Chapter 158: Chapter 158 – You Must Be Capable Enough To Take The Throne

Two flights took off in different directions.

One was heading to London from Tianjing and the other was heading to Tianjing from Lianjiang.

In an old-fashioned manner of speech, such fate was just like a dung beetle rolling a ball of feces towards the unknown future, but fate had it that only when the dung beetle began feeding on its masterpiece that it realized there was poison in it!

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After an embarrassing and inconvenient urination process, Ren Suo was finally able to sit down with Dong Chengling and quietly listen to Dong Chengling’s and Qiao Muyi’s explanations.

However, Ren Suo clearly looked a little unfocused. Qiao Muyi suddenly stopped explaining and asked, “What are you thinking about?”

“It’s my first time being supported by someone else at this age…” Ren Suo said.

“Ren Suo!” Dong Chengling exclaimed. She asked sternly, “Are you attracted to the nurses from just now?”

The Countermeasure Division had naturally considered beforehand about problems like using the toilet, so there were doctors and nurses accompanying them on the plane. When Ren Suo or Dong Chengling needed to go to the toilet, two female nurses would warmly help them to remove their pants, then one of the nurses would ‘assist’ while the other would block their view of each other, allowing either of them to complete a round of secretion of their metabolic waste.

Ren Suo could not help but shake his head and said, “Well, although they have decent figures, I could not see their faces because they were wearing masks, so I can’t say that I fancy them…”

Eh? Ren Suo felt that the logic in his words seemed slightly odd.

Qiao Muyi yawned and said, “I was awakened by the alarm clock at 5 o’clock in the middle of the night to shift you guys to the plane in an emergency… Sigh…”

She looked at Ren Suo and Dong Chengling’s tightly locked arms and shook her head, saying, “You two young people really enjoy a thrill huh… Well, you guys really have a tragic youth.””read comics on our ReadReadNovelFull.live”

Ren Suo rolled his eyes and said, “Do you think I wanted this to happen?”

Dong Chengling said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Ren Suo, it was me who pulled you down. You had good intentions and were trying to help by sharing the pressure of my Awakening…”

Qiao Muyi continued to explain, “From Deputy Director Yu’s observations, it was because of you that Dong Chengling managed to withstand the pressure due to the fluctuations in space during her Awakening without much harm. However, it is also because of this that her Awakened Ability is connected to you, which is why both of you cannot be separated from each other.”

Although Ren Suo and Qiao Muyi’s hands could be said to be stuck together, they were not bonded so tightly to each other like 502 super glue. As long as their hands were not separated, they could still move about.

Ren Suo asked curiously, “Isn’t the Awakened Ability just knowledge? How could there be such consequences?”

Qiao Muyi was surprised. Intrigued, she questioned, “Aren’t you Awakened yourself? Do you not know why? Did you acquire any knowledge when you Awakened?”

Oops. Ren Suo had almost forgotten that his other persona was a “first-tier Practitioner with resuscitation-type Awakened Ability [Heart-Strengthening]”. He turned his head around, but coincidentally met Dong Chengling’s pure gaze.

‘Holy crap, that gaze is making me nervous,’ Ren Suo thought as he turned away again and looked in front of him and to his right.

He stammered, “Ah… Um… What do you think, Chengling?”

Dong Chengling shook her head and said, “After I Awakened, I just felt that I acquired a new innate instinct, but I only know that I know it, not how.”

Qiao Muyi said, “In fact, the abilities you learn from the Knowledge Net are also of that nature; you only know that you can do it but not how to do it. Only experts who study the abilities in depth will know the underlying nature of the abilities. The flow of breathing currents in your body generates a unique “meridian channel” and when Reiki flows through it, it allows you to turn the fluctuations in the flow of energy into a real ability.”

Ren Suo was not academically-inclined and naturally was not any Reiki expert. He merely used the abilities he gained from the Knowledge Web like [Clothes], [Lock], and [Heal] directly, and did not know any of its underlying principles.

Although those abilities also had to be practiced, they were just like running and swimming where it would become natural for the limbs to move accordingly.

Learning real knowledge like physics and mathematics was like learning better swimming skills as well as more efficient breathing patterns for running, both of which would enhance one’s own capabilities.

“But in the case of Awakened Abilities, even though the Reiki Research Institute is able to observe and record their different Reiki meridian channels, they are virtually useless even if they are 100% transplanted onto another Practitioner. They would even be harmed to a certain extent if they continued to use it for a longer period of time.”

