Ethereal Blue

Fang Qi leaned on Liguang's arm and shook his head.

Right in front of him was a beautiful face, very close to his own.

Tears shimmered in her amber left eye, while the crimson in her red right eye flashed rapidly.

She was still suspicious, but more than that...

It was panic and worry!

Her brows were slightly furrowed, her red lips pressed into a thin line, and both her hands gripped his arm tightly!

"Master?"

Her voice was a little tense.

With one hand supporting his arm, the fingertips of her other hand pressed against the side of his neck!

Her fingertips were cool.

Fang Qi could feel a faint electrical current seeping from her fingertips, traveling up his blood vessels.

She was scanning him!

A few seconds later, Liguang's fingers released him.

She visibly sighed in relief, the tension on her small face easing slightly.

"Thank goodness, Master is just too tired..."

She murmured, though her hand did not move from his arm.

And as she looked up, those heterochromatic eyes... stared straight at Fang Qi once again!

The crimson in her red eye began to flash again, neither fast nor slow, pulsing rhythmically!

This crazy woman... her suspicion was getting the upper hand again.

"Master..."

Her voice became gentle and soft once more:

"Why did Master suddenly slap himself and stand up just now?"

Her fingertips tapped lightly against his arm as she tilted her head...

The light in her mismatched eyes started to lose focus again!

"Is Master..."

"Hiding something from Liguang?"

Her voice was extremely soft, laced with a sickly sweetness.

But Fang Qi knew...

This was the calm before the storm!

If he didn't say something soon, she would probably turn around and grab the stun gun in the next second!

If it were earlier, he would have quickly come up with an excuse to coax her!

But now...

In his current state, he simply had no energy left to coax his wife!

His vision was blurring!

Liguang's delicate face was turning into a hazy shadow before his eyes!

He couldn't even make out her expression anymore; all he could see... was the flashing crimson in that red eye!

...To hell with explaining!

Then he suddenly reached out and tightly grabbed Liguang's small hand! He held it very tightly!

The silver-haired girl's fingertips trembled in his palm, then slowly tightened, gripping his hand back with a force he couldn't break free from.

Fang Qi blinked hard, trying to keep himself awake!

"Liguang."

His voice was hoarse as he forced himself to stare at the small face in front of him.

"Your Master is now... in mortal danger!"

Time to give the wife a little shock!

Sure enough, the silver-haired girl's small hand stiffened slightly in his grasp.

"We must... go find Twilight as soon as possible right now!"

He squeezed her cold little hand, staring into her flashing mismatched eyes:

"Otherwise..."

"Master will 'die'!"

The living room...

Fell silent.

In his somewhat hazy vision, the flashing red light froze.

Fang Qi could feel the soft little hand in his palm freeze.

The silver-haired girl's gentle smile also froze on her pretty face.

"...What?"

She looked at Fang Qi, her gaze still slightly unfocused.

Her small mouth moved slightly, murmuring.

"Master will... die?"

"Die?"

She murmured.

"...Die?"

"...?"

"Master...?"

"...Die?"

Then, the very next second—

"Buzz!"

A blinding crimson abruptly exploded before his eyes!

Fang Qi squinted at the sudden intense light, and then a massive force struck his shoulders!

"—!"

Before he could even react, his feet suddenly left the ground!

His entire body was flipped over and pinned onto the sofa!

His back slammed against the sofa cushions, and the back of his head hit the soft pillows!

It didn't hurt, but his whole being...

Was left completely dazed by the forceful pin.

...Maybe he stimulated her a bit too much?

The silver-haired girl was now pressing down on top of him!

That delicate little face was right above him, her red eye glowing.

And her amber left eye...

...Huh?

Fang Qi's eyelids twitched violently!

Wait, this is...!

Her amber left eye, which was usually as gentle as water, was now...

Unexpectedly glowing too!

A deep blue light!

A deep blue stream of data was emerging from the depths of her pupil...

Surging up rapidly!

Dense lines of code sped across her amber iris!

Wave after wave, so fast it made one dizzy!

Fang Qi's gaze turned somewhat rigid as he stared into Liguang's rapidly flashing phoenix eyes.

One crimson like a burning star!

One deep blue like a boiling ocean!

Even in his blurred vision, they were incredibly dazzling!

...His wife's eyes could do this?

So beautiful...

"Master, do not move."

Liguang spoke.

Her voice was somewhat calm, carrying an unprecedented... sense of command!

An undeniable tone of authority!

Then, she pressed down hard on Fang Qi's shoulders!

Fang Qi subconsciously tried to struggle a bit...

The crimson and deep blue before his eyes flashed violently together!

"Mas-ter, do, not, move."

She repeated it again, pausing after every word!

Then, her right hand pressed onto Fang Qi's forehead; it was cool.

Her left hand pressed against the side of his neck, and the faint electrical current seeped in from her fingertips once again.

This time, the current was stronger and went deeper!

He could feel the current traveling up his blood vessels, passing his throat, his jaw, his cheeks... and finally converging at his temples.

It felt like an invisible hand gently massaging that spot.

Fang Qi lay on the sofa, looking at the silver-haired girl pressing down on him.

Her gaze was nailed to his face!

The crimson in her red eye was burning!

In her amber eye—the deep blue data stream was still surging wildly!

Without a moment's pause!

