Chapter 451: Seriously Ill

[You successfully crushed Xiao Bai’s despicable and shameless scheme, and completely ‘claimed’ the body and mind of the young girl Tong Ziran. From now on, she belongs to you alone, forever and ever, loyal and faithful! Xiao Bai’s luck -8000. Congratulations! You have received the rewards [Proficiency +2,000,000], [Fortune +2000], [Lifespan +20 years], and [Secret Manual: God-level · Medical Pills and Remedies]!]

Mu An pondered thoughtfully.

Speaking of which, Xiao Bai’s pills seemed effective.

But in reality, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to control Tong Ziran and make her his own?

I heard that stuff was something he specifically got from his own master.

Looking at it this way, neither of those two are good people!

“Oh, by the way, I’ve been calling you the ‘second personality,’ but that’s not very good. Do you have an actual name?”

Seeming to have thought of something, Mu An released the girl in his arms and asked seriously.

Tong Ziran’s ‘second personality’ was somewhat special. Even after the main personality returned, it wasn’t stripped of its right to exist.

Or rather, this girl is still shy and needs a ‘mask’ to temporarily act as a second self?

Of course, having two personalities in one body isn’t a big problem.

As long as the core personality didn’t keep recklessly creating new personalities (abilities) with her soul power, then in a sense, it was safe.

There won’t be a repeat of the previous situation where the main personality’s soul collapsed or even completely disappeared.

“A name? No.”

Tong Ziran’s second personality shook her head.

After hesitating for a moment, she looked at the man she loved deeply and offered, “Then… why don’t you give me one?”

“Me? Let me think… Ziyin, Tong Ziyin. How about that? ‘Yin’ sounds like ‘shadow,’ meaning inseparable, and also implies a second existence.”

Mu An thought it over and offered his idea.

“Tong Ziyin… is that my name now?”

The girl couldn’t help but murmur softly.

“Do you like it?”

“I do! But… about this name, do we need the main personality’s consent?”

“No need! It’s your own name. As long as you like it, no one can take it away.”

As he spoke, Mu An pinched the girl’s chin, stared straight into her pupils, and snorted.

“If she dares to protest, heh heh—then I won’t ‘hold back’ either!”

Those words were clearly aimed at a certain girl hiding ‘in the shadows.’

Faced with this strong-willed man, Tong Ziyin’s usually cold and pretty face couldn’t help but flush a faint pink.

Even though it was just an ordinary ‘name’ that any person could have, to her it was priceless.

It meant being acknowledged. It meant she wasn’t rootless driftwood anymore. It meant she was truly alive.

[From Tong Ziyin’s surging emotions, emotional fluctuation +50. Congratulations, you have received [Proficiency +9000]!]

“So, what are you two planning to do next?”

“I don’t know, but the main personality said…”

“Stop, stop, stop. If she wants to say something, she comes out and says it herself. Otherwise, no matter what she says, I won’t agree to it!”

Mu An used both hands to pinch the girl’s cheeks, twisting her face into different shapes as a form of ‘punishment.’

In the blink of an eye, the girl’s main personality appeared.

She looked at him timidly and pitifully, her tone softening a bit.

“Brother Mu An, it hurts…”

“Good. It should hurt. Other people want me to hurt, and I won’t even let them!”

The man glared at her with mock annoyance, then added, “Next time you’ve got something, tell me to my face. Don’t hide behind the scenes like a scared turtle.”

“What’s there to be shy about in front of me? Or is it that you get annoyed just seeing me and don’t want to talk to me at all?”

With this ‘strong medicine’ administered, Tong Ziran’s face turned pale, tears welling up, instantly becoming a little pitiful.

She was afraid of losing her beloved Brother Mu An again and hurriedly apologized in a flustered way.

“No… it’s not like that… I… I just…”

At that moment, Brother Mu An pressed his index finger to her lips, his voice filled with endless tenderness.

“Promise me, will you bravely step forward?”

“No matter what difficulties we face, we can face them together!”

Looking into those gentle, wind-like eyes, Tong Ziran was slightly stunned.

The panic in her heart gradually gave way to a feeling of being moved. Then she raised her little pink fists and nodded firmly.

“Brother Mu An, I will definitely do my best…”

Knock knock knock.

Suddenly, an untimely knocking sounded at the door.

“Sweet daughter, Dad—”

In an instant, the girl shrank back into her little nest like a startled rabbit.

To put it abstractly… the main account logged off, and the alternate account logged on.

At the same time, with a swish, a sharp knife pierced through the door with a whooshing sound, once again causing a flurry of panicked shouts outside.

“Uh… sorry, that was an instinctive reaction…”

“Of course, please trust my skill and accuracy. This time, the knife still didn’t harm his life!”

After finishing all this, Tong Ziyin turned to Mu An and sincerely apologized.

Her tone was calm and her emotions steady.

You absolutely couldn’t tell that a second ago she’d thrown a terrifying knife that could have killed someone!

“…..”

Mu An silently rubbed his forehead in disbelief.

What kind of outrageous ‘deja vu, season two’ is this?!

And as for Tong Fugui, that old guy was truly unlucky, tripping twice in the exact same spot. That’s almost impressive.

After listening to the girl’s explanation, he understood why she had such an instinctive reaction.

“So, you’re saying your dad Tong Fugui is ‘ill’ too?”

“Back then, your mother’s death caused you to develop dissociative identities. And that old guy, out of guilt, has found many women over the years.”

“Each of them resembled your mother in some way or another…”

Mu An’s mouth twitched slightly.

How should he put it? He felt that the entire Tong family was… seriously ill.

…..

Meanwhile, at a certain detention center,

In the interrogation room, Xiao Bai clawed at his messy hair like he was going mad, his eyes bloodshot.

Since just now, he had been feeling inexplicably anxious, as if something important had been taken away from him.

Putting that aside for the moment, Xiao Bai couldn’t understand how he had been invited to the Cao family to treat and save someone yet somehow ended up being labeled a ‘murderer’ for no reason.

The police even had the key surveillance footage as evidence.

Witnesses and physical evidence were complete, making all his explanations look absurdly weak.

But the problem was, he had no memory of it at all, like someone had forcibly erased it, making him feel awful.

“Xiao Bai, confess and we’ll be lenient. Resist and you’ll have a hard time later…”  A male officer warned him seriously.

“Hmph! I won’t say a word until my lawyer arrives!”

Xiao Bai snorted coldly, his expression as arrogant as ever.

Don’t be fooled by his calm demeanor, he was only pretending to be calm.

With eyewitnesses and physical evidence all stacked against him, the situation was extremely unfavorable.

Death for a murder charge, prison time was the lightest punishment.

Maybe he’d even get a free ‘peanut’ to send him to reincarnation!

Of course, since Xiao Bai was a ‘regular’ at the detention center, he had some experience dealing with these situations.

But this time, the trouble was unprecedentedly tricky…

Even though he had contacted many powerful masters from his network, none were fully confident they could get him out safely.

Now, all Xiao Bai could do was silently pray.

‘Damn it! Don’t let me find out who framed me!’

‘Otherwise, I’ll make you pay a painful price!’