System, You Didn't Say the Villain Can Read Minds! - Chapter 58

Chapter 58

◎Punishment: Sleeping in My Arms.◎

There was no wind; everything was still.

The snake demon was dead, yet even the speed at which the blood flowed from her body was controlled by Yun Wenzhou.

Yun Wenzhou waited until she was completely heartless before turning to face Mo Jiu. Slowly lowering her, she reached out, took Mo Jiu’s body, and carried her in a princess carry.

Seeing the crimson stain lingering on Mo Jiu’s lips, Yun Wenzhou frowned, the killing intent in her eyes rapidly melting like snow under the sun, transforming into deep self-reproach.

“I’m sorry, if I had acted on her earlier…”

Although she said that, before Mo Jiu was injured, Yun Wenzhou had been truly suppressed and unable to move by the snake demon’s realm, unable to even stand up, let alone use her divine sense to attack the opponent’s divine soul.

But in that instant—truly an instant—when Mo Jiu spat blood, Yun Wenzhou felt something like a string break in her mind.

For the subsequent period, until the snake demon was dealt with, Yun Wenzhou no longer felt the realm suppression.

She only wanted to kill the snake demon to avenge Mo Jiu. Her entire mind was occupied by this single thought, devoid of worry about exposing her mind-reading ability, devoid of any distractions, leaving only pure killing intent.

She, who could originally only manipulate objects, could suddenly manipulate the bodies of Mo Jiu and the snake demon.

It felt as if the entire world was under her control; whatever she wanted to do, she could.

She was invincible.

But… the invincible her, because she had fallen into the Demonic Path, because her water spiritual root had mutated into an ice spiritual root, she couldn’t even heal Mo Jiu’s injuries.

Yun Wenzhou’s vision blurred. She tightly pressed her lips together to prevent herself from whimpering.

Mo Jiu looked at her, saw the tears welling up in her eyes, sighed helplessly, and raised a hand to tap her forehead with a fingertip: “Why are you crying? I’m not dead yet. Don’t let your Master’s incompetence fool you; I have as many spiritual elixirs and miracle medicines as I need. As long as I have a single breath left, it’s hard to die.”

After saying that, she retrieved a bottle of healing potion from her space.

The healing potion in the last world was packaged in a clear, diamond-shaped glass bottle. In this world, to match the world setting, it had become an oval white porcelain bottle.

She drank the potion in one gulp. The pain and dizziness disappeared at a perceivable rate.

Even though she had a pile of questions for Yun Wenzhou, the first thing she said to her after recovering was: “Let’s go back to the inn, or if you prefer to rest in my space, that’s fine too.”

“Mm, I want to go to A-Jiu’s space,” Yun Wenzhou said, her voice choked with sobs, her voice trembling as if she had been electrocuted.

Mo Jiu couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh. Using their body contact, she pulled Yun Wenzhou into her secret garden.

She asked the System to help her build a small hut in the secret garden, and shamelessly hooked her arms around Yun Wenzhou’s neck, letting her carry her inside.

Yun Wenzhou was eager to do more for her, to compensate for her terrible performance during the battle.

She didn’t understand why she had the power to instantly kill the snake demon, yet couldn’t unleash it until Mo Jiu was injured.

She had to watch Mo Jiu get hurt…

Yun Wenzhou tenderly carried Mo Jiu to the bed, sitting down on the edge herself: “Xiao Zhou was useless. Please punish me, A-Jiu.”

“Then I’ll punish you by making you sleep in my arms,” Mo Jiu said, pulling Yun Wenzhou’s arm and dragging her into her embrace.

“Rest first. I need to think about something,” she said.

Yun Wenzhou murmured an “Mm” and obediently snuggled into her arms.

Outside the window, many peach trees were planted, and pink petals fluttered down like snow.

Mo Jiu closed her eyes and confirmed with the System in her mind.

Mo Jiu: The one who can read my mind is Xiao Zhou.

She used a declarative sentence, not a question.

She was almost certain.

The System was silent and did not reply.

Mo Jiu: Alright, tell me, is the entity that can read my mind in the same camp as me, or does it belong to the other two camps?

System: Neither.

