This rescue isn’t appealing at all.
In Qin Xiangyi’s line of sight, the red ancient costume on Shaoyao disappeared, transforming into a black combat outfit.
Strange totems were inlaid on it, looking just like the insignia of some assassin organization.
Shaoyao immediately sprang into action, taking out the three men with a punch and two kicks, sending them flying more than ten meters away.
The three men instantly lost consciousness, while Shaoyao leisurely retracted her leg, sounding rather disappointed as she said, “I thought humans these days would be tougher, but they fainted after just one hit.”
Her tone was full of smugness, and Qin Xiangyi couldn’t help but feel a bit more annoyed, thinking Shaoyao still hadn’t figured out her place.
For ordinary people, Shaoyao was indeed hard to deal with, but for Chosen Ones, any expert could crush Shaoyao like a vegetable.
Of course, she couldn’t say that out loud.
She was just about to praise Shaoyao, when Jing Shuxuan anxiously looked at Qin Xiangyi.
“Xiao Yi, are you okay?”
Qin Xiangyi smiled easily.
“I’m fine, really, you don’t have to thank me so much.”
“What are you talking about? Don’t you know any basic knowledge about Chosen Ones? Using your powers without understanding yourself can cause headaches and weakness in your limbs.
In severe cases, it can even damage your brain.
Why do you think Chosen Ones all end up in sanatoriums instead of anywhere else?” Seeing Qin Xiangyi’s nonchalant attitude, Jing Shuxuan was almost driven to tears by her.
After Jing Shuxuan’s outburst, Qin Xiangyi finally remembered the reason for this setting.
“I remember now.
After all, there’s only a thin line between genius and criminal, so it’s the same for Chosen Ones.” She didn’t want to make Chosen Ones seem like gods, so she gave them a bunch of flaws, like fainting or even coughing up blood if they overused their powers.
And if you kept using your powers incorrectly, you’d get side effects.
These side effects would last a lifetime, right up until death.
Of course, this wasn’t to highlight the difference between humans and gods, but was originally a perk for the protagonist, so he could heal Chosen Ones who’d been suffering from side effects for years, and in the process gain friends, comrades, or even get sent daughters and granddaughters as part of the plot.
Now, hearing Jing Shuxuan explain Chosen Ones so early, Qin Xiangyi was actually pretty surprised.
Ever since she entered this world, it felt like all the characters she’d set up were no longer following the original script.
Looking at Jing Shuxuan in front of her, Qin Xiangyi tentatively asked, “Sister Xuan, how do you know so much about Chosen Ones?”
Jing Shuxuan glared at Qin Xiangyi, sounding quite annoyed.
“Is your brain really fried? Did you forget where I work?” Qin Xiangyi honestly had no idea, so she just smiled and brushed it off.
The more Jing Shuxuan looked at her, the more anxious she got, and continued, “No, we really need to go to the hospital first.
I just can’t relax about you.”
As she spoke, she tried to drag Qin Xiangyi away, but Qin Xiangyi was totally fine.
Even if she did have a problem, the existence of the Flower Slave could fix any physical issue she had, so she didn’t need a doctor at all.
“Sister Xuan, trust me, I’m really fine… It’s just that my magical beast has a bit of a bad temper.
When it saw those guys bullying you, it just kicked them away.” Qin Xiangyi had to explain again that she hadn’t used her powers, putting all the blame on Shaoyao.
If it weren’t for Shaoyao, she would’ve already played the hero saving the beauty and boosted Jing Shuxuan’s favorability, instead of scaring her half to death twice.
“Really?”
“Really.” Qin Xiangyi had no choice but to take off the wrist guard on her right hand and show Jing Shuxuan her Chosen One mark.
“This is the mark I was forcibly branded with when I entered the sanatorium.
If I use my powers, the chip inside will sense it.
See, it’s not glowing right now, so that proves I didn’t do anything.”
Qin Xiangyi explained the function of the mark on her wrist.
The reason for this forced branding was that Chosen Ones were just too powerful, so they had to invent something to monitor every one of them.
If the user didn’t have a living response, or if the chip was removed, the Chosen One Alliance would know right away and deal with the Chosen One according to the rules.
Of course, Chosen Ones also couldn’t use their powers in ordinary cities, and the Chosen One mark was both a restraint and a surveillance tool.
If Qin Xiangyi had used her powers just now, the police would’ve shown up immediately.
After hearing Qin Xiangyi’s explanation, Jing Shuxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“Good thing you’re a summoner, otherwise we’d probably be heading to the police station right now.”
Qin Xiangyi gave an awkward smile, but Jing Shuxuan suddenly hugged her.
“Xiao Yi, I’m really getting more and more worried about you.”
Faced with the woman’s sudden move, Qin Xiangyi didn’t know where to put her hands.
Of course, she also knew there was no way she’d get a kiss from Jing Shuxuan so soon—it was just that what happened earlier had been so sudden, Jing Shuxuan had been scared out of her wits.
“It’s okay…”
“But I’m not okay.”
Jing Shuxuan’s voice got even softer.
Qin Xiangyi looked up in confusion, only to see Jing Shuxuan bite her lip, a little embarrassed as she said, “I got so scared just now, I can’t even walk.”
The tense and sad atmosphere relaxed for a moment, and Jing Shuxuan revealed her softer side.
Qin Xiangyi couldn’t help but laugh, crouched down, and then picked Jing Shuxuan up in one go.
In that instant, Jing Shuxuan yelped in surprise, nervously clinging to Qin Xiangyi, as if she couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
Qin Xiangyi, who used to struggle even with opening a bottle cap, could now hold her so easily.
“What’s up with your body?”
“I work out at the hospital every day.” Qin Xiangyi explained.
In fact, during her time at Bai Chi Sanatorium, she really had been working out, but it was every night in the Flower God Ring’s space.
One day in there was like a month outside, plus the honey and dew in the Flower God Ring had greatly improved Qin Xiangyi’s constitution.
Even if she ran into a Chosen One now, she could handle it without the help of the Flower People.
“What kind of training makes such a big difference?” Jing Shuxuan couldn’t believe it, feeling like Qin Xiangyi was hiding something from her.
“Sister Xuan, it’s not the right time yet.
When I’m strong enough to protect you, I’ll tell you the truth, okay?” Qin Xiangyi was helpless.
She knew she couldn’t fool her anymore, so she just told Jing Shuxuan her thoughts in another way.
Jing Shuxuan looked at Qin Xiangyi, thought for a moment, and replied, “Okay, I’ll wait for you.”
She really didn’t ask anything else, just leaned into Qin Xiangyi’s arms. Qin Xiangyi breathed a sigh of relief, but soon realized she was facing her second big problem.
