Now that Jiang Yuyu had said she could heal damaged spiritual power, Feng Qi naturally made the connection at once, so he decided to bluff a little.

He didn’t expect Jiang Yuyu to actually be the one, but then again, it felt perfectly natural.

"You were testing me?" Jiang Zheyu belatedly realized. She wasn’t angry, though, since she hadn’t planned on hiding it anyway. She gave a faint smile. "That’s right, it was me. What do you think? Surprised?"

"Mhm, very surprised." Feng Qi played along with a light chuckle, his voice low, clear, and pleasant.

His easy cooperation made Jiang Zheyu feel a little embarrassed.

The atmosphere on the way was surprisingly light and relaxed.

Feng Qi brought Jiang Zheyu to the Imperial Capital First Hospital.

The two of them walked in together.

Jiang Zheyu lightly bumped Feng Qi’s arm with her own and asked softly, "You’re about to have your spiritual power restored to normal. How come you’re not reacting at all?"

She had been a little puzzled before. Wasn’t healing his spiritual power what Feng Qi had always wanted?

Once his spiritual power was healed, Feng Qi would be able to pilot a Mecha again.

Hearing this, Feng Qi paused for a moment. ’Right,’ he thought, ’haven’t I always wanted to heal my spiritual power?’

Now that it was about to become a reality, his mood had unexpectedly calmed.

Perhaps the time for excitement had long passed. After all, his spiritual power had been unstable for a very long time.

Still, Feng Qi tilted his head, a faint smile on his lips as he looked at her. His handsome face was warmed by his grin. "Actually, I’m so excited on the inside I can’t even put it into words."

Jiang Zheyu: ...

’If his tone had actually sounded a little more excited, I might have believed him,’ she thought.

As they neared Su Yan’s hospital room, Feng Qi recalled the days Jiang Yuyu was missing. He remembered Su Yan’s listlessness and violent temper, especially after he’d set out to rescue her, only to return grievously injured and without her.

Feng Qi had never seen Su Yan like that.

He had thought Su Yan would be calmer than him. After all, whether at the military academy or on the battlefield, Su Yan had always been cool-headed and brilliant.

But he never expected that one day, Su Yan would reveal such a defeated, demoralized air just because he couldn’t find his female.

To think that such a proud man could one day fall into such deep self-loathing.

Su Yan had learned that the culprit was a Star Thief the Empire had been hunting for a century without success. Even previous Commanders had failed to capture that person, which spoke volumes about their cunning.

Feng Qi had been loathing himself, feeling useless because his unstable spiritual power kept him from helping in the search. But seeing Su Yan in that state, his own turmoil had surprisingly subsided.

Feng Qi led Jiang Zheyu to the door and stopped, saying slowly, "You should go in. He’s been having a hard time controlling his emotions since he couldn’t find you. He must miss you a lot."

’Guess I can take some pity on the guy,’ he thought.

After speaking, he turned and left, leaving Jiang Zheyu with a view of his departing back and a wave of his long arm. "I’m heading out. As for my spiritual power, let’s save the healing for next time. Don’t you forget, Jiang Yuyu."

Jiang Zheyu had been about to ask if he wasn’t going to get his Spiritual Purification.

But hearing him say that, Jiang Zheyu didn’t press the issue. Healing him next time was fine too.

Jiang Zheyu’s palm fell on the doorknob. She pushed the door open and walked in.

"Commander Su, you have to stop thinking about it. If you keep this up, your unstable spiritual power will get worse, and your headache will only intensify." A Beastman stood anxiously to the side, not daring to approach.

On the bed, Su Yan clutched his head. The pain was immense...

’He told himself to stop thinking, but his mind was uncontrollable, constantly replaying the image of that Beastman boarding the Starship and leaving...’

’He hadn’t been able to catch that person, hadn’t been able to ask about Yu Yu’s whereabouts...’

’And because of it, his spiritual power had been damaged and was now unstable...’

’Could Yu Yu have run into something terrible? Is she scared? Is she okay?’

Seeing Su Yan like this, Jiang Zheyu’s heart sank to the floor.

She no longer felt any pity for Si Yu at all. ’How dare he do this to my A Yuan.’

’Her A Yuan.’

A pained look flashed in Jiang Zheyu’s eyes. ’I have to break through to S+++ Level spiritual power as soon as possible. I have to become stronger than any Beastman.’

’That way, I’ll never have to fear being taken away again, and I can also protect everyone I want to protect.’

The Beastman beside the bed held a sedative, hesitating, not daring to step forward. He then noticed Jiang Zheyu, who had just walked in.

"You... who are you?" the Beastman asked, looking at Jiang Zheyu.

"I am his Female Master." Jiang Zheyu walked over slowly. "You can leave for now. I can calm him down."

The Beastman recalled Captain Feng’s instructions: Commander Su’s Female Master would be coming. This had to be her.

He hesitated at first, but then nodded. "Then please be careful. Commander Su’s spiritual power is damaged. The headache might cause his spiritual world to become turbulent..."

He placed the syringe of sedative in Jiang Zheyu’s palm and instructed, "If there’s any danger, inject him with this immediately. Or just call for me. I’ll be waiting right outside."

Jiang Zheyu paused, then gave a small smile. "Okay, I’ll be careful."

The Beastman then went out and closed the door.

Jiang Zheyu placed the syringe on the table and walked slowly toward Su Yan, calling his name softly, "A Yuan..."

Su Yan’s body went rigid. He thought he was hearing things, until a pair of arms wrapped around him.

He smelled a familiar scent—the scent that belonged to Yu Yu.

’It really is my Yu Yu.’

’My Yu Yu is back.’

Su Yan slowly reached out and embraced Jiang Zheyu. Feeling her familiar warmth, he held her even tighter.

The heavy scent of lizard and butterfly on Yu Yu made Su Yan’s heart sink. ’What happened to my Yu Yu while she was away?’

Su Yan found his voice was raspy and raw; for a moment, he couldn’t make a sound.

"A Yuan, let me heal your spiritual power," Jiang Zheyu said, sitting on the bed.

Su Yan grabbed her hand, his red irises turning the color of blood. "I’m sorry. I failed to protect you."

Jiang Zheyu paused, then quickly said, "A Yuan, I was captured, but I wasn’t in any danger. In fact, I even took that Star Thief for a ride. I’m not hurt, and I wasn’t punished at all, so you don’t need to blame yourself. Look, I escaped, didn’t I?"

"Yu Yu..." A flash of pain crossed Su Yan’s eyes.

He hooked a finger under Jiang Zheyu’s chin and kissed her forcefully.

Jiang Zheyu paused for a second, then had no choice but to kiss him back.

By the time Su Yan’s emotions had settled, her lips had turned a deep red, as if stained with the brightest rouge.

Jiang Zheyu’s chest rose and fell slightly. She then hugged Su Yan. "There, there. I’ll heal your spiritual power now."

Su Yan gently hugged her back and answered softly, "Okay."

Because Yu Yu was here, all the thoughts racing through his mind had automatically come to a halt.

Her presence was his peace.