Reborn as a Human Cauldron, But I'm the Top - Chapter 75

Chapter 75: Actually, I Know

Shen Shuci felt that her luck must have been bad today to encounter a string of unpleasant things.

Looking at Shen Yirong’s serious face, Shen Shuci held her forehead, looking troubled. “I can’t agree to this.”

Shen Yirong found this very surprising. “Why?”

Shen Shuci was looking at her, but her eyes seemed to pierce through her body and land on something in the distant past.

Shen Shuci’s gaze suddenly became very melancholic. “After retrieving your memory, you won’t be the person you are now. Aren’t you afraid?”

Shen Yirong felt an unprecedented weariness from her. Although she claimed to be a system, in every aspect, she was very much like a human. If Shen Yirong hadn’t seen her use heavenly lightning to recharge, she wouldn’t have realized the difference between her and a person.

Lowering her gaze to look at the texture of her clothes, Shen Yirong had felt nothing but goodwill along the way. All these acquaintances who knew her were very lenient with her.

These people treated her like a delicate porcelain piece that had been broken and reassembled, never asking her to do anything, only asking her to stay put and do nothing.

But she had heard too many things about the Sword Venerable from others. The Sword Venerable shouldn’t be so fragile.

Shen Yirong suppressed the discomfort in her heart. She directly stated her purpose. “Do you remember the time I was deceived?”

Seeing that Shen Yirong wasn’t dwelling on the memory issue, Shen Shuci sighed in relief. She said with resentment, “Of course, I remember. If it weren’t for that unknown interference, I would have reunited with you sooner.”

After saying that, Shen Shuci rubbed her head. When they reunited at Central Gorge, she only wanted to give Shen Yirong a hug, but she was struck twice by a sword and her core was pierced.

She naturally wouldn’t hold a grudge against the Host, but that didn’t stop her from attributing all of it to the impostor.

Shen Shuci said fiercely, “Don’t let me find out who it is, or I definitely won’t let her off.”

Seeing Shen Shuci’s emotions being stirred up, Shen Yirong continued, “Like you, I always feel that I might find some clues in my lost memory. Since you are unwilling to return it to me, then please help me take a look.”

Shen Shuci hadn’t considered this angle. All she thought about every day was how to trick the Host back to the present world.

After thinking it over, Shen Shuci finally nodded in agreement. “Host, don’t worry. Can you tell me more about the characteristics of that fake item?”

Shen Yirong thought for a moment. “The voice is the same as yours, but emotionless. Sometimes communication with me was not smooth, especially in winter.”

Shen Shuci took serious note. “Anything else?”

Shen Yirong could only recall that much for now. She asked curiously, “Do you have any colleagues or something?”

“No. The time I was activated was the time you were born. My program was very simple then. Unless there was danger, I was only responsible for recording your growth. I didn’t have any missions.”

After hearing Shen Shuci’s explanation, five large words flashed in Shen Yirong’s mind: High-Definition Black History.

She covered her eyes and sighed before asking, “Why are you by my side, and why did you choose me?”

This question confused Shen Shuci too. After pondering for a while, she said, “I don’t know. I only know that I must protect you. This seems to be the meaning of my existence.”

The so-called underlying code?

Shen Yirong didn’t understand much about it. She wasn’t really interested in physics, chemistry, or mathematics. Any one of them could be the subject of a deep and painful romance with her.

Mechanical programming was the same.

However, she seemed to have been out for too long. If she didn’t return, Song Yin would probably wake up, and that person liked to burrow into her arms when sleeping.

Thinking about it, Shen Yirong unconsciously smiled.

She got up with a good mood. “Then I’ll leave this matter to you. Before leaving this world, I must settle all the grievances.”

Shen Shuci finally completely relaxed when she saw that she hadn’t forgotten about returning. She smiled. “Mm.”

“It’s too late now. I’ll head back first.”

“Mm, be careful on your way.”

Shen Yirong walked to the door. She held the door frame and suddenly turned back. “What will you become after returning to the present world?”

Shen Shuci hadn’t anticipated this question. Her eyes fell on the bright moon outside the window, and she said with some distress, “I don’t know. Probably your system, staying by your side.”

Under the moonlight, Shen Yirong’s brows slowly furrowed. She hadn’t thought about it carefully before, but now she had many doubts.

Shen Shuci had said that things from this world couldn’t be taken away, so she would have to abandon her current body. But she had been in this world for who knows how many years; her body in the present world was probably an antique by now.

Shen Yirong, who had just reached the door, sat back down in her original spot. She asked in detail, “Then, what time point will I return to in the present world? Will I return to my own body?”

Shen Shuci was very happy that the other party was interested in this. She, who was about to go into sleep mode, perked up again. “Your body is in this world. I will help you retrieve it before you leave.”

As she spoke, she exclaimed, “But your current body isn’t much different from your original one. Aside from slight differences in appearance, everything else is very similar. It’s almost like copy and paste.”

Shen Shuci rubbed her chin, her eyes shining as she looked at Shen Yirong. “Your original body was hidden by Liu Qianfeng. It’s really troublesome to find. If this current body can be taken away, it would save a lot of effort.”

Shen Yirong felt cold all over from her gaze. She rubbed the back of her hands, belatedly realizing, “Did my body travel here?”

“Yes,” Shen Shuci spread her arms to gesture. “Such a big car came crashing at you. It took me a lot of effort to pull you here.”

No wonder her memory only had the quickly approaching car, and then it was like a blackout. The next second, she became the Sword Venerable lying in bed.

