I will be stronger after the remake

The "Fox Tail Nightmare Path" retains the original ability to confuse, but adds the description that "one tail can negate an opponent's determination to kill you once."

Tang Ping initially thought this ability was rather useless, because the "Phantom Fox" only had three tails, which meant it could only negate three murderous thoughts. However, a person is generating new thoughts every moment, so three times is simply not enough.

However, actual testing revealed that the "Fox Tail Nightmare Path" has a lasting effect in neutralizing murderous intent, lasting for nearly an hour. While this may not seem long, it is more than enough for a life-or-death duel.

Those affected will subconsciously hold back, their intention to kill Tang Ping will be altered, and they will not attack vital organs. The effect is somewhat similar to the "lobbyist's" psionic ability "do not kill the messenger".

However, "not killing envoys" only reduces hatred value. Once the enemy has a reason to kill you, it will not take effect. As for those who are afflicted by "Fox Tail Nightmare," even if you kill their entire family and inhumanely humiliate them, they will still not kill you.

Of course, not killing doesn't mean the other party won't hurt you. If the hatred is too deep, the other party will at most change "killing" to "torturing severely". Therefore, this move is only suitable for use in battle, not for use when captured. Otherwise, the fate of being worse than death is not as good as being killed with one blow.

The drawbacks are also obvious: it is only suitable for one-on-one battles and not for group battles. If there are too many people, the three chances will be used up quickly because this spiritual power is passively triggered and Tang Ping himself cannot control who it affects.

The effect of "borrowing the tiger's power" has become simpler after it becomes stronger. Previously, "borrowing the tiger's power" could only obtain the abilities of companions who were stronger than oneself, but now it can obtain all abilities.

Moreover, "borrowing the tiger's power" is a substitution, making one's own abilities as strong as those of one's companions, while "borrowing the tiger's strength" is an addition, making one's own abilities stronger than those of one's companions.

Tang Ping doesn't mind testing the two enhanced abilities mentioned above with the help of outsiders, but for the newly added "Illusory Eyes," she would rather be less efficient than reveal any information.

To his surprise, this psychic power could also be used in the real world!

It's really hard to understand, since no matter how you look at it, "Illusory Eyes" is a kind of psionic energy that needs to be actively released.

Tang Ping wasn't sure if his information was special or if all "Illusory Eyes" could be used in the real world. Because the Psionic Management Department strictly kept information about third-level psionicists confidential, he couldn't even ask his seniors for advice.

In fact, when the organization entered his information, it did not ask for his spirit name, but only recorded him as "high-ranking fox demon spirit".

On the contrary, fourth-order psychics will openly announce their psychic titles.

The reason cannot be deduced. Fourth-level psionicists are few in number. After the third-level branch, there will be virtually no duplicates. Moreover, they have their own strength and are not afraid of being targeted.

After much thought, Tang Ping felt that the problem was likely with the "Three-Eyed Spiritual Radiance," a spiritual power that could be actively used in the real world and also belonged to the category of pupil techniques.

Both involve the eyes, and it's reasonable to assume they influenced each other, but there's a lack of evidence to support this claim.

Fortunately, he wasn't a scholar; knowing what happened was enough for him, he didn't need to know why.

After some experimentation, Tang Ping discovered that the "Eye of Illusion" determines the presence of an object based on its frequency of use by the user.

For example, three months ago he gave Yuan Ji a hairpin he brought out from the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum as a gift. Yuan Ji kept it and rarely wore it or looked at it. It would be very difficult to change Yuan Ji’s perception of the hairpin.

In comparison, it would be very easy to distort Yuan Ji's understanding of toothbrushes, even if he used that toothbrush every day.

The difficulty of altering the same thing can be divided into, from low to high, substitution of the same kind, already lost, never owned, and substitution of different kinds.

For example, Tang Ping could easily make Yuan Ji mistake his toothbrush for his own, because both are toothbrushes and belong to the same category.

"Already lost" and "never owned" are not difficult to understand. It's just a matter of accidentally losing a toothbrush versus never having bought it. The latter is much more difficult because it can confuse the person: What have I been using to brush my teeth lately?

In contrast, people are more likely to accept accidentally losing things, even if they can't remember when or where they lost them. After all, everyone has had similar experiences since childhood, such as pencils, erasers, chess pieces, etc., whose numbers inexplicably decrease.

