MORIC - Chapter 180

Chapter 180: Who Got Locked Out by Their Wife

Sheng Yangkui's reaction wasn't particularly emotional. Instead, it was Chi Yueshan who had an unusually strong reaction after the visit ended.

Chi Yueshan: "This request is too cruel. Isn't there any other way?"

The sanatorium was in a remote location, far from the royal palace.

But there were no mountains or forests nearby. Shen Yu had set up the highest-level protective grid, fearing a surprise Zerg attack.

The prosperity of the Upper World seemed to have become a fleeting illusion. Everyone stayed behind closed doors, yet they were all mired in an exaggerated state of depression.

The hovercar's ride wasn't very smooth; it had to take detours to avoid the attack points marked in red on the map.

Chi Yueshan's sadness was probably too obvious. Xi Zhoumeng took her hand and pulled her into her arms.

"Because I can't let the Zerg Queen invade my consciousness again."

That thing was very vigilant. Even though the invasion during the practical training hadn't succeeded, it had allowed the other party to detect the anomaly.

During the days she completely marked Chi Yueshan, Xi Zhoumeng had relied on the few Zerg words she'd gleaned from the other's consciousness to keep their surroundings safe.

But the effect of those few words was ultimately limited.

Now, Xi Zhoumeng had no medium to allow the Zerg to invade her consciousness again. The only way was Sheng Yangkui.

The successor who had been a host in two lifetimes.

Back then, Sheng Yangkui's ability to accurately convey information to Wen Xinghuo while being a Zerg host proved she had some capability. But Sheng Yangkui wasn't Xi Zhoumeng; she was naturally timid. Even magnificent clothes and grand attire couldn't embellish her presence. What enabled her to have Wen Xinghuo kill her was likely the final push from love and freedom, somewhat like a final burst of energy before death, breaking through the last shackles of her life.

Thinking back to that day, Chi Yueshan was still terrified. Xi Zhoumeng's sudden bestial transformation and her almost frenzied actions.

The jolting in the rainstorm, the other's scorching, trembling body—all of it spoke of her sorrow.

"But you've already been through so much. Xiao Kui, she..."

This was the third world. Chi Yueshan really didn't want to face another gloomy ending.

But people's wishes are always beautiful. She bit her lip, staring at Xi Zhoumeng, afraid that the person holding her had too strong a sense of responsibility and would lead them to the same outcome in the end.

Xi Zhoumeng: "She'll be fine."

Xi Zhoumeng didn't know where this confidence came from. Sheng Yangkui was clearly so weak; even after being reborn, she couldn't do a damn thing right.

Perhaps her greatest act of solitary courage was snatching the first meeting between Chi Yueshan and Wen Xinghuo. Everything else was just as passive as before.

But on the other hand, Xi Zhoumeng also understood that not everyone was omnipotent. Some people were born into tragedy. Even if they grew a rebellious streak and took vicious revenge, the final outcome would still be loneliness amidst a sea of corpses and blood.

Xi Zhoumeng chuckled. "I didn't believe in love before, because I had never received it."

She was rarely serious. Once she became earnest, it was like a violent storm, yet she herself remained impassive.

Now, her palm covered the back of Chi Yueshan's hand. "Now that I have it, I also have endless desires."

She paused. "Sheng Yangkui is the same."

What attempted suicide? It was just one struggle after another. People who truly want to die are truly silent.

Like Ling Xun before, who had carefully chosen the time and place to ensure she died among flowers, a dignified death.

Of course Sheng Yangkui had desires.

In this life, she had received the stubborn love of a Wen Xinghuo who had no memories at all.

How could she not take a gamble?

Such a confession from Xi Zhoumeng was rare. By her usual standards, she would typically praise herself first, to show that 'my loving you is because I'm so charming, and it's because your love is so fervent that I deign to respond.'

Although Chi Yueshan didn't take it to heart at all, since this person was quite concerned with her image.

Chi Yueshan also recalled all her previous memories, including how this person, even in their 'marry first, love later' dynamic, had still thrown herself into danger for her sake.

Fool.

Chi Yueshan: "So Sheng Yangkui doesn't have her previous memories because she was invaded. What about Senior Wen? Why..."

