Chapter 191 - 190: Xi Yu: Baby Gave This to Me.

Jian Yu was at her wit’s end.

The netizens were making fun of themselves, but she felt like she was being dragged into it.

[Interstellar General Broadcast: You have received an interstellar fund transfer. Please check your account details.]

The Star Brain flickered. Her account had received a sum with a long string of zeros.

Xi Mu: Daughter-in-law, did you see the virality index? First place in sales amount on the Star Network.

Jian Yu clicked to check.

It was transferred in Xi Mu’s name. It seemed she had rounded it up to an even number—a full two hundred million.

It wasn’t as much as the first day, but two hundred million was still a huge sum.

Jian Yu had been dirt-poor in her past life; you could even say poverty nearly killed her.

Seeing the money put her heart at ease.

A message from Sheng Yue popped up, pulling Jian Yu back from her thoughts.

Sheng Yue: Did you see the registration information?

Jian Yu could tell he was testing her, probing to see if she could still participate.

In truth, Ling Yanzhi and the others clearly wouldn’t stop her.

And it wasn’t as if Jian Yu had agreed blindly.

Even if she had felt a momentary trance and fascination while looking into Sheng Yue’s eyes.

Jian Yu: I saw it. I’ll be there on time.

Sheng Yue: Good.

Jian Yu looked at Sheng Yue’s reply and pressed her lips together.

She wanted to go, and not just because of Sheng Yue. Besides wanting to get a preview of next semester’s life, she also wanted to see Pei Yin and the others’ reactions.

Before registering, she had even analyzed everyone’s psychology, predicting what expressions Xi Yu and the others would make.

’Ling Yanzhi will be angry, that’s for sure. And the reason he’ll be angry is that I didn’t tell him beforehand.’

’But he won’t give me the cold shoulder. He’ll just pretend to be magnanimous, unable to hide his bitterness, and then play some petty tricks, whether openly or subtly.’

’Xi Yu will want to tag along like a pendant, and if he can’t, he’ll sulk in a corner for half an hour.’

’Pei Yin will be sarcastic and passive-aggressive.’

’Si Xu... he’ll be jealous, interrogate me, act all high and mighty, get frustrated, and then storm off.’

Jian Yu used to wish their emotions were a bit more intense, more domineering.

Now, the idea of her taking the initiative didn’t seem so bad either.

After receiving the transfer, Jian Yu promptly contacted Xi Mu about the next shipment date and also informed her that she might be going away next week.

Xi Mu didn’t ask many questions, only giving a few simple reminders to be careful and the like.

Seeing that Xi Yu and the others still hadn’t returned, Jian Yu couldn’t help but open the door to look for them.

She searched for a long time but didn’t see anyone.

It wasn’t until she reached the floor below that Jian Yu heard suppressed, pained gasps.

She froze and held her breath.

She heard Xi Yu say coldly, "You split the Red Snake in two. Are you trying to dump all the investigative work on me?"

Ling Yanzhi panted for a moment. "How did you find out? I thought I hid it pretty well."

Xi Yu sounded sullen. "You can’t bear to be cold to Baby. The Soul Power fluctuations during a Weakness Period can’t be hidden even with medicine. Your current state is just like three years ago when I made Yang Zhang forcibly split his two main bodies."

Xi Yu was growing agitated. "It’ll take three days to recover. What if the Alliance sends us out during these three days? If something happens to you, Baby will be sad."

Ling Yanzhi’s voice was lazy. "Yes, yes, you’ll have to protect me then."

Xi Yu fell silent.

Ling Yanzhi’s voice was listless. "It hurts a little. Give me two more incense bags."

Xi Yu’s voice was tinged with grievance. "You’re using them too quickly. You used up so many at once. Baby gave these to me."

Jian Yu froze, her nose tingling.

After a moment’s hesitation, she pressed her lips together and turned back the way she came.

They clearly didn’t want her to see them in such a wretched state.

The scent on the incense bags wasn’t strong. If one were to truly use Soul Power to extract the Healing, the consumption would speed up, and the scent would slowly dissipate.

Jian Yu had only considered that not much was needed for the Threshold Devouring Period, and since her own consumption was fast, she never released much of the Green Mist at a time.

Back in her bedroom, she canceled the delivery and expressed her apologies to Father Xi.

Jian Yu placed all the incense bags and accessories into her Space Ring, continuously infusing them with Green Mist.

That night.

Ling Yanzhi and Xi Yu returned to bed on time.

Jian Yu pretended to be sleepy and hugged Ling Yanzhi’s waist tightly.

She masked the scent and poured a large amount of Green Mist into Ling Yanzhi’s chest.

Jian Yu gave herself a thumbs-up for her cleverness.

But in her drowsy state, she heard a low, hoarse voice say, "So clever."

