Chapter 45: Honkai: Star Rail — The Xianzhou General Wouldn't Dream of a Yandere Chapter 45: Pathology Deepens

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

The universe's deep space was dead silent, scattered starlight twisted by a pale black Destruction halo.

Gui Ji and Huan Long hovered in the Void, their bodies restraining Destruction aura, not daring to make the slightest rash move.

This was a star system tens of thousands of light-years from the Shen Wu Xian Zhou, a foothold they had deliberately chosen — convenient for observation, yet able to evade Xuan Ge's perception.

Huan Long raised a hand to brush her long skirt, fingertips drawing out fine Destruction starfire, her voice soft and alluring yet holding gravity:

"Wonder how Xing Xiao is doing. She's that proud — she certainly wouldn't want to suffer the Shen Wei's humiliation again. She's probably been longing for us to come fetch her."

The dice-shaped head of Gui Ji turned slightly, fingertips lightly stroking the collar and tie, tone flat yet full of wariness:

"Must be careful. The slightest carelessness, and we ourselves won't escape. Absolutely cannot let him detect our aura."

The smile on Huan Long's face faded, her eyes darkened, the Destruction aura around her condensed a few degrees more solid.

"I know."

She herself was striving for the Destruction Hunt Path; Xuan Ge was her greatest stumbling block.

Simultaneously, inside the Qin Gong of the Shen Wei Jiang Jun Fu's backyard, warm yellow lamplight cast shadows of plum blossom petals.

Amid the clear, crisp plum fragrance, mixed Xing Xiao's unique scent — a cold aura of Destruction and obsession.

Xuan Ge's Adam's apple bobbed, a flash of surprise and gravity in his eyes, looking at the Xing Xiao before him, expression complex.

"Xing Xiao, you....." He opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't say it.

Xing Xiao's face wore an extremely faint smile, corners of her lips slightly raised, yet the smile didn't reach her eyes. Her gray-purple pupils held not a trace of warmth — only cold obsession and possessiveness.

This wasn't a kindly smile. It was a silent warning, a signal declaring ownership.

Xing Xiao stared at Xuan Ge without blinking, countless thoughts in her mind:

She so wanted to assimilate Xuan Ge♡~

Make him shed the Hunt halo, become her exclusive General♡~

Or ask the Creative God to act, turn Xuan Ge into a Destruction Envoy like herself?

The thought had just arisen when it was negated.

A Xuan Ge like that would no longer be the one who could suppress her, the Shen Wei General she both hated and longed for — utterly meaningless.

In her eyes, Xuan Ge being favored by her was his honor to begin with.

Yet she couldn't help panicking......

Being too overbearing — would it make Xuan Ge dislike her, lean more toward Ling Sha?

This unease and possessiveness intertwined, nearly devouring her. She forced them down, only letting the obsession in her eyes grow ever more pathological.

Seeing Xuan Ge hesitate to speak several times, Xing Xiao finally couldn't hold back.

She slowly raised her right hand, using only index finger and thumb, lightly lifted Xuan Ge's chin.

The force wasn't heavy yet carried stubbornness, forcing him to meet her gaze directly. Her voice softened a few degrees, pink beginning to slowly surface in her eyes:

"Xuan Ge.... you...... why didn't you come find me~"

She wanted to know too badly — why Xuan Ge hadn't kept the Sui Xing Dai appointment back then.

Xuan Ge had his chin lifted, gaze unable to evade. A flash of hesitation and helplessness in his eyes.

The matter of the Dahlia — speak or not speak?

Not speaking, Xing Xiao would only grow more obsessive;

But if he spoke, she'd certainly go find the Dahlia trouble.

Though the Dahlia had caused him trouble, she'd provided the Abundance Alliance's key intelligence to the Xian Zhou, had merit to the Xian Zhou — he couldn't chill hearts.

Xing Xiao perceived his hesitation, fingertips exerting slight pressure, tone turning cold, carrying an unyielding hardness that brooked no deceit:

"No lying to me!"

Xuan Ge closed his eyes, ultimately compromising:

"The White Wolf Hunt Pack matter — a Memorist helped me. I know what you want to ask, but some things, I cannot say."

Xuan Ge's tone was flat. Anyway, Xing Xiao couldn't break his guard; even if angry, she couldn't stir up great waves.

"Memorist? Who? Male or female?"

Xing Xiao's fingertips paused, the obsession in her eyes replaced by wariness. Tone cold, yet hiding a hard-to-detect nervousness.

She wouldn't allow anyone to divide Xuan Ge's attention — not even a Memorist she'd never met.

