Chapter 20 Chapter 20
When Xuanyin woke up, she was already lying in the ward, with Cheng's mother sleeping on her stomach beside her.
Seeing her wake up, the system light ball came over: "You're awake!"
Xuanyin lay still, afraid of waking up Cheng's mother, and asked the system, "Is everything done?"
"Yeah, sure enough, Yan Wei and the Security Bureau went to the hotel to investigate. Not only the hotel, but also everywhere you went a few days ago. They checked the surveillance footage and everything. They even went to the school to investigate. They're trying to dig up every detail of your life!"
Xuanyin was also a little surprised: "You checked so carefully?"
"yes."
"Did they find out anything?" After leaving school, she hadn't been particularly careful, and she hadn't imagined that one day she would be investigated so thoroughly.
"No, everything is perfect. They can't find anything."
Xuanyin looked up at it, and suddenly realized something. She looked away silently without focusing her eyes, as if she was just looking at the ward.
While speaking consciously, he said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"If I were alone, I wouldn't have been able to do it so perfectly. Another force took care of the aftermath, even helping you create some fabricated surveillance footage."
Xuanyin paused, then immediately understood: "Is it the Divine Tower?"
The system was a little frustrated: "How did you guess it so quickly? Do you have some kind of agreement with the Divine Tower?"
"No, but apart from the Divine Tower, I can't think of anyone else who has such great power and would help me."
The system flew in front of her: "What do you think the Divine Tower is thinking?"
Xuanyin didn't look at it. Instead, she struggled to lift her bandaged right arm and examined it carefully, saying, "Don't wander around me. Don't make me look at you. There are a lot of surveillance cameras in this room."
The system almost fell from the air: "How could it be? Why didn't I notice it?"
The system began to float around the room, angrily saying, "What's wrong with these people? How can they install surveillance cameras in the room? Don't they give you any freedom and privacy? This is abominable!"
Xuanyin finished examining her right hand and then raised her left hand, which also had some scars. She studied it while saying, "Since I left with the Security Bureau yesterday, I expected to be under surveillance. I just didn't expect surveillance cameras to be installed in the ward."
The system found several hidden surveillance cameras and flew back angrily: "There's no blind spot in every direction! Except in the bathroom."
Xuanyin said, "Then go and see if there's a mental power meter or a sensor in the restroom."
The system flew over again and came back after a while. Guangtuanzi was so angry that his eyes flickered. "Yes! It's the kind of device that can be sensed as long as you use mental power. It's the most advanced one! This is too much! What should we do now?"
Xuanyin: "It's okay, it's not a big deal, as long as I don't reveal any flaws."
"Yes, host, you absolutely cannot let them find out that you are the spirit possessor. Otherwise, with this situation, you will never have any freedom in the future."
This method is too suffocating.
Xuanyin thought so too.
In fact, she has no particular objection to revealing her identity. Sometimes, showing her abilities can bring her more convenience and benefits.
As for freedom, when she becomes stronger and stronger in the future, who can control her?
Letting the system clean up the mess is mainly because we don't want to lose the initiative when we are weak, not because we are afraid of being exposed.
But when the other party did this, she became a little rebellious.
Cheng Shuhui came in with food and was surprised to see Xuanyin awake: "You're awake."
Mother Cheng was also awakened by the noise. She came over excitedly and touched Xuanyin's forehead: "The fever is gone. Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Xuanyin said: "I'm just taking a nap, don't worry so much."
But they still called a doctor, and after a thorough examination, the doctor said Xuanyin had recovered well: "Your body has been corroded by divine power, and you fell from such a height. You will be in pain for many days. You can eat, but only liquid food."
Xuanyin covered her chest with her hands. Her whole body was indeed in pain, but it was not that exaggerated. She didn't feel like her body was being eroded by divine power. It should be that after she was possessed by a spirit, there was still some residual divine power in her body, and she was mistakenly thought to have been eroded by Cheng Ziqi's divine power.
In fact, the only thing that was actually eroded was the tragic right arm.
But this conclusion just conceals the fact that she was once possessed by a spirit.
She thanked the doctors. After the doctors left, people from the Security Bureau and the Cheng family came to visit her again, but they didn't say anything.
Soon, only the mother and her two children were left in the room.
Xuanyin slowly drank the liquid porridge with a straw and asked, "Did they do a lot of tests while I was asleep? Did my physical condition and mental strength have any impact?"
Cheng's mother suddenly became nervous, and Cheng Shuhui avoided the question: "We did check, but the results are not out so quickly."
Xuanyin said: "Don't lie to me, I'm mentally prepared."
Cheng Shuhui hesitated for a moment and said, "The doctor said that you were seriously injured. The test results show that your physical condition has dropped to D-. Whether it will continue to decline or improve depends on your recovery. Your spiritual sea is quite chaotic, so we need to wait until it stabilizes before we can get accurate test results."