“At present, the meridian channel of each Awakened Ability would only be effective on the one who Awakened that ability, in contrast to the typical abilities ordinary Practitioners utilize, which can be used by almost all Practitioners. Although differences would still be present due to varying degrees of affinities and the strength of the breathing currents, but…”

“Rather than Awakened Abilities, abilities which can be utilized by most Practitioners are the ones that the nation is seeking,” Qiao Muyi said with a shrug.

“I digress. I suppose you would now understand that the main basis of an Awakened Ability is to grant the Awakener a nearly instinctive, stable and consistent meridian channel. And when a powerful meridian channel capable of manipulating a large amount of Reiki energy forms, it will cause the Reiki to be extremely chaotic and unstable. This is also the atypical phenomena some people experience when they are Awakening.”

“The meridian channel formed by Dong Chengling’s Awakened Ability is too complex and too powerful, which caused her to suffer agonizing Awakening damage. If what Dong Chengling described is right, then Ren Suo, you saved her life.”

“Otherwise, she would be disabled at best, and at worst she could have died. None of the healing abilities we know of currently are able to regenerate limbs,” Qiao Muyi said.

Ren Suo recalled the Dong Chengling whom the Nine-tailed Fox saw and nodded in agreement.

Qiao Muyi teased, “In any case, are you going to take this opportunity to make Dong Chengling devote herself to you?”

“Why would—”

Ren Suo was only mid-sentence when he felt Dong Chengling squeeze his forearms tightly with her arms. He swallowed back his words and nodded at Dong Chengling to convey his thoughts.

Do you feel that Qiao Muyi was overboard to say that? I think so too.

Qiao Muyi continued, “So, Dong Chengling managed to avoid a disaster and successfully Awakened. However, the peculiar changes in the meridian channel is causing the ability to be activated automatically and that, in turn, is causing both of your hands to be connected tightly to each other.”

“Although the nation is currently pursuing ordinary, general-purpose abilities, the powerful Awakeners still play a strategic role for the nation. Given that Dong Chengling’s Awakened Ability is related to space-type abilities, she is of great importance. This is why, in order to solve her problem as soon as possible, the Countermeasure Division instructed your transfer to Tianjing by plane for treatment.”

“We will reach our destination in about an hour, do you guys still have any questions?” Qiao Muyi asked.

Although she said “you guys”, Qiao Muyi only looked at Ren Suo—as a teacher of the Institution, Dong Chengling was already very familiar with common knowledge about Practitioners, so it was only the muddle-headed Ren Suo who would still be confused.

And Ren Suo really had a question. He asked, “I understand the rationale, but… why are you in charge of this?”

“Huh? Me?” Qiao Muyi said as she shook her head. She said, “Ah, you have already been away for more than a month, so you are not aware—I am now the captain of Team Seven. Although I am still a first-tier Practitioner, I have already completed nine supernatural missions and am proficient in six abilities, so overall I am only behind Deputy Director Yu and the captain of Team Two, Yao Fei.”

Qiao Muyi pointed outside the door and said, “Even Team Leader You has to take instructions from me—although this is only temporary. Deputy Director Yu and Yao Fei’s team are too busy and unable to attend to this, so naturally, I was tasked with the full responsibility of transferring both of you.”

Ren Suo remarked, “So you have worked hard to make a name for yourself too.”

Qiao Muyi denied modestly, “No, it’s nothing. I did not work hard and suffer at all.”

Although they had not seen each other for some time, Qiao Muyi’s ability to shut people down had not deteriorated in any way. Unfortunately, Ren Suo had not been able to win her with his words previously, and it was even more impossible for him to do so now…

When Qiao Muyi left the room, just before the plane landed, only Ren Suo and Dong Chengling remained inside.

After a short period of experimenting, they found out that as long as they did not intend to separate their hands, they only needed to maintain a certain area of contact—an area about the size of the palm.

“She is a good girl,” Dong Chengling said out of a sudden.

Ren Suo could not help but nod in agreement. He said, “Although she is very direct and candid, in terms of her face, body, and capabilities, her small bit of cheekiness seems much cuter.”

Ren Suo felt a pain in his palm and subconsciously opened his mouth, gasping in pain. He groaned, “Wait wait wait… Urgh, Miss! You are not an ordinary person now, the bones in my palm are going to be crushed by you!”

