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Chapter 352 The Mystery of the Prophet, Kong Youling Who Can Talk (Two Chapters Combined, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"You mean, the prophet... could be the restricted-level ability user 1001?" Ji Minghuan was taken aback.

Koojena lowered her eyelids and nodded silently.

This traitor from the Royal Court team seemed to find even speaking an extra word troublesome, just like the impression she left on Ji Minghuan when she was still in the Whale Garden. Even in that exhibition match, all the members of the Royal Court team, including Li Qingping, showed up, but only Ke Aojiena made an excuse to decline.

This shows just how lazy she is.

Ji Minghuan lowered his head and pondered for a moment, his thoughts in disarray. He thought, if the prophet really is a restricted level 1001, then a restricted level ability user will come to see me in a few days? What a joke, I can't afford to take that risk.

A moment later, he looked up and saw a cold-colored ceiling, cold-colored lights, and cold-colored faces. Everything was empty and desolate.

But Ji Minghuan's tone at this moment was not quite like that, "Uh...you mean, the restricted-level ability user 1001 is still alive?"

“Yes, that’s possible.” Koogena rested her chin on her hand, glancing absently at the floor out of the corner of her eye.

"Then, out of boredom, he spread rumors and slandered a primary school student, causing that student to be locked up in this wretched place and forced to become a 'darkened' primary school student?"

“That’s possible,” Keogena said listlessly.

"I get it, he must want me to fight him and see who is the most powerful restricted-level."

“That’s possible,” Koojena yawned.

Are you a broken record?

“That’s possible,” the woman with the bun said, her tone like that of a teacher who, after lecturing for two minutes, would rather sit on the podium and play on her phone while the students study on their own.

Ji Minghuan could tell that this person didn't seem to enjoy working at the Salvation Society either; talking to children was torture for her.

If the mentor couldn't wait to flatter him, then Keojiena's attitude was that she was just here to work. What did the destruction of the world have to do with her? Whether the world was destroyed or not, she still had to leave work.

"What evidence do you have to support your belief?" Ji Minghuan asked irritably.

Koojena said lazily, "Because the prophet has helped us countless times in events big and small, and has saved us from countless human calamities, which is enough to prove his ability."

She paused for a moment: "Being able to foresee the future, and the events predicted are almost exactly the same as what actually happened; if there is such a person in the world, he can only be a restricted-level superhuman."

As Ji Minghuan listened, her initial anxiety and unease cooled down on the spot.

He looked up helplessly and speculated almost word by word: "Then, because there are very few restricted-level ability users, and so far only I and 1001 have appeared in the world, you judge that restricted-level 1001 may still be alive?"

"Correct."

"Oh, so that's the kind of illogical reasoning you're talking about. Never mind then." He sighed and said, "What world destruction, what future prediction? Just blame everything on R-rated stuff from now on."

"This is a restricted class, isn't it amazing?" Koojena asked casually. "Actually, I've never seen a restricted class do anything. I think it's quite a fuss that they brought a kid like you here."

"Right?" Ji Minghuan said indifferently, "At least let me destroy the world first. You're just shooting the arrow before drawing the target. Don't elementary school students have any personal rights?"

“Hmm.” Koojena nodded perfunctorily and yawned. “Actually, most organizations with a slightly larger size are like this. Rather than pursuing correctness, the higher-ups focus more on pursuing ‘not making mistakes.’ As for small fry like me… I just need to eat and drink and think about what to do after get off work.”

She reached out and patted Ji Minghuan's head. "You'll understand when you grow up."

"Don't touch my head. My mom and dad have never touched me. Oh... I don't have mom and dad. Never mind then."

Ji Minghuan slapped her hand away, rested her chin on her hand, and looked at her helplessly.

The woman with the bun hairstyle in front of him always gave him the impression of someone who couldn't wait to leave work. No wonder when the incident happened in the Whale Garden, Koojena abandoned the prince and queen and ran away immediately, not wanting to stay for even half a second longer.

