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Chapter 133: Chapter 133: A Deeper Mystery
When Hong Yun returned to the training camp, she found Tian Xinyue, Wei Jie, and Wang Mengyi standing outside, seemingly waiting for her.
Hong Yun’s recent trips to treat Han Jiaojiao were naturally kept secret, so the three of them knew only that Hong Yun had been frequently visiting the Han Family but were unaware of the specifics of her visits.
"Why are you all standing around here?" Hong Yun said with a smile as she approached, "Have you completed today’s training?"
Wei Jie nudged Tian Xinyue, who, with a slightly flushed face, walked up to Hong Yun and stuttered, "Sister Hong, how is Jiaojiao’s condition? Is it possible for us to see her?"
They had visited the Han Family several times, only to be turned away each time with the message that Han Jiaojiao was still ill and could not receive visitors...
Hong Yun smiled gently and said, "It’s too late today, let’s make it tomorrow. You can visit her then, she would be very happy."
The three of them looked at each other in disbelief. Tian Xinyue asked excitedly, "Really?! We can see Jiaojiao tomorrow?"
A look of surprise appeared on Wang Mengyi’s face, "Tomorrow... will her family let us in?"
Hong Yun laughed, "No worries, just go. But has your leg injury healed? Don’t push yourself, if it’s inconvenient, you can let Xinyue and Xiaojie bring gifts to visit her..."
Wang Mengyi shook his head, insisting that he must thank her in person.
"My leg is no longer a major issue. The doctors in the team say I have recovered well. Besides, if it weren’t for Jiaojiao, my leg would have been useless," Wang Mengyi said, then looked at his teammates on either side and whispered to Hong Yun, "Don’t worry, Sister Hong, we’ve kept quiet about Jiaojiao’s Ability, and the doctors just think I recovered quickly because I’m young and healthy."
Hong Yun nodded, "Yes, you did right."
The sudden healing properties of Han Jiaojiao’s "Water Ability" were unimaginable. Until now, no Ability with healing properties had been discovered at the base. Hong Yun did not want Han Jiaojiao to become the focus of everyone’s attention or to be coveted by those with ulterior motives because of this. Han Jiaojiao had saved Wang Mengyi and should not be treated this way.
Fortunately, Tian Xinyue and the others were righteous young folk, so Hong Yun was reassured.
Deciding to visit Han Jiaojiao tomorrow, Tian Xinyue and the others were very happy and began discussing what gifts to bring. Hong Yun chatted with them for a while, contributing some ideas, before entering the training camp.
With Hong Yun’s rank, she had a separate living space at the base, and the training camp was equipped with an individual dormitory for rest. Hong Yun returned to her dormitory and lay on the bed, her sharp phoenix eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.
After a moment of daydreaming, she sat up, opened the sealed bag Han Yi had given her, and saw the glowing Crystal Cores scattered across the white sheets.
So these were the so-called Crystal Cores.
It was unexpected that something like this existed inside the bodies of Alien Species. Was it because of these that Han Yi and his people had become so strong?... Perhaps, Han Yi was strong originally...
Hong Yun picked up a core and held it in her palm for about half a minute. When she opened her hand, only a thin, transparent membrane remained.
Thanks to these Crystal Cores, her Mental Induction level had increased significantly. Previously, she could only see fragmented images in other people’s minds, but now... her spiritual power could directly enter another’s brain undetected, allowing her to sense their thoughts, even those hidden in the subconscious that the person might not even be aware of, but she could explore them.
It was this ability that Hong Yun used to enter into the consciousness world of Han Jiaojiao.
She discovered that Han Jiaojiao’s consciousness was split into two parts.
Human consciousness is intermingled and coexists with each other, countless thoughts entwined together, manifesting as a complete and complex personality.
If consciousness were to completely separate, creating a division in personality, a person’s body would exhibit two entirely distinct personalities, commonly referred to by people as dual personalities. Both personalities could either be from the same individual or from two different individuals.
The news once reported about a man with dual personalities, whose first personality was normal, while the second was timid and childlike. Researchers later discovered that the man had experienced a severe fire in his childhood, and his second personality had been born during that fire and had remained at the age of that year. Thus, the other him was perpetually like an oblivious child.
Of course, not every case of dual personality disorder is due to a traumatic experience, but severe trauma is definitely one of the main triggers.
Hong Yun recalled the memory fragments she had felt in Han Jiaojiao’s deep consciousness, and she thought Han Jiaojiao’s situation was very similar to such cases.
The only difference was... Han Jiaojiao’s memories seemed to differ from the real world...
Those vivid and bright mirrors reflected Han Jiaojiao’s delicate and beautiful body, breathtaking from every angle. Thinking of those images, Hong Yun’s face grew warm, and she shook her head to refocus on the topic—the Han Jiaojiao in the mirror was missing an arm.
Yes, she was missing an arm.
If one ignored the indecent chastity lock, the Han Jiaojiao standing naked in the mirror room resembled Venus... youthful, flawless, her amputated limb adding a sense of incomplete beauty.
This was clearly different from the real world. The real Han Jiaojiao was completely intact.
So, was it a false fantasy of Han Jiaojiao herself?...
Hong Yun immediately dismissed this assumption because those fragments were too real, and not only did they involve the real Cao Qi, but also the real her. Only... the her in Han Jiaojiao’s world of consciousness was wearing an eye patch.
Hong Yun couldn’t help but touch her own eyes, thinking back to another old event.
Back then, she was a policewoman in the SWAT team. While arresting a murderer, her body suddenly had a problem—specifically, she had awakened an ability, low fever, and weakness in her limbs. The murderer, who despised her deeply, attempted to rape her, and in her resistance, she angered him. The murderer grabbed a paper cutter and aimed it at her face—
Thinking back to this incident now, Hong Yun felt a strange sensation in her heart.
If there hadn’t been someone shooting outside at that moment, would that knife have stabbed right into her eye?
Hong Yun felt a bit chaotic inside.
The images in Han Jiaojiao’s consciousness, were they real or fake? Why did she trust herself so implicitly in her subconscious? In that world, why was her brother missing? Wasn’t she always most dependent on Han Yi?...
Feeling troubled and confused, Hong Yun stood up, opened the drawer, and took out a pack of cigarettes, lighting one.
After smoking two cigarettes, she turned and looked at the Crystal Core on the bed, a bitter smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
—Perhaps, if one day her Mental Induction became even more advanced, she could solve this puzzle?
Originally intent on focusing on the growth of her Metal Ability, now... Hong Yun had a different decision. She wanted to know if those things were real, wanted to know why she was wearing an eye patch, wanted to know why Han Jiaojiao was missing an arm, wanted to know... who had confined Han Jiaojiao in such a place?
Hong Yun extinguished the cigarette butt, grabbed all the Crystal Cores on the bed in her hand, closed her eyes, and began to focus on absorbing their energy. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
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