Are You Two Done?

What was I doing? Sonia leaned against Yaxiu's shoulder, not daring to lift her head in the slightest. The country girl felt as though a demon had taken over her body just moments ago. Her entire mind had been spinning in a daze, and by the time she came to her senses, she was already resting against the Watcher's shoulder. This was definitely not her intention! It had to be that she hadn't entered the Void Realm for too long, leaving her soul somewhat disoriented—or maybe the footsteps of the Ox of the Sky Carriage were too loud, or the golden gleam of the reverse golden rain was too blinding! What should I do, what should I do, what should I do... Could a Fishcleaver Dragon please show up to save the day? I swear I'll send you off with the highest-spec Blood Blossom Water Moon and let you die in glorious, heroic sacrifice! If it were only the Watcher, it wouldn't be so bad. The problem was that the Witch was watching from behind! She had clearly manifested in the back seat alongside the Witch, yet she had deliberately climbed into the front seat to hug... cling to... lean against the Watcher and rest. Sonia couldn't even bear to imagine the expression on the Witch's face right now! The way they had acted in the cabin of lost memories had already caused enough misunderstandings for the Witch. Now, far from clearing up the misunderstanding, Sonia had completely forfeited any right to explain herself! Her face felt like it was on fire, so embarrassed that she couldn't face anyone! As she thought about it, Sonia couldn't help but inwardly blame the man before her—You jerk, can't you tell I desperately need help right now?! Granted, there's no verbal communication, facial communication, physical communication, or eye contact, but can't you at least sense what's going on in my head?! Can't you play the fool and quickly put an end to this awkward atmosphere! I need to give him a hint. Sonia lightly nudged his shoulder. No reaction. Another nudge. Another, another, another... Watching Sonia continuously rub her head against his shoulder, Yaxiu felt as though his trench coat was about to be worn down to threads. Still, the scene was rather familiar—Lisi occasionally clung to him like this demanding hugs, acting spoiled just like a koala. So what the Sword Princess means is... Yaxiu blinked, reached out, and gave Sonia a gentle hug. But the moment his hand brushed her waist, Sonia jerked her head up as if jolted by an electric shock, staring at him with flushed cheeks and tightly pursed lips. Her watery, wide eyes glared fiercely at him, as if screaming, 'How dare you be so bold!' Yaxiu immediately raised his hands in surrender. Only then did the country girl huff softly, scrambling away to sit as far from him as possible, treating him like a rag to be discarded after use. She nervously peeked toward the back, only to discover that the Witch was actually lying down on the back seat, facing the backrest asleep, as if she hadn't seen a single thing. Witch, you're so considerate! Though she knew it was self-deception, Sonia let out a breath of relief anyway, and called out with righteous defiance despite being in the wrong: "Wake up, Witch, stop sleeping!" "Hmm?" Diya rubbed her eyes and sat up. "Are you two done?" Bang! Sonia felt steam blast from her head. What little composure she had managed to preserve was sunk instantly by the Witch's counterquestion. Yaxiu, on the other hand, was completely calm. "Well, it's human nature to want someone to lean on and confide in when you're under stress. Do you want to be babied, Witch? We have a male mom and a female mom available to choose from." "I wasn't acting spoiled..." Sonia lowered her head in embarrassment, her voice as quiet as a mosquito's hum. "No, no," Diya waved a hand. "I already have someone I can act spoiled with." Though quite a bit of time had been wasted, after this little interlude, the three of them, separated for nearly ten days, naturally and harmoniously came together as one again. The sports car roared and hummed as it drove across the Time Continent. Because there was so much information to exchange, none of them knew where to begin. "Looking at the Void Realm Map, we won't reach the Spider Tower area until we enter the Void Realm tomorrow," Yaxiu said. "We can still adventure normally tonight without worrying about some Heroic Spirit commander suddenly charging out with a massive army." "Thanks to the potion you gave me, otherwise normal soul recovery would definitely never have made it in time." Sonia sat back down in the rear seat. Although the flush on her face hadn't yet faded, her formidable psychological fortitude allowed her to join the conversation normally. "By the way, did either of you trigger the Concept Secret Poison?" "After you triggered it, I checked your profile and triggered it too." "What's the Concept Secret Poison?" Yaxiu and Sonia exchanged a glance, and then Yaxiu shook his head at Diya. "The Concept Secret Poison only has side effects right now. It's best if you don't know." Secret poisons had two points of value: first, the intelligence behind the secret poison itself held great significance; second, the positive buffs provided by the secret poison. That was why certain secret poisons were worth sharing—for example, the Vortex Secret Poison belonged to the former, while the Golden Fish Secret Poison and Bronze Dragon Secret Poison belonged to the latter. However, far more secret poisons were not worth sharing; the Concept Secret Poison and the Expulsion Secret Poison fell into this category. True, the Concept Secret Poison did peel back the veil of mystery surrounding Concept Incarnations, but what practical use was that to Yaxiu and the others? Did it give them a twenty percent discount when buying fruit? While the side effects of the Concept Secret Poison were bearable, why deliberately infect oneself with another chronic illness? Diya cast a suspicious glance at them. "You two aren't ostracizing me, are you?" This was precisely the situation Sonia feared most. If all of them contracted the secret poison, it would be fine; if only she contracted it, that would also be fine. But if only two of them were infected, trouble brewed. A combination like [Sword Princess + Witch] was fine, since the Watcher would certainly trust their judgment. But a combination like [Sword Princess + Watcher] was a disaster—the Witch had every reason to suspect this scandalous pair. Yaxiu also shot Sonia a reproachful look—it wasn't even a good secret poison, why did you have to bring it up? Couldn't you just keep it to yourself instead of scooping up a handful of crap to share with everyone? Now look what happened. The Witch suspected it wasn't crap, but some enticing spicy art. Should they dump the crap all over her head, or drag her into the fire? Sonia had her own justification, however: "A 'Falling Stars' incident happened on my end, and the Empress's Heroic Spirit happened to snatch away the 'Avatar of the Stars'. I suspect she crushed the Avatar of the Stars to death directly, causing all related sorcery spirits to be annihilated... I thought both of you would contract the Concept Secret Poison after seeing the stars fall." "The Falling Stars incident?" After Sonia briefly described how the stars had nearly smashed through the sky that day, Yaxiu and Diya exchanged a look and shook their heads. "We never ran into anything like that." "Wait." Diya looked pensive. "Avatar of the Stars, Falling Stars, causing all related sorcery spirits to be annihilated... Could it be that..." Yaxiu slammed on the brakes. The sports car carved donut-shaped skid marks into the grassy turf, throwing Diya sideways with the inertia. No sooner had she stabilized herself than Sonia pinned down her shoulders and began shaking her violently like a bottle of pulpy orange juice! "Wh-wh-wh-what are you two doing?!" Yaxiu asked, "What about the stars?" Dizzied from the shaking, Diya stammered, "Didn't they fall?" Yaxiu stepped on the gas and spun the sports car in circles. "Not enough! Sword Princess, keep shaking!" "Understood!" "Aaaahhh... ugh!" Diya dry-heaved from nausea between the relentless spinning and shaking. Fortunately, this was the Void Realm; she couldn't vomit up anything except secrets. The Witch lifted her head. Seeing the Watcher and Sword Princess gazing upon her with such warm concern, she hurriedly threw up her hands to shield her face in surrender: "I forgot, I forgot, I really forgot! I don't know anything about stars, and I didn't see the Sword Princess hugging the Watcher just now! I didn't see anything, I don't know anything, please spare me!" Sonia cracked her knuckles with a loud pop. "(*￣︿￣) Sounds like there are still some lingering memories..."