Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 389, Section 081: Parent-Teacher Meeting (Part Two)

"No trouble."

Jin Ziyue said calmly.

Qi Tongli nodded in satisfaction: "Talented people emerge in every generation."

"You kidnapped my daughter, and I can't do anything about it."

He even took out a cigarette, lit it, and started smoking.

"Then I shall take my leave."

"What about your mutated friend?" Qi Tongli glanced at Chen Ruolan, who was convulsing behind him.

"The process of transformation into a White Walker varies from person to person, but without exception, the changes to the body are irreversible."

Qi Tongli said, "I'm afraid the human world can no longer tolerate her."

"Would the world of the White Walkers accept her?" Jin Ziyue raised his eyebrows slightly, without giving much of a response.

Qi Tongli smiled wryly: "I can have it here."

Jin Ziyue glanced at him, his expression still indifferent, and said, "No need for you to trouble yourself."

Qi Tongli was not annoyed, and said meaningfully:
"Think it through carefully. Racial barriers cannot be erased by personal feelings alone."

"Humans are an insecure group. You can't stop the gossip of the weak, nor can you ignore the malice of the world."
"People change too. From the moment she surrendered to the darkness, her identity as a White Walker would bring her a completely new life. All worldly values, morality, and shame would leave her, replaced by entirely new rules of survival."

Jin Ziyue didn't respond to his question, but instead asked:
"What would happen if someone had the body of a White Walker but the soul of a human?"

……

Chen Xingtong was slightly taken aback.

She heard Jin Ziyue and Qi Tongli's conversation clearly, but they seemed unable to see her.

In her soul form, she finally broke free from Qi Tongshan's appearance and returned to her original form.

She watched the two confront each other with some nervousness, worried about Chen Ruolan's serious injuries on one hand, and also worried that the two might start fighting at the slightest disagreement on the other.

At this moment, their conversation seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally hinting at something.

"What would happen if someone had the body of a White Walker but the soul of a human?" Jin Ziyue asked at this moment.

Qi Tongli paused, frowning and remaining silent until the white smoke swirled and the sparks burned out, before slowly speaking:
"He's probably just a childish guy living in a fairy tale."

Jin Ziyue looked him in the eyes and said, "That's not necessarily true."

"They belong neither to humans nor to the White Walkers, or rather, they are free individuals, not bound by the so-called national righteousness of humans, nor needing to learn the outdated dogmas of the White Walkers, and can act as they please."

"But conversely, it might be like duckweed, adrift and without anything to rely on."

Qi Tongli slowly exhaled, his gaze fixed intently on Jin Ziyue.

“Then you may be underestimating the bond between them,” Jin Ziyue replied calmly.

Qi Tongli said, "Humans and White Walkers will never have a good ending."

Jin Ziyue nodded: "I think so too."

Qi Tongli was somewhat confused as to why his attitude had changed. In fact, what bothered him more was that he thought the man in front of him should be the one in a hurry, but he didn't seem to feel any urgency at all.

At this moment, a shadowy figure appeared behind Jin Ziyue, standing up shakily with extremely uncoordinated limbs and a head tilted to one side. It slowly twisted its head back, revealing half of its wine-red hair.

Seemingly sensing Jin Ziyue's scent, the other person's nostrils flared, and they stretched out a pale hand, aiming at Jin Ziyue's neck, where their fingernails were faintly deformed and gritty.

Jin Ziyue remained unmoved, staring intently at Qi Tongli ahead.

"But what if," Jin Ziyue slightly raised his eyes, staring intently at Qi Tongli, "the two of them were originally the same kind?"

"Wow--"

A roar came from behind Jin Ziyue, and Chen Ruolan, whose eyes were covered by white film, opened her mouth wide and was about to pounce.

But Jin Ziyue raised her left hand to her right shoulder, and coincidentally, his palm was placed on her forehead. No matter how much she paddled with her hands, she couldn't bite him.

Chen Ruolan flailed, seemingly remembering that she could also use her hands. Just as she was about to grab him, Jin Ziyue ducked to avoid her, then grabbed her arm, pressed down with a twist, and subdued her to the ground.

With its other hand still pounding on the floor, howling.

"Awooo! Ugh!" she let out a series of incoherent roars.

Jin Ziyue used his knee to brace against her back, preventing her from moving. Her legs could only twitch twice before she fell back down.

The man's knees were positioned carefully, avoiding the location of the dagger.

However, unable to withstand the little tiger girl's constant thrashing on the ground, and fearing that it would worsen the wound, he patiently pressed Chen Ruolan's raised head back down, and then used his right hand to treat the wound.

Given Chen Ruolan's current physical regeneration capabilities, the dagger actually hindered her healing process.

Jin Ziyue steadily drew his dagger.

Chen Ruolan let out a mournful cry and her head lolled to the side.

Jin Ziyue only put the dagger aside after confirming it was not poisonous. He looked at Chen Ruolan's wound and made sure it would heal before letting out a sigh of relief.

Qi Tongli and Butler Hanaoka watched this scene silently, though their lips twitched slightly.

"You flatter me." Jin Ziyue finished dealing with the situation before finally looking up to acknowledge the two people beside him.

"Her transformation is happening a little faster than expected," Qi Tongli said sheepishly, rubbing his nose.

Normal transformation takes at least fifteen minutes, and...

There was something he didn't dare say: alienation doesn't affect intelligence.

At most, it's just instinct that drives the body, but basic combat skills and bloodthirsty nature are all on full display.

The young lady in front of us seems to have a congenital intellectual disability...

“My treatment accelerated her alienation,” Jin Ziyue said without hesitation.

"If it's about stimulating bodily functions, that's possible." Qi Tongli nodded. "So, what are your plans for her?"

Jin Ziyue pressed down on Chen Ruolan's neck again, which was about to move, and scolded, "Don't move. Go back and have Lao Yan make you something delicious."

Upon hearing this, the latter perked up its ears, seemingly understanding, and after uttering a cry, stopped making a fuss.

Qi Tongli and the old butler looked at each other in bewilderment.

When humans first transform into White Walkers, there is an instinctive process that requires "awakening" to bring back a trace of their original consciousness. Once the mutation virus damages the brain's nerves, the damage is irreversible, and they may even become living dead.

Commonly known as zombies.

This is a situation they have never heard of before.

She seems to still have some sense, but not quite as bright; yet, she's mentally unstable, though she can understand human speech...

"Her situation is rather special."

Jin Ziyue seemed to be aware of their doubts, and wrapped Chen Ruolan's clothes up properly without offering any further explanation.

"She may have been a White Walker a long time ago."

Jin Ziyue would not say such things to them.

Qi Tongli and Hua Gang frowned slightly, but it was not convenient for them to ask any more questions.

Chen Ruolan couldn't understand what they were saying, and ignored them.

But as if he had thought of something, drool couldn't help but flow out, and he ground his teeth together, making a humming sound.

July, Chapter 1

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