Chapter 43

Although his reaction was a bit slow and his heart was pounding, Feng Yi still maintained a calm demeanor.

"Was thinking about something with the lights off," Feng Yi said.

"Does thinking require turning off the lights?"

"Darkness is suitable for thinking."

"Is it something major in your life?" Wu Ji couldn't understand. However, he knew that some people indeed needed a quiet, dark environment to calm down and think.

But looking at Feng Yi's appearance, he had just said he was fixing furniture. What kind of big deal would make him stop what he was doing and turn off all the lights to think?

Under Wu Ji's puzzled gaze, Feng Yi said calmly, "Thinking about buying a house."

Sure enough, the keyword "buying a house" made Wu Ji forget everything else. "You're buying another house? Haha, looks like you've made quite a bit of money recently!"

Wu Ji had planned to leave after delivering the eggs, but now that he heard Feng Yi was buying a house, his interest was piqued. He could chat about this topic all night!

As someone who had become wealthy from demolition, topics related to houses were always of great interest to Wu Ji.

He brought over a stool, poured himself a cup of warm water, and regretted not having any sunflower seeds; otherwise, he could have chatted while munching.

"Do you have any preferences? I can give you some advice," Wu Ji asked.

"I've set my sights on one and plan to go see the owner in a couple of days to handle the transfer," Feng Yi replied. "The neighborhood is near Yueshan, quite far from the city. Search for 'Yueshow,' Yueshan's 'Yue' and 'beautiful scenery' 'Xiu.'"

Wu Ji opened his phone map and searched as Feng Yi suggested.

"Wow! Yueshow is full of detached villas!" Wu Ji was excited, even though it wasn't him buying the house, he was still thrilled!

"The location is a bit remote," Feng Yi said.

"But they are villas! That's my dream! I used to plan to buy a villa far from the city's noise once I had enough money, and live a leisurely life with my wife! If it weren't for the difficult approval process, I would have found a beautiful small town to buy land and build a house myself. How is the environment there?" Wu Ji asked.

"The environment is great, being close to the Yueshan Nature Reserve. However, because the surroundings are more natural and near the river, there are many mosquitoes," Feng Yi said.

"No problem! My dream environment..." Wu Ji's excitement paused as he thought of something and asked Feng Yi, "Close to the reserve and the river, are there snakes?"

"Yes, I caught one yesterday. Don't worry, it was just a small water snake," Feng Yi said, then paused. When did he become so casual about snakes? He didn't feel any emotional波动 when he caught the snake yesterday?

Wu Ji didn't notice Feng Yi's change in expression. As soon as he heard about snakes, he immediately shook his head: "No, no, even a small water snake is no good! I think my dream needs to change. Actually, living in the city for retirement is pretty good too!"

The word "snake" shattered Wu Ji's dream filter.

Wu Ji left with a slight sense of disappointment, and Feng Yi closed the door, turning to look at the bright living room.

The lights had already been turned on when Wu Ji came over.

Checking his phone, it was already 1 AM. He had been busy without realizing it.

Unconsciously!

From day to night, he hadn't noticed at all!

How did I see clearly in the dark?

Feng Yi knew it must be a mutation caused by evolution. This change, which he hadn't noticed, was terrifying!

He almost exposed himself!!

After adapting to the light, Feng Yi carefully examined his eyes. Indeed, there were some changes. Some muscles seemed to be under his control...

Feng Yi focused on the teacup on the table and tried to move the muscle he could control.

The teacup became blurry in his vision.

But!

The box of dental floss, which was further away on the table, was still clear!

Can it zoom in and out like this?!!

His eyes felt a bit sore.

Feng Yi rubbed his eyes. After the discomfort subsided, he turned off all the lights in the room.

In the dark, the scene he saw was different.

It was a bit like the view from an infrared night vision camera.

But it wasn't entirely the same; it seemed to be overlaid with a thermal imaging view.

A strange feeling.

The soreness became more noticeable, and Feng Yi turned on the lights, closed his eyes to rest for a while, and then went to the bathroom to look in the mirror.

His eyes seemed unchanged at first, but upon closer inspection, he noticed the difference.

The iris seemed... a bit unfamiliar.

The pupils were more noticeable.

Normally, a person's pupils would dilate or constrict due to light or emotional changes.

Now, with the surrounding light stable and his inner state not too fluctuating, his pupils were still very active. In just a short while, they went from dilated and dark to pinpoint small dots, and then quickly dilated again.

Staring at the mirror for a while, Feng Yi felt dizzy.

Closing his eyes and taking deep breaths, Feng Yi calmed himself down. After about ten minutes, he opened his eyes to see if the pupil activity had decreased.

But it hadn't.

