<h4>Chapter 162: Chapter 162 These Points I Spent Willingly</h4><h4></h4>


    When dealing with enemies, you should eradicate thempletely.


    But now that the Terminal has intervened, killing one person would result in one random family member of the victim being erased.


    If Bai Yan were truly killed, it would mean the entire Xiao Jinsheng family would be eradicated.


    Revenge is fine, but mutual destruction is unnecessary.


    "The Terminal appeared just now—would it have noticed Chen Yunji?" Xiao Jinsheng asked nervously.


    Normally, the Terminal doesn’t pay special attention to any specific person on the Mist Continent.


    Moreover, Xuan Jiu is still providing cover for Chen Yunji at the Cloud Ind Snow Peak, so there’s no fear of being discovered by the Terminal.


    But today, the Terminal was focused enough on her actions to make her want to curse it.


    Chen Yunji is right beside her, with a high Superpower Level, making it hard not to attract the Terminal’s attention.


    "Don’t worry, I’ve cloaked Chen Yunji," Caicai boasted, lifting its chin. "The Insect Brain loves fabricating stories, doesn’t it? When it attempts to scan Chen Yunji’s memory, it’ll see nothing but a story I created."


    "That’s impressive, Caicai," Xiao Jinsheng praised, "You’re the true system here."


    As for the Insect Brain, a counterfeit system is nothing more than a counterfeit system.


    Caicai humbly epted thepliment, feeling a little sheepish.


    At the same time, it blocked the message sent by Lou Yan Zhi.


    Lou Yan Zhi: What did you just do? You spent 130,000 points.


    Caicai: Consider it borrowed from you—an IOU has already been issued.


    Lou Yan Zhi: I’m not demanding the points back; I’m curious. Did you get duped by some scam artist?


    Lou Yan Zhi: Just a few days, and you’ve already borrowed almost 500,000 points from me.


    Caicai: You’re the one getting duped!


    Caicai: I spent it willingly—you wouldn’t understand.


    Caicai: Signal’s bad—not going to chat anymore.


    Lou Yan Zhi: ???


    Lou Yan Zhi sat aboard the warship, lowering his gaze in contemtion.


    He was pondering: Who’s the real host of this system—himself or Xiao Jinsheng?


    Ever since Caicai connected with Xiao Jinsheng, it had adopted a hands-off approach with him, the supposed host.


    [Detected: Insect n in Zone D is retreating]


    The warship’s bound Intelligent Brain issued a notification.


    Lou Yan Zhi looked out and indeed saw tens of thousands of Insect n that had been invading the small divert their course and retreat, seemingly following some kind ofmand.


    Lou Yan Zhi frowned.


    Retreating halfway into the attack—what nasty ploy are they brewing now?


    Anxious to investigate the Insect n’s retreat, Lou Yan Zhi decided to set aside his conversation with Caicai for now.


    Meanwhile, on the Mist Continent, Xiao Jinsheng had just returned to her little vi only to notice Bai Yan next door moving out.


    When Bai Yan saw Xiao Jinsheng, she could no longer maintain her usual smile, ring venomously at her.


    Xiao Jinsheng unsheathed a long de, shing its sharp, icy edge toward Bai Yan.


    Even with the new rules protecting Bai Yan via the Terminal, she still hadn’t forgotten how severely Xiao Jinsheng’s memory had been altered—an already mentally unstable case.


    Ignoring the fate of her own family to cut her down would be the kind of mad act Xiao Jinsheng was capable of.


    So now Bai Yan wouldn’t dare approach Xiao Jinsheng at all.


    "They’re moving out?" Yu Yunxiao eximed.


    It wasmon knowledge that on the Mist Continent, once a house was allocated to a married female by the Terminal, its location was fixed.


    Exceptions existed only if the dwelling area had been overrun by Mutant Beasts or Zombies.


    Of course, such situations hadn’t urred for decades.


    Under normal circumstances, it was exceedingly difficult for females allocated a home to change residences.


    But Xiao Jinsheng nced at the Star Map’s resident information.


    The vi next door, which used to bear Bai Yan’s name, now appeared vacant without a listed upant.


    "Quite good at hiding," Xiao Jinsheng sneered.


    "Damnable Terminal!


    Just wait until Ie for you!"


    Xiao Jinsheng didn’t waste her time being angry over such matters.


    Returning home, the group entered Li’s Domain once again, with Caicai activating its system shielding feature.


