Chapter 120: A Familiar Face
Knowing there was a secret but unable to ask, wasn’t that just making one’s heart itch with curiosity every day?
“How could she possibly dream of Huaxia?”
Song Jiulai stared at those two words, not feeling the familiarity of seeing a known character in another world.
There was only an indescribable—
“What are you afraid of? If the sky falls, won’t I be here to hold it up?” The System’s voice interrupted Song Jiulai’s thoughts. “If you’re done for, I’ll be done for too.”
“That’s the logic of it,” Song Jiulai said, looking at those two words. “Isn’t this just curiosity? Liu Yao, could she be the owner of this Secret Realm? What is her Realm? If this is a Secret Realm that only Qi Condensation cultivators can enter, did she perhaps perish long ago?”
System: “That’s a possibility. Unfortunately, neither of us knows anyone else right now. How about you go grab Lu Rufeng and Yi Tianhe and ask them?”
Song Jiulai: “…Are you more arrogant than I am? But it’s a bit regrettable that I didn’t kill those two. What if they cause trouble in the future?”
System: “Then cultivate hard. When you meet them again, you can silence them.”
Song Jiulai: “Okay.”
After the two people and the System, who shared a common enemy, finished discussing, Song Jiulai prepared to leave.
She hesitated as she walked away.
These two Mortal books had been left here and not taken by anyone because they had no significance.
It was only because Huaxia characters appeared in the books.
This Liu Yao was likely someone with some connection to Huaxia.
Since that was the case, she wouldn’t be polite!
What others didn’t want, she would take!
Song Jiulai happily stuffed the two books into her Mustard Seed Bag.
She would study the two short stories in the books properly another day when she returned.
Song Jiulai took the books and asked the System, “Can I use the internet to see if I can search for the name Liu Yao?”
She searched the Internet for a long time but couldn’t find anyone who matched the criteria.
Liu Yao was quite a common name.
It was precisely because it was common that it was hard to find.
So, was it Liu Yao’s dream, or did she truly have a connection with Huaxia?
Time in the Secret Realm didn’t pass too quickly. After the Players in the Game were shocked by the Sect Master’s grand gesture, Chen Miaomiao exchanged for several Tier 2 and Tier 3 Spirit Herbs for research.
She hadn’t been able to before, but now with the good seedlings provided by the Sect Master, she could basically start cultivating Tier 3 Spirit Herb seedlings.
However, Chen Miaomiao, who hadn’t logged off for a while, received a System notification that someone was looking for her in reality.
After Chen Miaomiao logged off, she found someone knocking on her door.
She had already moved to a rented house outside to play the Game more often, as playing in the dormitory would always disturb her roommates.
However, not many people knew her new address.
When she opened the door, she found it was her cousin from Qiucheng.
Her cousin said after seeing Chen Miaomiao open the door, “I’m not disturbing you, am I?”
Chen Miaomiao shook her head.
Outside, the sun was bright, and it was the best afternoon time.
Lately, she had been playing the Game without regard for day or night.
Besides daily experiments, it was all reviewing, eating, and resting. She tried to spend all her remaining time immersed in the Game.
If it were anyone else playing like this, their body would have long given out, but every time Chen Miaomiao logged off, she felt refreshed.
Coupled with her own suspicions, she didn’t pay much attention to how often she played the Game.
Her cousin carried a large pile of things inside. “I came from Qiucheng on a business trip and thought of you, so I brought you a bunch of specialty products.”
Her cousin was a distant relative, and she and Chen Miaomiao didn’t interact much on a daily basis.
However, they would contact each other for major events.
Seeing her cousin carrying those things, Chen Miaomiao felt a little touched. “This is too much trouble for you.”
“Don’t talk about trouble. It’s hard for you studying here too.”
She walked over and put everything down, realizing it was just a simple rental house, with a bedroom and a study that was completely visible.
Inside were the VR equipment Chen Miaomiao was using to play the Game.
Her cousin smiled and said, “I only hear from your parents that you study diligently, but it seems you also know how to find ways to relax.”
Her cousin was also knowledgeable. She couldn’t recognize everything, but she could recognize that pile of electronic gaming equipment.
Chen Miaomiao just smiled faintly. “I recently found a fun Game. I do relax, I’m not just studying all the time. Cousin, do you want to have dinner together tonight?”
“Sure,” her cousin nodded, then thought of something and said, “Right, when you play games, you must be careful not to stay up late and hurt your body. You must also be careful when crossing the road, always look for cars. You children who study often don’t distinguish between day and night, I’m afraid you’ll get distracted and not pay attention.”
Chen Miaomiao smiled, “What’s wrong, cousin? You’re suddenly saying such nervous things?”
“Sigh!” Unexpectedly, her cousin sighed heavily. “At my workplace, the company next door had a little girl who died in a car accident not long ago. When they watched the monitoring, it said she didn’t notice the approaching vehicle because she was looking at a kitten.”
“That poor girl. She was an orphan, and after graduating from university, she found a stable job. It hasn’t been long, and she’s already passed away. They say she didn’t even have anyone to collect her body. I don’t know where she was buried. Life is unpredictable. That girl was about your age.”
So that’s what happened.
Chen Miaomiao listened and also felt sorry for such a girl.
An orphan graduating from university and finding a stable job must have gone through a lot of hardship in her life.
Chen Miaomiao nodded, “I’ll be careful.”
Her cousin also nodded. Seeing that the things in Chen Miaomiao’s house were a bit messy, she started tidying them up while muttering, “That girl Jiulai is quite nice. Once…”
Chen Miaomiao’s nerves suddenly twitched. “Cousin, who did you say?”
“Huh?” Her cousin looked up, thought about what she had just said, and then replied, “Oh, Jiulai. That girl’s name is Song Jiulai. That’s a rather strange name, isn’t it? I heard she doesn’t know who gave her that name…”
Then she saw Chen Miaomiao’s expression falter.
Her cousin sensed something and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Song Jiulai?”
Isn’t their Sect Master also called Song Jiulai?
Chen Miaomiao blinked rapidly. “No, cousin, what does that girl look like?”
Her cousin looked curious. “How would I have a photo of her? Why are you suddenly asking this? Could it be that you know her?”
Chen Miaomiao nodded. “I also know someone named Song Jiulai. It’s unlikely to be the same person, right? That name is quite rare.”
“Ah?”
Her cousin was stunned for a moment and said, “Is she your friend? Impossible, you’re not from Qiucheng.”
Chen Miaomiao nodded. “That’s why I’m asking, to see if it’s the same person.”
Her cousin thought for a moment. “I’ll go find a photo for you.”
