Chapter 18: The Method to Cure Mental Power Turmoil

Chapter 18: The Method to Treat Mental Power Turmoil

Even though several days had passed since that night,

Chu Lanting still clearly remembered that evening, the side of Pei Du he had witnessed.

Even in the dim light of the room, the other man's dark eyes stared straight at him, the gaze in those black eyes like a fierce beast eyeing its prey.

It was a sight he'd never forget.

Afterward, when Pei Du regained consciousness, he was back to being his clingy, memory-lost self.

Before falling asleep that night, he had thought a lot, wondering if maybe calling his full name had stirred up something buried deep inside him, causing him to become like that.

After that, he stopped using his full name, and instead called him 'A Du'.

The evening breeze was somewhat cool, blowing against Chu Lanting's cheeks, snapping him back to reality.

He instinctively looked up at the young man standing a short distance away, and when the guy flashed him a bright smile, he couldn't help but smile back.

"It happened once—I've been so swamped lately that I let it slip."

Chu Lanting's voice was tinged with guilt: "Not long after he woke up, he completely changed—went all quiet, and his eyes looked scary."

He couldn't exactly say that calling Pei Du by his full name was what set him off.

As a local of 207, there was no way he'd know Pei Du's full name.

Uncle Tian nodded, muttering "just as I suspected," which left Chu Lanting totally baffled.

"Why do you say that? Do you know why he turned out like that?"

"Of course. The last time you came asking about mental power, it was for him, right?"

Facing Uncle Tian's 'I know everything' look, Chu Lanting looked helpless: "Don't leave me hanging—it's about to get dark."

"After you left that day, I did some digging. His change has to do with the mental power inside him. Of course, his amnesia could also be from his mental power going haywire when he hit that turbulence."

"On the more advanced planets in the main star system, anyone with mental power joins the military. It's a great thing, no doubt, but it's got one flaw."

"What is it?" Chu Lanting frowned.

"Mental power is like a clear spring—works fine for work and battle, but the catch is it's also something you can't control."

"Once mental power starts fluctuating, someone with healing abilities has to come treat it. Different kinds of mental power turmoil need different treatments."

The society Chu Lanting had lived in before didn't have such a complicated human makeup.

So after hearing all that, his already furrowed brow creased even deeper.

"So what are you getting at, Uncle Tian? Do you know how to heal mental power?"

He didn't believe Uncle Tian had stopped him just to give him a rundown on mental power.

Hearing that, Uncle Tian's smile widened, and he gave him that approving look again.

"Though I don't know what you... eh, forget it, let's not go there. I do know the best way to heal it."

Chu Lanting: "...So if I don't ask, you're just gonna keep staring at me till it's dark?"

"You little brat, the way you act is just begging for a beating! Can't you let your Uncle Tian feel needed as an elder for once?"

Uncle Tian clicked his tongue, then waved a hand: "Forget it, forget it. Bend down, and I'll tell you the best way."

Though he had his doubts, Chu Lanting still bent down to listen.

After hearing what the man said, he shot upright. In the fading sunlight, his peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly.

"Uncle Tian, I'm a man."

"So what if you're a guy? If you were a woman, I'd be worried that kid would wear you out. I had to dig through a ton of books to find this method, and I'm only telling you. How about that? Isn't your uncle generous?"

"...You should get some rest. I'll take A Du back now."

The sky had already gone dark, and the last bit of daylight had dipped below the horizon.

Chu Lanting didn't hang around Old He's doorstep any longer. As he turned to leave, he called out, 'A Du.'

The young man in the corner shot out, wrapping an arm around Chu Lanting's waist like it was second nature.

Uncle Tian stood behind them, watching the whole thing, the grin at the corners of his mouth growing wider and wider.

"So what if he's a guy? The books never said a guy can't treat mental power turmoil. Besides, that kid A Du's got broad shoulders and a narrow waist—such a great build, he'd definitely be a beast in bed..."

"Uncle Tian!"

The two hadn't even made it out of the courtyard yet.

Seeing Pei Du next to him keep craning his neck to catch what Uncle Tian was saying, Chu Lanting's eye twitched hard. Finally, unable to take it anymore, he turned and shot a glare at the man behind him, who was grinning at them.

Uncle Tian, despite being glared at, wasn't annoyed. Instead, he made a shushing gesture and smiled as he watched them go.

Only after they left the courtyard and Uncle Tian's nonsense faded away did Chu Lanting finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The sky was slowly darkening, but luckily, they weren't far from home—just a two-minute walk.

"You should be able to shower tonight, but don't scrub too hard. The scabs haven't come off yet, and the wounds aren't fully healed."

Lately, the wounds on Pei Du's body had been healing at an insane speed.

This made Chu Lanting, who hadn't really felt like he'd been transmigrated into a book before, truly realize he was now in a world beyond his understanding.

He'd already been here so long—there was probably no chance of going back.

Going by the 'take things as they come' philosophy, Chu Lanting had never dwelled on it much. He just never gave Pei Du his real feelings in return, even when the guy gave him everything.

Life is fragile; he couldn't afford to gamble.

When he didn't hear a response from beside him for a long while,

Chu Lanting looked up at the man beside him. "What's wrong? Not happy you can shower now?"

He'd figured out a couple days ago that Pei Du was a bit of a clean freak.

Remembering how the guy had stood in front of the bathroom door with clean clothes, giving him that pitiful 'I wanna shower' look, he couldn't help but laugh.

"I am happy. I'd be even happier if I could shower with the wife."

Chu Lanting: "...No. The bathroom's too small—there's no room for both of us."

The brightness in his beautiful fox-like eyes faded significantly.

Even the tail behind him stopped swaying.

He looked completely pitiful all over.

Chu Lanting pinched the bridge of his nose but didn't budge.

He'd only skimmed a few pages of the original book, so he had no idea if Pei Du—supposed to be cold and heartless—was actually this lively on the inside.

And a real drama queen.

As he pushed open the courtyard gate and the two stepped inside.

Pei Du, who'd tried playing pitiful to get his wife's sympathy and score a bath together, finally realized that trick wasn't gonna work.

He then naturally shifted the topic.

"What did Uncle Tian say to you just now? Your ears are red—are you blushing? Why?"