Chapter 21 “Hahahaha! I’m back!!”

Just as she activated her skill, Duan Xue burst into wild laughter. But then, she suddenly paused, looking at Xiaoya in front of her, and was momentarily stunned. Xiaoya, in turn, stared at Duan Xue, fully activating her Affinity with All Things.

“Eh? Xiaoya? You…”

Unexpectedly, Duan Xue actually reached out a hand towards Xiaoya, gently stroking her small head, a tender smile on her face.

It’s working!

Seeing this, Li Chenzhou was overjoyed.

When Duan Xue entered this state, although she would laugh, it was always an arrogant, wild laugh. When had she ever shown such a gentle smile?

Duan Lei and the others also showed joyful expressions, but no one dared to make a sound, for fear of attracting Duan Xue’s attention and causing Xiaoya’s skill to fail.

The Fatty, on the other hand, didn’t even dare to breathe loudly, desperately trying to hide behind Xiaoya. But his massive body was like a bear trying to hide behind a mouse, simply impossible.

(Grizzly Bear: Good thing the author forgot and changed my name to Bear; otherwise, I’d be lying down!)

“Big sister! Are you Sister Xue?”

Xiaoya asked innocently as she activated her skill, a sweet smile on her little face.

“Me? I guess you could say that!”

Duan Xue hesitated for a moment, then looked down at Xiaoya and answered softly.

You could say that?

Hearing this answer, Li Chenzhou frowned, and the others also felt a tightening in their hearts. What kind of answer was that? Could it be that… Duan Xue’s skill didn’t just change her personality?

Li Chenzhou quickly recalled Duan Xue’s skill description, confirming that it didn’t mention anything about soul possession or anything like that. But Duan Xue’s answer did leave a shadow in his heart.

“You could say that, does that mean it’s Sister Xue? Sister Xue, then… do I have other Sister Xues? Where is she?”

Xiaoya was actually quite clever, asking another question after hearing Duan Xue’s answer.

“She? She’ll be back soon!”

Duan Xue answered with a smile. Then, she suddenly turned her head, looking at Li Chenzhou and the others, her face turning cold as she glared at them fiercely. Then she looked around, muttering to herself:

“No fighting. It seems… you’ve discovered something, but it’s useless. You shouldn’t study this anymore. If you can become strong enough, you’ll eventually know everything. But if you don’t have the strength, knowing too much will only lead you to despair!”

As she spoke, Duan Xue suddenly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, there was a trace of confusion in her gaze.

“Sister Xue!”

Xiaoya immediately called out loudly and rushed forward.

Seeing Xiaoya’s actions, everyone immediately knew that this was definitely Duan Xue. Before, when the skill was active, Xiaoya had always been very careful when talking to that Duan Xue, so there was no way she would have made such an intimate move.

“Xiao Xue?”

However, Li Chenzhou still wanted to confirm, so he tentatively asked.

“Yes! It’s me!”

Duan Xue nodded.

“Just now… do you know what happened?”

Li Chenzhou asked again.

“I know. When I activate the skill, I know everything I do, including what I say, and me touching Xiaoya’s head!”

Duan Xue replied, then the confusion reappeared in her eyes:

“But I don’t know what those words I said mean!”

“Can you feel anything… like, for example, another soul entering your body, or anything like that?”

Li Chenzhou asked again.

“Probably not. I can be sure that I was still me at that time, and I was able to control my body. Actually, including the last time, when I used the car to smash Grizzly Bear and Fatty, I knew what I was doing, so I deliberately didn’t hit them.”

Duan Xue said:

“That feeling is a bit… how should I put it? It’s like being particularly angry, doing something impulsive. You might not want to do it at the time, but when your emotions rise, you can’t control yourself. I even used my talent ability later under those emotions.”

“I know. I once smashed my phone when I was arguing with my girlfriend over the phone. I regretted it for a long time afterwards!”

Hearing Duan Xue’s words, Fatty nodded, seeming to empathize.

“You… girlfriend?”

Grizzly Bear looked at Fatty’s physique, his mouth twitching slightly:

“Can she handle you?”

“I don’t have to be the brother who sleeps on the upper bunk, just change bunks, and it’s all good?”

Fatty rolled his eyes.

“You two shut up!”

Li Chenzhou slapped Fatty on the head. Having Grizzly Bear in the team was already bad enough; now there was another Fatty. Who could stand two idiots?

“What do you think?”

Li Chenzhou turned to look at Duan Lei. In the team, Duan Lei was probably the only one who could help him come up with ideas.

“I feel… this matter isn’t simple, but… I can’t speculate right now!”

Duan Lei said hesitantly.

“Yeah!”

Li Chenzhou nodded. From Duan Lei’s eyes, he understood Duan Lei’s meaning.

Duan Lei knew that he had secrets, and he also knew that Slaughter Points could be exchanged for things, but the problem was, he didn’t know what the Slaughter System was like, or in what form the Slaughter Shop existed.

If he wanted Duan Lei to carefully analyze Duan Xue’s situation, Li Chenzhou would have to tell Duan Lei everything about the Slaughter System, without any concealment, so as not to mislead him.

But Li Chenzhou had many concerns. Whether it was the Slaughter System or the fact that he himself was a reborn, he didn’t want to share these secrets, even with Duan Lei. It had nothing to do with trust…

“Forget it! Let’s put Xiao Xue’s skill aside for now. At least… this skill isn’t dangerous to us right now!”

Li Chenzhou said, looking at Xiao Xue:

“At least even if she’s impulsive, Xiao Xue won’t really try to kill us. And… I feel like this skill can be canceled early, right?”

“It was indeed canceled before the skill reached its maximum time!”

Duan Xue nodded:

“But I’m not sure if I canceled it actively! Because that feeling is very strange!”

“Alright! It seems we need to speed up and get our hands on the space chariot as soon as possible. Only then can we truly guarantee our safety and avoid any accidents!”

Li Chenzhou said. Then, he remembered something else and looked at Duan Xue again, instructing her:

“Xiao Xue, next time you use this skill, you must carefully feel your control over your body and see if it’s the same every time. If you can feel your control over your body weakening, even just a little bit, you must tell us! Understand?”

“Okay!”

Duan Xue nodded in agreement.

“Body control? You don’t mean… soul-snatching, do you?”

Grizzly Bear asked in a daze…