"..." Lia didn't know what to say when saw Li Na's message.
The guy who she was about to have a serious conversation with doesn't seem to care even a tiny bit about the situation.
And Li Na was teasing her at the same time.
She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
At the same time she felt strange. When she thought about it she and Lin Xuanyu rarely talked.
Even when they were younger she always tried to speak less in front of him as she never cared about him or the marriage proposal.
After all, this was merely a way for two clans to get closer and to make things worse it was her own father who put down this proposal.
Since that was the case she had to go along with to for the time and there was also the mother of Lin Xuanyu, she treated her like her own daughter, she didn't want see her aunty being sad.
That's also the reason why she hadn't publicly announced the fact that she wanted to break the marriage proposal.
When the time comes, she will talk it out with Lin Xuanyu and break the contract with his help.
Now it felt weird talking with him like this even though he isn't the same Lin Xuanyu.
[Lia: To answer your earlier question about why I'm in this chat group—I have no idea.]
[Lia: One day, I was randomly invited, and now I'm here. Pretty much the same thing happened to everyone else.]
[Lia: The first member was Chen Hao. After that, I joined along with Empress Lihua. Then Arthur, Li Na, and the rest joined at the same time. Also, I have a question—I already know you're a transmigrated being like Chen Hao, but do you possess Lin Xuanyu's memories?]
Lin Xuanyu nodded.
It seemed like he had forced his way into the chat group, yet somehow,
He ended up as an admin.
He also wanted to have a conversation with Chen Hao once he was done chatting. Then, he replied to Lia's question.
[Lin Xuanyu: The answer to that question is no. I crossed over two days ago, and I didn't receive his memories when I transmigrated. As for the reason, you can figure that out yourself.]
[Chen Hao (Admin): You didn't receive any memories?]
Chen Hao had been casually watching the discussion while eating popcorn. He was in the middle of a movie when Lin Xuanyu came online, forcing him to pause it. Now, he was focused on the chat, snacking as he read.
[Lin Xuanyu: That's right. In fact, I would've remained in the shadows of the previous Lin Xuanyu's death if not for my Personal AI, since I didn't have his memories.]
Lia's expression turned serious when she saw Lin Xuanyu's message.
Although she had some speculations about how he died from watching the replay, she still wanted to hear it directly from him.
[Lia: How did you die?]
Immediately, everyone who was online focused their attention.
[Lin Xuanyu posted a recording.]
[Lin Xuanyu: Everything is in the recording I just sent.]
[Li Na: How did you know how to do that?]
Li Na was surprised. That feature was something Chen Hao had personally added to the group chat, yet this guy already seemed to know about it?
[Lin Xuanyu: That feature is a staple in every dimensional chat group.]
The moment he said that, Chen Hao's eyes glittered. "He knows!"
[Li Na: Are there other groups?]
Li Na was even more confused. At the same time, a new thought surfaced—this guy seemed to know about transmigrators even before joining the chat group.
Did that mean other groups really existed?
She kept the thought to herself for now and opened the recording.
[Li Na viewed the recording]
[Lihua viewed the recording]
[Arthur viewed the recording]
[Henry viewed the recording]
[Lia viewed the recording]
[Chen Hao viewed the recording]
For a moment, the entire chat group fell into silence.
They were too stunned to speak.
[Li Na: Cruel… Too cruel… How could they do that?]
Li Na was shaken.
They had betrayed him over a few Core Formation pills?
What happened to trust?
The one most shaken was Lia.
A shocked expression appeared on her face as her Core Formation energy spilled out uncontrollably.
"I-It's because of me?" Lia's voice trembled.
Never in her wildest dreams had she imagined that all of this had happened because of her.
[Li Na: Lia sis, are you alright?]
Li Na asked with concern. Everyone now understood why Lin Xuanyu had been murdered in the first place—and it was indirectly because of Lia.
[Lia: I'm fine...]
Then she sent another message.
[Lia: @Lin Xuanyu I'm sorry... I didn't know... ]
Seeing this Lin Xuanyu raised an eyebrow.
[Lin Xuanyu: Why are you saying sorry? I'm not really the one you should apologize to. On the other hand, this matter has barely anything to do with you.]
[Lin Xuanyu: It was a conflict between two brothers, except the eldest one is a ruthless bastard who would kill his own brother to be with the girl he loves and desires.]
Lia looked down.
He was right, yet she didn't feel it was right.
[Henry: He's right. There's no need for you to be sad about that.]
Having gone on two missions with Lia, Henry knew her pretty well.
Although she appeared indifferent at first, he understood she was just an ordinary girl with her own dreams and goals in life.
She was definitely the type to worry about things like this.
Lihua glanced at the recording and sighed.
She had seen many similar outcomes like this in her long life, yet even with her powers, she couldn't do anything.
"That's just how humans are."
[Arthur: Who are those bastards?! I'm going to personally descend into that world and make them experience pain worse than death!]
Arthur was enraged. Though he was arrogant by nature, he had a good heart. Seeing such a kind guy deceived and stomped to death made him mad beyond belief.
[Henry: If I'm not wrong this these two were also in the replay we watched.]
By the time Lin Xuanyu sent the recording he had already reached Diner and sat down on a single table.
An AI was fixed onto the table which he could directly food from and he quickly ordered a breakfast bacon with some coffee.
Then he saw Arthur's message and laughed.
[Lin Xuanyu: There is no need for you to come here. I've dealt with them along with Lin Yuan]
[Li Na: They are dead?]
[Lin Xuanyu: That's right.]
Li Na felt relieved.
She herself wanted to go over and kill them.
Being close to Lia, she knew about the previous Lin Xuanyu very well, as Lia would often annoy her into revealing things about him.
She had somewhat understood his character, and now seeing this recording made her absolutely furious.
She had once been someone so scared of even harming a single soul, but her first mission in another world had completely changed her.
It made her realize the grim reality of the world and the existence of people who would never change, even if given a chance.
Lia, on the other hand, was stunned.
He killed them?
Him?
Of all the things, she never would have expected Lin Xuanyu to take a life. And now, that had become a reality.
After a moment of silence, Lia typed another message.
[Lia: Where are you right now, Lin Xuanyu?]
[Lin Xuanyu: I'm at a diner eating breakfast because there nothing on the fridge. Those bastards emptied my fridge before leaving me in the apartment.]
[Lin Xuanyu sent a photo]
[Lin Xuanyu sent a photo]
The first image showed the empty fridge, and the second one displayed a photo of an egg sandwich with a cup of coffee on the side.
[Everyone: ... ]