Come to My House Tonight

Come to My House Tonight

Seeing this, Qin Li brought up another topic. "How much do you know about the Personhood being bound this time?"

Yin Ge recalled the school bully's behavior and frowned slightly. "Violence, anger, jealousy, humiliation, pain, distortion—those traits were all present, but they manifested differently."

"So it's hard for me to determine exactly what kind of Personhood was bound this time."

Just like Yin Ge's Observation Persona and Control Persona, which merely manifested as observation and control.

At their core, they could have many different explanations, such as possessiveness or curiosity.

So she could not be certain either.

Qin Li thought for a moment and nodded faintly. "Personhood is indeed more complicated than we imagined."

"I'll report everything you just told me and see whether the researchers uncover any new information after some time."

"If they do, I'll contact you immediately."

"Alright." Yin Ge nodded.

"You've just finished a game. Get some more rest. I'm going to find the researchers now."

Yin Ge nodded again.

What she had not expected was that Gu Jin arrived just as Qin Li walked out the door.

"How did it go? I heard this Son of Heaven Game was very complicated." Gu Jin looked concerned.

Perhaps because they had emerged from the same Son of Heaven Game, Gu Jin was closer to Yin Ge than he was to the other researchers.

"It really was complicated." Yin Ge smiled. "It's hard to explain clearly in just a sentence or two."

"It's fine. As long as you're alive." Gu Jin did not press further and changed the subject. "I heard you're not doing too well?"

"I'm really not." Yin Ge instinctively wanted to touch her eyes, but held herself back. "I used my Personhood, so I paid a small price to end the game. But at least I made it out alive."

"That's right. Staying alive is what matters most." Gu Jin took out a glasses case and handed it to Yin Ge. "Your eyes have turned completely red. It'll be easy to attract attention if you go outside, so these sunglasses can hide it somewhat."

"Thank you." Yin Ge did not refuse Gu Jin's kindness and accepted the sunglasses.

However, the sunglasses looked rather old. On closer inspection, there were even nail scratches on the lenses. They seemed to have been used before.

Yin Ge found it somewhat surprising that this melancholy, handsome young man would give such a thoughtless gift.

Still, she did not mind. She was not in the mood to go shopping for sunglasses anyway. Though old, these were enough for now.

After that, the two fell silent, neither knowing what to talk about.

Yin Ge did not want to speak because of her headache, while Gu Jin seemed to be considering his words.

"Although death isn't scary, you still need to know your limits," Gu Jin said.

"Thank you, philosopher," Yin Ge replied through her headache.

Listening to Gu Jin's philosophy of death made her head hurt even more.

"Actually, it's not so bad. Two Personhoods, but only one consciousness. Look, before that Bride completely devours your Personhood, it won't control you."

Gu Jin seemed to notice Yin Ge's headache and tried to comfort her. "If one Personhood had two consciousnesses, that would truly be worse than death."

Yin Ge glanced at Gu Jin, her expression somewhat strange. "Are you comforting me?"

"Yes." Gu Jin nodded seriously. "Would you rather have two consciousnesses controlling your body?"

Seeing Gu Jin answer so earnestly, Yin Ge could not help rolling her eyes.

After thinking for a moment, Yin Ge answered just as seriously, "Thank you for the comfort. I understand what you mean. Alright, let's change the subject, straight-man philosopher?"

"That works. Let's talk about something practical." Gu Jin pondered for a moment. "By the way, how are you planning to deal with the bound Personhood?"

"Deal with the Personhood..." Yin Ge considered it for a while.

Qin Li had told her that the Neutrino Persona Order Center did not require White Nighters to hand over the Personhoods they obtained, but it offered three ways to handle them.

Bound Personhoods could be exchanged for points or money, or kept personally.

The reason it did not force White Nighters to surrender bound Personhoods was that the Neutrino Persona Order Center's primary purpose was to control outbreaks of Son of Heaven Games and control the transfer of Personhoods.

And that could be achieved by tracking and managing White Nighters.

For example, if Yin Ge were on the verge of death, the White Nighters-exclusive phone bound to her would automatically notify Qin Li.

Then Qin Li would immediately seal off wherever she was, thereby containing the spread of the Son of Heaven Game and the transfer of Personhoods.

There was another reason as well: White Nighters were easily influenced by the Personhoods within them, and their emotions were especially unstable.

The Neutrino Persona Order Center also feared that forcibly taking Personhoods from White Nighters would make them angry or dissatisfied, leading to unpredictable consequences.

