Lethal Stunner: Kicking Off with Five Beast Husbands
Chapter 38: The Tampered Memory

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: The Tampered Memory

Until she mentioned that she and Bai Yan had a quarrel at the courtyard gate, and because she didn’t win the argument, she angrily returned to her room to sleep.

"I was so angry, I can’t believe I didn’t win the argument that day, I cried under the blanket until I was hungry, so I went downstairs to find something to eat, and that’s when someone called me."

Huaiqing was also taken aback by this.

When Mo Jiao questioned Xiao Jinsheng about what he did seven days ago, he also recalled the events of that day.

In his memory, Xiao Jinsheng did have a quarrel with Bai Yan and stormed back to her room afterward, not even coming downstairs for the rest of the day.

But now, Xiao Jinsheng says she went downstairs?

"Do you remember who it was?" Huaiqing pressed on.

"It was... it was!" Xiao Jinsheng raised her hand painfully, holding her head, struggling with her consciousness, her whole body trembling: "It was... my head hurts so much."

"I can’t remember, I really can’t remember..."

"That’s not right." Huaiqing quickly withdrew his superpower and looked urgently at Yu Yunxiao: "You use your superpower to calm her down."

Golden streams of light fell on Xiao Jinsheng, and the painful look on her face faded away, but she fainted into Que Zelian’s arms.

Huaiqing looked serious and addressed the others: "There’s a problem with her memory."

"What do you mean?" Su Ye asked in a deep voice.

"My superpower level isn’t high, but I can also determine that someone has altered her memory." Huaiqing replied.

Upon hearing this, the other four men had a look of shock on their faces.

"At least for now, we can confirm that her memory has been altered starting from the time she returned to her room after quarreling with Bai Yan seven days ago." Huaiqing shared all he knew.

"What kind of person, or what superpower, can alter someone’s memory?" Que Zelian inquired.

After all, even though Mo Jiao’s superpower is special and can only read others’ memories, it can’t perform modifications, and those whose memories are read by his superpower don’t survive.

Huaiqing’s superpower can hypnotize, and the memories recalled can last as long as the hypnotized person is receptive.

If the hypnotized person resists internally, the hypnosis naturally won’t succeed.

Similarly, he can’t alter others’ memories either.

The five men had solemn expressions, all looking at the still-unconscious Xiao Jinsheng.

Xiao Jinsheng’s consciousness was very hazy. She struggled to open her eyes, only to see Bai Yan smiling at her.

"Jinsheng, I need your help again." Bai Yan said with a smile.

For some reason, seeing Bai Yan just made Xiao Jinsheng angry.

She opened her mouth to retort, but found herself sitting in the passenger seat, with Bai Yan driving.

The scenery outside the window swiftly retreated, and the road they were on was familiar to Xiao Jinsheng.

It was the very road she took today to the trading center.

"Stop the car! Do you think we’re that close?" Xiao Jinsheng unbuckled her seatbelt, quarreling as she reached for the steering wheel.

Bai Yan remained calm, just smiling at her.

Under Bai Yan’s gaze, Xiao Jinsheng’s consciousness became increasingly blurred.

Soon, she realized she was like a soulless puppet, obediently sitting back in her seat and fastening her own seatbelt.

Throughout, she didn’t say another word.

Bai Yan drove in silence, also not speaking.

Xiao Jinsheng found the scene before her eerily horrifying.

She thought it was a dream, even tried controlling her body, attempting to pinch herself or create a commotion to wake up.

But all struggles were in vain.

As soon as she made any movement, Bai Yan’s gaze would sweep over, and she would once again become a soulless puppet, sitting dazedly.

Soon, the car passed the trading market and headed straight for one location — the black market.

Bai Yan parked the car on a street by the black market, turning her head to look at Xiao Jinsheng: "Get out."

Xiao Jinsheng sluggishly got out of the car, her figure wandering aimlessly as she walked towards the black market.

Xiao Jinsheng’s consciousness was trapped inside her body, and she naturally saw everything she did next.

