With nothing better to do, Zheng Xiu went over the sequence of events again—from meeting the Monk to everything that followed—and gradually pieced it all together.
Fan Yao, once one of the Ten Greats of the Incompleteness Tower, had accidentally obtained the painting, been ambushed, and was "eaten" by the Cannibal Painting. But for some unknown reason, Fan Yao remained inside the painting. Meanwhile, the amnesiac Playful Monk emerged from it, wandering aimlessly until he reached General Town in Yizhou State.
Master Dengdeng took Huahua in as his disciple, and the Cannibal Painting fell into Master Dengdeng's hands.
And Chu Susu, another of the Incompleteness Tower's Ten Greats, had come to General Town, perhaps to find the missing Fan Yao.
'So, does that mean Fan Yao… is the original personality?'
Zheng Xiu, who was tending his stall, suddenly shuddered. Having figured everything out, a ridiculous thought surfaced in his mind.
