Chapter 19: Her Lover, the Deceiver

That complex and eerie blood talisman was drawn with Jia Hua’s own fresh blood. As she completed the final stroke, the blood at her index fingertip stopped seeping. The blood talisman instantly expanded, finally forming a ring that encircled Jia Hua.

Jia Hua lowered her eyes, looking at the blood circle surrounding her. The corners of her mouth subtly lifted.

It worked!

She had never experienced an ABO world like this before. After scouring the memories of all her worlds, there was no method that could change her from an Alpha to an Omega. And when she registered for retirement, she had already unbound from the System 6688 that was monitoring her. Now, she couldn’t contact 6688, let alone the Main God Space.

But thankfully, the dead in this ABO world were still under the jurisdiction of King Yama Palace.

Jia Hua plopped down onto the swivel chair, back against the chair back. Her long, straight legs were casually propped on the bed. Her hands rested on the armrests, fingers tapping against them rhythmically. Her thin lips parted slightly:

“Three.”

“Two.”

“One.”

Just as Jia Hua counted to “one,” this cramped little bedroom was instantly crammed full of “people.”

Each one wore a suit and tie, the leather shoes on their feet polished to a shine. The men were handsome and dashing, the women beautiful and alluring—at first glance, they looked like educated, successful members of society.

Yet at this moment, these people were all pressed tightly against the walls of Jia Hua’s bedroom. Those pushed to the very outermost layer were all newly appointed Netherworld Envoys with little seniority. They had been taught to joyfully help their seniors block difficulties and mitigate harm.

“Hello, everyone.” Jia Hua faced the trembling crowd, smiling faintly, yet that smile made them tremble in fear, as if facing an abyss.

“H-Hello…” The greetings were uneven. The Netherworld Envoys all looked at Jia Hua fearfully, wanting to flee but not daring to.

The spot where Jia Hua stood had suddenly bloomed with a deep, dark red light—a scene only seen when a person burdened with countless sins died. This red light was also urging the Netherworld Envoys to quickly bring her soul body to King Yama Palace for confinement. Otherwise, allowing such a soul body to linger in the mortal world would surely bring calamity upon the living.

The moment the red light appeared, the Netherworld Envoys nearby performing soul-reaping tasks were all forcibly drawn over. Only after arriving did they realize that the person… wasn’t even dead!

The Netherworld Envoys cried out internally. What to do? They were clearly outmatched!

Wuwuwu, they just wanted to go home. When could they leave?!

This great vengeful ghost wasn’t even dead. They didn’t want to confront her! If she was dead, fine. But while she was alive, if she wanted to destroy them, wouldn’t that be easier than cutting chives?!

But they never expected Jia Hua to speak the next second: “As long as you can solve one problem for me, I’ll let you leave.”

Drawing this kind of talisman was considered a forbidden talisman. Back then, Jia Hua had secretly learned quite a few forbidden talismans and was eventually punished by Ah Sin, the Head of the Atonement Group, to live ten lifetimes as a fool to atone for it.

Maintaining the talisman consumed Jia Hua’s blood. The longer it was maintained, the greater the damage to Jia Hua’s body. But while the talisman existed, Jia Hua was virtually invincible.

The Netherworld Envoys’ eyes widened: Such a good deal was possible?!

They hurriedly said: “Please speak! We promise to tell everything we know without reservation!”

Jia Hua smiled faintly: “How does one change from an Alpha to an Omega?”

As soon as the words were out, the Netherworld Envoys shook their heads vigorously: “No, no! Gender in the ABO world is etched into the genes! It can’t be changed! Impossible, impossible…”

Jia Hua’s brows furrowed, and her voice deepened: “That’s not the answer I want.”

Simultaneously, the red circle on the ground glowed brightly. The entire bedroom was filled with a suffocating aura of killing intent.

The Netherworld Envoys desperately tried to hide themselves: Mother of god! Scaring this baby to death!

The one directly facing Jia Hua was a female Netherworld Envoy. She had the least seniority and was pushed to the very front. Right now, her legs were weak. If the Netherworld Envoys behind her weren’t propping her up, she would have already collapsed to the floor.