The difficulty of substitution is far greater than the previous three, because it can easily cause logical conflicts for the person involved. For example, if you replace a toothbrush with chopsticks, Yuan Ji obviously cannot accept that he has been brushing his teeth with chopsticks all along. After realizing that something is wrong, he can quickly correct his perception.

The above is based on the understanding of "things". The understanding of "people" is much more complex.

On the surface, they all belong to the phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, order Primates, and family Hominidae, undoubtedly belonging to the same category. However, human perception of individuals is more based on perspective and relationships than on physical appearance.

Only when two people are considered friends can they be considered as similar replacements.

If one is a friend and the other is a stranger, then it is considered a substitution of opposites.

If one is a family member and the other is a sworn enemy, the difficulty of replacement is even greater than that of replacing an alien, and it is almost impossible to achieve.

However, "Eye of Illusion" can be used on the same target more than once, so the difficulty can be reduced by replacing it in stages.

Tang Ping dared not conduct cognitive tests on Yuan Ji; all the experiments were done on ordinary people, and it was not appropriate to go too deep into the subject. All of these were corrected afterwards.

Such a useful ability is practically made for intelligence gathering, so Tang Ping naturally wouldn't refrain from using it due to moral constraints—he doesn't have such a high moral bottom line either.

His first target was Fu Zhengyi.

Unfortunately, the opponent possesses a spiritual energy like "The Might of the Heavenly Dragon" that is resistant to demons, and the Illusionary Fox is neither a fox fairy nor a fox god, so it is still within the range of being restrained.

The fact that "Illusionary Eyes" wouldn't work was a minor issue; the real problem was being discovered by the other party. Therefore, he had no choice but to suppress his impulse and settle for second best by targeting the other members of the Armed Forces Department. He would visit them from time to time under the pretext of going for a chat, hoping to become familiar with them.

The colleagues in the Armed Forces Department didn't think much of it. On the contrary, they welcomed a third-level psionicist to visit. If it weren't for Director Hu always standing by with a dark face like a gatekeeper, they probably would have tried to poach him outright.

"...In this way, all my colleagues except for Fu Zhengyi regarded me as a close friend."

Tang Ping took out a list of armed forces personnel and put a checkmark next to the last name.

All of this wasn't entirely due to the "Eye of Illusion." The Illusionary Fox itself possesses an extremely high level of charm. It's somewhat better for men, but women who meet him a couple of times can't help but want to give Yuan Ji a cuckold's horns.

"Unfortunately, no one has told me about Fu Zhengyi's secret yet. Could it be that he really is acting alone? Or is his accomplice not in the Armed Forces Section?"

As Tang Ping was pondering, there was a knock on the door.

Upon opening the door, it was Feng Maimai, carrying a suitcase, clearly looking like she was about to embark on a long journey.

"What are you doing?"

“I’ve come to say goodbye,” Feng Maimai said directly. “You’ve advanced to the third level. After this period of adaptation, you must have fully mastered your power and no longer need anyone’s protection. There’s no point in me staying here any longer.”

In fact, after Yuan Ji was promoted to the third level, Tang Ping no longer needed anyone else's protection, but this matter was kept secret at his request.

“It’s not entirely meaningless. Can’t we just be friends? Why do we have to find a reason?” Tang Ping tried to persuade her to stay.

Unexpectedly, Feng Maimai nodded and said, "There must be a reason, otherwise I am not qualified to approach you."

"Qualifications?" Tang Ping recalled, "It's about my father, isn't it? Actually, you don't need to worry about it. I've known about it for a long time, but I've never taken it to heart."

"...You should have said so sooner, it's too late now."

Feng Maimai stared at Tang Ping's face, a strange emotion flickering in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it, turned around and said, "I'll give you one last warning, watch out for my sister."

After saying that, he ignored any attempts to persuade him to stay and disappeared down the corridor with his luggage.

Chapter 141 Meeting the Parents and Resolving Unresolved Issues

Life is full of partings and reunions. Tang Ping felt a little disappointed by Feng Maimai's departure, but that was all. After all, they just didn't live next door, and they hadn't lost contact.

Only in ancient times could one feel the sentiment, "Years have passed since I left, and all the beautiful days and scenes have been in vain. Even if I have a thousand kinds of feelings, with whom can I share them?" In modern society, if you want to meet and chat, you can simply make a video call.

