When Ye Ling first read Li Xiaoxiao's memories, he hadn't noticed anything amiss.
However, upon rereading them for a second time and noticing a few details, Ye Ling discovered signs of artificial alteration in Li Xiaoxiao's memories.
In Li Xiaoxiao's childhood memories, her mother intensely disliked her, even viewing her as a burden and wishing to cast her aside like a piece of luggage.
Conversely, the relatives who had taken Li Xiaoxiao's property had been quite supportive of her in her childhood. After Li Xiaoxiao's mother died in a car accident, they suddenly changed their demeanor, becoming extremely heartless towards a girl barely in her teens.
For a single mother to raise Li Xiaoxiao alone already demonstrated a mother's love for her child. It was unlikely that Li Xiaoxiao's mother would have viewed her as a burden, constantly wanting to get rid of her.
Moreover, there was no financial pressure on them at the time.
Simultaneously, while the actions of those relatives, though happening every day in this world, might seem logical if interpreted in a certain way, given Li Xiaoxiao's childhood perception of them, it was unlikely those people would have committed acts worse than beasts.
Although these two events could be explained logically if forced, once Ye Ling noticed them, the traces of artificial modification in Li Xiaoxiao's soul became extremely conspicuous, impossible to hide.
"Memory modification is considered a high-level technique on Earth, requiring a cultivation of at least eighth grade... and judging by the timing of the modification, Li Xiaoxiao was just an ordinary girl then, not yet the Night Rose. Why would an extraordinary individual of eighth grade or above act against an ordinary little girl?"
"Could it be that her mother had something peculiar about her?"
Noticing the anomaly in Li Xiaoxiao's memories, Ye Ling became even more curious about her background.
Although finding Li Xiaoxiao's relatives from back then would be troublesome now, Li Xiaoxiao was still a Chinese citizen, and her mother's car accident had occurred only ten years ago, not too long ago.
With the help of the Dragon Department's power, it wasn't impossible for Ye Ling to investigate Li Xiaoxiao's household registration.
Deciding to investigate Li Xiaoxiao's background, Ye Ling acted decisively, transmitting Li Xiaoxiao's specific information to Wang Liren of the Dragon Department, instructing him to use the department's authority to investigate Li Xiaoxiao's background.
Although the Dragon Department was an organization of extraordinary individuals, it was still an official department, maintaining close ties with other government agencies. Investigating the household registration of a Chinese citizen wouldn't require much effort.
Wang Liren had been completely convinced by Ye Ling and now regarded Ye Ling as a divine figure.
After Ye Ling's telepathic message, Wang Liren immediately set about handling the matter without delay.
While waiting for Wang Liren's reply, Ye Ling didn't idle. He attempted to clear the nightmares from Li Xiaoxiao's memories.
Since Li Xiaoxiao's memories had been tampered with, Ye Ling didn't have many reservations when working on her soul, and his actions were much quicker.
Generally speaking, once a person's memories have been altered, it means that person will live their entire life within fabricated memories.
Such an ability to change a person's destiny was terrifying, potentially causing drastic changes in their personality.
Li Xiaoxiao's severe social phobia was a result of her memories being altered, leaving only nightmares in her heart.
To eliminate Li Xiaoxiao's nightmares, her distorted memories had to be corrected.
Since they were all false memories, Ye Ling didn't have to worry about any side effects, no matter how he altered them.
Once Li Xiaoxiao's background was clarified, and the events of that year could be deduced from the truth, her real memories could be restored to her.
As Ye Ling modified all of Li Xiaoxiao's tragic childhood memories, the relatives who had embezzled Li Xiaoxiao's property were transformed into those who had merely used Li Xiaoxiao's mother's inheritance to send her abroad, and then completely neglected her!
This way, although the relatives remained cold-blooded, they wouldn't cause Li Xiaoxiao to feel despair.
Concurrently, Ye Ling also erased all the gossip from those relatives about her.
The nightmares that had enveloped Li Xiaoxiao, though still present due to her mother's affairs, had their power significantly reduced.
Li Xiaoxiao would still have social anxiety, but it wouldn't be as extreme as before.
"Done."
After modifying Li Xiaoxiao's memories, Ye Ling withdrew all his spiritual power.
A moment later, Li Xiaoxiao gradually woke up, a hint of confusion in her eyes, which then turned to shock!
"Emperor..." Li Xiaoxiao looked at Ye Ling, shocked to find that she could now face him!
Apart from her childhood memories, none of Li Xiaoxiao's other memories had changed. She remembered everything that had happened before.
Furthermore, Ye Ling had only altered Li Xiaoxiao's childhood memories, and Li Xiaoxiao herself had only a vague recollection of her childhood. Coupled with the fact that Ye Ling's memory modification was done silently, Li Xiaoxiao didn't realize why she had suddenly changed.
She merely had an instinctive feeling that something had changed within her.
Although Li Xiaoxiao still couldn't utter a complete sentence when facing Ye Ling, being able to stand in front of him was a tremendous improvement.
Ye Ling didn't force Li Xiaoxiao to speak, saying, "You don't need to force yourself to speak. Nodding and shaking your head will suffice; I can understand your meaning."
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, Li Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly. Although she couldn't speak, the reverence she felt for Ye Ling was completely evident on her face.
Having resolved Li Xiaoxiao's issue, Ye Ling didn't waste any more words and got straight to the point, "Do you remember what I asked you to do before?"
Li Xiaoxiao nodded, then trotted over to her computer desk and handed Ye Ling a USB drive she retrieved from it.
Ye Ling took Li Xiaoxiao's USB drive and asked, "Are you planning to use this to track Ye Feng's location?"
Li Xiaoxiao nodded again, her eyes beginning to glow.
Through this peculiar exchange with Ye Ling, Li Xiaoxiao felt their tacit understanding increase significantly. Her gratitude towards Ye Ling grew, and she felt less constrained in his presence than before.
After a brief exchange with Li Xiaoxiao, Ye Ling once again tore open space and brought Li Xiaoxiao back to the vicinity of Ye Feng's villa.
At this moment, the communication equipment within Ye Feng's villa had all disappeared, having been hidden by the maid in the basement beneath the villa.
The maid was now diligently cleaning, appearing no different from an ordinary maid.
If Ye Ling hadn't seen the high-end equipment hidden in the villa before, he might not have realized the maid's true purpose at all.
However, although the maid was an extraordinary individual assigned by Ye Feng to guard his communication equipment within his residence, her strength was far from sufficient for Ye Ling.
Without alerting the maid in the villa, Ye Ling, with a still somewhat dazed Li Xiaoxiao, teleported directly into the villa's basement.
There, a large number of devices with extremely powerful computing capabilities were displayed!
"What a beautiful sight..."
Upon seeing the computers and various high-tech equipment displayed in this basement, Li Xiaoxiao was utterly stunned. She even forgot that Ye Ling was beside her and began to exclaim in admiration.
Everything in this basement was something Li Xiaoxiao had dreamed of.
Ye Ling, however, was indifferent to these devices. He asked Li Xiaoxiao, "How is it? Can you capture Ye Feng's signal source through these devices?"
"I'll try..."
Li Xiaoxiao swallowed slightly, suppressing her excitement, and walked over to a computer, plugging in the USB drive.
Soon, the cracked interface appeared on the dark computer screen, and all the surrounding equipment began to operate.