CH 34

Gu Xizhou saw Fang Zhi’s eyes turn red and said, “Are you all right?”

Upon hearing Gu Xizhou’s questioning, Fang Zhi suddenly straightened and burst into tears, “Gu Ge, I saw it, the girl wasn’t dead at the time, she was so small… so obedient, and she was in so much despair at the end when she was buried…”

“In the end, that girl finally gave up, and she gave up on revenge because of the dog.”

Fang Zhi couldn’t help crying. His heart hurt so much that it was extremely uncomfortable, and he felt impossibly helpless. He knew that the children were only ten years old at maximum. Even the law had started to lose its effect on children of this age. 

Gu Xizhou and Si Yu shared a glance, and both were silent for a while. After passing through that door, the truth of the story would appear before their eyes. Everything that they had said before was merely a guess, and it was largely one-sided, so they failed to empathize with the girl.

When Gu Xizhou passed through the door, the story was completed. The way to complete it was to attach him to the monster’s body, and force him to experience the entire story with it.

Gu Xizhou patted Fang Zhi’s shoulder, and turned his head to speak to Si Yu: “This spiritual mission world might as well change its name to ‘Be Kind Mission World’. These monsters are so pitiful, I end up feeling bad.”

“Feeling bad?” As he spoke, Si Yu’s brows creased. “Feeling bad about what?”

Gu Xizhou: “…” Nothing, just that I beat it up once, so I’m quite apologetic.

“Nothing,” Gu Xizhou said.

Si Yu glanced at Gu Xizhou and said lightly: “This is just the beginning. Generally speaking, the starting worlds are not too difficult. There are still logical clues to piece together, but some worlds don’t have that.”

“Do not think that you’re extremely capable simply because you managed to survive these past three worlds. Once you get cocky, you won’t even know how you die in the next world.”

Gu Xizhou sighed. “As long as I don’t meet those strange and unnatural rules, I won’t die without knowing the cause of death.”

“Actually, I’ve always had a question…” As he spoke, Gu Xizhou suddenly turned back to look at Si Yu. “I realised this three worlds ago, but the countdown for my life increases with varying degrees, and there isn’t any special pattern for the increase. Do the mission worlds never end?”

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Gu Xizhou said: “Then… what if someone never dies? If the countdown for one’s life keeps increasing, won’t they live forever?”

Si Yu nodded. “That’s how the argument is likely to go. As long as you survive the limitless mission worlds, you can live to be one hundred years old, one thousand years old, ten thousand years old, or even… live forever.”

“Of course, this is just a theory. I haven’t seen other worlds, and I don’t know what they’re like. Among us, there may also be those people that have already achieved that sort of status. Why, do you suddenly think that the mission worlds are not bad? Extending your life, turning immortal, something the human race has been dreaming of. As long as you can survive every world, you won’t die.”

Fang Zhi swallowed. His left hand gripped his right, and he stared blankly at Si Yu. He was clearly shocked beyond words. 

But Gu Xizhou’s eyes were bright, as if they were glowing.

Si Yu glanced at him, and continued: “I’ve never seen those people, but maybe they really have turned immortal.”

Gu Xizhou looked at him: “If you can truly become immortal, then wouldn’t the mission  worlds be too godly?”

“This is just a guess. Maybe there is one world among the mission worlds… that no one can pass… who knows?” Si Yu spread his hands and smiled.

…

After having dinner at Si Yu’s house, Gu Xizhou sent Fang Zhi home first, then drove home. He parked the car, then opened the door to his house. The house that had been messed up suddenly became neat and tidy, and the damaged furniture was put aside.

Gu Xizhou: “Gu Ji Ji, are you the Snail Maiden? “

Gu Ji Ji: “…”

Gu Xizhou: “Ji Ji, you’re so cute.”

Gu Ji Ji: “…”

Gu Xizhou recalled what had happened before he had entered the mission world. He was still a little concerned about it. This time, he made sure to take his mobile phone out to watch the time. After pressing the stopwatch to start counting time, he cleared his throat and asked, “What did you say in the morning? I seem to have forgotten!”

Gu Ji Ji: “…”

After he asked the question, he subconsciously looked at the time. It had become 15 minutes and 45 seconds. He had guessed correctly. As long as it was something with regards to his revival, he would have his memory erased. 

Since there was a mission just a few days ago, and the police officers who went on that mission had more or less taken a beating (with the exception of Gu Xizhou’s team, of course), the higher-ups gave them a few days off, letting them rest at home.

Gu Xizhou dreamt of the first day that he had been summoned. The bloody hole on his neck made him feel breathless and cold. 

He didn’t know when a long chain had suddenly formed on his body. The other end of the chain had fallen to the ground. Gu Xizhou followed the direction of the chain for a long time, but he never reached the other end. 

Gu Xizhou reached his hand out, and his fist closed around air. When his fingers closed into an empty fist, he suddenly woke up.

He felt his forehead. Whenever Gu Ji Ji told him why he was summoned, he would always suffer from some short-term amnesia. This incident was like a huge mountain, really impossibly big, to the point where he could even dream of it. 

As for the chains in the dream, Gu Xizhou guessed that because he could hear the sound of chains sliding in every world, strange chains appeared on his body in his dream. It was as if he was someone else’s puppet. 

It was 5:32 in the morning. Gu Xizhou saw his cell phone flash, and then it started ringing. 

Gu Xizhou had just pressed ‘answer’, when Fang Zhi’s voice rang out: “Gu Ge, there was a car accident and someone died.”

Gu Xizhou froze slightly. “If it’s a car accident, go tell the police, why call me?”

Fang Zhi: “The police on site already did a preliminary check… After looking at the CCTV recording, the car that hit the other party was a taxi with a fake carplate. The party driving the car likely did it on purpose.”

“Intentionally causing a car accident?” Gu Xizhou frowned when he heard the news.

“Yes. The car that was hit resulted in one dead and three injured. The three injured have already been sent to the hospital. Among them, two are heavily injured, the other is lightly injured. The one with the lightest injury is a small boy, and he said he saw the people who knocked into them, that person was wearing a cap and a mask, covering his face…”

“It’s the middle of the night.” Gu Xizhou looked at the time in frustration. He really didn’t want to go, but a ‘ghost’ had already stuffed his clothes into his hands, pushing him out the door. 

“Ji Ji, it’s already so late, I’ll be cold if I go out! Can’t you be a little more understanding, and treasure me a bit more?” Gu Xizhou asked after hanging up. 

“…”

Unfortunately, Gu Ji Ji didn’t care about this shameless demonic cultivator, and had already lit up the room brightly, and pushed Gu Xizhou. 

Gu Xizhou helplessly entered the bathroom to wash his face with cold water, chasing his drowsiness away in a moment, and changed his clothes, rushing out of the house.

soya: …if i say i forgot to schedule this chapter… would you believe me…? (sticks out my legs) you can take them…. or you can look at the chapter title again and keep it in your heart…. crying . png