She had heard that Song Jinze had awakened the highest-level manipulation-type ability in the Federation’s history—he could control people’s actions with his mind.
Such a powerful talent allowed him, in actual combat, to control large numbers of warships simultaneously, concentrating firepower for his own use.
As a result, across the entire interstellar space, no one dared to fight him using starships. In that field, Song Jinze was virtually unmatched.
Rumor even had it that he could make large fleets teleport. Even if he lost a battle, no one could catch up to him.
An extremely outrageous ability.
But when she struggled to activate the consciousness of this body, she discovered—
She was still a useless weakling.
Fine. Sometimes people just had to accept their fate.
Even if she had taken over someone else’s body, mental power level was data engraved into the soul—it couldn’t be transferred, nor changed.
However, she quickly pulled herself together, packed her things, and prepared to set off.
Defying all logic, she was going back to her original trashy planet to capture Song Jinze.
……
“Hey, hey, hey, Commander Song! You can’t leave!” A burly bald man in a work uniform hurried after her.
Xu Lian paused just as she was about to step onto the starship and turned to glance at him.
She recognized him—she had just seen his avatar pinned at the top of Song Jinze’s messages:
An Erxiang, B-rank, Song Jinze’s work assistant and trusted confidant.
“What is it?”, she asked.
An Erxiang looked anxious. “You can’t leave right now. There’s an important Federation meeting later that you need to attend.”
Xu Lian waved her hand. “Cancel it.”
An Erxiang nodded. Seeing that the commander seemed to be going on a long trip, he asked again, “Then what about your private appointment this afternoon?”
Xu Lian replied decisively, “Cancel that too.”
An Erxiang sucked in a breath, sensing something off. “Then tomorrow morning’s—”
Xu Lian was in a hurry. “Cancel everything.”
“Huh?”
Even someone as experienced as An Erxiang couldn’t help but freeze. “C-cancel everything?”
Xu Lian idly picked at her fingers. “Mm.”
Looking at “Song Jinze’s” careless posture, An Erxiang felt something was strange.
That wasn’t right. Would Commander Song usually act so idle? Why did it feel like… after waking up this morning, even his demeanor had changed?!
And the person he was supposed to meet this afternoon was the young lady of the Fei family—his arranged marriage partner. The appointment had been set long ago. He actually dared to stand her up?
Fei Xiaocha had waited for him for so long. It had been hard for her to find time. If he didn’t go, how heartbroken would she be?
But An Erxiang didn’t dare say much. He only asked, “Then… when will you be back?”
Xu Lian touched her nose. “Not sure. We’ll see.”
An Erxiang was completely speechless.
Commander Song would never normally say something so vague about time, as if he were just going out for a casual stroll.
He scratched his head, utterly puzzled, but still maintained a professional attitude. “Then, if anyone asks about you, what should I tell them?”
Xu Lian thought for a moment and slowly said, “Uh… just say whatever.”
An Erxiang: “…?”
The atmosphere was indeed awkward.
Xu Lian cleared her throat and said mysteriously, “Well, this trip is confidential. My whereabouts must not be disclosed. Just help me cover it up.”
“Oh, oh.” An Erxiang reached up to rub his bald head, then mentally pieced things together and suddenly understood. “I get what you mean now.”
Xu Lian applauded him inwardly. See, this is what professionalism looks like.
With just a hint from the superior, he knew what to do.
She raised an eyebrow at him and patted his shoulder. “Work hard. You’ve got a bright future ahead.”
An Erxiang was flattered and immediately saluted in gratitude.
Xu Lian clasped her hands behind her back, nodding with a smile, exuding the air of a leader. “Oh right, um… send some food onto the ship for me. A lot of it.”
An Erxiang didn’t quite understand. “There are ingredients on the ship. We’ve already prepared them—light dishes you prefer.”
Light dishes…
Prefer my ass!
Xu Lian politely declined. “Send something more flavorful. Sweets, cold drinks… I—I’m going to meet someone important. She likes those.”
An Erxiang immediately understood. “Got it. I’ll prepare it right away.”
Soon, the starship set off.
……
Meanwhile, Song Jinze woke up.
He had already gone through a series of emotions: doubt, shock, disbelief, and then calm.
He had never expected that after one night’s sleep, he would become a woman.
A malnourished woman, with an aching body, and at least twenty to thirty centimeters shorter than himself.
For the first time in his otherwise unstoppable life, Song Jinze encountered a major setback.
He quickly deduced what had happened here from the parchment on the ground. Then he found a reflective surface and looked at the person in the mirror.
Delicate eyebrows, small features, pale skin lacking any color, no particularly striking aura—giving off a gloomy feeling, like a—
A quiet yet strange little ghost.
Song Jinze curled his lips in dissatisfaction.
He recognized this woman.
A spy.
He knew.
Along with her was another one—his subordinate, Mu Hua.
He had been watching the two of them for a long time, wanting to see what the enemy was planning.
However, most of his attention had been on Mu Hua, because she was cunning and had a strong presence.
As a result, he had barely paid attention to the woman who had now swapped bodies with him.
Impressive. She actually dared to use such sorcery on him.
But as he stared at the parchment, he couldn’t recall her name no matter how hard he tried.
He only knew her codename—
Rolling Wealth.
He sneered.
As a spy, and still thinking about “rolling wealth”? She was lucky if she didn’t end up beaten to tears.
He walked around the area, trying to find something that could reveal her identity, but found nothing.
This woman was so poor she couldn’t even afford a bracelet?
Or had she prepared in advance, anticipating that he would try to find her name, and removed everything beforehand?
Quite clever.
Still, she would die sooner or later.
Song Jinze was not a kind man—otherwise, he wouldn’t have reached his current position. The moment he realized what had been done to him, killing intent had already arisen.
For now, he had no way to deal with “Rolling Wealth.” But the parchment was in his hands, and he would definitely have a chance to switch back.
But how could he find out her name?
The first thing Song Jinze thought of was Rolling Wealth’s affiliated force—
An intelligence organization called Sirius, under Gu Ying.
As long as he could find someone who knew her and question them, he could immediately learn her name.
However…
Song Jinze realized a problem.
The condition of this woman’s body was clearly abnormal:
First, judging by the injuries on her feet, she had clearly traveled a long distance to get here.
He had gone outside earlier. Her bloody footprints extended from far away. Based on the state of the blood, she had likely arrived just last night.
Second, she was wearing sleepwear, and there were no signs of cooking or leftover food nearby. This suggested she had come here with almost no preparation. Most likely a sudden decision.
Third, and most importantly, the back of her neck had recently been implanted with a biological tracker that could not be removed.
Therefore, all signs indicated that this “Rolling Wealth” likely no longer worked for the Sirius Organization. When she used the parchment to swap bodies, she clearly had no official support.
Otherwise, when he woke up, there wouldn’t have been no one nearby to receive or capture him.
This was good news.
Because it meant she would definitely come to find him—on her own.
Song Jinze curled his lips into a faint smile.
But, miss, I have no intention of negotiating with you face to face. Before you find me, I will learn your name… and then take your life.
He left the old house and headed toward the street.
But before he could even exit the village, he ran into a group of robbers.
Judging by the lewd smiles on their faces, they weren’t just after money—
They were after her body as well.