Chapter 344: X-Ray Vision is a Great Ability
Afternoon, Holy Kingdom.
Young Master Huo Ming, having a blast playing “Original Immortal” with Young Master Cao and Xiang Zimo, suddenly heard his sister’s voice returning at the door.
In the past, getting caught playing with the Communication Device while studying usually ended in a scolding.
Just as he was about to put the device away, it was too late. Huo Ningxue had already walked into the room.
Surprisingly, upon seeing the three of them playing with the device, Huo Ningxue smiled lightly and asked, “Having fun?”
“Uh, sister, I was just relaxing a bit after studying—”
“No problem, keep playing,” she said cheerfully, humming a tune as she walked away, suddenly turning to add, “Oh, Xiang Shaoshi, tidying up in a couple of days to prepare for Mr. Sang’s position as the national teacher!”
Xiang Zimo: “…Huh?”
Huo Ningxue didn’t elaborate and just skipped out while the three of them stared at each other in confusion.
Young Master Cao: “Little Prince, what’s up with your sister?”
Huo Ming: “…Women in love are like this. Just understand.”
“True. Once they’re in love, they become all wild and crazy; it’s scary. At least my Linghua Fairy will never turn into something like that. Hehe, my Linghua Fairy~”
Meanwhile, Huo Ningxue returned to her own chambers, shedding her carefully chosen dress and slipping into a loose, soft nightgown before burying herself into the comfy dragon couch.
After a while, she rolled over, nestling her pillow with a blissful smile.
…What a strange feeling.
His lips were soft, yet they felt magical.
Once bitten, it was hard to let go, as if her soul was being pulled away.
Just recalling the earlier scene made Huo Ningxue blush and flutter her heart, compelling her to bury her face back into the pillow.
Mom.
So this is how you felt when you met Father.
So falling in love… is truly this blissful.
Thinking back to how she had reluctantly tugged on Sang Zhe and kissed him longingly, she couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed, scolding herself for being so shameless.
What if he thought she was a frivolous woman? That would be terrible.
“He said he’d be back in a while… should I prepare something in advance?”
“Hmm, I need to have someone arrange my chambers…”
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Meanwhile, in a cool pavilion in the mountains.
“…So, let me get this straight.”
Sang Zhe lay back on the bench, one hand behind his head and the other holding two pale golden films, examining them.
“Huo Ningxue doesn’t even know what’s so special about this thing; she just put it on because Li Shanyan told her to?”
Before Huo Ningxue left, Sang Zhe had casually asked about the mask mode relic.
But Huo Ningxue was still lost in the bliss of kissing, dazedly claiming she didn’t know anything.
Which meant only Li Shanyan had any clue where the relic came from and what it did.
“Sigh, who knows if that old geezer Li Shanyan is dead or alive right now.” Sang Zhe complained, “I have so many urgent questions for him, but he’s just lying at home like a corpse, not waking up or he really died in Dream Court.”
“I’ve said it before,” Nian Nian appeared nearby, adjusting her glasses with a huff, “Everything happening in Dream Court is a dream; no one can die from it.”
“But if someone were to somehow trap Li Shanyan’s consciousness in Dream Court, he indeed wouldn’t be able to wake up in reality.”
“So you know who did it?” Sang Zhe shot Nian Nian a sideways glance.
“Even if I do, I can’t tell you.” Nian Nian crossed her arms, turning her head away in a huff, “If I tell the host now, the host will have to face someone on the level of Ancestral Cang!”
“This system still suggests that the host should honestly complete the novice village task before thinking about those things.”
In the Great Ascension Realm already, yet still in the novice village? Sang Zhe couldn’t help but sigh.
“Let’s take a step back.”
“Even someone as impressive as Ancestral Cang can’t directly interfere with our world’s affairs; they can only find a spokesperson through ‘Dream Dust.'”
Sang Zhe pondered slowly, “So since you’re saying I can’t mess with whoever’s holding Li Shanyan back—”
“I can still mess with those guys serving as his spokesperson in this world, right?”
“Do you have a guess on who that is?” Nian Nian shot him a sidelong glance.
Sang Zhe shook his head.
“But I suspect it’s the one behind reviving the Third Prince and causing trouble in the Holy Kingdom.”
“Too bad the Third Prince has gone mad; his backing seems to have abandoned him. This lead may have just fizzled out.”
…But no.
It hasn’t fizzled out.
There’s still one person who probably knows the situation.
“I guess I’ll have to make one more trip before heading home.” Sang Zhe lazily stretched, about to get up.
Suddenly, he noticed Nian Nian picking up the pale golden film and slowly crushing it.
“…What are you doing?”
“Of course I’m going to help you repair the mask mode,” Nian Nian replied, looking as if it were the most obvious thing ever, “Completing tasks gives rewards, you know.”
“There, done! Now try starting the mask mode again.”
Following her advice, Sang Zhe slowly placed his finger between his brows, and a grotesque mask instantly covered his face.
“…Huh?”
Sang Zhe suddenly made a small sound of surprise.
“Do you feel a change?”
“The world I see… seems different.”
“This is the new ability of the mask mode,” Nian Nian explained while crossing her arms, “Now when you activate the mask mode, you can observe the world without obstruction; all illusions and barriers are laid bare before your eyes.”
“To put it plainly, it’s X-ray vision.”
Sang Zhe blinked.
Now it seemed like he could easily see inside the pine tree right in front of him, spotting parasites, textures, and even tiny particles.
Even though he could normally sense such things with his Great Ascension Realm spiritual awareness, that awareness had to be released, and it could be perceived by other beings of the same level.
But the mask mode didn’t have that problem.
He could seemingly see everything without any cost.
“Whoa. X-ray vision is a pretty awesome ability.”
“This thing in a comic book would be nothing short of a divine artifact,” Sang Zhe couldn’t help but exclaim.
“…Only you, disgusting pervert host, would obtain such an amazing ability and think about peeping at girls,” Nian Nian said, looking at him with mild disdain.
Sang Zhe suddenly turned to look at her.
Feeling a bit warm under his gaze, Nian Nian couldn’t help but huff, saying defiantly, “Hmph! Silly host, you didn’t think you’d get any ideas about this system, did you?”
“Keep dreaming. This system won’t be affected by that; wanting to see this system’s body? Keep wishing for it till your next life…”
“Uh, but—”
Sang Zhe hesitated.
“But what? Hmph, I suggest you give up. My noble body wouldn’t even let such a perverted scoundrel like you have a peek.”
Watching Nian Nian smugly cross her arms, Sang Zhe stared intently:
“Uh, I was going to say.”
“…I didn’t expect you to be a blue and white stripe fan.”
Nian Nian’s body froze instantly.
The next moment, her face turned as red as if splashed with blood, her eyes glaring at Sang Zhe as if she could kill him.
“You bastard host!! I’m going to fight you!!!”
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