Chapter 167: Frenzied Brawl (1)
The person carried the scent of “Cold Moon on Empty Steps” from the Ye Chun Society, a faint fragrance like magnolias blooming on branches under the moonlight.
This was the sachet Wen Weilan liked to use.
Liu Sheng realized this and did not pull away, allowing the person to drag her along.
She was dragged to a dark corner, where the person pressed down on Liu Sheng’s shoulders, making her squat down and hide in the shadows.
“Sheng Sheng, you really came!” It was Wen Weilan’s voice, muffled against her shoulder and into her ear, sounding somewhat weak and hoarse, and a little choked up.
“I…” Liu Sheng had many questions but didn't know where to start.
“Whew, I can finally speak!”
“It was really suffocating me!”
“It’s been a long time since I went so long without speaking.”
“Do we even have the right to say that? How long have we not slept well? We’re chattering all day long.”
After a pile of aggrieved muttering from Liu Sheng, she finally got to the point.
“Just now, you forgot ‘Mama’.”
Little Tentacle poked out forlornly and rubbed against Liu Sheng, then glanced at Wen Weilan, who was leaning on Liu Sheng’s shoulder.
Liu Sheng received the vision and finally saw Wen Weilan’s face clearly, though it was covered in bloodstains and ink, unable to hide her terror and exhaustion. There were also various wounds on her body, and her clothes were stained with blood.
Fortunately, her limbs still seemed intact.
“You also forgot Ling Xiaoshu…”
Ling Xiaoshu’s head squeezed into Liu Sheng’s embrace, her mouth pouting aggrievedly.
“So, what just happened to me?”
“Something terrifying is about to happen…”
“Fortunately, Wen Weilan summoned me.”
“So, where am I?”
Liu Sheng squatted in the corner, looking around blankly at the pale yellow Xuan paper-like walls, and the intricate patterns of the beams and ceiling drawn in ink wash.
This style was very familiar.
“Are we in the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang?” Liu Sheng whispered.
“Yes,” Wen Weilan also said in a low voice.
But Liu Sheng knew it definitely wasn’t the peaceful and artistic Eight Views of Xiaoxiang from before.
Little Tentacle told her that there were at least four or five weird objects nearby, and even more further away.
“You summoned me here?”
“...Yes.” Wen Weilan’s tone was even more awkward.
“How did you do it?”
So, Liu Sheng quietly threw an analysis at the weird object on Wen Weilan’s body.
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Name: Folk Science Fanatic (Elementary Body)
Analysis Completion: 100%
Effect Description: Follow the folk scientist you believe in. As long as you believe, you can possess all abilities bestowed by that folk scientist. The strength of the abilities does not exceed the strength of the folk scientist you follow. In situations where your life is threatened, you can summon the folk scientist you follow to your side through devout prayer.
Influence Rank: C
Analysis Evaluation: Loves science, not ignorant, not blindly obedient.
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The world explained: “According to the Yugui Rank, Wen Weilan is already Middle Rank, equivalent to a Mingzhen Realm Cultivator. Further subdivision is difficult; it depends on her performance.”
“Both Elementary and Middle Rank, that’s a bit confusing…”
“No choice, the Yugui’s Rank classification belongs to the native world’s setting.”
“Then where does your setting come from?”
“...high dimension world.” The world was silent for a moment before answering.
“So I’ve become your summoned beast…” Sweat dripped from Liu Sheng’s forehead.
“I didn’t really want you to come; I just thought of you when I was in despair… and then you really appeared.”
Wen Weilan explained sheepishly, “It’s been like this since I leveled up…”
In the end, who was whose follower?
However, thinking of the precondition of life being threatened, Liu Sheng felt somewhat relieved.
If Wen Weilan hadn’t been truly desperate and helpless, she probably wouldn’t have had such a thought, summoning her from Chang’an, a thousand miles away.
However, her current strength was only equivalent to Initial Realm Rank nine… What help could she be?