...

Going out on a mission required training.

Jian Yu finished the three-day short training course in just two days.

Her memory was strong, so she easily passed the first day’s tests on map routes, Mutant Beast types, established rules, and so on.

The second day was about equipment.

Jian Yu skipped the third day of intensive physical training. Her constitution couldn’t keep up with such a rigorous regimen.

Shen Gu came to deliver a meal and looked a little puzzled. "Why didn’t I see you in class yesterday?"

Jian Yu hadn’t seen Shen Gu for two days. "You weren’t here the day before yesterday either."

If today’s class hadn’t been an Awakening class, she probably wouldn’t have wanted to come either.

Shen Gu’s eyes were fixed on Jian Yu’s hairstyle. "The hatching class is mainly about understanding the habits and habitats of various Alien Beasts. We just need to attend the practical lessons."

He stared without blinking, his gaze direct.

Jian Yu felt a little uncomfortable as she ate. "Why do you keep looking at me today?"

"You look good," Shen Gu blurted out.

When he realized what he’d said, his cheeks flushed slightly. "Your hairstyle is a little special, different from before."

Shen Gu’s gaze flickered. "It’s like a lop-eared rabbit."

The buns drooped just above her ears, looking delicate and lively when they swayed. The ornaments holding them in place were also pretty, making her skin look whiter than snow.

Jian Yu ate slowly. "Xi Yu did it. He learned it online."

"Oh." Shen Gu paused. "The Chief is really skilled."

Two people walked past outside the window.

"I heard the hatching results in the low-level zone today were especially good."

"You don’t know yet? The Xi Family launched an incense bag that can speed up the hatching of low-level eggs."

"Really? I’ll go take a look at the next session too."

"I think it’s true. Several minor nobles went in with incense bags, and their success rate was very high. I heard it’s related to a student from our academy, Jian Yu."

"Shh, she’s right inside."

Footsteps hurried away.

Jian Yu swallowed the food in her mouth. "How many days are left in the hatching competition?"

"Three days," Shen Gu said, then hesitated.

Jian Yu’s eyes tilted up slightly. "You know about it too?"

Shen Gu nodded. "Yeah. I thought the Chief and the others had told you, so I didn’t mention it."

He had spent a lot of time at the competition grounds, but they were just low-level eggs. No matter how many hatched, it wouldn’t attract much attention.

Jian Yu was only responsible for supplying the goods; she didn’t know who the buyers were.

She had only been supplying them for two days, so it wasn’t even clear if the goods had arrived yet.

Jian Yu asked thoughtfully, "What are the specific effects?"

Shen Gu frowned. "The hatching effect? Low-level eggs hatch quickly. Even people with low hatching affinity can succeed once or twice."

Shen Gu recalled thoughtfully, "It’s still tied to affinity. For example, someone with B-level affinity can usually only hatch eggs below B-level, and they rarely succeed with B-level ones. But after wearing an incense bag, not only have they successfully hatched B-level eggs, but there have even been cases of A-level Exotic Beast Eggs showing signs of shaking and cracking."

Jian Yu processed this information.

She pressed on, "What about Contracted Beasts?"

Shen Gu shook his head. "It doesn’t work for Contracted Beasts. It’s rare for anyone to succeed in a cross-level Contract. However, for participants wearing the incense bag, if they don’t force a contract, the Alien Beasts are relatively friendlier to them than to others."

Jian Yu quickly finished her meal. "Let’s go take a look."

「Competition Grounds.」

Hatching Zone.

From the F to A competition zones, Jian Yu toured the area and found that it was more or less as Shen Gu had described.

She took out an incense bag and held it in her hand, lost in thought.

Shen Gu guessed, "Are you thinking of trying to form a Contract with this?"

Without looking up, Jian Yu grunted in agreement.

"Give it to me! Give it to me! I can test it for you!" a strange male voice called out.

Jian Yu looked up at the sound of the voice.

"I’m your upperclassman! My name is Pei Yuan, we go to the same school!"

Jian Yu’s fingers twitched. ’Pei... is he related to Pei Yin?’

Her expression softened.

Shen Gu didn’t recognize him. "Are you from Chief Pei’s family?"

"That’s right, Pei Yin is my older brother. I had a little accident a while ago and just reported to school today."

Pei Yuan’s back instantly straightened, and his demeanor became more arrogant.

His gaze was like someone sizing up goods. "Since you’re with my brother, you wouldn’t favor an outsider and help someone else, would you?"

Jian Yu turned and walked away.

A curse followed from behind her.

"Ptooey! Who does she think she is? With just that, she wants to marry into our Pei Family? Only one Contract was successful, and it was with someone from another school. Who knows if it was just a coincidence. Maybe a bunch of people fed it before her, and she just happened to get lucky!"