Bai Yaoyao chuckled. "Are you planning to let him keep threatening you?"
"I don't want to, either, but..." Xia Tian answered hesitantly.
"But my ass! You have a psychic ability. Don't you know how to use Mental Piercing? Just turn him into an idiot and be done with it. It's the apocalypse, girl. Don't you know how to settle scores and get revenge?
"I wanted to give you more assignments, too, but this thing hanging over you is a problem. Or do you owe him a debt of gratitude?"
Xia Tian froze and silently looked at Ji Huiming in the corner.
Then she hurriedly said, "I don't owe him anything. I was a university student, and I'd just gotten into grad school. He and my parents forced me to drop out and marry him."
"Then that settles it. Go on, take him away. What you do with him is up to you." Bai Yaoyao turned and pointed at Ji Huiming.
"Yes! Thank you for your guidance, Base Chief! I understand now. I won't be so weak again!" As though something had suddenly clicked, Xia Tian's perpetually hesitant gaze became resolute.
Bai Yaoyao nodded in satisfaction. The girl could be taught.
A casual nudge from Bai Yaoyao had practically given Xia Tian a new lease on life-and given Bai Yaoyao another ace to play in the future.
After Xia Tian carried Ji Huiming away, Monkey asked, "Sister Yao, you really think highly of that girl, huh?"
Bai Yaoyao replied, "Yes. With both psychic and spatial abilities, she'll definitely become a powerhouse later on, as long as she survives the early stages."
Since Bai Yaoyao herself possessed both abilities, she knew exactly how much potential Xia Tian had. She was just a little too timid.
Bai Yaoyao didn't think her methods