As for being blocked and unable to reach by phone, or the other party changing their number without notifying you, it only shows that you two are not good friends at all, and thinking that you have a good relationship is just wishful thinking on your part.

However, Tang Ping did not heed the other party's final warning.

Putting aside the fact that psychic power proved Feng Maimai wasn't lying, how could someone warn others to be careful of their own sister if they didn't genuinely have some kind of concern?

"It seems we need to take some precautions in advance."

Tang Ping seemed to be deep in thought.

At this moment, Yuan Ji walked over and said, "Feng Maimai moved away?"

"Hmm, she said goodbye to you too?"

"She mentioned it to me at noon today and even treated me to a farewell meal." Yuan Ji paused for a moment, then said with a complicated expression, "She seemed to feel sorry for you..."

Tang Ping interrupted, "There are plenty of people who like me. I have 20 million followers on Weibo, with a 50/50 male-to-female ratio. Even if we squeeze out casual fans and zombie fans bought by the company, if we calculate it as 1%, there are at least 100,000 women who like me. Unless I awaken Sun Wukong's unique spiritual personality and can pluck a hair and blow out 100,000 clones, how can I respond to them all?"

"That's different..."

“Nothing’s different,” Tang Ping said, holding Yuan Ji’s hand. “No matter what, you are my official girlfriend now. You just care too much about what others think and you’re not confident enough in yourself. You have the qualities of a strong woman, but deep down you’re a virtuous wife and loving mother.”

Are you praising me?

"Of course, let's meet my parents tomorrow, and I'll meet yours in a few days. After all, we've been dating for quite a while, so we can start thinking about getting engaged."

Yuan Ji was caught off guard and exclaimed in surprise, "Engaged! This is too sudden!"

Tang Ping countered, "You don't want to?"

"Of course I'd like to, but..."

Tang Ping understood the other party's concerns and comforted him, "Don't worry, it's not a spur-of-the-moment decision to ease your worries. I've had this plan for a while, but I've been busy mastering the abilities after the promotion, which is why it's been delayed until now."

Yuan Ji nestled into his arms and said apologetically, "I'm sorry for always making you accommodate me. I also know that I'm not a suitable person for a relationship."

“You’re not suited for dating, but you’re suited for life. Besides, it’s not just me accommodating you; you’ve been taking care of me too. Being together isn’t 1+1=2, but 0.5+0.5=1. Each of us has to give up half of our personality to form a happy love. This process of adjustment is bound to be painful, but if we skip the adjustment process and neither of us makes any concessions, it will only cause us to bleed.”

Yuan Ji looked up at the sky and murmured, "Actually, I don't think this process is painful. I'm very happy every day."

"Haha, actually I didn't feel any pain, it's just that the atmosphere was right, so I had to say something that seemed like profound inspirational quotes."

Tang Ping turned the other person around and said sincerely, "Stop being so demanding of the person I like. I'm very satisfied with her, and I hope you can let her go too. She's done enough."

“…Feng Yingying’s divination must be wrong. You are so suitable to be a vixen. You can always make my heart flutter.”

Yuan Ji's face slowly flushed red, and he raised his arms to wrap around Tang Ping's neck, kissing her passionately.

……

Tang Ping and Yuan Ji took three days off together, combining it with the weekend to make it five days, and went to see their respective parents one after the other.

Yu Saifeng was very satisfied with Yuan Ji and, ignoring her daughter's sour face, warmly received him.

Even if she is a strong woman herself, she hopes that her future daughter-in-law will be a traditional woman who takes care of her family.

Uncle Jiang smiled and didn't say a word the whole time. Only when the two were about to leave did he privately tell Tang Ping, "She's a good girl, don't let her down."

Then, the two went straight to Yuan Ji's house.

Before coming, Tang Ping had prepared herself mentally, since according to Yuan Ji's own account, her parents didn't like her very much.

However, after getting to know her, they discovered that Yuan Ji's parents simply didn't have high expectations for her. They felt that their daughter couldn't inherit their mantle and carry on the family name. But no matter how useless their daughter was, she was still their daughter, and they didn't neglect her care. Especially regarding her marriage, which was a major life event, they seriously "interrogated" Tang Ping.

Tang Ping herself didn't feel anything was wrong. She had a clean background and there was nothing she couldn't answer. In a sense, she could even take it as an opportunity to show off. She was rich, good-looking, famous, and talented, and she couldn't wait to shout it out to the whole world.

