Gege?
Who was she calling?
Xu Shi was dumbfounded too. Damn it, he had never expected things to develop like this.
And what was wrong with Shen Qin? Had she completely lost her mind?
She looked utterly dazed, like someone had slipped her something.
In any case, Xu Shi definitely had not done anything like that—he went straight for the KFC mental corruption and degeneration routine. Drugging someone was such a low-class tactic for despicable people. It was beneath him.
After a brief moment of confusion, though, he roughly figured it out.
Could it be because he had fused with Shen He's Ability samples, causing some subtle changes in his aura?
That seemed to be the only possibility... Ascendants inherently possessed distinctive auras, so it was inevitable that he would carry a trace of Shen He's aura. It counted as a little bonus gift from the Ability Transplant.
It had originally been harmless, since that trace of aura was not obvious enough to overshadow anything. Let alone Xia Wuyou and the others, even Xu Shi himself barely noticed it.
Besides, it was not particularly useful. He already had his own Observation Haki.
But things were different for Shen Qin. She was also a +rank Ascendant, so her perception of aura fluctuations was already sharp. On top of that, the little sister cared deeply for her brother and was more sensitive than anyone else to everything about Shen He.
Combined with her current mental state... this development made sense.
Oh, I see~
Having sorted out the cause and effect, Xu Shi's face gained a hint of amusement.
"Xiao Qin, it's me."
He cleared his throat and crooked a finger at Shen Qin. "Come here."
Shen Qin still seemed lost in a haze. Hearing Xu Shi's call, she walked toward him without