Hell’s Handbook - Chapter 309

Chapter 309 Memory Wipeout

The Demon Lord was shocked. She had seen the prowess of Team Boning Knife. No owners who could rescue someone from Shen Wu and escape unscathed were useless people, and the fact that they risked their lives to help Su Jin meant that they were on very close terms. Why would they just disband like that?

“More than half the team lost their lives on the Island of Mistakes. Even if we didn’t disband, it’s meaningless to continue as a team.” Su Jin’s voice was low and he felt very depressed.

The Demon Lord could understand. She had heard about the Island of Mistakes in great detail from other deities before, so it wasn’t surprising that the team would lose so many people there.

“Can I ask you something?” asked Su Jin suddenly.

“That’s also very rare. Go ahead and ask what you want. I’ll answer you if I can.” The Demon Lord was a little surprised. The relationship between the Demon Lord and Su Jin went a long way back now. Without Su Jin, she would have perished with the little world she belonged to, and similarly, without her help, Su Jin would have died in a Challenge a long time ago.

The two of them were wary of each other and had good reason to be so, but Su Jin was really the person who got along best with the Demon Lord. She was on good terms with Xu Ran now, but she was on much better terms with Su Jin.

“How… can I become a god?” asked Su Jin gravely.

The Demon Lord blinked in surprise, then burst out laughing. “HAHA! Become a god? I thought you didn’t care for that! Why do you suddenly want to become one now?”

“I want to revive my dead team members!” said Su Jin immediately.

She responded, “Ah, I see! Well, it’s true that you can revive the dead after you become a god, but not every god can do that. Only top deities have this ability. I used to have it… but as my era passed on, I no longer have this power.”

“I will become the greatest god!” Su Jin was very confident. Or rather, he had to be this confident. If he wanted to bring his team members back to life, this was the only way.

The Demon Lord was silent for a moment before sighing. “Honestly speaking, from the day I struck a deal with you, I had a feeling that… as long as you didn’t die prematurely in some Challenge, you would eventually begin your journey to godhood. Since you’ve asked, then I won’t troll you like I troll Xu Ran. I’ll tell you straight – you have to go along with the Handbook. You can only become a god after you experience its trials and tribulations. This is the road that every god must go down.”

Su Jin was a little taken aback. He already guessed as much, but he was still surprised when he heard it directly from the Demon Lord.

Regardless of whether they were elder gods, current gods, or new gods, they were once Handbook owners before they became gods. He still wasn’t sure of what really happened in between, but that part was definitely true.

“Thank you so much,” Su Jin thanked the Demon Lord sincerely.

“No need. If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up. I’ve got plenty of activities lined up for the night!” The Demon Lord hung up without even waiting for a response, much to Su Jin’s annoyance.

But after she hung up, she did not actually go out to play like she had implied. She sat down in her room for a long time in silence. An aggressive glint flashed in her eyes.

“It’s begun… it has begun!” murmured the Demon Lord.

A few minutes after Su Jin hung up, his phone rang again. It was Tang Ning. His heart trembled a little and his instinct was to ignore the call, but he picked it up in the end.

“Hello?” Su Jin’s voice was a little hoarse.

“Su Jin? I don’t know what’s going on with Ye Yun, but she’s not picking up my calls at all. Can you tell her that her parents are coming home in two days and she needs to pick them up from the airport?” Tang Ning said to Su Jin.

Su Jin was quiet for some time, and Tang Ning thought the reception was poor or something. But after a while, Su Jin said, “Tang Ning, do you have some time now? I’d like to meet.”

“Now?” Tang Ning was a little confused.

“Yeah, now,” replied Su Jin.

“Come to the office then. I’m still working, but don’t take too long, I shouldn’t work till too late either,” said Tang Ning in an exhausted voice.

“I’ll be there in a second!” Su Jin hung up. A silvery glow encapsulated his body, then he flew into the sky. He arrived at Stellar Skies’ headquarters in less than a minute. He blocked the vision of everyone in the building and flew into Tang Ning’s office through her window.

Tang Ning was massaging her eyes. Years of handling documents and staring at the screen had worsened her eyesight. She glanced at a manila envelope on the side of her desk with a tinge of sadness in her eyes.

“Tang Ning.” Su Jin’s voice suddenly resounded from behind her and startled her. When she turned around and saw it was Su Jin, she exclaimed in surprise, “My goodness! We were talking on the phone less than two minutes ago! Were you already downstairs?”

“That’s not important.” Su Jin shook his head.

Tang Ning was confused for a while, then suddenly stared at him in shock. “Wait… did you just… did you come in… from the window?!”

“Yep.” Su Jin nodded.

