Coveted After Becoming a Monster [Quick Transmigration] 63

Chapter 63:

Compared to the bustling and open Thirteenth Safe Zone, this place was more like a post-apocalyptic city-state.

Crowded, low-rise houses, with messy graffiti on the rough walls. Stalls were set up randomly on both sides of the road, and vendors were shouting. Barefoot children were running around on the concrete ground.

Qi Fu retracted her gaze and continued to explain, “…The Eighth District is the poorest of the thirteen safe zones. It’s not that the rulers are incompetent, but that its location has determined that the Eighth District cannot develop.”

“When the apocalypse occurred, only a few areas on the continent were relatively stable and less harassed by mutated beasts. One of them was the Eighth District.”

“The Research Institute had specially sent people to investigate before, but unfortunately, there has been no result so far.”

“It’s rumored that this place, the Eighth District, is close to an active volcano. There are few plants and animals, and the high temperature limits the speed of mutation. And mutated beasts have a certain intelligence. The moment they sense that something is wrong, they will take the initiative to avoid it, so a relatively safe place has appeared.”

“But,” Qi Fu’s tone changed, and her voice grew lower, “My mom said that the Eighth District has always been in danger of being destroyed at any time.”

“The volcano, which ordinary people are forbidden to enter, is not just because they are afraid of it erupting, but also because they are afraid of disturbing the powerful mutated beast that has been hidden in the magma and has fallen into a deep sleep.”

Ji Yulin nodded slightly in response.

But Ji Yulin had known about these things for a long time. Qi Fu was now telling them to Li An.

But the little octopus, who should have been listening obediently, was gone. Taking advantage of her mimicry, she had slipped into Ji Yulin’s robe and squeezed into the shirt she had been frantically trying to escape from before.

The increasingly shameless creature righteously lay on the soft, round arc, her tentacles intentionally or unintentionally flicking, creating a strange sensation.

Ji Yulin subconsciously raised her hand, wanting to stop her, but was concerned about the crowd around her and could only press her hand back.

She also knew what this creature was making a fuss about. Li An had not been able to hold it in this time, one “sister” after another, and she had almost taken her sarcasm to the extreme.

Ji Yulin pressed her lips together, her footsteps still following Qi Fu’s, not showing a hint of panic.

And Qi Fu did not know. Her gaze swept over Ji Yulin’s shoulder, and she did not see the little octopus. She thought that Li An had hidden somewhere else and continued without a care.

“The inn is not convenient. Let’s just find someone to rent a house. Professor Ji,” the familiar name was half-said and then suddenly stopped. Qi Fu’s expression changed, and she showed a hint of difficulty, “This name is too hard to change. How about I just call you ‘sister’ from now on? To prevent any ill-intentioned people from hearing.”

Oh~

Sister~

The little octopus hummed, and the tentacle on a certain spot also moved about, deliberately sliding over the dark spot on the other side.

Ji Yulin’s body stiffened, and her earlobes instantly turned red.

But perhaps her disguise today was too perfect. Qi Fu did not see anything wrong and just called her “sister” on her own, as if she were trying to get used to it.

Sister~

The little octopus’s expression instantly fell, and she began to repeat.

Sister~

Sister, why aren’t you paying attention to me~

Sister, say something, sister~

Ji Yulin’s eyelids twitched. She had to force herself to be calm and scolded in a low voice, “Don’t mess around.”

But the spoiled creature knew her bottom line best. Not only did she not listen, but she also deliberately used her contracting suckers to press against a certain spot. Her pair of azure eyes looked up innocently, and a little of them was revealed from the gap of her collar, so that Ji Yulin could see.

She didn’t know who had spoiled her, but she was so arrogant.

Ji Yulin tried to warn her with her eyes, but Li An turned her back to her.

Ancestor.

The name popped into Ji Yulin’s head again. After taking a light breath, she said with extreme calmness, “Let’s go and find a house first.”

Qi Fu said “oh,” not knowing what she was thinking, and was still calling her “sister” in a low voice, from awkward to suddenly coquettish.

It gave both the human and the octopus goosebumps.

Before Ji Yulin could calm down, in the next second, she heard the little octopus suddenly say in a coquettish and sarcastic tone, “Sister~”

Ji Yulin: …

Qi Fu, who had unconsciously walked to the front, lowered her head and muttered, “Sister?”

