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Chapter 162 Mother?
Jiang Xingni himself felt that the chances of the lower city becoming a dungeon were slim in the near future.
She outlined the possible next steps.
Xiao Jiming, Song Juexiao, He Jingtong, Su Yanzhi, and Pei Zhaoye went to chase after that strange creature.
Perhaps they can uncover clues about the strange creature, or perhaps they will unlock a new instance?
Anyway, Jiang Xingni didn't know.
She guessed that her next plan was to investigate the girl together with Xie Yungui.
When she and Song Juexiao went shopping at the mall, they happened to run into the girl who was hospitalized and seriously ill.
"This is where Jiang Xingni and I grew up," Xiao Jiming explained simply.
"But without any concrete evidence, we'll have to wait until we get back there to investigate."
As expected, it was not much different from what Jiang Xingni had guessed.
It's not time for this instance to open yet.
The invisible hand is no longer a metaphor; it truly exists.
Screenwriter, reader, and illustrator—Xiao Jiming would never have imagined going to the lower city at this time.
But Jiang Xingni can.
Jiang Xing glanced at Xiao Jiming.
"Their words still didn't explain the whole story of the Fourth Middle School," Jiang Xingni said in a low voice.
Was Zhao Henshan born because of their experiments?
Those victims have not been able to get justice because of their cover-up, and their families still cannot get a satisfactory answer.
It was the cover-up and the resentment of the victims that gave Zhao Henshan such great power that, despite being their creation, he could not be completely controlled by them.
Who are they referring to? Is it just VOID? Is Zhou Xia a member of that organization? Jiang Xingni felt something was off again.
How could a multinational organization have such great influence that it could make a school deceive its superiors and subordinates for its sake?
Jiang Xingnian remained noncommittal.
She can still only guess.
"At least we know this is all related to VOID," Xiao Jiming shrugged. "Knowing a little something is better than knowing nothing at all."
Song Juexiao yawned: "Excuse me for reminding you, it's 1:30 in the morning. Whether it's VOID or something else, since it's not something that will kill us if we can't resolve it tonight, can't we leave it for tomorrow?"
"It's not exactly normal for three guys to stay in my and Xingxing's dorm room, is it?"
Taixu Academy is, after all, still a school.
Although there aren't many people with superpowers who can become students there, the male and female dormitories are still separated.
Male students are also prohibited from entering female dormitories.
The three teenagers finally realized the importance of gender, and they looked at each other.
Taking advantage of the darkness, he climbed out the window and jumped out.
Song Juexiao rolled his eyes and then withdrew the protection he had given to Xiao Jiming.
"It's alright," she said softly. "The words of power I gave you did have some effect."
"Teacher Lin asked me before if I wanted to consider switching to logistics instead of going to the front lines, and using my special ability to help my teammates. I refused."
Song Juexiao raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Xingni.
"What do you think...?"
Before Song Juexiao could finish his question, Jiang Xingni interrupted him.
"You've made your decision, so I don't need to comment." She made an X gesture. "Besides, it sounds like it would be easy to use you as a blood bank."
Jiang Xingni ruffled her long hair: "Your decision was right. Don't do it again next time—keep going forward."
She could almost foresee what kind of fate Song Juexiao would face if he really became that kind of person.
Song Juexiao's efforts will go unnoticed.
While others fight to the death against the monsters at the forefront, she lies in the back, where even if her powers are exhausted, professionals will assess and rescue her.
Even though Song Juexiao's words of power also involved risking her life, her sacrifices would not be understood by others.
People will only think that she got all of this easily.
The only advantage is that staying in the rear offers slightly more safety, but not by much.
After all, the last place that was wiped out by the monsters was also a hospital that treated the wounded.
If Song Juexiao is the kind of person who fears battle and prefers a peaceful and stable life, then so be it.
But Song Juexiao is clearly not that kind of person.
Jiang Xingni cupped the face opposite him, her tone calm but serious: "I'm not forcing you to choose any option, I'm just saying that whatever you choose, I will support you."
"It's too late, let's go to sleep," Jiang Xingni said softly.
It's too late. If it weren't so late, Song Juexiao wouldn't have said it so bluntly.
Even without her words, Jiang Xingni believed that Song Juexiao would be able to figure everything out, so it didn't matter what she said now.
Song Juexiao threw himself into Jiang Xingni's arms.
"Okay, okay, I got it."
"...I'm really thinking about which method would be the most helpful to you."
She leaned close to Jiang Xingni's ear and whispered something.
Jiang Xingni took her back to bed—Jiang Xingni wasn't sure if Song Juexiao was still in a weakened state due to overuse of his powers, but it was still such a long distance, just a few steps away.
She tucked Song Juexiao in and took his temperature—thinking to herself that she felt like a mother right now.
The thought flashed through my mind, and then I heard Song Juexiao's groggy voice.
"Mother……?"
Okay, now she's a real mom.
Jiang Xingni was shocked.
She stared at Song Juexiao for a while, unable to tell whether he was truly asleep or still awake, deliberately teasing her.
Then she thought of the past in Song Juexiao's illusion.
Forget it.
Jiang Xing glanced at it.
She closed the door and went back to her bedroom.
*
Even after taking a shower, changing into her pajamas, and lying in bed, Jiang Xingni was still thinking about when she should go home to investigate what had happened in the lower city.
She didn't remember if the comic mentioned Xiao Jiming's family background, she only remembered that Xiao Jiming was an orphan—it would be suspicious if the protagonist of a shonen manga wasn't an orphan, right?
However, Jiang Xingni knew very well how her parents had died under mysterious circumstances.
After their deaths, how did everyone remain silent about them?
About ten years have passed, so Jiang Xingni shouldn't still be so nostalgic for her parents.
However, she really wanted to know what exactly happened back then.
Thinking this, Jiang Xingni drifted off to sleep.
The phone screen dimmed due to prolonged inactivity.
In his dream, Jiang Xingni saw his parents.
She could no longer remember their faces.
But a premonition told her that these were her parents.
"Mom...?" she murmured.