System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 56

Chapter 56

◎Subconscious Projection.◎

The System was quiet as a mouse.

Mo Jiu didn’t pay it any mind.

Ever since the System revealed parts of the truth of her world, she realized that the System, like her, possessed its own independent personality and could be treated entirely as a person, not some AI with fixed programming, much less artificial stupidity.

As a person, or a near-human intelligent being, the System had both IQ and EQ. It knew when to retreat and keep silent unless actively summoned.

So, Mo Jiu took the System’s silence as an exhibition of high emotional intelligence, completely forgetting about it, and focused on alleviating Yun Wenzhou’s discomfort, enjoying every expression she made and every soft moan she uttered.

It wasn’t until the medicinal effects wore off that Mo Jiu pulled Yun Wenzhou into her arms and teased: “Last time the excuse was to alleviate pain, what’s the excuse this time? Hmm?”

Yun Wenzhou didn’t answer, merely glancing toward the nightstand.

Mo Jiu followed her gaze, noticing the small bottle there. She picked it up: Soul Soothing Dew. She brought it to her nose and smelled: Blood Charm Incense.

She really thought of an excuse… I’m really at a loss…

Mo Jiu sighed helplessly: “This medicine does indeed have some pain-alleviating effects, so taking a small amount isn’t harmful. If you want to drink it, you can drink it openly.”

The subtext—an excuse wasn’t necessary.

Yun Wenzhou let out a light laugh: “A-Jiu is truly gentle… My mistakes, my dirty thoughts, my capriciousness, my flaws—A-Jiu accepts them unconditionally. With an A-Jiu like this, how can I not love you?”

“When has my little Zhou ever made a mistake? When have you ever been flawed or dirty?” Mo Jiu gently poked Yun Wenzhou’s cheek with her finger. “The night the True Yang Sect attacked the Moon Splendor Immortal Sect, you only killed those who deserved to die. Your hands aren’t stained with a drop of innocent blood. Your desire for me is not only a normal physiological need but also an expression of your love for me. I have never found anything wrong with you.”

While it was true that Yun Wenzhou sometimes didn’t listen to her, for example, in the last world, when facing the murderous Ye Lan, Mo Jiu told her not to attack, but Yun Wenzhou still did, and the consequence was nearly letting Ye Lan achieve a double-kill.

But Yun Wenzhou’s reason for attacking was, fundamentally, to protect Mo Jiu and herself.

Yun Wenzhou was ruthless when necessary—that was a fact. Life held little value in her eyes. To her, humans were no more superior than animals; only the people she cared about enjoyed a special status.

But this didn’t mean she would randomly kill the innocent.

After all, a normal person wouldn’t senselessly slaughter animals.

The more Mo Jiu liked Yun Wenzhou, the more she understood her, and the more she understood her, the less she could let go of her.

Yun Wenzhou valued affection greatly. She would rather lose her dignity and even her life than lose affection. Her craving for affection was like a dehydrated fish longing for the water essential for survival.

This indicated—she had truly been dehydrated.

Yun Wenzhou in the last world had no parents, only a pair of rotten people who plotted to kill her mother, occupied her home, and subjected her to violence.

Yun Wenzhou in this world had parents, but they treated her like a donkey grinding a mill, with only exploitation and no love.

Yun Wenzhou in both worlds had never received genuine familial affection, only painful memories of being harmed and devalued.

Mo Jiu didn’t believe that the world-creating version of herself would have devised such a setting.

She would never treat her beloved in such a way.

Absolutely not.

She decided to ask the System.

Mo Jiu: Little Sun, you said that Moon Star River chose the role she wanted, right?

System: Hmm, that’s correct, what is it, Host?

Mo Jiu: Did Yun Wenzhou choose her background as well?

System: About that… how should I put it? I know the Host wants everyone to have a happy life, but in that case, they wouldn’t be the original them, as personality and experience are closely intertwined.

System: Moreover, even if the Host wanted to do that, you couldn’t, because the residual memories and obsessions in their souls are necessary anchors for creating these worlds. Simply put, some settings closely linked to them are not the Host’s wish, nor are they their choice, but the projection of their subconscious.

Mo Jiu: What kind of past does the real Yun Wenzhou have?

Mo Jiu wanted to know more about Yun Wenzhou, to understand the real her, to know what her true beloved was like.

This stumped the System: I can’t reveal that to you yet… but there should be parts that can be disclosed. Let me think.

Mo Jiu gave an “Mm” in her mind, waiting patiently and giving the System ample time to think.

After some time, the System reached a conclusion: What I can tell the Host is that the real Yun Wenzhou is gentler than her world counterpart. Because you have known each other for a longer time, she knows you will never abandon her no matter what, and you know all her secrets. She trusts, relies on, and loves you wholeheartedly. She doesn’t need to use any means to keep you by her side; she only needs to genuinely smile at you.

Mo Jiu: Just hearing you say that makes my heart flutter. As expected of my beloved.

System: And regarding her past… due to some reasons, she is unable to establish close relationships with anyone. Even her teammates who fight alongside her don’t want to get too close to her. So, the Host, who dared to approach her, is truly remarkable.

