Name: Leng Yue

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Soul Level: T

Luck value: 60

Skills: Self-defense, Cultivation, Intermediate Taoist Arts

Wealth: Heart of Immortal Tracing, one low-level substitute, one Happy Doll

integral:

Task quality rating: S

"My luck stat has increased again? Income and expenses are almost balanced, and the rating is pretty good. That's good." Leng Yue stared blankly at the rating, looking unhappy.

"Yueyue, am I not pretty? Don't keep looking at that screen, okay?" Ling grabbed Lengyue's arm and shook it from side to side.

Leng Yue mechanically turned her head, mechanically reached out, and patted Zero's head. "So cute, Zero, you're so cute. Very good, very good..."

Zero felt uneasy after being patted by Leng Yue. For some reason, Leng Yue's lifeless appearance was quite frightening. Although Zero wasn't human, she still felt a chill run down her spine.

"Yueyue, what's wrong with you? Is it a side effect?" Ling asked worriedly, patting Lengyue's head and looking her over.

Leng Yue shook her head. "It's not a side effect. I... I saw him, but I couldn't even say a word to him. I feel so bad right now..."

Leng Yue said she was in pain, but her face remained expressionless.

Zero was really scared and quickly searched online. She discovered that Leng Yue's condition might be a post-traumatic stress reaction!

"Yueyue, let's hurry to the next world, we'll meet again, don't be afraid!" Ling climbed onto the sofa using both hands and feet. She patted Leng Yue with her little hands and said things like she was coaxing a child.

Before she knew it, Leng Yue had fallen asleep. Ling covered Leng Yue with a blanket, sat down beside her, and watched her with her chin in her hand.

Zero had never known that Leng Yue could be so fragile. Leng Yue had always seemed to him like a weed, growing relentlessly given the chance, as if she had never known what hardship or giving up meant.

But ever since she leveled up, she's become incredibly insensitive. Her emotions fluctuate wildly, and she's easily influenced by external factors. This time, she was just in a car accident, and she's turned out like this afterward. Zero feels that Leng Yue is becoming more and more like a child, and a spoiled one at that.

This is a big problem. How can a child complete a task? And even if he passed this assessment, what about the next one?

More importantly, if Leng Yue can't adjust, then things will definitely go wrong. But what should he do?

The Happy Doll is effective, but it cannot create dependency. Negative emotions are like poison; the Happy Doll only treats the symptoms, not the root cause of the emotional poisoning.

This matter was beyond Zero's capabilities. He didn't know how to comfort Leng Yue, nor who to turn to for help. Here, Leng Yue was his only companion; he couldn't trust anyone at headquarters. If things went wrong, and Leng Yue not only failed to recover but also lost her life, that would be a huge problem!

Qian Chen is a good candidate, but he has completely disappeared since he went to rescue Leng Yue last time. The contract talisman they used before has also become invalid.

Zero wanted to ask Xiao Mei's host, but he was afraid she wouldn't listen to him. The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, pacing back and forth in the space.

"Fine, so be it. Let's go ask anyway." Zero clapped his hands together, displaying the courage of a warrior cutting off his own arm, and activated the communicator with Xiaomei.

Xiaomei used to answer instantly, but this time no one answered for a long time.

Zero was a little sad and murmured, "Is it really not even a friendship anymore? Xiaomei, do you look down on me too?"

Just as Zero was about to give up, Xiao Mei opened the communicator. "Zero, long time no see."

Zero looked up abruptly, overwhelmed with excitement, "Xiao Mei, I knew you would answer... What's wrong with you?" Zero's voice suddenly stopped, filled with disbelief.

Behind the screen, Xiaomei had changed from her pink princess dress into a pure black long gown. Her face, which used to always be filled with smiles, was now full of sadness. Even her once sparkling, obsidian-like eyes had lost their former brilliance.

Now, Xiao Mei looks like a dangerous ghost doll in the dark.

Ling was shocked. How could this happen after such a short time since they last contacted each other? The lifeless Xiao Mei in front of her looked much worse than Leng Yue.

"What exactly happened?" Zero asked cautiously, afraid of upsetting Xiao Mei.

Xiao Mei shook her head, "Zero, Master... he's not coming back... I... I'm unwanted now..."

"He...he's dead?" Zero couldn't help but swallow hard after asking.

"Yes, he died in the mortal realm." Xiao Mei's eyes were lifeless, but a smile lingered on her lips.

Zero was terrified. He really wanted to shout, "This isn't the usual Xiao Mei!" But he didn't dare. "No way? Your master is clearly that strong?"

"Yes, he's so strong, how could he possibly die in the mortal realm?" Xiaomei suddenly shouted. "I don't believe it either, but... but after he went missing, headquarters told me he was dead! How can I believe that? How could I possibly believe it?"

Xiao Mei screamed hoarsely, her expression terrifying. Zero was completely baffled by her; what did she mean? In the end, Zero chose to remain silent, because he felt that this matter was far beyond his comprehension.

"You know what? He's very strong. Do you believe me if I say he won't die?" Xiaomei looked at Ling with a forced smile. "He won't die, yet he doesn't want to come back. I should have known. He's tired of me, he's been tired of me for a long time..."

"Xiaomei, you..." Before Zero could finish speaking, Xiaomei continued.

“I know he longs for freedom. He’s had enough of this endless, monotonous life.” Xiao Mei seemed much calmer this time. “Zero, your master will get tired of it sooner or later, and you will become an orphan like me. My today is your tomorrow.”

After Xiaomei finished speaking, she hung up the communicator without giving anyone a chance to respond.

Zero stared blankly at the black screen, startled by Xiao Mei's words, "My today is your tomorrow." Zero pulled out Leng Yue's happy doll and hugged it tightly. He nestled against Leng Yue, trembling violently.

Zero felt terrible, but he didn't understand why. Wasn't he just a system without emotions? He only had skin with a constant temperature but no heart; he shouldn't be feeling terrible, should he?

But damn it, he could now feel his heart pounding! To Zero, Xiaomei's words were the most vicious curse imaginable. To be honest, he had been terrified the moment Xiaomei uttered those words.

Leng Yue is already in this situation, and Xiao Mei's words are only making things worse. Ling is so scared right now, she wants to cry!

For some reason, he also started to miss Qianchen. Ling felt that if Qianchen were there, they wouldn't be so afraid.

What to do? How to find Qian Chen? Leng Yue needs him, and he needs him too. Ling used to be jealous of Qian Chen, so why is he so close to Leng Yue?

Now Ling wants to say that he will never be jealous again, because he also needs Qianchen!