Mutual Inductance and Self-Inductance
Seeing the people around them leaving one by one, but he still stayed where he was, motionless, Zhou Xun's parents and Zhou Ruo's parents couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
"Why... why haven't we left here yet?"
"Yeah, is there any accident?"
Gao Yingxin hugged her daughter Zhou Moran uncomfortably. The anxiety that had finally disappeared surged into her heart again. Before she had time to think carefully about what had happened, her daughter suddenly became quiet in her arms, which made her realize that something was wrong.
"Momo?" Gao Yingxin lowered her head and called her little daughter softly.
The girl nestled in her arms suddenly opened her arms and hugged Gao Yingxin's neck tightly.
Gao Yingxin just thought that her little daughter was scared. She had experienced so many things along the way, including monsters and ghosts. Her little daughter was not even in primary school yet, and she was amazing for not crying or making a fuss until now. Now that everything was settled, it was normal to act like a spoiled child to her.
Gao Yingxin quickly suppressed her anxiety, forced out a gentle smile, gently patted Zhou Moran on the back, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Momo, we will be able to go home soon."
After doing all this, Gao Yingxin realized belatedly that the area around her had suddenly become too quiet. She subconsciously looked around and saw her husband Zhou Hong, her brother-in-law Zhou Hui, and her sister-in-law Zhuo Jie all looking at her with extremely strange eyes. Gao Yingxin could barely interpret the fear, uneasiness, and surprise in their eyes.
What are they afraid of?
Is there a sequel to the game?
No, that's not right. Their eyes were clearly on me. What was there to be afraid of in me?
Gao Yingxin lowered her head in a daze - a blood-red scarf had been wrapped around her neck at some point, with the tail trailing towards her little daughter.
When did I wear a scarf?
She thought blankly for a while, and finally managed to distinguish from the scarlet that it was not a "scarf" but "blood", the blood from her little daughter's chest.
Gao Yingxin's arms around Zhou Moran were covered in blood. She screamed in despair and fell to the ground with her legs going limp. But she did not forget to shout at her husband, "Call an ambulance! No, there is no ambulance here. Husband, please save Momo!"
Zhou Hong subconsciously wanted to rush over and hug Zhou Moran, but was stopped by the more rational Zhou Hui, who shouted, "Brother, wake up! Take a good look, that guy is not Momo at all!"
Not Momo?
"Second brother, what are you talking about? Momo has been in my arms since we came here, how could it not be Momo?" Gao Yingxin said anxiously: "Momo is injured, hurry up and save her! Look, she is my daughter!"
Gao Yingxin suppressed her fear of facing her "bloody" daughter and looked down at her daughter's face, trying to prove that she was not lying.
The next moment, a terrifying face with a blue-gray complexion and pure black pupils came into Gao Yingxin's sight.
Gao Yingxin let out a shrill scream and subconsciously wanted to throw away the horrible creature in her arms, but the "blood scarf" fixed around her neck firmly tied her and "Zhou Moran" together, and they could not be separated at all.
"Mom, I'm Momo. What's wrong with you? Don't you recognize me?" The ghost child in her arms tilted his head with a puzzled expression, but against the backdrop of that face, every movement seemed exceptionally weird.
Gao Yingxin's heart trembled with fear, but as the fear passed, her remaining rationality allowed her to quickly distinguish that the facial features of the "ghost child" were exactly the same as her daughter. Although the appearance had become very strange, and the expression and tone of speech were different from usual, Gao Yingxin's sixth sense as a mother made her judge that the "ghost child" in front of her was her daughter, which was an indisputable fact.
The fear in Gao Yingxin's eyes suddenly weakened a lot, and her body stopped shaking.
She gently patted the back of the person in her arms and smiled: "Don't be afraid, Momo, mom is here."
“Zhou Moran”: “…”
Although the whites of his eyes had been painted black, at this moment, Zhao Yaya could still catch a glimpse of the evil demon's fleeting doubt.