The little octopus sneered, “Sister~”

Ji Yulin: …

Ji Yulin was silent. Ji Yulin took a deep breath and shouted at Qi Fu, “I see someone over there shouting about renting a house. Let’s go and see.”

Qi Fu suddenly sobered up, and with a jerk of her head, she looked around. Seeing that the person was about to disappear into the crowd, her footsteps quickly turned, and she hurried after them.

“Hey, hey, that kid. Where did you say we can rent a house!”

Ji Yulin’s footsteps did not move, only her gaze followed, and she scolded in a low voice, “We’re still outside.”

A drooping tentacle swayed, deliberately sliding over her abdomen. This light and airy brush was more tantalizing than being pressed down, and a faint blush instantly appeared.

Ji Yulin bit her lower lip and immediately raised her hand. While pretending to pull at her robe, she suddenly grabbed the mischievous tentacle and said in a low voice again, “Don’t mess around.”

But the creature not only did not stop, but the sucker on the round arc deliberately shrank.

Ji Yulin’s hand trembled, and she subconsciously scolded, “Don’t move. If you move again, I’ll cut it off.”

At these words, Li An not only did not restrain herself, but became even more energetic. Her tentacles swayed back and forth, and she immediately shouted, “Cut it, cut it. This one will be made into takoyaki and fed to my sister. This one will be made into a sizzling octopus tentacle and fed to my sister’s younger sister. This one will be steamed with soy sauce.”

Ji Yulin: …

She had not expected that a name could make Li An so angry. She raised her hand and patted her, her voice softening a little, and she coaxed, “Good girl. We’ll talk later.”

What are we talking about, sister~

Li An’s voice quickly sounded, still with that sarcastic and sour tone.

She wouldn’t take either the hard or the soft approach. She just wanted to make a fuss.

Ji Yulin pressed her lips together. Before she could say why, Qi Fu over there was already calling for her, urging her to go over.

The sound of hurried footsteps was particularly inconspicuous in the noisy crowd. A person hidden in the distance cast a glance, then quickly lowered his eyes, pretending to be looking at something else.

“Sister, look at this. It feels pretty good here,” Qi Fu had actually already started to discuss.

“By the way, this one also seems pretty good.”

She had to get down to business. The little octopus finally quieted down, and her tentacles obediently lay in one place. Only when Qi Fu called her “sister” did she also say a word.

Ji Yulin’s expression grew heavy, and she did not pay any more attention to Li An.

Renting a house was complicated, but with the wealthy Qi Fu, everything became simple.

By dusk, the two of them had completed all the procedures and returned to their temporary residence.

With a click of the door, Ji Yulin, who had turned around, her face instantly grew cold.

The little octopus, who had already climbed onto the table, shrank her head, and inexplicably felt a chill on her back, and she hid back.

Ji Yulin did not speak, her gaze heavy as she stared at her.

The little octopus shrank and shrank, knowing that she had gone too far just now, but, but…

Her round eyes darted around, and she guiltily took another step back.

Ji Yulin was so angry she laughed.

She had been so mischievous just now, and now she knew she was wrong?

A chubby tentacle lifted and covered her head in surrender.

Ji Yulin ignored her.

The little octopus stealthily looked up, then frantically lowered her head, pretending to be obedient.

Ji Yulin’s lips curled up, but there was no smile in her eyes. She said with a half-smile, “Why aren’t you calling me ‘sister’ anymore?”

Li An pretended not to have heard and lowered her head to look at the crack on the table.

“Weren’t you shouting so enthusiastically?”

Li An’s face was serious. This crack on the table seems a little crooked.

Ji Yulin raised an eyebrow and said, “Weren’t you going to make takoyaki?

“Which one was moving just now? The one on the left, right? I’ll go and get you a knife. If I cut them all off, they won’t make a fuss anymore.”

The moment the last word fell, Li An was so scared that her tentacles went limp. They all stretched out in all directions, and with a thwack, she fell onto the table. And the tentacle that had been hugging her round head fell down, frantically covering her eyes.

Li An could be arrogant, all because of Ji Yulin’s indulgence.

Now that Ji Yulin was not spoiling her, this creature instantly became cowardly.

Seeing this, Ji Yulin did not soften at all. Her voice was as if it were mixed with ice, so cold that it was scary. She said, “What? You’re sticking them out for me to cut?”

The little octopus trembled.

“Takoyaki, steamed octopus tentacles, sizzling octopus. What do you want to do with the rest? Do you want me to go out and get you a recipe? One fish, eight ways?”