Mo Jiu: Yes, neither. She knows nothing. She is merely a chess piece, just like Ye Lan and Moon Star River. All of them can only see what is happening on the board, not the world beyond the board.

System: …

Mo Jiu: Is there any need for you to continue pretending to be dead now?

System: …It is indeed Yun Wenzhou. So, what do you plan to do, Host?

Mo Jiu: Nothing. I just suddenly feel relieved.

System: Eh?

Mo Jiu: The one who can read my mind is none other than my wife. My strained nerves suddenly relaxed.

System: …

Mo Jiu: Otherwise? Did you think I would let go of Xiao Zhou’s hand because of this? Do you not understand the weight of the word “beloved”?

System: Because, both of your memories are currently…

Mo Jiu: Mm, both of our memories are incomplete right now. I must have forgotten many important things, and so has she, but our love for each other seems to remain. It’s hard to describe, but… the her in this world shouldn’t have fallen in love with me.

System: Indeed. She even resorted to using an aphrodisiac on herself to get your attention. It gave me a fright.

Mo Jiu: Object manipulation is an innate ability of hers, but her ability is more than just object manipulation. Can you tell me what it is?

System: It’s something akin to psychic power, perhaps.

The System’s answer was slightly nuanced. It wasn’t a tone of certainty or speculation; it was more like revealing information that it was uncertain whether to disclose, based on hiding something else.

However, this level of answer was enough to satisfy Mo Jiu.

Mo Jiu: Then what about me? I am qualified to be her partner. I must have an ability to match hers, right?

System: Qualification… actually…

System: Never mind.

System: The Host’s ability is creation—creating worlds, creating life. Compared to that, controlling physical bodies is only a very small part of the Host’s power.

Mo Jiu: The entire system, including the Mall, the Space, and the Secret Garden, is part of my power?

System: Yes. But the Host is currently… Well, let’s put it this way: the Host suffered a very severe injury once, extremely severe. So, the power you can use is very limited. The Host gave us your remaining authority to manage things for you. We are essentially your proxies, your stewards.

Mo Jiu: I understand.

Mo Jiu: I’m a little excited about what will happen after the five worlds.

Mo Jiu gently stroked Yun Wenzhou’s hair, like soothing a startled small animal.

She organized her words in her mind for a long time, ensuring everything was foolproof before speaking: “Xiao Zhou, I like you, I love you. Because I love you, I will tolerate you, as long as you don’t cause destructive consequences from a momentary impulse. If you are weaker than me, I will protect you. If you are stronger than me, I will rely on you. If you don’t know how much I love you, I will constantly emphasize it in your ear. If you know how much I love you, if you can hear my inner thoughts, I will be very happy.”

Her tone was relaxed with a comfortable laziness. Her pace of speech was neither too fast nor too slow, perfectly paced.

She spoke so naturally that it took Yun Wenzhou a moment to realize what she was implying. Before her body could tense up, she heard Mo Jiu continue.

“If from the very beginning—I mean, from the inner disciple competition—you could hear my inner thoughts, and you chose to be with me based on hearing my inner thoughts, then that means you are also willing to tolerate all my undesirable thoughts, doesn’t it? I have nothing to worry about.”

“…A-Jiu doesn’t have any undesirable thoughts.”

Her secret was finally exposed. Yun Wenzhou was nervous, scared, and excited. She didn’t know what to do and could only instinctively defend Mo Jiu—even A-Jiu herself couldn’t say anything bad about A-Jiu!

After defending her, she finally realized: “Uh, I really did suddenly gain the ability to read minds starting from that inner disciple competition… How did A-Jiu know?”

“How did I know… I don’t know either. Maybe I just felt that your attitude toward me changed a bit starting that day, even though I’m a bad Master…”

“Master is not bad at all!”

“You don’t have to refute every single sentence, do you?” Mo Jiu stroked Yun Wenzhou’s hair helplessly.

Yun Wenzhou’s raven-like eyelashes fluttered lightly. Even though Mo Jiu’s embrace comforted her greatly, her body was still a little stiff, unable to completely relax.

Mo Jiu could feel her tension, and considering that Yun Wenzhou always liked to think the worst…

She wouldn’t think that I’ll leave her after knowing this secret, right? How is that possible? I’m super dedicated, okay.

