Xyrin Empire

Chapter 79: Chapter 79 Qianqian’s Change

Under my sister’s lead, we arrived at the door of Qianqian’s room on the second floor. According to my sister, ever since Qianqian woke up, she had locked herself in her room and allowed no one to enter, and her current situation was very… odd.

“I suggest letting only Ah Jun go in,” my sister said at the door. “Anyone else who enters will definitely be blasted out immediately.”

“Really?”

I couldn’t believe it and said, Qianqian had always been a cheerful and warm girl. Could she really be so ruthless?

“Let’s not go in,” Lin Xue withdrew her hand that was about to touch the door. “It’s couple’s private time now, non-involved persons should stay out!”

“Did you have a prediction or something?”

Sandora looked Lin Xue up and down with a skeptical gaze, but the latter just shrugged her shoulders and smiled without saying a word.

“Alright, alright, you guys wait outside. I’ll go in by myself,” I waved my hand and then pulled out Dingdang, who was about to hide in my pocket, “Little One, you wait outside too!”

Amid Dingdang’s inexplicable protesting cries, I carefully pushed the door open and then closed it behind me.

No one was in the room, but soon, on the small balcony on the left side of the room, I saw Qianqian standing with her arms folded.

“Didn’t I say it already? Don’t disturb me!”

A cold female voice suddenly sounded, making the step I just took freeze in midair.

The voice was definitely Qianqian’s, but it carried a cold tone I had never heard before, leaving me unsure how to react.

After not hearing a reply for a long time, Qianqian finally turned around impatiently and then saw me standing there somewhat awkwardly.

“Ah Jun?” Qianqian’s voice finally carried a scarcely noticeable warmth, and her facial expression quickly softened. “You’re back? It seems the mob has been dealt with by you.”

This is not normal, definitely not normal!

The current Qianqian exuded an unfamiliar aura that made me feel strange. Although it seemed she hadn’t forgotten our relationship, I found it hard to believe that this cold girl was the same lively and cheerful neighbor.

Under normal circumstances, Qianqian would have anxiously rushed over, carefully checking if I was hurt, not discussing indifferently like now whether those enemies had been dealt with—honestly, this would be more normal in the case of Sandora.

“Ah Jun, what’s with that expression?” Qianqian frowned slightly in displeasure. “I think, a man returning from battle should first embrace his lover, right?”

…It’s really hard for her to say such tender words in such a cold tone.

Besides, if we’re talking about a homecoming embrace, under normal circumstances, shouldn’t Qianqian at home be the one offering it?

That’s how it’s shown in the movies…

Even though my mind was filled with all kinds of messy thoughts in an instant, I still breathed a sigh of relief. Although Qianqian’s personality had become very strange, it seemed there wasn’t any other major issue with her—then again, this personality change was already a major issue…

I took a few steps forward and gently embraced Qianqian. Despite her strange state, I wouldn’t despise her no matter what form she took.

Qianqian quietly leaned into my arms, her indifferent expression carrying a barely noticeable smile—if it were usual, she would definitely have shyly struggled free.

“Qianqian, what happened? Why have you become like this?”

I asked, still somewhat uneasy.

“Become like this?” Qianqian chuckled lightly. “I think this is quite good—besides, isn’t Pandora always this aloof by your side? And Sandora, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten her other side.”

This… is not quite the same.

Pandora’s aloofness was due to her lack of concern for her surroundings and her extreme dullness in social interactions, but deep down she was a little one who clung to me, showing childish traits occasionally. Sandora’s detachment, more accurately, should be described as a noble temperament, a regal air, and in front of me, she often came across as a cheerful simpleton. They both were utterly different from Qianqian’s current cold and eerie demeanor.

Uh, I just realized, are the people around me all such bizarre characters?

“Qianqian, have you also undergone a mutation due to radiation?”

I had finally remembered why I had come to see her.

“Yes,” Qianqian gently lifted her right hand, placing it on a decorative flower basket beside her, “It’s quite a nice power. It looks like next time I can join you on the battlefield.”

In my shocked gaze, the fresh plants in the basket quickly withered away and then turned into a pile of rotten black soil.

Was this… a power of decay? Or something else?

But soon, my guess was overturned as the pile of rotten black soil rapidly squirmed and changed before my eyes, instantly reverting to a clump of vibrant, lush plants. @@novelbin@@

“Controlling the flow of time,” Qianqian said faintly, looking at her right hand, “It feels really good.”

Qianqian’s ability was to control the flow of time!

This was definitely the most outrageous and rule-breaking power I had seen!

Then, I learned more about Qianqian’s superpower in detail.

Just as I saw, Qianqian could control the flow of time within a certain area, like making the plants in a basket experience decades in a moment or reversing that time. Of course, this ability to control time was not unlimited. First, like her sister’s curse ability, the stronger the target (referring to its energy intensity, which could include any type of energy), the smaller the area she could affect with time control, and the precision of her control would drop drastically. If used against a powerful character like Sandora, who could brainwash an entire nation, with Qianqian’s current strength, she could only make the opponent pause for a few seconds at most, with a high chance of failure.

Besides being countered by the opponent’s power, the area where Qianqian launched time control had to be within her line of sight, and the larger this area, the weaker the effect of time control.

In addition, there were many other limitations to Qianqian’s ability, but for now, Qianqian herself couldn’t quite pinpoint what those were, as she had only just acquired this power and needed time to familiarize herself with it. She had banned others from entering her room because she was earnestly experiencing her new ability.

“But you’ve already interrupted it.”

There was a clear tone of reluctance in Qianqian’s voice.

Hearing Qianqian’s complaint actually relieved me; at least it proved that she still retained some normal human emotions…

At that moment, I suddenly noticed something: It seemed not just Qianqian, but my sister’s situation was also not quite normal!

Normally, my sister was a very gentle and kind-hearted person, very tolerant of others, but today she had suddenly shown a rather scheming and vengeful side, obvious from how she treated Lin Xue. However, my sister’s change wasn’t as apparent as Qianqian’s; her behavior was more easily perceived as an impromptu prank, and I had only now realized my sister’s change from the shift in Qianqian’s personality!

Could this also be a result of radiation? Or, once Qianqian and my sister’s superpowers were activated, could it cause such changes?

“Qianqian.” An uncertain idea occurred to me, although it seemed completely illogical, I still wanted to give it a try.

“Is your superpower always in an activated state?”

From Lin Xue, I had heard that superpower users have an activation state, and only when in this state do superpower users differ from ordinary people. When the superpower goes into a dormant state, superpower users become just like ordinary people, completely devoid of any energy fluctuations. For example, if Lin Xue, Miss Lin, turned off her superpower, not only would she be unable to make predictions, she wouldn’t even be able to clearly see the power poles right in front of her—because Miss Lin was actually severely nearsighted!

To my question Qianqian answered naturally, “Of course, now that I have this ability, how can I waste time? I need to familiarize myself with its usage quickly.”

“Then, Qianqian, can you stop using your superpower for a moment? I want to confirm something.”

Although Qianqian found my request somewhat incomprehensible, she still nodded and said, “Alright, if that’s what you wish.”

I saw Qianqian gently close her eyes, and I immediately felt a significant change in her aura.

The original Qianqian was back.