Chapter 208
Although she could indeed simulate a return to three days ago and directly capture Ji Di for experiments on Ai Wei Na, doing so would mean missing out on the details of collecting legitimate corpses for herself in the simulation.
Helping Ai Wei Na advance and attempting to draw out the feather pen seal—at least one of these had to succeed.
Next, she just had to wait for her mind to recover a bit more…
Xia Er pushed aside the book in her hands. She needed to use her limited time to regain some mental clarity; she had to try to sleep again.
Using study to restore her spirit was a last resort when normal sleep was no longer an option. If she could fall asleep, it would be better to rest a little longer.
Xia Er lay on her bed, closed her eyes, cleared her mind, and slowed her breathing, gradually easing into a state of sleep.
But this state of slumber lasted only half an hour before Xia Er abruptly opened her eyes in the darkness, the whites of her eyes tinged with faint blood vessels.
At that moment, Xia Er fully realized that her mind had suffered irreversible damage.
**Chapter 127: Adele's Elixir**
Knock, knock, knock—
“Who is it?”
Adele paused her experiment, set down the reagents, and removed her black gloves. Only after stepping out of the room did she take off her silver raven mask.
She hung the mask on a nearby rack and hurried to the clinic's entrance, opening the door.
“Are you...?”
Adele looked at the maid standing before her, dressed in simple attire.
To be honest, she had a bit of face blindness and couldn’t recall when she had met this person.
“Miss Adele, I am the personal maid of Miss Ai Wei Na. This letter is from Miss Xia Er, meant for you.”
The maid said, extending a plain envelope without a stamp or seal.
“Xia Er?”
Adele took the envelope, pulled out the letter, and sniffed the scent on the paper. Nodding, she began to read the contents.
It was definitely written by Xia Er.
The letter had Xia Er's characteristic style—no unnecessary greetings, just straight to the point.
However, the content was somewhat unexpected for Adele.
It simply described a certain ailment and then stated that Xia Er wanted to purchase some sleep aids or elixirs from Adele.
Adele did have such medications… but they all came with significant dependency and side effects. If Xia Er intended to use them herself, Adele would absolutely not recommend them.
If it were up to Adele, she would prefer to suggest that Xia Er maintain a regular schedule and a balanced diet, supplemented with some ordinary tonics, to gradually restore her health.
Adele sensed that the ailment Xia Er described was likely the very condition she herself was experiencing, rather than someone else’s.
“Wait a moment.”
Adele seemed to forget Xia Er's advice and hurried back to her small laboratory. Grabbing a package of potions, she didn’t even have time to put on her silver raven mask, rushing back to the clinic door in her lab coat.
The maid didn’t receive any additional instructions regarding this situation. Knowing that the other party was a friend of Xia Er, she didn’t suspect anything and accompanied Adele to Xia Er’s current residence.
When they arrived at Xia Er's home in the Gem District, Adele looked at the wooden door under the moonlight and street lamps, asking, “Is this Xia Er's new home?”
“Yes, this is the place Miss Xia Er recently rented.”
The maid nodded and raised her hand to knock on the wooden door.
“So close…”
While Adele was curiously examining the carpet in front of the door, it wasn’t long before the wooden door swung open.
“Adele?”
Xia Er looked at Adele standing outside, seemingly surprised.
What brought her here?
Xia Er's heart sank slightly, but she quickly steadied herself.
Adele was only at the first tier… even if there was misfortune, she should be able to easily avoid it with her prophetic vision.
Originally, Xia Er's target for help was Ai Wei Na, who was perceptive enough to sense when Xia Er was in danger and would come to assist.
If it were just Ai Wei Na, that would be fine, but if Ai Wei Na came, Ni Ya would surely follow.
Xia Er wasn’t entirely confident in facing a third-tier misfortune.
What surprised her was that the usually carefree Adele would rush over upon seeing the letter.
Xia Er had no grounds to criticize this behavior; after all, Adele was acting out of concern for her, and it was her own oversight for not clarifying the situation in the letter.
“Come in.”
Xia Er stepped aside to let Adele in, then turned to the maid, saying, “Please keep an eye on the security situation outside.”
“That’s my duty, Miss Xia Er.”
The maid curtsied slightly, then reached out to help Xia Er close the wooden door.
When Xia Er turned back to look at the living room, she didn’t see Adele anywhere.
“Adele?”
Xia Er called softly, and soon, she heard Adele's voice from upstairs.
“Come up!”
Is this your house or mine?
Adele’s high energy left Xia Er feeling a bit helpless.
Xia Er grasped the wooden handrail and walked toward the second floor, following the sound into her room.
As soon as she entered, Xia Er saw Adele already unpacking her potion kit, syringe pack, and her homemade portable surgical kit, all well-stocked.
“Lie down on the bed; I need to check you.”
Adele didn’t turn around upon hearing Xia Er’s footsteps. Instead, she continued organizing her equipment while instructing.
Xia Er wanted to resolve her issues quickly, so she obediently walked around Adele, took off her shoes and socks, and lay down on the bed, waiting for Adele to finish preparing.
Before long, Adele approached with a syringe, saying softly, “I need to do some routine checks. If you feel uncomfortable, let me know.”
“Okay.”
Xia Er nodded slightly as she lay on the bed, and then she saw Adele kneeling beside the bed, using the syringe filled with a translucent liquid to draw a small amount of blood from Xia Er’s arm.
The blood mixed with the clear liquid in the syringe, and as Adele gently shook the vial, Xia Er’s red blood quickly transformed into blue. Before long, the liquid turned black, as if it had a life of its own, clinging to the side of the syringe facing Xia Er.
It looked as if it wanted to return to Xia Er’s body.
Seeing this reaction from the blood, Adele’s brow furrowed deeply.
Xia Er was just an ordinary person…
But how could this blood…
Entering her area of expertise, Adele began a series of tests, injecting the black blood from the syringe into various vials containing different potions, waiting for their reactions.
Meanwhile, Xia Er lay on the bed, her face turned to the side, curiously observing Adele’s every move.
This might help her when she took the “Physician” potion.
After about five minutes of waiting, Adele shifted her gaze from the reagent bottles to Xia Er, her expression grave as she asked:
“Xia Er, I’ve discovered a very rare condition within you.”
Xia Er, upon hearing this, asked, “What is it called?”
Yuan.
Knowing the name likely meant there was a chance for treatment or containment. No matter how difficult, with the simulation and the system shop, Xia Er would always find a way to obtain it.
After a moment of silence, Adele asked, “What do you want to call it?”
Xia Er: “…”
So it’s a new condition, huh?
“To be honest, I’ve never seen this condition in any literature… Perhaps it might be in the archives, but I’m no longer with the Redemption Society, so I can’t check.”
After hesitating for a moment, Adele continued, “If you said this mental state appeared in a transcendent being, I could quickly draw a conclusion.”
“But for an ordinary person without extraordinary abilities to experience this… this is truly my first encounter.”
Xia Er seemed to grasp a key point. She looked at Adele and asked, “What would your conclusion be if it were a transcendent being?”
“It can’t be calculated that way… Even if ordinary people and transcendent beings exhibit the same symptoms, the underlying causes may not be the same. Even if the causes are identical, the treatment plans would differ significantly…”
Adele weakly reminded her.
“It’s fine, just tell me.”
Xia Er said.
In truth, even Xia Er wasn’t sure if she could still be considered an ordinary person.
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