Mother Cheng looked at Xuanyin worriedly.
Once the physical condition drops to E level, there is no difference from ordinary people. If it drops to F level, it means that the body is weak and the qi is deficient. If it drops below F level, it means that the person is seriously ill and will fall down at the slightest touch of wind, just like she is now.
She was worried that Xuanyin couldn't accept it.
Xuanyin just said calmly, "It's okay. I'm young and I recover quickly. I'm sure my physical condition will improve. If that doesn't work, I'll sign up for some classes to improve my physical condition after I recover."
Mother Cheng breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you think so.
Xuanyin asked again: "Are you living in the hospital now?"
Cheng Shuhui chuckled and said, "Yes, but the Cheng family came several times and gave us houses and money. They also said that the capital planet has a good environment and good medical conditions, and asked Mom to stay in the capital planet for good medical treatment. They have already found a doctor for Mom."
Cheng's mother said, "Don't worry, we won't take those. This time, we must seek justice for you."
Xuanyin put down the empty cup and said, "No need, just put it away. I don't plan to sue Cheng Ziqi."
"What?" Cheng Shuhui stood up. "He went so far, and you actually let him go!"
His eyes turned unfriendly, as if to say, "You really have feelings for the Cheng family."
Xuanyin held her forehead with her hand. This brother must have such a grudge against the Cheng family that he acts like a loser when encountering matters related to the Cheng family.
She glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner and said, "If we sue Cheng Ziqi, we'll destroy three generations of the Cheng family's spiritual masters. This is a mortal enemy. If they become angry and resentful, and come at us with all their might, can you withstand it? Can you protect Mom?"
"If we mediate privately with them, at least in the short term, we will gain a lot of benefits."
Cheng Shuhui was still indignant and gritted his teeth without saying a word.
Xuanyin continued, "Also, you may not know this, but Cheng Ziqi has a criminal record. He went crazy at school not long ago. As long as the Cheng family is convinced that he's mentally ill, they can forge a mental health certificate and send him to a mental hospital, and they can still get away with it.
"So, it's useless to sue him. It will only get rid of Cheng Ziqi. But with Cheng Ziqi's impulsive personality, do you think he has any future?"
Cheng Ziqi is already disabled. Even if his arm is reattached or he recovers completely, after something like this, no matter how prestigious the Cheng family is, they will not be able to pave a smooth road for him.
The ward fell silent for a moment before Cheng's mother spoke up, "Yinyin is right. It's right not to sue. You two still have a lot of life ahead of you. You can't create such a big enemy for yourselves. Besides, it was the Cheng family who found Yinyin in the first place."
Cheng Shuhui did not refute again, but still had a sullen face.
Xuanyin couldn't help but ask: "What is the grudge between our family and the Cheng family?
Mother Cheng sighed. "There's no grudge, just some old conflicts. Don't think too much about it, it's all in the past. Your brother was too excited today. You're the one who's hurt in this matter. How to resolve it is naturally up to you."
He didn't want to talk about it anymore, but instead asked Xuanyin to have a good rest.
Xuanyin didn't ask any more questions.
After talking for a while, Cheng's mother was obviously tired. Cheng Shuhui helped her to rest, then came back and asked shyly, "Do you have the Galaxy?"
Xuanyin paused: "The largest star network platform?"
"Yes, can you lend me a number? I want to enter a prize."
Xuanyin looked at the computer beside her. Cheng Shuhui took it and said, "Quick, quick, turn it on."
Xuanyin unlocked the phone with her fingerprint and logged into Xinghe: "What are you going to do?"
"A new healing magic garment was released yesterday. He Xiangu, the person behind it, even held a lottery. I heard that the magic pill can cure stubborn diseases. I want to win it for my mother."
Xuanyin: "...So powerful, the healing divine robe can produce elixirs? I've never heard of it before, is it reliable?"
"Whether it's reliable or not, you should give it a try. Find more numbers and your chances of winning will be better."
Cheng Shuhui used Xuanyin's account to participate in the lottery. Xuanyin happened to see the lottery page. The initiator's avatar was a gentle woman in white with fluttering sleeves and holding a lotus. It was the electronic model of He Xiangu that she made.
The number of people participating in the lottery has exceeded 10 million.
She was surprised and said, "So many people are participating in the lottery. How many of those magic pills are there?"
"Two, one directly given to the Federal Spiritual Master Association, and the other for the lottery."
"One out of ten million people draws one prize. The probability of winning is incredibly low. When will the prize be drawn?"
"It's three days later."
Xuanyin leaned back. "That's it. The number of participants will increase, and the chances will be even slimmer. Did this person say when this divine clothing will be officially launched?"
