Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 198 Young Bai Yuekui

The young Yue Kui stared intently at the other person's face, which was identical to his own, and for a moment he was speechless.

"What the hell?!"

Before the young Yue Kui could react, the chubby Bai Yuetian had already rushed in front of her, his mechanical arm extending and pinching her face without any hesitation, all the while shouting:

"Wearing my sister's face and daring to impersonate her?! Let me see what kind of high-tech mask this is... Huh?"

The tactile sensation from the mechanical fingertips is exactly like that of real skin.

Bai Yuetian paused, then rubbed it harder, even tugging at it.

It's not a disguise at all.

"What?! It's exactly the same?!" Bai Yuetian retracted his mechanical claw.

"A cyborg? A clone?"

He quickly circled Bai Yuekui twice: "It really is exactly the same?"

"Brother!" The young man Yue Kui finally came to his senses and shouted to stop Bai Yuetian.

"Come quick, this woman and that man upstairs don't seem to be acting right."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuetian quickly retreated, continuing to protect the young Yue Kui in front of him, even though he was now very small.

Bai Yuekui moved at this moment, reaching towards the throat of the young Yuekui.

Young Yue Kui immediately reached out to stop him, and Bai Yuetian also used two mechanical hands to restrain Bai Yue Kui's hands, but they were unable to resist at all.

'How can this woman be so strong?!'

The young Yue Kui was deeply shocked.

However, Bai Yuekui had no intention of doing anything to the younger version of himself in front of him; he simply reached out and removed the tiny locator from behind the other's collar.

Young Yue Kui stared blankly at the tiny, rice-grain-sized locator that Bai Yue Kui pulled out from behind his collar, which was still flashing a faint red light.

She didn't even think about why this woman was so strong.

“…A tracker?” the young Yue Kui murmured, a cold sweat instantly breaking out on his back.

She actually carried this thing with her the whole time!
"Mm," Bai Yuekui responded.

The round, chubby Bai Yuetian was also dumbfounded, his mechanical arm frozen in mid-air: "Damn it! When did it get stuck?! How come we didn't even notice?!"

He abruptly turned to Bai Yuekui, his expression on the screen filled with astonishment and uncertainty: "You...who exactly are you? How do you know this thing is on my sister? And, your face..."

Young Yue Kui also stared intently at Bai Yue Kui, his vigilance not lessening even after the other helped remove the tracker, but rather deepening.

This woman is too bizarre, with superhuman strength and a face exactly like mine...

"Didn't I say that I am Bai Yuekui?"

After Bai Yuekui finished speaking, he looked up at Yang Chen, who was still standing on the balcony.

Yang Chen then moved swiftly and landed beside her, his gaze sweeping over the young Yue Kui and the nervous robot Bai Yuetian.

Bai Yuekui handed the tracker to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen took it, and in the next instant, his figure disappeared from the spot.

The young man Yue Kui's pupils shrank sharply, thinking he was seeing things.

In just a few breaths, Yang Chen's figure was standing in front of her again, as if he had never moved.

He clapped his hands, his tone light: "Alright, that thing's glowing in a junkyard a few blocks away right now."

The young Yue Kui took a half step back, looking at Yang Chen with surprise and uncertainty.

Was that considered a certain level of speed?

"Let's go." Bai Yuekui's voice pulled her back to reality. "Let's go to Ash first."

Young Yue Kui's heart tightened, and he immediately shook his head warily: "I won't take you there."

She clenched her fist, her sharp gaze sweeping over the two men. "As expected, you're in cahoots with Gray."

Bai Yuekui was not surprised by her wariness, and simply calmly gave her a location.

"That's the place Dad told me to go before he died, right?"

Young Yue Kui was shocked and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

How could this woman know so much?
"How could you...?" Her voice was hoarse, and she could barely utter a complete sentence.

Bai Yuekui looked at his younger self's shocked expression and shook his head.

