Esper X Family – Chapter 294 – Cat’s Out of the Bag, Huh?

Ye Yao didn’t visit Fang Ze right away.

An Qi was clearly more important.

After resting for a night, the little purple hair was finally able to get out of bed and move around.

It was thanks to Xia Lian’s ability nursing her.

Otherwise, even with An Qi’s high mental power, she would be weakened for several days before she could be active again.

“How’s your body feeling now?”

“Much better, thank you. I will definitely repay this kindness well.”

After recovering a bit from the aftereffects, An Qi regained some modesty typical of a young girl.

At least she wasn’t the type like Fang Tang, who would cling to others at the slightest opportunity.

This was quite good.

She acted like a proper young lady.

Fang Tang was positioned as a pet with dangerously high sugar levels.

“What about me? I’m the one who took care of you the most!”

Xia Lian leaned in to assert her presence.

On the first day, she could still hold back a bit to give An Qi a chance to recover.

But she couldn’t just lower her presence on the second day, could she?

That would mean missing out on a good opportunity to bond with the cat!

In response, An Qi politely expressed her gratitude to Xia Lian.

“Thank you too, Sister Xia Lian.”

“Hm? Why do I feel like I’m just an afterthought?”

Xia Lian fell into deep thought.

She was clearly the one who had taken most care of An Qi.

How come the fruits of victory ended up being stolen by White Catty?

But it didn’t matter.

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She was still the ultimate beneficiary!

Xia Lian could still cuddle and stick close to Ye Yao.

With White Catty in hand, how could she fear not being able to pet other cats?

Ye Yao pushed the overly imaginative Xia Lian aside.

An Qi paced back and forth in the room to stretch her muscles, looking like a confused fool walking in circles.

Ye Yao smiled slightly.

“I told you about the Sequence Zero’s situation yesterday. Do you have any other thoughts?”

“Um, if possible, I’d like to go back and see my grandma.”

An Qi felt quite happy knowing that she wouldn’t be taken back to learn a bunch of complicated things.

Ye Yao expressed her understanding.

From the materials she had seen, An Qi had lived with her grandmother since she was a child.

Her parents were unfortunately deceased.

Later, the Countermeasures Bureau came and took An Qi away in the name of the country.

They had promised a bright future for her.

Having lived through the special era, her grandmother naturally believed in the country’s decisions.

Thus, An Qi was handed over without hesitation.

Of course, An Qi didn’t understand this.

She clearly preferred to be with her dear grandmother.

Therefore, she voluntarily went off with Mu Luo later, trying to return to her grandmother’s side.

Unexpectedly, she encountered such misfortune.

Fate was truly full of ups and downs.

Heaven granted her the ability to manipulate fate, but didn’t intend for her life to go smoothly.

But now…

Things should start getting better, right?

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An Qi gazed at Ye Yao, her eyes filled with admiration and attachment.

After hearing Ye Yao explain everything, An Qi had a general understanding of the situation.

Ye Yao was a very capable person.

Within Sequence Zero, her position was essentially that of the leader!

In other words, the highest pillar of the family!

She wielded major authority within the group.

Even the seemingly formidable gloomy big brother had to listen to Ye Yao.

When they returned, An Qi wouldn’t have to worry about being captured anymore.

She could visit her grandmother whenever she wanted.

But now, she had made new friends.

An Qi had even entrusted her fate away. It seemed that she had to stay by Ye Yao’s side from now on.

That didn’t seem bad either.

An Qi was looking forward to witnessing how their fates would unfold together.

“Of course we will go back. I want to meet your grandmother too, but there are still very important matters to address.”

Ye Yao raised her hand slightly.

At this, An Qi’s eyes lit up, and she quickly leaned in, placing her head under Ye Yao’s small hand.

She had already recovered to being as nimble as a spoiled kitten.

One would only say that Xia Lian’s nursing skills were quite impressive.

The self-recovery ability of Espers was also very strong.

If this kind of power were to spread among all of humanity, they could collectively ascend.

Unfortunately, humanity hadn’t reached that level of widespread martial enhancement yet.

Ye Yao gently stroked An Qi’s hair.

“The images in your dream are very strange. You said those fate lines are entangled together, marching toward their end. Does that mean many people will die at the same time?”

Her comprehension skills were quite good.

An Qi didn’t hide her secret.

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She conveyed all information about her ability.

As a result, Ye Yao further understood the reason behind An Qi’s deep slumber.

If there were a large number of fate lines intertwining and heading toward an end together, it indicated that they might be caught in disaster because of the same event.

This was indeed highly troubling.

It meant that something big was coming!

An Qi nodded, recalling the terrifying scenes from her dream.

“Um… I can’t see the end of the fate lines, but I can vaguely feel that there will be some troubles ahead in the future.”

【Weaving Fate】was a rather astonishing ability.

It had no means of direct violence.

Yet, it could play a revolutionary role in non-confrontational situations.

Of course, the prerequisite was that the numbers were high enough.

Although An Qi’s attribute values were significantly higher than Xia Lian’s now, her level of application was still lacking.

Her usage of her ability was probably only superficial.

To put it simply, it needed further development.

But even so, it could play some role.

For example, it could provide Ye Yao with some crucial clues.

Knowing that many innocent people might die soon was enough.

Even if this event would occur in the Yunited States, Ye Yao couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

Moreover, she had noticed an anomaly.

“An Qi, from what you said, you saw some fate lines emitting black aura in your dream, brutally reaping the surrounding fate lines. Could they be the culprits?”

“It should be… right? I can feel the ominous aura they gave off, it’s terrifying. I didn’t dare to touch or go near them rashly, otherwise, I might get entangled.”

“Oh?”

Ye Yao stroked her chin with interest.

How high was An Qi’s mental power now?

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Over four thousand!

Even if it was boosted by technology and “hard work”, under her super refinement, it became a genuine and solid foundation!

For An Qi to be so wary, only S-rank Espers could qualify.

Who could be so wicked as to cause so many deaths?

The capitalist politicians of Yunited States?

Logically, causing such slaughter would hurt their own interests.

They would prefer to harvest slowly over time.

That left only one possibility.

Ye Yao recalled the incident where the Sanctuary gathered a bunch of high-risk Sequence Espers in an attempt to sacrifice an entire city.

Having failed in Dragon Country, they turned to the Yunited States to continue their scheme.

It had to be that.

Perhaps those guys who seemed even gloomier than Mu Luo were hiding in unknown corners, secretly working on their plans.

The more Ye Yao thought about it, the more it made sense.

The Sanctuary must’ve adapted their actions after discovering her arrival.

That was why they had become elusive.

But who would’ve thought that a small An Qi would uncover their traces?

They’ve let the cat out of the bag, huh?

“Saving lives is the primary goal. Even better if the Sanctuary gets wiped out in the process!”

Ye Yao decided to delay her return home.

Author Note

It’ll be time for the big house cleaning soon, coming home definitely won’t be as simple as lying down.

Text: Genius on the left, madness on the right

I am in the middle, I am the Son of Heaven.