"Qilin, Let's Play!"

# Chapter 8: "Qilin, Let's Play" — Note: Here, Su Bai says "you...all"

That is to say, the meaning of Xiao Xue's words as relayed by Su Bai refers to Qilin, as well as everyone watching the livestream, and even those who will obtain the Diary later.

If there are still more questions regarding the "Resonator," everyone can wait until Su Bai's soul has recovered somewhat, then ask him directly.

Clearly, Xiao Xue simply couldn't be bothered to explain further.

After conveying this message, Su Bai suddenly paused, a look of realization dawning on his face:

"Xiao Xue... were you talking about me just now?"

"Not at all," Xiao Xue's reply was light and innocent. "You're so smart, how could I talk about you right in front of you?"

"Mm, that's right." Su Bai nodded, his expression full of agreement.

Across from him, watching Su Bai like this, Qilin couldn't help but show a helpless yet indulgent smile.

Judging by this reaction... he'd probably been fooled by that system named Xiao Xue again.

Qilin quietly focused on the various messages conveyed by the "wind," gradually gaining some understanding.

During this time, Su Bai was having a rather "one-sided" exchange with Xiao Xue.

"Once Qilin finishes her enlightenment, have a fight with her — let her get familiar with her abilities, and also show your prospective 'External Brains' the value of a 'Resonator.'"

Su Bai looked completely baffled:

"Why would I fight Qilin? Qilin is a good person, and she cooks well."

Xiao Xue suppressed a breath, silently repeating in her mind:

"Don't get angry, don't get angry... don't argue with an idiot, this mess is my own fault..."

She let out a long sigh (if a ball of light could sigh), then spoke again:

"I'm not telling you to 'fight' Qilin, I'm telling you to 'play' with her — 'spar,' understand?"

Su Bai's face immediately lit up with a look of realization:

"So that's what you meant! No problem!"

When Qilin came back to her senses from her enlightenment, she found Su Bai staring at her with bright eyes, looking exactly like a child who had found a playmate.

"Qilin," he said with great enthusiasm, "let's 'play'!"

"...Play?" Qilin didn't react at first.

"Yeah! The kind where — you hit me, I hit you, but neither of us gets hurt!"

Qilin: "..."

She seemed to understand.

In the livestream room, Hexi had already sat up straight.

"A spar?" A researcher's sharpness flashed in her eyes. "Perfect timing. Let me see how this 'Resonator's' combat style differs from a super soldier's."

Keisha nodded slightly, her gaze equally focused.

Actual combat was always the best way to test abilities.

Inside the alternate space, Qilin took a deep breath.

She was actually quite curious too —

Just how far could this newly acquired power go?

"Alright," she nodded, assuming the opening stance from her police academy training. "Then... let's give it a try."

The moment the words fell, Su Bai's figure suddenly vanished.

No — not vanished.

He had moved so fast that to ordinary vision, it left the illusion of teleportation.

Qilin didn't even have time to be surprised; instinct reacted first.

She didn't try to track Su Bai's position. Instead, she closed her eyes, entrusting her perception entirely to the "wind."

— Left rear, three meters.

The wind brought a faint disturbance.

Qilin took half a step forward and to the right, while swinging her right hand back and to the side.

A condensed stream of air lashed out like an invisible whip, meeting Su Bai's hand just as it reached from that direction.

The air let out a faint crack.

Su Bai's figure materialized. He blinked, seeming somewhat surprised.

"Qilin is amazing."

"You're going easy on me, aren't you?" Qilin smiled helplessly, but a genuine thrill surged within her.

That reaction just now — it hadn't relied on sight or experience at all, but on the "information" the wind had conveyed to her.

This method of combat... unprecedented.

"Again!" she said proactively.

Over the next few minutes, air currents raced and figures interwove within the alien space.

Qilin never opened her eyes.

She was like a blind person listening to ripples in deep water, relying on every disturbance the wind transmitted to judge Su Bai's position, speed, and even intent.

And Su Bai...

The instant he wanted to make a move, the instant he decided how to attack, his body would plan the optimal route for him, then drive him to act accordingly, as if it were all pure instinct.

However, Su Bai's original intention was not to harm Qilin.

Thus, his offensive wasn't particularly fierce.

It was more like a teacher guiding the other's movements.

And Qilin, in turn, sensed the premonitions brought by the 'wind' during their sparring, reacting swiftly.

At the same time, she clumsily wielded the power of the wind.

Inside the livestream room, Hexi's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"It's not energy projection... nor dark energy manipulation,"

she said, her speech quickening as if recording observation logs. "She's mobilizing the environment itself—airflow, pressure changes, temperature gradients... all these 'frequencies' have become mediums for her perception and intervention."

Keisha watched quietly as Qilin fought with her eyes closed on the screen, then suddenly spoke:

"If 'wind' can be used like this, then underwater, in dense forests, in deserts... or even in a vacuum, are there corresponding 'frequencies' that can resonate?"

Hexi paused, then a startling brilliance burst forth in her eyes.

"You mean—a Resonator's power might possess extreme environmental adaptability?"

"Not just that." Keisha shook her head slightly. "I'm thinking, if everything has a frequency... then the limits of 'resonance' might far exceed merely controlling natural elements."

Both fell silent simultaneously.

If things were as they speculated... then this so-called Resonator might be far more 'overpowered' than they had imagined.

As for Rui Mengmeng...

"So... so amazing."

Inside the alien space, Su Bai suddenly stopped.

He tilted his head, as if receiving some instruction, then said to Qilin:

"Xiao Xue says... it's enough."

Only then did Qilin halt her movements, breathing lightly, the feathery halo at the tips of her hair not yet fully dissipated.

"Thank you, little brother Su Bai." Qilin said earnestly.

"Hehe, no need to thank me~" Su Bai smiled, his eyes curving like crescents, as pure as sugar sun-drenched to translucence. "Qilin makes me delicious food, so I have to help Qilin too."

That smile was clear and bright, untainted by a single impurity.

Qilin looked at him, and her cheeks unconsciously grew hot.

...Mm, using such a handsome face to make that expression was just too unfair.

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