“I know better than you what’s going to happen next. Although the tracker is elsewhere now, Gray’s pursuers will seal off this area within three hours.”

Young Yue Kui couldn't help but look at Bai Yuetian, only to find that his brother's face was also full of shock.

Yang Chen spoke up at the opportune moment: "We are not your enemies."

In the distance, the sound of sirens grew louder as they approached, clearly indicating that Hisakawa Defense Command was tightening its search network.

Young Yue Kui bit his lower lip, his heart filled with intense struggle.

Finally, she made a decision: "Okay, I'll take you. But if I find out you're lying to me..."

She didn't finish speaking, but the warning in her eyes was self-evident.

Bai Yuekui nodded slightly, showing no surprise at the result.

"Hurry up," Bai Yuekui said, walking towards the motorcycle first. "I'll tell you on the way."

As the young Yue Kui watched the silver-haired Bai Yue Kui nimbly mount the back of the motorcycle, he felt as if he were looking in a mirror.

She climbed onto the back of the motorcycle and held the chubby Bai Yuetian in her arms.

Then, looking at Yang Chen who was still standing there, Bai Yuekui couldn't help but ask, "What about him?"

Yang Chen smiled slightly, took out a silver-white spherical device, and handed it to the young man Yue Kui: "This is for you."

The young Yue Kui subconsciously took it; now she held Bai Yuetian in one arm and this unfamiliar sphere in the other.

She looked down and examined the device closely, recognizing it as the mobile version of ASH.

Just then, the sphere suddenly lit up, and a familiar voice came from it.

"Hello, Yue Kui."

Young Yue Kui's hand trembled violently, almost dropping the mobile device to the ground.

The voice is definitely ASH, but there seems to be something off about the tone.

“ASH? Is it really you?” she asked incredulously.

“It is I, Moonbeam,” Ash’s voice was gentle. “I am Ash from another world. In your timeline, I am waiting for you right now.”

The young Yue Kui was completely stunned. She looked down at the two round balls in her arms.

One was her familiar older brother, and the other was Ash, who claimed to be from the future.

The scene was so surreal that she didn't know how to react for a moment.

Bai Yuekui glanced back and said softly, "Leave here first, and ASH will tell you the details on the way."

ASH's mobile device hovers beside the young Yue Kui, who is currently holding his brother with one arm and wrapping his other arm around Bai Yue Kui's waist.

She couldn't help but turn around to look, only to find that Yang Chen's figure had disappeared at some point.

"Don't worry about him." Bai Yuekui saw through her thoughts.

"He'll catch up in a bit."

Motorcycles weave through the dilapidated streets.

Young Yue Kui couldn't help but ask, "So... who exactly is that man? And you, my future self, why did you become like this?"

Ash's voice came from beside her: "Yang Chen is the key to change. And in our timeline, more than sixty years have passed."

The young Yue Kui's hand trembled slightly: "How many more years?"

“That’s a very long story,” Bai Yuekui’s voice came from in front of him.

Just then, two patrol cars belonging to Hisakawa Defense Corps suddenly appeared at the intersection ahead, their blinding searchlights shining directly at us.

"Damn it! We have to take a detour."

But instead of Bai Yuekui turning around, all that came was calm, unwavering words.

"It's alright, let's keep going."

"But they—"

Before the young man Yue Kui could finish speaking, the two patrol cars suddenly seemed to be pushed aside by something invisible, moving several meters to the sides of the road and making way for a passage.

She turned around in shock and saw Bai Yuekui's left hand slightly raised, his palm glowing with a faint blue light.

Bai Yuekui withdrew his hand, twisted the accelerator sharply, and sped through the cleared passage.

As he passed the patrol car, the young man Yue Kui noticed that all the police officers inside looked completely bewildered, having no idea what had happened.

After driving several blocks, she dared to speak again: "That was..."

“Original potential,” Bai Yuekui explained casually.

The motorcycle drove into a circular opening. The passage was pitch black, with only the headlights illuminating a limited area ahead.

