Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 65 Preparing for the Encirclement
Zhang Wuji's mother once told him, "The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive you!"

The doll is undoubtedly a beautiful girl with delicate features, a tall figure, and fair skin.

If it weren't for the curse, which prevented others from observing her appearance through blurred photographs, they would at most be able to see her face.

Apart from Li Yelai, no one else could truly see her face. She would undoubtedly become the dream goddess of many.

But such a beautiful girl is not good at lying.

At this moment, her cheeks were flushed, her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and her body was trembling slightly.

But she forced herself to swallow the piece of meat in her mouth. Stubbornly, she said, "It's not spicy, it's delicious."

Her voice was clearly hoarse and trembling with sobs.

"You were so spicy you cried, okay?" Li Yelai was shocked.

Although the two were dining buddies, he was ultimately just visiting to freeload a meal.

Li Yelai couldn't just eat without doing anything, so he borrowed the doll's kitchen and cooked a few more dishes.

His cooking skills are not bad, after all, he has a younger sister who is a homebody and can't go out.

Since the doll likes spicy food, I made a stir-fried pork with green peppers.

As a result, this time, it was a bit too spicy.

Even Li Yelai himself couldn't withstand it and was about to collapse.

The doll's cheeks were flushed red from the spiciness, and its eyes were filled with tears.

But perhaps to save face for Li Ye, he forced himself to say it was delicious.

Looking at the doll with its tearful eyes, Li Yelai felt deeply guilty.

"Don't force yourself! Next time, I won't make the same mistake," Li Yelai comforted him, pointing to his slightly reddened lips. "I can't even eat that much myself."

The doll glanced at the stir-fried pork with green peppers in front of her. This was a dish Li Yelai had made for her, and she couldn't just throw it away. Although it was a bit spicy, she didn't want to waste Li Yelai's kindness.

But after hearing Li Yelai's promise of 'next time,' he still sniffed and whispered, "Mm."

Seeing that the doll agreed, Li Yelai got up and went to the kitchen to throw away the failed dish.

The doll picked up the cup and silently drank the chilled beverage, relieving the discomfort on its lips and tongue.

However, as she drank, the doll's complexion became even rosier.

Because she realized she seemed to have picked up the wrong cup. She was holding the cup that Li Yelai had drunk from.

'Is this... an indirect kiss? (/ω＼)'

Oops! (ω)

The thought made her cheeks flush even more, and she felt so shy she wanted to disappear into the ground. But then she heard footsteps coming from the kitchen.

The doll quickly put down the cup, pretended nothing had happened, picked up the beverage bottle, and poured the drink into Li Yelai's cup.

After Li Yelai sat down, he handed her the cup.

"Thank you." Li Yelai, unaware of anything amiss, took the cup and took a sip.

Seeing that the doll's face was still red, she felt guilty and said, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay." The doll glanced at the cup, then whispered somewhat guiltily, "The spicy flavor is fine too."

Afterwards, the two chatted while eating.

Of course, most of the time, it was Li Ye who spoke, and the doll listened.

"College students are truly amazing. The students in the dorm next door go to bed at four and wake up at six, and they can still run to the cafeteria. Their physical strength is frightening!"

"But sometimes, it's incredibly vulnerable."

"There are always quite a few students asking for leave during class. They say they have cramps, they fainted, they broke up with their boyfriends. There are all sorts of reasons."

Li Yelai complained, "As a result, when I passed by the playground after class, I saw that guy who had cramped up and asked for leave was playing basketball and even dunked."

The doll smiled upon hearing this: "Are you happy at university?"

"Not bad." Li Yelai nodded. "It gave me quite an experience. We ate at every single cafeteria in that university. If you have the chance, I'll take you there to try it. There's a cafeteria there with a limited-edition roast chicken that's absolutely amazing!"

The doll nodded with a smile: "Okay. Is it really that delicious?"

"Yeah, what impressed me most was that she ate two cheeses by herself. How can she eat so much and not gain weight?"

Li Yelai was genuinely puzzled by this.

Cheese doesn't actually like sweets, but she's cursed with a sugar addiction. This causes her to frequently consume saccharin, but despite eating so much sugar and having a big appetite, she hasn't gained weight.

This is unscientific.

The doll's previously upturned lips began to turn downwards, and she subconsciously clutched the hem of her T-shirt, feeling somewhat aggrieved. But she still said, "Perhaps the curse consumed her sugar, or maybe it's because of her usual exercise."

