Thoughts Amid Sleep (Part 2)

Liu Shiling hugged Xiang Kun's neck and cried loudly, her sobs growing louder as if she were releasing all the pent-up grievances, pain, and fear she had been holding back.

Professor Li Yang and Xia Tianhuo, who came to pick up the Little Chubby Girl and Lao Xia, were completely bewildered and at a loss. They couldn't understand why the little girl, who was perfectly fine when she got off the bus, suddenly started crying so bitterly as soon as she saw Xiang Kun.

Tang Baona, Yang Zhen'er, and Little Apple, who knew some of the inside story, were heartbroken and comforted Liu Shiling, who had her head resting on Xiang Kun's shoulder. Even Gold Glitter was chirping on the wall next to them.

Lao Xia then brought over tissues and helped Liu Shiling wipe her nose and tears.

Although Liu Shiling was crying sadly, she was careful not to get her snot bubbles on the bald uncle. Halfway through her crying, she obediently tilted her little face up and let Lao Xia wipe her nose for her, and then continued to cry.

Xiang Kun simply patted her back gently, without saying anything to comfort her, because he knew that it was enough for the girl to cry it out now; they could deal with the rest later.

In fact, after Xiang Kun woke up from his slumber, he had already received a detailed report from Alice about the situation at Liu Shiling's home.

Alice was very concerned about "Little Bell Sister," and she basically gathered all the information she could find.

Shiling's Shiling's Mother raised a large sum of money through various means, including mortgages and private loans, along with the money from selling their previous house, and then prepared to invest it in a big project.

However, the project ultimately failed for various reasons. Then, by chance, Shiling's father met several people who were said to have a lot of connections and influence in a small Southeast Asia country. Through them, he met a bigwig from a local listed company and was tricked into participating in a so-called short-term, high-return investment project, putting all the funds raised into it.

Shiling's father originally thought that he was only a small part of the investment, while the big boss of the listed company was the big boss. He thought that the big boss had invested so much money and must have considered more things than he had.

However, Shiling's father soon felt something was amiss and noticed some suspicious points. He asked someone he knew and found out that there was indeed a big shot with that name in the local company, and the appearance description was similar, but that person was currently abroad, not in China.

The reason he had been so convinced of the big shot's identity was because, back in the hotel, those men had casually taken an all-English business magazine from a bookshelf, and the cover featured the big shot. The big shot certainly had the aura of one; he was decked out in designer brands, his watch costing seven figures, and when he discussed insider information, it all sounded quite reliable. Even the manager of the well-known local hotel came over to greet him.

He went to the hotel and looked around, but couldn't find the English magazine on the bookshelf in the lobby lounge. When he asked the hotel staff, they said they didn't have that kind of magazine, and he couldn't find any information about it online either.

He went to find the hotel manager, only to discover that the real hotel manager was not the person he had seen that day at all!

Shiling's father immediately tried to contact those people, but couldn't reach any of them. He naturally realized that he had been scammed and quickly reported it to the police. He then discovered that almost all the information the other party had shown him was fake, and the pile of contracts he had signed were all worthless pieces of paper. Moreover, in order to save some taxes, he had even actively cooperated with the operation to make the funds be transferred faster.

In his despair, Shiling's father, by chance, through some of his previous connections, obtained the location of one of the con artists he was mainly in contact with.

Fearing that the police would catch the swindler and he wouldn't be able to get his money back, he went to the swindler's house with a fruit knife, hoping to get his money back.

He even planned that as long as he could get some of it back, at least he could get back the money that Shiling's Mother had made from selling the house.

But when the swindler discovered that he had come alone, he became even more aggressive and grabbed an axe to chop him up before he could even take out his knife.

During the ensuing struggle, Shiling's father pulled out a fruit knife he was carrying and stabbed the swindler to death.

So instead of getting the money, they killed someone, and Shiling's father was temporarily detained by the police.

However, through the information Alice gathered, Xiang Kun discovered that there was still a chance for things to turn around. The police and prosecutors, through interrogating Shi Ling's father and investigating the scene, made a preliminary judgment that it was "legitimate self-defense."

The outcome of the judgment—whether it was intentional homicide, intentional injury resulting in death, or legitimate self-defense—was a world of difference for Shiling's father.

