CHAPTER 153: CHAPTER 153: SLEEPLESS ALL NIGHT

That night, Lin Xiaoyan’s dreams were filled entirely with maps of Jiao Mian Country.

In the dream, Lin Xiaoyan was trapped in Jiao Mian Country, sometimes captured in the park, other times rescued by He Qi’an, and at times lost from Hua Country’s soldiers. She was taken in by a family from Jiao Mian Country...

The entire night, Lin Xiaoyan spent in hiding and pursuit.

When the horn sounded, Lin Xiaoyan opened her eyes, feeling a sense of rescue.

Finally, no more of those dreams!

Lin Xiaoyan felt sore all over, unwilling to move, only wishing to rest her mind.

Lu Lan had already left.

After some time, Lin Xiaoyan fell into a deep sleep again.

This time, Lin Xiaoyan did not dream, and it wasn’t until Lu Lan returned to wake her that she realized she had fallen asleep.

Lin Xiaoyan rose drowsily, mechanically washing up.

"Xiao Yan, are you... okay?" Lu Lan looked worriedly at Lin Xiaoyan who seemed out of sorts.

Lin Xiaoyan took a sip of the water Lu Lan handed her, clearing her mind a bit.

She quickly straightened up, patted her face with both hands, "I’m fine, let’s go."

"Are you sure?" Lu Lan was still somewhat concerned.

"I’m fine."

Lin Xiaoyan turned her head and smiled at Lu Lan.

When Lin Xiaoyan finished her meal, she opened the door to yesterday’s conference room only to be stunned.

The conference room had completely changed in appearance.

Tables and chairs were removed, and the projection showed a giant map.

Various enlarged photos were pasted around the room.

All these photos were the architectural images from Jiao Mian Country’s park that she had seen yesterday.

"This must have been arranged last night." Lu Lan nodded as she looked at the photos.

The chief of staff came over, eyes bright, looking at Lin Xiaoyan, "Mr. Lin, can we start now?"

Lin Xiaoyan withdrew her gaze, her face solemn, "Alright."

At that moment, several leaders were sitting quietly in the corner, just watching.

The chief of staff signaled to the person at the door to start calling people in.

"After Daoist An completed the initial screening yesterday, several members of the Xuan Sect screened once again, leaving 312 people in total," said the chief of staff.

Lin Xiaoyan exhaled lightly; fortunately, it was more than half less than the thousand people she had seen before.

Soldiers placed two chairs in the middle of the conference room, and Lin Xiaoyan sat down.

Soon, the first soldier was called in from outside.

The person was guided to sit beside Lin Xiaoyan. She placed her hand gently on his shoulder as he sat there silently with an upright posture.

In the next moment, Lin Xiaoyan closed her eyes, carefully "seeing" those images.

Once Lin Xiaoyan let go of her hand, the chief of staff immediately had the person leave.

Lin Xiaoyan opened her eyes to find the person had already left, feeling a little puzzled.

The chief of staff explained, "I will have each person leave without hearing about what will happen in their future to avoid affecting their judgment and actions."

Lin Xiaoyan was a bit confused but saw those leaders sitting in the corner, so she did not speak.

She looked at the photos in the conference room, pointing at one.

"I see six people holding wooden guns here and here, and there should be a house here.

A wooden gun appeared in the house, hitting that person’s right arm.

After Lin Xiaoyan finished speaking, someone beside her immediately noted it down, while dedicated personnel used a computer to supplement the house in the photo as Lin Xiaoyan described it.

"Mr. Lin, what kind of house is it?"

"A wooden cabin..."

"Next!"

Another soldier walked in, sat down, and Lin Xiaoyan placed her hand on him.

Once the person left, Lin Xiaoyan shook her head at everyone.

"What do you mean?" asked the chief of staff.

"I didn’t see anything, meaning this person is safe and sound," replied Lin Xiaoyan.

Upon hearing this, the chief of staff nodded and continued to call the next person.

For the rest of the time, Lin Xiaoyan was continuously "seeing" images and describing what she saw.

Due to the need for detailed descriptions, the process was very slow.

By the end of the day, Lin Xiaoyan had "seen" over sixty people.

Considering Lin Xiaoyan’s endurance, the leaders directly arranged for a psychologist to come talk with her to help her relax.

However, even with the psychologist’s guidance, Lin Xiaoyan still couldn’t sleep that night.

Whether her eyes were open or closed, images from the day kept replaying constantly in her head.

Lin Xiaoyan listened to the songs suggested by the psychologist, but they didn’t help much.

That night, she listened to music throughout and stayed awake until the horn sounded outside.

When the horn sounded, Lin Xiaoyan felt an urge to cry.

Both psychologically and physically, she was tormented in the dead of night.

Once someone harbors negative emotions, they magnify infinitely during the night.

Lu Lan got up, walked gently to Lin Xiaoyan’s side, and looked down at her worriedly.

"Xiao Yan..." Lu Lan called out softly, seeing Lin Xiaoyan with open eyes, expressionless, staring upwards.

Upon hearing Lu Lan’s voice, Lin Xiaoyan stiffly turned her head, moving her eyes to look at Lu Lan.

"You... didn’t sleep all night?"

Lu Lan had been hearing Lin Xiaoyan’s movements all night, guessing she might not have slept.

Although she didn’t understand the superpower user’s abilities, she had been present yesterday, witnessing Lin Xiaoyan predict the futures of so many people one after another.

She thought, if it were her, she would also break down.

Lin Xiaoyan took a deep breath and decided to get out of bed.

She felt she would go crazy if she lay down any longer!

Unable to sleep, she was internally self-depleting continuously.

"Can I go to the training yard?" Lin Xiaoyan asked.

"Sure, I’ll inform the boss, you can sit next to our group and watch," Lu Lan said immediately.

"Great, thank you." Lin Xiaoyan sped up her movements, knowing assembly time was near and fearing Lu Lan might be late.

After tidying up, the two quickly ran towards the training yard.

Lin Xiaoyan watched soldiers rush past her one after another, shouting at Lu Lan, "Sister Lan... you... go ahead, I’ll walk slowly... walk slowly behind..."

Seeing Lin Xiaoyan panting as she ran, Lu Lan stopped, "It’s fine, we’ll take our time; no rush."

"But... won’t you be punished for being late? Don’t worry about me, hurry to assembly," Lin Xiaoyan urged Lu Lan to run quickly.

Lu Lan chuckled, "You’re silly; I have one more task—to protect you!

I was just thinking to let you rest more in the dorm these days. I can’t sleep easily and might disturb you, so I went for early training.

My current mission revolves around you!"

After hearing Lu Lan’s words, Lin Xiaoyan felt relieved, yet...

"Then why did we run earlier?"

Recalling how she desperately ran earlier, Lin Xiaoyan wanted to laugh.

Lu Lan’s eyes held laughter, "That was to let you run a little, for some relaxation."