Qingmu originally didn't want to directly reveal the relationship between Situ Yuli and the Xia Family; if she didn't speak up, there must be some hidden reason. But everything Situ Yuli said today was related to the calamity facing humanity, and she seemed to know more than they did. Xia Wenyuan was suffering from a consciousness invasion, and currently there was no good way to cure him; it was equivalent to having a terminal illness. Logically and emotionally, her daughter shouldn't hide and stand by.
Furthermore, Qingmu needed to find out if this Situ Xingzhi was the same Situ he had heard about many times. Since Situ Yuli was his wife, she could probably clear up his doubts.
However, not everyone in the room could hear him call her " Miss Xia," because he was speaking into Situ Yuli's dream.
Situ Yuli was stunned for a moment, looked around, and then closed her eyes.
Qingmu sensed that her Mental Power was not weak; by the standards of the Awakened mentioned by Duwa, she could be considered to have undergone preliminary awakening. However, as Situ's wife and a genius scientist, she was far too weak in resisting hypnosis. This surprised Qingmu, and he even began to doubt whether her husband, Situ, was the Situ he was looking for.
When Situ Yuli opened her eyes, the dream had transformed into a beautiful beach with clear, calm water. On the beach stood a small house built on stilts.
"This is my Meimei's home. I've lived here for a long time." She took a deep breath, enjoying the sea breeze, before turning to Qingmu. "Although I don't specialize in this like my husband, you're the second person who can hypnotize me silently and put me into a dream. My husband said Mr. Qingmu is no ordinary person. I didn't believe it at first, but now I do."
"Does your husband know me?" Qingmu asked curiously.
Situ Yuli laughed and said, "So Mr. Qingmu doesn't know him. I was hoping to get news about him from you!"
Qingmu said, "That's not right. You just said you hadn't seen him for six months."
Situ Yuli said, "I can't find him, but he knows where I am. Not long ago, he sent me a secret email mentioning you. He also told me that if I encountered any danger, I should seek refuge with you." She laughed as she spoke, "I thought you two were acquaintances from the same path, and that you saved me Meimei back then because of Xingzhi relationship with Xingzhi, secretly protecting us. Now it seems that it was all a coincidence."
"Yes, back then, I had never even heard of the name Situ Xingzhi." Qingmu carefully recalled the recent events and felt that there were only two things that could have drawn Situ's attention: one was that he destroyed the mirror maze created by those female students at the music academy, and the other was that he destroyed Wu Suotun's base in Mianyue, especially since Duwa and Situ might be in contact.
Situ Yuli bowed deeply and said, "In that case, I should thank you even more."
Qingmu said, "No need for such formalities. I have some questions I'd like to ask you. Since we're in a dream, no one else will hear us, so I hope you can tell me the truth. But if there's anything you'd rather not say, please let me know beforehand, so that your subconscious won't lie to me when I ask."
Situ Yuli smiled and said, "I believe Mr. Qingmu wouldn't ask me to say anything embarrassing. Please ask whatever you want."
Qingmu then asked, "Are you Mr. Xia Wenyuan's daughter?"
Situ Yuli said, "Yes, I am Xia Xiaoxiao. But I wonder how Mr. Qingmu knew?"
Qingmu said, "I've seen your photo; it's the one where you pose like the girl in Picasso's 'The Dream'."
"I see, then it's not surprising," Xia Xiaoxiao said.
Now that you've arrived in Wuzhong, why don't you go to the Xia Family and meet your parents?
"I left home five years ago to pursue my own goals. They probably all thought I was dead, right? Five years have passed, I've even changed my name, what's there to miss?"
Qingmu discovered that although Xia Xiaoxiao was completely powerless against his hypnosis, she had very subtle control over her Mental Power. In her dreams, although her subconscious did not lie, it also held back, which may be because her emotions in this area were indeed quite complex.
" Xia Xiaoxiao, Situ Yuli, Xiaoxiao is bamboo, Yuli is also bamboo, they all mean the same thing. You didn't actually change your name, you just took your husband's surname and hid your own surname," Qingmu said.
The sea breeze blew, lifting Xia Xiaoxiao's long hair, and her soft clothes wrapped tightly around her graceful and exquisite body.
"Are my father and mother alright?" she asked.
Qingmu said, "Don't you know that one of the case samples Professor Mei studied was your father's?"
Xia Xiaoxiao's body trembled, and she asked anxiously, "Really? How is my dad now?"
Qingmu said, "The problem isn't too serious right now, but we haven't found a way to eliminate the invading consciousness yet."
Xia Xiaoxiao calmed down. "I should have known. Our Xia Family would become their target. I left home because I was afraid my research would implicate my family."
Qingmu asked curiously, "You left home about five years ago, right? Did you discover the invading consciousness back then?"
Xia Xiaoxiao said, "No, that's not it. At that time, I had just escaped from Laboratory No. 19 and was being hunted down. I originally wanted to come back for my family's protection, but I found that the force hunting me was incredibly strong, so I had no choice but to return to the United States alone to wait for death. Later, my husband helped me plan a suicide trap, making everyone think I was dead. Besides my husband, Situ Xingzhi, you are the only one who knows I'm still alive."
Qingmu asked, "Who exactly is hunting you down? The United States government?"
Xia Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, "I don't know who they are, but I'm sure they're not government agents. They're even more terrifying than special agents. If my husband didn't possess the same strong Mental Power as you, he wouldn't have been able to save me."
"You mean..." Qingmu suddenly remembered something, "That the people chasing you are a group just like us?"
Xia Xiaoxiao said, "More or less, but not as strong as you guys."
"Your husband, Mr. Situ, doesn't know either?"
"He might know some things, but he won't tell me. He says I've been reborn, that I've forgotten the past, and that not knowing is better than knowing. If it weren't for the alien consciousness invasion, I'd probably still be living a leisurely life on the island with Meimei."
Qingmu felt things were getting increasingly complicated. "I want to see Mr. Situ."
Xia Xiaoxiao said, "I don't know where he is either. My daughter keeps talking about wanting to see him! But I can send him a secret email to convey your and Professor Mei's message. As for whether he will come to see you, I don't know."
Qingmu found Situ a bit strange and asked, "What exactly is your husband doing? He's neglecting his wife and daughter; that doesn't seem like the behavior of a responsible person!"
Such words are very impolite and could easily offend someone, but Xia Xiaoxiao was neither angry nor sad. Instead, she smiled easily and said, "He, like you and Professor Mei, is working hard for the fate of humanity. I believe in him."
Qingmu, however, thought differently.
Striving for the fate of humanity! But is entertaining female students at a music academy, playing psychological games with them, teaching them to look in the mirror at night, and even creating a mirror maze, really striving for the fate of humanity?
Although Qingmu is a blockhead, he can still tell whether a woman is beautiful or not. Even though Xia Xiaoxiao already has a child, and despite not wearing makeup and dressed simply, no one who sees her can ignore her beauty and charm. Is that Situ also face-blind, unaware of his wife's beauty? With such a beautiful wife at home, why does he still want to play around with those college students?
However, he was still able to control his mind and consciousness, and he didn't say all of these words, only asking, "Do you know that he visited the music academy in Wuzhong?"