It took three weeks for Anji to examine herself. Ordinarily, a child like her would be unable to differentiate reality from illusion. However, with the inherited and lived experience of a four-hundred-year-old sage, it was possible.
Yan Ping did not rush Anji for the apology letter or the report. She let her student do as she needed, including redrafting the contents of her letter back to her family several dozen times. She kept a close eye on Anji's progress throughout from the shadows.
Slowly but surely, Anji learned to disassemble herself and differentiate which parts belonged to her and which were from the Grim Reaper of Duan City. However, she quickly came to understand that the differentiation could not be made that simply.
Assimilation.
