Chapter 96: Main God?

Yue Yiyue did not even know how she got back.

She only knew she’d vomited everything in her stomach all at once, until only sour water with a strange bitter aftertaste remained.

Her eyes were red-rimmed as she hugged the trash can, her gaze watery with a fear that was hard to detect.

Gu Nanqiu handed Yue Yiyue a glass of warm water and looked at her worriedly. “Yiyue, why did you end up like this at the Vegetable Market?”

“Did something happen?”

Yue Yiyue struggled to turn over and took a sip of water to rinse her mouth. “It should be… that I’m sick, right?”

“I think I need to find the Coroner.”

“Yes… the Coroner.” Yue Yiyue grabbed the hem of Gu Nanqiu’s clothes. “Can you get my phone for me? I’m sick… I need to get treated…”

“Why did this happen so suddenly?” Yue Yiyue muttered to herself. “Fortunately, I was fine during the New Year holidays, or else it would have ruined everyone’s good mood.”

She just sat there, still reeling from those things, crying one moment and laughing the next.

Gu Nanqiu watched Yue Yiyue like this and felt her own stomach churning.

She reached out and touched Yue Yiyue’s hair. “Yiyue, are you tired? Let’s rest first. Your phone is in the room. I’ll carry you in to rest, and then I’ll give you some medicine later, okay?”

“Will it get better after drinking it?” Yue Yiyue rubbed against the somewhat cold hand. Her subconscious told her that this person was the most reliable and would never harm her, ever.

“If we’re talking about a complete cure, it might require some other things.” Gu Nanqiu picked Yue Yiyue up and walked steadily toward the room. ‘But it can make you feel better now.’

Yue Yiyue nodded obediently. “Okay… I believe you. I know you definitely won’t harm me.”

Her eyes were somewhat unfocused, but she still tried to concentrate.

She still had information to send out; she could not rest yet.

As soon as Gu Nanqiu had stepped out, Yue Yiyue immediately crawled up and grabbed her phone.

She tried her best to organize her words and replied to the person.

But as soon as she lowered her head, she saw the letters and symbols on the keyboard wriggling like earthworms, crawling nonstop inside the phone.

Yue Yiyue rubbed her eyes. Was she hallucinating, or was it because her SAN value was too low?

Or had she already gone mad?

Why was she the only one who felt something was wrong?

Gu Nanqiu had clearly come back from City A too.

Could it be that Gu Nanqiu was also a monster wearing human skin?

At this thought, Yue Yiyue spat at herself in disgust.

Gu Nanqiu was so good to her, yet here she was suspecting her identity.

So what if she was a monster?

She would ask Gu Nanqiu to help her later.

Home was safe, and Gu Nanqiu would not hurt her.

Her situation was much better than that netizen’s.

Yes.

Her stomach twitched again, and Yue Yiyue felt like her stomach was a garbage dump filled with floating remnants of monsters.

Unfortunately, she had just vomited all those remnants out.

Footsteps approached from outside the room, and Gu Nanqiu came in holding a bowl of water with a rusty red hue.

The water had an unusually enticing aroma, though she could not quite place what it was.

Just the smell soothed Yue Yiyue’s stomach.

Her throat tightened.

This thing smelled so good; this thing… she needed it.

Yue Yiyue stared intently at the water in Gu Nanqiu’s hand. She swallowed hard, controlling herself not to pounce on it.

The water was brought to Yue Yiyue’s lips.

At this moment, Yue Yiyue did not feel like a human; she felt more like a dog waiting for its master’s command.

In a daze, she seemed to see herself in the mirror with big dog ears sprouting.

“Drink it.”

As soon as the words fell, Yue Yiyue was like a person parched in the desert who had finally found sweet spring water.

The unusually sweet water slid down her throat and into her empty stomach, soothing the acid’s turmoil.

Because she drank too hastily, water overflowed from her mouth, and Gu Nanqiu wiped it away with a handkerchief. “Good child, take it slow—”

“As long as you want, there will be plenty more.”

“Nanqiu… Mommy… nan…” The person in Yue Yiyue’s vision began to change. The long knife scar on her wrist turned into a long thin line, one end at Gu Nanqiu’s wrist, the other at her own chest.

Yue Yiyue quickly understood what this was. She touched Gu Nanqiu’s wrist, guilt nearly spilling out of her eyes as a tangible thing.

“You’ll be better once you wake up.” Gu Nanqiu’s tone was steady and persuasive. “You know, my body heals quickly like most people.”

“Yiyue, what were you going to do when I came in?”

“Do you need my help?”

Yue Yiyue glanced at her phone, then at Gu Nanqiu. She opened her mouth, wanting very much to tell Gu Nanqiu that she needed to message that netizen, to tell her that the world had truly changed.

But as soon as she opened her mouth, she felt something wriggling and crawling inside it.

If she opened her mouth, that thing would crawl out of her body.

What exactly was it?

This sensation felt both familiar and strange.

In the end, Yue Yiyue just took paper and pen, writing stroke by stroke: “This matter can only be done by me. Nanqiu, will I get better?”

“You will get better.” Gu Nanqiu said affirmatively, touching Yue Yiyue’s hand. “Look, you’ve properly expelled all the filth.”