Seeing her look a bit worried, Shen Shuci quickly added, “The timelines of these two worlds are unrelated. If you want to return, you can totally go back to the era you are familiar with. It’s just that your karma is tied to the present world, so there will be some restrictions.”

Shen Yirong looked up from her contemplation. “What restrictions?”

“That is, you can only return to a time point after your incident, you can’t go backward.”

What the other party said was quite clear. It meant that her karma belonged to the present world, so there couldn’t be two of her in the present world’s timeline. Hence, she could only move forward.

If that was the case…

Shen Yirong’s eyes lit up. “Then, my karma doesn’t belong to this world. Does that mean I can go back to the past?”

Shen Shuci was startled. She asked nervously, “Did you use it before? But you don’t have that ability anymore.”

Shen Yirong looked quietly at Shen Shuci in front of her. She slowly said, “Did I use it before?”

Cold sweat rolled down Shen Shuci’s face. The wisdom of the person in front of her was unusually high tonight, giving her a terrifying feeling that if the conversation continued, all her secrets would be exposed.

Shen Shuci didn’t dare to say more. “It’s very late. If you don’t go back, Song Yin will find out. That pervert’s suspiciousness is very strong.”

This was clearly rushing her out.

Shen Yirong glanced at her and said no more.

After leaving the room, Shen Yirong looked up to see two moons: the full moon simulated by the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and the naturally crescent moon in the sky, closely nestled together.

The scenery was quite beautiful.

Song Yin’s words from the daytime still lightly echoed in her ears. The other party wanted her to see the beautiful scenery, even though that place looked like a graveyard.

Shen Yirong smiled as she thought about it. She pulled out a recording stone from her spatial ring and captured the strange sight of the twin moons hanging in the sky.

The item Song Yin gave her was good. After zooming in on the recording, she could clearly see the inner and outer pavilions of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion and the people inside.

Shen Yirong had never been up to the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion. She kept scrolling, observing the architecture.

The outer layer of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion was an ordinary wooden structure. Through the gaps between the buildings, parts of the inner structure could be seen.

The inner pavilions seemed to be carved from ice, glistening under the cold moonlight.

The inner layer seemed very beautiful. Shen Yirong’s first thought was to show Song Yin, but the other party must have already seen it.

Shen Yirong was very interested in this. Her attention was completely focused on the inner pavilions. As she scrolled, she noticed that the center of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion seemed to be a lake.

When she couldn’t resist leaning closer to look, the moonlight was blocked.

“What are you looking at?”

Song Yin’s voice seemed a bit tired, looking like she had just woken up from sleep.

Shen Yirong handed the recording stone to her. “Is this beautiful?”

In fact, they were standing under the twin moons right now. This was a scene they could see just by looking up.

Song Yin raised an eyebrow slightly. “You like the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion?”

Shen Yirong immediately felt a sense of foreboding. She quickly explained, “Of course, the Demon Palace is better.”

Song Yin’s raised eyebrow dropped. She looked up at the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion for a few seconds, then calmly dropped a remark. “Oh, then I won’t buy it.”

The outrageously extravagant statement left Shen Yirong speechless.

Song Yin looked at the large hole that had been crashed through with a disdainful smile. “Although it’s a bit broken, if you’re interested, it’s not impossible to buy it for fun.”

Please stop talking!

A flurry of pointless TV drama scenes flashed through Shen Yirong’s mind. She took a deep breath and looked at Song Yin’s not-so-good expression.

Actually, Song Yin didn’t have many facial expressions, making it hard to discern her mood.

But Shen Yirong just felt that she was in a very bad mood.

She put away the recording stone and took Song Yin’s hand. “What’s wrong?”

The moment they touched, Shen Yirong checked Song Yin’s body casually. What was frustrating was that the other party’s body had not improved at all.

Shen Yirong frowned deeply, her eyes filled with worry.

Song Yin’s anger subsided a bit. She turned her head. “I had a dream.”

“Oh? What did the Venerable dream about?”

Song Yin was focused on the other party’s body, a little distracted.

Song Yin lowered her head and rested her chin on Shen Yirong’s shoulder. “I dreamt you left me for a strange place, heartlessly leaving nothing behind for me.”

Shen Yirong, whose secret had been exposed, stiffened. She reached out and patted Song Yin’s back. “Dreams are the opposite of reality.”

“So you won’t leave me, will you?”

Shen Yirong had the thought of avoiding the question, but there was no avoiding Song Yin. She could only softly agree. “Mm.”

She seemed to hear a sigh from Song Yin, so faint it felt like a hallucination.

“Don’t you like it here?” Song Yin asked.

The next second she added, “It’s normal not to like this world.”

Shen Yirong was turned away from Song Yin, unable to see the turmoil in her eyes.

“But you can like me. If all else fails, you can treat people like Mei Xin as family.”

The more Shen Yirong heard, the more alarmed she became. If at first she only felt a one-point abnormality, the degree of abnormality was now ten thousand points!

A jealous person not being jealous must mean something fishy.

Could it be that she discovered something?

Shen Yirong instantly broke out in cold sweat. She tentatively asked, “Does the Venerable have something you want to tell me?”

Song Yin was silent for a while before speaking. “Actually, I…”

“Venerable.”

Song Yin’s voice was cut off.

Shen Yirong looked up. Yao Jun was standing under the moonlight a short distance away.

She bowed very politely. “Revered Ones, I have something I wish to ask.”

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