Chapter 333: Are You Very Pleased with Yourself Seeing Me Like This?
Chapter 333: Chapter 333: Are You Very Pleased with Yourself Seeing Me Like This?
Si Jin and Bai Ye looked up at Yun Sheng almost simultaneously. Both of their expressions tightened in unison, a flash of worry crossing their eyes.
Sensing their tension, Yun Sheng merely shrugged indifferently. "You two don’t need to be so nervous. She’s securely restrained right now; there’s no way she can hurt me. You guys head out first. I’ll talk to her alone."
Hearing this, Bai Ye’s sharp gaze immediately swept toward Lin Yueyao. His eyes were cold and piercing, carrying a heavy warning.
Had she been warned by Bai Ye’s glare before the sedative was injected, Lin Yueyao definitely would have lost control and gone crazy on the spot.
But now, with the drug suppressing her violent hostility, Lin Yueyao merely twitched her lips into a deeply mocking sneer, entirely unafraid of his warning.
Si Jin gently squeezed Yun Sheng’s fingertips and lowered his voice. "We’ll wait outside. If anything seems wrong, call us immediately. Don’t try to tough it out on your own."
"Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing," Yun Sheng nodded gently.
Hearing her words, Si Jin finally let go and prepared to head out.
Bai Ye also led all the medical staff out of the room.
The heavy alloy door slowly slid shut. With a loud CLICK, the lock engaged, completely cutting off all sound from the outside.
In an instant, only Yun Sheng and Lin Yueyao remained in the cramped isolation room.
"Yun Sheng, seeing me like this, are you feeling especially proud of yourself?" Lin Yueyao spoke first.
Her earlier screaming and cursing had drained too much of her energy. At this moment, her voice was exceptionally hoarse and dry. The look she gave Yun Sheng was still bone-chillingly gloomy; the sheer madness had faded, but it concealed an impenetrable layer of darkness and resentment.
Yun Sheng’s expression remained flat as she coolly shot back, "Why would I be proud?"
Ever since returning to the Lin family, all she wanted was the ability to protect herself. She wanted to keep her unique spiritual power hidden, or at least have a way to deal with it if she were discovered.
She didn’t share any of the original owner’s trauma over dying because of Lin Yueyao. She had never taken the initiative to provoke or target Lin Yueyao, either. From beginning to end, it had been Lin Yueyao plotting against her.
And now that Lin Yueyao had ended up in this state, she didn’t feel any joy or pride. The only thing she wanted was to learn more about Dark Nest so she could eliminate that hidden threat.
"Lin Yueyao, you threw a tantrum demanding to speak with me alone, just to spout such meaningless nonsense? If you’re just looking to vent your emotions and have no real intention of disclosing information about Dark Nest, then I don’t think I need to waste my time with you here."
With that said, Yun Sheng turned around, acting as if she were about to leave.
"Stop right there!"
Lin Yueyao immediately snapped at her, her tone urgent and strained, the gloom in her eyes growing even thicker.
She stared intently at Yun Sheng. After a two-second stalemate, she finally relented.
"I can tell you every piece of information I know about Dark Nest. But before that, I have something to ask you, and you must answer me honestly."
Yun Sheng stopped in her tracks, turning slightly to look at her with a calm expression. "What is it?"
Lin Yueyao’s gaze locked tightly onto her. With probing scrutiny, resentment, and a trace of unbelievable stubbornness, she slowly voiced her interrogation.
"You performed spiritual channeling for Bai Ye, didn’t you? Your spiritual power is very unique. Back when you first returned to the Lin family, Zhou Lin suffered a sudden spiritual riot. The reason he was eventually able to stabilize wasn’t because my channeling had a delayed effect—it was you who saved him, wasn’t it!"
Yun Sheng lightly pursed her lips, remaining quietly silent. She neither admitted nor denied it.
In Lin Yueyao’s eyes, her silence was a tacit admission.
Lin Yueyao couldn’t help but grow a bit more agitated. Her voice hoarse, she continued to press, "And last time, when Bai Ye returned from his mission in Zone 10, his spiritual power went into a severe riot and he fell into a deep coma. Everyone was at a complete loss. Yet, he suddenly recovered, and his spiritual power stabilized. You did that too, didn’t you?
"And Qi Yao’s situation—you were behind that as well!"
The more she spoke, the more agitated she became, her eyes brimming with jealousy and incomprehension.
"Yun Sheng, what exactly is going on with your spiritual power? Just how many secrets are you hiding?"
Faced with her barrage of questions, Yun Sheng remained composed, showing not the slightest hint of panic.
"Lin Yueyao, I have no obligation to clear up any of your doubts. Right now, you are the one begging me, hoping to trade a confession for an opportunity. If I tell you everything about my background, and then you go back on your word at the last minute and refuse to hand over the intel on Dark Nest, what am I supposed to do?"
Lin Yueyao choked on her words. The urgency in her eyes deepened as she gritted her teeth. "I won’t go back on my word!"
Things had already come to this; she had no way out.
Imprisoned here and forced to endure the agonizing side effects of the induction agent, she had already lost everything. Her only bargaining chips were the secrets about Dark Nest locked inside her head.
Yun Sheng lowered her eyes to look at the tightly bound woman. She remained inwardly calm, not yielding an inch.
"Talk is cheap. We both know that your words hold absolutely no credibility right now. You’ve always been paranoid and vindictive. No one can guarantee that you won’t use this as a chance to play tricks."
Lin Yueyao clenched her hands tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh. Resentment and struggle surged in her eyes.
She remained silent for a long time. As if she had finally exhausted all her pride and stubbornness, her voice came out low and raspy.
"Then what do you want?"
Yun Sheng raised her eyes, her clear and sharp gaze fixing directly on her.
"Give me a piece of crucial intel first to prove your sincerity. As long as the information is true, I can answer one of your questions. One piece of intel for one question. Very fair, isn’t it?"
This was the biggest concession she could offer. It wouldn’t expose all her trump cards, but it would smoothly extract key clues about Dark Nest without wasting this rare opportunity.
Lin Yueyao’s pupils shrank slightly. She bit her lip and stared at Yun Sheng, engaging in a violent internal struggle.
On one side was the truth she had been curious about for so long, a heavy obsession; on the other side was fatal intel concerning Dark Nest. The stakes of this gamble pressed down on her so hard she could barely breathe.
A few seconds later, she slowly relaxed her tense jaw, a flash of resolve crossing her eyes.
"Fine.
"I know that in a week, Dark Nest will orchestrate an attack even bigger than the one at the hospital. The location is the Central Star Domain High-level Biological Spirit Research Institute. They want to capture a high-level researcher. They said he could play a major role in advancing the development of the induction agent."
Central Star Domain High-level Biological Spirit Research Institute, a high-level researcher...
Mo Chen’s face flashed through Yun Sheng’s mind. "Could he be the one Dark Nest is after?" she wondered.
"Do you have a more exact time, and who’s in charge of planning this operation?"