Why Are the Psychos Obsessed with a Mere NPC?

Jian Yu was still feeling regretful. It was a shame she hadn’t converted the Fu Yin Powder into Green Mist, having used half her Purple Fog instead.

The Purple Mist Soul Domain was still at 100. The only way to replenish it for now was with Beast Crystals, which wasn’t as easy as the other method.

Hearing someone call her name, Jian Yu looked up to see a face with a smile that didn’t reach the eyes.

Jian Yu feigned calmness. "Hello. Can I help you?"

"Before Chief Duan left, he asked me to deliver a letter to you."

He set the letter down, and the man in the tuxedo-like suit vanished in a flash.

Shen Gu explained, "He’s Chief Duan’s Executive Director. His role is similar to mine—responsible for carrying out the Chief’s executive measures, resource allocation, and things like that."

’I can’t let other men scheme to get close to Jian Yu on the Chief’s behalf.’ For a moment, a mischievous thought crossed Shen Gu’s mind.

He reached out and pressed his hand on the envelope.

Jian Yu’s expression remained neutral. She only tilted her head slightly. "Is something wrong?"

Quiet, fragile, and innocent, she was utterly out of place among the Awakeners scrambling around her.

Shen Gu let go. He couldn’t keep it up for even two seconds. He pretended to pat the envelope. "It’s dusty. Let me get that for you."

"Thank you." Jian Yu’s fingers broke the seal on the envelope.

She hadn’t watched the man’s trajectory as he vanished, so she asked casually, "What’s his Soul Beast?"

Shen Gu’s voice was low, tinged with a bit of apprehension. "You mean Gu Zhu? His Soul Beast is a Feiwen—a mutated variant of poisonous mosquito. It’s probably too small for you to have noticed."

’He has a cold personality, is ruthless in his actions, and has a reputation as terrible as Chief Pei’s.’

’I don’t know why someone as good as Chief Duan would choose Gu Zhu for his Executive Director.’

Jian Yu’s gaze fell on the letter. There were only three lines.

Si Xu is fourth. When I return, I’ll be fifth.

Si Xu isn’t mature enough, but I am different.

No matter how many people join, I won’t be jealous.

As she tilted the envelope, several fireflies flew out, arranging themselves into the shape of a heart.

Jian Yu was expressionless.

She didn’t like bugs.

As for Duan Feiye, other than his face, there seemed to be nothing about him charming enough to hold her gaze.

"Yu, it didn’t work." Shen Gu watched the people returning to the group, then turned to her. "The Contract still shows no reaction. It’s the same as with the others—they don’t attack, they just act friendlier."

Shen Gu took out Pei Yuan’s Space Ring. "One more thing. Here are the stakes from your bet. I retrieved them for you."

"Thank you." Jian Yu lowered her eyes. "Let’s go back."

「Outside Sector 2.」

Xu Jianjuan was standing on a flight of stairs as Jian Yu walked past below.

"Wait." After a moment of hesitation, Xu Jianjuan chased after her.

She stood firmly in front of Jian Yu. "Is there anything you want to ask me? You don’t seem as indifferent to them as you appear. Don’t you want to know what happened to them?"

Jian Yu thought for a moment. "I can ask about anything?"

Xu Jianjuan nodded silently.

At Shen Gu’s arrangement, the two of them entered an empty classroom.

Xu Jianjuan thought Jian Yu would ask if she was reborn.

Much like she herself had her own questions about Jian Yu’s sudden appearance.

But she never expected that Jian Yu’s first words would be: "Tell me what you can. I want to hear it all."

For a moment, Xu Jianjuan didn’t know how to begin.

’Perhaps Jian Yu could see how much she wanted to confide in someone.’

She had indeed lived this life once before, but her mindset was entirely that of an old woman.

She’d find herself wanting to ramble on at the slightest provocation, and the moment she stopped what she was doing, she would be uncontrollably lost in her memories.

