The email I sent wasn’t checked by the recipient on time?
That shouldn’t be the case.
Shortly after, Ji You unintentionally glanced down and saw the time displayed on the Light Computer, which made her realize it was almost dawn. Under normal circumstances, most people should have gone to bed already.
Ji You guessed that Teacher Cheng Yu must have already been resting.
Thinking this, Ji You wasn’t too disappointed. It was then that she suddenly felt an overwhelming exhaustion wash over her, making her entire body tired and sleepy, with eyelids too heavy to keep open...
Ji You hurriedly left everything on the workbench and went straight to bed.
Ji You woke up on time, turned over, and was about to get out of bed when she tried to stand up but suddenly collapsed back onto the bed, "What’s happening?"
Ji You subconsciously tried to lift her hand, but to her horror, she found that she couldn’t even lift her arm. Moreover, to even slightly move her fingertips took an immense effort, barely managing to bend them a little.
Ji You started to panic, and what made her even more uncomfortable was not just the soreness and unbearable pain in her body that hinted at half-body paralysis, but also the waves of tiredness in her spirit, totally sapping her energy to the point she didn’t want to move at all.
Ji You darkened her face, a guess beginning to form in her mind:
Did crafting 9 Soul Devices in one go last night burden my body this much?
To confirm her suspicions, Ji You quickly concentrated to check on her Spiritual World, and upon looking, she was utterly shocked!
What had just happened?
At this moment, her entire Spiritual World was empty, not a trace of Spiritual Silk to be seen!
Ji You’s face showed her impatience as she quickly called out loudly, "Boss, Second, Third, Fourth, Old Five, Sixth, where have you all gone?"
Usually, whenever Ji You checked her Spiritual World, she could always see her six silly strands of silk wandering around this imaginary space. They would either be chasing each other playfully, lazing around, or taking any opportunity to beg for food and drinks from Ji You...
In short, the Spiritual World was always bustling with activity.
Not a single strand was in sight, which was enough to scare Ji You to death.
After calling for quite a while without a response, Ji You became more and more anxious, frightened, and worried. Even though she always complained about her Spiritual Silk being stupid and gluttonous... in her heart, she really liked them and cared for them a lot.
These guys, although they were a part of her body, Ji You in her heart truly treated them as family, close companions...
In this illusory space, Ji You was even digging three feet into the ground, yet she couldn’t find a trace of any strand, and she quickly called out, "Iron Plate!"
"Have you seen my Spiritual Silk?"
"Don’t be silent, answer me."
The surroundings were quiet, with no response.
Ji You’s face tense, she bit her teeth tightly: "If you don’t make a sound soon, I’ll dismantle you and throw you out! Do you really think it’s that nice to stay in my Spiritual World?"
This thing, Iron Plate, besides showing up for food, was never seen on normal occasions. Ji You had tried many ways but couldn’t do anything to it. If it weren’t for the fact that she kept it thinking it was the true abode for Xiao You’s soul, Ji You would have gotten rid of it already.
A short while passed.
Still, Iron Plate made no response.
No matter how Ji You threatened, cursed, tempted, or compromised, or negotiated nicely with the Iron Plate, there was no response at all.
Ji You frowned, having a terrifying guess in her heart:
It must be an inanimate object, one without autonomous consciousness; otherwise, how could there be no response at all?
Unable to find her own Spiritual Silk, Ji You was anxious and concerned about the safety of Xiao You within the Iron Plate. She hurriedly tried to contact Xiao You: "Xiao You, Xiao You, Xiao You... Can you hear me speaking?"
The entire Spirit Space was deathly silent, empty...
The once lively voice of the girl that used to echo around her now seemed like a figment of Ji You’s imagination, and she stood there in a daze.
Xiao You did not respond either.
Ji You’s current state was indescribable, how bad could it be? Manufacturing 9 Soul Devices in one go, how much money that could earn, and such matters were not important to Ji You right now, they were all trivial!
What was important were her Spiritual Silks!
In her panic, Ji You suddenly thought of a possibility. Was it because her Spiritual Silk had vanished that she couldn’t contact Xiao You? After all—The bond connecting Ji You and Xiao You was Ji You’s own spiritual power.