Not only had it not slowed down, it had become even faster.

He watched as the pupils went from pinpoint small dots to rapidly dilating. The intense fatigue and soreness in his eyes made him want to close them, but just as he was about to rest, the large, dark pupils suddenly narrowed into a vertical slit!

Feng Yi was so startled that he jumped up.

At 1 AM, he was in his own bathroom, scared by his own eyes!

Breathing heavily, he calmed down for a while, then took a deep breath and approached the mirror again.

The pupil activity had decreased a bit, but the changes were no longer regular. Sometimes they were just circular pupils contracting, and other times they switched between circular and vertical.

Feng Yi covered his face.

What should he do?

This clearly wasn't a human pupil!

And he couldn't control it!

Could it be like the fangs and venom glands, needing time to develop?

But what should he do before they stabilize?

He couldn't wear sunglasses all the time. Who wears sunglasses indoors unless they have an eye condition?

Avoid people?

He had planned to move in the next few days and handle the house transfer. He couldn't avoid going out and seeing people!

Stay at home?

What if the "layered clouds" appeared again at night?

What if an enhanced version of the "layered clouds" appeared?

After much thought, Feng Yi opened his phone and searched for colored contact lenses to see if they could help conceal the changes.

However, many colored contact lenses only cover the iris and not the pupils. That made sense; if they covered the pupils, you wouldn't be able to see.

Feng Yi found a type of contact lens similar to blind lenses that could cover the pupils. For most people, these would affect vision, making it blurry or completely blind, but Feng Yi was different; he wasn't worried about that.

He compared a few options, placed an order, and left a message for the seller to expedite shipping.

With his eyes feeling sore and his head a bit dizzy, Feng Yi looked away from his phone. He washed his face with cold water, dried it roughly, and called the old butler.

The old butler had previously told him that he could call directly at any time without asking if he was available.

Finding the number in his contacts, Feng Yi wiped the water from his face and calmed down.

The phone rang twice before it was answered. Even at 1 AM, the old butler's voice sounded alert, with a hint of anticipation.

"Another change?" the old butler asked.

"eyes!" Feng Yi said.

The old butler's usually calm voice immediately became more energetic. "Oh? Your eyes are changing so quickly? Have you been overusing them recently?"

"A bit, today..." Feng Yi looked at the wall clock and corrected himself, "Yesterday, I was fixing furniture and walls at home. It might be because of that."

"It's possible." The old butler didn't seem to care much about this and continued, "Are they circular or vertical? Or something else?"

Feng Yi recalled the changes he had seen. "I'm not sure. They were changing, sometimes circular, sometimes vertical."

"Then they are vertical!" The old butler added, "Vertical pupils are quite beautiful. Don't dislike them."

Feng Yi: "…But vertical pupils are troublesome." The thought of narrow, vertical pupils was distressing.

"Not troublesome! I'll send you a box of contact lenses to wear when you go out. After further evolution, you'll be able to control them, and you won't need the contact lenses anymore. Don't have any aversion!"

Feng Yi: "…"

This was the first time he had seen the old butler so enthusiastic. Even when he had a toothache from the fangs, the butler didn't send toothpaste or a toothbrush!

"Do vertical pupils have any special functions?" Feng Yi asked.

The old butler paused for a while, as if thinking about what special functions they might have.

Feng Yi: "…"

You just like the shape of vertical pupils, don't you?!!

Just like how you dislike my fangs!!!

After a while, the butler said, "Stronger night vision."

"I know that, like cats. I was asking if there are any other functions?"

"Hmm… You'll find out eventually." The old butler said.

Feng Yi didn't want to argue about the functions of vertical pupils and instead asked, "I heard snakes have poor vision. Will I become extremely nearsighted?"

The old butler was displeased. "Those are snakes, low-level beasts. Are you one of them?"

Feng Yi: "…"

The old butler continued, "Don't always compare yourself to those beasts. What snakes have, you can have, and what they don't have, you can have too. They are just low-level creatures."

However, the butler wasn't interested in continuing the "low-level creatures" topic and instead instructed Feng Yi, "Your eyes will be in an evolutionary phase for a while, and they won't be stable. Your blinking frequency will slow down, and you might sleep with your eyes open. It's best to carry an eye mask and press it over your eyes when resting."

Feng Yi: !!!

Sleep with eyes open?!

The thought was creepy.

But he remembered this key information.

"Understood, sleeping with eyes open can be scary!"

The old butler: "…No, it's to prevent dry eyes."

Feng Yi was silent.

He felt stupid.

It must be due to the evolution, making his brain react slowly.

Or maybe it was from overusing his eyes. He had heard that overusing eyes can lead to lack of concentration and memory decline.