With Zhao Yaya's mental pressure, the evil spirit was able to catch their loopholes and entered Zhou Moran's body with all its strength. It wanted to use fear to enter Gao Yingxin's body again, but it didn't expect that what it waited for was not "fear", but another completely unfamiliar emotion. This emotion that it had never experienced before caught it off guard for a while, and it even forgot its purpose.
Whether it was family affection or love, Parnaki had never been unaccustomed to such feelings, and the evil demon should have been exposed to them long ago, so why was he so shocked by this?
Could it be that these evil spirits are not parasitizing them, but another higher level being, who has not experienced the complexity of human nature and knows nothing about matters of the heart, such as... the 'Twenty-Four Gods'?
But now it has been basically confirmed that the evil demon's parasitism has a great deal to do with their Team 9... Are the people who brought them to Parnaki and sent them back to Earth really the long-lost "Twenty-Four Gods"?
Zhao Yaya was making inferences in her mind, and at the same time secretly condensed her magic power, trying to get close to Zhou Moran and cut off her connection with the evil demon.
But just as Zhao Yaya made her move, the evil demon controlling Zhou Moran's body suddenly raised its head, revealing a sinister expression that was not in line with its age: "If you take action, I can't guarantee what the consequences will be for this little girl."
Zhou Moran was young, his mental strength was not as strong as an adult's, and his body was fragile enough that just dragging someone into a dream would put their life in danger. Not to mention that Zhou Moran was now parasitized by an evil spirit, and the harm caused was completely different from simply controlling the "player" with mental strength.
The latter is very easy to remove, but the former is deeply rooted and will cause irreversible damage to Zhou Moran's body if you are not careful.
Although Gao Yingxin and the other three were confused by this incoherent conversation, they realized that "Zhou Moran" was communicating with Zhao Yaya, and that "Zhou Moran" was still herself, but an unknown entity had possessed her body.
"Who are you? What are you going to do to my daughter?" Gao Yingxin collapsed and said, "I beg you, if you want to hurt someone, just hurt me and don't do anything to my daughter!"
The evil demon parasitic on Zhou Moran's body froze, and there seemed to be some emotion in its eyes, but it hid it very well. When it spoke to Gao Yingxin, its voice softened unconsciously: "Don't be afraid, I just want to survive, so I borrowed your daughter's body."
"Is it not good to use... my body?" Gao Yingxin swallowed hard and said tremblingly: "I give you my body, please don't hurt my daughter!"
"I won't hurt her. Mom, I'm still your daughter now." "Zhou Moran" tilted his head and said innocently, "Don't you love me?"
Gao Yingxin looked at her stiffly, fearing that her words would anger the evil demon, so she could only nod randomly: "Love!"
The evil demon chuckled and seemed very happy: "Although you are lying, I take it seriously."
She hugged Gao Yingxin again: "Mom, my brother brought a group of people to kill me, I'm so scared."
"You don't need to act hypocritical in front of my parents." Zhou Xun's cold voice rang in Gao Yingxin's ears: "Since we are your target, if you have the guts to attack us, don't use my sister as a threat."
"Do you think I'm a fool?" The evil demon looked at him coldly. "I know the difference in strength between us. Moreover, this world has long been surrounded by your net. If I don't use this method, how can I escape from here?"
After that, the evil demon looked at Zhao Yaya and said, "I suggest you don't even think about using your magic. Once I sense any 'accident', even if it has nothing to do with you, I will immediately perish with this girl - you originally wanted to destroy me, but can you really afford this price? Or do you want to continue to play your tricks, easily delete everyone's memory, and pretend nothing happened, and continue to play dumb?"
Zhao Yaya: "It knows our identities in Parnaqui?!"
Bai Luo: "What is the origin of this evil demon?"
Zhang Jiajia: "Stop talking, I can't figure out its purpose anymore..."
The evil demon straightened the hair beside his ears, and said in a voice full of sarcasm: "I almost forgot that a mere ordinary human who I have only known for five years may not be worth mentioning to you."
