Chapter Five: The Third Course Prohibition

As long as one remembered who they were, she could not be completely erased. In the final image, Zhixia handed Gu a syringe. “Give this to my sister after her clock stops. My blood can restart her heart temporarily.” Gu slipped the syringe into his sleeve. Zhiwei spun toward him. “Where is it?” He produced an amber vial, its three-year-old label yellow with age. “Why didn't you give it to me?” “A heartbeat restarts aging and takes away your power to anchor overlaps. Your future self said to wait until after the twelfth course.” “Whose orders matter—hers or Zhixia's?” He held the syringe without answering. Applause came from the entrance. Wen Qi stood there with Lin Shuo and Bai Zhilan. Her gaze fixed upon the vial.