Xu Jianjuan looked at Jian Yu’s clear, bright eyes and unconsciously averted her gaze.

"I don’t know if they were dead or injured, but as time went on, the only ones I saw were Sheng Yue, Duan Feiye, and Xi Yu. The others never showed up again."

The place I was imprisoned back then was very close to the Alliance Base.

"They would come to the base almost periodically. For three straight years, I would see them from time to time. But after those three years, I noticed they started coming more often, but there were fewer of them."

Xu Jianjuan was in her eighties when she died.

The interstellar community was in chaos back then. Not only were there daily screenings for Awakeners, but the population was also decreasing by the second.

Xu Jianjuan didn’t want to go through that again, nor did she want to see news of another planet falling.

She had a strong intuition that Jian Yu could be the breakthrough.

This person, who had appeared so quietly, her life as unremarkable as a background prop.

She looked timid and easy to bully on the outside, but inside, she was terrifyingly cold and clear-headed.

"I saw you challenge Pei Yuan." Xu Jianjuan sneered. "Actually, even if you hadn’t done anything, he wouldn’t have lived much longer."

In her past life, Pei Yuan had also caused trouble for Xu Jianjuan. It was a long time ago, but the memory was gradually becoming clear.

She remembered that Pei Yuan’s downfall was also because of that Poison Needle.

Except back then, his Soul Beast was crippled and he was expelled from school. He had a breakdown and committed suicide not long after. It wasn’t like now, where he died directly at the hands of Red Snake.

Xu Jianjuan raised an eyebrow, rambling on. "It was because I had no filter and told him he couldn’t compare to Pei Yin. He totally lost it."

Jian Yu seemed uninterested.

She changed the subject, her throat tightening slightly. "So, something really did happen to them?"

"Probably." Xu Jianjuan’s expression grew serious.

Her eyelashes lowered. "I wasn’t close with them. Most of our contact was for my research. Even though they came to see me a few times and brought me Medicinal Plants, I rarely paid them any mind. Back then, I only saw them as enemies. I would scream about wanting to get out and even attacked them a few times."

Jian Yu could have guessed all of that.

She wanted to know about something else.

Jian Yu asked in a low voice, "Besides resurrection, are there other evolutionary paths for the Soul Ghost Body?"

Xu Jianjuan hummed softly in affirmation, a light, ethereal sound that seemed to have no substance.

"They seek out ordinary people not because their brains are delicious, but because the resentment of ordinary people helps them grow."

The common people who survived under the rule of the aristocracy had long forgotten why they were ostracized. All they knew was the unfair treatment they currently faced. They distorted history, and from that, resentment was born.

Xu Jianjuan’s heart tightened, a complex, indescribable emotion surging in her chest.

Jian Yu pressed, "Did they find a solution later on?"

Xu Jianjuan shook her head. "My medicine is only a few years ahead of its time; it’s still somewhat useful for people now. In a few years, who’s to say what the Soul Ghost Body will evolve into."

She looked at Jian Yu.

"Primordial Beasts are the nemesis of the Soul Ghost Body, but the Primordial Beasts are unwilling to form a united front with humanity. After Emperor Source Star falls, the other planets will fall one after another."

Jian Yu’s brow twitched slightly. ’Primordial Beasts?’

Xu Jianjuan kept her head down, waiting.

Waiting for a chance that might change everyone’s fate, or perhaps, for what might just be a futile conversation.

"Thank you." Jian Yu stood up. "I will find a way to have them prepare in advance. I trust the Alliance won’t ignore their demands. If you remember anything else later, feel free to contact me."

Their eyes met. They nodded to each other, both carefully avoiding certain areas of tacit understanding.

「That night.」

Jian Yu lay on the bed, hugging Pei Yin’s waist.

She looked up, puzzled. "Why are you so quiet today?"

"I can’t bear it." Pei Yin buried his head in her embrace. "This is the first time I’ve ever slept in the same bed with you, and you’re leaving tomorrow."

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