A Manual for Surviving a Weird World

Chapter 390 Soul Hacker
Feng Yushu leaned against the driver's seat, her body sideways. A semi-transparent veil covered her shapely legs, and her feet were placed gently on Ning Zhe's thighs. The overhead light emitted a soft white glow, and the angle was just right to step on the upper half of his shadow.

What is he thinking? Looking at Ning Zhe's soft profile, Feng Yushu couldn't help but feel curious.

"Time is running out..." Ning Zhe murmured to himself.

The ascendant who once used the codename "Fenwu" has shed the burden of being called "Fenwu," and now he must make a choice as soon as possible.

"Judging from Fenwu's past behavior and the information I have now, Zhaoyou's rules can indeed alleviate Fenwu's misfortune to some extent. They are indeed two pieces of a puzzle that fit together. Although they do not reach the same level of fit as Terang and Yeyao, they are still quite suitable."

"Now the summons are on me, the wrath is on Plumeria, and there's also the gambler, this special rule that can forcibly strip away the bizarre..."

In theory, he can now put these two strange pieces of the fortune-telling puzzle together.

"Should I let Plumeria give me the Furious Blade?"

"Should I just lose the summons to her again?"

"still……"

In a flash, several ideas appeared and disappeared in Ning Zhe's mind. Finally, he sighed and fixed his gaze on Feng Yushu's face.

"The information gap between us was just too big. Some seemingly reasonable decisions turned out to be traps once they were actually implemented. It was like using the gambling addict to remove the eerie thing from Fenwu. I naively thought it would be a good move..."

But the fact is just the opposite.

"It's too late to continue using the gambling ghost to strip away the eeriness from Fenwu. He's already prepared. With Fenwu's experience and methods, he can easily control a ghost on the spot while we're gambling and then lose it to Plumeria as a stake. This won't damage his core rule chain, which is the foundation of his existence, and it will only make Plumeria's condition worse..."

The reason why the "first meeting kill" is so effective is because of the first meeting itself, and now the other party is prepared.

Combining Zhaoyou and Fenwu seems like an enticing option, but who knows if there's a deeper pit hidden inside?

"Information... I still don't have enough information."

Thinking of Fenwu's elusive figure, Ning Zhe felt a headache coming on. He rubbed his temples and then placed his hand on the forehead of the aunt beside him.

“…Ning Zhe?” Feng Yushu was stunned, not knowing why Ning Zhe suddenly did this.

"Close your eyes," Ning Zhe said softly. "Relax, it will pass quickly, just like a dream."

Feng Yushu looked puzzled, but she still obediently followed Ning Zhe's order, leaned back in her chair to relax, and slowly closed her eyes.

Contrary to what most people subconsciously imagine, what a person sees when they close their eyes is not darkness, but a bizarre and colorful scene with countless points of light flashing and disappearing, just like a starry night sky.

Amidst the bizarre and dazzling colors, Feng Yushu's mind gradually became scattered. In her hazy state, she seemed to see a long shadow that existed between reality and illusion, crawling and wriggling among the colorful patches.

That was the [Tai Chong], or rather, the Tai Chong in Feng Yushu's memory.

“Like her daughter Bai Zhi, Feng Yushu’s memories have also been altered by Tai Sui.” Ning Zhe removed his hand from his aunt’s forehead, closed his eyes, and leaned back in the passenger seat. Previously, Ning Zhe had stolen the identity of ‘Bai Zhi’s self’ through Tai Yi and read all of Bai Zhi’s memories from childhood to adulthood. Her memories had clearly been edited, with too many unnatural interruptions and large areas of blurriness.

In retrospect, those missing memory fragments were the holes that the Tai Chong worm had gnawed into her brain.

Ning Zhe used to be helpless against these voids, and could only try to collect as much information as possible from these fragmented memories, trying to deduce even the slightest clues to the truth. But things are different now.

Things are different now. After stealing the identities of Lan Shiwen, Ji Bochang, and even Taiyi, which are known to everyone as Fenwu, Taiyi can now simulate most of Taisui's memory powers.

For example, like now, one can infiltrate another person's mind and become an elusive "soul hacker".

Ning Zhe closed his eyes, and scenes both strange and familiar flashed through his mind. He didn't know when Feng Yushu's memories had been altered, so he chose to start from the beginning.

1979年09月08日，下午13时21分。

Feng Yushu was born in the maternity ward of the First People's Hospital of Yongzhou.

In theory, newborn babies should not have memories. The brains of newborns are not fully developed, and even if their senses capture information, this information cannot be stored by the brain. Therefore, for most people, the memories before a certain 'start-up' point are hazy or blank.

Even Taiyi, who had gained complete knowledge of Baizhi, was unable to access her memories before starting kindergarten, because even Baizhi herself did not remember those memories.

But it's too evil.

Ning Zhe watched from an outsider's perspective as the newborn Feng Yushu had her umbilical cord tied, her body wiped, and finally handed to her mother.

Feng Yushu's father is a full professor in the History Department of Yongzhou University, and her mother is a graphic designer. Xia Yubing's father, Jiang Yehan, founded the Baiwen Group, and she designed the group's logo... It's a small world, isn't it? These two people have become connected in an unexpected way.

Born into such a family, Feng Yushu's innate conditions can be said to be quite good. However, her affluent material conditions were accompanied by strict family education. After all, her parents were so outstanding, how could she, as their daughter, be allowed to be mediocre?

But the irony of fate lies in this: apart from her natural beauty, Feng Yushu was truly an ordinary person.

Her academic performance was average, her physical education performance was average, and her talents in arts such as music, chess, calligraphy, and painting were also average. She could learn them, but the results were unremarkable. Naturally, this was not acceptable to her excellent parents.

Ning Zhe raised his perspective, looking back from Feng Yushu's childhood to her university years. Her life had always been spent in a closed, high-pressure environment. She had never been a fan of celebrities, never been in a relationship, never traveled with her classmates, and didn't even know what pop music was.

This lifestyle continued from high school all the way to college. When she was 20 years old and a sophomore in college, she became pregnant.

"Hmm?" Ning Zhe was taken aback. "Did I forget something?"

He quickly reviewed Feng Yushu's memories from high school to university, confirming that he hadn't missed a single second. Feng Yushu had indeed become pregnant out of thin air without ever having had a boyfriend.

Ning Zhe muttered to himself, "The Bible doesn't say that Jesus was a woman..."

(End of this chapter)