Mo Jiu: Do the teammates you mentioned also include Ye Lan and Moon Star River?

System: Yes.

Mo Jiu: It seems their relationship isn’t very good in reality either.

System: …But, but that’s not Ye Lan’s or Moon Star River’s fault, and certainly not Yun Wenzhou’s.

Mo Jiu: I know. I won’t stand by and let Ye Lan and Moon Star River perish because of that.

After saying this in her mind, Mo Jiu stopped asking questions and instead savored every word the System had said, trying not to miss any detail.

She suspected the issue with Yun Wenzhou’s interpersonal relationships stemmed from her secret.

The real Yun Wenzhou had a secret. She, Ye Lan, and Moon Star River all knew this secret, but only Mo Jiu chose to accept it.

What kind of secret could it be?

Did she kill someone she shouldn’t have?

The drug’s effect had worn off, but Yun Wenzhou, merely lying in Mo Jiu’s arms, was becoming restless again.

Mo Jiu noticed her craving and hesitation, and actively rolled over to press her down beneath her.

However, constantly indulging wasn’t good. Although they could do it for seven days and seven nights if they wanted, it would inevitably interfere with their actual business.

She had to find the reason why Eternal Serenity City must be annihilated, and annihilate it, completing this key plot point before Ye Lan caught up.

So, after a satisfying day, the two left the inn cleanly in the evening.

As soon as they stepped out, they were surrounded by six mortals.

In the dark of night, Mo Jiu subtly released her divine sense to scan their bodies; they had no weapons.

She reached out to stop Yun Wenzhou, signaling her not to act, then calmly asked: “May I ask what you need?”

The woman leading the group crossed her arms, sizing up the two from head to toe with a playful look, and then said: “Eternal Serenity City hasn’t had new visitors in a long time. May I ask the purpose of your sudden visit?”

She wore very simple clothes and looked like a very ordinary woman, but her stance and her tone exuded a strange, unsettling allure.

Mo Jiu couldn’t help but scan her with her divine sense again.

No weapons. She possessed a spiritual root, but it was a mixed root, with no signs of cultivation. She was confirmed to be an ordinary woman, nothing more.

But Yun Wenzhou at her side was frowning, her eyes full of unconcealed hostility toward the woman.

This woman is not right.

These six people are not right.

They have no inner thoughts.

Although Yun Wenzhou’s mind-reading ability occasionally failed on Mo Jiu, the reason for the failure was completely different.

Mo Jiu felt to her as if her body was encased in a powerful barrier, occasionally leaking a few inner thoughts, but otherwise completely concealed.

This might be because Mo Jiu’s realm was higher than hers, and her divine sense was stronger.

But the six people surrounding them did not have a barrier around their bodies. Even if they did, it would be as fragile as the membrane inside an eggshell, easy to pierce.

Yun Wenzhou’s divine sense penetrated their sea of consciousness almost unimpeded, yet it retrieved a complete blank.

These six people had no thoughts.

At this very moment, they were not standing before them and communicating of their own will, but were being remotely controlled by some force.

Not only these six people, but everyone else around her gave her a similar feeling. Their consciousness seemed to be manipulated, only repeating simple instructions in their minds.

Go buy groceries, go buy groceries, go buy groceries.

Time to go home, time to go home, time to go home.

Damn it, why didn’t I notice this when we first entered the city? I was too preoccupied with A-Jiu’s inner thoughts.

Yun Wenzhou looked at Mo Jiu beside her, unsure how to convey the anomaly she had discovered.

The fact that she could read minds absolutely could not be known by A-Jiu.

Because, just as no one likes to be stared at naked, no one likes to have their inner thoughts read.

There were certainly reasons why some words were only thought and not spoken.

Directly reading these unspoken words was no different from theft.

No, it was far worse than theft.

If A-Jiu knew she could read minds, she didn’t know if A-Jiu would still be willing to stay by her side.

There would definitely be a rift. Even if A-Jiu couldn’t bear to hurt her, she would surely want to distance herself.

So, she absolutely couldn’t say it.

Yun Wenzhou pursed her lips, intending to wait and see what happened.

Mo Jiu instinctively felt the woman was problematic, but her divine sense couldn’t detect anything wrong. She could only treat her as a common woman and answer: “We are merely passing through this place, and will leave after a few days. Does the Madame have any instructions?”

The woman laughed: “Oh? Is that so? I can understand her coming here. After all, this place is a sacred site for demonic cultivators. But you—you, a cultivation path practitioner, what are you doing here? If you can’t give me a satisfactory answer, then…”

She stopped there, and the steps of everyone around them also halted.

Then, everyone on the entire street, regardless of gender or age, turned around and faced Mo Jiu and Yun Wenzhou.

Their synchronized reactions, emotionless faces, and cold eyes, under the dim night sky, sent chills down Mo Jiu’s spine.

What the hell is going on?

Mo Jiu held her ground, only preventing herself from recoiling by sensing Yun Wenzhou’s presence beside her.

Yun Wenzhou seized the opportunity and revealed the information she had: “They are being manipulated. Everyone in the entire city is being manipulated.”

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