Very Kind (Chapter 125)
This... that...
Can I choose to start over?
Ye Sheng swore that she would obediently look people in the eye before throwing out the spider web... That way, she wouldn’t have ended up in this situation, with cold sweat soaking through her clothes!
(ಥ_ಥ)
To make matters worse, Gu Luoyu, who had always been kind to her before, now began to press her step by step: "Ye Sheng, I never knew you had something like this in your hands. Is it a secret you can’t reveal?"
Behind the mask, it was still that incredibly beautiful face, those crimson eyes dazzlingly captivating.
But perhaps because of the hideous mask she still wore, her expression was unreadable, giving off an inexplicable sense of unease.
It was as if she was staring into an abyss.
A pitch-black void that could devour everything.
Ye Sheng nervously rubbed her hands together, her dark eyes darting around as her brain worked furiously, considering whether this was the right moment to come clean.
To spill everything, so she wouldn’t have to hide anything anymore.
Maybe she could even use the lottery golden finger to help Gu Luoyu grow stronger.
Then, the two of them could dominate the wasteland, living the good life in the post-apocalyptic world... Just imagining it seemed like a great option. But after some thought, Ye Sheng chose the opposite path.
She decided to keep hiding it.
The reason was simple: the origins of the lottery golden finger were unclear.
Although most of the items she drew were one-time use, and it was hard to earn lottery points, the items were undeniably useful.
Especially the Psychic soothing potion, which was highly effective for those with special abilities.
Even though she had spent a considerable amount of time with Gu Luoyu and knew she was a good person, Gu Luoyu was still a 'native' of the post-apocalyptic world, fundamentally different from someone from a peaceful era.
Deep down, Ye Sheng had a tiny bit of worry.
Besides, a trump card was called a trump card because it couldn’t be revealed to anyone else.
Only then could it be used unexpectedly to achieve the greatest effect.
The lottery golden finger was Ye Sheng’s trump card!
So, after only a moment of hesitation, Ye Sheng quickly made her decision.
She figured that since the spider web had disappeared without a trace, she could just make something up to get through this.
Even if it was obvious she was lying, as long as neither of them brought it up, it would be fine.
Friendships needed some breathing room.
You couldn’t over-restrict or demand full transparency; moderation was key.
"It’s just a little thing I picked up when I was following the caravan into the wasteland. The scanner couldn’t detect it, but I figured it out through experimentation. When thrown, it quickly turns into a spider web that binds the target, making it hard to break free! Besides that, it seems to have a bit of a corrosive effect. As for the rest, I’m not sure, since I only found four, and that was the last one."
After saying this, Ye Sheng wanted to give herself a thumbs-up. She had come up with such a great lie!!!
Indeed, the more critical the moment, the more she could rely on her instincts to respond.
Aside from blurring the specific time she found the spider web, Ye Sheng also remembered using the scanner by a polluted pond deep in the wasteland and detecting an unknown creature.
From this, she deduced that if there were unknown polluted creatures, there must also be unknown polluted plants.
And other special items.
After all, the base wasn’t omnipotent, so she could just shift the blame elsewhere.
As long as it didn’t land on her!
As Ye Sheng spun her half-truths, Gu Luoyu listened with interest, resting her chin on her hand, her crimson eyes flickering. She thought to herself that this little girl wasn’t completely stupid!
Though picking her up and bringing her home had been a foolish move.
Even a child knew not to bring strangers home... Especially when Ye Sheng herself was struggling to feed herself, yet she used all her energy stones on her.
If it had been anyone else, Gu Luoyu would have killed them the moment she recovered.
Their grave would already be overgrown with weeds.
But it was precisely because of this twist of fate that things had turned out this way... It was fate, so she wouldn’t call Ye Sheng stupid.
Instead, she’d say she had a kind heart.
So, when Ye Sheng continued to hide her little secret, Gu Luoyu wasn’t as angry as one might expect.
Instead, she felt a strange sense of relief.
Of course, the foundation of her calmness was that Ye Sheng stayed by her side, leaving plenty of opportunities to 'test' her further.
But next time, if she 'exposed' her secret, she wouldn’t be so lucky~
There was only one chance.
She hoped Ye Sheng would be smart enough to keep her little tail hidden tightly.
"Is that so? The wasteland has such..."
Before Gu Luoyu could continue teasing, Ye Sheng quickly spoke up, her voice louder than necessary, "The world is full of wonders, that’s normal. But Gu Luoyu, why didn’t you just reveal your identity earlier? You scared me half to death!"
To keep her secret safe, she needed to quickly change the subject.
And as she spoke, Ye Sheng grew angrier, adding, "You even disguised your voice! Was it just to scare me?"
With that, Ye Sheng widened her eyes, staring straight at Gu Luoyu.
Her expression screamed, 'Let’s see how you explain this!'
What was coming would come, and Gu Luoyu had already prepared for this, so she wasn’t flustered. She smiled and replied, "I just wanted to see how you’d react in a crisis. I thought you’d faint from fear, but instead, you gathered your strength and attacked. Well done!"
As she spoke, Gu Luoyu reached up and removed the mask, revealing her beautiful face once more.
Humans’ pursuit of beauty surpasses all else.
Ye Sheng’s tense body relaxed, and now, looking at Gu Luoyu, the earlier sense of dread from staring into the abyss was gone, like a fleeting dream.
Once awake, the dream dissipates.
Ye Sheng wasn’t swayed by the praise. She snorted proudly.
o(´^｀)o
Don’t think she’d believe that just because you said so.
You were clearly trying to scare me...
"Because we both have pink hair and red eyes, and I’m also an Esper, I thought I could disguise myself as Erensu. That way, even if we stole the transformation potion, we wouldn’t be tracked, because the 'culprit' would be Erensu."
Honestly, Gu Luoyu didn’t need to go through all this trouble, but Ye Sheng was on the scene.
Though that little brain of hers didn’t like to work too hard, the basic logic of the situation still had to be maintained.
For now, she couldn’t reveal that she had used her psychic abilities to hypnotize others, perfectly hiding her tracks.
Though doing so would make the base authorities intensify their search.
They’d be desperate to find Erensu.
Even the research institute would likely realize she had used psychic abilities to conceal her movements and might start researching ways to suppress or counter psychic powers.
Tsk tsk, pressure breeds motivation. She was looking forward to it.
"Anyway, there’s no danger or trouble. Now, shall we open the boxes?"
Hearing Gu Luoyu mention the boxes, Ye Sheng noticed several black boxes stacked at her feet, clearly filled with transformation potion.
Ye Sheng’s eyes sparkled.
Hahaha, she was rich~
Now, she couldn’t be bothered to stay angry. Ye Sheng quickly nodded like a pecking chicken and eagerly opened the top box.
"Huh?"