After driving for an unknown amount of time, a heavy metal gate finally appeared ahead.

Bai Yuekui stopped the car, walked to the control panel by the door, and placed his palm on the recognition area.

"Identity verification: Bai Yuekui".

"Permissions confirmed."

The mechanical voice announcements were exceptionally clear in the silent corridor.

The doors slid open slowly to the sides, revealing the interior space.

As the young Yue Kui watched this scene, his last doubts vanished.

Through the biometric identification here, it can be confirmed that the white-haired woman in front of me is indeed herself.

From the future, no, from another world.

"Come in." Bai Yuekui turned to look at the still-dazed young man, Yuekui. "ASH is waiting for us."

The young Yue Kui put Bai Yuetian down and let him float on his own.

Upon entering the gate, one discovers a massive underground laboratory.

In the center, a huge body sat quietly.

The young man, Yue Kui, looked around and couldn't help but ask, "Is this the place Father spoke of?"

"What is that?"

“That is the initial form of Mana,” Bai Yuekui replied calmly, his gaze sweeping over the enormous body.

"Give me the key. I need Ash to synchronize her memories with the one here first."

The young Yue Kui took out the key and handed it to Bai Yue Kui.

Bai Yuekui took the key and walked to an inconspicuous control panel in the corner of the laboratory.

As the key was inserted, a hidden door slowly slid open.

Stepping out of the door was a mechanical body that was exactly the same as ASH's appearance.

When Mechanical ASH's gaze fell upon the two Bai Yuekui standing in front of her, her CPU was running out of steam.

"Moon Queen...and...Moon Queen?" Mechanical ASH was unusually confused.

At that moment, the ASH mobile app flew over: "Don't be confused, I am you, just from another timeline. I suggest you synchronize your memories immediately, and I will take the lead."

The mechanical ASH turned toward the young Moon Lord, seemingly seeking confirmation.

After the young Yue Kui nodded, she slowly walked towards the ASH mobile terminal.

The ASH mobile device displays the interface, and as the cable is connected, the two ASH devices begin to synchronize information.

Yang Chen's figure appeared in the dimly lit underground server room.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of burnt equipment.

The massive server racks stood in rows, most of the indicator lights were off, with only a few stubbornly flashing faint lights. His gaze swept across them, quickly locking onto the main servers located in the core area of ​​the server room that had suffered the most severe damage.

The cable was broken, and the exposed chip board was charred black.

"Looks like he's seriously injured," Yang Chen muttered to himself as he stepped forward.

Without delay, the power of the horse talisman within his body quietly circulated.

A soft blue light emanated from his palm, covering the several sets of dilapidated servers.

Miracles happen wherever the blue light shines.

The charred marks faded quickly, as if time had reversed, and the metal casing was restored to its original shine.

The broken cables reconnected and healed automatically as if they had a life of their own; the burnt chips and circuit boards were reconstructed in the blue light; and the components were returning to full strength at an extremely fast speed...

In just a short while, these servers, which were originally on the verge of being scrapped, were completely renewed.

"buzz"

The deep hum of operation returned to the server room, and rows of indicator lights lit up one by one, from near to far.

Immediately afterwards, a pale blue, slightly unstable holographic projection struggled to coalesce in front of Yang Chen.

It was an image of Ash, but the edges of her projection kept distorting and flickering, and the sound was intermittent.

"The damage... is still quite severe, and the backup... power... is about to... run out..."

The ASH projection struggled to maintain its position, conveying the message.

"Yang Chen...I have...seen...partial...information...through...the mobile app...and learned...about...the current situation..."

Yang Chen nodded, seeing the unstable state of ASH: "Understood. I'll come over as soon as I've fixed it all."

Yang Chen did not stop what he was doing; his gaze swept over the entire massive server.

Although the core unit has been repaired, many auxiliary servers and units are still flashing fault alarms.

"Looks like we need to do a thorough cleaning." He muttered to himself, then leaped down from the bottom of the server.

