"I have long known this isn't real, although everything looks so true," Dugu Qianye said.
"You knew already?" Dugu Qianlan asked, somewhat surprised, "If you knew, why didn't you break out of the Phantom Realm?"
"Because I wanted to see my parents and Ruyan from my past life again," Dugu Qianye said. "I heard that to get out of the Phantom Realm, one must kill the operator of the realm. So I've always wanted to kill you to prevent what happens later, but I never managed to do it because I didn't want to come out so early."
Within the Phantom Realm, Dugu Qianye was reliving the events of her past life. Meanwhile, Xiaohuo and the rest were extremely anxious on the outside. Since Dugu Qianye had entered spiritual meditation, no amount of calling could wake her, leaving Xiaohuo so anxious she was almost in tears. Having no other choice, they had to send Xiaojiu to find Xie Ping.
