Chapter 411: Wild Bi Emperor?

"She still cannot forget the fervor."

Zhou Yun looked at the promethium flame cutter piled in the dim corner of the room and couldn't help but sigh.

This room was not large, even narrow, with only a tightly closed small window; it seemed to have been converted from a former nun's confinement cell.

But Zhou Yun learned from Ye Ruite that living in this room was Xiang Leina's own request.

At first, the nuns arranged a large and spacious room for Xiang Leina, filled with bright lights; through the floor-to-ceiling windows, one could even overlook the entire Order of the First Saints and see the dim Terra sky.

Then, after Xiang Leina woke up, she was so frightened that she curled up under the covers all day, daring not to stick her head out.

Both Zhou Yun and Ye Ruite understood Xiang Leina's reaction.

Having lived in the Hive City for so long, one would inevitably become attached to that dim and narrow world, feeling that such a world brought a sense of security.

After leaving the Hive City, one would always feel the world was too spacious, so spacious it made one dizzy, causing a strong sense of discomfort, feeling the world was unstable, and eventually turning into fear.

Especially since Zhou Yun knew that Xiang Leina was essentially raised by Hua Di Huang.

Hua Di Huang's level of raising children was basically comparable to Xiang Xiang Leina's level of psychic magic; for Xiang Leina to have no obvious psychological problems was already due to the girl's naturally resilient will; waking up suddenly in such a vast and strange place, feeling fear was normal.

Zhou Yun looked at Xiang Leina lying on the bed.

She was no different from what Zhou Yun remembered: dry, withered yellow hair with scorch marks on the strands, skin that was not delicate, filled with shallow burn marks as if flames were writhing beneath her skin, freckles on her face; her face was not particularly beautiful, only describable as simple beauty.

Xiang Leina kept her eyes slightly closed, immersed in sleep.

This was a lingering effect left after Hua Di Huang possessed her; Zhou Yun had previously tried to wake her using physical means, but with little success.

But

"Ding-ding-ding-ding! The bacteria that can wake someone from sleep for one hour!"

Zhou Yun stuffed the bacteria into his four-dimensional pocket.

【Item Name: The bacteria that can wake someone from sleep for one hour】

【Origin: Macragge】

【Production Time: 999. M41】

【Function: An item that can forcibly wake a person in a coma for one hour; it can only take effect once per day.】

【Value: 336,300 yuan】

This was bacteria Zhou Yun had previously created in Macragge using the Aimless Bacteria Fabricator.

The effect was very inexplicable: it simply forced a person to be awake for one hour, and could only take effect once per day; he never expected it to come in handy here.

"Wow." Ye Ruite, standing nearby, didn't understand but felt awe, watching the petri dish in Zhou Yun's hand and clapping continuously.

Zhou Yun dipped a little liquid from the petri dish and gently sprinkled it onto Xiang Leina's skin exposed to the air.

That slightly viscous liquid writhed gently on Xiang Leina's skin; within a few seconds, it penetrated into her skin and vanished without a trace.

Then, under Ye Ruite's surprised gaze and Zhou Yun's watch, Xiang Leina's eyelids twitched slightly; she frowned slightly, as if resisting a slight pain.

Then the young girl gently opened her eyes and looked at Zhou Yun with eyes so blue they appeared black; her eyes were very clear, just like before; it was hard to imagine how such clear eyes could be nurtured in a Hive City.

"You have come." Xiang Leina's somewhat ethereal voice carried a hint of joy.

"Was this in your prophecy?" Zhou Yun raised his eyebrows slightly.

"No, I am too far from you, and your fate is so complex; I cannot see it clearly."

Xiang Leina's voice held a hint of terror, like a child who had just had a nightmare:

"Even in the little bit I can sometimes see, there are mixed in some strange and terrifying hallucinations."

"In those terrifying hallucinations, I saw you become the god of the Xenos, I saw the Dark Prince invite you to unite with her, I saw you drink the thick soup of the Plague God, I saw your schemes cause the Great Daemon of the Lord of Change to suffer diarrhea of knowledge... truly some terrifying and inexplicable hallucinations."

"Especially when I saw you in the prophecy drinking bowl after bowl of thick soup, I was truly so afraid; I shouted loudly in my dream, 'Please don't drink anymore,' I was afraid."

