Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 348 Emperor Youlin's Mental Power Outburst
Ning Xuan's emotional state was normal, and Yu Mingche couldn't tell whether she was genuinely indifferent or hiding her true feelings. However, Yu Mingche's heart was clenched because of the case Ying Yaoshi had mentioned.

"Xuanxuan, let's wait until Ying Shuai is done with this and we understand the situation of the two companion spirits coexisting before making any further plans," Yu Mingche gently advised Ning Xuan not to go to the information center for testing for the time being.

Ning Xuan understood what he meant and nodded.

Lin Mo had previously applied for a month's leave for Ning Xuan. According to regulations, she could extend her annual leave for another two months. With the end of the year approaching, Ning Xuan decided to take all her leave at once.

The day after Ning Xuan returned to the Central Star, Di Youlin received news from his parents that Ning Xuan had returned.

When he received the news, Di Youlin had just finished a fierce battle. Due to the continuous fighting, his mental power surged, and the entire interstellar warship was enveloped by Di Youlin's surging mental power. Purple blood was congealed on the breastplate on Di Youlin's tactical uniform, dripping with his steps. He raised his hand, tore off the blood-corroded breastplate, took off his black tactical uniform, and stepped into the shower room to wash up.

Di Youlin could sense the surging black mist deep within his sea of ​​consciousness creeping along his spiritual meridians, filling his pupils and turning his once golden irises a murky dark red. He drank a mental calming potion prepared by Ning Xuan, but the surging black mist did not subside at all; instead, it suddenly erupted, transforming into countless sharp spikes that pierced his spiritual body.

"Ah!" Di Youlin cried out, clutching his head in pain. The black veins spreading across his neck swelled and contracted with each heartbeat.

The adjutant who rushed over upon hearing the commotion looked at him in alarm. "General, your mental energy has flared up; you need treatment."

"Prepare the fastest starship for me immediately. I need to return to the Central Star," Di Youlin ordered.

"General, even the fastest starship would take at least two hours to get from here to the central star. If you don't receive treatment, you probably won't last that long," the adjutant urged anxiously.

"No one here can treat my condition. I know my own situation. Do as I say," Di Youlin said through gritted teeth, his expression pained.

"Yes, sir, I'll go prepare immediately." The adjutant obeyed and left.

After taking a bath and changing into a clean training uniform, Di Youlin arrived at the front hall, where his adjutant had already prepared a high-speed starship for him.

Di Youlin looked at the starship, which was only a dozen meters long. Its streamlined hull gleamed with a bright silver metallic luster under the cold light of the landing pad. Dark red energy circuits were embedded on both sides of the hull. The portholes in the forward compartment were made of special tempered glass that was lightweight and strong. When not in operation, the glass had a semi-transparent, frosty appearance, and the outline of the wraparound cockpit inside could be vaguely seen.

"The Hummingbird series of small manned starships uses the latest folding engine developed by the military's science and technology department, which accelerates extremely quickly," the adjutant explained.

While this starship's overall performance isn't top-tier, its speed is certainly among the best.

Di Youlin reached out and stroked the hull of the starship, and the hull instantly rippled with light, as if a sleeping metal behemoth had been awakened.

Di Youlin lightly tapped the side armor with his finger, and the seemingly intact metal surface split open to reveal hidden weapon modules inside—two miniature ion cannons were embedded in the bulkhead in a dormant state. These were the offensive weapons carried by this starship.

"During my absence, Su Fengyang will take over all military affairs. The procedures will proceed as if it were wartime. Let's go." Di Youlin entered the starship's cabin and, with a command, the pilot activated the energy system, and the starship started up. Their destination was Villa No. 17 on Qingluan Mountain. Di Youlin was surrounded by black mist, and none of his entourage dared approach him. Di Youlin clutched his head, his face contorted in a grimace. He drank another dose of mental calming potion, hoping to alleviate the process of his mental breakdown.

Normally, when this happened, he only needed to drink a mental calming potion to calm down his raging mental energy. However, since he suffered a severe injury half a month ago and was unconscious for a time, his confidant had no choice but to give Di Youlin the life-saving pill that Ning Xuan had given him, which was made by refining Ning Xuan's blood. Di Youlin did wake up, but since then, the pollution in his mental sea has become more and more serious, and even if he takes medicine, the effect is getting worse and worse.

As soon as Di Youlin left the area covered by the military-secret coordinates, he dismissed his entourage and stayed in the main cabin to send a message to Ning Xuan.

Ning Xuan answered the call as soon as she saw it was from Di Youlin. "Master, my head hurts so much," Di Youlin said softly, suppressing his pain.

"Are you hurt? Don't worry, where are you? I'm free now, I'll come find you," Ning Xuan comforted him.

"No need, Master. I'm on my way home. I'll be home in at most an hour. I can hold on." Di Youlin dared not open his eyes.

“Okay, then I’ll wait for you at home. The medicine I gave you includes a blue painkiller. Drink one, it will make you feel better,” Ning Xuan gently persuaded.

"Okay, I'll drink it." Di Youlin felt as if his head had been split open, and the pain made him want to bang his head against the wall.

The blue painkiller will immediately induce drowsiness after ingestion; it should be avoided unless absolutely necessary.

Di Youlin took out the box containing the medicine from the spatial button, took out the blue medicine from the box, and drank it without hesitation.

After drinking the painkiller, Emperor Youlin immediately fell into a deep sleep. However, the turbulent mental energy within his consciousness never stopped, and his entourage was forced to suffer from his mental energy invasion, causing them all great pain.

Fortunately, an hour later, they arrived at the Central Star. After showing their passes, they entered smoothly. Ning Xuan was worried about Di Youlin's mental state, so she waited at the starship's reception center early, with Yan Fuzhen and Yu Mingche by her side.

Di Youlin's parents, Di Jingtian and Wen Yuebai, already knew about Di Youlin's situation and also sent people over. The person sent was Di Jingtian's confidant. While waiting, he recognized Yu Mingche and naturally guessed Ning Xuan's identity. Seeing Ning Xuan come to pick him up in person, the confidant excitedly told Di Jingtian the news.

Upon learning of this, Di Jingtian instructed his trusted aides to remain hidden and ensure that Di Youlin was safely reunited with Ning Xuan, without needing to show themselves.

Ning Xuan approached Di Youlin, and with a flick of her fingers, took out seven golden needles from her needle pouch. She imbued the needles with fire energy, and the needles immediately shimmered with a strange aura. She concentrated her mind and, with a light flick of her fingertips, traced mysterious trajectories in the air.

"Seven-Star Soul-Stabilizing Needles"

Seven golden needles were simultaneously inserted into the vital acupoints on the top of Emperor Youlin's head.