Linji Island.
Ancient Castle.
Ye Lin pushed open the gates of the Ancient Castle on Linji Island. A lightning-fast arrow shot toward him.
He tilted his head slightly and reached out to catch the arrow, which radiated a dangerous aura.
The arrow trembled faintly in Ye Yun's hand, as if trying to break free and fly back.
"Whoosh!"
Ye Yun loosened his fingers, and the arrow shot back as swiftly as it had come, reaching Feiran's bowstring in the blink of an eye.
"Didn't I tell you not to leave Linji Island?"
A cold voice rang out.
The enormous throne in the middle of the Great Hall slowly moved toward them.
Feiran sat on the throne with her legs crossed, gazing quietly at Ye Yun.
"Hey!"
Ye Yun shrugged and walked over to Feiran. He handed her a tiny chip.
"What's this?"
Feiran took the chip he offered and asked in confusion.
"An Intelligent Being Chip!"
Ye Yun sat down beside Feiran and leaned back against the enormous throne.
"I know it's a chip. I want to know whose chip it is." Feiran turned and glared at Ye Yun, who had sat down beside her.
"Sharp Eye's."
Ye Yun said, "I feel like I have beauty and the world in the palm of my hand."
"You're asking for it."
Hearing that, Feiran jabbed him in the chest with her elbow, then examined the tiny chip in her hand. "You killed Sharp Eye and brought his chip back?"
"Yeah. I didn't just kill Sharp Eye—I took out Crazy Fist too. Han Feng might have been destroyed by the Intelligence Hunting Bureau as well."
After a brief silence, Ye Yun nodded.
"Then why did you only bring back Sharp Eye's chip?" Feiran played with the chip in her hand.
"You told me to come back, so I forgot."
He looked a little embarrassed as he mumbled.
"I don't know what to say to you. How could you forget something this important? Maybe you did it on purpose." Feiran gave him a long, skeptical look.
Ye Yun wasn't stupid. He must have had some ulterior motive.
"I have no idea what you're talking about. There's no sign of Qiya on Intelligent Island, but there is a sign of Intelligent AIP Qiya."
Ye Yun changed the subject.
"How many times have I told you not to look for Qiya? Even if she's dead, we don't need to get involved. Do you understand?"
At the mention of Qiya, Feiran seemed to become a different person. She stared at him icily and issued a stern warning.
"Fine."
Ye Yun understood why Feiran was so angry and didn't argue.
Qiya was the key to opening the gateway to the Initial Source Code, which was why Feiran wouldn't let him search for her. She didn't want him to expose the secret known only to Feiran.
And the gateway to the Initial Source Code lay right beneath them.
"All right, I'm tired. I'm going to get some rest."
Ye Yun patted Feiran's shoulder and got up, heading for the bedroom on the second floor. Passing Intelligent Being Feiran, he said, "Don't be so hot-tempered in the future. What if I can't dodge in time? Then how am I supposed to continue the Old Hu Family line for you?"
"Get lost."
Intelligent Being Feiran looked at him coldly. "Keep spouting nonsense and I'll deal with you."
"Sounds good."
Ye Yun shrugged slightly, then turned and went into the room.
"That jerk."
She slowly walked down from upstairs, looked at the original Feiran on the throne, and put away her weapon.
"Why not just ignore him?"
Feiran inserted Sharp Eye's Intelligent Chip into the computer and began investigating what kind of flaw had caused the Intelligent Beings to mutate.
"The problem is, I want to erase some of your memories."
Intelligent Being Feiran watched Feiran working at the computer and said, "Dad must have been out of his mind. He actually made him..."
"What could I do? You should ask Dad—if he's been reincarnated, that is."
Feiran stopped what she was doing and looked up at the Intelligent Being made to look exactly like her.
"Are you serious?"
Intelligent Being Feiran spread her hands.
"I'm joking."
With that,
Feiran lowered her head and continued working at the computer, checking the changes. "I optimized your charging system and improved your combat system by twenty percent. Your combat module is a lot more powerful now."
"Would that give me an advantage against Jie Xing?"
Intelligent Being Feiran asked.
"Inside the Ancient Castle, you're invincible. You're always at your peak. Even if you can't beat Jie Xing, you can wear him down by making him run out of energy."
Feiran shrugged. Jie Xing had been made by Dad according to God, after all. "You can fight Jie Xing once you manage to beat that brat."
"..."
"Huh? There's an Anti-Tracking System?"
Feiran stared at the information on the computer in surprise. The Intelligent Chip had an Anti-Tracking System.
"Can you remove it?"
Intelligent Being Feiran asked uncertainly.
"No problem."
She nodded. "Someone definitely installed this, and it had to be that guy, Ye Zhen."