This is the spirit and attitude a working person should have. Who would work themselves to the bone for their boss?
"Alright, isn't your advisor back?" he said. "Hurry up and let him take over your class. Don't come here anymore. Seeing you like this every day is making me feel listless too."

"I would have done it even if you hadn't said anything. Do you think I enjoy staying in this godforsaken place and playing psychological counseling games with you kids? A pretty girl like me should dress up and go to a host club in Japan with my friends to hire male hosts."

"I'm going to cry. You deserve some credit for the destruction of the world."

"Okay, forget what I just said."

As she spoke lazily, Keogenina glanced at her watch, "I'm leaving, bye-bye, restricted little one." With that, she stood up from her chair, put her hands in the pockets of her white coat, and walked out of the detention cell.

A moment later, the metal door opened again, and a man in a white coat and frameless glasses walked in. He had a sullen face and slowly moved to sit down opposite Ji Minghuan.

"Hello." Ji Minghuan looked up, admiring the expression on his face. "Long time no see. I thought you were dead."

To be honest, after learning that the Father of the Puppet looked exactly like his mentor, Ji Minghuan held onto a sliver of hope for a long time, constantly praying that while helping his father and older brother take revenge, he could also kill his mentor, thus killing two birds with one stone.

However, since this man has appeared before him again, it means that the information provided by Urushihara Ruri is correct. The Puppet Father is just a clone of the mentor, and this brooding man in the bandage coat is not the mentor himself playing the role.

"Ji Minghuan." The tutor put down the thermos on the table and said, "I'm sorry, I've been busy with my own things lately and haven't had time to come back and keep you company. Are you bored?"

"Really? You really consider me your confidante, just like Keojiena said?" Ji Minghuan scoffed. "Or do you think there's any possibility that this dark elementary school student of mine might develop 'Stockholm Syndrome'?"

The mentor remained silent.

This was the first time Ji Minghuan had seen him so silent, but she knew in her heart that he was just putting on an act.

Two full days have passed since the incident on the deserted island ended. If the mentor had any emotions in his heart, he should have processed them by now.

"Kong Youling, can she really speak now?" He rested his chin on his hand, looked away, and asked casually.

"Yes."

"Wow, then I should thank you," Ji Minghuan said in a low voice. "It's not about the person, but about the situation. She's my only family member, and you actually managed to restore her hearing and speech... Thank you."

“You don’t need to be polite to me, this is my job.” The mentor shook his head. “It is my duty to assist you and help you grow better, both physically and mentally.”

"Uh...you mean you electrocuted me like crazy at the beginning? And even had someone play the good cop/bad cop in front of me?"

"Perhaps I was under too much pressure at first, which led me to do some things that weren't very good for you and left a bad impression. But I'm already repenting."

"Where is the repentance? Isn't it just that you realized that those methods didn't work for you, so you stopped using them?"

The mentor was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I'm only human, just an ordinary person. Anyone under immense pressure is prone to making wrong judgments, after all, I'm in charge of a child who could destroy the world..."

Ji Minghuan interrupted him, "Stop talking nonsense. I'm more curious about whether you've had Kong Youling do anything bad during this time."

"Do you mean?"

“Just like last time, you made several test subjects commit suicide,” Ji Minghuan said calmly. “I think your actions that time were just a test of my attitude. You definitely had some premeditation, didn’t you?”

“How could I possibly think that much, let alone take advantage of an innocent girl’s power?” The mentor sighed and shook his head. “Ji Minghuan, you’re still the same as always, thinking too badly of me.”

"Fine, fine, you'd better not let me know," Ji Minghuan said. "I don't think she'll keep what happened these past few days from me. When I meet her, I'll know exactly what you did."

He paused for a moment: "Or are you feeling guilty and afraid to let us meet?"

