Chapter 2123 The Mystery of the System

Ye Ye's face was as calm as usual, without the slightest ripple, but his slightly quickened heartbeat was like an undercurrent hidden beneath the calm sea, and was keenly captured by Li Lingzhi, Tian Qi and Cui Yingying.

Li Lingzhi seemed to be aware of her own abruptness. She shook her head gently, as if to get rid of the strange feeling at that moment, and then continued.

"In this vast universe, the number of people who can rise to prominence in just a few years and fight against a strong man like Argerich through their own efforts, and even slightly defeat him, whether they are human, biological or mechanical life, is zero."

Her voice was calm and firm, as if this was an unshakable fact. Then, after a brief pause, she continued.

"Even if you are a genius, there should be a limit. In just a few years, you can fight against a super-star existence, especially an extremely combative person like Argerich. It is absolutely impossible without external help."

At this point, Li Lingzhi's eyes locked onto Ye Ye tightly, as if she wanted to see through his expressionless appearance and see through his true thoughts. Finally, she said slowly.

"Moreover, only a star can grant a being who has not yet reached the strongest sequence the power to transcend the rules. I think you should understand what I mean."

Li Lingzhi's tone was extremely earnest, as if she was very eager for Ye Ye to understand the deep meaning of her words. At this moment, although Ye Ye's shock and tension had not yet completely subsided, he still tried to calm himself down.

All along, the system has been Ye Ye's biggest secret, like a treasure hidden deep in his heart, unknown to anyone. However, now this secret has been revealed so easily by Li Lingzhi, which makes Ye Ye feel a little bit difficult to accept.

After all, this is not the small planet of Blue Star with poor information and scarce resources, but Morning Star, a powerful planet that has survived thousands of years of cruel struggle and fierce exclusion in the universe, but still stands firm and occupies a place in the universe. The people here know much more than Ye Ye imagined.

After careful consideration, Ye Ye finally decided to tell the truth, because he understood that in such a place full of wisdom and knowledge, lying was not only meaningless, but might bring him more trouble.

"I really know nothing about the stars you speak of."

Ye Ye took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

“But I think it should be on me.”

Ye Ye had some guesses about why Yiluodi had suddenly contacted him. He thought it was very likely that Li Lingzhi was behind this. After all, from the power beyond the rules that Li Lingzhi mentioned just now, Ye Ye immediately thought of the contract that the system had provided, and the Soul Devouring Pills that remained on Yiluodi's body.

Looking back, Ye Ye had always had doubts about the props in the system. Those props seemed too powerful, even beyond the scope of conventional means, as if they had touched the level of rules. For example, the linen bag that was doomed to be unable to break free once it was trapped, and the pill that could seal energy fluctuations after eating, and even star masters like Elodie could hardly escape the misfortune of abdominal pain and diarrhea, and the extremely domineering card that could instantly turn Ye Ye into a half-super star powerhouse who could compete with Argerich without any pre-swing.

However, for Ye Ye at that time, the existence of the system was too mysterious. Although he was curious about these powerful props, he still had no idea about the operating mechanism behind the system and its true nature. Now, when Li Lingzhi mentioned the system again, Ye Ye's curiosity was rekindled. He couldn't help but wonder, what does it mean to be a super collective that integrates the resources and wisdom of an entire super clan and can grow independently?

Hearing Ye Ye's answer, Li Lingzhi finally felt relieved. She knew that Ye Ye was not a stupid person, and he could not be unaware of the importance and sensitivity of stars. However, since Ye Ye nodded in response without hesitation, it meant that he did not regard them as outsiders.

Li Lingzhi was pleased with Ye Ye's trust, and also understood his decision. She knew that in this vast universe, star fragments were extremely precious resources, and the owners would often become the target of competition among various forces. But Ye Ye revealed his secrets to them without reservation, which was undoubtedly a great trust.

Not only that, Li Lingzhi also firmly believed that she, Cui Yingying, and Tian Qi would never covet the star fragments on Ye Ye. The relationship between them was not based on interests, but on mutual sincerity and friendship. Similarly, Li Tiandao would not have such an idea. When Ye Ye appeared, Li Tiandao was fully capable of directly capturing him and then trying every means to deprive him of the star fragments.

After all, in this universe where the strong prey on the weak, this kind of thing is not uncommon. The strong are respected, and the weak can only be bullied. Even among those powerful races, family affection and friendship are often overshadowed by interests. In order to compete for the fragments of the star, even between direct bloodlines, a bloody fight may be triggered.

"When you enter the universe, I solemnly advise you not to show too much of the unique characteristics of the star. Because once you are targeted, the consequences will be very troublesome. However, you don't have to worry too much, after all, you only have a fragment of the star. As far as we know, there should be only three fragments of the star. One of them fell into the hands of the demon clan, and another was in the hands of the leader of the maze travelers. And the last one, according to our speculation, may have been obtained by Luo Chen hundreds of years ago. However, with the disappearance of Luo Chen, this last fragment also disappeared. But now it seems that it is very likely hidden on the morning star, or even in..."

Just then, Cui Yingying suddenly interrupted.

"But your appearance has changed our understanding of the number of star fragments. We originally thought there were only three fragments, but now it seems that there are actually four fragments of the star!"

As they were discussing serious matters at the moment, Cui Yingying temporarily suppressed the grievance and girlish thoughts in her heart.

When Ye Ye heard this, he roughly understood what Cui Yingying meant. But when he heard that there was a system on the Venus Star, he was stunned. He widened his eyes and asked in astonishment.

"Is there also a copy on the Morning Star?"