The lighting below was even dimmer, and the machine had completely stopped working.

Yang Chen raised his hands, and the power of the horse talisman surged forth once more.

This time, the blue light was no longer confined to his palm, but spread out from him, permeating the entire bottom space.

Wherever the blue light reaches, the broken cables automatically find the corresponding interface and reconnect.

When Yang Chen withdrew his power, the entire server room had completely returned to normal operation.

"System self-test complete, all units are operating normally."

The ASH projection finally stabilized and stopped flickering.

"Power supply has stabilized, and core computing power has recovered to 97%."

Yang Chen nodded slightly, while carefully sensing the changes within his body.

To his relief, the sluggishness of the rabbit charm was slowly fading.

"I can feel the way back is slowly becoming clearer," Yang Chen said to ASH, "but it will still take some time."

“Hmm, comparing the distance between the two worlds might be too great,” ASH analyzed.

"Yue Kui and the others are at the Chu Ti location."

“Okay, I’ll be right there,” Yang Chen replied.

He took one last look at the server cluster, which had been fully restored, and then disappeared.

No matter how long I stay in this world, the first thing I must ensure is the safety of "Bai Yuekui".

Whichever one it is.

Deep within the underground laboratory, Bai Yuekui and the young Yuekui sat side by side on the cold metal steps.

At the control panel not far away, ASH was searching the entire Jiuchuan area.

The young Yue Kui hugged his knees with both hands, rested his chin on his knees, and looked somewhat dazed.

Looking back now, the amount of information transmitted via the ASH mobile app was enormous.

The apocalypse, ecology, another world, decades... all of this was too shocking for her.

"So many things happened after that..." she murmured softly.

She couldn't imagine how this silver-haired, superhumanly powerful person had spent those hours.

Bai Yuekui glanced at her sideways, his gaze calm.

She could understand the turmoil in the young man Yue Kui's heart at that moment.

"Hmm." Bai Yuekui simply responded softly, without offering any further explanation.

Some experiences can only be truly appreciated by going through them yourself.

Just then, Bai Yuetian, who was floating beside her, finished processing these words and suddenly blurted out a sentence, and the emoticon on the screen changed to an exaggerated grin.

"So, does that mean I have two younger sisters now?!"

His voice rose, filled with excitement.

Even if this new younger sister is much older than me.

“One is the original.” He pointed his mechanical claw at the young Yue Kui, then turned to Bai Yue Kui.

"One is... uh... a limited collector's edition?"

Young Moon King: "."

Bai Yuekui: "."

The two Bai Yuekui fell silent at the same time, looking at the round white moon in the sky with an indescribable gaze.

Bai Yuetian was completely oblivious to the speechless looks on his two "younger sisters'" faces, and continued excitedly to himself, "Double the number of younger sisters..."

"elder brother!"

The young Yue Kui finally couldn't help but speak up, interrupting his thoughts, which were clearly starting to go astray.

Bai Yuekui smiled slightly as he looked at the young Yuekui's "my brother is hopeless" expression.

Bai Yuetian floated in front of Bai Yuekui, and the expression on the screen changed to an expectant one. The robotic arm rubbed itself a little shyly.

"Um... my future little sister," he began tentatively, with a hint of ingratiation, "you see, our relationship... we're genuine siblings, right?"

Bai Yuekui looked at him, his eyes showing no emotion, but he already guessed what he wanted to say.

Seeing this, Bai Yuetian pressed his advantage: "So... could you... call me 'brother' too?"

After he finished speaking, the emoticon on the screen changed to a pleading image with hands clasped together and starry eyes.

Young Yue Kui rolled his eyes as he listened, unable to bear seeing his brother's pathetic state.

Bai Yuekui stared at Bai Yuetian in silence for a few seconds.

Logically and by blood, the round robot in front of her was indeed her real brother.

"elder brother."

"Hey!!!" Bai Yuetian's reaction was earth-shattering, and the entire spherical body suddenly jumped upwards.

