Chapter 101: Ji An’s Psychic Superpower Materialization

Chapter 101 Ji An's Psychic Superpower Materialization

Ji An clasped Gu Jinsheng's hand while gazing out the window, his features soft, lips curved in a smile. "Bi Xue will be thrilled when she finds out."

"We've already told her. But this is what she deserves. Compared to her sacrifice, a statue is nothing." Jiang Fuzhong glanced at Ji An through the rearview mirror and asked curiously, "You're in an especially good mood today, Researcher Ji?"

"Yes, there’s been some happy news recently. Things have been wonderful." Ji An replied with a smile.

He felt Gu Jinsheng’s grip tighten momentarily—likely another uncontrolled surge of emotion.

There were still matters to handle in Luoshi Base, so Gu Jinsheng couldn’t leave just yet. Ji An stayed with him, and as the New Year approached, despite having ongoing experiments, he couldn’t bear to enter the lab.

This was their first New Year together, and Ji An couldn’t bear the thought of spending it apart.

After days of nonstop work leading up to the holiday, Gu Jinsheng finally had the chance to celebrate at home.

The moment Ji An woke up, Gu Jinsheng had a feast waiting for him. All Ji An had to do was eat—Gu Jinsheng wouldn't let him lift a finger.

When the clock struck midnight, fireworks exploded outside, lighting up the sky. Gu Jinsheng knelt on one knee before Ji An. "Xiao An, I love you. Marry me."

His deep eyes locked onto Ji An’s, his fingers white-knuckled with tension. Was it too soon to propose when Ji An had only just agreed to be with him? But Gu Jinsheng couldn’t wait any longer. He wanted more than just the title of "boyfriend"—he wanted the legal recognition of their union.

He wanted to entrust everything to Ji An, even his life and death.

Ji An lowered his lashes, watching Gu Jinsheng's throat work, then leaned in to kiss him. Slipping the ring onto his own finger, he smiled. "You secretly measured my finger. It's a perfect fit."

Gu Jinsheng’s tension melted away, his sharp features melting into warmth. "Xiao An, look outside."

In the night sky, brilliant fireworks spelled out words: *Xiao An, marry me! —Gu Jinsheng.*

The fireworks' reflection shimmered brilliantly in Ji An’s eyes.

Gu Jinsheng gazed back at him. "Xiao An, thank you for saying yes."

"Jinsheng, I should be thanking you. Thank you for appearing in the darkest time of my childhood, dragging me from the shadows and showing me the light—sowing the seeds of a brighter future."

"Thank you for remembering me, and for taking my hand again years later, leading me back into the light."

"And thank you… for loving me. Because I love you too."

Gu Jinsheng pulled Ji An into a fierce embrace, whispering against his ear, "Xiao An, how is it possible that I adore you so much? Every moment with you sets my heart racing. Just seeing you makes me fight to restrain myself."

Ji An let out a soft laugh before capturing Gu Jinsheng’s lips—slender yet perfectly kissable.

Did all reserved people sound this enchanting when whispering sweet words?

Outside, fireworks blazed across the sky, while inside, the bedroom pulsed with intimacy.

As Gu Jinsheng and Ji An became one, something appeared to spill from Ji An’s mind. At the same time, Thunder Dragon surged out from Gu Jinsheng’s consciousness as if sensing something.

The next morning, Ji An awoke to find Gu Jinsheng and Thunder Dragon engaged in a staring match—neither willing to back down.

This version of Gu Jinsheng, behaving like a stubborn child, was a side only he would ever see—only Ji An.

The sight made Ji An’s heart flutter. He walked over and wrapped his arms around Gu Jinsheng, who immediately drew him close with an arm around his waist.

"What’s wrong? Why are you glaring at Thunder Dragon so early in the morning? What did it do this time?" Ji An’s voice was still hoarse from sleep, the low murmur against Gu Jinsheng’s ear deliciously alluring.

Gu Jinsheng almost lost his composure, "Thunder Dragon stole something from somebody."

"Oh, what did it steal?"

Ji An glanced over curiously and saw Thunder Dragon's massive body curled protectively around something. As Ji An watched, the thing also turned to look at him.

Ji An met a pair of extraordinarily gentle eyes—eyes so beautiful they seemed to embrace all things in the world, nurturing countless lives. Saintly in its purity, yet brimming with compassion.

As Thunder Dragon slowly moved aside, Ji An saw it stand up. Its body was snow-white and immaculate, like a white horse yet incomparably more magnificent. It had a single horn on its head and a pair of pristine feathered wings that were slowly unfurling.

