Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

Yu Man recited the fancy name, and then gave a mischievous smile to the anxious Cat Senior in the audience.

"This guide author is far stronger and more powerful than I am! I just don't think there are any strong enemies worth taking on. But I will drag her out, and when I do—I hope everyone is ready to compete with us."

"Better...stronger than you?"

Yu Man nodded as a matter of course.

Then——prepare to fight back against Senior Cat.

Just like she once said on the Internet that Yu Man was some IT tycoon, a successful middle-aged handsome uncle and so on... Now, Yu Man also wants to use this microphone to sell Senior Cat's soul to the whole world.

"She's a sweet, sensible, cute, and smart high school girl, seventeen years old, wearing round glasses, pigtails, and maybe even cat ears. But in the old world, she'll take off her glasses, untie her hairband, unleash her sharp nature, and wreak havoc on everything."

The more detailed Yu Man's description, the more her image was retrieved.

But for some reason, the white cat in the audience became as stiff as a wooden sculpture.

She had never imagined that she would have to return it like this.

……

Lift up the trophy made of pure gold and accept the praise of the world.

Group photo and autograph.

Confirm the itinerary, discuss tomorrow's play-offs, and the closing ceremony.

The long day was quietly drawing to a close.

So far——

He arrived here slowly.

……

There is a trophy in the hands of "Lie".

It was an extremely intricate trophy forged from pure gold, and set with jewels in the shape of a flower symbolizing spring, forming a circle.

It’s so beautiful - the Spring Season championship trophy, worth one billion dollars.

But it was empty.

Lies held it, but took wine from the nothingness of the world and poured it into the cup.

It was a stream of countless lies.

Then, the lie that Yu Man told to the world was fulfilled.

Ruler of falsehood and truth, lies or honesty, illusion and truth.

He is the positive and negative sides of the concept of balance, He is the opposite yet integrated self.

He is one of the "Three Mysteries", a transcendent being that spans both worlds, a true God.

now--

Just to offer a cup filled with truth from all over the world.

“…Here you are.”

Sensing His appearance, Time naturally stopped the flow of time in the world.

The lingering smell of fireworks, the floating ribbons in the sky, the joy of the audience... and the contestants who are not allowed to enter except for those involved.

Everything stopped.

Yu Man noticed that time had stopped. She was very familiar with this scene.

But now he felt a chill on his neck: "Niao Laowu, please, I don't want to read those books. Don't imprison me in the stagnant time to read your book list."

But this time time stopped not for Yu Man.

The white cat uttered in astonishment: "Xiao Man, is this the divine power of Time? Have you ever seen it? Wait..."

"Cat—you're not calling me, but Time, Senior?"

"……You came."

Yu Man, Cat Senior, "Time".

They were the only ones who were not affected by the interruption of time, and they looked at the newcomer with the same eyes.

When did He come? No, He was indeed supposed to be here.

""lie"……"

Yu Man recognized Him; he had met Him more than once in the old world.

But their last meeting had been somewhat tense, and things hadn't gone well. Now a mortal, without his old friend, the World-Melting Dragon, by his side, Yu Man felt uneasy.

"Hello, Eel, thanks to you, I have to work a lot of overtime in the spring season." "Lie" seemed dissatisfied, but before she could express more, she noticed the presence of a foreign object in the air.

Is that a sight coming from far away?

Lie turned to Time: "Senior, what is this?"

"I acquiesced. The fire dragon just wanted to see the eel's heroic appearance, nothing else." "Time" explained casually.

Ah—Lao Huo is peeping... Yu Man immediately straightened her posture to avoid her ugly appearance being seen by her old friend, otherwise she would laugh at herself when she saw him again.

Moreover, Yu Man took a step back tactfully.

And the cat came forward.

"Is everything as I expected?" asked Senior Cat.

"As you wish." Lie held the golden cup. "The power within is powerful enough to rebuild your body. This is what we agreed upon. Just drink it. There won't be any other trouble."

At this point, Lie looked at Yu Man with regret: "The power is not enough to support two people. Although it is enough to rewrite the reality of this cat, it is not enough for the eel. Therefore, your Rongzi has no other solution."

What?

Oh.

Cat-senpai turned into a cat, and I turned into my character... That's true.

In Lie's eyes, Yu Man and Senior Cat are both victims, and what he holds in his hand is the antidote.

"It's not easy, Xiaoman, I've waited for this day."

Senior Cat's tone was slow and heavy, like someone who wanted to melt in the sun.

But Yu Man was only contemplating practical matters. If she turned human again in Dubai, wouldn't that instantly make her an illegal immigrant? How would she return to China? Forget it, these "Three Secrets" could even stop time. This kind of thing could be solved, right? Maybe?

"Can we drink it later..." Senior Cat suddenly said.

"Hmm? Do you still have any attachment to this body?" asked "Lie".

