Hijacking the Timeline

After detailing his circumstances, he continued, ”So, Sister Wei, can you edit Lin Ran’s memories? Otherwise, I’m afraid something might go wrong with this Sacrifice Line.”

Wei Wei’s laughter came through the phone: ”You’re really careless! That Lin Ran is quite cunning. While you were missing, he was intentionally or unintentionally investigating our Scarlet Research Institute and digging into your information. We just ignored him.”

Hearing her laughter, he knew there was hope.

But until he received a clear confirmation, he remained anxious. He immediately pressed, ”Sister Wei, just tell me—can you handle this for me?”

The answer came instantly: ”I can’t edit memories directly, but three years ago, I extracted blood from a domain creature that can control the mental consciousness of other beings. From it, I developed a memory-clearing potion that deletes a portion of memories upon consumption. You could use that.”

”Memory deletion?”

”Yes, this memory-clearing potion instantly erases memories from before it’s consumed.”

”But how do we target the specific memories we want to erase? We can’t just turn Lin Ran into a complete idiot with no memory, can we?”

”I can’t select specific memories for deletion. As for turning him into an idiot, there’s no need to worry about that.”

”The duration of memory deletion depends on the dosage and the individual’s constitution. Based on my tests, each milliliter of the potion erases approximately 20 hours of memories. This effect is cumulative.”

”For example, if you want to erase a month’s worth of Lin Ran’s memories—720 hours—you’d only need to give him 36 milliliters of the potion. He would then forget everything from that month... In short, to erase a certain amount of his memories, simply prepare that amount of the potion for him.”

After Wei Wei’s explanation, Feng Qi felt a sudden realization.

He found the memory-clearing potion to be extremely practical.

Although it couldn’t edit or modify specific memories, the memory-clearing potion was an effective means of erasing them.

With this potion, he no longer needed to worry about the Lord of the Mist obtaining Lin Ran’s important memories.

All he had to do was have Lin Ran drink the appropriate dose to erase his memories of entering the Tiger Soul Research Institute.

Even if he accidentally drank too much, it wouldn’t matter—it would just erase a few extra memories.

With this thought, he immediately asked, ”Sister Wei, does this memory-clearing potion have any side effects?”

”Don’t worry, it’s not fatal. Products developed by your Sister Wei are always top-notch.”

Feng Qi: ...

Hearing this, he immediately thought of the brain container, active needle, Big Spicy Lobster, little snail, knowledge implantation... He had never doubted Wei Wei’s genius as a researcher.

Across multiple timelines, anything she set her mind to develop had ultimately come to fruition.

After chatting for a while longer, he recounted the general situation during the escort mission in response to Wei Wei’s questions and then hung up.

He then walked toward Lin Ran.

With Wei Wei’s assurance, Feng Qi no longer needed to worry about Lin Ran discovering his secret.

As long as he could erase Lin Ran’s memories before the Lord of the Mist initiated his body possession plan, everything would be fine.

He wasn’t concerned about the Lord of the Mist becoming suspicious of the missing memories.

From the Lord of the Mist’s own account, he knew that the memories read during body possession were never complete.

Even if he discovered gaps in Lin Ran’s memories, he would only assume he hadn’t read the deleted parts.

Wei Wei had just confirmed on the phone that the memory-clearing potion would be shipped tomorrow to the Tiger Soul Research Institute’s Branch Base.

The recipient would be listed as ”Lin Ran.”

Feng Qi once again felt the joy of having a companion providing logistical support.

He returned to the tea table, sat down, and looked up at Lin Ran, who wore a puzzled expression.

After a few seconds of preparation, he met Lin Ran’s eyes and said, ”A’Ran, I’ve decided to tell you the truth.”

”If you really can’t say it, then don’t. I’m very curious, but I know you have your own reasons and difficulties,” Lin Ran replied, shaking his head and refusing.

”I made that phone call earlier specifically for this. Now that my concerns are resolved, I might as well tell you the truth... but you should brace yourself. What I’m about to say might sound unbelievable, even like I’m making things up.”

”In that case, Brother Qi, start your lecture. I’m dying to know what you’ve been through,” Lin Ran said with a smile, raising his wine glass.

Taking a deep breath, Feng Qi looked at Lin Ran and began:

”Would you believe me if I said I could travel through time?”

It was the same familiar opening line, but it still caught Lin Ran completely off guard.

Mid-sip, Lin Ran instantly sputtered out his wine.

”Cough, cough, cough... Brother Qi, are you telling me a fantasy story?”

Standing up to wipe his shirt with a tissue, Lin Ran couldn’t help but complain, clearly thinking Feng Qi was joking.

”I warned you to prepare yourself. You really thought I was just telling a story?” Feng Qi rolled his eyes.

”Are you serious?”

”It’s very true.”

Lin Ran’s expression turned serious at these words.

He sat down again, nodded at Feng Qi, and gestured for him to continue. He realized that Feng Qi couldn’t possibly be joking with him at this moment.

Feng Qi began to briefly recount his experiences.

As he listened to Feng Qi’s story, Lin Ran’s expression shifted repeatedly.

Especially when Feng Qi mentioned seeing himself in the future database as a perpetrator of heinous crimes, a historical pariah, Lin Ran felt a chill run down his spine.

His passion for Cultivation Technique Research instantly waned by more than half.

The image of himself, white-haired and still regretting the sins of his life, involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

(End of the Chapter)

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