PSW - Chapter 84
Chapter 84
Yu Yinan was furious.
She wanted to burn all of it. But it was all for Zheng Yi, so she couldn't go over Zheng Yi's head and deal with it herself.
When she saw Zheng Yi actually take the papers and start reading them, her feelings of grievance and unease shot to their peak. But she couldn't explode, couldn't even interfere or say anything. She didn't even have a reason or the standing to lose her temper.
They were just some popular confession lines from the internet before the apocalypse, or excerpts from novels and famous works. Some people had written original confessions, and some had even written a few sappy poems. Yu Yinan had seen them all. When Zheng Yi finished one page and moved to the next, Yu Yinan would only need a quick glance for the words on the paper to play automatically in her mind.
They were just sentences. She could write them too.
"Knock, knock."
The door knocked again. Yu Yinan opened it to see the person in charge handing over a piece of paper covered in writing and a can of luncheon meat.
"Sorry, we don't accept any gifts. Please return this," Yu Yinan said, somewhat numbly, as she took the paper.
This clearly wasn't the first time a gift had been rejected. The person in charge just smiled. "You two sisters are really popular."
Yu Yinan could only return the smile. After seeing the person off, she glanced at the paper and handed it to Zheng Yi.
Yes, while most people wanted to win over Zheng Yi, some foolhardy individuals had also sent letters to her. For the ones addressed to her, she didn't need to ask Zheng Yi how to handle them. Yu Yinan would glance at them and burn them immediately.
"Is what they wrote really that good?" Yu Yinan walked over and sat down next to Zheng Yi. Resentful, bitter, aggrieved—she could barely hide her emotions, nor did she want to.
"These two say they're willing to dedicate everything to me." Zheng Yi pulled out a piece of paper and a small card for Yu Yinan to see. Then she picked out three more from the pile. "These three, from soul to body and mind, all belong to me."
"This one is willing to climb a mountain of knives and plunge into a sea of fire."
"This one's feelings for me are sincere, willing to pour out his heart and soul for me."
As for those who wrote sweet nothings, eternal vows, or promises of loving her for ten thousand years, Zheng Yi glanced at them once and skipped over them. She showed the ones she'd selected to Yu Yinan. "I really want to grant their wishes."
For those who wrote that their sincerity could be witnessed by the sun and moon, the sun and moon couldn't possibly judge. Only a sharp knife could, a keen blade could.
"..." Yu Yinan was silent for a moment. The wellspring of her grievance finally dissipated quite a bit. She looked over these specially selected "love letters" one by one, memorizing the signatures. "After nightfall, should I knock them out and bring them here secretly?"
These guys knew less than one percent about Zheng Yi, yet they shamelessly poured out their hearts, hoped for a response, and even asked to meet her. Since they were so intent on showing off their sincerity, on proving their sincerity, she might as well help them and let Zheng Yi see their "sincerity."
Zheng Yi glanced at Yu Yinan as if she were looking at a fool talking nonsense.
"..." Under that gaze, Yu Yinan lowered her eyes, deflated. She felt a little wronged and still struggled to say in a small voice, "They're all lying. They aren't really willing to give all that." But she was.
Zheng Yi ignored Yu Yinan. She just unwrapped an orange hard candy and stuffed it into Yu Yinan's mouth.
Yu Yinan was both used to this and a little helpless. Every time Zheng Yi didn't want to deal with her, she would casually feed her something, as if that could shut her up.
Of course, Yu Yinan always took the hint and didn't press the topic further. She was a smart person and understood when to stop.
Sucking on the candy, she raised a hand to press down on the papers in Zheng Yi's hand. She moved closer to Zheng Yi, staring into those dark eyes without daring to blink. She leaned in extremely slowly, her nose almost touching Zheng Yi's, close enough to feel Zheng Yi's breath.
Slowly, gently, she pecked Zheng Yi's lips.
"Is this okay?" Yu Yinan's tongue pressed against the sweet and sour candy, her eyes trembling. "It's orange-flavored."
"You like kissing this much?" Those dark eyes still held little emotion. Zheng Yi didn't dodge or avoid it, showing not a hint of shyness. She just looked with clear eyes at the nearby Yu Yinan as the orange-scented breath wafted over.
"...I do." I like you. Yu Yinan's eyes grew moist. Her eyelashes trembled as she leaned in again, gently biting Zheng Yi's lip before her orange-flavored tongue slipped past.
I like you so much. Yu Yinan's heart trembled, and her expression grew even more tender and affectionate.
All intimacy with Zheng Yi intoxicated her, mesmerized her, addicted her, leaving her unable to stop, unable to control herself.
After dusk, the second rainfall began.
The damp rain soaked him to the bone. He gulped down the sweet rainwater. Li Hongyun's gaze was scorching. He stared unblinkingly through the downpour at the young woman on the platform, unwilling to even blink when the rain streamed into his eyes.
She didn't accept the can of luncheon meat. She must be feeling sorry for him.
She accepted his letter. She must have been moved by the romantic words.
