The sight of Black Cat leaping down into the blazing sunlight left Fang Xiaoxia staring blankly.
At that moment, Black Cat's figure seemed to faintly overlap with someone in Xiao Fang's memories.
But before she could think it through—
"Hypnosis, activate!"
Bai Zhou, having leapt into mid-air, did not look back. He merely muttered silently to himself.
The next instant, Xiao Fang's gaze grew unfocused, and many memories seemed to blur and fall into disarray.
They had not vanished, but at certain crucial points, some memories seemed to be temporarily sealed away.
She raised a hand, wanting to grasp something, but Black Cat had already disappeared.
The distant place beyond her fingertips was flooded and swallowed by strands of light.
In the instant before certain memories were sealed away.
That question from earlier flashed through the girl's heart once more.
"Is a brief encounter a reward, or a punishment?"
And at that moment, it was as though a youth had entered the depths of her heart, his clear voice whispering an answer.
He said, "If you aren't greedy, then it's a reward."
In mid-air, ribbons swayed.
Her toes tapped lightly against empty air, her trench coat snapping in the wind as Ya's figure drifted into view, blocking the dazzling sunlight.
"Your hypnosis is getting more and more proficient."
Stretching her slender frame lazily, the girl turned to Bai Zhou. "But when did you plant the hypnotic suggestion? What did you do to her?"
"As a beginner in hypnosis, I'd still advise you to be careful when tampering with other people's memories—otherwise, it might have adverse effects on the hypnotized person."
At that moment, Black Cat drifted lightly to the ground, then vanished into the little alley with a turn.
"I know."
Turning to look at Miss Ya, who had been