The system is the proficiency panel

234. Extraction

Then Lin Ji changed the subject.

"Zi Xin, I'll give you one morning to convince her. If you fail, I'll have someone extract her memory."

Ye Zizhen was delighted when he heard this, and nodded quickly, happily giving Lin Ji a hug. Then he picked up Ruoye, who was like a rag doll, and ran back to his room, ready to have a long talk to convince the other party.

Looking at the closed door, Ye Wanjun looked at Lin Ji and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Michiko, you should know that a child who has been educated in faith since childhood, even if he is only a teenager now, has a very firm belief and will never change his mind. Why do you let Ye Zizhen try?"

Lin Ji did not answer immediately, but walked to the window and looked into the distance, saying with deep eyes.

"Given Zizhen's personality, she will never give up unless she tries. This regret may become an obstacle to her cultivation in the future. Besides, nothing is absolute. Maybe their feelings are deep enough, and the girl named Ruoye is really willing to betray?"

Ye Wanjun suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this. He looked at Lin Ji in deep thought for a while and then sighed.

"Oh, no wonder Cai Shan always says I'm stupid. I really don't understand all these twists and turns."

"I think you are becoming less and less thoughtful now, asking Cai Shan about everything."

There was a hint of contempt in Lin Ji's tone at the end, which made Ye Wanjun blush slightly, and he turned his head away and refused to answer the question.

Seeing this, Lin Ji stopped teasing him and gave instructions to a few people.

"Ouyang Yun, notify me when the memory is extracted. I'm going to practice now. If the others have nothing to do, please go back."

"Okay, Michiko."

After getting the response, Lin Ji turned and walked towards his room. Watching him leave, Ye Wanjun and the other two looked at each other. After feeling that everything was indeed fine, they left the Ye family one after another, leaving only Ouyang Yun in the room waiting for Zhu Lin.

……

The sky gradually brightened, and the sunlight shone through the gauze curtains into the bedroom. The furnishings in the room were simple and warm. A low-hanging chandelier emitted a soft light, illuminating Ye Zixin's face, which was full of worry, beside the bed.

She held onto Ruoye's arm tightly and shook it, her eyes flashing with sadness and pain. She spoke slowly and gently, pouring out her heart to her friend.

"Ruoye, do you remember the first time we met? We were only six years old at that time, playing hide-and-seek in my house with a few other children from other families. The two of us chose to hide in the same place, but the cupboard was too small. Although we squeezed in, we couldn't close the door. As a result, we were the first to be discovered. We even had a quarrel at that time.

"The second time we met was when the martial arts academy opened. After the opening ceremony, a few mischievous family members snatched the flower ornament on your head. You chased them but couldn't beat them, so you just hid by the swing and cried. It was only after I saw it and complained to their parents that I got it back. After that, we became friends."

When Ye Zizhen said this, a faint smile appeared on the corners of his mouth, as if he had returned to the time when they first met.

Listening to these bits and pieces of the past, Ruoye's dead pupils trembled slightly, and her thoughts drifted to the past. Her lips moved up and down for a long time, and finally she opened her mouth and uttered the first sentence.

"When I was young, I had outstanding mental strength and was precocious. I was chosen by the Holy Church to carry out the mission here. At that time, the prophecy was not clear. I only knew the approximate location, but not who the child of destiny was. So, Zi Xin, my friendship with you is not a deliberate arrangement, but a sincere one."

"As for your father's death, I'm sorry, but I have no right to change the direction of the prophecy."

After saying this, Ruoye closed her mouth again. She was a thoughtful person, so how could she not see Ye Zizhen's purpose and the distress and pain in his heart? She said this just to tell the other party that she treated her sincerely.

Ye Zizhen didn't think so much. Seeing Ruoye talking and answering the doubts in his mind, he thought that the other party was moved by him and gave in, so he planned to press on the victory.

"Isn't your mission to bring the child of destiny back? Chen Chen has been taken away, the mission has been completed, and the people who took him away did not come to rescue you. This shows that the Holy Church has given up on you. Ruoye, forget about the Holy Church and start over here."

If Ye remained silent, the air in the room seemed to freeze because of her silence, and every minute and every second seemed unusually long.

Ye Zizhen raised his head from time to time and looked at the sky outside the window which was already bright, and the worry in his heart spread like morning mist.

"Just think of it as my sake. Don't resist later. Please, I don't want you to lose your memory or become demented, or even lose your life.

Knowing that time was running out, the blonde girl begged her friend, her eyes full of anticipation.

Ruoye was silent for a long time, and finally spoke slowly, his tone was calm and steady, as if he had thought about it a long time ago.

"I know resistance is meaningless, and I also know the consequences of having my memory extracted. But if I give up resistance, I won't be able to get over it. I will be a walking corpse if I live."

"So Zixin, if I die, bury my ashes under the tree in your yard. Just treat it as if I'm still with you. If I'm lucky enough not to die, I can only ask you to take care of me."

As she was talking, Ruoye, who was lying on the bed, stretched out her arms, hugged the other person, and gently patted the girl's shoulders, as if giving her strength.

Ye Zizhen's original intention to struggle disappeared, and she remained quiet and motionless, respecting the other party's choice. The two girls hugged each other in the gentle sunshine and enjoyed a moment of tranquility.

Lin Ji, who was practicing in the room while observing them, silently withdrew his mental power and stopped disturbing them.

"Is it still a failure? Religious beliefs are really troublesome."

……

When the midday sun shone fiercely through the glass window and filled the room, Lin Ji pushed open the door and walked in quietly with Ouyang Yun and Zhu Lin. The three of them saw Ruo Ye, who was smiling and staring at the scenery outside the window, and Ye Zizhen, who was sleeping soundly on her.

Seeing Lin Ji and the other two coming, Ruo Ye's expression did not change. She calmly accepted what was about to happen. She just pointed at Ye Zizhen who was sleeping soundly, suggesting not to wake her up.

Lin Ji did not respond, but created a soft sofa by turning the virtual into the real and sat on it. With a thought, he moved Ye Zizhen over and placed him next to him. Then he looked at Zhu Lin and signaled her to start extracting memories.

After receiving the order, Zhu Lin acted quickly. With a knife, he knocked Ruoye unconscious on the bed, and began to invade the other's brain and soul to extract his memory.

Knowing that she would have to wait for a while, Ouyang Yun found a seat on the sofa and sat down. She glanced at the bracelet on Ye Zizhen's wrist and started talking in a low voice with Lin Ji.

"This bracelet looks extraordinary. I can feel the power of wood and water. Just to carry these two powers, its quality must be a top-grade magic weapon. Daozi, I think you are taking too much care of Ye Zizhen."