“Yiyue, you’re amazing.”

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Yue Yiyue did not know when she had fallen asleep. When she woke up, Gu Nanqiu was sleeping beside her, breathing steadily.

Thick curtains blocked the outside, so Yue Yiyue could not tell if it was day or night.

Her Little Sister squatted obediently in the corner. When she saw Yue Yiyue wake up, she pointed at the phone lying nearby. “You need to do this now.”

The phone’s battery was almost depleted, so Yue Yiyue took a charging cable from the bedside drawer.

She unlocked the phone, and on it was her reply.

Hello, netizen. When you see this message, I’m in the same predicament as you, but the difference is, I’ve obtained medicine that can alleviate this pain. If you’re willing, I’ll sell it to you. The day after tomorrow, I’ll bring the medicine to you.

Medicine?

Sell?

Who had used her phone?

There was only her and Gu Nanqiu in the room…

Gu Nanqiu had no reason to use her phone to send this.

Could it be that she had sent it when her mind was unclear?

This looked like a blatant trap, just waiting for her to walk right into it.

What would Gu Nanqiu think if she saw this message?

Rustling sounds came from the bed, and Gu Nanqiu’s sleepy voice followed. “Yiyue…? Why are you awake so early?”

Yue Yiyue did not know what to say. The Gu Nanqiu before her eyes had undergone a new change.

Not like before.

Huge tentacles danced behind her. She… no, it should be said It.

It was like the tyrant from old tales living in the ocean depths, countless tentacles fluttering, obscuring its true face.

The entire room was covered in moist water marks, as if a heavy rain had passed through.

After standing there for a while, Yue Yiyue finally saw that this dazzlingly cool tyrant actually had two round eyes, with two things like cat ears on top.

California Mimic Octopus?

The creature before her eyes presented an orange-red hue. Yue Yiyue had seen a popular science post about this kind of octopus before; it was also called the sea’s little flying elephant.

But it was not entirely that.

Yue Yiyue curiously reached out to touch those familiar little things, but grasped at empty air.

Its eyes blinked, its head moved slightly, and in the next second, the creature became Gu Nanqiu again.

Yue Yiyue saw her hand gripped tightly by Gu Nanqiu, whose eyes were full of confusion, seemingly not understanding what Yue Yiyue was doing.

“I just… seemed to have another Illusion.” Yue Yiyue withdrew her hand. “But I feel my stomach is much better.”

“But my eyes seem… well, it’s gone now.”

“I feel like I’ve suddenly gotten better.” Yue Yiyue turned her head to look at her Little Sister sitting quietly in the corner, then turned back and nodded affirmatively. “I’ve definitely improved by a lot.”

She touched her Wristwatch; the SAN value on it held steady at 57.

No matter what, it was better than before.

As she turned her body, Yue Yiyue felt her mind gradually clearing up. “Nanqiu, did you use my phone?”

“Someone used my tone to send a message from my phone, but I can confirm it wasn’t me.”

Yue Yiyue unplugged the charger as she spoke and handed the phone over. “The medicine on there might be referring to you.”

Gu Nanqiu clearly hadn’t expected Yue Yiyue to show her this. She looked at Yue Yiyue in surprise. “Are you sure?”

“Is this not allowed?”

Gu Nanqiu did not give a clear answer to this question. “If you say it’s okay, then it’s okay. From your phone, it seems you need to grant me permission.”

Something in the corner seemed to shriek sharply that it was not allowed.

“It’s fine. Given our relationship, you can look at my phone, and I can look at yours. That’s always been our default rule.”

After saying this, Yue Yiyue watched Gu Nanqiu break into a big smile, looking extremely satisfied with her words.

She smiled strangely. “Yes, we have always had that default rule.”

The voice that had been shrieking “not allowed” in Yue Yiyue’s ear vanished completely.

Gu Nanqiu took Yue Yiyue’s phone. “You’re asking me like this; aren’t you afraid I’ll question you?”

“You won’t.” Yue Yiyue thought for a moment and shook her head firmly. “The bond between us doesn’t seem that fragile. I trust you.”

Yiyue, what a good child…

A soft sigh of praise came from the corner of the room, commending Yue Yiyue.

Yue Yiyue liked such praise. She pushed the phone forward a bit more, and new messages popped up. “Medicine? Is it useful? How can you prove it?”

“I can only trust you now. Can you really get this miraculous stuff?”

“Sorry, I’m a bit out of sorts. Can you tell me what it feels like after taking it? Will it make me especially nauseous?”

“Money’s no issue; whatever you want, I can give.”

“Of course, if you want me, that’s fine too. As long as you can get me out of this hellhole and help me make my truly insane Little Sister normal, I’ll give you anything.”

“If it works, then the day after tomorrow afternoon at Three Days XX Road XX Street, 7th Floor Small Company, let’s meet.”

Messages popped up one after another. Yue Yiyue and Gu Nanqiu huddled together, heads close, looking at the small screen.

“You want her?” Gu Nanqiu seized on the key words. “Is she your online girlfriend?”

“Yiyue?” Her voice rose slightly at the end, carrying a hint of incredulous questioning.

“No?” Yue Yiyue was a bit confused by Gu Nanqiu’s reaction. “Shouldn’t you ask first what the medicine is?”