In this heart-palpitating space, in front of everyone, she raised her hand, trembling. Her voice carried a sobbing tone: “I… I think I might have a way…”

In an instant, Jia Hua and all the Netherworld Envoys fixed their gleaming eyes on that female Netherworld Envoy.

Jia Hua: I can become a female Omega!

Netherworld Envoys: We’re saved!

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Morning. In front of the hospital registration desk stood a woman.

“Name.”

“Zhen Yan.”

“Sex.”

“Female…”

“You also need to state your secondary gender.”

“…I don’t know.”

The nurse asking the questions shifted her gaze from the computer to Zhen Yan’s face, pushing up her glasses: “Are you an adult?”

Zhen Yan’s voice was very hoarse: “I come of age today.”

The nurse asked: “Have you differentiated?”

Zhen Yan nodded.

“Then how can you not know your secondary gender?!” The nurse was exasperated. She felt Zhen Yan was deliberately here to mess with her. Someone who just finished differentiating saying they didn’t know their secondary gender—this was really going to drive her mad!

Zhen Yan shook her head: “It’s precisely because I don’t know, that I came to get a gender test.”

Nurse: “…”

Didn’t you ever get a genetic test as a child? Isn’t that something all citizens of the Empire have at birth?

Just then, Director Qi, who happened to be on a hospital inspection round, passed behind them. Hearing this, he stopped in his tracks and stepped forward to ask: “What’s going on here?”

The nurse explained: “This Miss Zhen here says she came of age today and wants a gender test.”

Director Qi frowned: “Isn’t that done at birth? Why come for it now?”

Director Qi turned to Zhen Yan, putting on a warm, friendly smile: “Hello, Miss Zhen. You’re here for a gender test, is that right? May I ask what the result of the genetic test you had at birth was?”

Zhen Yan said coolly: “Female Alpha.”

“Oh,” Director Qi nodded slightly. “Why do you want a gender test? Is there something you find questionable?”

Zhen Yan was silent for a moment: “When I suppressed my pheromones, I injected an Omega Inhibitor.”

Director Qi’s eyes widened, staring at Zhen Yan in shock.

A person whose childhood genetic test identified her as a female Alpha, yet when differentiating, used an Omega Inhibitor—the implications of this astounded the director. After the shock came ecstasy.

Director Qi suppressed his joy, asking steadily: “May I see the back of your neck?”

Zhen Yan pursed her lips, turned her head, and reached up to lift her cascading long hair. There it was—the back of her neck was perfectly clean and smooth, without the special gland unique to Omegas.

“You don’t have a gland?” The director was astonished.

Zhen Yan turned back around, let go of her hand, letting her hair fall and cover her nape, and nodded silently.

During differentiation, the searing burn at her nape had nearly driven Zhen Yan to breakdown, making her think she had really become a female Omega. But the clean nape rekindled a sliver of hope. That’s why, in a rush after injecting the Omega Inhibitor, she headed straight for the hospital.

Hoping the differentiation was a temporary error. She was still a female Alpha! She had to still be a female Alpha!

Director Qi’s brows knitted together. He said to Zhen Yan: “Come on, I’ll take you for the test.”

Zhen Yan nodded and followed Director Qi away.

“Director, what brings you here? Is there something you need?” Inside a genetic sex testing department, a doctor in a white coat was surprised upon seeing them enter.

“Dr. Zhang, could you take this young lady for a gender test now? She has some doubts about her post-differentiation gender,” the director said, smiling.

Dr. Zhang: ?

Upon meeting Director Qi’s gaze, Dr. Zhang immediately understood the underlying meaning.

This could be a cross-gender differentiation case!

Dr. Zhang picked up a basic information form and handed it to Zhen Yan. “Hello, please fill in your information. Once you’re done, I’ll take you for the test.”

“Thank you.” Zhen Yan said hoarsely. She took the form and sat quietly at the consultation desk, filling in her details.

During this time, Director Qi took Dr. Zhang outside and whispered: “After the gender test, also take her for a mental power level test.”

Dr. Zhang’s eyes lit up: “Yes! Understood!”

Dr. Zhang guided Zhen Yan through a series of routine examinations, mingled with a mental power level test. After the last one, Zhen Yan asked: “Dr. Zhang, when will I know the results of my tests?”

