Eldritch Horror Theatre

If Yuan Shan was deliberately leaving the information unsuppressed, it meant she had her own plans.

For instance, she no longer considered this a simple case of theft and defection.

She suspected someone else was involved besides Henrik. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have put out such a probe.

After all, baiting a deranged madman with information was pointless.

Whether the earlier attempt to strike the grass to startle the snake had taken effect, or if she had already formed her own suspicions, remained unknown.

After quickly sorting through the current information, Fu Qian looked up to find Wen Li watching him, her expression somewhat solemn.

Hmm?

A thought stirred in Fu Qian’s mind.

This girl was extremely sensitive. He needed to be careful to control his emotional fluctuations.

Of course, he couldn’t suppress them entirely; being too deliberate would also arouse suspicion.Furthermore, he didn’t know what new abilities she had gained after advancing.

”Speaking of which, have there been any changes to your abilities since your advancement?”

Fu Qian blinked. If he didn’t understand something, he asked directly—otherwise, how could he be a straight-shooter?

”A little. First of all, my constitution has improved quite a bit.”

Seeming surprised that he would ask, Wen Li smiled gently and clenched her fists.

”For almost all Psychic Types, their power will nourish the physical body upon reaching a certain stage, just in different ways. The higher the tier, the more obvious it becomes. I can feel my strength has already increased quite a bit.”

”Although I cannot compare to you, in terms of pure hand-to-hand combat, I am currently no weaker than a low-tier physical-type transcendent.”

”Mhm.”

Fu Qian nodded.

”Like Eldest Young Master Ye, for example.”

”Yes, like Eldest Young Master Ye.”

Wen Li repeated his words, the physical improvement clearly putting her in a very good mood.

”After my advancement, I spent a month stabilizing my condition, and I hardly saw him during that time. Soon after, I came to Shangjing. According to my father, the contact between our two families isn’t very close right now.”

He completely understood.

The Ye Family’s little scheme for a political marriage was built on the premise that they would contribute greatly to Wen Li’s advancement.

In the end, not only did they completely fail to help, but they had also watched helplessly as he dragged Wen Li into the Safe House.

It might have even caused Eldest Young Master Ye no small amount of psychological trauma at the time.

Under such circumstances, faced with a daughter of boundless prospects, a shrewd fox like Wen Xiuxian would absolutely not let himself owe them a favor.

”As for abilities... my perception of emotions is much clearer now.”

Wen Li pointed to her head.

”Before, I could only perceive the strongest parts of a target’s emotions. Now, as long as I concentrate, I can detect almost every subtle fluctuation. Of course, the effect is much weaker if the gap in our tiers is too large.”

”Also, I’ve gained a new ability. I call it Emotion Amplification!”

”I can select a target and amplify their current emotional state. Anger, fear, joy... anything. I’ve tested it. If I go all out, I can amplify the intensity of an emotion more than tenfold.”

Emotion Amplification?

Fu Qian recalled the time of Wen Li’s first advancement, when a similar overflow of fluctuating power had left Team Leader Tan trembling in fear.

Speaking of which, he really had to thank Wen Li for that. It was under her stimulation that he had opened the door to a new world and successfully completed Thug 1/3.

”In addition, I received an unexpected benefit.”

At this, a genuine smile appeared on Wen Li’s face.

”I am no longer afraid of being alone.”

”It’s hard to imagine that the nightmare that troubled me for so long just vanished like that. Now, even if I’m alone in a room, my own emotions won’t be repeatedly amplified. That feeling of relief... When I realized it, I sat by The Lake for a whole day and night! If I had known, I would have worked harder to advance sooner!”

’If she had advanced sooner, the one talking to me here would be Eve.’

Fu Qian thought to himself. With one of the two Mirrors gone, of course the reflections wouldn’t amplify endlessly anymore.

However, he wasn’t going to tell Wen Li that.

From the looks of it, in terms of pure combat power, Wen Li still didn’t have much.

Simply put, she was still a support class.

However, whether it was perceiving or amplifying emotions, both were abilities that could occasionally work wonders.

Many times, they were far more useful than a simple meathead.

No wonder Psychic Types were so popular.

Speaking of which—

Fu Qian pointed to where Chen Mingda had been sitting.

”As a fellow Psychic Type, he seems quite different from you?”

”You noticed?”

Wen Li chuckled.

”That’s right. Unlike someone like me who awakened my powers later on, the Chen Clan has always passed down a secret art known as the Mechanism Guiding Art. Any disciple of the family with aptitude is tempered step by step from childhood.”

”They don’t awaken some special ability and cultivate it little by little like I do. What they use... are cultivation methods.”

”Like a martial artist or swordsman tempering themselves along the way, just leaning toward developing mental power?”

”Yes, but I heard that Chen Mingda lacked aptitude from a young age and actually wasn’t suited for cultivation. Being able to reach his current level is already the result of consuming a massive amount of resources.”

”Because he’s the eldest legitimate son?”

Fu Qian frowned.

”Yes. If he wasn’t the eldest legitimate son, they wouldn’t have trained him regardless of the cost.”

”However, due to his innate flaws, he should have already reached his bottleneck.”

’People like that usually end up as psychopaths!’

Fu Qian thought to himself, looking up at Wen Li.

”Use your Emotion Amplification on me.”

”...The gap in our tiers is too large; the effect might not be obvious.”

Wen Li looked at Fu Qian with some hesitation.

”It’s fine. You can’t just bully the weak forever.”

...

Looking at Fu Qian leaning lazily back in his seat, Wen Li took a deep breath.

The next moment, Fu Qian felt an invisible wave brush past his heart.

All sorts of emotions within his heart felt like seeds catching the spring breeze, rapidly sprouting and growing.

A distinct sense of displeasure rose from the depths of his soul.

It took Fu Qian a few seconds to figure out where this displeasure came from—he was hungry.

And so, under Wen Li’s cautious gaze, Fu Qian stood up.

”Are you... alright?”

”I’m fine. Where is the dining room?”

...

Overall, Wen Li’s ability couldn’t even be considered a nuisance.

As long as his own emotions weren’t particularly intense, any slight fluctuation it provoked could be easily suppressed.

Its only real advantage was probably that it activated silently.

After his meal, he found that Wen Li had already arranged for someone to prepare his living quarters.

It was obvious that Wen Li still respected him quite a bit, assigning him to a very secluded place.

Not to mention the beautiful scenery, it wasn’t close to where she lived, perfectly honoring her promise to disturb him as little as possible.

Night soon fell. Through the window, Fu Qian watched the bamboo grove swaying in the wind outside.

A long moment later, Fu Qian suddenly felt that something was amiss.

He glanced back at the door to his room. It seemed someone was standing there.

”Come in.”

Fu Qian called out expressionlessly.

The next moment, the door opened without a sound.

A woman dressed as a servant stood stiffly outside the door, her mouth opening and closing woodenly.

”Hello. I want to play a game with you.”