Xuan Ge's brow twitched slightly, a flash of helplessness in his eyes. He answered truthfully: "Female."

He deliberately concealed the Dahlia's identity and purpose, not revealing a single extra word.

Just those two words ignited Xing Xiao's fury and jealousy.

The aura around her suddenly turned cold — more piercing than when she'd lost to Ling Sha back then. The warm yellow lamplight couldn't dispel the killing intent in her eyes. Gray-purple pupils surged with Destruction-like obsession.

Her voice pressed extremely low, each word distinct: "Who is she? What's her name?"

Xuan Ge's brows knitted tight, a flash of determination in his eyes.

He slightly lowered his gaze, avoiding Xing Xiao's eyes, lips pressed tight, not uttering a word.

Silence — his only choice, and his final persistence.

Seeing him shut his mouth, Xing Xiao's fury grew more intense. She looked at him as if looking at trash — cold disgust mixed with a few hints of grievance and unwillingness.

She leaned slightly closer, their breaths mingling. Killing intent in her tone nearly overflowing, she pursued word by word:

"She — is — who!"

Just then, Xuan Ge suddenly moved.

He raised his hand and grasped Xing Xiao's wrist that was lifting his chin, the force measured — neither hurting her nor giving her a chance to break free.

Caught off guard, panic flashed in Xing Xiao's eyes; she subconsciously tried to pull her hand back, her voice carrying a few notes of petulant complaint and fluster:

"What are you doing~?"

Xuan Ge did not let go, pressing her hand down slightly, then leaned over and pinned her beneath him, the motion clean and steady, his tone flat yet laced with an unquestionable dominance:

"Xing Xiao, right now you are my prisoner; recognize your identity — I am the master."

This sentence instantly stunned Xing Xiao dumb.

You are the... master♡?

She stared blankly at Xuan Ge pressing down on her, the anger, obsession, and unwillingness in her eyes all replaced by bewilderment; her whole body froze in place, her breathing growing rapid.

After the daze, a strange throb actually stirred in her heart, without the slightest resistance.

She gazed deeply at Xuan Ge's face; his black hair slid over his shoulders, a few strands brushing her skin, bringing a faint tickle and warmth.

Xing Xiao did not care in the slightest about being pinned, nor about her status as a prisoner.

At this moment only Xuan Ge remained in her eyes, as if the whole world had shrunk to just the two of them.

She subconsciously lifted her left hand, slowly reaching toward Xuan Ge's face, wanting to touch his brow and eyes, to confirm he was her possession.

But just as her fingertips were about to make contact, Xuan Ge's gaze abruptly changed.

The gentleness and helplessness in his eyes completely faded, replaced by sharpness and gravity, instantly switching into battlefield mode.

He turned his head slightly toward the window, the corner of his mouth hooking a faint arc; the next second, his figure turned into a pale blue Hunt streamer and vanished before Xing Xiao, leaving only a wisp of green plum fragrance lingering at the tip of her nose.

Xing Xiao's left hand froze in midair, the obsession and tenderness in her eyes instantly replaced by a huge sense of emptiness.

The next second, intense anger and unwillingness swept through her whole body; she sat up, a destructive aura surging wildly around her, a pale black energy halo enveloping the entire Qin Gong.

Her gray-purple pupils were tinged with a pink crimson.

Her anger was not only because of the interruption, but because of that throb that was about to touch yet fell short, because of Xuan Ge's sudden disappearance.

The reason Xuan Ge suddenly vanished was because he perceived two familiar destructive auras.

Gui Ji and Huan Long were approaching from the outer galaxies of the Shen Wu Xian Zhou.

Even though they deliberately restrained their auras, across tens of thousands of light-years they could not escape his perception.

Some say the Shen Wu Xian Zhou has a dedicated defensive stance to distinguish merchants and fleets and repel external enemies, impregnable.

That's a lie — Xuan Ge himself is the Shen Wu Xian Zhou's strongest defensive stance.

His Hunt power constantly spreads across the galaxies where the entire Shen Wu Xian Zhou exists, like an invisible great net; it does not screen ordinary merchant fleets, does not waste energy guarding against irrelevant forces.

It only precisely filters Envoy-level units; once they step into the galaxies, they are instantly detected by him.

This both reduces energy consumption and allows early prediction of danger.

The reason Da Li Hua was easily found and her identity exposed when she infiltrated the Xingcha Hai Zhong Shu before was because her aura was special; the moment she entered the Hunt power's coverage, she was precisely locked onto, with nowhere to hide.