Chapter 37: A Very Bad Misunderstanding

Shen Ye listened to the beating of her heart, feeling as though every cell in her limbs and bones was hiding a deep exhaustion, sweeping through her consciousness with each breath, flooding her brain, and disrupting the workings of normal thought.

In her field of vision.

Scenes that alternated between clear and blurry appeared in turns, as if her soul was about to slip out of her body.

A memory that did not belong to her surged into the sea of her spirit.

In a dizzying whirl, she found herself transformed into a Spirit Being, born in a forest.

As the years passed, she married a Human and gave birth to a son.

This is… Mother’s memory?

She looked at the Infant in the swaddling clothes.

This is… me?

She was stunned, a foreign emotion lingering in her chest, like an invisible Thread connecting to the child in her arms.

This is… Mother’s feeling for me?

A cool sensation came to her face.

Shen Ye reached out and caught a Teardrop sliding from the corner of her eye.

She froze.

No, this isn’t where I should be!

Boom——!

The soft scene shattered in an instant.

Blood droplets linked in the air, like Ice momentarily frozen, then shattered the next moment.

The tiny weight in her arms vanished instantly, and her heart was ripped away as if carved by a blade.

A tearing pain came from the depths of her soul, and the images reflected in her pupils began to spin wildly.

Shen Ye collapsed to the ground, the cold touch of the floor against her cheek jolting her hazy consciousness.

No, this is wrong.

In the distance reflected in her pupils, a Woman was pulling a Child along, rushing outward.

Shen Ye could sense a thin Thread connecting the Child to her body, growing fainter and thinner as the distance stretched.

Half-awake, she tried to push herself up, but kept collapsing weakly midway.

The emotion brimming in her chest felt like it was about to explode, turning into a scorching heat at the corners of her eyes.

My child… don’t leave me…

Her consciousness was like a small boat on a great River, drifting with the waves, but in a fleeting daze, she grabbed hold of the Oar of clarity.

Through her haze, she saw a blurry figure before her.

“Xiangyi…”

She murmured softly.

!

Lin Xiangyi was overjoyed.

Finally, there was hope!

He grabbed Shen Ye’s Shoulder and shook her gently, speaking urgently:

“Xiao Ye, are you okay? Wake up, someone’s here to check our room.”

“Mmm… what… room check?”

Who are you? Where am… I?

“Anyway, you need to snap out of it, or I’m going to get arrested!”

Junior Brother…? Why are you here?

“Ah… it’s you, Xiangyi…”

Shen Ye lifted her head with difficulty to look at Lin Xiangyi, revealing a Foolish Smile.

Her moist pupils were filled with Golden Foil, like the dancing Wave of the Mountain Lake.

That face, made somewhat noble by her striking Golden Eyes, was completely undone by this smile, revealing a hint of simple-mindedness.

The scene she had seen in the Spirit Sea earlier had, at this moment, transformed into the instinct to protect her young.

“No… not while I’m here…”

Shen Ye murmured, with a drunken, coquettish softness.

“Whoever dares to arrest you… I’ll hit them.”

With that, she swung her Fist weakly, thumping it against Lin Xiangyi’s Shoulder, then tumbled headfirst into his arms.

“…Xiao Ye? Xiao Ye?”

Holding Shen Ye’s small frame, Lin Xiangyi panicked.

Warm Fragrance filled his arms, yet he felt no trace of romantic thoughts.

“Sir, please respond, or we will break through the Door’s Restriction Formation.”

Lin Xiangyi looked at the Door, beads of sweat forming at his temples.

Grandmother, have mercy on me!

“Hum——”

With a soft sound.

The Restriction Formation was broken.

Lin Xiangyi felt the Spiritual Power enveloping the Room dissipating.

He made a mournful face:

“Can I explain?”

The Patrol Officer stepped into the Room, and when she saw the scene inside, her face turned Pale.

A Flushed Face, seemingly unconscious beautiful young woman, and a suspicious man holding the young woman in his arms with a strange expression, looking guilty.

“Bold, very bold.”

