The four of them simultaneously sent the thought "Agree to add" to the Diary system.
The next second, a translucent virtual interface appeared in their vision, displaying the friend list:
[Keisha (Online)]
[Hexi (Online)]
[Leng (Online)]
[Lingxi (Online)]
"Oh? It can even display online statuses?" Hexi raised an eyebrow. "Interesting."
When Keisha had been her only friend, it had displayed only the chat window with Keisha.
Keisha then looked at Leng and Lingxi. "You can start reading the Diary now.
"Start from the beginning. Don't skip anything. After you finish... we'll discuss it."
"Yes." Leng and Lingxi answered in unison.
They found a quiet spot in the garden and sat down. Focusing their minds, they began reading the Diary's contents.
From the very beginning, [Today, Sister Qilin brought me home], to [Xiao Xue appeared], and then the Taotie invasion, Su Bai awakening his powers, and his first contact with the angels...
Scene after scene, passage after passage, slowly unfolded in their minds.
Leng's expression gradually changed from solemn at first to grave, and finally even took on a trace of... disbelief.
Lingxi's expression shifted from curiosity to astonishment, followed by an irrepressible urge to laugh—the passages in the Diary about being "not very smart," having a "slicked-back hairstyle," and receiving "rewards" were simply too amusing.
Two hours later, they finally finished reading all the Diary's contents so far.
Leng slowly opened her eyes and drew a deep breath.
"Queen... this Su Bai, he..."
"He's very special, right?" Keisha finished for her.
"More than special." Leng shook her head. "His power... has completely exceeded the limits of my understanding."
"In such a short time, he grew from an ordinary person into a warrior no weaker than me... And then there's that move, the 'Eternal Silence Wheel Yu'..."
Recalling the silent scene from the livestream replay, where everything had been erased, cold sweat seeped from Leng's forehead.
Even she had no confidence that she could withstand that attack head-on.
"So you think he's a threat?" Keisha asked.
Leng fell silent for a moment before finally shaking her head.
"From what we've seen so far... no. But his potential... is terrifying.
"If he goes astray in the future, or is controlled by certain forces..."
She did not finish, but everyone understood what she meant.
What kind of monster would a "child" capable of casually erasing a fleet become if he were led astray?
"That's why we need to observe and guide him," Keisha said.
"Qilin is doing well for now, but her abilities are ultimately limited.
"We must ensure that... Su Bai's growth remains controllable and proceeds toward the good."
"So that's why you sent Sister Yan and Azhui to Earth?" Lingxi asked softly.
"Yes." Keisha nodded.
"But that's not enough. Leng, Lingxi, starting today, you'll also join the observation squad. Your mission is to assist Yan and Azhui."
Juxia City, Qilin's home.
"Woohoo—"
A cheerful voice suddenly rang out, and Xiao Xue's figure appeared beside Su Bai.
"Xiao Xue? You're back!" Su Bai looked at her sudden appearance, a trace of barely noticeable delight in his voice.
"Hmph hmph, once I make a move, isn't it done in a matter of minutes?" Xiao Xue proudly swayed her spherical body. "I've already figured out what that item does!"
Su Bai asked curiously, "What is it?"
Xiao Xue did not keep him in suspense and answered directly.
"Hehe, the 'Magical Music Player'—when its wings are spread, it's activated; when its wings are folded, it's deactivated."
"After activation, it applies some kind of 'magical buff' to a random person near its holder."
"This includes, but isn't limited to, personality reversal, time reversal, appearance changes... and so on."
"In short, its effects are bizarre and varied—very 'magical,' to put it mildly~"
After explaining, she could not help adding emotionally, "Your luck really is pretty good."
Su Bai nodded thoughtfully.
"So that's how it is..."
"No wonder Sister Qilin seemed so strange today. So it was because of this..."
Xiao Xue floated around Su Bai once, the light patterns on its spherical surface flickering erratically, as if it were "observing" him.
"But..." it suddenly said, "according to the records in the database, this kind of random buff usually doesn't last more than twenty-four hours.
"Qilin's unusual behavior should return to normal very soon."
"Oh..." Su Bai nodded, but for some reason, there was a trace of... disappointment in his heart?
Qilin's "strange" behavior today—
Taking the initiative to hold his hand, asking him to help choose clothes, kissing his cheek, and even saying those flirtatious things...
Although it really had been strange, still...
He seemed... not to dislike it.
In fact, he might even... like it a little?
That thought made Su Bai freeze. He subconsciously touched his forehead.
The warm sensation of Qilin's lips seemed to still linger there.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Xue noticed something unusual about him.
"Nothing." Su Bai shook his head.
Seeing this, Xiao Xue did not continue asking.
Su Bai continued writing in the Diary.
[Xiao Xue is back.]
[She started making a racket the moment she returned.]
Beside him, Xiao Xue took a deep breath, and the light patterns on its spherical surface visibly trembled—
(Don't get angry, don't get angry... Don't stoop to arguing with this "little fool"...)
In the room next door, Qilin watched the Diary update, the corners of her lips unable to suppress a slight upward curve.
Although Su Bai had written it with an expression of complete "disdain," she knew that Little Bai must be very happy inside at that moment.
[After consulting the item's instruction manual, Xiao Xue found the instructions for that Magical Music Player.]
[Xiao Xue said that the music player activates when its wings spread, and applies a random buff to people nearby.]
[For example, personality reversal, time reversal, appearance changes, and so on...]
[No wonder Sister Qilin was acting strange today. So it was because of this.]
After seeing these lines in the Diary, Qilin in the room next door froze at first, then suddenly understood.
So that was it...
No wonder she had been so "bold" today—the proactive affection, the flirtatious words, and those almost "seductive" actions...
It was not that she had suddenly "figured things out," nor that she had been overwhelmed by some inexplicable emotion.
Rather... she had been affected by the item.
This realization made Qilin let out a long sigh of relief, yet somewhere deep in her heart, a trace of inexplicable... disappointment flashed by.
If everything today had merely been the item's effect, did that mean... the usual her would never do those things to Su Bai?
Normally, she would only treat him like a younger brother and look after him, only maintain an appropriate distance, only... restrain herself?
Qilin shook her head, suppressing the thought.
Now was not the time to think about such things.
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