"I saw Yuan Qingqing."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Yuan, who was standing nearby, rushed forward.
His face was filled with anxiety, and he appeared exceptionally eager.
"You saw my sister? Where is my sister? How is my sister doing? Is she injured? Why hasn't she returned..."
One question after another tumbled out of his mouth like a string of firecrackers.
Although Jun Ci could understand his urgency, he also felt a sense of helplessness due to his manner of questioning.
He reached out and restrained Yuan Yuan.
"Stop, stop, stop... Which of these many questions should I answer?"
"Sorry..."
Yuan Yuan knew he had asked too many questions. His cheeks flushed, but he still looked at Jun Ci stubbornly.
He had to know about his sister's safety as soon as possible.
However, Jun Ci, feeling helpless, directly told him.
"I saw your sister, but the Yuan Qingqing I saw was not the real Yuan Qingqing. You should understand what I mean."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Yuan's head drooped in disappointment.
Of course, he understood.
He opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and finally closed it powerlessly, looking like a discarded puppy.
Seeing him like this, Jun Ci felt a pang of sympathy and helplessly reached out to pat his shoulder.
"Relax, don't dwell on it."
"Although we found a fake Yuan Qingqing, finding the fake Yuan Qingqing means the real Yuan Qingqing can be found."
Hearing this, Yuan Yuan suddenly looked up at Jun Ci, his wet eyes filled with longing, resembling a puppy.
He asked nervously and awkwardly.
"What is it? Why do you say that?"
Jun Ci turned his gaze to Duan Chen. Duan Chen was somewhat drained but still managed a slight smile.
"Did you see what I did just now?"
"That's a new talent I developed. I'm temporarily calling it Double Replacement."
In reality, he couldn't replicate Jun Ci's black and white innate abilities, so he had to settle for second best, choosing to understand his talent to a certain extent and then incorporate it into his own.
This was the first time Duan Chen had encountered a Waterloo.
It was the first time his ability couldn't copy another ability.
It made him feel a sense of novelty.
It also made him feel that there must be some mystery involved, but he hadn't figured it out yet.
"Really?"
Yuan Yuan's eyes immediately lit up, wet like a puppy's.
He eagerly stared at Duan Chen.
Duan Chen nodded, then looked back at Jun Ci.
He said.
"In the beginning, it was just an experiment. I was able to successfully swap Jun Ci back because he left a wisp of soul fire with me."
With the help of this wisp of soul fire, which was a small spark of white light Jun Ci had separated from his body,
Duan Chen was able to modify his shadow clone into another Jun Ci.
And if he wanted to swap out the real Yuan Qingqing, he would need a fake Yuan Qingqing.
Coincidentally.
Jun Ci nodded.
"When I came back, I had already noticed something was wrong, and I recorded my location at the time."
"Yuan Qingqing, or rather, that fake imposter, must have been successfully deceived by me."
"She will most likely be waiting for us at the feline exhibit."
Duan Chen's eyes darkened slightly.
A fake imposter stubbornly waiting for them, it was easy to guess what she intended to do.
But...
"Let's go."
Duan Chen made a decisive decision.
"I don't know what skills this fake imposter has, but to get the real one back, we have to face any risk."
Yuan Yuan was so touched he didn't know what to do. He opened his mouth but could only close it again.
His voice eventually turned into a choked sob.
After all, he was just an 18-year-old boy.
Both Duan Chen and Jun Ci were very understanding.
They both raised their hands and patted Yuan Yuan's shoulder.
"Don't cry, we'll go together."
"Okay."
...
The Feline Exhibit.
The Feline Exhibit also included cheetahs.
However, because cheetahs were too numerous, they had a separate exhibit.
Tigers and lions were mostly classified directly under felines.
— At least, that was the case here.
"There are tigers and lions in the Feline Exhibit, what kind of bizarre logic is that? Are they trying to breed tiger-lion hybrids?"
A group of people arrived outside the Feline Exhibit. Duan Chen looked at the exhibit's introduction and couldn't help but complain with a hint of amusement.
Who knew the reason?
However, they all knew very well that this kind of animal husbandry had greatly increased the difficulty of their mission.
At the very least, there wasn't a single feline in there that was harmless.
"Let's go in and take a look. By the way, did you tell her where to wait?"
The "she" referred to "Yuan Qingqing."
Jun Ci nodded.
"Don't worry."
"I wouldn't make a mistake on such a trivial matter."
It was almost as if speaking of her summoned her.
However, Yuan Qingqing was running towards them, and her eyes flashed with excitement when she saw them.
And most importantly, she was loudly calling for help.
"Help me, there's a monster here."
"Help!"
A monster?!
The moment Yuan Yuan saw this Yuan Qingqing, his eyes dimmed.
He could easily tell that this was not his real fraternal twin sister.
However, when he heard her call for help, he still felt a sense of tension.
"What's going on? Don't worry, tell us slowly."
Jun Ci immediately reached out to steady the panting Yuan Qingqing.
Yuan Qingqing stammered.
"There's a monster behind me."
"Kill him, you must kill him."
However, at this very moment, as everyone turned their attention to Yuan Qingqing's back, they also heard footsteps.
Xil's voice rang out with a hint of pleasant surprise.
"Monsalia!"
"Monsalia?"
The first sentence was Xil's shout.
The second sentence was the confusion of the others.
Following this shout, a woman completely wrapped in bandages appeared in their sight.
She could be recognized as a woman because, despite being entirely covered in bandages, her figure was exceptionally graceful.
Her gender was clearly discernible.
However...
Even her head was deeply wrapped in bandages.
She looked like a walking mummy.