Chapter 68
Chapter 68
Yun Jianyue raised a hand and wiped the finger she’d used to pick her nose twice against Mo Chen’s clothes, looking utterly innocent. “As a husband, you’re supposed to put up with all your wife’s bad habits.”
Mo Chen’s face darkened even further.
The next instant, Si Wuming’s Tang saber came slashing at Mo Chen from behind. Irritated, Mo Chen spun around and caught Si Wuming’s blade with his bare hand.
The sharp edge sliced open Mo Chen’s palm, and sinister black qi streamed from the Evil God’s jade-like hand.
“I’ll grant your wish. Is that good enough for you?” Mo Chen practically forced the words out through gritted teeth.
Before his words had even faded, the sky collapsed and the earth split apart. Everything in the Inner World gradually dissolved into nothingness, and the blinding white light made everyone raise a hand to shield their eyes.
When the light faded, they had returned to the Hongdou Hotel.
Everyone was wearing their original clothes, and all their belongings were still on them. The only problem was that they were piled atop one another on the floor, a dozen or so people crammed into the narrow entrance to the second floor.
Yun Jianyue shifted, intending to get up, only to hear a muffled groan from beneath her.
“What are you doing?” Mo Chen’s restrained voice carried a faint tremor.
Only then did Yun Jianyue realize she was lying on top of Mo Chen. “Sorry. You’re all black and hard, so I thought I was lying on the floor.”
As she spoke, Yun Jianyue started to climb off him. Just then, Cai Zeyu beside them rose to his feet and, while bracing himself, planted a hand on Yun Jianyue. He shoved her straight into Mo Chen’s arms.
Mo Chen frowned. His body reacted faster than his mind, one arm wrapping around Yun Jianyue’s waist.
This woman’s waist… was it really this soft?
“Cai Zeyu, are you trying to die?” Yun Jianyue looked up at Cai Zeyu with a chilling expression.
Realizing what he had done, Cai Zeyu gave an awkward laugh and reached out to help Yun Jianyue up.
But another pair of hands moved even faster, lifting Yun Jianyue directly into the air and gently setting her on her feet.
Si Wuming lowered his eyes and gave Mo Chen a look, his expression unreadable.
Mo Chen let out a cold snort and flashed to the farthest edge of the group.
Meanwhile, Song Lu had only just managed to get to his feet when he discovered that Qiao Yiyi was pinned beneath the unconscious Hu Qi and couldn’t get out. He hurriedly moved Hu Qi aside and helped Qiao Yiyi up.
“Thank you,” Qiao Yiyi said gratefully.
“It’s nothing.” Seeing that Qiao Yiyi was unharmed, Song Lu quickly let go of her.
Everyone was fine except Hu Qi.
He clutched his streaming equipment tightly. The broadcast was still live.
Yun Jianyue walked over to Hu Qi, picked up the device, and saw the scrolling comments. She immediately ended the stream, then turned to Cai Zeyu. “It looks like it was live the whole time. They saw what happened in the Inner World.”
Cai Zeyu looked to Si Wuming with a pleading expression, silently crying out, Big Brother, save me!
Du Minghao, meanwhile, took a phone call and told Cai Zeyu, “The tech department has already removed all information about the stream from the internet.”
“Deleting the information online won’t be enough, will it?” Yun Jianyue asked.
Si Wuming gave a quiet assent. “I’ll handle it.”
With that, he took the streaming equipment from Yun Jianyue.
He formed a hand seal with one hand, and the Innate Qi around him nearly condensed into tangible form.
Si Wuming’s Innate Power was flawlessly pure white, with even a faint hint of gold.
“By my power, I call upon the gods. Memories of three lives, gods, aid me. Erase!”
The Innate Power around him surged into the streaming equipment like a boundless ocean.
Using the streaming equipment as a conduit, every ordinary person who had watched the broadcast would forget what it contained. In their memories, they had merely watched an ordinary livestream of a horror exploration.
Cai Zeyu kept shaking his head: “No matter how many times I see it, we who practice metaphysics all think Si Wuming is awesome.”
Zhou Benxin witnessed the whole thing and gulped hard: “Even though I’m not into metaphysics, I can still feel how awesome the Show-Off King is.”
That livestream was watched by at least hundreds of thousands of people, and the Show-Off King could actually erase the memories of hundreds of thousands of people all by himself?
Is that even humanly possible?
Even among Xuanmen members, this is just too ridiculous!
After doing everything, Si Wuming, acting as if nothing had happened, handed the streaming equipment to Cai Zeyu.
A bewildered Cai Zeyu took the equipment without understanding, only reacting after a while: “Why are you giving this to me?”
It wasn’t his!
“He passed out.” Si Wuming glanced at Hu Qi still on the ground, his meaning clear.
Someone had to hold the streaming equipment, so why couldn’t that person happen to be Cai Zeyu?
In the end, Cai Zeyu resignedly hoisted up the streaming equipment.
The Paranormal Bureau people sent Hu Qi to the hospital, and brought all the explorers back to the Paranormal Bureau for statements; everyone signed confidentiality agreements.
Hu Qi would be questioned and sign the confidentiality agreement after he woke up.
“Why didn’t the Show-Off King erase our memories too?” Zhou Benxin, after finishing his statement, secretly asked Yun Jianyue who was preparing instant noodles in the Paranormal Bureau. Smelling the aroma, he got hungry: “Senior, make one for me too.”
Yun Jianyue pointed at the cabinet: “Make it yourself, everything inside is Si Wuming’s snacks.”
After Zhou Benxin also made his noodles and came over, Yun Jianyue then explained: “Because memories of direct participants are more profound than those of bystanders, erasing them is much harder. There’s another simple reason: remembering these things will stop you from recklessly risking your lives again.”
Anyway, after signing the confidentiality agreement, a restriction would be placed on them, preventing them from talking about this matter to anyone outside the know.
So remembering was actually more beneficial.
As the two ate their noodles, Song Lu and the others finished their re-education and came out of the interrogation room. Seeing them eating so happily, they were a bit dumbfounded.
“Why don’t you have to undergo re-education criticism?” Song Lu was a bit angry; he even had to write a thousand-word self-criticism!
Qiao Yiyi also looked at Yun Jianyue pitifully. Yun Jianyue generously pushed her noodles toward her: “Want some?”
“No, I have no appetite.” Qiao Yiyi was exhausted and just wanted to go back and get a good sleep.
Yun Jianyue shot Song Lu a smug look: “Because my re-education criticism is still to come.”
Song Lu: ???
Was that something to be proud of? Why was she so smug?
“Then why doesn’t Zhou Benxin have to undergo criticism and re-education?” Song Lu asked, puzzled.
Zhou Benxin chuckled: “Believe it or not, I’m actually a regular at the Paranormal Bureau. I’m familiar with the procedures, not as much trouble as you guys.”
Song Lu: “…That’s not a reason to be proud.”
What’s with all the proud looks! I’ve really had it! Do they take me for a fool just because I don’t lose my temper!
Cai Zeyu came out of the interrogation room with a tired face and sent Song Lu and the others away from the Paranormal Bureau.
When he returned to the office, Cai Zeyu stared at Yun Jianyue with a resentful and serious gaze: “Come into my office.”
“Office play?” Yun Jianyue’s expression turned perverse again: “Did you hide all your novels?”
Cai Zeyu’s face darkened: “As the team captain, I’m going to give you a serious criticism and re-education session!”