"Father?"
Seeing that the person who had arrived was her father, Liu Yueyan's face was a picture of confusion.
Standing in the doorway was none other than Liu Yueyan's father—Liu Yantian!
"Xiao Yan, what are you doing?"
A magnetic and authoritative voice came from Liu Yantian's mouth.
Liu Yantian walked over to Liu Yueyan's side. The two maids tactfully withdrew from the room and closed the door behind them.
Liu Yueyan looked at her father, who had come to her side. His face was filled with both authority and gentleness.
It was hard to imagine how those two expressions could overlap.
"Father, what are you doing in my room?" Liu Yueyan asked, puzzled.
"We'll talk about that in a moment. First, answer me, Xiao Yan, what are you up to?"
Seeing a father who was completely different from his usual self, Liu Yueyan's face filled with confusion and worry.
"Father, I was just looking up some information online. What's wrong?"
Seeing his daughter's expression, Liu Yantian's face fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, he took out something that looked like a mirror and pointed it at Liu Yueyan.
"Xiao Yan, are you lucid? Do you know who you are?"
Liu Yantian's face was stern, his eyes fixed on Liu Yueyan's expression.
Seeing this, Liu Yueyan's heart began to pound.
'Could it be that my world really is...'
"What's wrong, Father? I'm Liu Yueyan! What are you talking about?"
Liu Yueyan suppressed the shock in her heart and answered her father's questions.
Hearing Liu Yueyan's reply and seeing the mirror's lack of reaction, Liu Yantian breathed a sigh of relief and put the mirror away.
Seeing her father's obvious relaxation, Liu Yueyan would have to be a complete fool not to realize that her father had just been testing her.
"Father! What on earth is going on? What was that mirror just now?"
Seeing his daughter's anxious expression, Liu Yantian finally explained the reason.
.....
A long time passed before Liu Yueyan recovered from the news she had just received.
"So you're saying... our world is really experiencing a so-called Spiritual Qi Recovery?"
Liu Yantian nodded.
"And the appearance of ghosts and monsters has become more frequent?"
Liu Yantian nodded again.
"Father, you and Mother knew all along?"
Liu Yantian still nodded.
"Then why did you hide it from me and my sister?!"
This was what Liu Yueyan didn't understand. The Spiritual Qi Recovery would surely become known to the world eventually, so why were her parents unwilling to tell them in advance?
Liu Yantian was silent for a moment before explaining, "It's not that we were unwilling to tell you, but you two are still too young. There's no need for you to be charging to the front lines."
"The Spiritual Qi Recovery has only just begun, and there aren't many supernatural incidents. The state can still keep it under wraps."
"And..."
Liu Yantian was about to say more but was interrupted by Liu Yueyan.
"But I'm already an adult! I can help you!"
Liu Yueyan looked at her father with complex emotions. She could clearly help, so why didn't they tell her?
Liu Yantian remained silent for a moment before giving the reason.
"Hear me out. To deal with the newly emerging ghosts and monsters, ordinary weapons are useless, even firearms are useless."
"Right now, the state has only confirmed that ghosts can be fought by controlling other ghosts. The other method is to use items from temples and monasteries that are imbued with the aura of immortals."
Hearing her father's words, Liu Yueyan subconsciously touched the Buddha pendant hanging around her neck.
Liu Yantian continued.
"However, there's a downside to relying on controlling ghosts to fight ghosts. The Ghost Tamers will also be harmed by the ghosts they control. Their bodies are constantly eroded by the cold yin aura, and over time, they will become extremely frail."
"That is why your mother and I don't want you or Xiao Xi to get involved in this."
After speaking, Liu Yantian just looked at Liu Yueyan quietly.
"So, do you understand now? Xiao Yan."
After hearing her father's explanation, Liu Yueyan's face was filled with complicated feelings.
Her parents were trying to protect her and her sister. Could she blame them?
"Then why... why did you suddenly come looking for me, Father?"
This was the part she didn't understand. She had just wanted to look at her computer, and her father had come to find her.
It was as if her father was monitoring her... 'Wait? Monitoring?'
Suddenly thinking of this possibility, Liu Yueyan stared blankly at Liu Yantian.
"Father... are you monitoring me?"
Liu Yantian was silent for a moment, but still nodded and confessed his actions.
"A week ago, I noticed you were acting completely different from usual. You were constantly talking to yourself, mentioning things like anime characters, plots, chat groups, and so on."
"I know you love to watch those things, so at first, I didn't pay it much mind. But later, I noticed that your aura had changed, and you would even conjure things out of thin air."
Thinking of this, Liu Yantian's eyes were full of complex emotions. At the time, he thought a ghost had possessed his daughter, but when the device given to him by the state to detect supernatural energy showed no reaction, he decided to observe first.
"Until today, I noticed you suddenly got up from bed, asked for your mother's and my location for no reason, and then turned on your computer to search for something online. So I thought, perhaps you had discovered something? Or that something was guiding you to do so."
"That's why I came to find you."
After saying all this, Liu Yantian stared intently at Liu Yueyan.
"So, Xiao Yan, what exactly has happened to you?"
....
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: Group Owner? Where are you? @Silly Girl]
[Hellish Blizzard: How did the Group Owner just go offline in the middle of a conversation?]
[Mad Love for Hashirama: It's probably just as the Lord of the World said.]
[Emperor Through the Ages: Spiritual Qi Recovery... what is that?]
[Lord of the World: The so-called Spiritual Qi Recovery refers to a phenomenon where a world that originally lacked or had thin spiritual qi suddenly experiences a massive surge in its concentration, triggering mutations in all things. For example, plants gain spirituality, animals gain sentience, and humans awaken extraordinary abilities.]
[Lord of the World: Spiritual Qi Recovery is both a good and a bad thing. The good part is that humans can absorb spiritual qi to become stronger, increasing their lifespan, enhancing their physique, gaining abilities like flight, and so on.]
[Lord of the World: The bad part is also obvious. After a Spiritual Qi Recovery, animals generally cultivate several times, or even dozens of times, faster than humans. If humans don't have adequate talent, comprehension, or cultivation methods, it will be difficult for them to withstand attacks from cultivated plants and animals.]
[Lord of the World: In severe cases, there's a chance humanity could go extinct. While it's not absolute, the possibility exists.]
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: That sounds even more terrifying than demons!]
[Hellish Blizzard: It's a bit like the Monster Cells in our world, except Monster Cells only have harmful effects.]
[Mad Love for Hashirama: It's similar to Chakra, except in my world, plants can't cultivate, but animals can.]
[Emperor Through the Ages: Spiritual Qi Recovery... the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Bearing risks is inevitable.]
Hearing about the increased lifespan, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
Unfortunately, his world had no Spiritual Qi Recovery.
At this moment, the Group Owner, who had been offline, finally came back on.
[Silly Girl: It's true! It's really true! My world is really having a Spiritual Qi Recovery!!]
[Lord of the World: See?~]
[Silly Girl: And ghosts and monsters have appeared!]
[Shinobu Who Loves Her Sister: Ghosts?]
[Hellish Blizzard: That doesn't sound like a Spiritual Qi Recovery!]
[Lord of the World: If there are ghosts, isn't it a Supernatural Recovery?]
[Silly Girl: Eh?]
....