"No, but as long as there is hope, I can wait!" Cheng Shuhui returned the computer to him, and continued to use his computer to call people.
Xuanyin picked up the laptop and read the comments under the lottery blog.
There were doubts, inquiries, surprises, and messages that sounded like prayers.
The last type are those who themselves or their relatives are suffering from incurable diseases and are really desperate. They heard that there is a lottery for magic pills here, so they come here to try their luck.
She looked at Cheng Shuhui who kept shaking people's hands. Aren't the people in this comment section all Cheng Shuhui?
The system popped up and said, "I can manipulate it secretly and let Cheng Shuhui draw this elixir."
Xuanyin said, "If you really do that, you'll be harming Mother Cheng. Whoever wins this elixir will most likely be found and taken away by the federal government before it can be used. If they're found after it's been used, they'll likely be used as a research subject."
"Ah? That serious?"
Xuanyin: "The reason I'm holding the lottery is not only to confuse people, but also to make the elixir more popular, so that Cheng's mother can get the elixir and recover in the future. I will give her the elixir, but not now."
System: "Understood."
Xuanyin searched for entries related to He Xiangu and then read them out in a pretentious manner, "So this is the divine robe that just came out yesterday, and it came from the Rongming Divine Pagoda. Isn't that very close to us?"
"An elixir that can be taken orally? And no side effects? Amazing."
"Are He Xiangu and Shiji Niangniang actually related? Their styles are indeed somewhat similar."
When Cheng Shuhui heard about Lady Shiji, he clearly had something to say: "The person in the dream world that day might not be Lady Shiji."
Xuanyin asked: "How do you know?"
"Because I was there that day." Cheng Shuhui's eyes lit up, and his whole body seemed to be glowing. "That person that day, the clothes, hairstyle, appearance, weapons, momentum, strength, everything was exquisite and unparalleled. The Shiji Niangniang in the competition video was far inferior!"
Xuanyin: “…”
No, why are you still criticizing one and praising the other?
Do I look happy to you?
She glanced at the monitor out of the corner of her eye, still looking surprised and eager to learn, and asked Cheng Shuhui about the details of the day.
Cheng Shuhui suddenly became excited and became friendly to her for the first time. He talked to her enthusiastically as if he was introducing his idol. Xuanyin asked a few questions from time to time, and he talked even more excitedly.
Mother Cheng passed by the door and saw that the brother and sister were getting along so well. She smiled with relief and went back to rest with peace of mind.
In front of the screen, the people who were observing Xuan Yin saw this scene, and their suspicion of Xuan Yin decreased again and again.
"I think there's no need to monitor her any further. All signs indicate that she can't be that person, unless her acting is good enough to win an award."
Yan Wei stared at the screen for a long time and said, "Wait until her condition stabilizes, then test her mental strength and physical condition."
…
Xuanyin stayed in the hospital for three days. During these three days, she tried to recover her mental strength as quickly as possible, and then took the pills secretly brought to her by the system to slightly speed up her body's recovery.
By the time her mental strength and physical condition were re-tested, she was able to get out of bed and walk freely.
When she arrived outside the examination room, there were other patients inside and she needed to wait. She told Cheng's mother that she wanted to go to the bathroom and went to the bathroom on the same floor.
She said to the system: "Come in too."
System: "Ah? This is not good, right? This is the women's restroom."
Xuanyin: "...Didn't you say you were a girl? Come in, there's no one else in here."
After entering the compartment, Xuanyin closed her eyes, and her mental power surged, gradually gathering into a divine robe buckle in her palm. The background was white with a lotus flower printed on it. It was He Xiangu's divine robe.
The system was stunned. How could the buckles of the divine robe not be physical objects, but be condensed by spiritual power?
Then the next moment, the buttons of the divine robe disappeared, replaced by two green lotus seeds.
Xuanyin gave the lotus seeds to the system: "The prize draw will be soon. Please mail these two lotus seeds to the address, one to the Federation and one to the winner. Remember to keep it secret."
The system asked in confusion, "How did you do it? You can take out the lotus seeds without possessing a spirit?"
Xuanyin waved her hand and dispersed her spiritual power: "It's possible. If I need to possess the spirit to take it out, then what's the point of me rubbing the lotus seeds out in advance?"
That’s true.
"Where do you usually hide it?"
"In the spiritual sea."
System: “…” The psychic power master is awesome.
"Go ahead, come back soon."
After the system left, Xuanyin calmed her mental power and controlled it between D+ and C- before walking out.
"You've recovered very well. Your mental strength has returned to D+, and your physical condition has stabilized at D level."
After the test, the doctor looked at the results and said in surprise, "Your resilience is very strong. Generally speaking, strong resilience is mainly inherited. Do any of your elders or relatives have this condition?"
Xuanyin shook her head: "I'm not sure, but, is this a good thing?"