Take Yin Ge, for example. If her emotions completely collapsed, she might be able to use the Control Persona to make many people slaughter themselves or commit suicide all at once.

Killing ordinary people without Godheads or Personhoods was an effortless matter.

That was naturally not something the Neutrino Persona Order Center wanted to see.

Moreover, excessive emotional fluctuations would accelerate the rate at which Personhoods devoured their hosts.

If a White Nighter lost control of their emotions and was directly devoured and replaced by their Personhood—

A new Son of Heaven Game would erupt on the spot, and the Neutrino Persona Order Center would have to spend more time and effort dealing with it.

Therefore, the Neutrino Persona Order Center showed great respect for the wishes of White Nighters.

At the same time, it provided White Nighters with several ways to deal with bound Personhoods.

If they wanted money, they could exchange it for money.

If they wanted points, they could exchange it for points.

Yin Ge did not plan to exchange it for money, because she still had the two million from her last reward. She was not short on cash now.

As for exchanging it for points, there was no need to rush. She could do so next time she needed to bind another Personhood.

In any case, the bound Personhood was trapped inside the Sage and would not affect anything.

With that thought, Yin Ge looked at her bare wrist.

At a thought from her, the Binding Bracelet immediately appeared around her wrist.

Inside the round disk at the center of the bracelet, a small ball of crimson, spherical mist was trapped within, utterly quiet.

Those who had never come into contact with Personhoods might never imagine what a terrible disaster such a tiny cloud of mist could cause.

Yin Ge slowly lowered her wrist. As she did, the bracelet vanished once again.

"I haven't decided how to handle it yet," Yin Ge replied. "But I'm more inclined to save up points so I can enter the upper ranks and obtain a way to slow the rate at which Personhoods devour their hosts."

"I want to live. That was also my original reason for becoming a White Nighter."

Hearing this, Gu Jin thought for a moment. Then he looked around, and only after confirming that no one was paying attention to them did he lower his voice. "Since you're not in a hurry to exchange it, keep the Personhood yourself for now."

"Come to my house tonight. There's something I want to tell you—it's a conjecture of mine."

"Oh, right. I still live on the sixth floor of the Youth Road Residential Complex."

"Go to your house tonight?" Yin Ge raised a brow.

Gu Jin nodded solemnly. "You have to come."

After carefully studying Gu Jin's expression, Yin Ge nodded. "Alright. I still live there too. I'll come find you tonight."

She had to go home anyway, and it would not be troublesome to stop by. Gu Jin was a researcher at the Center; perhaps he really knew something.

Seeing this, Gu Jin nodded, said a few more things, and then left.

"Phew..."

Yin Ge lay back down.

She had indeed paid a considerable price in that Son of Heaven Game. Her head still throbbed faintly, and fragmented scenes from memories surfaced from time to time.

Perhaps by the day she could clearly see those memories, she would have become the Bride.

"Get some more rest..."

It was not until evening, after the Neutrino Persona Order Center's researchers confirmed that her Personhood would not completely collapse for the time being, that Yin Ge prepared to go home.

Before she left, Qin Li repeatedly instructed her not to use her Personhood again. Otherwise, she risked being directly devoured and replaced by it.

Yin Ge understood her condition and agreed to every instruction.

On her way home, Yin Ge was extremely cautious and even bought several knives.

Because she possessed a Personhood, and Personhood represented powerful abilities. It could even be exchanged for money and points.

If someone set their sights on her Personhood, her situation would become very dangerous.

So she had to take every possible precaution.

Qin Li had told her all this.

When life and death were at stake, she could not afford to be careless.

By then, night had completely fallen.

The residential complex was even more desolate than it had been the past two days. There was hardly anyone in sight.

She looked back once more, and only after confirming that no one was nearby did she head upstairs.

Gu Jin had probably already gone home, but Yin Ge planned to wash her face at home before going over to his place.

Just as her figure disappeared, a blond, blue-eyed foreigner spoke on the street outside the residential complex. "We've already checked. That woman came back alone. No one is protecting her nearby."

Hearing this, his short companion spoke. "In that case, it's unlikely that she brought that newly bound Personhood back with her."

"Forget it. Small is still better than nothing." The foreigner narrowed his eyes. "Our Elders Council will definitely fight the Neutrino Persona Order Center someday."

"Whether or not that woman brought the new Personhood with her, we have to bind her Personhood, kill her, and weaken the Order Center's strength."

The short man nodded with a sinister expression. "Alright!"

Then the two entered the Youth Road Residential Complex.