Ji Minghuan was also curious about what her mentor had done during the several days he had been missing.
He claimed to be helping Kong Youling regain her ability to speak, but he didn't believe that his mentor would go off to do something as trivial as sightseeing or vacation at such a crucial juncture as "Rainbow Wing's Extermination of the Light-Eating Bees."

"Could it be a lake hunt?" Ji Minghuan suddenly paused, his thoughts drifting to this point.

He remembered his mentor saying that he wanted to use Kong Youling's power to plant a mental imprint in the minds of the four Lake Hunters, so as to control the balance of the exorcist forces.

The fact that the mentor disappeared for several days, accompanied by Kong Youling, is very likely related to the idea he had mentioned a few days ago.

If this line of thinking continues, and the people hunting in the lake actually fall victim to it, then it would be quite terrifying.

It's important to know that the family of Unit 1 and Unit 3 are all operating around Lake Hunter's territory. Lake Hunter is also about to go to war with the Nian Beast Lord. At that time, the White Raven Brigade will come from Japan to get involved. In other words, all three of his mobile suits will be related to Lake Hunter.

If the Salvation Society were to tamper with the four members of the Lake Hunters at this critical juncture, the consequences would be devastating—not only would the Demon Lord and the White Raven Brigade be affected, but Unit One's family would also be in grave danger.

After the battle on the deserted island, the mentor must have learned about the relationship between Blue Arc, Ghost Bell, and others and Black Chrysalis.

If the mentor knew that the murderers who killed Ruri Urushihara, Hideaki Oda, and the Father of Puppetry were currently in Lake Hunter's territory, under the protection of Lake Hunter's forces, then the safety of Unit 1's family would take a sharp turn for the worse.

"Damn it, have the Lake Hunters really been infected?" Ji Minghuan thought to himself. "What should I do? As long as there is a possibility, I must verify it. But the No. 1 unit does not have any mental abilities, so there is no way to confirm the situation of the four Lake Hunters."

"Think about it again, think about it carefully... Besides Kong Youling and my mentor, among the remaining psychic ability users in this world, the only one who can confirm whether Lake Hunting has been tampered with is probably the Phantom Troupe's doctor—'Rukawa Chiba'. The Phantom Troupe will be in contact with Lake Hunting, so I'll see if I can get any information from the doctor then."

He shook his head, took a deep breath, and pulled his jumbled thoughts back to reality.

"Kong Youling is on her way. I'll let you meet her in a bit," the mentor said.

"Fine, whatever you're hiding from me, I'll just ask Kong Youling and find out," Ji Minghuan said. "So why are you so unhappy? Did someone in your family die?"

"There's no one at home."

"Well done." The mentor was silent for a moment. "Ji Minghuan, all four of the people we planted in Rainbow Wing are dead, including 'Qiyuan Liuli' whom you met once. None of them survived, not even one person."

"Eaten by the light-devouring bees?" Ji Minghuan was stunned.

“No, they were murdered.” The mentor shook his head and pondered, “According to the intelligence we obtained from Rainbow Wing, among those I can confirm so far are an Eternal Abyss Shark, the prince from the Little Garden ‘Caesar’, the super criminal ‘Ghost Bell’, the invisible executor of the Lake Hunter ‘Su Wei’, the fugitive ‘Mu Long’, ‘Blue Arc’, and finally… ‘Black Chrysalis’.”

When the last name was mentioned, the mentor suddenly raised his head and carefully and quietly examined Ji Minghuan's eyes.

Ji Minghuan's eyes remained calm and still, but his eyebrows were slightly raised, and his expression seemed somewhat surprised.

"Why would they do that?" he asked.

The tutor looked at him for a while, then picked up the thermos, unscrewed it, and took a sip of tea.

He said, "According to our investigation, Lan Hu's true identity is a boy who grew up in Lijing named Gu Qiye, while Gui Zhong's true identity is an old man who gave up on himself after losing his wife named Gu Zhuo'an."