Dr. Zhang smiled and was just about to speak when the director behind her interrupted: “Miss Zhen, test results usually take about two hours to come out. We have a waiting room specifically prepared. Why don’t you go sit and wait?”

Zhen Yan currently wasn’t in a good mood and even more so didn’t dare face Jia Hua. She nodded: “Alright.”

A nurse led Zhen Yan to a waiting room with a sofa and a television. After the nurse closed the door and left, Zhen Yan was alone. She stuffed her whole body into the sofa, arms wrapped around her legs, eyes utterly vacant.

Her dreams, her future plans—everything was based on her being a female Alpha. If she became a female Omega, all of it would be shattered.

And Jia Hua… if she was a female Omega, would Jia Hua still like her? Still want her?

She didn’t dare to think too deeply.

Zhen Yan’s mood plummeted to rock bottom. She didn’t know what she should do, what she should say, what she should do.

She could only pray. Pray that she was a female Alpha, a female Alpha worthy of marrying Jia Hua, a female Alpha capable of entering the Imperial Fourth Military Academy.

While Zhen Yan was praying, Director Qi and Dr. Zhang, having received the test results, were experiencing seismic shocks.

Dr. Zhang: “An S-rank Omega?!! Mental power level is S-rank! S!!”

Director Qi’s eyes were wide, fixed dead on the “S” written in the mental power level column.

An S-rank Omega! Throughout history, they could be counted on one hand.

S-rank Alphas were also extremely rare, but nowhere near as rare as S-rank Omegas. After all, S-rank mental power wasn’t something the delicate physique of an Omega could withstand. Due to the frail constitution of Omegas, even A-rank Omegas were rare, let alone this S-rank Omega.

Director Qi turned and asked Dr. Zhang: “Are there currently any S-rank mental power users in the Empire?”

Dr. Zhang shook her head: “I dare swear, besides Zhen Yan, there are none right now!”

The Imperial Family’s highest was A-rank. Even for the generations of the prestigious Capital’s Jiang Family, who prided themselves on genetic nobility, the highest they ever achieved was A-rank.

Forget S-rank, there wasn’t even an A+ rank!

Zhen Yan was a miracle! Not only did she successfully cross genders, changing from Alpha to Omega, but her mental power was also the incredibly rare S-rank. Zhen Yan’s value couldn’t be estimated by a minor director like her.

“Director, but Zhen Yan’s gland is defective. And according to the tests, she will have difficulty conceiving. I don’t know if it’s because of that powerful S-rank mental power,” Dr. Zhang said, looking at the results.

A dark glint flashed in Director Qi’s eyes: “Difficulty conceiving isn’t the same as sterility. That’s not something for us to worry about.”

Director Qi turned to Dr. Zhang, his tone serious: “All hospital staff who know about Zhen Yan coming for this gender test—keep a tight watch on them! Not a whisper of this can leak!”

“Yes, sir!” Dr. Zhang nodded firmly.

The director hurried off with the test results, calling the Imperial Fourth Legion’s contact to report the matter. This was beyond his scope to handle.

The entire Empire was divided into four domains, each overseen by a legion. Every industry and walk of life within a domain had unclear ties with its governing legion.

An City fell under the jurisdiction of the Fourth Legion. The Imperial Fourth Military Academy was a direct affiliate institution of the Fourth Legion. Students who successfully graduated from the Fourth Academy would all be assigned to the Fourth Legion.

Time passed minute by minute. When the two-hour mark arrived, Zhen Yan stood up from the waiting room sofa to leave. But as soon as she stepped out, she saw three Alpha officers—two female and one male—walking towards her in crisp military uniforms. Behind them followed the hospital director and the Dr. Zhang who had conducted her tests. They stopped in front of her.

The imposing entourage made Zhen Yan frown. Her gaze bypassed the three uniformed figures in front and directly addressed Dr. Zhang behind them: “May I ask what the result of my test is?”

Right now, all she wanted to know was if her gender was female Alpha!

“An S-rank Omega.” Before Dr. Zhang could speak, the female Alpha at the very front proactively answered. She wore a slight smile and extended her hand to Zhen Yan. “Hello, I am the newly appointed principal of the Imperial Fourth Military Academy, Qin Bing.”