Ruan Xingyao stared fixedly at Chen Yu.
If she could, she really wanted to summon a few little animals right now to properly teach him a lesson.
This guy was just too annoying!
But from Chen Yu’s standpoint, he wasn’t wrong either.
He had been assigned to be her assistant—if she made him avoid her work, that would count as negligence on his part.
Ruan Xingyao puffed up with anger, unhappy with herself for unconsciously giving in.
She asked, “Chen Yu, as my assistant, are you supposed to report my every move?”
Chen Yu didn’t answer right away.
He just looked deeply at her, until his gaze nearly made her squirm, then finally said, “Xingxing, maybe… you could trust me a little.”
Work was work, and indeed he was here with a mission.
But personally, he bore her no ill will.
He hoped she could understand that.
Ruan Xingyao scratched at her cheek, her face scrunched up with frustration.
After a while, she said, “Fine, whatever.”
After all, her spiritual power was gradually recovering, and her abilities would come back along with it.
Even if she could hide it now, sooner or later, it would be exposed.
Since that was the case, there was no point in stressing about it.
She said, “Then close the door.”
Chen Yu got up, went over, and shut the door.
When he turned back, he saw Ruan Xingyao holding Buguo up so that their eyes were level.
He heard her say: “Buguo, with the information we have right now, we can’t help you find your mom yet. But, I have another way that might let us learn more. The problem is, it’ll cause you a lot of pain. Are you willing?”
Chen Yu was stunned.
From what he knew about small animals, the only reason they would feel pain would be from physical harm.
But that seemed far too contradictory!
From what he knew of Ruan Xingyao, she would never hurt an animal.
So what did she mean?
Buguo didn’t understand what she meant either.
All it knew was: as long as it could help it find its mom, it was willing to do anything.
Buguo: “Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof!”
【Human! Dog isn’t afraid of pain! Dog only wants to find its mom! For mom, Dog is willing to do anything!】
Ruan Xingyao stroked Buguo’s head and said, “Good boy, don’t worry. The pain will only last a little while, and I’ll make it up to you.”
Afterwards, she would use her spiritual power to help it recover.
Buguo: “Woof woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof!”
【Human! Go ahead! Dog is ready!】
Ruan Xingyao didn’t waste any time.
She pulled Buguo back into her arms, gently stroking it as she began to probe its memories.
At first, Buguo still stared at her with wide, innocent eyes, looking pure and adorable.
But after a dozen seconds, Buguo started to howl in pain.
Two minutes later, its cries weakened, its whole body going limp in her arms, as if its life force had been drained away.
A few minutes after that, Ruan Xingyao finished exploring Buguo’s memories.
She softly stroked its fur, slowly channeling her spiritual energy into its body.
The dog, which had looked lifeless just moments ago, gradually revived as her energy flowed in.
It whimpered and rubbed its head against her hand pitifully.
“Whimper, whine…”
【Human, did you find my mom?】
Ruan Xingyao soothed it gently, saying, “Don’t worry, I’ve got some information. I believe we’ll find her soon.”
She didn’t dare make absolute promises.
From what she had learned, she could only confirm her earlier suspicion had been correct.
But whether Zhang Tiantian could truly be brought back—that wasn’t something she could guarantee.
Buguo whimpered pitifully again, “Whimper… woof woof woof!”
【Human! Dog wants its mom!】
Ruan Xingyao said, “Alright, then sleep for now. When you wake up, we’ll go find your mom, okay?”
Buguo wanted to resist, but after its memories had been searched, its spirit was completely drained.
Even unwilling, it slowly closed its eyes and drifted into sleep.
Ruan Xingyao carefully set it down on the sofa nearby, letting it rest peacefully.
Chen Yu, who had witnessed everything, was at a loss for words.
Before, he had already thought it absurd enough that Ruan Xingyao could understand animals’ voices.
But what he had just seen her do to Buguo—though he couldn’t fully grasp what she had done—was something else entirely.
In just a short time, she had made the dog suffer as though its life had been taken, then revived it again.
That meant her ability was far more than simply “understanding animals.”
Chen Yu quietly steadied his breathing before asking, “Xingxing, what exactly did you just do?”
Ruan Xingyao lifted her gaze to him and asked, “Do you really want to know? You won’t treat me like some monster and drag me off for research?”
At that, Chen Yu’s expression grew visibly awkward.
He said, “Xingxing, as long as you don’t break the law or commit crimes… not for now.”
Ruan Xingyao clicked her tongue.
For a moment, she didn’t know whether to thank Chen Yu for his honesty or roll her eyes at how he didn’t even bother to sugarcoat it.
But since it was already done, there was no point in hiding anymore.
She said, “I just searched through Buguo’s memories. Everything it’s heard and seen in the past three months, I can retrieve from its mind.”
The moment those words fell, Chen Yu’s pupils dilated in shock.
His lips parted slightly, but for a long while, he couldn’t give any calm response.
This was far beyond anything he could comprehend.
After quite a while, he finally asked, “Xingxing… does everyone know about this ability of yours?”
He was asking whether she revealed it during her livestreams too.
Ruan Xingyao said, “I used it once during a stream—on that moth from Qin Dongkai’s case. But that time it was already dead, so when I searched its memory, it didn’t feel anything. For a living animal, this was the first time I used this ability.”
As she spoke, she glanced at Buguo with distress, only relaxing after confirming it was soundly asleep.
Chen Yu was so stunned that he didn’t know what to say.
Ruan Xingyao said, “Alright, Assistant Chen, open the door and let them in.”
Chen Yu stiffly went to open the door.
Wan Laiming still wore his calm, composed expression, but before he had even fully stepped into the room, his gaze was already fixed on Ruan Xingyao.
Earlier, outside, he had clearly heard Buguo’s pitiful cries—it was so bad he had nearly suspected Ruan Xingyao of abusing the dog.
But now, seeing Ruan Xingyao still sitting on the sofa while Buguo slept peacefully at her side…
Wan Laiming’s mind was full of confusion.
Just what had happened here?
— The end of the Chapter–
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