So Xiang Kun contacted Zhang Qian directly that morning, asking her to send someone to help Shiling's Mother find a good lawyer to handle the matter—the place where Shi Ling's father committed the crime was not far from Peng City. Moreover, given Zhang Qian's background and connections, finding a suitable candidate would be relatively easy.

Zhang Qian was also very enthusiastic about this matter; she was happy to have Xiang Kun owe her a favor.

Xiang Kun contacted Shiling's Mother again to find out about the situation and asked Zhang Qian Little Chubby Girl help. He assured her that he would take good care of Little Chubby Girl's studies and daily life while she stayed in Chongyun Village.

Back to the present, the Little Chubby Girl, who was being held by Xiang Kun, cried her heart out at the door and felt much better. However, when she realized that a large group of people were surrounding her and looking at her with concern, she became embarrassed and could only bury her head in Xiang Kun's shoulder like an ostrich.

It wasn't until Xiang Kun carried her into the house and placed her in front of the dining table that her attention immediately shifted to the dishes on the table.

After estimating their arrival time, Xiang Kun prepared a sumptuous dinner in advance, and everyone waited for them to arrive before starting to eat.

After Xiang Kun assured her that her father would definitely not be executed or sentenced to death, and that she would not be without a father or unwanted, the Little Chubby Girl finally relaxed and began to eat happily.

These past two days have been exhausting, filled with hardships, emotional turmoil, and extensive "spellcasting." Adding to this, her irregular meals last night, coupled with her hike down the mountain, have made her incredibly happy to finally enjoy the delicious food she's been dreaming of. She's eating with a beaming smile, thoroughly enjoying herself.

Li Yang, Xia Tianhuo, and the others, who were initially worried about the little girl's condition, couldn't help but laugh when they saw her eating, and their appetites returned.

After dinner, Xiang Kun had the Little Chubby Girl video chat with her mother again, which completely put her mind at ease.

While watching Liu Shiling, Egg Pie, Gold Glitter, Little Apple, and Yang Zhen'er playing in the yard, Xiang Kun, who was sitting at the stone table in the yard chatting with Tang Baona, Lao Xia, and Professor Li Yang, was still thinking about this period of blood-drinking slumber.

Since the mutation began last July, Xiang Kun has recorded each of his blood-drinking slumbers and the subsequent changes.

Previously, unless he had consumed the blood of other "Mutated Creature" and obtained fragments of their memories and sensory information during a brief period of slumber, he never dreamed or had any clear conscious awareness.

Basically, after drinking blood, one feels sleepy, falls asleep, wakes up, and finds out the mutation results.

But this time, during his period of slumber, he experienced a peculiar sensation that "activated" his consciousness.

His consciousness seemed to have entered a "Hyper-Sensory State," where he could only discern specific situations through a massive flow of hypersensory information.

Fortunately, he is now quite familiar with "Hyper-Sensory State" and "extrasensory information" and can vaguely determine the meaning of these extrasensory information streams.

He was basically certain that this was a "Super-Link Object Matrix" exerting a wide-ranging influence, triggering a thunderstorm.

Besides him, the only people who can use "Super-Linked Object" to exert influence are Little Chubby Girl, Little Apple, Lao Xia, Gold Glitter, Alice, and Egg Pie.

However, the relevant information was about thunderstorms, and based on this, Xiang Kun could immediately rule out Little Apple, Lao Xia, Gold Glitter, and Egg Pie.

Only the Little Chubby Girl and Alice have a slight chance of triggering the thunderstorm.

However, even if Alice could do it, it would have to rely on the combined efforts of a large number of "Super-Linked Object" in Chongyun Village, as well as certain weather conditions and the surrounding environment.

However, if it were in Chongyun Village, the feeling that the "Super-Linked Object" gave Xiang Kun after being activated would not be so explosive and concentrated, but rather more uniform, more complex, and more dispersed.

Therefore, this characteristic is more in line with the Little Chubby Girl's "Super-Linked Object" calling method.

Having determined this, Xiang Kun's consciousness within the extrasensory information stream couldn't help but worry about the Little Chubby Girl. He knew that this girl had been very secretive since receiving his request for secrecy, and under normal circumstances, she wouldn't so violently activate the "Super-Linked Object" to conduct such a wide-ranging "strong interference."

