Xie Lang picked up the kitten and looked at it kindly.
A hint of danger crept into his cold voice: "You can run, but you'd better pray you don't get caught by me again next time."
The kitten... no, the system, the system was completely stiff.
Where did this person even come from?!
Why aren't you saying anything? Are you mute?
Xie Lang sneered; in the system's eyes, Coco was terrifying.
It was terrified of Xie Lang to begin with, but seeing how obedient and well-behaved he was in front of Wen Hemian, it gradually lowered its guard and changed its way of addressing him and its attitude. Now, it just wishes it could turn back time and go back to slap its past self.
Unfortunately, he couldn't turn around, and the system couldn't even call for help from Wen Heming.
After a long pause, it finally couldn't withstand the pressure and stammered, "I...you...ah! Don't you think it's strange for a cat to talk? And aren't you scared?"
Wen Hemian is one thing, at least she has lived in the modern world and knows what a system is. But Xie Lang is a genuine ancient person, so why is he so unfazed?
"Afraid? Let alone a cat speaking, even if a stone spoke, I wouldn't be afraid." Xie Lang's voice was indifferent. "Or perhaps I shouldn't call you a cat, but a system?"
Xie Lang still kept in mind a name he had casually mentioned a few years ago.
Not only was the system stunned, but Wen Hemian was also taken aback.
"So you've been having doubts since then?"
Wen Hemian asked.
“No, that’s not it.” Xie Lang spoke the truth. “I did suspect that the Grand Tutor had ulterior motives, but not enough to think of this. It was only after you left me that I began to have doubts, but at that time I thought it was just my own imagination.”
The cliff is so high that even the best martial arts skills would make it impossible to fall off and escape unscathed; that doesn't make sense.
Moreover, Xie Lang and his men searched that place inch by inch, but apart from that corner of clothing, there were no other traces.
When he took the hem of the garment out again, he noticed that the tear was neat and didn't look like it had been ripped, but rather like it had been intentionally cut off. His suspicions deepened.
These are details that Xie Lang never told her.
Wen Hemian glanced at the system and felt that it was not unjust for him to be caught, as the system did not seem to be very reliable in handling matters.
"That's not what I said."
Wen Heming's smile held innocence and apology, and her tone was gentle and calm: "He figured it out himself, and the rules of the world didn't stop him, did they?"
The system, its heart sinking, gave up the struggle and revealed everything: "I know... the administrator sent me here because someone has discovered the truth of the world."
It was listless and knew that Xie Lang would not let it off easily if it fled at the last minute, so it could only confess.
Xie Lang: "What do you mean?"
The system sighed: "What I mean is, the world here is not the world you think it is, but the world in the book, or to put it in your common sense, the world in the storybook."
Knowing that it had been tricked by these two, the system was helpless. Besides, it had come here specifically to resolve this matter.
Xie Lang was shocked upon hearing this, but he learned to remain calm and suppressed his shock, continuing to ask, "And then?"
"You, and everyone around you, are characters in a book. If you don't realize that this world is wrong, if you don't awaken, then you will never be able to escape the realm of the characters in the book. But you have realized it..."
The system sighed: "But it's no use realizing it now. Since you're here, you have to settle things here. The system administrator has asked me to give you a gag order."
"You can think of me as the regulator of this world. As for the specifics, the host should be able to explain it to you."
Xie Lang knew that the host the system was referring to was Wen Hemian.
He took a deep breath and grasped Wen Heming's hand with his free hand. It was clear that the news had a huge impact on him, and his palms were covered in cold sweat.
Wen Heming asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are you afraid?"
Xie Lang pursed his lips and shook his head: "I won't be afraid as long as you're by my side."
But how could he not be afraid at all? He lived in a giant storybook. If everything around him was fake, then what did he have experienced?
"But you don't need to overthink it. This world is the real world, especially since both of you are..."
The system was cut off midway through its sentence due to some invisible restriction. It said helplessly, "As you can see, there's nothing I can do. The time isn't right, so I can't say anything."
"Put it down."
Wen Heming spoke.
Xie Lang glanced at the kitten with disdain, then obediently put it down.
Wen Heming smiled gently as she gazed at the system and asked softly, "So you mean I can tell him everything now?"
"Anything you know is fine."
The system sighed, "But just like before, you can't mention it to the outside world. From the day the world in the book was created, it has been the real world for the people in the book. No matter what, you will still have to live here in the future. You can accept it, but how did he... how did he guess all of this?"
"It's full of flaws, and you're still asking me?"
Wen Hemian rarely spoke so sharply and incisively.
The system lay motionless: "Okay, okay..."
"That's all I wanted to say. As for the rest, you... you'll have to figure it out yourselves?"
In the deathly silence, the system spoke weakly, finding Xie Lang's gaze rather terrifying.
"No rush, just leave your contact information."
Wen Hemian had brought up this topic before, but the system always found various reasons to refuse. This time, whether it was giving up or not, it glanced at the two of them and hesitated before saying, "Okay."
Under duress and enticement, the system finally managed to escape and ran at a speed that was not typical of a kitten.
Wen Hemian turned her gaze to Xie Lang and smiled: "Want to know the truth? Or should we wait until tomorrow?"
Having lived in the modern world for so long, she found it easier to accept than Xie Lang. Since the system said it could be discussed, there was no need to rush.
Xie Lang was visibly tense. He gripped her hand tighter and asked in a hoarse voice, "Can you tell me now?"
He has intuition, which is important; it might be able to resolve his past doubts.
Wen Hemian nodded, gesturing for him to sit down.
"That's a very long story."
Wen Hemian slowly let out a breath, and when she was reborn, she had a smile on her face: "Perhaps this goes back to before you were even born."
"I was born here, but for some special reasons, I was sent to another world to live for more than 20 years before coming back. The system told me that if I want this world to continue to function normally, I have to do missions."
"And everything I've done, to a large extent, was in preparation for meeting you."
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