“Sorry, I just couldn’t help it,” Dong Chengling said sincerely, which made Ren Suo even more unbearable—it made it seem like he deserved it.

What was wrong?

With Ren Suo’s wisdom, he immediately thought of the reason—it was certainly because he had praised Qiao Muyi.

Why did it anger Dong Chengling subconsciously when he praised Qiao Muyi?

With Ren Suo’s wisdom, he immediately understood the reason—it was certainly because Qiao Muyi was stronger than Dong Chengling.

Qiao Muyi was proficient in six types of abilities and her capabilities would only be slightly lower than that of second-tier Practitioners, so she was undoubtedly much stronger than the current Dong Chengling. But Qiao Muyi had Awakened all along, and it seemed that she was able to increase her talents as time passed, so it was very natural for her to attain such achievements.

However, Dong Chengling had also awakened her powerful space-type ability at present, so she might not necessarily fall behind Qiao Muyi in the future.

“Chengling, don’t worry, you will become stronger than Qiao Muyi,” Ren Suo said seriously as he grasped Dong Chengling’s hand immediately.

Dong Chengling smiled for a moment and said, “Yes.”

At that juncture, Ren Suo thought of another possibility, and it was that Dong Chengling was jealous.

Nonetheless, Ren Suo quickly dismissed such a possibility as he understood Dong Chengling. Since Dong Chengling had already rejected him before, her first reaction would be to repay his favor after he took the risk to share the burden of her Awakening, and not to devote herself to him.

In other words, whether she was saved by a handsome lad or an ugly guy, Dong Chengling was a strong-headed person who would repay the kindness even if she had to slog away, but not by devoting herself to her savior and sacrificing her precious feelings of love.

Dong Chengling understood one thing better than others: the effect of love on a woman is too great. To achieve her ideals, she discerningly stopped herself from loving from the very beginning, and none of her feelings towards others ventured beyond friendship. And that was a very appropriate decision to make.

Of course, that does not mean that Dong Chengling never wavered. If her entire soul was extremely touched in an extreme time of danger, there was still a possibility of her being moved.

But Ren Suo recalled that he did not do anything last night. He was so befuddled and disoriented by the chaotic sense of space at that time, and there was absolutely no way he could have been hitting her up.

As Ren Suo was immersed in his thoughts, the plane was preparing to land in Tianjing City and two nurses came in to put their socks and shoes on for them. When he moved, he suddenly saw a small jade tattoo on his right arm.

‘I am still equipped with the [Jade Pendant of the Goddess of River Luo]?!’ Ren Suo thought.

It was only then when he remembered that in order to resist the spatial chaos arising from the unstable Reiki, which almost felt like he was fighting against the evil spirits, he had equipped himself with the Jade Pendant of the Goddess of River Luo. He had not unequipped it after he fell unconscious, so he was naturally still wearing it.

Ren Suo quickly changed his equipped prop back to the [Hat of Practice and Cultivation] and sighed in relief—the Jade Pendant would make him want to eliminate demons and monsters subconsciously, and although his talent would increase by doing so, the risk was too great.

Nonetheless, that means that I wasn’t wearing the Hat of Practice and Cultivation…

Ren Suo suddenly remembered the words he had said previously and realized that some of the things he said were too… straightforward. When talking to people of the same level as him or those with an even higher status and more powerful than him, Ren Suo would usually protect his image by not exposing his likes and dislikes. He would also not invade their privacy willingly and would never comfort them out of assumed goodwill so that conflicts would not arise.

He originally thought that he was wearing the [Hat of Practice and Cultivation] which caused such an effect, but he actually was not wearing it. Was the power of the hat slowly starting to affect his habitual behavior?

However, Ren Suo was still reluctant to give up on that additional 10% of Understanding!

Could that be what the saying “you must be capable enough to take the throne” meant?!

Ren Suo tried hard to recall—did he say anything else that was weird?

Before leaving, Dong Chengling turned her head and said to Ren Suo, “If that’s the only wish you have before your death, even I would be moved. Although it would not be easy for me, seeing you put in so much effort… I will do my best too.”

As Ren Suo looked at her, dumbfounded, Dong Chengling utilized a strength that he was unable to resist to ‘move’ him out of the room and be escorted down the plane by the other personnel of the Countermeasure Division.

“I… should not… have said anything, right?! It’s as if I missed this part of the plot, can I play it back again?”

With those unanswered questions, Ren Suo began his first experience in Tianjing City.