Chapter 316: The 481st Time

Late at night, Qianshou Feijian Laboratory.

This laboratory was built by Lian Ye with a fortune; inside are the most advanced equipment and instruments in the current Ninja World, making experiments feel like adding wings to a tiger.

At this moment, Lian Ye has fallen into a coma, his limbs tightly bound.

A thick stack of documents lies before Qianshou Feijian, all the experimental data from recent years; he wants to know when Lian Ye's body first developed a problem.

Each experiment recorded all of Lian Ye's bodily data, so pinpointing the issue is not especially difficult.

Soon, his flipping stopped abruptly as his gaze landed on the data from the ninety‑nine‑th experiment. It records that during that period, due to the fusion of bloodlines, Lian Ye's mental state was unusually active.

At first he paid it no mind, but now it seems that from that point onward, a new personality split off inside Lian Ye.

"Didn't expect the problem to appear that early," Qianshou Feijian murmurs softly, then proceeds to examine the hundredth experiment on Lian Ye.

After an indeterminate amount of time, he finishes reading all the experiment reports. Indeed, Lian Ye's body has, since that experiment, seen his spiritual energy increase at a slow pace.

Although he noticed this at the time, he didn't dwell on it. Since all of Lian Ye's bodily data were rising, he assumed the growth of spiritual energy posed no problem.

Moreover, Lian Ye is essentially a member of the Uchiha Clan, so a stronger spiritual power is entirely acceptable.

No one would have thought that such a tiny oversight could trigger a problem.

Qianshou Feijian looks at the comatose Lian Ye, his face resolute, and says, "Kid, I'll cure your illness."

He will never allow that creature to run amok in Lian Ye's body; he doesn't intend to tell Lian Ye about this, preferring to cure it his own way.

Once Lian Ye's illness is cured, he will never study him again!

But right now Qianshou Feijian has no clue how to tackle Lian Ye's condition, unsure how to eradicate that creature completely…

Nevertheless, he is confident in himself; given a bit of time, he will certainly devise a solution!

Just as he surveys Lian Ye, Lian Ye's eyelashes tremble slightly, and his eyes slowly open—black pupils gradually turn crimson, and three black Curved Jewels begin to surface in the depths of his eyes.

"Old thing, the 481st time already!" Lian Ye coldly stares at Qianshou Feijian, a sneer curling his lips, "I thought you might hold back a bit, but you only got more vicious."

He had just warned the old thing during the day, yet at night he found himself lying on a cold testing platform.

He has endured this feeling of limbs tightly bound, unable to move a fraction, for 481 nights.

If he hadn't considered the host's feelings, he would have killed that old thing long ago!

"You've appeared again," Qianshou Feijian says calmly.

He is now at a loss about this matter, only hoping to coax some words out of that creature.

This is the second time the creature has revived midway through an experiment— the previous revival was a year ago, when Lian Ye had just turned twenty…

That night, Qianshou Feijian, as usual, gave Lian Ye Sleep Milk, bringing him to the laboratory for various studies.

Midway through the experiment, Lian Ye suddenly opened his eyes and roared in displeasure, "Old thing, still studying me!"

To be honest, Qianshou Feijian was genuinely startled.

He never expected Lian Ye to awaken from a coma; such an occurrence hadn't happened in over a decade.

As he pondered how to find an excuse, he realized the Lian Ye before him seemed not the boy he knew, as if he were a different person…

"Old thing, studying me every day!"

"Sooner or later I'll find someone to kill you!"

There's no other reason; the boy he knew could never have uttered such words!

Qianshou Feijian tries to ask, but finds Lian Ye has slipped back into a coma.

Since that incident, whenever Lian Ye falls asleep there's a small chance another personality awakens.

As time passes, that creature's appearances become increasingly frequent.

Each revival leads it to the Hokage Office, where it spews sarcastic remarks at itself, seeming to enjoy seeing itself humbled.

Whenever Qianshou Feijian asks why it appears, the creature remains silent, only saying its emergence is linked to his experiments…

Qianshou Feijian has been searching for a solution, but first he must understand why the creature appears in order to treat the problem and eradicate it completely.

"Old thing, staying silent—are you plotting how to eliminate me?" Lian Ye's mocking words pull his thoughts back.

"Exactly, you won't be able to stumble for long," Qianshou Feijian admits outright, "I won't let your existence affect that boy."

"Yo, yo, yo, you sound as if it were real," Lian Ye scoffs, curling his lip, "I don't even know how to disappear myself, let alone you."

"You can't, but I can," Qianshou Feijian says seriously, "Give me some time and I'll definitely find a way to make you vanish!"

Seeing his earnest expression, Lian Ye's eyes flicker, a smile tugging at his lips, "Is that so?"

"Then I quite look forward to that day's arrival," he says with a laugh, "Honestly, I've long been fed up with this life…"

"What do you mean by that?" Qianshou Feijian looks puzzled, not understanding what the creature is really saying.

"Do you know what it's like to have thoughts and consciousness but no bodily sensations?" Lian Ye murmurs softly, "I've spent over a decade living like this."

"I'm like those Tailed Beasts sealed inside jinchuriki."

"No, I'm even more miserable than that bunch of beasts…"

Qianshou Feijian's brow twitches; just as he's about to ask, Lian Ye cuts him off.

"Old thing, extracting words from me is impossible."

Qianshou Feijian: "……"

"But I have to thank you; without your experiments I'd never have had a chance to get some air," Lian Ye yawns, "The venting time is over; I'll speak again when I have time."

As soon as the words finish, he slips back into a coma.

Qianshou Feijian silently looks at the comatose Lian Ye, his mind a tangled mess.

The creature's disclosed information suggests it has been inside Lian Ye's body all along, and his own experiments caused it to gain control over the host's body…

Yet it's hard to explain why Lian Ye's body harbors two personalities.

Moreover, the creature's words aren't necessarily true; it may be deliberately steering him toward a wrong path.

"Regardless, I will eliminate it!" Qianshou Feijian finally glances at the comatose Lian Ye, then turns and begins leafing through massive amounts of data.

"You bastard Qianshou Feijian, still secretly studying my Chu Zi!" Heijue glared at Qianshou Feijian with hatred.

I don't know if this could worsen Chu Zi's illness?