After saying that, ignoring Zhou Xun's angry expression, the evil demon actually went straight into the depths of Zhou Moran's mind without making any response.
The blue-gray skin and the blood that had seeped out of Zhou Moran's body, which were deliberately disguised by the evil demon, disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she returned to her original fair and clean, lovely girl.
She groaned, blinked, and looked confused: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing her daughter's familiar voice, Gao Yingxin could no longer bear the intense emotional fluctuations. She choked with sobs and hugged her daughter tightly in her arms.
Although she didn't know what was going on and it hurt a little to be hugged by her mother, Zhou Moran still raised her hand sensibly and gently patted her mother's back: "Don't be sad, Mom. Momo is with you."
"Zhou Xun, Zhou Ruo, the decision is yours. Do you want them to forget this little memory?" Zhao Yaya asked.
Zhou Xun clenched his fists and did not answer directly.
Bai Luo sighed: "I'm sorry, this is all my fault. I was too careless and dragged you guys along with me, but ended up hurting your sister Zhou Xun."
"...It's not your fault." Zhou Xun said, "The evil demon has been targeting my sister since we entered. No matter what we do, it will attack my sister. Besides, we are willing to play with you. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame me for not thinking carefully and believing in our inference too much. I didn't think about increasing the protection for my parents at all."
"There's nothing to blame each other for. Since something has happened, we should find a way to solve it and face it." Zhang Jiajia said: "In the final analysis, we have just avoided this issue again and again - how to explain our identity and past to our parents."
"I don't plan to hide it any longer." Zhou Ruo said, "Rather than being afraid of my parents knowing the truth, not knowing how to get along with me, or even actively distancing themselves from me, it would be more terrifying to let them be in deep danger without knowing it."
At this moment, Zhou Xun's father's voice suddenly sounded: "Xiao Xun, although I don't know what happened, I know you have your own difficulties. Don't worry that we will doubt you and blame you because of the words of the person in your sister's body. Whether it is you or your sister, you are the most beloved children of your mother and me. Since you are unwilling to tell us, we will not ask more. We are willing to wait until the day you are willing to tell us the truth."
"I..." Zhou Xun stammered for a long time, then nodded silently: "I just haven't figured out what to say yet, can you give me a little more time..."
"Of course." Gao Yingxin stood up with Zhuo Jie's help and smiled at him: "We are willing to wait no matter how long it takes. We are family."
...
"Nine classes of people who love each other"
"Please don't fail miserably (Bai Luo)": So what happened after you left the dream?
"Learn about swimming and fitness (Zhou Xun)": ...I missed my stop.
"Please don't fail miserably (Bai Luo)": I knew it.
『来钱（赵雅雅）』: @『Learn about swimming and fitness』 Although I urgently sealed your sister, I can't let the evil spirit stay in your sister's body forever, right?
"School Uniforms Provide a Dead End (Zhang Jiajia)": Since the evil demon did not resist, it means that it just wants to survive. After making sure that we will not hurt it, it does not rule out using a seal to reduce the damage to Zhou Xun's sister.
"Learn about swimming and fitness": In fact, it gets along pretty well with my sister... I was shocked when my sister told me about it.
"Please don't fail miserably": As expected, no matter how many years have passed, the evil spirit's mind is still impossible to fathom.
So you are still traveling?
"Learn about swimming and fitness": Yes. After all, I'm here, and there's nothing better to do now. [Photo] X5
"Please don't fail miserably":...As expected, your family didn't escape the fate of conversion in the end?
『Don't Want a Pastor (Zhou Ruo)』: They even performed rituals for the evil spirits... It's really hard for me to describe my feelings.
『Librarian (Chen Qiting)』: @『Learn about swimming and fitness』What about your identity? Have you thought about how to tell your parents?
"Learn about swimming and fitness": Let's wait until they come back from their trip. I can't ruin their hard-earned mood for fun for the time being.