But Yuan Ji was the first to break down and stepped in to defend her boyfriend, criticizing her parents for treating him like a criminal.

Finally, the dinner ended somewhat awkwardly, with the parents looking on with expressions of "Why did I give birth to such a love-struck child?"

"I'm sorry, my parents are used to being mentors and always treat young people as students. They live in their own circles and don't understand social etiquette at all."

Inside the boudoir, Yuan Ji sat on the bed, leaning against Tang Ping's chest as he spoke.

"Oh, is that how you see it?"

"Is not it?"

"In my opinion, they are a good couple who can resist the charm of the Phantom Fox and insist on protecting their daughter. Although their methods are a bit rough and not considerate enough, their intentions are good."

"There's no need for them to say nice things about the two of them in front of me; it doesn't make me happy."

Yuan Ji said with a hint of resentment, "I already introduced you to them before we came. You're a colleague from the same unit, someone whose background has been reviewed and investigated by the organization, and someone who has received official praise. What is there to worry about? Do you think they know you better than me or the organization after asking you a few questions at the dinner table?"

“But they don’t care what I say at all. In their eyes, I’m always a child, always unreliable. Only following their instructions is right. I can’t stand their patriarchal attitude, which is why I insisted on moving out.”

Tang Ping stroked her hair and said, "There's no need for that. Relationships between people don't necessarily have to be about right and wrong. If you push things too far, the relationship will inevitably end sooner. Leave it to me, everything will be alright."

"Well, I believe you."

Although Yuan Ji had never doubted Tang Ping's abilities, he was still almost speechless when he saw Tang Ping enjoying breakfast happily with his parents the next morning.

"How did you do that? Did you use psychic powers to alter their perceptions? But that doesn't make sense. In their minds, the image of a 'good son-in-law' shouldn't exist. Can your psychic powers create something out of nothing?"

Yuan Ji pulled Tang Ping aside and quietly asked her.

“I didn’t tamper with their perceptions; I just made them forget a part of their memories, specifically the part where you went against their wishes to protect me. So, in their memory, they interrogated me rigorously last night, and I answered obediently, giving them an excellent response. They are very satisfied with this and have already accepted me as their future son-in-law,” Tang Ping said with a smile.

Yuan Ji was silent for a while, then said somewhat aggrievedly, "What is this! So actually, I messed things up. If I had just done nothing, everything would have turned out fine. Am I the one who truly doesn't understand human relationships?"

"Judging from the results, that is indeed the case. But as I said last night, when people get along, it is not necessary to distinguish between right and wrong. My parents-in-law's starting point was for your own good, and your starting point was for my own good. Everyone had good intentions, but in the end, it led to a bad result."

"Actually, if someone could just compromise a little, we could get a completely different and better outcome. My parents-in-law are teachers, so as long as I can become a well-behaved top student, I can win their favor. At the same time, my daughter will find a top student as her husband, which proves that my daughter has good taste. It's thanks to their long-term teaching that we can confidently marry our daughter off in the future. You see, a happy ending for the whole family has come out."

Yuan Ji said thoughtfully, "It sounds pretty good... No! It only sounds like a happy family reunion, but in reality, someone still has to compromise. Isn't that you? You have to humble yourself and cater to their interrogation."

Tang Ping said seriously, "Comrade Yuan Ji, I have to criticize you here. You are a typical example of 'a married daughter is like water spilled out.' Even though I am happy, I have to say that you are too obviously biased. What's wrong with parents being worried and wanting to find out about their son-in-law's identity and background? Even if there is an official investigation as a guarantee, it's not a big deal for them to go through the process again and hear it in person, is it?"

Yuan Ji said with dissatisfaction, "Are you accusing me of making a mountain out of a molehill?"

"No, what I want to say is that they raised such an outstanding person like you. If I could marry you by enduring this little grievance, I would be more than willing! I have no complaints whatsoever, only a secret joy!"

"...You are indeed the most suitable for the fox spirit form."

All the negative emotions in Yuan Ji's heart were purified, and he felt that he was really too foolish. Why should he care about such unimportant little things?

A body tempered like steel can be transformed into something as soft as silk.

I couldn't resist and secretly kissed him again.

"Cough cough."

Yuan Ji's father coughed a few times deliberately, reminding him, "There are people here, be mindful of your behavior."