To Repair or Not to Repair the Rabbit's Brain?

"I told you not to mess around, but you just wouldn't listen."

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's complaints, Du Hao, who was walking behind her, scratched his head. "I didn't expect that either. Who knew I wouldn't be able to control it?"

"At least it proves the method is viable." After all, the power of that compressed soul power technique was truly immense, rivaling even some high-tier soul skills.

"You still have the nerve to say that?" The two of them were currently in tatters; anyone who didn't know better would think they had just returned from World War II.

They were forced to return to the dormitory early to clean up, feeling too embarrassed to even show their faces outside.

"Huh? Why is Xiao Wu on my bed..." As soon as he entered the room, Du Hao spotted a certain rabbit lying on his bed.

"Option 1 [White]: Save the silly rabbit whose brain capacity has just overloaded. Reward: Unstable Hypnosis Phone."

"Option 2 [Black]: Ignore her; it's the rabbit's own fault anyway. Reward: 100 Ways to Cook Braised Rabbit Head"

Looking at the options popping up before him, and the book Soul Power Manipulation: From 'Entry' to 'Burial' still clutched in Xiao Wu's hand, the situation was clear.

It was obvious that this rabbit had taken the book he hadn't finished reading and left under his pillow.

You see, this book was different from mathematics. If you don't understand math, you just don't; no one forces you to learn it.

But this book was something else. It didn't matter if you didn't understand it; you just had to shove it into your brain. It was a forced-input operation that flooded the mind with knowledge.

If he hadn't been there to supervise, well, this thing would be no different from Cthulhu-esque horror. After all, this book... had no end to it.

The title From 'Entry' to 'Burial' wasn't just a joke.

"Her head is a bit hot. Her brain must be suffering from extreme fatigue," Zhu Zhuqing said, frowning as she reached out to touch Xiao Wu's forehead.

Looking at the book in Xiao Wu's hand, the previous situation was self-evident. Clearly, her brain had "shut down" due to overexertion.

"Let me see. I hope she didn't fry her brain." This silly rabbit was already dim-witted enough; if she fried her brain, would it even be usable anymore?

With that, Du Hao walked over to Xiao Wu's side and placed her on his lap. He pressed his thumbs against her temples and slowly injected soul power to massage them.

The technique for this was also learned from Soul Power Manipulation: From 'Entry' to 'Burial'. It could significantly soothe the spirit and calm the emotions.

He figured it would be effective for Xiao Wu right now. After all, standing by and doing nothing wasn't his style.

Besides, no matter how silly this rabbit was, she was still a piece of meat in his bowl. He couldn't afford to let her go to waste.

"Will it work? Should we go call a teacher?" Zhu Zhuqing asked with concern from the side. It was her first time seeing such a situation, and she was truly worried.

"It's fine, it shouldn't be a big problem." When they first walked in, Xiao Wu hadn't even turned to the second page of the book, so not much knowledge should have entered her brain yet.

He figured this rabbit brain should be fine.

After all, when he and Zhu Zhuqing read the book, they had read over a dozen pages slowly, and they had been fine.

He assumed this rabbit brain just hadn't recovered from the initial shock.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing didn't say anything more.

Under Du Hao's gentle massage and the stimulation of his soul power, Xiao Wu's eyelashes on his lap trembled slightly.

"Nngh~" After a short while, Xiao Wu slowly opened her eyes and saw two pairs of concerned eyes looking down at her.

"I... what happened to me?"

"You're awake? Does your head still hurt?" Seeing Xiao Wu wake up, Zhu Zhuqing asked with concern.

Even Du Hao stopped his massage, his gaze fixed on the rabbit on his lap with equal concern.

"I think... I'm okay now." Xiao Wu sat up hesitantly and raised a hand to rub her head.

"I just feel like there's a lot of strange knowledge in my head, it all seems to be about soul power..." As she spoke, Xiao Wu frowned slightly.

It was clear she was still struggling to adapt to the influx of knowledge.

Zhu Zhuqing, however, didn't care about that at all.

As long as Xiao Wu was fine now, that was all that mattered. As for the symptoms she mentioned, Zhu Zhuqing had felt the same way when she read those books.

It was perfectly normal.

However, because she had Du Hao by her side, she had never experienced the "brain shutdown" that Xiao Wu had.

"Oh! I remember now!"

After calming down for a moment, Xiao Wu finally remembered what she had done.

"I remember it was under the pillow..." Xiao Wu explained the sequence of events that led her to open the book out of curiosity.

Du Hao and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a look, a single thought crossing their minds simultaneously.

What a silly rabbit...

Was that book something you could just read whenever you wanted? She realized something was wrong and still didn't put it down—she was truly stubborn.

"So, is this what you guys read to become so strong?" After processing the knowledge in her mind, Xiao Wu understood the pros and cons.

She immediately wondered if the strength of the two people before her was related to the book she had just read.

"This... is somewhat related, I suppose?" After all, Du Hao knew his own strength well; he was not the type of person to put in any real effort.

His current level was purely the result of talent combined with sweat, and as for this book, it was at most just an added bonus.

"Then, in that case, can you take me under your wing?" As she spoke, Xiao Wu crawled from the bed to the space between Zhu Zhuqing and Du Hao.

Xiao Wu gazed at the two of them with sparkling eyes.

Although her rabbit brain wasn't particularly sharp, her intuition had always been accurate, and she was certain the person before her was extraordinary.

Seeing Xiao Wu act this way, Du Hao reached out and flicked her forehead. "Can you handle the hardship?"

In his memory, this rabbit didn't seem like the type capable of enduring hardship.

He didn't want her to end up slacking off and playing around halfway through.

Even Zhu Zhuqing, who was off to the side, raised an eyebrow and pinched Xiao Wu's cheek.

"This is going to be very grueling; are you sure you can take it?" she teased with a smile.

After all, in the few days they had spent together, this was the impression Xiao Wu had left on everyone.

Xiao Wu, who mingled in crowds to act as the leader of the children, was essentially addicted to the sound of being called "Big Sister" and couldn't extricate herself.

She didn't look like someone who could endure hardship at all.

"How will I know if I don't try?" Xiao Wu pouted in dissatisfaction, appearing somewhat unhappy.

Just as Du Hao was about to say something more, his system reward arrived.

Looking at the pouting Xiao Wu before him, a sudden idea sprouted in Du Hao's mind.

He wanted to test the effectiveness of the Hypnosis Phone on this rabbit to see exactly how it worked.

"Xiao Wu, look at this."

Xiao Wu, who had been pouting in resentment, subconsciously looked over when she heard Du Hao's voice.

"What are you..." Xiao Wu didn't even finish her sentence.

The very first thing she saw when she looked up was a glowing screen that had appeared before her, with a heart icon on it constantly expanding and shrinking.

"Listen to me..."