My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 330 - 211: Mother and Child_3

"Long time no see."

Ji Xin glanced at the cat standing beside Chen Lusi and took the initiative to greet.

Chen Lusi hesitated for a moment and replied, "Long time no see."

Although he felt he wasn’t familiar with Ji Xin, since the other party said so, he figured he should respond in kind.

After the simple exchange of pleasantries.

Ji Xin came straight to the point and said, "I just fainted. Can you tell me again what happened in the Anomaly Realm?"

Chen Lusi nodded, then recounted the events once more, focusing solely on the main points.

Ji Xin listened expressionlessly.

Soon.

Chen Lusi finished speaking.

Ji Xin slightly furrowed her delicate eyebrows after listening, then while bowing her head in contemplation, she softly said, "So, my Demon Slayer was of no use?"

"It should be useful."

Chen Lusi reflected for a moment and then said, "I remember there was a period when the entire Anomaly Realm was stationary. At that time, I thought it was ’Jing’ doing it, but thinking back... it’s unlikely because Jing didn’t catch up then."

Ji Xin suddenly raised her head, "Then how did you know?"

Chen Lusi: "...Because I was awake?"

"..."

Ji Xin looked at Chen Lusi’s sharply defined face and fell into silence.

The hospital room was enveloped in silence, with only the faint humming of the medical equipment remaining.

Much later.

Ji Xin took a deep breath, accompanied by the rise and fall of her chest, and softly said, "Don’t mention these things to others in the future... especially Mount Tai."

Chen Lusi: "...Why?"

"Xia Yue is a reckless person who doesn’t use his brain, Si Yujie is just an idiot acting on emotion, the Security Army has limited knowledge about Empowerer-related matters... Everyone you can currently interact with either doesn’t care, chooses not to care, or simply doesn’t understand."

Ji Xin coldly criticized her colleagues and then said, "But that doesn’t mean everyone doesn’t understand or care... How much do you know about Yellow Springs?"

"Not much, but I just heard Mount Tai use a metaphor."

"Metaphor... mother and child, right?"

Ji Xin seemed to know about the metaphor Mount Tai used, nodded, and then asked, "Which type of child do you think you belong to?"

Chen Lusi was taken aback by the question, "Which type... the one that is not valued?"

Ji Xin shook her head, "Not valued? Then why were you able to know the moment Demon Slayer was used, time stood still? You know, even Mount Tai, the most favored child, forgot what happened in those ten seconds."

Chen Lusi was silent for a moment, "So which type do you think I belong to?"

"I don’t know either."

Ji Xin directly replied, "Because I don’t understand how you obtained the Authority Ability, which mismatches name and effect, only Xia Yue knows. If it weren’t too absurd, if you hadn’t been to Kunlun, if your Authority name weren’t in the Book of Descriptions, I’d even think... you don’t belong here, and aren’t that ’mother’s’ child at all."

Chen Lusi: "..."

"With thoughts like mine, how do you think Mount Tai would feel?"

Ji Xin continued, "Especially with half of Jinling under your feet."

Chen Lusi looked down, a bit confused, "Half of Jinling under my feet?"

"You said half of Jinling belongs to someone else, and the other half belongs to the cat under your feet, right?"

"Yes."

"Then how do you know? Are you a cat?"

"..."

Chen Lusi froze, then looked down at the cat under his feet and finally realized something was off.

Indeed.

Why did he have such a feeling?

"Meow~"

The white cat seemed to notice Chen Lusi’s gaze and gently rubbed its head against his trousers, then meowed.

Ji Xin retracted her gaze from the cat, "That’s the crux of the issue."

"No wonder Mount Tai is so tense."

Chen Lusi came back to his senses, picked up the cat, and said, "Does he think... that now half of Jinling belongs to me?"

"Yes."

Ji Xin gave a definite answer and continued, "’Self’ spent nearly fifty years unable to accomplish something, which you managed in a day... Although you don’t seem to pose much of a threat, but if he thinks you don’t belong here and aren’t that ’mother’s’ child, what then?

Mount Tai might be slightly better since, ultimately, he’s an honest person. If unforeseen circumstances don’t arise and matters can’t be resolved, he might accept temporary delays, but if those old things, ’Self,’ find out, what do you think will happen?"

"So you’re advising me not to mention perceiving time stillness to others."

Chen Lusi understood, furrowing his brows deeper, "Then what should I do now?"

He didn’t need the city at all; what would he do with it?

To him, it was entirely a hot potato.

Ji Xin looked at the cat in his arms, "First, determine why you feel half of Jinling belongs to it, and what’s the connection between you and this cat."

"..."

Chen Lusi pondered for a while, then picked up the cat again, examining it for clues.

The white cat was indeed very well-behaved, showing no sign of struggle even then, quietly looking at Chen Lusi.

Chen Lusi stared into the cat’s eyes, like emerald gemstones, suddenly feeling he had done something similar to a human before.

Lin Ying? No, she’s very ticklish.

Lin Wan? Seems he did something similar, but she struggled then.

Wait.

Chen Lusi suddenly realized.

Lan.

The little girl... being picked up seemed just like this, apart from not meowing, exactly the same.

"Did you think of something?"

Ji Xin noticed the change in Chen Lusi’s expression and inquired.

Chen Lusi removed his gaze from the white cat, ready to speak.

Pah——

The white cat extended its paw, suddenly tapping Chen Lusi on the forehead.

Simultaneously, the scenery in Chen Lusi’s vision quickly began to rewind in an incredible manner, as if numerous sights were playback in reverse, swiftly erasing traces of modernization, high-rise buildings, bustling streets faded into distant memories, replaced by ancient architecture and winding alleys.

Soon.

Chen Lusi found himself standing on a path paved with bluestone.

He gazed at the familiar tiled houses, carved railings, and pavilions... As the thought ’Am I pulled into an Anomaly Realm again?’ arose.

Beside him.

Suddenly came a voice.

"Li Jianzheng, what to do about this talisman?"