In the black market, she met a bald man named Wang Nuo. After taking a box containing a hundred five-star crystal cores from him, she told him everything she knew about Mo Jiao from their half-year together.

Carrying the box of crystal cores obtained by trading Mo Jiao’s information, Xiao Jinsheng returned to Bai Yan’s car.

Bai Yan directly took the box of crystal cores from her hands, storing it in her space.

She smiled, reaching out to pinch Xiao Jinsheng’s cheek, praising her: "Jinsheng, you did great, but you have to forget everything that happened today."

Xiao Jinsheng remained expressionless, neither answering nor having the consciousness to respond.

Soon, Bai Yan drove her directly back to her own cottage.

Xiao Jinsheng didn’t see her Beast Husband at Bai Yan’s house, only being led into the storage room.

Bai Yan moved aside some clutter, opened a dark passage leading underground, and signaled Xiao Jinsheng to go down.

Xiao Jinsheng showed no signs of resistance, navigating the pitch-dark passage with familiarity and soon reaching the exit.

Carefully lifting the cover, Xiao Jinsheng reappeared in the storage room of her own cottage.

She calmly exited the storage room, entered the house from the back door, and went upstairs, silently returning to her room.

Lying in her bed again, Xiao Jinsheng’s entire back broke out in a cold sweat from fear.

When she realized her consciousness was awake and she could control her body, she immediately fell into a deep sleep again.

Upon reopening her eyes, she saw Yu Yunxiao’s puzzled face close to hers.

"I’ve healed her, her physical condition is even healthier than mine now, why won’t she wake up?" Yu Yunxiao wondered.

Xiao Jinsheng reached out, pinching his face and tugging hard.

Yu Yunxiao immediately flared up: "Xiao Jinsheng, are you pretending to faint!"

"Does it hurt?" Xiao Jinsheng blinked.

"If I tug you back with the same force, you tell me if it hurts." Yu Yunxiao moved her hand away.

At this moment, Xiao Jinsheng found it hard to distinguish between dream and reality.

She realized she was leaning against Que Zelian’s chest, and her hands went up to tug at his cheeks: "Does it hurt?"

"With this energy, won’t you consider pulling something else tonight?" Que Zelian inquired.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinsheng instantly shrank back.

She turned around, her gaze falling on the remaining three men who had yet to experience her mischief.

Huaiqing met her eyes and quickly avoided her gaze.

Su Ye, however, looked at her provocatively, even trying to reach out to pinch her face.

Mo Jiao was watching her with an odd expression when suddenly Xiao Jinsheng charged toward him, landing a slap on his head.

"Xiao Jinsheng!" Mo Jiao’s gaze turned dazed yet fierce.

Xiao Jinsheng, however, let out a sigh of relief: "Great, it’s not a dream."

With that, she ignored the five men’s reactions and hurriedly ran towards the back door.

"Where are you going?" Yu Yunxiao wondered.

The five men followed her, seeing Xiao Jinsheng rushing through the rain to the storage room, searching in a room full of straw and empty boxes.

"Are you looking for something? Do you need our help?" Que Zelian inquired.

Xiao Jinsheng just moved an empty box, swept away the scattered rice husks on the ground with her foot, and found a wooden plank embedded in the cement floor.

Xiao Jinsheng lifted the plank, revealing a deep tunnel leading to an unknown destination.

The five men around her were instantly stunned.

Yu Yunxiao hesitated: "You’re digging a tunnel in your own house?"

After all, they’ve lived in this cottage for six months, and Xiao Jinsheng has been living there for seven months, and she’s also the homeowner.

Xiao Jinsheng couldn’t stop her body from trembling with anger as she got up and looked at Mo Jiao: "What you saw in Wang Nuo’s memory about my transaction with him is true."

"Believe it or not, I made the transaction, but it wasn’t my intention." Xiao Jinsheng said angrily.

She was unsure if the five men would trust her when she claimed she was controlled by Bai Yan to do those things.