"But I believe, I always believe these are all false; you will definitely come to Terra, I will definitely see you."

"I always believe."

Not a hallucination. Zhou Yun's mouth corner twitched slightly.

But after not seeing each other for so long, Zhou Yun hoped his impression in Xiang Leina's heart was that of a loyal and reliable adult, not a weirdo who snuck around to drink Nurgling thick soup.

"The people of Fenris often say, 'See you in winter.'"

Zhou Yun's fingers swept imperceptibly over the Rehearsal Clapperboard & Robot Director in his pocket, making his words sound sincere, warm, and infectious:

"But our reunion does not need to wait until the frosty winter."

Speaking thus, Zhou Yun gently rubbed Xiang Leina's scorched hair.

Ye Ruite, standing nearby, couldn't help but clasp her hands together, holding them before her chest, watching this moment of reunion with a face full of emotion.

If Xiang Leina hadn't mentioned drinking the thick soup, Zhou Yun himself might have felt a little moved.

Ye Ruite held a plate and brought the Dorayaki into this small room.

Zhou Yun and Xiang Leina ate the Dorayaki while chatting about recent events.

Xiang Leina already knew roughly about Zhou Yun resurrecting Sanguinius and Guilliman, but she learned the specifics from Zhou Yun's mouth.

As the young girl listened to Zhou Yun recount his experiences, her gaze was full of admiration—Zhou Yun had glossed over the more perverse and image-damaging parts of his experiences.

"So, what about that one?" Xiang Leina couldn't help but ask.

She knew Zhou Yun had gone to the Throne Hall and met Hua Di Huang.

Zhou Yun hesitated for a moment, then recounted his conversation with Hua Di Huang with little embellishment.

Xiang Leina's reaction was not obvious; she had been able to hear Hua Di Huang's voice from time to time in Asford, so she had a basic understanding of Hua Di Huang.

But Ye Ruite, standing nearby, trembled with fear, looking as if her faith had been shattered.

Zhou Yun couldn't help but smile, picked up a piece of Dorayaki made by the Battle Sisters from the table, and stuffed it into his mouth.

To be honest, this Dorayaki was not as delicious as those prepared by Kanya Kania Danda.

Zhou Yun was just about to open his mouth to tell Xiang Leina this, but at that moment, a bell sound rang out in his ear.

Outside the room, a noisy clamor also rose; the Battle Sisters seemed surprised by this bell sound.

Zhou Yun raised his eyebrows slightly, a bit puzzled about what exactly had happened.

He stuffed the half-eaten dorayaki in his hand into his mouth and said to Jeanne and Ye Ruite, "I'll go see what happened."

For safety's sake, Zhou Yun had left Nobita Nobi in this dim room, ensuring the safety of the two little girls.

Then he pushed the door open and walked out of the dim room, leaving only Jeanne, Ye Ruite, and Nobita Nobi in the room.

Jeanne tilted her head slightly with a strange expression, looking at Nobita Nobi standing in the corner of the room.

She looked at the incarnation of Saint Doraemon wearing a cowboy hat and glasses, draped in a scarf, with a revolver hanging at his waist.

Jeanne had once been possessed by Hua Di Huang; the power of Hua Di Huang had once flowed through her blood and flesh. In the past decade-plus of her life, Jeanne had often felt the presence of Hua Di Huang, constantly immersed in Hua Di Huang's psychic power.

She was destined by fate to be Hua Di Huang's vessel, infinitely familiar with Hua Di Huang's power.

So when Jeanne saw Nobita Nobi, she instantly realized that the power of Hua Di Huang flowed through this body.

No, not just power. Occasionally, Jeanne could sense something else.

A gaze, a look, a will that was faintly visible.

"..."

Jeanne tilted her head slightly, looking at Nobita Nobi with hesitation:

"Your Majesty?"

Nobita Nobi remained unmoved.

"Are you here? Your Majesty?" Jeanne asked again.

Nobita Nobi's gaze shifted slightly.

At a speed Jeanne's eyes couldn't follow, he took a dorayaki from the plate and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Not as tasty as those from the Rogue Trader representatives."

While chewing, he said to Jeanne:

"Don't tell Zhou Yun about this."

"Don't let him know my will can enter this body from time to time."

(End of this chapter)