He excitedly spun around a few times, then floated in front of the young Yue Kui, his expression on the screen changing to a smug raised eyebrow.

"Your turn! Your turn! Original sister! Quick, shout it out too, with real emotion!"

Seeing his increasingly presumptuous behavior, the young Yue Kui glared at him irritably and uttered a single word.

"roll."

Decisive, efficient, and without any hesitation.

Bai Yuetian's smug expression on the screen froze, then collapsed.

"How could this happen?" He was extremely disappointed.

"They were just shouting it a moment ago."

Just as Bai Yuetian was feeling aggrieved that the young Yue Kui refused to call him "brother," the heavy metal door of the laboratory slid open silently once again.

Young Yue Kui looked up alertly for a moment, but relaxed slowly after seeing who it was.

It's that man who appeared with another version of myself before.

Yang Chen walked in from outside the door.

He was also holding two cans of drinks, which were ice-cold.

He walked over to the two Bai Yuekui sitting on the steps and handed them the drinks he was holding: "Are you thirsty? I picked these up on the way here."

Bai Yuekui reached out and took one of the cans.

Young Yue Kui looked at the drink handed to him, hesitated for a moment, and then took it.

She whispered, "...Thank you."

Just then, Bai Yuetian floated in front of Yang Chen, the expression on the screen changed to a huge question mark, and the mechanical arm pointed at Yang Chen:

"Wait! We haven't even said who this guy is yet!" He looked Yang Chen up and down suspiciously, then turned to look at Bai Yuekui, and came to a conclusion with a peculiar thought process.

"Could it be... that I have a younger brother in another world?!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Chen's lips twitched slightly, and he replied irritably, "Who's your brother?"

As he spoke, he walked up to the young man Yue Kui and reached out to touch his waist.

Young Yue Kui's body stiffened abruptly, his hand holding the drink stopped, and he stared at Yang Chen in astonishment.

"Hey! What are you doing, you groping me!" Bai Yuetian instantly bristled, swinging his mechanical arm as he charged over.

"Let my sister go!"

Just as Bai Yuetian was tugging at Yang Chen's clothes, Yang Chen merely glanced at him indifferently and then calmly asked.

"Does it not hurt anymore?"

Young Yue Kui was taken aback upon hearing this and looked down at his left abdomen.

There was a wound there, but she had been trying her best not to show it.

At this moment, she reached out and touched the spot where she had been injured. It was completely smooth to the touch, without a trace of a wound or even a scar.

The stinging sensation from before had also disappeared without a trace.

She looked up at Yang Chen, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"You..." The young man Yue Kui opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Bai Yuetian's robotic arm also froze, and the angry expression on the screen turned into a huge question mark that flashed alternately.

He glanced at Yang Chen, then at the youth Yue Kui's wounds, which had already disappeared.

"Huh?...Where's the wound?" Bai Yuetian was bewildered. "How did you heal it?"

Yang Chen withdrew his hand, walked to Bai Yuekui's side and sat down, picking up the half-empty can of beverage.

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." He took a sip of his drink before looking up at Bai Yuetian.

"How does treatment count as groping?"

Bai Yuetian floated to the young man Yue Kui's side and asked softly, "Yue Kui, are you really alright? You don't feel any pain anymore?"

The young man, Yue Kui, nodded and whispered again, "...Thank you."

Yang Chen smiled and replied, "You're welcome, it's nothing."

Bai Yuetian floated up to Bai Yuekui and asked curiously, "Little sister Diancang, who is he? You haven't introduced him to us yet!"

Before Bai Yuekui could answer, he quickly floated in front of Yang Chen and used his mechanical claw to examine Yang Chen's hand from all angles.

"Did you apply some kind of special cell-growth booster? How come the wound healed as soon as it was touched? The technology in your world is amazing!"

Just then, Bai Yuekui's calm voice came from the side.

"He is my husband."

(End of this chapter)