"So you're saying I soul-snatched you and then subconsciously tried to devour your soul, which left no choice but for us to soul-snatch each other, thus we're even, having exchanged bodies?"
Half an hour later.
After the painstaking explanations by Wen Rou and Su Zijin, Jian Ruyan had somewhat reluctantly come to accept the ludicrous reality that she had swapped bodies with Wen Rou.
She also remembered that she had indeed been close to death at that time, and, unwilling to die, had subconsciously used the Soul Snatching Technique, which unexpectedly led to soul-snatching Wen Rou and ended in this situation.
Jian Ruyan looked straight at the sword wound on the chest of her own body, somewhat surprised at Mu Jinyu's formidable capabilities, even able to heal a shattered heart.
Then, she looked up at Mu Jinyu, who was frowning in thought nearby, her face turning red, and hastily took off her outer garment, saying to Wen Rou, "Quick, put this on."
"Ah?" Wen Rou, upon hearing Jian Ruyan's words, felt it unnecessary but then remembered she was using the other's body, which had a sword wound in the chest making her clothes tattered, indeed looking indecent, and hurriedly put it on.
With a sigh in her heart, Wen Rou thought: 'Indeed, Sister Ruyan is this worried, it seems like I will be completely under her control when interacting with Little Mu in the future.'
Su Zijin and the others standing nearby shared Wen Rou's thoughts, lamenting her future happy life.
Jian Ruyan watched "herself" put on the outer garment, no longer looking indecent, and finally relaxed, then looked down at the body of "Wen Rou," relieved that Wen Rou was dressed modestly enough, and sighed deeply again.
Afterward, Jian Ruyan looked up, feeling very awkward seeing her own face in front of her eyes, feeling quite unsettled inside.
Everyone knew that it would be hard for her to accept this for the time being, unlike Wen Rou, who had understood what she needed to do and had accepted the reality in just fifteen minutes. Jian Ruyan would likely need days, if not weeks, to adjust her mindset!
Su Zijin comforted her, "It's better than being dead, try to adapt."
Wen Rou also gently advised, "Little Mu said he will take us to the Kunlun Ruins to find a solution, after all, we can't cultivate like this, and it's not good for us..."
"Is there really a solution?" Hearing Wen Rou's words, Jian Ruyan's dazed eyes suddenly lit up with a glimmer of hope, eagerly looking towards Wen Rou.
"I can't guarantee a sure solution, but we must at least try," Wen Rou said.
At these words, Jian Ruyan's expression dimmed again.
She had come from the Kunlun Ruins in search of her brother, yet she had never heard of the Soul Snatching Technique there, nor of any solutions.
Perhaps their hopes were too high.
However, Jian Ruyan didn't want to talk about it anymore; perhaps there was also a sliver of hope in her heart that they might genuinely find a way to swap their bodies back in the Kunlun Ruins.
"Hm? Little Yanzi, you're awake?"
At this moment, Mu Jinyu, who had been lost in thought, turned his head to look over, noticing that "Wen Rou" had awoken, looked slightly startled, then walked towards them with a complex expression.
"I'm sorry, I should have taken better care of you..."
With a complicated look, Mu Jinyu stared at Jian Ruyan, his tone full of apology, "I shouldn't have given you that sword, I shouldn't have delayed rescuing you, letting you end up like this..."
"Forget it, no need to apologize to me, this isn't your fault; I was simply not skilled enough, I will seek my own revenge in the future!" Jian Ruyan, not blaming Mu Jinyu for what had happened, spoke with a cold tone.
Hearing Jian Ruyan's words, Mu Jinyu was stunned, then gazed at her with a complex and strange expression.
Jian Ruyan, wearing the face of "Wen Rou," spoke with a cold and merciless expression, a look Mu Jinyu had never seen on Wen Rou before.
Yes, since the first time he encountered Wen Rou, Wen Rou had never shown him such an expression, but Gu Xiyan, Gu Xiyan had.
Now, seeing "Wen Rou" talk to him in such a cold manner, Mu Jinyu found it hard to adjust.
However, knowing this was Jian Ruyan's usual way of speaking, Mu Jinyu felt uncomfortable for a while before turning his head to look at "Jian Ruyan," who was looking at him tenderly, and felt much more at ease instantly.
Indeed, it was the gentle soul he loved, not this physical body.
Feeling both distressed and relieved, Mu Jinyu unconsciously reached out, touching Wen Rou's face.
"Hey, stop touching me!" Jian Ruyan saw Mu Jinyu reaching towards "her" face and instinctively turned her head away, chiding him irritably.
But after she turned her head, she realized that Mu Jinyu was not reaching for the face of the "Wen Rou" body she currently occupied, but towards her own, Jian Ruyan's face, which was now occupied by Wen Rou.
So her instinctive dodge was useless, as Wen Rou, who occupied Jian Ruyan's body, would still allow her body to make affectionate gestures with Mu Jinyu without dodging.
Mu Jinyu, upon hearing Jian Ruyan's scolding, immediately stopped his hand in embarrassment.
Then, he looked at Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan with a troubled gaze, feeling very distressed.
He wished to caress Wen Rou's face and rub her little head as usual, but now it seemed impossible.
After all, with Wen Rou's soul separated from her physical body, he couldn't just stare at "Jian Ruyan" and then reach for "Wen Rou's" head.
That would mean touching Jian Ruyan in front of Wen Rou.
"Damn!"
Mu Jinyu couldn't help but curse, then said irritably, "Forget it, I'll go make a batch of 'Soul Shaping Pills' for you."
Su Zijin and Mu Hongchen stood by, watching this scene, feeling both amused and helpless, truly saddened for the three of them.
Wen Rou watched Mu Jinyu walk away, her gaze filled with discomfort and grievance.
She didn't resist being affectionate with Mu Jinyu, as she was already his woman, but now she was using Jian Ruyan's body, and if she was unwilling, there was nothing she could do about it, right?
It would be like if Jian Ruyan, using her body, got close to a strange man; she probably couldn't accept it either.
Jian Ruyan, watching Mu Jinyu leave and seeing "her" distressed expression, paused and then sighed despondently, apologizing to Wen Rou, "I'm sorry, I didn't want it to be like this, it's just that I can't accept…"
She also knew her reaction just now was a bit too much, but it really made her feel uncomfortable, hence the instinctive protest.
"It's okay, I understand…" Wen Rou packed away her distressed emotions, and reassured Jian Ruyan in return.
Mu Jinyu felt his mind a mess, unsure how to face Jian Ruyan and Wen Rou, and didn't want to think any further, feeling a headache. Returning to the Secluded Valley in Yinlong Mountain, he took out the Shennong Cauldron, ready to prepare a batch of the Soul Shaping Pills he had previously made for Nameless for the two of them.
But just as he was about to start, Mu Jinyu hesitated again, thinking that the effect of the Soul Shaping Pill was to make the soul seizing the body fit better due to mismatch with the physical body, allowing them to continue cultivation, although the speed would be dozens of times slower.
But the circumstances of Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan were different from those of Nameless, whose original physical body was already gone, naturally fitting the current physical body better, making it important for her to be able to continue cultivation.
But for Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan, who would later switch back to their own bodies, if they consume Soul Shaping Pills, then when they find a solution later but can't switch back because of it, wouldn't that be terrible?