Chapter One Hundred Eighty-Nine: Two Choices for You
“Calamity, the Wordless Book wants me to deliver a message for her…”
Before Void could finish speaking or explain the situation to Luxianbei, Luxianbei noticed that Nanling Yaohua’s gaze towards her had turned subtle.
Although Nanling Yaohua had already seen through her disguise earlier by detecting the scent of pomegranate flowers emanating from the God Realm Prototype, and they had nearly confessed everything to each other, now Void suddenly revealing her identity still filled the room with an awkward atmosphere.
“Wait! Let’s talk alone, just the two of us!” Luxianbei took a couple of steps forward, took Void from Nanling Yaohua’s hands, then quickly moved to the corner of the room, squatting down facing the wall and lowering her voice, “Hey, brother, can’t you check the situation before you speak next time?”
“This…” Void’s soft white head shifted and reshaped as a perplexed expression emerged, “I’ll definitely do it next time! But you have so many aliases, how am I supposed to know what to call you when? This can’t all be my fault, right?”
“Are you still trying to argue?” Luxianbei shot a fierce glare at Void, then stole a glance at Nanling Yaohua, who was peeking over, and shrugged, “Forget it, it’s not important! Now tell me, what did that ghost want… no, what did the Wordless Book want you to say to me?”
Hearing Luxianbei repeatedly refer to “ghosts,” Void couldn’t help but defend the Wordless Book, “Actually, she’s not a bad person, it’s not as terrible as you think.”
“Hey! Which side are you on?” Luxianbei questioned.
Could this guy really be brainwashed by the Wordless Book?
“This…” A comical expression surfaced on Void’s head, “Didn’t you already know? Our Urban Legends Chat Group has always been neutral!”
As they spoke, Void’s gaze intentionally or unintentionally drifted towards Shen Baiwei, who was standing nearby.
Oh! Could it be… another one? Should I think of a way to get her to join the Urban Legends Chat Group? After all, I have always been neutral! Void thought.
“Tsk!” Luxianbei rolled her eyes, a bit impatient, “Enough with the nonsense, let’s get to business!”
If Void had always been neutral, then Calamity had always been law-abiding!
“Alright! Let’s get to business!” Void replied, and the next second its round fluffy head suddenly began to wriggle, and with a soft “pop,” two mini speakers appeared at its sides.
Immediately following this, a mini light curtain appeared before it, and various file names could be vaguely seen on it. As Void’s gaze moved down, the file list began to scroll rapidly.
“The Thirteenth Poets’ Tea Party in the Mediterranean. FLAC,” “A Confession from a Fallen Priest about Twelve Young Boys. FLAC,” “Jumeng’s Confession to Calamity After Drinking, Complete Unedited Version. FLAC” …
Wait? What is this? How does it have such things?
Luxianbei observed the audio file names from the side and suddenly caught sight of something shocking. Her eyelids flickered, and she was about to interrogate the b*stard Void about when it infiltrated her home to record that kind of thing when the Wordless Book’s voice suddenly echoed in her ears.
“Ahem, this is the guardian of the Siye Society, the Wordless Book. Currently, it is acknowledged that [File Number #10003] and [File Number #10006] are listening to this recording…”
Upon hearing this, Luxianbei suddenly froze. Back when Pestilence Taijie controlled Mu Se to create the Hundred Demons Walk in Huacheng, she had applied to retrieve Pestilence Taijie’s file for research. She clearly remembered that the file number for Pestilence Taijie was #10001.
“…”
If the Wordless Book had sent Void to bring me a message, then one of the two file numbers mentioned by the Wordless Book must refer to me, and the other… refers to Void, Xiao Hua, or perhaps Shen Baiwei?
It’s not surprising that the Siye Society has a file on “Calamity,” but why does my file, like Pestilence Taijie’s, need to have a # in front of it? And the numbers are so close together…
Logically, over a year ago, I shouldn’t have attracted any attention from the Siye Society. Even if they were to create a file for me, it should have been much further down, close to the number #70607 of an urban legend established due to mundane cooking events, right? Luxianbei thought.
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Just as Luxianbei pondered, Shen Baiwei, who was lying on the ground beside her, subtly changed her expression, her brows furrowing tightly.
She had also noticed the special nature of the Siye Society’s file numbers regarding Calamity and her own.
But she had thought of more than Luxianbei.
While at Tethys Laboratory, she had unexpectedly come across a new research project concerning “special individuals,” and both she and Calamity were on the alternative research list of “special individuals.”
That was also one of the reasons that prompted her to escape from Tethys Laboratory and blend into the Miracle Cult.
Shen Baiwei wasn’t sure what the so-called “special individual” research project would specifically do to the research subjects.
