Obsessively Raised by My Doll 103

Chapter 103

Lu Dieqing did not dare to open her eyes.

Even though the voice by her ear was very gentle, she still did not dare to move.

Because that was not Ningning’s voice.

Before coming to the forbidden land, Ningning had found some books for her, so that she could have a general understanding of some strange and mysterious tales.

Many strange experiences were recorded in them.

There were all sorts of people who had accidentally wandered into places similar to the forbidden land, or had heard of the experiences from others, and had recorded them.

The books mentioned that the tests in the forbidden lands were strange and varied.

Lu Dieqing had summarized it herself. The more one struggled and made a commotion inside, the greater the punishment.

Just like a salted fish in the water, if one remained still, they would, on the contrary, become safer.

This was her own summary. She had not dared to tell Ningning, for fear of being looked down upon and called a coward.

Who knew if this gentle-sounding voice was some kind of… harmful thing?

Lu Dieqing was timid, and even her curiosity was suppressed to the extreme.

She could endure loneliness, and so she stood there, not moving at all, and not opening her eyes to look.

How could a good thing just fall into her lap from the sky?

The girl firmly believed in this principle, and had made up her mind to treat that soft-sounding voice as some kind of mind-bewitching demon and not take the bait.

This made a certain consciousness, which had rarely softened its heart and had taken a particular liking to Lu Dieqing, and wanted to open a convenient door for her, a little annoyed.

Why is this girl so stubborn!

It could only do its best to sense what Lu Dieqing was thinking.

After figuring out that this girl was single-mindedly waiting for someone else to find her, it fell silent.

Forget it, forget it.

Who let it guard this place for hundreds of years, yet it had never found a successor who was both pleasing to the eye and met the conditions?

Since it took a liking to this little one, it could only fulfill her wish.

Knowing that Lu Dieqing was waiting for another female companion, a certain consciousness simply put Zheng Xuening and Lu Dieqing together.

Compared to Lu Dieqing, Zheng Xuening’s performance was too decisive and ruthless.

In her illusion formation, an endless stream of monsters appeared.

Her tall and slender figure was as proud and aloof as bamboo. Even with her bare hands, she was extremely lethal. She broke the bones of those monsters and used them as weapons, wielding them like swords in her hands.

The ground was densely covered with the corpses of monsters. Zheng Xuening’s crescent-colored long robe was covered in spots of blood.

Her palms were broken, and blood was constantly dripping, but her face was expressionless, as if she could not feel pain. And she was constantly trying to fight her way out of the encirclement, as if to find someone, her eyes cold and urgent.

The consciousness that was guarding the forbidden land, after listening to the two’s thoughts, was a little helpless.

Two little girls, one’s personality was too soft and glutinous, always standing in the middle of the illusion formation, not moving an inch, not even daring to open her eyes, completely treating herself as a wooden statue, like a little tortoise.

The other’s personality was too murderous, a bit of a bloodthirsty person who would kill gods and demons. But she was so ruthless in her actions only to fight her way out of the encirclement to find the other little girl.

So the consciousness of the forbidden land was helpless.

So it simply pushed the two of them together.

And so, Lu Dieqing had been standing in place all along, not having moved at all, not even opening her eyes when she had heard other voices calling for her.

But she suddenly heard a familiar voice.

“How are you? Are you hurt?”

A hand landed on her shoulder, and anxiously cupped her face to look at her.

This cool and clear voice was so familiar!

Lu Dieqing was as if a dragon had been brought to life by a dot of the eye. She immediately opened her eyes, not delaying for a moment.

“Ningning!”

The girl was like a little kitten that had finally been found by a big cat, meowing and nuzzling into Zheng Xuening’s embrace, full of relief and lingering fear.

“I haven’t moved at all. I was just waiting for you to find me. I knew you would come.”

She had been scared half to death just now. Lu Dieqing’s already small rabbit’s courage was still pounding along with her little heart.

Zheng Xuening, on the other hand, raised her hand and readily held the girl in her arms, stroking her back gently, once, twice.

“Don’t be afraid.”

Lu Dieqing clutched her sleeve and nodded in a small voice. “Mhm, I’m not afraid.”

This made the consciousness that was secretly observing from somewhere want to look up to the sky and sigh.

Being too timid is not good, lacking sharpness, and the enterprising spirit to face difficulties.

Being too murderous is also not good, lacking kindness and emotion, and thus unable to help the world.

Powerful strength has never been able to be held in the hands of a person who is too extreme and whose character is not up to par. This was a consensus among all puppeteers and even cultivators when choosing a successor.

No one wanted the entire world to be plunged into misery because of a wrong choice.

But if one chose a personality that was too soft, they would easily be a victim of their own treasures, unable to protect themselves before they could fully grow up.

If the personalities of the two little girls could be combined, it would, on the contrary, be wonderful.

The consciousness of the forbidden land was quite curious. If these two girls were to obtain the legacy, what step would they reach, and what would they become?

…

After Lu Dieqing had calmed down, she only then discovered that there was a heavy smell of blood on Zheng Xuening, and that her crescent-white robe was covered in dark red.

Her heart panicked. “Ningning, are you hurt?”

Lu Dieqing was so flustered that her two hands immediately moved away, wanting to see where the other was hurt, but she was also afraid of hurting the other, and she was so anxious she was on the verge of tears.

Zheng Xuening’s peripheral vision was wary of the surroundings, on guard against any monsters that might appear again at any time, but she still spared some attention to coax Lu Dieqing.

“Don’t be afraid. It’s nothing. It’s not my blood.”

She pulled away a little. Seeing that Lu Dieqing didn’t believe her, she couldn’t help but gently hook the girl’s chin with her fingertips.

“Trust me, okay?”

Her tone was calm and powerful, and Lu Dieqing’s flustered heart was instantly soothed.

“Mhm, okay, I trust Ningning.” Lu Dieqing held back the tingling in her nose and nodded lightly, but her eyes still couldn’t help but fall on the blood on the other’s robe. She imagined the danger Zheng Xuening had encountered, and her head drooped.

She was so useless.

When encountering danger, she could only wait in place for Ningning to find her.

If she were more capable, or a little braver, she could have been the one to find Ningning, instead of just waiting.

Looking at the blood on Zheng Xuening’s robe, Lu Dieqing held back the tingling in her nose, her heart filled with infinite self-reproach and guilt.

She was too useless.

She did not like herself like this. She had to change.

“Why are you sad again? It’s not your fault. By waiting for me here, you’ve saved me from having to run around looking for you.”

Zheng Xuening had wanted to take Lu Dieqing to explore further, but seeing the girl’s emotions fall into self-blame, she really couldn’t bear to see her little girl so sad. So she bent down slightly to kiss her cheek.

Originally, she had wanted to caress her with her fingers, but just now, when she had been killing those monsters, she had been stained with a lot of filthy blood.

Her little girl was the best treasure in this world.

Her hands were dirty, and she didn’t dare to touch.