Chapter 764 - Stolen Memories (1/2)

”You seem to know something.” General Li said when he noticed the Fairy Empress' expression.

”You see, a gaping hole appeared in the sky above the Fairy Paradise that's right beneath us about an hour before your arrival, and an old man with an unfathomable aura descended from it—”

Before the Fairy Empress could even finish her sentence, General Li exclaimed, ”That's him! What did you two speak about?!”

”N-Nothing much. He was looking for a certain individual, but he couldn't give any description or information about this individual. However, he did give me a surname— Tian.”

The Fairy Empress noticed General Li's face twisting with fear after hearing her words, and she wondered what this was all about.

”T-T-This 'Tian' individual… Have you seen him?” General Li asked her after a moment of silence.

”I don't know. I did tell the old man about a certain individual I came across not long ago, and the old man appeared to be interested in him.” Fairy Empress said.

”Who?! Tell me everything you know about this person! There is only one person in the Nine Heavens that would make that old man come out of his hiding so blatantly! He must have sensed this person's presence here!”

The Fairy Empress quickly opened her mouth to respond, but she didn't utter a single word even many moments later.

General Li raised his eyebrows in a puzzled manner, ”What's the matter, Fairy Empress?”

However, the Fairy Empress was just as puzzled as General Li.

”I-I don't know… I can't remember for some reason…” Fairy Empress responded in a dumbfounded voice.

”I know I have met this person before, but I cannot remember his face or our conversations… It's almost as though it had been wiped from my memories…” Fairy Empress continued to explain her phenomenon.

”...”

Despite Fairy Empress' crazy talk, General Li did not seem to be angry at her. In fact, he had a look of understanding on his face.

”You just had your memories stolen by the old man.” General Li said, shocking the Fairy Empress.

”W-What do you mean I had my memories 'stolen'?” She asked.

”The old man has a forbidden technique that can steal one's memories. He usually surprises his victims before taking away their memories, as that makes it easier for him to steal your memories.” General Li explained to him.

Fairy Empress' eyes widened with surprise upon learning about this information. Is this why the old man scared her by appearing behind her like a ghost?

'He did that to steal my memories? But I didn't even realize my memories had been stolen, and I probably would've never realized it if General Li never told me…'

”Why did he not steal my memories of him? Wouldn't that be more logical?” Fairy Empress asked a moment later.

”Because he's arrogant like that. He is aware that we've been chasing him, and he purposefully allowed us to chase him. The reason he left your memories of him is so that we could confirm his presence had been here.”