"Of course, strong recovery is a great benefit. And judging by your mental power peaks, when stimulated, your peak mental power will suddenly rise. For example, a D-level mental power can jump one or two levels in a very short and extreme period of time, creating a powerful burst. This is a very rare talent!"
The doctor kept exclaiming in amazement while filling out a report: "I have to report your condition. Please wait a moment."
Xuanyin nodded. This was exactly what she wanted.
There must be a reason why she could defeat Cheng Ziqi, and her strong explosive power is a good explanation.
While waiting, she looked at the electronic screen on the wall, which was advertising that the Dream World had reopened and safety was guaranteed.
"Dream World has reopened."
The doctor looked up and said, "Yes, it just opened today. It has even been expanded. I heard that the Imperial Special Zone has been opened."
"empire?"
From the memories of her original body, Xuanyin learned that this empire was a country that was opposed to the Federation, and there was a blood feud between the two.
In addition to the Empire and the Federation, there is also a Star Luo District in this star field. There are many small countries and regions there, which can barely be considered a three-legged tripod. Of course, the Star Luo District mainly exists as a buffer zone.
Among them, the Star Luo District has few divine towers, so it is also called the Exile Zone. Both the Federation and the Empire have many divine towers, but the divine towers on both sides are different.
Although they worship the same god, it is said that the way the empire worships the tower is quite dark and mysterious, and the divine power obtained is stronger and more evil.
Each side also believed that their own divine tower could better represent the ancient god and was orthodox, while the other side's divine tower was a fake.
However, in the past few hundred years, with the rampant Nightmare Beasts and Mad Beasts, both sides have not had much energy to deal with each other, and there has been no war for a long time.
Now the Federation’s dream world has actually opened up the Empire Zone. Are the two sides planning to shake hands and make peace?
The patient waiting outside the door said, "With the Imperial Zone open this time, are those Imperial people coming for our Lady Shiji and He Xiangu?"
"It's hard to say. I heard a lot of people from the Empire climbed over the wall to participate in the lottery for the elixir. It's so infuriating. There's only one elixir, and they're still trying to snatch it away!"
"I've heard that the Federation and the Empire have been collaborating for a while now, and they're even planning to open a joint university in the Dream World. After all, the Empire's royal family has been living incredibly long for centuries, with the oldest now nearly two hundred years old. The Federation certainly wants to learn from them."
"I know. It started after that... incident four hundred years ago. I heard that the imperial soldiers who escaped back then brought back a treasure that, if eaten, would grant immortality!"
Xuanyin clenched her fingers.
Immortality... Every time she heard these four words, her heart would shrink.
Back then, there were three immortal beings with special abilities in the fleet: the immortal body of the senior brother, the immortal heart of Uncle Wen, and her immortal soul. They were all artificially created to be the navigators of humanity's great escape.
As long as they are here, human civilization will not be extinct, and generations of people on the road of escape will not forget where they came from.
However, no matter how powerful the immortal ability is, it cannot withstand the continuous artillery fire.
Now, she is the only one left.
"What are you talking about here? You have inside information, it's really amazing, right?"
A scolding sounded, neither light nor heavy, and even with a hint of laughter. The people outside immediately dared not say anything and shouted, "Hello, Secretary Tang."
Xuanyin turned her head, wiped the moisture from the corner of her eyes, and looked at the person who came in.
It was Tang Yekun from that night. Today he was wearing casual clothes and had a spring-like smile on his face. He looked much younger than that night.
"Hello, Secretary Tang." She nodded.
Tang Yekun smiled and nodded: "Hello, how is your recovery?"
"fine."
Tang Yekun picked up the test sheet and took a look. "Not bad, your condition hasn't dropped and it's stable. A strong burst of mental power? No wonder you were able to kill Cheng Ziqi in one second. We've seen many similar examples. People who usually only have B-level or A-level mental power can instantly reach S-level or even SS-level by relying on a strong burst of mental power in a life-or-death situation.
"And people with strong explosive power are rare. Just based on this, you can directly participate in the military academy selection. Why is this not mentioned in your file?"
The doctor explained, "This requires a very rigorous and lengthy examination, and it's not typically included in mental assessments."
"So that's how it is. What a waste of talent."
Tang Yekun put down the test report: "The Cheng family wants to reconcile with you privately and asked me to be the middleman. I fully respect your rights and choices as the victim. Don't feel pressured because of me."
Xuanyin was silent for a moment. Tang Yekun said, "Let me first tell you about the Cheng family's conditions. A detached villa in the capital's first special zone, 10 million star coins, to cover your mother's medical expenses and your brother's employment. In addition, you can choose any school in the capital except the military academy. You can go to school at any time."
"If you're still not satisfied with these, the Cheng family has a selection quota for the school that the Federation Empire is cooperating with in the dream world. They can give it to you."
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