After checking the time once again, Lu Fengmian said to Qing Shi, “I really have to leave now, this time I am telling you properly, last time it was a forced log-out because time was up in the game and I did not realize it myself, it was not leaving without saying goodbye.”
Qing Shi pursed her lips, her arms still tightly embracing her, “Can you not leave? If Mianmian is willing to stay, I can help cure your illness.”
“My physical body is outside, how can you cure my illness, darling?” Lu Fengmian reached out and grabbed her wrist, wanting to pull it away, but Qing Shi held her tightly, and since Lu Fengmian currently had very little strength, she could only let her continue holding her.
Hearing her call her darling, Qing Shi felt like she was being coaxed like a child.
She protested discontentedly, “You are not allowed to call me that.”
“I am not your daughter,” Qing Shi muttered under her breath.
Yet after saying those words, a subtle emotion seemed to stir in her heart, which Qing Shi herself could not explain, so she could only suppress it once more.
Lu Fengmian was rendered caught between tears and laughter, she was merely used to it, for darling was just a pet phrase of hers, not something reserved exclusively for children.
“Alright, alright, I won’t call you that,” but if Qing Shi was unhappy about it, then so be it, for if the person involved disliked it, could she possibly force it?
“However, I really have to go, if I do not go out, my physical body will starve to death, my consciousness is merely imported into the game world, which does not mean I can completely ignore my physical body.” Lu Fengmian explained to her in a good-natured tone.
“You can stay here forever, I will accompany you in cultivation, a physical body is merely a vessel for the soul, if Mianmian insists on having one, I can also help you recreate a new one.”
“That way, even if Mianmian has no physical body, it will not matter, once your cultivation reaches a certain realm and your soul becomes solid enough, Mianmian can become like me, immortal and unperishing.”
Qing Shi rested her chin on Lu Fengmian’s shoulder, her eyes fixed on Lu Fengmian’s hand as she spoke her thoughts in a serious tone.
After speaking, she even took Lu Fengmian’s hand into her own.
Lu Fengmian’s hand was somewhat cold, whereas Qing Shi’s hand was warm at this moment.
Hearing Qing Shi’s words, Lu Fengmian indeed felt a few moments of temptation, for who could refrain from being tempted by this!
However, she was in no hurry to agree to Qing Shi.
After all, looking at the current situation, there were still many doubts and unanswered questions.
Qing Shi herself could not remember much, so she still needed to go outside and ask the system.
Given that Qing Shi and the original game world had awakened long ago, did that awakening happen before or after her death?
Why did Qing Shi commit a crime? What crime did she commit? Who determined it?
Moreover, she had now arrived in another world, and it could even be said that current realm of Wondao had very little connection to the world she once created, with only a partial overlap in worldviews.
How did it suddenly reconnect with her former game world?
Was simply remodeling the character enough to summon Qing Shi?
Did the system have any connection to all of this? Or perhaps, was the system also in the know?
The system was created by gods of a higher dimension, could they truly be ignorant of it?
Lu Fengmian always felt that claiming they were completely unaware seemed somewhat impossible.
Seeing Lu Fengmian lost in thought for a long time, Qing Shi asked cautiously, “Is Mianmian unwilling?”
“Not really, it is just that the current world is not complete, I am willing to trust you, but-”
“There is a saying that you shouldn’t put all your eggs in one basket.” Lu Fengmian smiled, “What if this world fails to fully form in the end, or what if my cultivation does not succeed?”
Qing Shi listened attentively to Lu Fengmian’s words, yet after hearing them out, she suddenly burst into laughter, “I thought Mianmian would say that you want to save this world, so you do not want to do this for the time being.”
Lu Fengmian shook her head, “I am not that grand, I can only say that if I encounter something, I will help where I can, as for playing the savior, I do not possess such ability, I still have this self-awareness, but if I happen to run into something like today, I certainly cannot stand by and watch someone die without saving them, right?”
Qing Shi’s lips curled up slightly, “You are still the Mianmian I know.”
Lu Fengmian turned her head, meeting Qing Shi’s eyes, “Didn’t you say you remembered nothing?”