“What in the world?! This is the 19th floor!” Tang Ning’s eyes were as wide as saucers. Stellar Skies didn’t own a very high building in the city, but a 21-story building wasn’t a short building at all, and her own office was on the 19th floor. She continued to stare at him in shock as she said, “I did hear from Yun Tianye that you’re a true expert in martial arts, but I didn’t expect… I didn’t expect your level to be this high? What sort of kungfu was that?! Something that can make you fly?”

Su Jin laughed and nodded. “You can say so!”

Tan Ning could see that Su Jin didn’t seem very happy, so she asked, “What’s wrong? You look a little unhappy.”

“It’s true. Some things happened and some close friends of mine have passed away. I’m… feeling pretty upset.” Su Jin scratched his head awkwardly.

But Tang Ning smiled sadly and said, “Most of life doesn’t go the way you want it to, so look on the bright side. You’re luckier than me.”

“What do you mean?” Su Jin could tell that she was implying something.

Tang Ning shook her head and squeezed a smile out “Nothing. By the way, you were looking for me urgently? I don’t think you were hoping I could be your therapist or something, right?”

Su Jin knew that Tang Ning was trying to change the topic, so he muttered, “Sorry about this,” as a silver light flashed in his eyes and he used his psychokinesis to scan Tang Ning’s brain. He now knew why she was unhappy.

“Late stage cancer?” Su Jin was surprised as well. Tang Ning had late stage cancer. He had never heard her talk about it before.

Tang Ning only saw that some light flashed in Su Jin’s eyes and then he was able to reveal her secret. She exclaimed, “You… can read minds?!”

“Tang Ning, why didn’t you tell us about this?” asked Su Jin.

Tang Ning’s expression fell. “It was late stage by the time I found out, so what’s the point in telling you guys? I’ll only make everyone unhappy.”

“Of course there’s a point!” Su Jin retrieved his All Purpose Healing Pill from his Handbook and placed it in front of Tang Ning. “Tang Ning, do you trust me?”

“Duh! I’ve already entrusted my cousin to you. Would I do that if I didn’t trust you?” Tang Ning glared at Su Jin.

Su Jin smiled. “That’s great. Swallow this pill then.”

“What’s… what’s this?” Tang Ning was a little hesitant, but she was suddenly no longer worried when she saw how sincere Su Jin looked. She laughed self-deprecatingly and said, “Then again, I don’t have to be afraid. I’m about to die, anyway.” She then swallowed the pill.

Su Jin gave her a pleased nod, then said, “You called me earlier to pass a message on to Ye Yun… I’m afraid I won’t be able to do that for the time being.”

“What? That girl’s so wild that even YOU don’t know where she is?” Tang Ning’s eyes widened. She didn’t know what to say about this cousin of hers. Previously, she had disappeared for months. Then after coming back for a few weeks, she had run off again?!

Su Jin didn’t know how to explain things to Tang Ning. He didn’t know when he could bring Ye Yun back to life, and it was going to be too hard to hide this from her for long.

With that in mind, the silver glint in his eyes reappeared. He said to Tang Ning, “Tang Ning, look at me.”

Tang Ning looked straight into his eyes and went into a daze. Several seconds later, the silver glint in Su Jin’s eyes disappeared and he smiled at her. “Manager Tang, that’s the situation. My family’s situation is a little difficult now, so I have no choice but to resign.”

Tang Ning paused for a moment, tapped her pen against the table a few times, then sighed as she shook her head. “Alright then. Since you’ve already decided, then Stellar Skies can only wish you all the best for the future.”

Su Jin held his hand out. “Thank you so much, Manager Tang. If there’s a chance in the future, I hope… we can still work together.”

Tang Ning magnanimously shook his hand with a smile. “Of course. I hope so too.”

Su Jin withdrew his hand, then shook his head apologetically at Tang Ning before leaving her office. At the same time, he took her medical report away and destroyed the documents. Inside the office, Tang Ning rubbed her temples tiredly. The resignation of an ordinary worker did not mean much to Stellar Skies, but he was someone she thought had some potential.

Su Jin felt apologetic toward Tang Ning, but in order for everyone to continue living their lives normally, he had modified her memories. He had removed all her memories of Ye Yun, and at the same time, he had left behind a little psychokinesis trigger. From now on, anybody who interacted with her would have their memories of Ye Yun erased, as long as they weren’t owners. That included Ye Yun’s parents.

“I’m really sorry, but… perhaps doing this will help all of you live happier lives.” Su Jin walked into the distance. He knew he had many things to do and a long way to go. It was probably going to be a difficult path, but it was one he would never regret.