Previously, Chi Yueshan had felt she was extremely unlucky, a classic case of everyone else knowing everything while she knew nothing. Later, she found out Xi Shuang didn't know either.

She felt a brief moment of satisfaction.

But even now, when everyone had more or less recovered their memories, Wen Xinghuo was unexpectedly still the same as before.

Her trajectory hadn't actually deviated much. She still obtained the War God Mecha, still excelled in the practical training, still became Shen Yu's subordinate, and at a time like this, she was still the one charging into the fray.

Xi Zhoumeng sighed, glancing at the thick dust rolling in the distance after a bombing.

The evacuated people were well settled. The Zerg Tide had been raging for far longer than any previous records indicated.

But Shen Yu had it well under control, which showed she had also been preparing for a long time.

They were her seniors, after all. Even if Xi Zhoumeng herself was wildly arrogant, she had to admit that Shen Yu and Xi Mingguang were richly experienced.

The old foxes were all sleek and cunning.

Wen Xinghuo still had a long way to go.

"Her."

Xi Zhoumeng paused, then sighed again. "What other reason could there be, besides her asking for it herself?"

Chi Yueshan let out a sound of surprise. Even though she and Xuan Ping had arranged almost everything at the end of that memory, and despite the rush, she felt it had been quite orderly.

But Wen Xinghuo had been extremely busy until the very end. Because Shen Yu was severely injured, the entire burden fell on her. Even if Wen Xinghuo knew about the plan, she had signed off on it as the acting Marshal without paying it much attention.

She had been too overwhelmed. Now, with her memories restored, Chi Yueshan didn't know if Wen Xinghuo had ever gone to Xuan Ping to have her memories inputted.

The reboot had relied on Xi Zhoumeng's power in the first place. Now that everything was coming back, Xi Zhoumeng opened her light-brain, sent a message to Wen Xinghuo, and said, "That mute of hers can't speak anyway, but you can figure it out just by thinking about it."

Chi Yueshan felt like she was being subtly insulted again.

The golden-haired Alpha holding her still had the mind to complain about her mother to her Omega mom while saying, "She just wants to prove it to Sheng Yangkui."

"Without prophetic dreams, without subconscious hints."

Xi Zhoumeng didn't finish, but Chi Yueshan understood. She pressed her lips together, feeling a little touched. "Senior Wen is so devoted."

Xi Zhoumeng said, "Hey, please. Who was it that was crying their eyes out because they were mistaken for someone else?"

Chi Yueshan: "When did I cry my eyes out!"

She huffed. "Then I should ask who was it that was drowning in a sea of jealousy all day, saying I was deeply in love with Senior Wen."

Xi Zhoumeng: "Weren't you thinking about marrying her all day?"

Chi Yueshan: "I never said that. Look, is there anything between us? In every lifetime, Senior Wen and I have just been working together."

Mentioning this made Chi Yueshan furious. "Why! Everywhere I go, I'm a working girl, while you get to eat and drink well everywhere. It makes me so mad, so mad."

The atmosphere of absolute quiet between them could never last long. The slightest opening would devolve into verbal insults and physical scuffles.

Chi Yueshan was no ordinary Omega; her strength was terrifying. Even after her Secondary Differentiation into an Alpha, Xi Zhoumeng was still that delicate young lady at heart, completely different from the specially trained types like Wen Xinghuo and Xi Shuang.

Chi Yueshan had just pinched her when the woman let out a whimper and fell onto her.

"Someone with my stunning looks, go to work? Where? A club?"

She had a natural talent for turning black into white, easily leading Chi Yueshan's thoughts astray.

True, with looks like that and being so fond of leisure, she might very well choose to enter that line of work without anyone needing to introduce her.

Xi Zhoumeng: "But I never go to those kinds of clubs."

While discussing Shen Yu's arrangements with Xi Mingguang, she lazily continued her emotional exchange with Chi Yueshan.

"The top hosts there, whether male, female, A, or O, none of them are as good-looking as me."

She said this smugly. "If I really went, I'd just get angry at their inferior professional skills. I'd rather just lie at home."

