and a dead Sarkaz warrior lay on that stretcher.

Chen Heng’s sudden appearance startled these Sarkaz soldiers. Wordlessly, they picked up their weapons and charged at Chen Heng.

Chen Heng did not even spare those soldiers a glance. He merely waved his hand, and a huge invisible hand smacked them away.

In this heart maze, Will Energy reigned supreme. Chen Heng held the upper hand here. Not that Chen Heng looked down on anyone, but they were truly trash.

Just based on his Will Energy, he would be equal to a Void Hollow Realm cultivator. He might even hold his own against a Great Manipulator Realm cultivator here. This was all thanks to the Will Energy from the Chen Clan ancestor.

“Nightingale, can you hear me?” Chen Heng hurried to Nightingale’s cage. The longer he looked at this cage, the more familiar it seemed. Finally, he realized this cage resembled the cage in Nightingale’s Elite 2 portrait.

As Chen Heng walked over, he called out a few times. However, Nightingale did not respond.