Read Novel Full Chapter 589
Chapter 589
The library was deserted late at night.
During the daytime, there weren’t many people reading, let alone at night.
In a corner of the second floor stood a tall and slender young man.
Moonlight streamed in through the hexagram windows, stretching the young man’s shadow into that of a towering giant.
His eyes were particularly bright and dazzling in the darkness, and at this moment, he stood against the wall, looking at the photo in front of him intently.
The photo didn’t seem particularly special, just a group picture taken in a snowy landscape.
If anything was unusual, it was the peculiar house in the background of the group photo.
Covered in thick snow, the wooden house didn’t seem extraordinary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it sent chills down one’s spine.
On the window of the wooden house, a large, twisted face was pressed against the glass, which was frightening.
The young man blinked frequently, and with each blink, the seemingly ordinary static image of the group photo actually started to move.
The twisted face moved away from the window, revealing the collapsed interior behind it.
Ran Jingjing, Mrs. Shen, Wang Tou… all were buried under the heavy wooden beams.
At that moment, a withered hand grasped one of the wooden beams.
Then a grotesque figure with the strange face appeared in Bai Lixin’s sight again.
It made a cut on the wooden beam, and its sharp nails pierced into the wood, doing something unseen. Within seconds, fresh green branches and flowers visibly sprouted from the wood.
The creature cradled the wooden beam like a treasure, caressing it for a few seconds before tucking it into its pocket.
Bai Lixin blinked again, and the creature vanished, replaced by the horrific wedding scene he had seen earlier.
He reviewed the wedding scene once more before tearing his gaze away from the photo and closed his eyes to calm himself.
S419M: [Lord Host, what are you looking at here? You’ve been staring at this photo over a dozen times.]
Bai Lixin rubbed his slightly sore eyelids and left: [Looking for a clue.]
S419M: [You’re leaving now? Did you find it?]
Bai Lixin: [I found it when I first looked, but I didn’t dare to act immediately, so I watched several times to confirm.]
S419M: [Act on what?]
[Bait and switch,] Bai Lixin’s eyes dimmed slightly, [Switching the beams.]
Bai Lixin returned to the castle when it was almost dawn. Just as he stepped into the hall, before he could steady his feet, AI Tuanzi, who he thought was already asleep, dashed out like a gust of wind and hugged Bai Lixin’s thigh.
AI Tuanzi’s eyes were red, and he spoke in a childish and coquettish voice, “Papa, you’re finally back. Tuanzi has been waiting for you.”
Bai Lixin lifted the little guy onto his shoulder, “why are you still awake so late?”
AI Tuanzi: “Because we agreed this morning that you would come back early, so I’ve been waiting for Papa.”
Bai Lixin glanced at AI Tuanzi and placed him on the soft, comfortable leather sofa.
“Tuanzi, yesterday you told me you have two fathers?”
AI Tuanzi shook his head vigorously, “No, I only have you, the handsome and gentle Papa. Tuanzi only has Papa, so please don’t leave Tuanzi, okay?”
With his cute features all crumpled together, the chubby doll drooped his shoulders, looking as pitiful as an abandoned puppy. Anyone who saw him would feel pity and affection.
Bai Lixin casually leaned back, avoiding the snot and tears, “Do you remember what you asked me for when you fell asleep yesterday?”
AI Tuanzi looked puzzled, “Did I ask Papa for something?”
Bai Lixin: “You did.”
He reached out his hand in front of AI Tuanzi, “Yesterday, you dreamed of wanting to eat apples. I haven’t forgotten. I brought one for you today.”
AI Tuanzi stared at the bright red, round “apple” in Bai Lixin’s hand and his eyes suddenly widened.
The throat rolled up and down, and Bai Lixin easily heard Tuanzi AI’s gulp.
[Ah, Lord Host, this is the karma fruit!]
“Do you want to eat it?” Bai Lixin offered the red fruit to AI Tuanzi again.
AI Tuanzi: “Want to eat.”
Bai Lixin smiled, and there was a hint of temptation in his voice, “Then eat it all, don’t leave any behind, be good.”
Like a wild animal, AI Tuanzi snatched the karma fruit from Bai Lixin’s hand and took a big bite without hesitation.
S419M gasped repeatedly: [Lord Host, Lord Host, he he he ate the karma fruit! Young King Yama is also a life ah!]
Bai Lixin stared at AI Tuanzi devouring the dumpling without blinking, afraid of missing any details.
The karma fruit seemed to have a great allure for AI Tuanzi. He disregarded his image and ate it like a beast, as if the small fruit in his hand was a sumptuous feast.
Without Bai Lixin’s reminder, he didn’t let go of any part of the karma fruit, even swallowing its core.
Only after finishing the entire fruit did AI Tuanzi burp in satisfaction and stagger off the sofa.
His eyes were no longer clear, and his gaze towards Bai Lixin was hollow and confused.
AI Tuanzi seemed drunk, swaying on the spot for a long time before his eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.