The little octopus’s eight legs were trembling like a sieve.

It wasn’t that she was afraid of being eaten in eight ways. It was that she was afraid of Ji Yulin being angry. The lesson from last time was still fresh in her mind, and this time seemed to be even more serious than before.

The audacious creature finally began to regret it.

A tentacle moved down, revealing a pair of pitiful, azure eyes, looking at Ji Yulin as if begging for mercy.

Human, I was wrong.

Human, I won’t make a fuss anymore. I know I was wrong.

Ji Yulin’s expression did not change. The gloom in her features was still there. She said in a cold voice, “What? You want to call me ‘sister’ again?”

No, no, no!

The little octopus shook her head so fast that there was even an afterimage.

But Ji Yulin said, “Then you want to eat octopus tentacles?”

No, no.

The little octopus was so anxious that she was about to speak. Her tentacles waved frantically in refusal.

But Ji Yulin was still pretending not to understand and said, “You want to cut these two first?”

No, no, don’t cut, don’t cut.

A mist covered her azure eyes, and she was about to cry.

The more powerful she had been before, the more pitiful she was now.

“And then steam them?” Ji Yulin clearly knew what she was thinking but was still making things up.

Li An’s heart was anxious. Her eyes looked left and right, and then a tentacle quickly stretched out and flipped to the maid outfit in her luggage. She hooked it and pulled it over. Without the slightest delay, she put it on in a few moments.

After doing all this, it was not enough. All eight of her tentacles bent, and she knelt down to Ji Yulin.

Human, octopus was really wrong.

She looked at Ji Yulin in a fawning manner, and the tentacles under her skirt swayed back and forth, like a puppy.

Ji Yulin’s gaze fell, and she stared at her.

Li An blinked at her, her entire octopus kneeling straight, the tips of her tentacles all working hard.

Ji Yulin snorted coldly and said in an ambiguous tone, “What, you still want to call me ‘sister’?”

Seeing that Ji Yulin was still angry, the little octopus was inevitably anxious. She extended a tentacle and hooked Ji Yulin’s wrist, and while pulling, she fawned.

Mama, I know I was wrong.

Don’t be angry, don’t be angry, Mama.

Mama…

The little octopus’s voice was already sweet, like an unripe peach, with a youthful inexperience. Now that she was deliberately drawing out her tone and acting coquettishly, she was even more heart-softening.

The tentacles behind her were still wagging like a puppy’s tail, and the black lace skirt was lifted several times.

A light flashed in Ji Yulin’s gaze, and she actually moved forward with Li An.

Seeing this, Li An thought that Ji Yulin had calmed down and had forgiven her. Her voice was invigorated, and one pleading word after another came out.

Mama, Mama, don’t be angry anymore.

Mama, are you tired? Shall little octopus go and get you a bath?

You’ve worked hard today. Little octopus will give you a massage later.

Mama, don’t be angry. Little octopus knows she was wrong.

Her footsteps stopped at the table. Just as the little octopus was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Ji Yulin suddenly spoke.

“What did you do wrong?”

Huh?

Li An was confused. There had been no such step before, and she couldn’t react for a moment.

And Ji Yulin’s expression, which had just softened a little, instantly grew heavy. She immediately said, “Lie down. Butt up.”

Li An’s head shrank. The tentacle that was hooking Ji Yulin’s wrist almost loosened and fell. After a long time, she timidly squeezed out a sentence.

Ma, Mama, did you forget? Little octopus doesn’t have a butt.

Ji Yulin looked at her with a smile, her voice unprecedentedly gentle, “Then what should we do? Then let’s make takoyaki…”

Before the last two words could be spoken, Li An had already fallen down. Then, with a bend of her tentacles, her non-existent butt was stuck up, and the black and white skirt also went up, serving no purpose of covering her at all.

Li An timidly looked up at Ji Yulin. She had a lot to say, but in the end, she could only squeeze out a sentence.

Mama, lightly, lightly. Little octopus knows she was wrong.

She had never been punished like this before. Before Ji Yulin had even acted, she was already teary-eyed.

Ji Yulin raised her hand and then lowered it. Just as the little octopus thought she was going to be let off, she saw Ji Yulin pull out a wooden ruler.

The little octopus was so scared that her whole body turned white, and all eight of her tentacles curled into a ball.

This, this can’t be hit, Mama!