He had to find a way to ask her out. That sister of hers was too much of an eyesore, always sticking by her side. He needed to get her to send that woman away so they could have a proper chat and confess their feelings to each other.
As Li Hongyun thought this, the rain stopped. The moment his eyes met Zheng Yi's, the impulse and desire in his heart became almost unbearable. She's looking at me, she's watching me, she has me in her heart, she loves me!
He strode forward. The Saint's name was Zheng Yi. Zheng Yi... what a lovely name. Xiao Yi...
"Hello, I'm Li Hongyun." He walked quickly toward the platform. The young woman's gaze fell upon him, making his blood boil. He put on a polite and refined smile and extended a hand toward her. "I have something I'd like to say to you. I wonder... if I might have the chance?"
"Ah." The young woman let out a short cry of surprise and took a step back as if startled. She glanced left and right, as if she couldn't believe he loved her too. Oh, how lovely, a pure and innocent little deer...
Just as Li Hongyun was about to step onto the platform, that annoying sister came up, pulled his little deer back, and then looked at him, her eyes filled with deep rejection and disgust. "You've scared her. Please leave."
Hah, she was just jealous that her sister was more popular, wasn't she? While her looks were certainly good, she was always scowling and overbearing. What man would like that? He still preferred the timid, well-behaved, and kind Xiao Yi.
Li Hongyun snorted coldly in his heart and met Zheng Yi's gaze again. Her eyes, which seemed to hold unspoken words, were filled with affection and love for him. It was only because of her sister's interference that she couldn't speak to him. It's okay, it's okay. If you don't dare to speak, I'll help you.
He couldn't control or hypnotize an ability user with abundant mental energy. Just from Yu Yinan's aura, Li Hongyun knew his chances of success were slim. But Zheng Yi was different. She was so frail, and she had made it rain twice today. She must be at her weakest and most powerless right now. He stared deeply into those black eyes. Her crystal-clear pupils reflected his image, faithfully mirroring his surging love and various desires.
He looked deeper, focusing his mental energy. In an instant, his ability poured out, consuming his mental power at an incredible rate.
His mental energy didn't even last half a second! He didn't even have time to blink. The very instant he used his ability, his eyeballs exploded!
Incomprehensible gibberish echoed in his mind. A sharp pain shot through his ear canals, and then he couldn't hear anything.
His bodily sensations couldn't even catch up. As his body fell stiffly to the ground, bleeding from all seven orifices, dying instantly—in the moment before he even realized he was dead—
in the depths of those clear black eyes, he peered through the mist and saw, hazy and dreamlike, in the distant depths, high above the clouds... a casual, indifferent glance.
【Insect】【Wretch】
The instant his eyeballs burst and blood splattered, a wall of fire erected itself with incredible speed, blocking the fluids and preventing a single drop from touching Zheng Yi.
Yu Yinan hadn't even realized the man was dead; she thought it was some special form of attack from an ability user. Yu Yinan was tense, her eyes filled with killing intent. Excitement and rage churned within her. Before her mind could even process it, her body had instinctively manipulated her ability, instantly raising the wall of fire.
She had never succeeded in using her ability so efficiently and quickly before.
"What are you doing!" she roared. As the fire wall dissipated and an even fiercer flame ignited in her palm, Zheng Yi's resigned chuckle sounded from the side. "He's dead."
Yu Yinan froze. She stared blankly at the fallen corpse bleeding from all seven orifices, a look of confusion in her eyes. But... but she hadn't seen Zheng Yi make a move. And Zheng Yi had promised her she could be the one to act...
The base leaders rushed over the moment the commotion started. Although the rainfalls didn't require an announcement, Feng Shuxian always watched from a distance, only returning to her work after Zheng Yi had left. The moment the disturbance occurred, she rushed over, already focusing her energy and gathering her ability on the way. A ball of liquid metal pulsed in her palm.
But when they arrived, they found the man was already dead.
"Li Hongyun," one of the leaders said after glancing at the body, identifying him immediately. "The one who gave one point all three times."
"He's a mental-type ability user." Feng Shuxian dispersed the liquid metal in her hand. She looked at the bewildered Yu Yinan and the frightened, uneasy Zheng Yi. Her brow furrowed, but she kept her voice soft. "Are you alright? You two can go back and rest. I'll investigate this. I'll give you an answer by tomorrow." A suicide attack? Or...
This condition... it looked like he died from backlash after overusing his ability.
"He... he..." Zheng Yi's voice trembled. Tears welled in her eyes as she hugged Yu Yinan's arm, letting out a quiet sob. "He tried to hypnotize me, to control my mind... He... he used his ability on me..."
"But, but the Saint... Her Holiness the Saint hadn't fully departed yet, so... so..."
A mental-type ability user. It had only been five months, and people were still in the exploratory phase regarding various abilities. Feng Shuxian didn't know much about mental-type users. But hearing Zheng Yi's words, she quickly understood why the man had died so suddenly.
Forcibly using an ability to probe, or even control, an existence far, far superior to oneself would result in a fatal backlash... right?
His eyeballs just exploded...
Feng Shuxian gave Zheng Yi a deep look. "I'm sorry. This was our failure."
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