# Chapter 930: Chaotic Life
"Twelve years ago...?" Zheng Yingxiong was taken aback, then lowered his head to calculate the time. "I think I remember..."
"Did anything strange happen that year...?" Yan Zhichun asked.
After all, in her memory, twelve years ago was the first time she encountered White Goat. That was when the entire structure of the 'Land of the End' began to change.
If she wanted to know what kind of person she used to be, or what White Goat's plan actually was... she could only ask someone whose memories spanned more than twelve years to get any clues.
"'Heart Stealer,' to be honest with you..." Zheng Yingxiong said, "Among the people I know, not a single one can retain memories that long. When I first arrived in this city, I immediately asked around to see who knew about what happened twelve years ago, but no one here remembers anything."
Yan Zhichun smiled bitterly after hearing this. Yes... how bizarre this situation was.
Twelve years was like a threshold, trapping everyone on the other side. Qiao Xia had clearly done something twelve years ago, but the ridiculous thing was that even he himself didn't necessarily remember it.
Only a very few people vaguely knew that from that point on, something major had begun to happen.
"Why are you also trying to find out about twelve years ago?" Yan Zhichun asked again.
"Because... it was around that time that I started retaining memories permanently." Zheng Yingxiong answered. This was also the first time he had told the truth to anyone besides Li Siwei and Gu Yu. "No matter how painful it gets, I can't forget any of this. I really want to know what happened twelve years ago..."
"Wait..." Yan Zhichun suddenly caught something suspicious. "You... also started retaining memories twelve years ago?"
"Yes." Zheng Yingxiong nodded.
"Did you encounter any strange 'Zodiac'?" Yan Zhichun asked again.
After all, in her memory, the way she retained memories came from White Goat's note. But Zheng Yingxiong, who was far away in 'Jade City,' had also started experiencing the same thing at the same time...
Thinking about it this way, if she could find everyone who had retained memories continuously for twelve years... could she figure out who White Goat's 'needles' were?
"No." Zheng Yingxiong shook his head. "Even the 'Zodiac' in our room rarely talks to me."
"Hero," Yan Zhichun called again, "How did you escape the 'Great Shuffle' in Jade City?"
"'Great Shuffle'..." Zheng Yingxiong paused for a moment. "You mean..."
"I mean the Great Shuffle that happens after collecting enough 'chips.' You must have escaped it to retain your memories, right?"
"This..." Zheng Yingxiong shook his head. "'Heart Stealer,' no one in our city has ever collected enough chips, so there's never been any 'Great Shuffle.'"
"Ah...?" Yan Zhichun and Jiang Ruoxue were both stunned.
A city of over ten thousand people, yet in twelve years, not a single person had collected enough chips. How absurd was that?
All it meant was that 'Jade City' was truly 'Jade City'—the people there had no interest in such things.
"About seven years ago, when Brother Gu Yu came back, he turned Wancai's 'jade' away and told us the rules of this 'prison.' He said no one should collect all these 'chips,' or else a 'Great Shuffle' would happen." Zheng Yingxiong said. "It was also on that day that I suddenly smelled a 'huge thought' from far away, so I..."
"Wait..." Yan Zhichun's eyes widened. "What did you just say...?"
"Hmm?" Zheng Yingxiong raised an eyebrow. "I said I smelled a 'huge thought.'"
"No..." Yan Zhichun frowned, suspicion in her eyes. "You said Gu Yu came back seven years ago and told you the rules of this place...?"
She then turned to look at Jiang Ruoxue: "Are you kidding me...? If Gu Yu knew about this so early, why did he come to ask us a few years ago?"
Jiang Ruoxue was stunned as well, seemingly not understanding what Yan Zhichun was driving at.
"Did he lose his memory...? Or did he lie to us?" Yan Zhichun asked. "But what would be the point of that...?"
"Zhichun... what's wrong with you...?" Jiang Ruoxue said. "What are you talking about?"
"Don't you think Gu Yu is strange?" Yan Zhichun asked again. "Or is this kid named Hero lying...?"
"I'm getting confused. Gu Yu did come to find us about seven years ago." Jiang Ruoxue replied. "What's gotten into you?"
"Wha—"
"Did you learn from White Goat again and stay awake too long?" Jiang Ruoxue asked with a worried look. "You should get some rest... Your subconscious isn't as strong as his. Going without sleep for too long will definitely cause problems."
Yan Zhichun stared at Jiang Ruoxue for a long time before slowly uttering a few words: "Are you kidding me...?"
"What?"
"You said Gu Yu came to find us about seven years ago...?" Yan Zhichun's brow was tightly knit. "He came here three or four years ago! What are you playing at...?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ruoxue's expression grew even more concerned.
"Zhichun... are you sure you're okay?" Jiang Ruoxue stepped forward and tugged at Yan Zhichun's arm. "When Gu Yu came, I was still calling you 'wife.' Later, you got angry and told me to stop. Remember?"
Yan Zhichun's pupils flickered slightly, feeling as if she could barely stand.
Yes... When Gu Yu was around, Jiang Ruoxue did call her 'wife.'
But that was such a long time ago!
As far as she could recall, Jiang Ruoxue only called her 'wife' during the early days of their acquaintance.
"What are you saying...?" Yan Zhichun's lips trembled. "Are you saying... that when Gu Yu appeared... even White Goat hadn't appeared yet?"
"That's right..."
"'Heart Stealer.'" Zheng Yingxiong called out from the side. "The scent on you is very chaotic. If you don't calm down immediately, your mind might collapse."
Yan Zhichun seemed completely unable to hear Zheng Yingxiong's words. She continued staring at Jiang Ruoxue in terror: "Ruoxue... this doesn't make sense!"
"Wh-what doesn't make sense...?" Jiang Ruoxue said softly. She kept kneading Yan Zhichun's shoulders, hoping to calm her down.
"There's a contradiction here!" Yan Zhichun said. "Do you remember why I came to find you?! We had a fight back then because of White Goat... If Gu Yu appeared seven years ago, why would we have fought over White Goat?! White Goat hadn't even appeared then, and even if he had, he was only at 'human level.' But we fought over the 'Blissful Money House'! That was White Goat's 'earth-level' game!"
"You... don't scare me..." Jiang Ruoxue frowned. "What fight did we have over White Goat...? I know he was someone important to you. Why would I fight with you over his game?"
"You... you..." Yan Zhichun said incredulously. "Then what did we fight about...?"
"Didn't I just say..." Jiang Ruoxue gave a bitter smile. "Don't you remember why I stopped calling you 'wife' later? You got very angry at the time and told me you didn't like that form of address."