Ji An was so awestruck by its beauty that he unconsciously held his breath. "Is this a unicorn?"

He turned to Thunder Dragon in surprise, "Where did you steal this from?"

Ji An had already recognized that this unicorn wasn't a real physical entity—it was likely the manifestation of a superpower.

In their home, the only manifested superpower was Thunder Dragon. This unicorn must have come from outside.

Thunder Dragon glared at Ji An indignantly, "Xiao An, how could you say that? Do I look like a thief to you?"

Ji An replied, "Then, Thunder Dragon, where did you bring back such a beautiful unicorn from?"

Gu Jinsheng snorted lightly, "Can't be sure. You've been pestering Ji An to manifest something with his psychic superpower for you to play with. Who knows if you saw someone else's manifested unicorn and stole it because it was pretty."

"That's not true! Neither stolen nor lured by me," Thunder Dragon protested loudly. "Xiao An, don't you remember? This is the manifestation of your psychic superpower."

Ji An looked blank. "I don't remember."

Thunder Dragon sighed in exasperation, "Beauty leads men astray, lust brings ruin. Xiao An, you were so carried away with Gu Jinsheng that you couldn't even control your own psychic energy, and Jiao Jiao manifested spontaneously."

"Jiao Jiao?"

"That's the unicorn's name," Thunder Dragon answered.

The unicorn approached lightly and nuzzled against Ji An's cheek affectionately.

For some reason, Ji An felt an inexplicable closeness. He reached out and stroked the unicorn's head. It snuggled into Ji An's arms, then turned its large eyes toward Gu Jinsheng, who also reached out to ruffle its head.

"So adorable. I can't believe I unconsciously manifested something this adorable."

Gu Jinsheng said, "Try retracting it. If it's truly your manifestation, you should be able to take it back."

Ji An tried, and sure enough, the unicorn returned to his mental realm.

Perhaps because he lacked a Superpowered Crystal Core, the unicorn didn't disappear upon retrieval but remained quietly in Ji An's mindscape. When Ji An observed it with his consciousness, it gazed back at him tenderly.

"It really is my manifestation," Ji An said, thrilled.

Gu Jinsheng was also delighted. "Xiao An, your psychic energy is incredibly strong. To manifest at Level 4 mid-stage is rare—usually only high-level superpowered individuals can do that. Manifestation drains considerable energy, which is why few people bother. Some high-level superpowered individuals don't even manifest during battles to conserve energy, relying on pure energy instead."

Ji An glanced at Gu Jinsheng. "Yet you always manifest Thunder Dragon."

Taken aback by the sudden turn in topic, Gu Jinsheng coughed awkwardly.

Thunder Dragon's crimson eyes sparkled mischievously as it declared loudly, "Courting display! It's all because this guy wanted to court you. At first, he manifested me just to show off how powerful his superpower was. But after meeting you, he kept bringing me out to flaunt his abilities, trying to catch your eye."

Thunder Dragon's shameless revelation left Gu Jinsheng's face flushed with uncharacteristic embarrassment.

Gu Jinsheng forcibly recalled the Thunder Dragon, who kept shouting, "I won't go back! I want to stay with Xiao An and play with Horn!"

With the noisy Thunder Dragon gone, the atmosphere grew even more embarrassing.

Gu Jinsheng summoned several cages from his spatial storage device, each containing different animals.

Gu Jinsheng said, "These are all animals uninfected by the zombie virus and unmutated. I originally planned to give them to you yesterday."

Ji An teased with a smile, "Were they meant as a dowry yesterday?"

Gu Jinsheng glanced at Ji An and replied, "Mhm, the entire net worth of a marrying-in husband."

Gu Jinsheng tapped a few times on his phone, and Ji An received a message—a string of numbers.

"This is my password," Gu Jinsheng said. "From now on, I’m becoming part of the Ji household. You must treat me well."

Ji An wasn’t shy at all and replied frankly, "Since you’re marrying into my family, I’ll treat you right."

"Don’t worry, we won’t skimp on the dowry when you marry into our home."

Ji An took out a bracelet from his spatial storage device. "This is my latest upgrade—it has several tens of thousands of cubic meters of space inside."

"A storage ring?" Previous ones with just a few thousand cubic meters were already astonishing, but now it’s in the tens of thousands.

Ji An explained, "It’s not a mustard seed space. A true mustard seed space should be infinitely large, like the Space Necklace around my neck."

