Ark Heroine Development Plan

"……Um."

Xingxiong immediately ran to change into sportswear and rushed out of the house without saying a word as if he was running for his life.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Guan Yueli raised her eyebrows, walked back to the bedroom, picked up the kimono from the sofa, and casually draped it over her body.

"I never thought you could do this."

Gazing at the dazzling sun outside the French window, Guan Yueli narrowed her eyes slightly, her smile growing wider:

"My dear disciple, I look forward to your gift, but please don't underestimate Xiaoxing."

"Don't underestimate...my sister."

Chapter 62 - Yandere Development Plan (Not

"This is really..."

Yasha's aged face showed a hint of surprise. "I didn't expect this to be the case. If I think about Miss Xingxiong's abnormality... it is indeed true. I never thought that Master Guiminglou has already forged his own path."

He Mao Jingyu sat on the edge of the corridor, swinging his legs. "Grandpa Yasha, do we still need to report to the Lord?"

The old man pondered for a moment and then slowly shook his head: "No need, I believe the master knew the root of the problem immediately. Since she didn't say anything, it's probably..."

"...Wait." He turned to look at the red-haired woman sitting quietly under the cherry tree: "Lord Rakshasa, what do you think?"

"Lord Li enjoys seeing the fights between the younger generations."

Luosha's voice was slightly hoarse with a mature charm: "If it was really Guiminglou who attacked Xingxiong, then she would not care."

Xiao Xiao He was extremely surprised: "Even if that Guiminglou had Miss Xingxiong beaten half to death? Doesn't the master love Miss Xingxiong the most?"

"……Ah."

Rakshasa opened his eyes and gently stroked the cherry tree: "Yasha, you explain to Kamo, I have to leave first."

Her figure disappeared in the courtyard in an instant.

He Mao Jingyu pursed his lips and turned to look at Yasha: "Grandpa Yasha, so what is going on?"

"The Lord would never object to young people fighting. Lord Luosha has just said so."

The Yaksha, holding the warm tea, looked no different from any other old man on the street. He said slowly, "As long as it's a struggle of ideas and not just a fight to the death, she'll support it—any idea is fine, even if it's just jealousy over love."

"Wow...it really has the master's style." Xiao Xiao He clicked his tongue.

"Of course, there is a more important point." Yasha looked back at the empty dojo and said calmly:

"Although Miss Xingxiong is not a descendant of the Killing Style, she at least practices this style, and can be considered half a disciple of the Master."

"And this school founded by the Lord has a tacit tradition, a rule that you will understand through gradual practice."

Yaksha took a sip of tea, his eyes as calm as the surface of the tea.

"Fellow disciples killing each other, masters and apprentices killing each other, can lead to the great way."

“…Ah?” Xiao Xiao He looked at Yaksha in confusion.

"The most suitable person to be an enemy of the Killing Style inheritor is a fellow Killing Style inheritor. And the best way for those who are stuck is to challenge the master."

"Although all those who challenged the Lord would be inspired by him in battle, they would all, without exception, go astray and fall into the Avici Hell, becoming puppets of murderous thoughts and ultimately being killed by the Lord."

The tea in the cup became less and less. Yasha stared at the falling cherry blossoms and whispered:

"In the eyes of the Master, the fight between Miss Xingxiong and Master Guiminglou is a quarrel between fellow disciples. Therefore, no matter how tragic the fight, she will not intervene. This is the Master's 'Tao', and also the Master's... 'Sword'."

"If Miss Xingxiong really died at the hands of Master Guiminglou, it would only prove that Miss Xingxiong was just that. Master Guiminglou might be able to use this opportunity to seize Miss Xingxiong's position—the position in the Master's heart."

He calmly narrated the cruel truth. In Yaksha's mouth, Guan Yueli seemed to be an unkind, extremely indifferent, cold-blooded evil ghost.

The old man chuckled and said, "As far as I remember, Master Guiminglou has been gone for at least twenty years. His deep cultivation and obsession during these twenty years... are truly remarkable."

Xiao Xiao He said weakly, "Then Grandpa Yasha, do you think Miss Xingxiong has a good chance of winning?"