『Rui Hang』: Your parents have a pretty good attitude.
"Learn about swimming and fitness": Teacher Rui, I'm sorry.
『Rui Hang』: There is no need to apologize to me. This is a lesson for you and for me. My fellow students, since we returned to Earth, we have been addicted to the five hundred years and powerful power that Parnaki brought us. Our vision is too high and too big. All we think about is the various matters after the fusion of the two worlds, but we have never thought about taking a good look at the people around us and forgetting the family and friends who are guarding behind us.
『Rui Hang』: In the past five hundred years, each of you has experienced a lot. I think you have already understood that power never means being able to solve everything. Power is always accompanied by corresponding dangers. We can avoid this danger, but this also means that the people who ultimately bear this danger are often the friends and relatives we think we can protect.
"Rui Hang": During the three days of New Year's Day, please completely forget everything about Palnaqui, and regain your identity and responsibilities as a human being, a Chinese, a son or a daughter. Take advantage of the time you spend with your family and friends to think carefully about how we should face this identity and how we should face our closest people.
...
Zhou Xun stared at the screen for a long time, until the moon quietly fell from the night sky and the sun's light once again filled the earth. He sighed and knocked on his parents' door.
Unexpectedly, his parents were not asleep, but were sitting on the bed in the B&B, neatly dressed, looking at him with a smile.
"...Are you still awake?"
Zhou Xun noticed the dark circles under his parents' eyes and was surprised to find that they had not slept all night.
"You've had a weird expression since you came back yesterday. Don't your dad and I know you? We know you're worried but you don't dare to tell us." Gao Yingxin waved for Zhou Xun to sit down beside them, holding his hand with tenderness in her eyes: "Although we don't know what secrets you're hiding, our experiences over the past two days have allowed us to guess a lot of things."
Gao Yingxin rubbed Zhou Xun's head and said distressedly: "Our little Xun must have suffered a lot."
"Your mom is worried that if you suddenly want to talk to us, and we both fall asleep, we will suppress your desire to talk again." Zhou Hong said jokingly, and then said seriously: "No matter what happens, your parents will always be your solid support, and we are always willing to listen to you talk about everything."
Zhou Txun's eyes became hot.
In an instant, he recalled many past events. The hardships he had experienced in Panaki, and the other pair of parents who had long passed away with time...
The hundred years of time spent with them ended up with them hating each other. It once became a long-lasting regret and scar in Zhou Xun's heart, but under the love of Zhou Hong and Gao Yingxin, this scar is healing quickly.
Zhou Xun took a deep breath and finally made up his mind to wake up.
"Dad, Mom, I do have something I want to tell you." He clenched his fists, suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and tried to keep his voice calm as he told his parents about his time travel and the past five hundred years, one by one.
Gao Yingxin and Zhou Hong listened very carefully. From the initial curiosity, to shock and excitement, they gradually turned into full of admiration and heartache - there was no alienation, indifference, and fear that Zhou Xun feared.
Their eyes were so proud, so gratified, and full of pride in his adventures and achievements.
"Although I guessed that you have been through a lot, I didn't expect your story to be so shocking." Zhou Hong sighed: "Panaki, that must be a very beautiful and wonderful world."
Gao Yingxin held Zhou Xun's hand with tears in her eyes and said, "How much suffering you must have endured."
"So, our son is actually an adult in his heart. Can he drink with me in the future?" Zhou Hong said.
Gao Yingxin glared at Zhou Hong helplessly and said angrily, "What are you focusing on?"
Zhou Hong chuckled and patted Zhou Xun on the shoulder: "Good boy, you did a good job, you have the style of your father!"
He cleverly avoided the question about age, and Zhou Xun's anxious heart finally settled down.
Outside the house, Zhou Ruo, his father Zhou Hui, and his mother Zhuo Jie had been standing at the door at some point, listening quietly to every move inside the house and smiling knowingly.
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