She walked up to Lin Xiangyi, helped the unconscious young woman up, and sneered:

“Daring to do something like this in the Guild Hall’s territory, I hope you’ve made your Psychological Preparation.”

As her words fell, two burly men entered through the Door, each wearing a “Patrol Enforcement” Name Tag on their chests.

The two stood at the Door, their massive bodies nearly blocking all the light from outside.

“We now suspect you of violating Guild Hall discipline by using a Spirit Control Technique.”

“Come with us, sir.”

Lin Xiangyi let out a resigned smile.

Heh.

It’s all over.

“Click.”

Harsh light shone straight in, illuminating the Interrogation Room.

Across the table, a young man sat blankly, head lowered in silence.

The Patrol Officer sat at the table, a Pen infused with Spiritual Power floating above the Paper, ready to record the conversation.

“Name?”

No response.

“Hmm?”

The Patrol Officer frowned and snapped in a sharper tone.

“Name!?”

“Ah…”

The man in the Chair snapped to attention, raising those lifeless eyes to stare at her.

Lin Xiangyi (apprehended).jpg, said dejectedly:

“Lin Xiangyi.”

“Gender?”

“Male.”

“Alright, Mr. Lin Xiangyi, Confession brings leniency, Resistance brings strictness. Now please recount the Full Process of you and that young lady arriving at the Guild Hall.”

“Yeah, I…”

Lin Xiangyi began recounting the day’s itinerary, and as he spoke, he also found himself Reviewing everything that had happened that morning.

I’m so stupid, really.

I actually thought this girl could do something Good.

I was even a little Touched earlier that she cared so much about the Azure Cloud Sect’s people.

Well, now she’s got me sent to the Monitoring Room.

If this goes badly, the next step is Imprisonment.

My record! My Career!

Is it all going to be Ruined today!?

No!!!

After listening to Lin Xiangyi’s brief account, the Patrol Officer nodded.

“Until the full picture of the matter is investigated, Mr. Lin Xiangyi, please stay here.”

“Phew——”

Lin Xiangyi let out a long sigh, trying to Calm himself down.

“Fine, but before that, Officer, I have a Question.”

“Speak.”

“For this arrest, if I want to be promoted to Deputy Director of my Guild Hall in the future, will it have an Influence?”

“?”

The Patrol Officer was left speechless by his Nonsense.

You do something like this in the Guild Hall, and you still Hope for a Clean Record?

“If what you said is True, then there shouldn’t be any problem.”

“After we finish checking Miss Xiao Ye’s Mental State, once everything is Confirmed, we’ll let you both go.”

The Pen that had been swiftly writing beside her also stopped at this moment. The Patrol Officer picked up the record and began re-examining it.

Footsteps came from outside the Door.

A person entered the Room, bent down beside her, and whispered a few words.

The Patrol Officer listened, nodded, and said to Lin Xiangyi:

“Alright, we’ve already Processed everything on our end. You can go find your Friend.”

Lin Xiangyi felt a huge weight lift off his shoulders.

Good, good. My record is still clean.

He asked:

“Is that so? Then where is Xiao Ye?”

“She’s still Unconscious. The Association has arranged a Room for you two. Until she wakes up, you’ll both stay in the Guild Hall.”

“But,”

She paused, her gaze at Lin Xiangyi gaining a new layer of meaning.

“The Guild Physician over there told me your Friend’s condition was originally not Optimistic, but it seems because of your Interference, her physical state has already Recovered by more than half.”

“I see.”

Lin Xiangyi stroked his chin, pretending to ponder.

Based on what she’s saying, they probably didn’t see through Xiao Ye’s Disguise as a Spirit Being.

He explained:

“That Misunderstanding earlier was actually a Side Effect of the treatment. Previous treatments hadn’t encountered this kind of situation before.”

“Oh~”

The Patrol Officer curved a Playful Smile.

“So it seems you and that young lady are Acquaintances. That makes it even less likely we’ll keep you here. What a pity… how nice.”

You meant to say pity, didn’t you?!

Do you want to throw me in jail that badly?!

You and the Culprit who sent me in here are cut from the same cloth!

Lin Xiangyi vented furiously in his mind.

Why are there so many Bad Women!