"It's just..." Senior Cat looked at Yu Man, "Maybe I need to help Xiao Man a little more."

Lie was more humane than expected, and readily agreed to Senior Cat's request: "Your trophy—it's just a perfect container, and the power will not fade if it's not used. Give me a container of your own to hold the brew within."

Senior Cat didn’t quite understand.

Yu Man understood and thought that he just wanted to put the wine in a different bottle so that he could get drunk before drinking.

And "Time" had even taken action silently. He unscrewed the bottle of mineral water given to the contestants by the organizer, gulped down half of it himself, and then made a gesture for Yu Man to gulp down the remaining half, leaving an empty bottle.

"...Use this... to hold this kind of thing?" Senior Cat was surprised. "This kind of potion that can subvert reality would at least use a tenth-tier container in the old world... But... isn't this a bit..."

Yu Man burped steamily. "Don't worry about the rituals. As long as it works, it's fine."

Silence lingered in Senior Cat's throat.

It never imagined that the most important day when it would use the key and join hands with another passer-by to return to the old world would have such a beginning.

What’s even more terrifying is that the mouth of the mineral water bottle is a bit small.

Two "Three Secrets" and a level-clearer teamed up—

They poured it in carefully, little by little. Senior Cat was afraid that even a drop would leak out, and he watched with trepidation.

Fortunately, its recovery did not fail in such a dramatic way, and the mineral water bottle was filled with her future.

"No matter what, 'Go Against Everything', please come back soon," Lie urged. "I'll be waiting for you in the future."

"Alright—don't worry, I don't plan on delaying. After I finish helping Xiaoman... I'll log in."

……

ps

(Almost there. Almost there.

And, before I knew it, I was almost a million words in. The writing style and pacing of this book are completely different from my previous ones, so what follows is uncharted territory.

But I always feel that there is still a lot to write, and I am not sure how much I will be able to finish in the end. In addition, the current results are pretty good, which means that people are still reading it. So I will not finish the book with a million words like before, but just write it as I go.

As for the content - I am free, I never promise anything, I will write as I please and make myself happy.

The bad news is, there are only 6 days left in this month, and I'm probably facing far more death than last month... Sweat.)

267. The Lonely One

For Lies, whether it was the stigma of failure shattered by Yu Man, or the white cat at this moment——

They are all fake.

Amidst the memories and expectations of "lies," the true "one who defies all things" is someone else, someone different, unique, and incredibly brilliant. Soon, he'll see her again.

Therefore, after fulfilling his promise, "Lie" placed the mineral water bottle in front of the cat.

Then leave.

"See you in the future—I hope you can create a wonderful story this time. As for the rest—we can talk about it in the old world."

Because that will be the near future.

"Lie"'s back looked very tired, so Yu Man stared at "Time", but didn't dare to say anything... He could only say that seniority is the key to success in every industry... That should be the case.

When Lie left, Yu Man picked up the bottle and kept it for Senior Cat temporarily.

What should I call this thing...water that reshapes life? Transfiguration potion? Or perhaps it's the fluid that removes the false and retains the true...the wish-granting fluid? In any case, if I drink from it, I might even grow cat ears. This bottle holds that wish.

"Bird Old Five...Is Old Fire still watching?"

"That's all—by the way, Yu Man, you should know why I told you... the story of that poetry collection I gave you a while ago, right?"

"What?"

"It's about... you always go to him to get gold coins, acting like a scumbag and not fulfilling any of your responsibilities... your poet father. You should know why I'm telling you this, right?"

Senior Cat looked at Yu Man and "Time" quietly, thinking that he had finished his own work and it was time to watch Yu Man suffer.

This kind of thing has nothing to do with me but is very interesting. It really nourishes my heart...

Yu Man was very confused: "Isn't that the plot I deciphered myself?"

"...I was the one who gave you the hint and allowed you to decipher it... Anyway, Yu Man, I told you that story because I wanted you to respect me a little and stop calling me Bird Old Five. But... in a sense... I'm the one who took you in in real life."

"mom?"

Yu Man shouted this word subconsciously, but soon regretted it.

This is really fucking weird.

But - take him in?

"Time" looked at Yu Man, but not at her.

"We drifted into this reality, and this is where the story begins. Yu Man, you should have experienced two kinds of time in your life. A bored afternoon, and an afternoon you wish would never end. But in fact, they may be the same."

Yu Man felt like she was getting a migraine. "Alright, alright, stop reading, Old Bird... the great unknown poet, Ms. Blackbird. I will respect you."

"Well, that'll do."

"So what's next...is it..."

Time didn't respond to Yu Man, but simply looked at Senior Cat: "Welcome you in advance, 'Nifu Wanwu'... No, Sixth Cat, welcome to the 'Snake Restaurant' in advance."

what……

The predetermined future is already waiting for you ahead.

Senior Cat was made gloomy by these words, and he didn't feel excited at all about finally waiting for this day.