"And Ghost Bell's wife, Su Ying, died in an accidental disaster in the old Jingmai neighborhood five years ago. At that time, our member planted in Rainbow Wing, Father of Puppetry, was on a mission in that neighborhood. In order to fight against a calamity-level fugitive, he had no choice but to use the puppet 'Star Summoner,' which caused a large number of casualties."

Ji Minghuan thought for a moment: "So, they actually came to seek revenge on Hongyi, and it had been planned for a long time?"

“That’s right, and they even found out about the other people we had planted in Rainbow Wing.” The mentor nodded. “Otherwise, there’s no way to explain why they only attacked our people, while the other members of Rainbow Wing were unharmed.”

"My goodness, what a melodramatic plot!" Ji Minghuan said. "So, how are you feeling now?"

"Ji Minghuan, this matter has had a huge impact, and has already caused a great upheaval within the entire Salvation Society..."

"Otherwise what? So many of your Calamity-level beings have died, first Julius, then the four Rainbow Wing spies."

“Yes, everyone, from the top to the bottom, is talking about this. Everyone is in a panic, like ants on a hot plate.” The mentor put his hands to his forehead. “Our people planted in Rainbow Wing are dead. This means that the balance we sought has been shattered. We don’t know how things will develop next. Everything is in chaos, completely out of control. It has completely deviated from our development plan.”

Ji Minghuan looked at him expressionlessly, thinking to herself, "This is the effect I wanted. You've finally met your match. But this is just the beginning; we're not done settling our score yet."

"I'm sorry, it's been so many days, and I'm pouring out my troubles to you as soon as we meet." The mentor sighed softly, "But we are facing a very sensitive issue that we must confirm with you."

"what?"

"Do you remember the sandbox garden incident from last time?"

"I remember, the miniature garden in the whale was destroyed."

“We already know the truth. In this incident involving the Light-Eating Bees, the Eternal Abyss Shark and the Third Prince Caesar appeared on the deserted island as members of the Black Chrysalis's faction. This is enough to prove that they had already formed a certain connection with the Black Chrysalis when the destruction of the Little Garden occurred.”

"Wow, this black pupa is really wicked," Ji Minghuan exclaimed, her eyes wide.

"And the 'New Leaf Village' incident at Hokkaido Prison, in Ruri Urushihara's report, the Eternal Abyss Shark also appeared at that time, which means that the incident may also be related to the 'Black Chrysalis'." The mentor said almost word by word.

"Damn, this black pupa has really done a lot of bad things."

"Yes, both the Little Garden incident and the Uninhabited Island incident are related to Black Chrysalis. So far, these are the few incidents in recent years that have exceeded the control of the Salvation Society. First, the Little Garden in the Whale was destroyed, causing a huge upheaval in the ecological balance of the superhuman race. Then Julius died, and finally all our undercover agents were wiped out... Everything started with the appearance of the character Black Chrysalis."

The mentor paused for a moment, then said, "Ji Minghuan, do you really... have no impression of this character?"

After he finished speaking, he slowly raised his head and looked directly into Ji Minghuan's face, as if he wanted to look into his eyes and see into the depths of his heart.

“No.” Ji Minghuan shook her head. “I just think he looks kind of silly, like he’s not very smart.”

The mentor stared intently at him. Ji Minghuan had never seen such a somber and gloomy expression on the mentor's face before. It seemed that the mentor was truly enraged.

After a long while, the mentor finally looked away, suppressing his anger, and took a sip of the warm tea in his thermos. "We will do everything we can to bring the black pupa back. I will arrange for him to meet with you then, so be prepared."

“Great, then I’ll have to meet a lot of people next, including prophets and black and white cocoons,” Ji Minghuan said. “It’s going to be lively. I’ve been feeling a bit empty, lonely and cold from being locked up.”