He didn't know what had happened to the Little Chubby Girl that made her so violently use the power of the "Super-Sensing Item System," but he believed that with Alice around, the Little Chubby Girl's safety should be basically guaranteed.

However, after Xiang Kun discovered that his consciousness could directly manipulate the relevant extrasensory information affected by the "Super-Linked Object" in the "Hyper-Sensory State," he decided to respond more strongly to the Little Chubby Girl's ability call.

He believed that with Alice present, the Little Chubby Girl's extreme use of her abilities must be due to a real need, and Alice could also help control the use of her power.

It was precisely because of the impetus given by Xiang Kun's consciousness while he was asleep that the Little Chubby Girl descended the mountain in a majestic manner, condensing a small-scale thunderstorm in the air.

This made her control over the five-coin "Super-Linked Object" Coin more stable.

This is precisely why it became possible for Alice to remotely project the "Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving emotion" by using the environment and Little Apple's operation to allow the Little Chubby Girl to be struck by lightning later.

Of course, even without Xiang Kun's proactive "response" and "fueling the flames," the Little Chubby Girl could have protected herself and killed the scheming middle-aged man by virtue of her own abilities.

However, the remote influence on extrasensory information during this period of slumber has brought considerable benefits to Xiang Kun, Little Chubby Girl, Alice, and Little Apple.

The Little Chubby Girl has become more stable and skilled in controlling the five Coin as "Super-Linked Object," Alice has gained more experience and more ways to use "Super-Linked Object," and Little Apple has gained experience and application models in remotely projecting "emotions" in cooperation with Alice.

Of course, the one who benefits the most is Xiang Kun himself.

In this deep "Hyper-Sensory State," he directly influenced the operation of hypersensory information, and for the first time, he felt that his spirit, thoughts, or consciousness were directly connected to the entire material world, as if the entire world was a giant creature that he had linked together through "Super-Linked Object."

As a result, he gained a more fundamental understanding of the changes and expressions of various extrasensory information during thunderstorms. This understanding is far more profound than his previous clumsy, piecemeal "decoding."

Xiang Kun realized that this connection with consciousness during his dormant period was likely the key to breaking through the "fog" of extrasensory information.

Once this opening is made, with the help of Alice, who is deeply embedded in the "Super-Sensing Item System" and can analyze and apply hypersensory information to a certain extent, he is very likely to quickly understand the essence of "hypersensory information," the working principle of "Super-Linked Object" and "Emotion-Infused Object," and even the reasons for the appearance of "Mutated Creature" and the source of mutation.

Of course, another question remains: how was his consciousness contacted and "awakened" through extrasensory information during this period of dormancy?

Based on Alice's report and his brief conversation with the Little Chubby Girl, Xiang Kun's initial guess was that all of this was related to the Little Chubby Girl's drastic emotional fluctuations.

First of all, the Little Chubby Girl has a very deep integration with the "Super-Sensing Item System", and is even no worse than Alice, who can already parasitize the "Super-Sensing Item System". Moreover, her control and influence over the "Super-Linked Object" is the strongest among all people except Xiang Kun.

To some extent, when Little Chubby Girl activates "Super-Linked Object," she can also consider herself a member of "Super-Linked Object," which allows her to maximize the influence of "Super-Linked Object."

Although she herself was unaware of all these actions.

Last night, in Green Mountain Village, the Little Chubby Girl, overwhelmed with a mix of anger, sadness, grievance, and fear, may have, in a moment, made herself, to some extent, a kind of "Emotional Injection object" within the "Super-Sensing Item System."

This "chubby girl version - Emotion-Infused Object" has its own consciousness and its own source of emotions. So when she begins to influence the surroundings through "Super-Linked Object", Xiang Kun, the source of all abilities, is able to detect these situations through extrasensory information and even interact with them.

Xiang Kun had always known that there was a mysterious connection between human emotions and the essential influence behind the "Super-Sensing Item System".

If his conjecture about being "awakened" by the Little Chubby Girl is correct, Xiang Kun believes that he, Alice, and Lao Xia should soon be able to find a more efficient and direct model framework for utilizing the "Super-Sensing Item System."