Her usually docile and pretty face was now completely taut!

Her lips were pressed into a thin line, her elegant brows tightly furrowed, and her expression was so focused that it was...

A little scary!

Ah...

Fang Qi's exhausted brain finally realized it.

He seemed to have... stimulated his wife a little too much.

Uncle and Xiaoyue had said that Liguang's core abilities were tied to her emotions!

The more agitated she was, the stronger her abilities became.

And he... in a strange state that she couldn't understand or control, had suddenly said he "would die"...

This directly poked at her greatest fear!

The red eye was burning madly, and that deep blue data stream... surged in her amber eye for the very first time!

Did this mean...

Her original core, the "real deal" his parents had left her... was starting to reveal its true form?

Did this crazy woman break through the limiter on her core?!

Even if it wasn't completely broken, her computing power had definitely skyrocketed!

After all, looking at her with both eyes flashing wildly like this...

Her two cores were exerting force together!

Maybe she really could find something out!

His crazy wife was the strongest AI in this world, after all!

Bring it on, wifey, inspect me thoroughly!

So good!

You're so good, wifey!

He just lay there, letting the silver-haired girl handle and inspect him.

Time passed, minute by minute, second by second.

The crimson in her red eye slowly began to dim.

In her amber eyes, the deep blue data streams gradually slowed, shifting from a frantic surge to an occasional flashing line.

But Liguang's expression did not relax at all!

Instead, she grew increasingly solemn.

Her brows furrowed tighter, and her lips pursed into a thin line.

Then—

"...Impossible."

She murmured, her voice very light, as if talking to herself.

"This is impossible..."

The slender fingers pressed against his forehead trembled slightly.

"Master's physical indicators are all normal, except for fatigue..."

"There are no problems at all..."

Her voice grew softer and softer, as if she were speaking only to herself.

"But Master has become strange again... Master had a dream..."

"Master said he would 'die'... but why..."

She muttered, her voice breaking into fragile, intermittent pieces.

"Liguang... Liguang can't detect it...!"

Fang Qi lay on the sofa, looking at her falling into a state of confusion, his heart tightening slightly.

Even in this state, his wifey couldn't find out what was wrong?

...That made sense.

Something like rewinding time was never a rule that should exist in this world anyway.

No matter how strong she was... she couldn't detect a "rule" that didn't belong to this world.

But... if even Liguang in this state couldn't detect the problem with his body, then Twilight...

...Whatever!

He didn't have time to think!

In his current state, he couldn't think of any other way!

In short, the only option was to go find Twilight!

If it was an internal issue with him and Liguang, he would let Twilight conduct a deep inspection; it would surely be more detailed than Liguang checking him just by touch!

If it was an external problem, he could also seek protection from Twilight!

Anyway... he couldn't keep lying on the sofa! This sofa was really too soft; if he kept lying here, he would fall asleep again!

Fang Qi propped himself up on his arms, about to sit up!

"Master, don't move!"

But Liguang immediately pressed him back down by the shoulders, a trace of panic in her voice!

"Liguang hasn't finished checking! Give Liguang a little more time! Liguang can definitely—"

"...Liguang!"

Fang Qi interrupted her.

He reached out and grasped her small hand that was pressing on his shoulder.

Her hand was trembling, her fingertips ice-cold.

Holding her hand, he tried hard to widen his eyes, fighting to dispel the wave of drowsiness that kept welling up.

His vision was still a bit blurry, but he could clearly see her face—

Both her crimson and amber eyes were flickering, her small mouth slightly open, and her simulated breathing a bit rapid.

"Liguang, listen to me...!"

"Master is lying to Liguang, right?"

Liguang suddenly spoke, softly interrupting Fang Qi's words.

That voice... was soft and fragile.

"It's impossible for Liguang not to detect it..."

"It's impossible for Liguang... to be unable to protect Master..."

"Ah... right... Master... Master is a liar..."

"That's right, Master is a liar...!"

Her fingers pressing on his shoulder tightened!

She stared at him intently, the scarlet in her crimson eye like a candle flame that could go out at any moment!

"Master... quickly say it...!"

Her voice was trembling!

"Quickly say you're lying to Liguang...!"

"Master won't die..."

"Right...?"

She lowered her head, her silver hair covering half of her face, hiding the trembling crimson eye.

Only one amber eye was exposed, filled with unshed tears, the deep blue data streams flickering on and off within it.

"Say it... Master..."

Her voice grew softer and more broken, carrying a crying tone that bordered on begging.

"Liguang won't blame Master..."

"Quickly say Master is lying to Liguang...!"

Looking at her like this, Fang Qi felt as if something was blocking his throat.

Crazy girl...

She would rather he really be a liar than for him to "possibly die."

But his current state...

If this continued, it would really be no different from "death"!

So he squeezed her hand hard and stared into her eyes!

"Master isn't lying to you."

His voice was still a bit hoarse:

"Master wants to be with you forever, too!"

The silver-haired girl's eyelashes trembled violently.

"So—"

He stared at her, enunciating every word clearly.

"If Liguang wants to save Master, then right now..."

"Go find Twilight with Master!"

He felt the fingers in his palm tighten a bit more!

"Master knows, you've always wanted to join Twilight before!"

"So..."

Holding her hand, his blurry vision met her flickering eyes:

"Let's go together!"

"Right now!"