Although I do have a record of using her as a substitute… but, but both versions are her. She’ll definitely understand once her memory is restored, right?

Wait, is she reading my thoughts right now too?

Eh, let her read. I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you…

Mo Jiu frantically confessed her love in her mind. Yun Wenzhou in her arms finally couldn’t hold back. A blush crept from her cheeks all the way to her earlobes.

“A-Jiu… I suffered memory loss?”

“Ah, you heard that… Yes. It’s a bit complicated to explain. Just know that there was never any substitute. I have only loved you from beginning to end. That’s enough.”

“A-Jiu, you really won’t hate me?”

“I was definitely startled when I first guessed it, but after calming down, I thought, I don’t really have any privacy other than what I’ve gotten up to with you, do I?”

Because Yun Wenzhou could read minds, Mo Jiu was very direct in her words. As a result of this candidness, Yun Wenzhou buried her head in Mo Jiu’s chest, looking as if she wished she could dig a hole in the bed and burrow down.

“Although there are indeed a few other things, if you can truly hear them, just help me keep them secret, don’t let anyone else know. Not even talking to yourself. Other than that, there’s nothing else.”

The only secret Mo Jiu couldn’t let Yun Wenzhou know now was everything she was plotting with the System.

Other things, whether her almost cold “defective product” judgment of living beings or her desire for Yun Wenzhou, were not secrets that Yun Wenzhou absolutely couldn’t know.

Although she occasionally spoke ill of Yun Wenzhou in her mind, criticizing her impulsiveness and bloodlust, she had also expressed these thoughts directly to Yun Wenzhou’s face before.

Yun Wenzhou knew what kind of person she was. Yun Wenzhou chose her knowing what kind of person she was.

Therefore, in Mo Jiu’s view, the initiative in this relationship was actually not in her hands, but in Yun Wenzhou’s.

It wasn’t her choice whether to leave Yun Wenzhou because of her mind-reading.

It was Yun Wenzhou’s choice whether to leave her because she couldn’t accept her inner thoughts.

Anyway, if you ask me, I only have one answer.

I will never leave you, even if I die.

I will never abandon you, even in death.

Even if reason tells me that abandoning you is the correct choice, my heart will not accept it.

My sole purpose for still existing here is to protect you.

Everything I do is for you.

If it weren’t for you, I truly feel I might as well just give up.

Halfway through this world, Mo Jiu nearly fell into the abyss of self-abandonment, which is why the System had to tell her part of the truth of this world.

Whether the System’s words were true or false, the reason—”to restore Yun Wenzhou’s soul so she can truly be resurrected”—which seemed utterly ridiculous at first glance, truly became Mo Jiu’s motivation to persevere.

Mo Jiu was usually a stable person emotionally, but even the most emotionally stable person will go insane after prolonged exposure to despair.

To avoid going insane, to avoid a breakdown, she needed an anchor to fix herself.

Yun Wenzhou was her anchor.

“Darling, I love you~” Mo Jiu kissed Yun Wenzhou on the forehead.

Yun Wenzhou murmured an “Mm.” The hot liquid that fell from her blinking eyes rubbed onto Mo Jiu’s clothes.

“I’m sorry, A-Jiu…”

“In times like this, you should say ‘I love you too.'”

“I love you too… but…”

“Don’t say sorry again.”

“Mm, I won’t say it… I can’t control it. I don’t want to pry into A-Jiu’s privacy, because I don’t want A-Jiu to dislike me, but I can’t control it… It’s really… As an exchange, I will protect A-Jiu well. I will tell A-Jiu all my undesirable thoughts… I like A-Jiu’s touch, I like A-Jiu looking down at me, I like being controlled by A-Jiu as if I were her possession. It makes me feel like I belong, that I am needed, that I am cared for… A-Jiu, A-Jiu…”

Yun Wenzhou sobbed in Mo Jiu’s arms.

Mo Jiu was infected by her emotions, and her vision was also slightly blurred, but she couldn’t help but want to smile.

Why is she so cute?

This is too cute…

My wife is truly too cute!

She rubbed Yun Wenzhou’s head, resisting the urge to lightly tease her, and gently kissed her ear: “Mm, I need you, and I only need you. You are indispensable.”

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