Chapter 268 : Pampered
Chapter 268 - Pampered
Even upon suddenly learning that Gu Luoyu was Erensu, Ye Sheng still didn't forget the important matter,
Gu Luoyu's psychic energy.
Seeing this, Gu Luoyu lifted the corner of her mouth into a faint smile, shrugged helplessly, and obediently spoke, “It's probably because my strength has improved too quickly recently, causing a minor issue.”
She paused briefly, then continued under Ye Sheng's intense gaze, “Nothing serious, just a temporary inability to control my psychic energy, resulting in unstable use of my psychic abilities. I didn't tell you because this small accident isn't worth mentioning. It'll return to normal soon.”
Hearing this explanation, Ye Sheng didn't believe it, but her thoughts spun for a moment, and then she gave Gu Luoyu a meaningful look, asking, “I see. But if it's truly such a minor issue that'll be resolved quickly, why didn't you just tell me directly? Why suddenly reveal you're Erensu?”
It had to be said, Ye Sheng was quite sharp-minded, she wasn't easy to deceive.
After all, why speak up now, of all times? The timing raised serious suspicion!
Yet Gu Luoyu's expression remains unchanged, still wearing that 'innocent' look, her red eyes faintly shimmering with amusement, perhaps marveling at how the little one had suddenly become clever, or perhaps simply interested by this little test.
“This time, the instability of my psychic energy drew attention from others. If it doesn't recover before we return, the base's higher-ups will surely find out. So after some thought, I decided it was better to tell you in advance, to avoid shocking you later with what might happen.”
Finishing, Gu Luoyu slightly lowered her eyes, putting on a sorrowful expression, “Little Sheng, are you angry at me for waiting so long to tell you?”
Seeing Gu Luoyu looking so pitiful, Ye Sheng, who had just shown a flash of intelligence, immediately got confused again.
Unlike earlier when she quickly pulled away from the embrace, now Ye Sheng silently bit her lip, feeling troubled. She felt Gu Luoyu's explanation made sense, yet something still seemed slightly off, but when she tried to analyze it carefully, she couldn't pinpoint why.
Added to that was Gu Luoyu's sad expression, which made Ye Sheng's heart ache.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Sheng finally let out a soft sigh, then reached out and took Gu Luoyu's hand. As her fingers closed around the slender ones, she murmured, “You just love taking off my soft heart!”
Gu Luoyu imperceptibly raised an eyebrow, barely suppressing the urge to smile, knowing Ye Sheng wouldn't press the matter further.
But rather than saying she had Gu Luoyu figured out, it was more accurate to say she'd been spoiled by Ye Sheng.
With the two issues, her unstable psychic energy and her identity as Erensu, now out in the open, the atmosphere grew light again, returning to their usual ease. As for the risk of exposure later, there was no need to rush, better to wait and see.
After all, there was still some time before the return journey. Perhaps Gu Luoyu's psychic energy would recover by then.
At that point, she could simply set up a few subtle psychic traps to make everyone forget her exact appearance.
Alternatively, there was an even simpler method, kill everyone and frame the polluted creatures.
After all, in the wilderness, life and death were always uncertain.
Even if they were questioned back at base about why only the two of them survived, Gu Luoyu had ways to handle it... Unfortunately, she couldn't do that now.
At least, not in front of Ye Sheng.
Of course, if these people brought disaster upon themselves, she wouldn't feel obliged to save them...
Gu Luoyu knew that her current self was the “reformed” version. The moment she showed any dark tendencies, Ye Sheng would catch on.
Like putting a leash on a hungry wolf, yet the wolf, Gu Luoyu, accepted it willingly, feeling no resentment at all. Instead, she enjoyed Ye Sheng's restraint.
It was clear, love or lack within made all the difference.
Just as Gu Luoyu and Ye Sheng returned to their sweet, delightful state, the team encountered a problem. After resting overnight, people, fearing high-level polluted creatures, were unwilling to venture deeper into the wilderness.
They wanted to avoid encountering more dangerous polluted creatures.
Since this was only a simple trial meant for training, there was no need to go deep into the wilderness. This wasn't about honing their skills, it was suicidally stupidity.
It wasn't just the ordinary members of the team who thought this way, even the privileged young elites shared the sentiment and refused to go any further.
However, the team leader had received orders before departure and couldn't indulge them. He was supposed to use this trial to toughen their characters.
So even though the leader feared death too, he dared not disobey orders.
With a bitter expression, he ignored everyone's objections and insisted on moving forward... Fortunately, the psychic ability guardians who had originally been hidden in secret, after being exposed, no longer concealed themselves. Instead, they openly followed alongside, supporting the leader and suppressing the others' discontent.
Otherwise...
The leader felt he would definitely be torn apart by the others.
Thinking this, he shifted towards the rear right, seeing that Gu Luoyu's vehicle showed no movement, he knew this powerful figure had no objections. Only then did he truly relax.
Heaven knew how disenchanted he was!
After all, all their espers combined couldn't defeat a single Gu Luoyu. So if Gu Luoyu opposed moving forward, they really might not have been able to continue.
But precisely because Gu Luoyu was here, the leader could feel at ease.
If they really encounter a high-level polluted creature later, they can ask this expert for help. Since she'd cleanly killed an S+ level polluted creature before, she certainly could do it again!
Later, under the armed pressure of the espers, the majority had to yield to the minority. A line of vehicles resolutely continued forward, gradually entering the deeper regions of the wilderness.
But...
Whether the team was too lucky or too unfortunate, shortly after entering the deep wilderness, they ran headfirst into another team. Their vehicles were scratched, the drivers injured, blood splattered all over the cars, clearly, they had barely escaped after a fierce battle.
Such a vivid example laid bare before they instantly panicked the others.
They knew it was dangerous, but no one told them it was this dangerous! Look at those missing limbs, would they be next?!
Just as people were panicking, before they could erupt into chaos, the approaching vehicle didn't swerve or slow down. It charged straight towards their group as if driven by a madman.
Without braking at all, as it drew closer, they could see the pattern on the flag fluttering from the back, a black crow standing on a branch, coldly staring at them.
It was the Black Spring Freemasonry!!