Esper X Family – Chapter 527 – Boss!

“I’ll never tell you anything!”

Facing parallel Xia Lian’s furious glare, Ye Ge remained expressionless.

Although it was novel that Xia Lian had transformed from weakling into a dragon on her own, Ye Ge really didn’t want to waste much time teasing her.

She would rather look for Wu Mi and the others.

Of course, Ye Ge didn’t need parallel Xia Lian to tell her anything. A little guesswork was enough to figure out what was happening.

Just a moment ago, the family location sharing still showed the others’ locations, and she had also sensed their presences.

Their disappearance now simply meant that they were hiding.

If this little group had any particularly good means of hiding people, it would undoubtedly be Mu Luo or Jiang Huashen’s abilities.

And since parallel Mu Luo wasn’t here, that only left this world’s Jiang Huashen.

Ye Ge walked over to a low-ponytailed man who had given up struggling and extended a hand toward him.

“Hand them over. They’re hiding in your painting scroll, aren’t they?”

Parallel Jiang Huashen lifted his eyes and gave her a faint, indifferent look.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Ye Ge had a strange feeling.

The original timeline’s Old Jiang would have already offered everything up.

But in this parallel world, she couldn’t be too forceful.

“I’m not with the Countermeasures Bureau, and I won’t hurt you. I’m here to help you regain your dignity.”

“And then what?”

Parallel Jiang Huashen seemed utterly uninterested, showing no curiosity about Ye Ge’s words.

Three years ago, he really hadn’t wanted to deal with anyone other than Mu Luo. But over these three years, he had been forced to interact with the others, barely managing to establish some cooperation. Of course he wouldn’t betray his companions based on just one side of the story.

Ye Ge thought for a moment.

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Faced with someone so eccentric and stubborn, it seemed she could only take an unconventional approach.

She knew the personalities of the Sequence Zero members quite well. Even in the parallel world, there probably wouldn’t be much difference.

She took out a painting scroll from behind her back.

Parallel Jiang Huashen’s gaze was immediately drawn to it.

He could sense the fluctuation of his own ability coming from a stranger!

And that scroll was definitely a masterpiece in every sense!

Just the artistic aura radiating from it made parallel Jiang Huashen’s breathing quicken.

He was certain that this was the pinnacle of artistic creation, born from the artist’s complete creative passion and inspiration. Even if other artists were to study it, they would gain immensely!

“Where did you get this? Such a sacred work, which master created it? Why does it carry the fluctuation of my ability!?”

Parallel Jiang Huashen could no longer stay calm. His words came out hurried and urgent.

“Oh? You find it sacred without even seeing its contents? I really don’t understand you artists.”

Ye Ge wasn’t surprised at all.

The scroll in her hand was《Tong Yao》, a masterpiece created by the master artist “Huasheng Jiang” from the original world with the help of the Creation Form. It was the perfect bait for fishing in this parallel world.

And Jiang Huashen was obsessed with abstract things like “artistic aura” and “inspiration”.

Winning him over was far too easy.

“Swear your loyalty to me, and I’ll give you the chance to study it.”

Ye Ge casually tossed the scroll in her hand.

Parallel Jiang Huashen was so tense, terrified that the scroll radiating such a strong artistic aura might fall to the ground.

If that happened, it would be worse than death!

“I swear my loyalty to you!”

Parallel Jiang Huashen didn’t hesitate for a moment. Hesitation would be disrespectful to art itself!

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Parallel Xia Lian: “Hey!”

Ye Ge nodded in satisfaction.

It seemed this little group wasn’t all that united.

At least not as loyal as the one in the original world.

Especially not someone like Old Jiang, who leaned toward the chaotic alignment.

“Call me Boss ¹ 老大laoda can mean “boss”, “leader”, or “eldest child”. .”

Parallel Jiang Huashen: “Boss!”

【Family recognition successful. Reward: 5 attribute points.】

Ye Ge turned to parallel Gu Wenxin.

“What about you? Do you believe what I said?”

Parallel Gu Wenxin was silent for a moment.

“I just want to know where the souls you carry on your shoulders come from.”

“Oh, they’re all bad people. You know about the Sentinel Organization in Yunited States? They commit every evil act imaginable. They even come to Dragon Country to abduct innocent teenagers for horrific experiments. I just wiped them all out.”

Then, Ye Ge added.

“After this, I’ll be cleaning up the high-risk Sequence Espers in society. If you’re itching for action, I can take you along.”

“Alright. I believe you.”

Having received his answer, parallel Gu Wenxin gradually withdrew the killing intent in his eyes.

As fellow slayers of evil, there was no need to turn their blades on each other.

Besides, someone as powerful as her had no reason to lie.

【Family recognition successful. Reward: 5 attribute points.】

【Unallocated attribute points: 30.】

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Ye Ge released the restraints on the two, leaving only parallel Xia Lian who was still bound.

“What about me?”

“You stay like that for now. I feel like you might try to ambush me.”

Ye Ge felt that Xia Lian’s change was the most significant.

The more clingy she was in the original world, the more dangerous she was in this parallel world.

It seemed she was going further and further down the path of madness.

She didn’t know if it could still be corrected.

She would keep her tied up for now.

Ye Ge casually tossed《Tong Yao》to parallel Jiang Huashen, with no hint of urging.

He carefully unrolled the scroll, gazing at every stroke of color with obsession.

“Incredible… divine… a masterpiece beyond nature… Can a human really create something like this?”

Jiang Huashen’s works had always had the ability to immerse the viewer.

During his study, parallel Jiang Huashen felt every emotion and marvel contained within. His mind seemed to tremble, countless inspirations bursting forth in his thoughts, almost like being in heaven.

Anyone watching might think he was on drugs.

Ye Ge didn’t really understand these artists. She didn’t feel much of anything when she looked at it. It seemed like a pure novelty to her.

It was nice as a collectible, though.

Parallel Jiang Huashen tremblingly rolled up the scroll. It seemed he couldn’t absorb all the inspiration at once.

“Are you from the future? Did the me in the future create this painting?”

“Who is depicted in it? Does such a being really exist?”

“I’m certain that no one but me could create a work like this.”

“If you told me it was me at some future point, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.”

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Ye Ge: “More or less.”

“Just as I thought. Since you hold this work, it means you can be trusted.”

【You have satisfied your family member’s pursuit of art. Reward: 10 attribute points.】

【With your help, Jiang Huashen has gained a massive amount of inspiration at once. Reward: 50 attribute points.】

【Unallocated attribute points: 90.】

Ye Ge: “???”

Wow! An angel investor!

No matter which timeline, Old Jiang is always a goldmine of attribute points!

She had managed to harvest so many points from him!

Unbeatable!

Now that things had come to this, she had to allocate points!

Activate【Assist】! I’m gonna give my family an epic strengthening!

After reaching five hundred mental power, Ye Ge certainly wasn’t going to become a hoarding hamster anymore.

【Successfully consumed 60 attribute points. “Assist” function has been activated.】

Yes, exactly like that!

There were more available options now.

Author Note

The roadside vendor was chased away by city management officers, so I didn’t get to eat pineapple (凤梨). I’ll try again today.

Text: I’m so hungry to the point of collapse

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