"Ye Zhen?"
Intelligent Being Feiran looked at her uncertainly.
From her memories, she had a very good impression of Ye Zhen. He was hardworking and resilient. How could he have done something like this?
"Yes, Ye Zhen. This is an extremely advanced Anti-Tracking System, and there are too many traces of his work in the technology. Everyone has their own distinctive programming style, especially top scientists at the world level."
"Besides, even though you're an Intelligent Being and not a human, you have my memories. You're basically another me, so you must know how jealousy can make someone lose themselves."
Feiran nodded solemnly and explained why she suspected Ye Zhen.
Jealousy could drive someone to extremes.
Take Ye Zhen, for example.
He, Qin Hui, and Jian Jie had been Professor Hu Ming's three most outstanding students. Qin Hui was DRE Company's chief scientist, renowned worldwide. Jian Jie was the chief scientist on Eastern Intelligent Island, famous across the globe. Even Qin Hui was somewhat inferior to Jian Jie.
And Ye Zhen?
He was obscure and known only because of his wife's reputation. People barely knew that such an uncelebrated top scientist existed.
Think about it. His classmates were world-famous, and his wife was one of the top AI scientists. What must he have been thinking?
He must have felt envy and resentment, or perhaps the pressure had become too much. Maybe he'd taken a desperate risk to prove he was no weaker than Qin Hui or Jian Jie. It was entirely possible.
"That's just speculation."
Intelligent Being Feiran still didn't believe her.
"Then why does Yi Xing keep coming to the Ancient Castle every few days to look for the Initial Source Code? Only a handful of people know it's stored here. Jian Jie and Qin Hui have no motive at all. They have their own careers and no reason to do this. And now Ye Zhen has disappeared—that says a lot." Feiran laid out her analysis in detail.
The seriousness of the matter was obvious.
"So Ye Zhen's the mastermind?"
Just then,
a voice came from upstairs. Ye Yun leaned over the railing and looked at Feiran.
"It could be Ye Zhen, but we can't be sure. Someone else might be pulling the strings. What is it? Do you need something?"
Feiran looked up at Ye Yun and asked uncertainly.
Hadn't Ye Yun gone to sleep?
"Nothing much."
Ye Yun smiled and nodded, his eyes gleaming. "What about Yi Xing?"
"I'm not going with you to deal with him."
Intelligent Being Feiran shook her head, refusing his suggestion. Go with him to deal with Yi Xing?
Her mission was to protect the Ancient Castle.
"Having Yi Xing keep coming here to bother us isn't great either. We might as well kill him and be done with it. That would weaken Duyizhi, too."
Ye Yun said nonchalantly.
"Do what you want. If you're strong enough, go deal with him—but be careful."
Feiran looked at Ye Yun. "Yi Xing may not be as strong as Jie Xing, but he's still one of the most powerful Intelligent Beings."
"Got it."
Ye Yun smiled and nodded. At last, he could go deal with Yi Xing.
The guy showed up every few days to cause trouble. It was incredibly annoying.
"Do you need a combat suit?"
Feiran asked.
"A combat suit? No."
Ye Yun shook his head, turning down her offer.
He was already close to the Human Peak, just a step away from returning to the level of a First Generation Warrior. A combat suit wouldn't give him much of a boost.
"All right. Be careful."
Feiran nodded. "Come back soon."
"Okay."
Ye Yun straightened his suit and raised an eyebrow. "I feel pretty good. I've got the air of a Suit Thug."
"Uh..."
Feiran was at a loss for words.
You, a Suit Thug? Wasn't that insulting the title a little?
"I'm off."
Ye Lin bowed slightly. "Save me some dinner."
"Creak."
The gates opened.
Bright sunlight poured inside.
Ye Yun stood in the doorway, giving off an air of greatness.
Feiran shook her head. "That kid."
Looking at the brilliant sun in the sky, Ye Yun spread his arms and basked in its warmth, murmuring, "One day, I'll conquer you."
With that,
Ye Yun slowly walked out of the Ancient Castle.
As he looked at the surrounding buildings, memories filled his eyes.
"Xiao Yun reminds you: Link Click: Descent of All Heavens has been updated. Would you like to pay to watch it now?"
As Ye Yun left the grounds where the Ancient Castle stood, his Smart Watch projected a beam of light. A three-dimensional holographic screen appeared, and the voice of Artificial Intelligence Xiao Yun rang out.
"Link Click Part Two is out?"
Hearing that,
Ye Yun smiled and immediately checked it out.
Link Click—his old universe.
But there was one thing he couldn't understand: why wasn't there a character like him in the anime?
He hadn't been weak in the Divine River Universe.
That was what puzzled him.
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