Chi Yueshan had no interest in places like clubs, but she vaguely remembered that Mu Lai and Xi Shuang were frequent visitors.

Mu Lai was a scumbag through and through. Xi Shuang went purely because her family's business was expanding, and she was patrolling as the young boss.

She couldn't imagine Xi Zhoumeng frequenting that kind of club, but she couldn't help asking, "How can you be so sure?"

When they visited Sheng Yangkui just now, Xi Zhoumeng was wearing a veil. Back in the ZR-Galaxy, she would fuss for ages every time she wore a mask to go out.

For example, complaining that it wasn't as good as the diamond veil here, which didn't obstruct her beauty and was breathable.

Now, the beautiful Alpha who had taken off her veil had only been back for a few days and had already been upgraded to an Alpha with a child. She even had the leisure to get a manicure before going out.

At this moment, her almost blindingly bright manicure tapped on Chi Yueshan's thigh as she said, "Of course I'm sure. If someone like me appeared there, who would have the time to look at the hosts?"

Chi Yueshan's fists clenched.

The next second, Xi Zhoumeng grabbed her hand. "But you're different."

She suddenly leaned closer. The blue light from the light-brain screen faintly illuminated her profile. Even though Chi Yueshan had a profound appreciation for this person's looks, she had to admit that the golden-haired Xi Zhoumeng was more striking than with any other hair color.

A holy appearance mixed with the depravity of a born troublemaker. Now, her fingers moved up, thoughtfully pulling up Chi Yueshan's fallen collar.

"Only you could make me spend a fortune."

Chi Yueshan was numb. "Why are you so cheesy after coming back? What was the Prime Century really like? Did you meet someone?"

Xi Zhoumeng sighed. "I was just lying at home recovering, bored, so I opened our shared light-brain library and looked at your reading history."

Chi Yueshan: "What?"

Xi Zhoumeng opened her light-brain and casually opened her and Chi Yueshan's reading library.

"It's all academic theories. Only these few are a little interesting. What's wrong with you, Chi Yueshan? Reading boring theories while pregnant? My child doesn't need to rely on knowledge to make money."

She said with utter conviction, "My child can possess a fortune of hundreds of billions just with their beauty. No need to work hard."

Chi Yueshan thought: Wouldn't that make them a complete waste? You rely on your beauty, yet you have the nerve to say that when you selectively scrape by on every exam?

"Fine."

The hovercar stopped at the Xi family's parking spot. Chi Yueshan got out first, turned around, and gave Xi Zhoumeng an exceptionally sweet smile. "Then you can raise the child from now on."

"As for me, I'm not pretty, and I'm a crude person who doesn't understand etiquette. How could I possibly raise the child of our high-spiritual-power Alpha?"

"I'd better go back to doing manual labor."

Her string of words rained down on Xi Zhoumeng's face.

After speaking, she strode away without any intention of waiting for the other.

Xi Zhoumeng got out of the car, glanced at Li Rong beside her, and asked, "Is she scolding me?"

Li Rong was too embarrassed to nod and could only smile.

Xi Zhoumeng thought about it as she walked back, just in time to see Chu Jing feeding soup to Xi Mingguang.

Her Alpha mother, famous for her might since childhood, had a look of resistance. Unfortunately, Chu Jing had put a bib on her as if she were a three-year-old. Her face was contorted, but out of consideration for her wife's rare attentiveness, she could only let her do as she pleased.

Xi Zhoumeng: "..."

Being henpecked is truly terrifying.

She said to Xi Mingguang, "Mother, see you in the study later."

Xi Mingguang waved her hand.

As Xi Zhoumeng went upstairs, she heard from a maid that Chi Yueshan had gone to the mecha room, and it finally dawned on her.

Is she angry that I'm going to be a commander?

I did have my light-brain open when I was messaging Mother just now.

What's there to be angry about?

Ah, this is indeed worth being angry about.

A cleaning maid nearby watched as her young lady, skirt flying, walked to the mecha room, only to be met with a locked door.

The voice of the AI at the mecha room door was ice-cold—

"Access temporarily denied."

Xi Zhoumeng: "I don't have access? On what grounds?"

AI: "Miss Chi has revoked your access for today."

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