Late at night.
A cool breeze rustled gently.
Chen Xiao stood alone, watching the man's retreating figure in the distance, a meaningful smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
At this moment, Xiang Nian reappeared, coming to Chen Xiao's side.
"Why didn't you leave?" Chen Xiao asked casually.
Xiang Nian answered truthfully, "I wanted to see why Commander Chen didn't kill him."
Chen Xiao smiled faintly. "Because I'm running an experiment."
An experiment!
Xiang Nian frowned.
Chen Xiao glanced at Xiang Nian. "Puppetry can manipulate corpses as well as living people. However, as the number increases, the control consumes too much mental energy, and those being controlled lose their reason and thoughts."
Xiang Nian nodded. "That's right."
The puppetry he knew about was precisely like that.
Chen Xiao said softly, "Yet true, top-tier puppetry draws upon and influences the other person's mind! Without destroying their reason and thoughts, they can still think for themselves while remaining at your disposal!"
Xiang Nian looked slightly astonished. "That sounds too miraculous. Can it really be done?"
Chen Xiao said, "I'm trying."
"As for how it's done, it's rather complicated, so I won't go into the details."
The puppetry he had learned was incomplete, missing the final sections.
For years, Chen Xiao had been pondering what true puppetry was in order to piece together the missing end.
Xiang Nian gave an awkward laugh. "It was never my place to pry."
Chen Xiao waved a hand. "Let's go b…
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