“Ye Wanwan stared at Nie Wuming, who was close at hand. After a long silence, she finally spoke, ‘Actually, Ji Xiuran’s hypnosis on you had already worn off, right?’
Nie Wuming nodded, ‘Although the hypnosis was powerful, it didn’t last too long, about six months.’
‘So when you came to Hua Country to find me initially, you were no longer under hypnosis,’ Ye Wanwan pondered.
In response, Nie Wuming smiled faintly, ‘Yes, but at the time when we first met in Hua Country, I just thought you resembled Wuyou a bit and didn’t recognize you.’
‘So… why did you come to Hua Country to find me?’ Ye Wanwan asked.
‘Finding you was the sole reason, no need for many explanations, and of course, to retrieve the ring,’ Nie Wuming answered truthfully.
Ye Wanwan didn’t argue. Though the ring Nie Wuming wore had no connection to the Death Rose, it held immense significance for him. It represented his feelings for Ling Miao. Ye Wanwan believed that even if she offered her own ring in exchange for his, he would never agree.
‘Why did you let the main family members steal another ring earlier?’ Ye Wanwan inquired.
‘It’s simple,’ Nie Wuming smiled faintly, ‘If that ring were in my possession, I would be able to harness even greater power to effortlessly destroy the Independent State.’
‘But why did you give up on it later?’ Ye Wanwan continued to question.
Upon hearing this, Nie Wuming fell into silence.
‘Otherwise,’ after a long while, Nie Wuming shook his head, ‘Would you want me to actually kill you for that ring?’
‘I understand now,’ Ye Wanwan nodded slightly.
Looking at it now, everything was quite clear. After Ling Miao’s death, Nie Wuming had gone mad with the desire for revenge, wanting to annihilate all the major forces involved in the siege against Ling Miao, and those forces nearly covered the entire Independent State.
Originally, Nie Wuming sought out Ji Xiuran, hoping for his assistance, but Ji Xiuran couldn’t bear to see him in so much pain. He used hypnosis to erase Nie Wuming’s memories and changed his personality to a money-driven businessman.
For Nie Wuming, this busy and profitable life was likely a blessing. However, what Ji Xiuran didn’t anticipate was Nie Wuming’s exceptionally strong willpower. In just half a year, the hypnosis had already worn off.
Once Nie Wuming remembered everything, he took on the identity of the Black Robed Man and became the strategist for the main family, aiming to help them regain control of the Independent State.
Now, it was all crystal clear. Nie Wuming was willing to assist the main family because he wanted to trigger a war between the main and branch families as soon as possible. He knew that once this war began, all the major forces in the Independent State would be drawn in. Nie Wuming’s true goal was to make the main and branch families annihilate each other, along with the major forces that supported them.
Thinking of this, a bead of cold sweat formed on Ye Wanwan’s forehead.”