This data in Quick Transmigration has become sentient!

“Liar, Xi Ze. With your speed, if you discovered something was wrong that day, how could you possibly have gotten here in time?” Yi Yi paused, looked at the silent Xi Ze, and continued, “Tell me, when did you start following us?”

Upon hearing this, Xi Ze let out a soft laugh that sounded like a sigh and a mockery. He took a deep breath and said, "I never thought I could hide it from you. If I had to count, I started following you after our meeting at Yunzhi Pavilion."

Yi Yi frowned. She had expected it to be early, but she hadn't expected it to be this early.

But sensing something was wrong, and just as he was about to say something, Xi Ze, as if they were telepathically connected, interrupted him and continued to explain: "If I followed too closely, Yi Yi would notice, so I followed her from a distance based on the senses of the mermaid pearl after she had gone some distance away."

I see, that makes sense now.

He wanted to say something more, but then he noticed that Li Yunxiao behind him had slowly recovered his composure.

With only a second's delay in reaction, Li Yunxiao unleashed astonishing explosive power and leaped away to escape.

Just as Yi Yi was about to chase after him, Xi Ze grabbed her arm.

Actually, she was very light-handed, but for some reason, Yi Yi stopped following his force.

Oh well, with the cerebellum around, Li Yunxiao can't escape anyway.

Thinking this, Yi Yi, in a fit of despair, turned around and looked at Xi Ze.

The merman's eyes were slightly red, but she breathed a sigh of relief after she actually turned around.

As soon as he relaxed, two mermaid pearls fell out with a thud.

Then, one tiny pearl after another fell silently.

Yi sighed and rubbed her forehead, thinking to herself: You don't make this much noise even in the game!

But looking at Xi Ze, who was starting to sob, she thought: But as you progress through the game, you'll realize that Xi Ze, who seems aloof and career-minded, is actually just an innocent merman boy. His affection level has reached its peak; he's become clingy, loves to cry, and loves to act spoiled.

Especially now, she's crying silently, feeling so wronged but trying not to disturb others—it's really unbearable for her!

After struggling with a troubled expression for a while, even though she knew that the most important thing now was to finish the main storyline as soon as possible, Yi Yi just couldn't bring herself to completely ignore Xi Ze.

Just as he was struggling with how to comfort the merman in front of him, Xi Ze choked up and said, "Thank goodness, thank goodness you didn't chase after them, otherwise, how would I have coped?"

After saying that, without waiting for Yi Yi's reply, he sobbed a couple of times, took a breath, and continued to say to himself, "Originally, I thought that you, Yi Yi, were only interested in his cultivation technique and did not intend to interfere too much. But after what happened at Yunzhi Pavilion, I could feel that you cared more about the person himself than the cultivation technique."

"I don't want to interfere too much, but if Yi Yi really cares about him more than me, how should I deal with this?"

"Yi Yi, what I feel for you isn't really what you could call love, is it?"

Surprised by his keen insight, yet somewhat melancholic because the person involved had pointed it out, Yi Yi's lips twitched slightly, but she couldn't say anything.

What could she say?

She said that because she is a programmer herself, she has a strong liking for so-called "silicon-based life," but to her he should only be a piece of data, so she can't have the kind of feelings that a real romantic relationship with him would have.

Or is it that no matter how much you tell yourself "he's just a piece of data", you still feel guilty as if he were a humanoid being and want to make up for it with this sentimental feeling?

I can't put my feelings into words...

Yi Yi lowered her head in silence, unwilling to look at Xi Ze's tears any longer.

Until I heard the question: "I've never dared to say anything. Who am I in your eyes?"

He suddenly raised his head.

Who am I in your eyes?

Unable to answer, cannot answer!

This question was like a violent shock, as if she had been jolted awake by a sledgehammer. Yi Yi cleared her mind of distractions, concealed the turmoil in her eyes, and regained her resolve.

She looked at Xi Ze, her words as cold as if devoid of emotion: "Xi Ze, stop making trouble."

This is a lie!

From Xi Ze's perspective, Yi Yi could understand his thoughts and felt guilty for them, but...

I said it from the beginning...

The most important thing now is to complete the main storyline at this final crucial moment!

I'm sorry, Xi Ze, I can't let you ruin my mission.

Ignoring Xi Ze's instantly dejected expression, Yi Yi waved her hand and created a barrier, safely trapping him in place.

Then he turned and left quickly.

As for Xi Ze shouting things like "That's a trap" and "Don't go looking for Li Yunxiao anymore," Yi Yi ignored them all.

Yi Yi called out to Xiaonao and asked it where Li Yunxiao was. As expected, she learned that Li Yunxiao had set up an array and barrier to hide in the cave where they were staying.

Given the current situation, Li Yunxiao's choice is likely because the sect hasn't made the necessary arrangements yet. Even after returning to the sect, he can still use barriers and formations to conceal his whereabouts.

But he dared not gamble on that one in ten thousand chance of being found.

If the Demon King comes knocking on our door now without any preparation, it will only bring disaster to our sect.

Therefore, he should have planned to heal his injuries or break through to a higher level first, or at the very least, use his own body to delay the Demon King and give the sect more time to prepare. So he returned to the original cave and set up an array and a barrier.

Yi Yi's deduction was flawless, and that was exactly what Li Yunxiao had prepared for. In fact, he chose to heal himself rather than undergo tribulation to break through, all in order to delay Yi Yi a little longer.

After leaving a talisman on his body to guide him back to the sect, Li Yunxiao secretly prayed that he could buy enough time for his teachers to make preparations.

Yi Yi would certainly not let Li Yunxiao's efforts go to waste.

She searched for Li Yunxiao in the cultivation world for several days like a headless fly, causing trouble of all sizes and offending all the well-known sects in the cultivation world.

The purpose was to enable them to unite as quickly as possible and prepare to besiege the Demon King.

Finally, as the familiar mountaintops were shrouded in rolling thunderclouds...

Li Yunxiao, having received news from the sect, has begun his tribulation.

Upon seeing this, Yi Yi immediately put down the plaque of a certain mountain gate in her hand and flew towards that place.

During this time, he also took the time to investigate whether Xi Ze, who was nearby, would be harmed by Li Yunxiao's lightning tribulation.

After all, once the plot really gets going, they probably won't be able to care about Xi Ze anymore.

The life-bound barrier she used was extremely stable, and Xi Ze would remain unharmed inside.

Yi Yi felt relieved and focused on following the movement of the thunderclouds towards the trap prepared specifically for her.

"Cerebellum, wouldn't you call this knowingly walking into a tiger's den?"

The cerebellum couldn't laugh at Yi Yi's current witty remarks; it was focused on relaying Li Yunxiao's current state to Yi Yi and calculating the best time for Yi Yi to catch up.