Li Yelai nodded without giving it much thought, and continued, "After that, it's all about the strange tales. That security guard was weird, really ugly!"

The two chatted casually until they finished their dinner.

Li Yelai picked up his rice bowl and went into the kitchen.

However, after washing the dishes, Li Yelai had just stepped out of the kitchen when he saw the doll looking a little nervous and awkward, saying, "There's still some time before supper, shall we play something?"

Looking at the girl's long legs and shy face, Li Yelai fell into an eerie silence.

That's right. I promised the doll at noon that I would make up for the meal I missed earlier today.

So, in addition to dinner, we'll have to have a late-night snack tonight.

However, it's not appropriate for a man like me to stay in the dollhouse all the time.

Li Yelai had planned to go downstairs to the branch office for some training or take a walk around the neighborhood. He would come back to find the dolls for a late-night snack when it was almost time.

But the doll suggested playing something to kill time. Clearly, it wanted to stay there until late-night snack time.

And what should we do?
Imagine a girl wearing an oversized T-shirt that shows off her long, beautiful legs, asking you in a coquettish tone late at night what you want to do... This would be misunderstood; you can't exactly say, "Play with my legs, can you?"

This made Li Yelai think that the person standing in front of him was Cheese, the seasoned driver.

If it's a doll, it probably means they really want to play some games to kill time.

However, the way this is presented can easily lead people to misunderstand.

It's fortunate that Li Yelai is a virtuous person; otherwise, who knows what he might have thought of.

So Li Yelai silently recited the three great illusions of life again, and then replied, "Anything is fine."

The doll immediately smiled, then mysteriously pulled Li Yelai into the living room.

He then opened a cardboard box in front of the television in the living room.

"Ta-da~ ta-da~"

The doll held up the machine in its hand; it looked like a game console.

I took the handle from the doll.

Li Yelai asked with some curiosity, "You can play this too?"

To be honest, Li Yelai had never come into contact with this kind of thing before.

It's said to cost over a thousand Giant City Coins.

Before becoming a processor, this was Li Yelai's entire month's salary. He wouldn't dare dream of such a luxury.

"Hmm, I usually have no one to play with." A look of loneliness flashed across the doll's face.

Because I can't get along with my colleagues normally offline.

Therefore, the doll is very involved online. She is very active in the official forums and group chats.

During her free time, she usually stays at home and plays games to pass the time.

Then, looking at Li Yelai with some anticipation, he asked, "Is it okay to play this?" "Of course," Li Yelai nodded and said, "Let's have a good fight tonight!"

It's not a difficult thing; it's just playing a game with your dining buddy.

"Mmm!" The doll's beautiful eyes curved upwards, revealing a gentle tenderness.

She sat cross-legged on the sofa, her jade-like legs crossed, while Li Yelai sat beside her.

The two started the game.

I must say, the puppetry is very well made.

She quickly pressed the buttons on the controller, and the character on the screen swiftly and agilely dodged the enemy's attacks, immediately launching a counterattack. The entire sequence of movements was fluid and seamless.

On Li Yelai's side, no matter how he manipulated things, the character he controlled could not avoid being besieged.

He had never played video games before and was a complete novice with no experience.

If it weren't for the game characters controlled by puppets protecting him, Li Yelai would have been beaten to a pulp and had no gaming experience left.

"Looks like I'll have to cling to a powerful figure again!" Li Yelai muttered, looking at the character who had been rescued yet once more.

This is the eleventh time I've been saved by the doll; I've completely become the one who's holding everyone back. I'm not even as good as a robot!
The doll standing nearby paused for a moment upon hearing this, hesitating whether to stretch out its legs for Li Ye to hug.

Seeing that Li Yelai was having some difficulty controlling the character.

The doll approached and began to teach Li Yelai some operating techniques.

Li Yelai has a high psychic talent and a decent combat talent, but he is not very good at games.

Even with the help of dolls, mistakes are still frequently made.

This troubled Li Yelai, as he had agreed to play games with the doll.

As a result, the game has now become the game's playful enemy. I, as the "playmate," haven't done a good job.

Then, Li Yelai felt a silky, warm sensation on the back of his hand and fingers.

Li Yelai subconsciously turned around and saw the doll's beautiful face right in front of him.