At this point, Cui Yingying paused, as if thinking about something. Her brows were slightly furrowed, obviously weighing the pros and cons. Obviously, she was not going to tell Ye Yexing that the fragment was in Ning's house.

Seeing this, Ye Ye's heart was moved. He keenly sensed that Cui Yingying had something else to say, but he did not ask further. He knew that Cui Yingying must have her reasons for doing this, and most of them were to protect him.

Ye Ye's thoughts gradually drifted away, back to the moment when he traveled back a thousand years ago. At that time, he was in a refugee camp, and his life was extremely difficult. However, it was at that time that he had his first contact with the system.

The system told him that it had sensed the breath of its own kind. This news shocked Ye Ye greatly, because he had never thought that there would be other existences similar to the system in this world.

"The leader of the demon clan, Wu Ming."

Ye Ye suddenly murmured to himself. The name kept echoing in his mind, as if a forgotten memory was being reawakened.

As soon as Ye Ye finished speaking, Li Lingzhi froze as if struck by lightning, with an expression of disbelief on her face. Cui Yingying frowned tightly and looked at Ye Ye sharply.

At the same time, the teacup in Tian Qi's hand suddenly broke into pieces, as if it could not bear some kind of pressure, and the tea splashed everywhere. She looked at Ye Ye in astonishment, her face full of doubt.

In a small teahouse far away from Yancheng, an old man who was sipping tea leisurely, had an expressionless face, but after hearing Ye Ye's words, his brows suddenly frowned, as if he was disturbed by something.

Ye Ye took a deep breath and continued.

"The second time I returned to the Lingxiu era, I had a close encounter with him on the coastal battlefield. At that time, he disguised himself as the deputy director of the Yangcheng Town Demon Bureau. Due to the emergency situation, I did not have much time to delve into his true identity. In order to escape, I had to use some means to create a nuclear explosion, and then hurriedly ended this trip and returned to the present era."

He paused and continued.

"But when I returned to the present, the star fragment in my body gave me a warning. It told me that it sensed the breath of its own kind in Wu Ming."

"That's why I disappeared so suddenly that time. I didn't dare to be careless in front of him."

Ye Ye nodded and said.

After hearing Ye Ye's story about this unknown history, Li Lingzhi and the others fell silent. They had heard about the struggle between Li Tiandao and Wu Ming, and even witnessed it with their own eyes. However, they had never thought that stars could sense each other.

This discovery shocked them, and also made them realize that Ye Ye might have become the target of the Ning family. Thinking of this, Li Lingzhi and Cui Yingying's faces turned ugly, and even Tian Qi, who just understood what they were talking about, turned gloomy in an instant.

Just when Ye Ye understood the expressions on Cui Yingying and others' faces and realized that his current situation was very dangerous, a faint voice suddenly came.

"No problem, I'll go."

Although the sound was not loud, it was as clear as the morning bell and evening drum, reaching everyone's ears. Li Tiandao sat there calmly, as if nothing had happened.

His words were like a reassurance, which finally put Li Lingzhi and the others' hearts at ease. Although Ye Ye didn't know who was speaking, for some reason, he felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

However, what is puzzling is that although Ye Ye knew very well that he might have become the target of another system owner, he did not feel the slightest sense of crisis at all. It was as if the owner of that system would not pose any threat to him at all, let alone do anything to his disadvantage.

This situation made Ye Ye feel very confused. After all, his sixth sense was never very reliable. Was it another illusion this time? Just as he was thinking secretly, the surrounding magnetic field suddenly returned to normal. Li Lingzhi, Cui Yingying and Tian Qi also clearly noticed this change. They realized that Li Tiandao was no longer monitoring this area.

As a result, their originally somewhat sensitive conversation came to an abrupt end. As for where Li Tiandao was going, everyone knew it very well, and they could guess it without much thought - the Ning family!

"My grandfather seems to have gone to help you clean up the mess, so you should behave yourself during this period of time and don't suddenly disappear like you did before."

Li Lingzhi sighed helplessly, looked at Ye Ye, and said slowly. Obviously, she knew that Ye Ye wanted to return to Blue Star.

However, Ye Ye's brows were slightly furrowed, as if he still had some concerns.

"But Argerich..."

Let's be frank. Since everything has been made clear, Ye Ye has no more worries and starts talking directly. However, Cui Yingying interrupted him before he could finish.

"Then you should at least wait for Leon to come back and understand the situation. Besides, it's just Argerich. I'll help you deal with it."

Cui Yingying said this confidently, as if Argerich was just an insignificant little character in her eyes. After she finished speaking, she rubbed her wrists, as if she couldn't wait to show off her skills.

However, Li Lingzhi disagreed with Cui Yingying's words. She rolled her eyes and said unhappily.

"You should recover from your injury first! Don't forget that Zoe is still watching you closely and might shoot you in the back again. You are just lucky this time and your injury is not too serious, but it may not be the case next time!"

Cui Yingying was obviously somewhat dismissive of Li Lingzhi's reminder. She said "huh" and then spat, expressing her contempt for Zoe. However, she did not continue to argue, after all, what Li Lingzhi said made sense.

Ye Ye, who was standing by, heard the conversation between the two and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, because he knew very well that Zoe was hiding in his shadow at the moment...

In order to avoid continuing this sensitive topic, Ye Ye quickly changed the subject, and the four began to chat about the recent situation of Ye Ye and the three of them. On the other side, in the Ning family mansion, which was still in a closed state, Ning Xiangtong finally sent away the elders who came to protect her. She thought she could enjoy a moment of peace and quiet, but she was suddenly startled and a strange feeling came over her.

"Prepare a tea room, as we have a distinguished guest."