Bai Lixin quickly scooped up AI Tuanzi and placed him on the bed.
S419M: [Lord Host, why is he all red? He looks drunk.]
Indeed, as S419M said, AI Tuanzi lying on the bed was flushed all over, turning into a little red man.
Sweat drenched the child’s entire body, and his expression was twisted in pain and torment.
Bai Lixin dragged a sofa over to the bedside, leaning back to observe AI Tuanzi’s transformation.
“Go away!”
“Don’t come over!”
AI Tuanzi struggled in agony in his sleep.
However, his condition didn’t improve. Instead, his skin turned even redder, and his whole body started to convulse violently.
When his skin almost turned crimson, his tightly shut eyes suddenly opened wide.
A pair of pitch-black pupils without whites stared straight at Bai Lixin on the sofa.
Unmoved, Bai Lixin continued watching.
Just a second later, the black color in those eyes began to fade, contracting towards the innermost pupils and finally turning into normal black-and-white irises.
But upon closer inspection, one could see faintly flickering golden dots deep within those black-and-white irises.
The convulsions throughout the body ceased, and the redness on the skin turned back to its normal color.
It seemed those black-and-white eyes couldn’t see Bai Lixin, just staring straight ahead.
Only after his entire body returned to normal did AI Tuanzi’s eyes close again. His chest rose and fell evenly, and his long breaths told Bai Lixin that the child had fallen asleep.
It was then that Bai Lixin gently stood up, retrieved a towel from his backpack, wiped away the sweat from AI Tuanzi, and settled back onto the sofa.
S419M: [What’s going on, Lord Host?]
Bai Lixin: [We’ll know everything once he wakes up tomorrow.]
Bai Lixin stayed on the sofa throughout the night, but halfway through, the alcohol took its toll, and he fell asleep.
It wasn’t until he heard rustling noises that Bai Lixin woke from his slumber.
At a glance, he saw AI Tuanzi sneaking down from the bed.
“Awake?” Bai Lixin’s voice was hoarse. He stood up from the sofa, and a soft blanket slipped down to his feet.
Startled by the sudden voice, the child stumbled and nearly fell on his face.
It seemed the child was a bit clumsy on his feet, and was walking unsteadily.
He struggled to twist his body to look at Bai Lixin, cheeks flushing with embarrassment. “Awake.”
Bai Lixin: “Did you sleep well last night?”
The child tugged at his sleeve, eyes flashing with disdain. He put his hands behind his back, knelt down before Bai Lixin, and said solemnly like a little adult. “Thank you for your concern, Father. I slept very well.”
S419M: [Huh?]
Bai Lixin: [Do you notice something wrong?]
S419M: [I do. He’s not clinging to you anymore, Lord Host, and he’s become so pretentious.]
Bai Lixin: […]
S419M: [Could he be the Young King Yama?]
Bai Lixin: [It should be.]
S419M: [What’s going on?]
Bai Lixin: [Remember that little girl we encountered in the fairytale copy before? Her true form is a string of viruses in the game world.]
S419M: [Of course. At that time, the game lobby activated the antivirus program. The antivirus turned out to be a dragon-like monster, and it almost ate us all.]
S419M clicked his tongue with great interest, [Speaking of which, that copy was extremely thought provoking.]
Bai Lixin: […What are you thinking about?]
[Based on that copy, theoretically, the game lobby we’re in can be understood as a metaverse composed of countless data. We were drawn into it and became part of the data. The body is the shell, and the soul is the data itself. By using a reasonable method, we can cut and paste the soul into the body.]
[Although the copy is composed of dimensional worlds, when we bring things from the copy into the game lobby, the things from the copy automatically convert into data chains.]
S419M: [So the karma fruit is no exception. The karma fruit is the soul data chain of Young King Yama. By having that AI eat the karma fruit, it’s like importing the soul data chain of Young King Yama into the body shell. Then why did he have that fever yesterday and those series of events?]
Bai Lixin: [It’s a battle between virus and antibiotics, of course there would be a fever. It depends on which side wins.]
S419M: [I see! Yesterday, you easily had AI Tuanzi eat the karma fruit. I thought that cute little goblin had clouded your judgment! You scared me!]
Bai Lixin scrutinized the small, soft Tuanzi before him. It was the familiar face from yesterday, yet Tuanzi now exhibited a wisdom and calmness beyond his years.
As Bai Lixin observed Tuanzi, Tuanzi was also observing him, though with an unhappy expression.
“Father,” Tuanzi’s cute eyebrows furrowed, “It was cold last night. You should cover yourself with a blanket when sleeping, or you might catch a cold.”
“And,” Tuanzi came forward with his hands behind his back, sniffing, “Your body reeks of alcohol. Did you drink a lot yesterday? How old are you? Do you think you’re still a child?”
Bai Lixin suddenly recalled White Wuchang’s description of Young King Yama before: […]
Workaholic, serious, solemn.
How did Tuanzi go from one extreme to the other?
Where did his soft and cuddly demeanor go?
It’s terrible!