As they turned around, their eyes met.

The girl's gentle breath brought Li Ye a pleasant, intoxicating feeling.

It turned out that the doll, seeing that Li Yelai's technique was flawed, used the most direct teaching method.

He reached out and covered Li Yelai's hand and fingers to correct Li Yelai's technique.

This also led her to lean closer to Li Yelai's shoulder.

The touch of her shoulder and fingers brought a blush back to her cheeks.

"I'll teach you," she whispered softly, her cherry lips parting slightly.

At the same time, she felt a pang of regret. She was afraid that her actions would scare Li Ye away.

But she hadn't thought of that at first.

Li Yelai felt his heart racing, just like when Cheese leaned on his shoulder.

He even suspected for a moment that the girl was seducing him, but he quickly came to his senses.

If you constantly suspect others of tempting you, then you're taking yourself way too seriously!

Li Yelai, you need to understand yourself.

So Li Yelai replied, "I'll figure it out myself."

However, at that moment, two alarms sounded simultaneously.

This shattered the magical atmosphere, causing the doll to quickly move away.

It was the communicator between Li Yelai and the doll that rang.

Li Yelai quickly connected to the communicator, and a voice on the other end asked, "Ye Jiang, where are you?"

"At the dollhouse." Li Yelai hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth. The mission was more important.

"The Dollhouse at this time?" The liaison officer on the other end seemed somewhat surprised, but immediately said, "Please assemble at the branch office immediately!"

Just over ten minutes ago, in the basement of an abandoned factory on the northeast side of the border city.

A figure covered in blood quickly emerged from the ventilation duct.

Then, he suddenly stopped.

Because two other people had already arrived before him and blocked his escape route.

One of them was a man wearing a sheep skull mask.

There was also a young man who was shirtless and had bright red tattoos on his body.

"You guys still managed to catch up with me." The blood-covered man spat out blood foam. "If I weren't in such bad shape, I would have killed a few more today."

"You traitor!" the sheep-bone mask said coldly. "Have you forgotten who saved you from the mortal world? It was the Church! It was your own people! And yet you betray the Church!"

"Why waste words with a dead man?" the tattooed man sneered. "He killed six cult members, but his internal organs were also shattered. He won't live for more than a few minutes."

A man covered in blood naturally knows his condition.

In order to obtain intelligence, he went undercover deep into the enemy camp. After being discovered, he was seriously injured and managed to escape here with all his might.

Now, his last motivation is to pass on the intelligence he has.

However, even the last hope seemed to have been extinguished.

He said wistfully, "What a pity, we were just one step away!"

Before he could finish speaking, the man had already made his move, raising both hands to strike down simultaneously. A gigantic phantom of an ancient crocodile appeared.

Mimicry - Crocodile Bite!

The enormous phantom of the ancient crocodile lunged at the two of them, as if it wanted to devour them completely.

The ram's head mask retreated quickly, while the man covered in crimson tattoos advanced instead of retreating, suddenly drawing his sword.

The blade flashed incredibly fast, reaching the man before the giant crocodile could even bite down.

'hiss'

The man stopped moving, and his severed body crashed to the ground.

The crimson blood quickly stained the ground red.

He struggled to turn over after being cut in half at the waist, but ultimately failed.

He could only sigh, "If I hadn't been injured, you, being a fellow third-level awakener, would be no match for me. Oh well, my comrades will avenge me."

The tattooed man sneered, stepped forward, and stabbed the man in the back with a knife.

The man in the ram's head mask looked at the lifeless man and shook his head, saying, "He infiltrated for so long, but ultimately failed to deliver any intelligence. A wasted life."

"Hmph. You'd better worry about yourself." The tattooed man wiped his large knife and sneered, "You actually have an undercover agent from the processing department in your branch! How do you manage that?"

“I promise this will never happen again,” the ram-headed man sighed. “Just in case, burn this factory down.”

However, neither of them noticed.

As the man died, a snake with a swollen belly crawled out of the factory.

It crawled into the sewer.
A dozen minutes later, the snake appeared in Benlei's hand.

Benlei's eyes reddened. He knew that when he obtained intelligence through this means, it meant that one of his comrades had sacrificed his life.

"The Church of the Ashes!" Benlei gritted his teeth. "Notify the branch to assemble the disposal personnel and prepare for an encirclement and annihilation!"

(End of this chapter)