Gu Jinsheng shook his head. "Don't share that, Xiao An. That’s your secret."

Ji An was momentarily stunned before suddenly bursting out laughing. This was just like Gu Jinsheng—always protecting him in his own way. Every promise he'd made was being kept.

Ji An didn’t mention the mustard seed space again. "Storage devices with over ten thousand cubic meters are indeed hard to make. The material requirements are high—otherwise, they can’t withstand the compression force and will collapse. This piece of small-leaf sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus) is the most spiritually abundant piece I’ve encountered after collecting wood for so long."

"I was afraid Wu Youyang would mishandle it, so I made it myself. I didn’t expect it to unexpectedly unlock tens of thousands of cubic meters of space. It really surprised me."

Every time Ji An developed a new technology, he would hand it over to his subordinates for production while he moved on to new projects.

It had been a long time since Ji An personally crafted a spatial storage device.

Gu Jinsheng took the spatial storage device and scanned it with his spiritual sense, immediately feeling awe. The space was truly enormous—completely incomparable to the previous few-thousand-cubic-meter storage devices.

But that wasn’t all. Ji An then released a healing pod from his spatial storage.

Gu Jinsheng recognized this pod—it was the very first one, handcrafted by Ji An personally, unlike the later machine-produced versions.

Ji An said, "I upgraded this healing pod recently when I had some free time. Now it’s fully autonomous."

"Fully autonomous?"

"Yes. In the beginning, if someone broke their leg, they needed manual external cultivation of suitable bone tissue before lying in the pod for treatment. But with this upgraded version, you can just lie inside, and it will handle everything—scanning the entire body, identifying what needs treatment, generating data, collecting samples, cultivating, performing surgery, and administering treatment." Ji An continued, "As long as you're breathing when you enter the pod, it’ll work. It even has explosion-resistant capabilities, though the current level isn’t high enough and still needs upgrading."

Every invention Ji An created was miraculous enough to leave people in awe. Gu Jinsheng thought that was the end of it, but Ji An had upgraded it further, making it even more astonishing. If anyone else were here, they’d probably be covered in goosebumps by now.

Gu Jinsheng asked, "Is the fully autonomous healing pod technology mature?"

Ji An nodded. "The technology is mature, but the cost is too high for mass production. For now, the combination of conventional healing pods and manual external cultivation of replacement tissue is the most cost-effective."

"I can keep researching. If the cost can be reduced, fully autonomous healing pods could become available to average families. Then, no one would need hospitals—just lie inside for treatment when sick."

Ji An said to Gu Jinsheng, "This one was specially upgraded for you. It’s my present to you."

Gu Jinsheng's dark eyes fixed intently on Ji An, "Xiao An, sometimes I wonder if this is all just a dream I'm having. The apocalypse is too harsh, so I dreamed you up."

Ji An laughed and leaned into Gu Jinsheng's arms, lifting his chin with a finger. "Do you know what they say about you outside?"

Gu Jinsheng raised an eyebrow, "That I'm a kept man?"

It did seem that way. Truthfully, he hadn't done much beyond fulfilling his duties as a commander. All the groundbreaking inventions seemed to come from Ji An, and it was through these innovations that he steadily rose in rank, eventually even recapturing the Luo City Base—once his equal, if not slightly ahead of him.

Ji An chuckled, "Wishful thinking. They say you're the Chosen One, which is why I joined you—voluntarily, bringing all my resources with me."

Gu Jinsheng gazed at Ji An and said, "I'd rather they call me a kept man than the Chosen One."

Ji An laughed loudly. Watching the ease in Ji An's expression, Gu Jinsheng felt a surge of warmth, knowing this person finally belonged to him.

After the fifteenth of the month, Ji An entered the lab—this time alone, without any assistants.

Wu Yu became worried and went to Gu Jinsheng to ask. "Commander Gu, Director Ji didn’t bring any assistants into the lab this time. Does he still hold a grudge over what happened before?"

Gu Jinsheng replied, "No, Xiao An isn’t that petty."

"That’s a relief." Wu Yu reflected on Ji An’s generosity—how he freely shared the core technology of the Mental Scanner. If it were him, he could never have done the same, no matter how much he wished for the apocalypse to improve.

It had to be said—Ji An’s vision and generosity were beyond compare.

About three days later, Ji An emerged. Gu Jinsheng hurried to meet him, only to find Wu Yu had already beaten him there.

Gu Jinsheng suspected Wu Yu had done nothing these past few days but stand guard outside Ji An’s door.