"If it's a physical fight..." Yasha shook his head, "Miss Hoshiguma has no chance of winning."

"Ah!" He Mao Jingyu suddenly became anxious, "I quite like Miss Xingxiong. Is she really going to be killed?"

"Don't worry... I told you, in a 'fighting match', Miss Xingxiong has no chance of winning."

Yasha took another sip of tea, his expression relaxed. "Xiao Jingyu, you have to understand one thing. Miss Xingxiong's potential and ability are recognized by the Lord, and her status comes from this. But Master Guiminglou, who chose to leave and train alone... does not have this qualification."

"What I just said can also be expressed in another way—"

"It's not that the Lord doesn't care about Miss Xingxiong's life or death, nor does it mean that Master Guiminglou can replace Miss Xingxiong after his victory..."

"But the Lord has never considered... the possibility of Miss Xingxiong's defeat."

……

Xingxiong wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down on a bench in the park.

It was quite strange to go out for a run at this time. It was almost noon, the sun was high in the sky, and there were quite a few people around. But Miss Xingxiong had no choice. She felt that if she stayed at home, she would definitely not be able to control herself with her current concentration.

What would be the consequences of not being able to control herself? Her wicked sister would definitely take this opportunity to tease her in every possible way, and who knows what kind of shameful play she would play...

"What exactly is going on?"

Xingxiong rubbed his temple and muttered to himself in confusion.

Being away from Guan Yueli allowed her to regain the ability to think normally. The first thing that could be confirmed was that there was definitely something wrong with her mental state.

"None of the women and men I saw on the street had that kind of reaction."

As an inspector, Xingxiong's reasoning ability was certainly not weak. She took a gulp of water and let out a long sigh: "So that... emotional outburst was only directed at my sister."

"My possessiveness towards Sister yesterday was also... just about Sister. Is there something that amplified my negative emotions?"

Xingxiong began to recall carefully everything he had experienced during this period, everything that might have caused him to experience this abnormality.

Until yesterday, she had been receiving treatment under Qing Deng's care—Qing Deng would never do anything to her, and during this time, only Chen had come, and Chen couldn't possibly...

[Why is that impossible, Chen? She clearly wanted to snatch it away—]

Such a thought suddenly popped into her mind.

The next moment, Xingxiong immediately gritted his teeth and punched the tree behind him, forcibly stopping the thought from circling in his mind.

"...Damn it."

She shook her head in distress.

"I thought it had faded... but is it still there?"

That possessive desire reappeared and began to interfere with Xingxiong's thinking with such morbid thinking.

"Yes, it's impossible that I was secretly plotting against during my time at Miss Qingdeng's house, which would have caused my mental health problems. It's just before that..."

...want to go home.

Xingxiong, who was trying to calm down, froze in his expression.

I want to see my elder sister, I want to see my elder sister, my elder sister... my elder sister, my elder sister, my elder sister, my elder sister——

Following possessiveness and lust, a third kind of twisted and crazy obsession engulfed Xingxiong's consciousness like a tide.

Chapter 63 - Still the same thousand-layer routine

Chen was strolling leisurely but not leisurely in the park.

Her pressure was as high as ever, even very high. Although most of the pressure was self-inflicted and she didn't care about it, the big case on hand really left her clueless. Her colleagues also said that she had been pushing herself too hard recently, so she might as well take a leave to change her mood. Chen thought about it and felt that this was the case, so she took a walk in the park at this time.

Whenever Chen thought of that case, his head started to hurt.

The city of Longmen is prosperous but also chaotic. Due to the particularity of the mobile city, it is located in a slowly moving wasteland, and outside the city is pure depression and desolation. Therefore, all kinds of people flock to the city every day, and public security problems are inevitable.

However, Chen did not feel impatient or annoyed, even though she was under much more pressure than she should have.

The gray and white cat walked past Chen with its tail raised, then stopped at her feet, circling around her legs, meowing as it turned.

Chen looked down at the kitten wagging its tail, temporarily putting those annoying cases behind him, squatting down and gently stroking the cat, his palm sliding from its head to its back. The soft and smooth touch made Chen feel relaxed both physically and mentally.