The mentor was silent for a moment, then got up from his chair, put his hands behind his back, and walked away. "Kong Youling will be here soon."

The metal door rattled open, and the professor's figure disappeared into the bright light of the corridor, but the door didn't close immediately. After a while, a figure in a hospital gown walked in.

Her eyelids drooped, her snow-white hair obscuring her eyes, and her steps were light yet slow.

The door closed and went up. Kong Youling's light-sensitive eyes slowly adjusted to the light. When she opened her eyes, she found two hands reaching out from behind and covering her eyes.

She was stunned for a moment, then reached out to try to pry Ji Minghuan's hand away, but couldn't. In the end, she puffed out her cheeks and sulked.

“I heard our little penguins can talk,” he said softly. “Is it true? Let me hear it.”

Kong Youling remained silent.

"say."

Kong Youling turned her face away.

"If all else fails, try babbling a few words."

"Gurgle, gurgle."

Ji Minghuan was stunned.

He stood there, stunned, and released his hands from her eyes. Kong Youling turned around and looked up to meet his gaze.

He looked quietly into her eyes, and after a long while, he suddenly hugged her, gently nuzzled her forehead, and said in a hoarse voice, "You can really talk now... That's wonderful."

Kong Youling was slightly taken aback, and then her eyes reddened slightly. "I really want to talk to you."

"I know."

"I've always wanted to hear your voice."

"I know, everything is fine now."

The two of them pressed their foreheads together like small animals, whispering to each other.

At that moment, the metal door opened once again, and four small figures walked in through the corridor, their faces illuminated by a terrifyingly bright light.

As their eyes gradually adjusted to the soft light in the cell, they opened them and saw this scene.

The children were stunned, and then their faces turned red.

Mario put down the game console, sighed "Oh—" and then clapped his hands.

Shang Xiaochi lowered her head and clenched her fists. "Traitor...unforgivable."

Sun Changkong frowned, covered his face with his hands, and looked at them through the gaps in his fingers, both ashamed and annoyed. "What are you doing, Ji Minghuan!"

Filio didn't know what to say, his tail wagging back and forth, his ears standing up high.

"Look, the penguin monster can talk!" Ji Minghuan didn't care about their stares at all.

He sniffled, so moved that snot and tears were about to fall. While rubbing his eyes, he pointed at Kong Youling and said as if showing off the greatest treasure in the world, "Look at this!"

"Really?" Mario raised an eyebrow, looking at Kong Youling with disbelief.

"Xiao Ling can talk?" Sun Changkong was also stunned, his head and fiery red eyebrows tilting to the side.

Shang Xiaochi was also stunned for a moment. Only Philio let out an "Ah!" and then looked at the white-haired girl with an expectant expression, his tail sweeping back and forth on the ground.

At this moment, Ji Minghuan finally calmed down and said with a hum, "Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, I'll make her gurgle a few words for you."

All eyes were on the white-haired girl, who did not appear flustered or uneasy, because Ji Minghuan was standing beside her.

Kong Youling thought for a moment, her lips moved, and she murmured their names, "Big Sister... Cat Rio... Philio... Shang Xiaochi."

As the calm, understated voice fell silent for a second, Mario and Shang Xiaochi were both stunned.

Sun Changkong and Filio were stunned for a moment, then they rushed forward and hugged Kong Youling. Under the cold-colored ceiling, some people were laughing, some were crying, and some were lost in thought.

Ji Minghuan suddenly felt like crying again. Seeing that there was no room left for the penguin monster, and that she was being hugged so tightly by the big sister and the big dog that she could hardly breathe, she simply hugged Shang Xiaochi and Mario instead.

Mario clicked his tongue in disdain, while Shang Xiaochi stood rooted to the spot, slowly lowering her head to silently observe his expression. She had never seen such an expression on Ji Minghuan's face before.

“Traitor, how lame…” Shang Xiaochi said in a low voice, then gently patted his back.

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