Just as Liu Sheng was about to continue asking, Wen Weilan seemed to sense something and clapped a hand over her mouth.
Then Liu Sheng also had a premonition; the feeling of being penetrated by gazes returned.
Where did these gazes come from?
weird objects?
So, what she felt in Chang’an were the weird objects here?
No, it seemed a bit different…
Liu Sheng tried to distinguish, but now was not a good time.
Because those gazes were approaching.
They were clearly hiding in the corner!
Had they been discovered?
That weird object seemed to be slowly spreading from the corridor.
Although she still didn’t know its specific form, the word that came to mind was “spreading.”
Wen Weilan’s body, pressed against hers, was trembling.
“What kind of weird object is it that even a Middle Rank Yugui is so terrified of?”
Little Tentacle shivered, indicating that it could sense that this weird object’s strength was indeed above theirs, but it asked Liu Sheng if she needed it to go investigate.
“We can’t let ‘Mama’ go look.”
“These gazes are too sharp; once ‘Mama’ is discovered, it will trigger some kind of rule, right?”
“According to Miss Wen’s actions, it can be inferred that the rule should be ‘not to be discovered’.”
“Hide-and-seek?”
This was easily solved.
Liu Sheng’s gaze fell on the two new leaves growing on Ling Xiaoshu’s head.
Ling Xiaoshu, being Soul-bound to Liu Sheng, naturally knew what Liu Sheng was thinking and could only nod with a mournful face.
Under the effect of ‘A Leaf Blinds the Eye’, Liu Sheng and Wen Weilan’s figures vanished from all sight.
Only they knew they still existed in that corner.
Holding her breath and concentrating, Liu Sheng embraced Wen Weilan and Ling Xiaoshu, pressing her back tightly against the wall, hiding in the shadows.
Waiting for the owner of the approaching gazes to appear.
But after a long wait, the massive creature full of eyes that Liu Sheng imagined did not arrive as expected.
Where did it go? The gazes hadn’t disappeared.
Suddenly, she felt something emerging and wriggling behind her.
Many round objects were bulging out one by one from the wall tightly pressed against her back…
Have you ever felt gazes that were substantial?
Generally speaking, probably no one has experienced it; it’s just a description.
However, at this moment, Liu Sheng finally personally experienced what kind of gaze could be substantial.
Eyeballs rotated, sliding over her back, she could even feel eyelashes brushing, ticklish, practically scratching at her heart.
And the gazes projected from those eyeballs indeed scratched at her heart.
They clung stickily to her back, penetrating through her clothes, drilling into her pores, and then into her internal organs, gradually seeing through her.
However, in reality, they couldn’t be seen.
Liu Sheng’s mind involuntarily conjured a scene that would severely drain one’s sanity: countless densely packed eyeballs squeezing out from the inside of the yellowish Xuan paper-textured wall.
Just like the goosebumps that were currently erupting all over Liu Sheng’s body.
They seemed to be trying hard to squeeze into her body, their gazes piercing deeper and deeper inside…
Wen Weilan felt the same thing, but could only desperately control her trembling.
Liu Sheng’s mind was taut. Relying on ‘A Leaf Blinds the Eye’, she silently threw an analysis.
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Name: Don’t Let Me See You (Reverse Purification Version)
Analysis Completion: 100%
Effect Description: Once, “I” was just a small eye. Later, as more and more creatures were seen by “Me,” “My” companions grew more and more! Although “I” am strong, to maintain entertainment, the following rules have been set:
One, when the game begins, “I” will count down thirty numbers before starting to look for you!
Two, remember, hiding alone will slightly decrease the chance of being found!
Three, once “I” produce a new companion, everyone will get a chance to rewind. Make sure to seize it!
Influence Rank: SS
Analysis Evaluation: You hide, I chase, you cannot escape even with wings.
Re-emphasizing the weird object’s Rank classification:
“F” is “Safe”
“D - B” is “Dangerous”
“A - S” is “Extremely Dangerous”
“SS - SSS” is “Calamity”
“???” is “Unknowable”