It is indeed a good choice to relax occasionally.

She felt her pockets but couldn't find any snacks to feed the cat. Miss Long looked up and wanted to find a shop on the roadside to buy some food for the cat.

"I remember there should be a bakery nearby...where is it?"

Chen picked up the cat and walked slowly, looking around: "It should be right here, why...huh?"

She saw a flickering green on a bench in the distance, and a horn extending from the green hair.

Coupled with the height that was far beyond that of an ordinary person, Chen immediately determined the identity of that person.

Chen put the cat down with an apologetic look on his face, rubbed its head one last time, and then quickly walked towards the emerald-haired figure.

But halfway through, Chen stopped.

Because...something's wrong.

There was something wrong with her best friend, her colleague.

Chen thought he knew Xingxiong very well. This was not self-praise, but a very clear understanding.

In Chen's impression, Xingxiong is always natural, generous and heroic, but at the same time, she can maintain a delicate, gentle and quiet temperament.

A Star Bear like this...would never show such an expression.

Tangled, solemn, or even...painful?

She was clearly just wearing her workout clothes, and judging by her appearance, Xingxiong must have just finished her workout and rested. How could someone who came to the park to exercise have such an inexplicable expression?

"Is it because your body hasn't recovered yet?"

Chen hesitated a bit, but judging by his expression, Xingxiong didn't seem to be feeling unwell...

Disturbing him rashly might affect Xingxiong, but peeping at him here didn't seem appropriate either... Chen was a little undecided for a moment.

"Meow~"

Chen was startled by the cat's meow behind her. The cat that she had just met once continued to circle around her feet, looking very fond of her.

But her friend seemed to be in a dilemma because of something, and she couldn't judge whether she should lend a helping hand or just wait and see. Chen didn't have the heart to play with the cat now.

"...It's better to go and say hello."

After thinking for a long time, Chen felt that just standing here and eavesdropping was not a good thing, but she couldn't just leave Xingxiong alone, so she could only choose to say hello to Xingxiong and ask her what happened.

Although Chen was a little uneasy.

Because that day, when she went to visit Xingxiong for the first time, she could feel Xingxiong's sudden alienation at that time - even if it was very brief, she felt it very clearly, that kind of rejection and alienation, even... disgust.

After Chen returned home that day, he thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out what had happened. In the end, he could only attribute it to the fact that Xingxiong was in a bad mood that day - everyone has bad moods sometimes, and if he gets in a bad mood, he might be even worse than Xingxiong.

All in all, Chen hadn't taken Xingxiong's unusual behavior that day seriously, and she'd probably completely forgotten it in a few days. But today, Xingxiong's unusual behavior reminded her of that day again.

But that doesn't stop Chen from greeting Xingxiong and asking her what happened.

If Xingxiong needs his help, Chen will try his best to lend a hand; if Xingxiong refuses to reveal anything, Chen will stop talking and let Xingxiong solve her own problems - this is what a friend is.

So at this moment, Chen walked towards his friend:

"Xingxiong, are you coming to the park to relax too?"

Xingxiong seemed completely unaware of her presence before Chen spoke, completely lost in thought. It wasn't until Chen opened her mouth that she reacted, as if startled. This made Chen even more certain that something was wrong with Xingxiong. Xingxiong was the top soldier in the Imperial Guards, and she would never be so careless and relaxed.

"Xiao, Xiao Chen?" Xing Xiong, who had recovered from his shock, looked up at Chen in confusion, then reluctantly pursed his lips. "Yeah, I came here to exercise. Why are you here today?"

"I'm taking a leave of absence. The work at hand is a bit difficult, and I want to change my mood."

Chen Yan answered concisely and got straight to the point without hesitation: "You, on the other hand, seem to be very worried. Can you tell me about it?"

Xingxiong was stunned for a moment, and a slightly bitter smile quickly appeared on his gentle face: "Is it so obvious..."

"It's too obvious."

Chen sat down next to Xingxiong and patted her shoulder: "Anyone who knows you can tell."

"...As long as it's someone who knows me?"