“I indeed do not remember, it is merely a feeling, a feeling that Mianmian has never changed, always being like this.” Qing Shi acted cute toward her once more.
Lu Fengmian let out a soft laugh, the corners of her mouth curling up unconsciously.
She suddenly understood why some people enjoyed being doted on, for who wouldn’t like it? Especially when the other party was being so sincere.
“Alright, no more messing around, I am going out first.”
Qing Shi still did not release her directly, nuzzling against her clingily, asking her in a tone filled with reluctance, “How many days is Mianmian going away for this time?”
Caught between tears and laughter, Lu Fengmian gently pushed her restless head, “I do not know either.”
“Okay then.” Qing Shi released her, looking somewhat downcast.
Lu Fengmian originally wanted to say it would not be long, but after thinking it over, she decided against making such a promise to Qing Shi, as she was unsure whether her attitude toward Qing Shi would change after communicating with the system.
Lu Fengmian smiled and said goodbye to Qing Shi, then logged out of the game directly.
Before she returned to reality, all she saw were Qing Shi’s eyes, filled with reluctance and grievance.
Upon returning to her original world, Lu Fengmian hurriedly went to take her medication.
After taking the medicine, she still felt somewhat dazed, and thinking of Qing Shi’s reluctant appearance, an inexplicable sense of guilt arose in her heart.
Lu Fengmian shook her head, tossing those messy thoughts out of her mind.
Rising from the nutrient pod, she urgently called out the system.
Sure enough, once she was out of the game, she was able to contact the system again.
“Host, what is wrong? Was it enjoyable?” Now that Lu Fengmian had her own house, the system simply attached itself to her smart home robot, which was a robotic cat that looked extremely realistic, without the hassle of shedding fur or taking care of a real cat.
“Don’t act cute, don’t you know whether I had fun or not?” Lu Fengmian sat up and tossed her chestnut-colored long hair, looking at the system with some disdain.
“I don’t know, after Qing Shi took you away, I had no way of knowing,” the system answered her honestly.
Lu Fengmian picked it up by the nape, “You are quite righteous about it? Wouldn’t you be worried when your host loses contact?”
“The system shows that the host is temporarily in no life-threatening danger,” the system shrank its head back, answering her with a guilty conscience.
“You really are something.” Having such a system, she was truly unfortunate enough.
“Did you request instructions from your superiors about the things I asked you to report?” Lu Fengmian did not want to dwell on this issue with it any longer, turning instead to ask about other matters.
“I have already reported it, and the higher-ups have given a response,” the system answered truthfully.
“What did they say?” Lu Fengmian asked seriously.
“The higher-ups said that the game you created in your previous life indeed awakened its Heavenly Dao, but before the Heavenly Dao could fully form, you passed away.”
“Later, due to some sudden cosmic accidents, it merged with the exile realm, but initially the upper realm did not notice, so for a period of time, even though the two worlds had merged, exiles still entered, disrupting the balance of the original world.”
“Ah? Isn’t your side kind of a trap then?” Lu Fengmian felt a massive headache coming on.
Just hearing it made her feel somewhat suffocated.
“The god responsible for supervision slacked off, and has now been punished, the small world formed by the merger of the two places is currently called the Liufeng World,” the system said, even rolling on the ground.
“So can game players still enter normally?” Lu Fengmian was still more concerned about this.
She did not believe she could play the savior, but she also did not want to send people to their deaths.
“Yes they can, rest assured, the upper god said there is no danger, the game world and that real world will not merge, simply put, the game is merely a channel connecting the two worlds, a channel located between the two worlds.”
“Then why did it become this channel? I merely built a new model for Qing Shi, so why did it summon her consciousness? Since she has awakened, shouldn’t her soul and consciousness exist in the Liufeng World? I didn’t draw any summoning talismans, yet the new model gained consciousness, explain that to me.” Lu Fengmian fired off a series of questions, leaving the system completely stumped.
Only after rolling on the ground once more did the system answer again, “I don’t know, the upper god didn’t say.”
Lu Fengmian was completely speechless.
Truly great, what a useless system.