However, she had experience being examined as a test subject and had served as an assistant to the seventh seat of the Elders’ Council, who was keen on research, knowing that none of Tethys Laboratory’s research projects could be tolerated by ordinary people.
Now, it seemed that the Siye Society had also specially marked her and Calamity with their file numbers, which was rather thought-provoking.
Could it be that the Siye Society intends to do something to us?
This might be leveraged!
After all, Calamity seemed unaware of this information. Shen Baiwei thought.
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This unexpected discovery made Luxianbei faintly sense an ominous aura, but she still temporarily suppressed her unease and doubts because an even more serious matter was already in front of her.
It was like being in the restroom halfway through, discovering she didn’t bring any paper, her phone only had 5% battery left, and there was no one next door—a very serious situation.
“What the hell? If we can’t solve it in forty-eight hours, we’ll d*e? And it must be just the two of us? Who decided that? Can’t someone else be swapped in? Is that b*stard Wordless Book trying to set me up on purpose?”
This situation was utterly ridiculous!
She clearly only wanted to find clues about Jiang Li’s disappearance, and while helping Xing Yuan complete a minor task, she was drawn into this cursed place by that b*stard Fang Ji. Even if a not-so-reliable godfather is involved, she has to get him out.
Now, she hasn’t even found Water Brother yet! Suddenly being told that she’s caught up in the grievances of several large spirit energy organizations within forty-eight hours, not only with the risk of dying but also potentially being targeted by several large foreign spirit energy organizations similar to the Siye Society?
Doesn’t that mean if she slips up, she has to go on the run?
Luxianbei felt she had reason to suspect someone wanted her dead!
What if… it was that man?
Just as Luxianbei pondered a series of questions, Void silently began playing “The Words of the Wordless Book PART2.FLAC.”
“I know you might be surprised by the sudden task, but this isn’t my decision; it’s the result of the Black Emperor’s divination. You should trust the Black Emperor, right?”
Luxianbei, “…” Although this man is not that man, he really is “that man.”
After a brief silence, she stood up, walked over to Nanling Yaohua, took Void back into her hands, and said solemnly, “I understand. You go back and tell the Wordless Book…”
“You say it,” Void replied.
“Just say…” Luxianbei gritted her teeth, saying harshly, “To hell with it!”
If Zhang Hainan had said it, she would have believed it, but believing and feeling displeased are two different things.
Moreover, given the remote location, even if she were to greet all of the Wordless Book’s ancestors, she still wouldn’t know. Just sending Void back with a rude message would be quite good.
After saying this, Luxianbei left behind a bewildered Nanling Yaohua and a surprised-looking Void, turning and walking towards Shen Baiwei, grabbing her collar and pulling her close.
Even though the matters concerning the Wordless Book and Zhang Hainan were urgent, she still had one more thing to do first.
She had to help the tens of thousands of formless urban legends outside find liberation, which shouldn’t take much time.
By the way…
If she could return to the past, perhaps she could closely observe and understand the reasons behind why Yumen Pass had fallen to its current state.
Knowing the reasons and addressing them might allow her to stop Yumen Pass from spiraling out of control more quickly and effectively, right?
Luxianbei thought, lowering her voice to Shen Baiwei, “I know you have the ability to alter history, and I also know that my previous appearance during Xia Lianqing’s time likely has something to do with you. Now I need to go back to that time and give you two choices!”
“Either actively help me, nod three times if you are willing, or…”
Before Luxianbei could finish her sentence, Shen Baiwei’s head started shaking back and forth like a rattle.
What kind of joke is this? How could she possibly help Calamity?
“Why are you shaking your head?” Luxianbei furrowed her brows, pretending to be completely unaware of Shen Baiwei’s thoughts. After a two-second pause, she continued with her unfinished words, “If you are unwilling to help me, then within five minutes, create a forbidden spell, draw up a design for a perpetual motion machine, and then…”
“Prove the non-deterministic complexity of polynomial problems!” Void suddenly interjected.
Luxianbei glanced at Void and nodded, “Yes, exactly what it just said. If you can complete these three tasks within five minutes, I won’t h*rass you. Alright, your choice!”
Shen Baiwei, “？？？”
However, just as she was stunned, her consciousness suddenly blurred, and she felt dizzy, as if she was experiencing a bl**d sugar drop.
In a daze, she saw a glimmer of cunning in Calamity’s golden eyes, which then quickly turned bl**d red.
The next moment, she felt a force surge into her body, thrusting her soul upwards, tearing it apart, then scattering each piece into different abysses…
When the incomprehensible pain surged in, Shen Baiwei realized that Calamity seemed to offer her a choice, but in reality, even if she completed those three nearly impossible tasks, she had no choice.
The options placed before her were merely a ruse to distract her attention from Calamity…
Despicable, too despicable!