    This time, the Cannibal Flower joined them.


    When it spotted the Insect Brain enclosed in an electrically-sealed istion jar, it let out excited cries.


    "What’s it saying?" Su Ye asked curiously.


    Huaiqing tranted, "It’s saying that its master has killed many of these insects before. These kinds of bugs are dangerous—their bodies shouldn’t be touched directly."


    Upon hearing Huaiqing’s trantion, the Cannibal Flower extended a green leaf and gave him a leafy thumbs-up.


    "Rx, I’m here. I have plenty of experience dealing with bugs like this." Caicai smirked darkly, clutching the istion jar and shaking it furiously.


    As it shook, Caicai cursed, "So it was you, you little filthy pest! Modifying her memory and leaving me to clean up the mess!"


    "You repugnant bug, you dead bug—now that you’ve fallen into my hands!"


    "Watch as I destroy you!"


    The Insect Brain, trapped in the jar, had nowhere to escape. Having barely recovered from the effects of a tranquilizing agent, it now lost consciousness again from being mmed against the jar’s walls.


    "In the Interster World, the Insect Brain’s primary function is manipting human minds," Caicai exined. "They’re the intellectual force of the Insect n, so their self-defense power is rtively weak."


    "Your memory was altered by the Insect Brain. Once it’s dead, your memory will return," Caicai said before asking, "Should I kill it now?"


    "Can you extract its memory?" Xiao Jinsheng asked.


    Earlier that day, the Insect Brain had promised Bai Yan the coordinates of a Star Stone Mine.


    If she hadn’t overheard that, she wouldn’t care.


    But having heard it, there was no way she’d let the Star Stones remain abandoned in the wild.


    "I can," Caicai replied. "I’ll extract its memory first; then you can kill it, and your memory should be restored."


    "Let’s begin," Xiao Jinsheng urged.


    When dealing with enemies, there’s no room for mercy.


    Her attempt to kill Bai Yan had failed—simply because Bai Yan had persistently clung to life long enough for the Terminal to intervene and implement new rules.


    "Agreed." Caicai, enthusiastic about avenging the Insect n, got straight to work.


    It took an hour to extract all the Insect Brain’s memories, shifting aside momentarily to sort through them.


    Meanwhile, Xiao Jinsheng collected the highest-grade insecticide, generously sponsored by the Cannibal Flower.


    Through injection, she poured the insecticide entirely into the istion jar.


    The blue liquid enveloped the Insect Brain.


    The Insect Brain thrashed painfully, crashing into the jar walls, its soft, limp body dissolving under the corrosive effects of the insecticide.


    Hissing sounds emerged intermittently from the jar.


    The noise resembled that of deep-fried bugs.


    As the Insect Brain’s form grew fainter under the blue liquid’s corrosive power, Xiao Jinsheng attempted to sense any returning memories.


    But even as the Insect Brainpletely disintegrated under the insecticide, Xiao Jinsheng’s mind remained nk of any restored memories.


    She turned to Caicai and asked, "Is the Insect Brain dead? Why haven’t my memories returned?"


    "That’s impossible," Caicai replied, puzzled. "Your memory was altered by this Insect Brain. Once it dies, your memory should return."


    It carefully examined the istion jar’s contents, now reduced to blue liquid remnants.


    Caicai spoke with certainty, "I’ve analyzed the data from the insecticide—it would only produce these results if the Insect Brain had died inside the liquid."


    "So, its death should have restored your memories," it concluded. "If your memories haven’t returned, the only exnation is that the Insect Brain stored them separately from the start."


    However, the Insect Brain typically keeps altered human memories for its own use, making it unlikely for them to be stored elsewhere.


    And the Insect Brain is arrogant about its intellectual capacity, believing itself capable of remembering myriad details.


    "If they’ve really been stored separately, and you’re reviewing its memories, can you help locate where it hid mine?" Xiao Jinsheng asked.


    "I’m sorting them now—it won’t be long," Caicai replied.


    It had just reached the Insect Brain’s most recent activities, spanning the past two days.


    When Caicai noticed a transmission sent to the Interster World by the Insect Brain, it instantly became rmed.


    Reading the sequence 1361.9.6.33.4.0024.10.31.10.1.1x3, Caicai rushed frantically toward Xiao Jinsheng.


    "It’s bad—Mist Continent is doomed!"


    "From the Insect Brain’s memory, I saw it transmitted the cosmic coordinates of Mist Continent to the Insect n."